2026 Sky Event Almanac
Cape Verde Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Cape Verde Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 1 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.
| 2026 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date CVT Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 20:43 Moon at Perigee: 360348 km
03 09:03 FULL MOON
03 16 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
03 21 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 21:01 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
04 02:28 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
06 10 Mercury at Aphelion
06 15 Venus at Superior Conjunction
06 15:20 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
07 10:22 Moon at Descending Node
09 09 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
10 07 Jupiter at Opposition
10 14:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 22:50 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
13 19:48 Moon at Apogee: 405437 km
14 18:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
18 18:52 NEW MOON
21 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 23:03 Moon at Ascending Node
22 19 Venus at Aphelion
23 11:31 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
26 03:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 20:07 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
29 20:53 Moon at Perigee: 365878 km
31 01:31 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
31 12:45 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Feb 01 21:09 FULL MOON
03 01:48 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
03 18:18 Moon at Descending Node
07 07:26 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
09 11:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 15:52 Moon at Apogee: 404577 km
11 02:19 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
17 11:01 NEW MOON
17 11:12 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963
18 05:19 Moon at Ascending Node
18 22:03 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
19 10 Mercury at Perihelion
19 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
19 22:54 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
24 01:43 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
24 11:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 22:18 Moon at Perigee: 370132 km
27 05:26 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
27 20:34 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Mar 02 11:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
03 03:35 Moon at Descending Node
03 10:34 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.151
03 10:38 FULL MOON
06 16:24 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
07 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 10:32 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
10 12:43 Moon at Apogee: 404385 km
11 08:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 18 Mercury 3.4°N of Mars
17 13:07 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon
17 14:22 Moon at Ascending Node
17 20:51 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
19 00:23 NEW MOON
20 11:39 Venus 4.6°S of Moon
20 13:46 Vernal Equinox
22 09 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
22 10:40 Moon at Perigee: 366858 km
23 07:32 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
25 07 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 18:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 06 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38126 AU
26 11:13 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
27 02:18 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
29 18:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
30 10:34 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 02 01:12 FULL MOON
03 00:32 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
03 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
06 18:21 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
07 07:32 Moon at Apogee: 404974 km
10 03:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 22:43 Moon at Ascending Node
15 23:45 Mars 3.7°S of Moon
17 10:52 NEW MOON
19 05:57 Moon at Perigee: 361631 km
19 07:49 Venus 4.8°S of Moon
19 15:28 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
19 18 Mars 1.2°N of Saturn
20 09 Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
20 21 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
22 18 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 21:06 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
23 07:59 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
24 01:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 03:17 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
25 23:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
26 13:36 Moon at Descending Node
30 07:17 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
May 01 16:23 FULL MOON
04 01:20 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
04 21:30 Moon at Apogee: 405843 km
05 07 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 20:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 03:36 Moon at Ascending Node
14 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 03 Venus at Perihelion
16 19:01 NEW MOON
17 12:48 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
18 09 Mercury at Perihelion
19 00:50 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
20 11:39 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
20 15:30 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
22 15 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 05:41 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
23 10:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 14:26 Moon at Descending Node
27 13:09 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
31 07:32 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
31 07:45 FULL MOON
Jun 01 03:32 Moon at Apogee: 406369 km
07 05:19 Moon at Ascending Node
07 15:17 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
08 09:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 19 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
13 12:15 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
14 22:18 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
15 01:54 NEW MOON
15 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
16 18:32 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
17 01:08 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
17 05:54 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
17 19:21 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 13:31 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
19 16:57 Moon at Descending Node
21 07:25 Summer Solstice
21 20:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 19:11 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
25 11 Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter
27 13:32 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
28 06:11 Moon at Apogee: 406267 km
28 17:32 Mars 4.3°S of Pleiades
29 22:57 FULL MOON
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Date CVT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 09 Mercury at Aphelion
04 06:51 Moon at Ascending Node
06 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
07 18:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 13:36 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
10 21:54 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
13 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 06:50 Moon at Perigee: 359111 km
14 08:43 NEW MOON
16 23:07 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
16 23:27 Moon at Descending Node
17 15:31 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
21 02:21 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
21 10:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 20:00 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
25 15:45 Moon at Apogee: 405549 km
28 09 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 11 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
29 13:36 FULL MOON
31 10:54 Moon at Ascending Node
Aug 02 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
06 01:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 05:23 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
09 04:31 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
10 10:18 Moon at Perigee: 363288 km
10 21:38 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
11 11:48 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
12 16:37 NEW MOON
12 16:46 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039
13 01 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 08:56 Moon at Descending Node
14 08 Mercury at Perihelion
15 05 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E
16 07:47 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
17 10:49 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
20 01:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 03:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
22 07:20 Moon at Apogee: 404644 km
27 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 17:47 Moon at Ascending Node
28 03:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.930
28 03:18 FULL MOON
Sep 01 12:24 Venus 1.2°S of Spica
03 11:03 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
04 06:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 17:24 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
06 19:26 Moon at Perigee: 368255 km
07 05:32 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
08 17:13 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
09 18:17 Moon at Descending Node
09 18:36 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
11 02:27 NEW MOON
13 19:53 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
14 10:10 Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
17 11:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
18 19:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 02:00 Moon at Apogee: 404217 km
22 23:06 Autumnal Equinox
24 01:40 Moon at Ascending Node
25 23 Neptune at Opposition
26 00:49 Mercury 0.8°N of Spica
26 15:49 FULL MOON
30 16:39 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
Oct 01 19:41 Moon at Perigee: 369338 km
03 12:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 11 Saturn at Opposition
04 11:27 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
05 04:30 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 09:18 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
07 00:19 Moon at Descending Node
07 01:57 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
10 14:50 NEW MOON
12 01:30 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
12 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E
12 19:08 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
14 19:25 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
16 21:56 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km
18 15:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 07:53 Moon at Ascending Node
21 17 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 02 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
26 03:12 FULL MOON
28 00:11 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
28 17:01 Moon at Perigee: 364411 km
31 17:00 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
Nov 01 19:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 13:23 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
02 22:11 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
03 02:02 Moon at Descending Node
03 07:40 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
04 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
05 18 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 10:31 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
07 11:40 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
09 06:02 NEW MOON
10 08 Mercury at Perihelion
10 12:49 Venus 0.1°S of Spica
11 02:58 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
12 17 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 16:50 Moon at Apogee: 405619 km
16 03 Mars 1.2°N of Jupiter
17 10:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 10:49 Moon at Ascending Node
17 23 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
24 10:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
24 13:53 FULL MOON
25 06:47 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus
25 19:58 Moon at Perigee: 359348 km
25 22 Uranus at Opposition
28 00:27 Pollux 4.2°N of Moon
30 02:34 Moon at Descending Node
30 08:18 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
30 13:35 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon
30 18:32 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
Dec 01 05:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 17:36 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
08 23:52 NEW MOON
11 05:46 Moon at Apogee: 406421 km
12 14:35 Jupiter 1.3°N of Regulus
14 12:04 Moon at Ascending Node
14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 04:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 19:50 Winter Solstice
21 21:37 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
22 21 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 00:28 FULL MOON
24 07 Mercury at Aphelion
24 07:30 Moon at Perigee: 356650 km
25 10:41 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
25 20 Venus at Perihelion
27 06:55 Moon at Descending Node
27 16:32 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
27 21:44 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
30 17:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
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Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac
- Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
- Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
- Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
- Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
- during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
- during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star - Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit
- Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
- Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
- Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
- Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
- Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
- Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus
2026 Phases of the Moon
Cape Verde Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Cape Verde Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 1 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2026 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Cape Verde Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 09:03 | Jan 10 14:48 |
| Jan 18 18:52 | Jan 26 03:47 | Feb 01 21:09 | Feb 09 11:43 |
| Feb 17 11:01 A | Feb 24 11:28 | Mar 03 10:38 t | Mar 11 08:39 |
| Mar 19 00:23 | Mar 25 18:18 | Apr 02 01:12 | Apr 10 03:52 |
| Apr 17 10:52 | Apr 24 01:32 | May 01 16:23 | May 09 20:10 |
| May 16 19:01 | May 23 10:11 | May 31 07:45 | Jun 08 09:00 |
| Jun 15 01:54 | Jun 21 20:55 | Jun 29 22:57 | Jul 07 18:29 |
| Jul 14 08:43 | Jul 21 10:06 | Jul 29 13:36 | Aug 06 01:21 |
| Aug 12 16:37 T | Aug 20 01:46 | Aug 28 03:18 p | Sep 04 06:51 |
| Sep 11 02:27 | Sep 18 19:44 | Sep 26 15:49 | Oct 03 12:25 |
| Oct 10 14:50 | Oct 18 15:13 | Oct 26 03:12 | Nov 01 19:28 |
| Nov 09 06:02 | Nov 17 10:48 | Nov 24 13:53 | Dec 01 05:09 |
| Dec 08 23:52 | Dec 17 04:43 | Dec 24 00:28 | Dec 30 17:59 |
For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.
The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.
If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the Phases of the Moon table. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial. Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.
Solar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Sky Event Almanacs: 2021 to 2030
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| PST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AKST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| HST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.
Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.
The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.
| Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs | |
| Solstice/Equinox (Earth) | ± 0.5 minute |
| Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) | ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU |
| Solar and Lunar Eclipses | ± 0.5 minute |
| Phases of the Moon | ± 0.5 minute |
| Moon at Nodes | ± 2 minutes |
| Apogee/Perigee of Moon | ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers |
| Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet | ± 10 minutes |
| Conjunctions of Planet with Planet | ± 3 hours |
| Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) | ± 3 hours |
| Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets | ± 30 minutes |
Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070
For more information and sample pages, see Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 To 2070.
Acknowledgements
All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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