2026 Sky Event Almanac
Pacific Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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 | ||||||||
| Pacific Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date PST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 13:43 Moon at Perigee: 360348 km
03 02:03 FULL MOON
03 09 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
03 14 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 14:01 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
03 19:28 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
06 03 Mercury at Aphelion
06 08 Venus at Superior Conjunction
06 08:20 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
07 03:22 Moon at Descending Node
09 02 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
10 00 Jupiter at Opposition
10 07:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 15:50 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
13 12:48 Moon at Apogee: 405437 km
14 11:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
18 11:52 NEW MOON
21 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 16:03 Moon at Ascending Node
22 12 Venus at Aphelion
23 04:31 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
25 20:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 13:07 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
29 13:53 Moon at Perigee: 365878 km
30 18:31 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
31 05:45 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Feb 01 14:09 FULL MOON
02 18:48 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
03 11:18 Moon at Descending Node
07 00:26 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
09 04:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 08:52 Moon at Apogee: 404577 km
10 19:19 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
17 04:01 NEW MOON
17 04:12 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963
17 22:19 Moon at Ascending Node
18 15:03 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
19 03 Mercury at Perihelion
19 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
19 15:54 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
23 18:43 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
24 04:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 15:18 Moon at Perigee: 370132 km
26 22:26 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
27 13:34 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Mar 02 04:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
02 20:35 Moon at Descending Node
03 03:34 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.151
03 03:38 FULL MOON
06 09:24 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
07 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 03:32 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
10 05:43 Moon at Apogee: 404385 km
11 01:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 11 Mercury 3.4°N of Mars
17 06:07 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon
17 07:22 Moon at Ascending Node
17 13:51 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
18 17:23 NEW MOON
20 04:39 Venus 4.6°S of Moon
20 06:46 Vernal Equinox
22 02 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
22 03:40 Moon at Perigee: 366858 km
23 00:32 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
25 00 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 11:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 23 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38126 AU
26 04:13 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
26 19:18 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
29 11:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
30 03:34 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 01 18:12 FULL MOON
02 17:32 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
03 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
06 11:21 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
07 00:32 Moon at Apogee: 404974 km
09 20:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 15:43 Moon at Ascending Node
15 16:45 Mars 3.7°S of Moon
17 03:52 NEW MOON
18 22:57 Moon at Perigee: 361631 km
19 00:49 Venus 4.8°S of Moon
19 08:28 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
19 11 Mars 1.2°N of Saturn
20 02 Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
20 14 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
22 11 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 14:06 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
23 00:59 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
23 18:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 20:17 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
25 16:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
26 06:36 Moon at Descending Node
30 00:17 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
May 01 09:23 FULL MOON
03 18:20 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
04 14:30 Moon at Apogee: 405843 km
05 00 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 13:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 20:36 Moon at Ascending Node
14 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
14 20 Venus at Perihelion
16 12:01 NEW MOON
17 05:48 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
18 02 Mercury at Perihelion
18 17:50 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
20 04:39 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
20 08:30 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
22 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
22 22:41 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
23 03:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 07:26 Moon at Descending Node
27 06:09 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
31 00:32 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
31 00:45 FULL MOON
31 20:32 Moon at Apogee: 406369 km
Jun 06 22:19 Moon at Ascending Node
07 08:17 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
08 02:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 12 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
13 05:15 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
14 15:18 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
14 18:54 NEW MOON
15 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
16 11:32 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
16 18:08 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
16 22:54 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
17 12:21 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 06:31 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
19 09:57 Moon at Descending Node
21 00:25 Summer Solstice
21 13:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 12:11 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
25 04 Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter
27 06:32 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
27 23:11 Moon at Apogee: 406267 km
28 10:32 Mars 4.3°S of Pleiades
29 15:57 FULL MOON
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Date PST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 02 Mercury at Aphelion
03 23:51 Moon at Ascending Node
06 10 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
07 11:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 06:36 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
10 14:54 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
12 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 23:50 Moon at Perigee: 359111 km
14 01:43 NEW MOON
16 16:07 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
16 16:27 Moon at Descending Node
17 08:31 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
20 19:21 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
21 03:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 13:00 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
25 08:45 Moon at Apogee: 405549 km
28 02 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 04 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
29 06:36 FULL MOON
31 03:54 Moon at Ascending Node
Aug 02 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
05 18:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 22:23 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
08 21:31 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
10 03:18 Moon at Perigee: 363288 km
10 14:38 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
11 04:48 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
12 09:37 NEW MOON
12 09:46 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039
12 18 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 01:56 Moon at Descending Node
14 01 Mercury at Perihelion
14 22 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E
16 00:47 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
17 03:49 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
19 18:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 20:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
22 00:20 Moon at Apogee: 404644 km
27 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 10:47 Moon at Ascending Node
27 20:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.930
27 20:18 FULL MOON
Sep 01 05:24 Venus 1.2°S of Spica
03 04:03 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
03 23:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 10:24 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
06 12:26 Moon at Perigee: 368255 km
06 22:32 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
08 10:13 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
09 11:17 Moon at Descending Node
09 11:36 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
10 19:27 NEW MOON
13 12:53 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
14 03:10 Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
17 04:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
18 12:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 19:00 Moon at Apogee: 404217 km
22 16:06 Autumnal Equinox
23 18:40 Moon at Ascending Node
25 16 Neptune at Opposition
25 17:49 Mercury 0.8°N of Spica
26 08:49 FULL MOON
30 09:39 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
Oct 01 12:41 Moon at Perigee: 369338 km
03 05:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 04 Saturn at Opposition
04 04:27 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
04 21:30 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 02:18 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 17:19 Moon at Descending Node
06 18:57 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
10 07:50 NEW MOON
11 18:30 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
12 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E
12 12:08 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
14 12:25 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
16 14:56 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km
18 08:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 00:53 Moon at Ascending Node
21 10 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 19 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 20:12 FULL MOON
27 17:11 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
28 10:01 Moon at Perigee: 364411 km
31 10:00 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
Nov 01 12:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 06:23 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
02 15:11 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
02 19:02 Moon at Descending Node
03 00:40 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
04 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
05 11 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 03:31 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
07 04:40 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
08 23:02 NEW MOON
10 01 Mercury at Perihelion
10 05:49 Venus 0.1°S of Spica
10 19:58 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
12 10 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 09:50 Moon at Apogee: 405619 km
15 20 Mars 1.2°N of Jupiter
17 03:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 03:49 Moon at Ascending Node
17 16 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
24 03:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
24 06:53 FULL MOON
24 23:47 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus
25 12:58 Moon at Perigee: 359348 km
25 15 Uranus at Opposition
27 17:27 Pollux 4.2°N of Moon
29 19:34 Moon at Descending Node
30 01:18 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
30 06:35 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon
30 11:32 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
30 22:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 04 10:36 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
08 16:52 NEW MOON
10 22:46 Moon at Apogee: 406421 km
12 07:35 Jupiter 1.3°N of Regulus
14 05:04 Moon at Ascending Node
14 05 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 21:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 12:50 Winter Solstice
21 14:37 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
22 14 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 17:28 FULL MOON
24 00 Mercury at Aphelion
24 00:30 Moon at Perigee: 356650 km
25 03:41 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
25 13 Venus at Perihelion
26 23:55 Moon at Descending Node
27 09:32 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
27 14:44 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
30 10:59 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
Pacific Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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 | |||
| Pacific Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 02:03 | Jan 10 07:48 |
| Jan 18 11:52 | Jan 25 20:47 | Feb 01 14:09 | Feb 09 04:43 |
| Feb 17 04:01 A | Feb 24 04:28 | Mar 03 03:38 t | Mar 11 01:39 |
| Mar 18 17:23 | Mar 25 11:18 | Apr 01 18:12 | Apr 09 20:52 |
| Apr 17 03:52 | Apr 23 18:32 | May 01 09:23 | May 09 13:10 |
| May 16 12:01 | May 23 03:11 | May 31 00:45 | Jun 08 02:00 |
| Jun 14 18:54 | Jun 21 13:55 | Jun 29 15:57 | Jul 07 11:29 |
| Jul 14 01:43 | Jul 21 03:06 | Jul 29 06:36 | Aug 05 18:21 |
| Aug 12 09:37 T | Aug 19 18:46 | Aug 27 20:18 p | Sep 03 23:51 |
| Sep 10 19:27 | Sep 18 12:44 | Sep 26 08:49 | Oct 03 05:25 |
| Oct 10 07:50 | Oct 18 08:13 | Oct 25 20:12 | Nov 01 12:28 |
| Nov 08 23:02 | Nov 17 03:48 | Nov 24 06:53 | Nov 30 22:09 |
| Dec 08 16:52 | Dec 16 21:43 | Dec 23 17:28 | Dec 30 10:59 |
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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