2026 Sky Event Almanac
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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 | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 21:43 Moon at Perigee: 360348 km
03 10:03 FULL MOON
03 17 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
03 22 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 22:01 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
04 03:28 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
06 11 Mercury at Aphelion
06 16 Venus at Superior Conjunction
06 16:20 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
07 11:22 Moon at Descending Node
09 10 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
10 08 Jupiter at Opposition
10 15:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 23:50 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
13 20:48 Moon at Apogee: 405437 km
14 19:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
18 19:52 NEW MOON
21 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 00:03 Moon at Ascending Node
22 20 Venus at Aphelion
23 12:31 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
26 04:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 21:07 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
29 21:53 Moon at Perigee: 365878 km
31 02:31 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
31 13:45 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Feb 01 22:09 FULL MOON
03 02:48 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
03 19:18 Moon at Descending Node
07 08:26 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
09 12:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 16:52 Moon at Apogee: 404577 km
11 03:19 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
17 12:01 NEW MOON
17 12:12 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963
18 06:19 Moon at Ascending Node
18 23:03 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
19 11 Mercury at Perihelion
19 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
19 23:54 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
24 02:43 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
24 12:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 23:18 Moon at Perigee: 370132 km
27 06:26 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
27 21:34 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Mar 02 12:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
03 04:35 Moon at Descending Node
03 11:34 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.151
03 11:38 FULL MOON
06 17:24 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
07 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 11:32 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
10 13:43 Moon at Apogee: 404385 km
11 09:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 19 Mercury 3.4°N of Mars
17 14:07 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon
17 15:22 Moon at Ascending Node
17 21:51 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
19 01:23 NEW MOON
20 12:39 Venus 4.6°S of Moon
20 14:46 Vernal Equinox
22 10 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
22 11:40 Moon at Perigee: 366858 km
23 08:32 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
25 08 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 19:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 07 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38126 AU
26 12:13 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
27 03:18 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
29 19:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
30 11:34 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 02 02:12 FULL MOON
03 01:32 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
03 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
06 19:21 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
07 08:32 Moon at Apogee: 404974 km
10 04:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 23:43 Moon at Ascending Node
16 00:45 Mars 3.7°S of Moon
17 11:52 NEW MOON
19 06:57 Moon at Perigee: 361631 km
19 08:49 Venus 4.8°S of Moon
19 16:28 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
19 19 Mars 1.2°N of Saturn
20 10 Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
20 22 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
22 19 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 22:06 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
23 08:59 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
24 02:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 04:17 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
26 00:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
26 14:36 Moon at Descending Node
30 08:17 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
May 01 17:23 FULL MOON
04 02:20 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
04 22:30 Moon at Apogee: 405843 km
05 08 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 21:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 04:36 Moon at Ascending Node
14 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 04 Venus at Perihelion
16 20:01 NEW MOON
17 13:48 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
18 10 Mercury at Perihelion
19 01:50 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
20 12:39 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
20 16:30 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
22 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 06:41 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
23 11:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 15:26 Moon at Descending Node
27 14:09 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
31 08:32 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
31 08:45 FULL MOON
Jun 01 04:32 Moon at Apogee: 406369 km
07 06:19 Moon at Ascending Node
07 16:17 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
08 10:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 20 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
13 13:15 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
14 23:18 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
15 02:54 NEW MOON
15 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
16 19:32 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
17 02:08 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
17 06:54 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
17 20:21 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 14:31 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
19 17:57 Moon at Descending Node
21 08:25 Summer Solstice
21 21:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 20:11 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
25 12 Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter
27 14:32 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
28 07:11 Moon at Apogee: 406267 km
28 18:32 Mars 4.3°S of Pleiades
29 23:57 FULL MOON
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 10 Mercury at Aphelion
04 07:51 Moon at Ascending Node
06 18 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
07 19:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 14:36 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
10 22:54 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
13 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 07:50 Moon at Perigee: 359111 km
14 09:43 NEW MOON
17 00:07 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
17 00:27 Moon at Descending Node
17 16:31 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
21 03:21 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
21 11:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 21:00 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
25 16:45 Moon at Apogee: 405549 km
28 10 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 12 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
29 14:36 FULL MOON
31 11:54 Moon at Ascending Node
Aug 02 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
06 02:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 06:23 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
09 05:31 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
10 11:18 Moon at Perigee: 363288 km
10 22:38 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
11 12:48 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
12 17:37 NEW MOON
12 17:46 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039
13 02 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 09:56 Moon at Descending Node
14 09 Mercury at Perihelion
15 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E
16 08:47 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
17 11:49 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
20 02:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 04:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
22 08:20 Moon at Apogee: 404644 km
27 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 18:47 Moon at Ascending Node
28 04:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.930
28 04:18 FULL MOON
Sep 01 13:24 Venus 1.2°S of Spica
03 12:03 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
04 07:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 18:24 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
06 20:26 Moon at Perigee: 368255 km
07 06:32 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
08 18:13 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
09 19:17 Moon at Descending Node
09 19:36 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
11 03:27 NEW MOON
13 20:53 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
14 11:10 Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
17 12:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
18 20:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 03:00 Moon at Apogee: 404217 km
23 00:06 Autumnal Equinox
24 02:40 Moon at Ascending Node
26 00 Neptune at Opposition
26 01:49 Mercury 0.8°N of Spica
26 16:49 FULL MOON
30 17:39 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
Oct 01 20:41 Moon at Perigee: 369338 km
03 13:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 12 Saturn at Opposition
04 12:27 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
05 05:30 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 10:18 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
07 01:19 Moon at Descending Node
07 02:57 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
10 15:50 NEW MOON
12 02:30 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
12 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E
12 20:08 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
14 20:25 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
16 22:56 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km
18 16:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 08:53 Moon at Ascending Node
21 18 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 03 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
26 04:12 FULL MOON
28 01:11 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
28 18:01 Moon at Perigee: 364411 km
31 18:00 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
Nov 01 20:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 14:23 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
02 23:11 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
03 03:02 Moon at Descending Node
03 08:40 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
04 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
05 19 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 11:31 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
07 12:40 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
09 07:02 NEW MOON
10 09 Mercury at Perihelion
10 13:49 Venus 0.1°S of Spica
11 03:58 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
12 18 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 17:50 Moon at Apogee: 405619 km
16 04 Mars 1.2°N of Jupiter
17 11:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 11:49 Moon at Ascending Node
18 00 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
24 11:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
24 14:53 FULL MOON
25 07:47 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus
25 20:58 Moon at Perigee: 359348 km
25 23 Uranus at Opposition
28 01:27 Pollux 4.2°N of Moon
30 03:34 Moon at Descending Node
30 09:18 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
30 14:35 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon
30 19:32 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
Dec 01 06:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 18:36 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
09 00:52 NEW MOON
11 06:46 Moon at Apogee: 406421 km
12 15:35 Jupiter 1.3°N of Regulus
14 13:04 Moon at Ascending Node
14 13 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 05:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 20:50 Winter Solstice
21 22:37 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
22 22 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 01:28 FULL MOON
24 08 Mercury at Aphelion
24 08:30 Moon at Perigee: 356650 km
25 11:41 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
25 21 Venus at Perihelion
27 07:55 Moon at Descending Node
27 17:32 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
27 22:44 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
30 18:59 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
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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 | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 10:03 | Jan 10 15:48 |
| Jan 18 19:52 | Jan 26 04:47 | Feb 01 22:09 | Feb 09 12:43 |
| Feb 17 12:01 A | Feb 24 12:28 | Mar 03 11:38 t | Mar 11 09:39 |
| Mar 19 01:23 | Mar 25 19:18 | Apr 02 02:12 | Apr 10 04:52 |
| Apr 17 11:52 | Apr 24 02:32 | May 01 17:23 | May 09 21:10 |
| May 16 20:01 | May 23 11:11 | May 31 08:45 | Jun 08 10:00 |
| Jun 15 02:54 | Jun 21 21:55 | Jun 29 23:57 | Jul 07 19:29 |
| Jul 14 09:43 | Jul 21 11:06 | Jul 29 14:36 | Aug 06 02:21 |
| Aug 12 17:37 T | Aug 20 02:46 | Aug 28 04:18 p | Sep 04 07:51 |
| Sep 11 03:27 | Sep 18 20:44 | Sep 26 16:49 | Oct 03 13:25 |
| Oct 10 15:50 | Oct 18 16:13 | Oct 26 04:12 | Nov 01 20:28 |
| Nov 09 07:02 | Nov 17 11:48 | Nov 24 14:53 | Dec 01 06:09 |
| Dec 09 00:52 | Dec 17 05:43 | Dec 24 01:28 | Dec 30 18:59 |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| GMT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MSK | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| GST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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