2026Calendar of Astronomical Events
2026Phases of the Moon
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 9 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2026 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Alaska Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 3 01:03 | Jan 10 06:48 |
| Jan 18 10:52 | Jan 25 19:47 | Feb 1 13:09 | Feb 9 03:43 |
| Feb 17 03:01 A | Feb 24 03:28 | Mar 3 02:38 t | Mar 11 00:39 |
| Mar 18 16:23 | Mar 25 10:18 | Apr 1 17:12 | Apr 9 19:52 |
| Apr 17 02:52 | Apr 23 17:32 | May 1 08:23 | May 9 12:10 |
| May 16 11:01 | May 23 02:11 | May 30 23:45 | Jun 8 01:00 |
| Jun 14 17:54 | Jun 21 12:55 | Jun 29 14:57 | Jul 7 10:29 |
| Jul 14 00:43 | Jul 21 02:06 | Jul 29 05:36 | Aug 5 17:21 |
| Aug 12 08:37 T | Aug 19 17:46 | Aug 27 19:18 p | Sep 3 22:51 |
| Sep 10 18:27 | Sep 18 11:44 | Sep 26 07:49 | Oct 3 04:25 |
| Oct 10 06:50 | Oct 18 07:13 | Oct 25 19:12 | Nov 1 11:28 |
| Nov 8 22:02 | Nov 17 02:48 | Nov 24 05:53 | Nov 30 21:09 |
| Dec 8 15:52 | Dec 16 20:43 | Dec 23 16:28 | Dec 30 09:59 |
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 table above. 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.
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2026Calendar of Astronomical Events
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 9 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2026Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Alaska Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AKST Even (h:m)Jan 01 12:43 Moon at Perigee: 360348 km 03 01:03 FULL MOON 03 08 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU 03 13 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 03 13:01 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon 03 18:28 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon 04 16:09 Beehive 1.3°S of Moon 06 02 Mercury at Aphelion 06 07 Venus at Superior Conjunction 06 07:20 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon 07 02:22 Moon at Descending Node 09 01 Mars in Conjunction with Sun 09 23 Jupiter at Opposition 10 06:48 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 14:50 Spica 1.6°N of Moon 13 11:48 Moon at Apogee: 405437 km 14 10:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 18 10:52 NEW MOON 21 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 21 15:03 Moon at Ascending Node 22 11 Venus at Aphelion 23 03:31 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon 25 19:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON 27 12:07 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon 29 12:53 Moon at Perigee: 365878 km 30 17:31 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon 31 04:45 Pollux 3.0°N of MoonFeb 01 02:41 Beehive 1.3°S of Moon 01 13:09 FULL MOON 02 17:48 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon 03 10:18 Moon at Descending Node 06 23:26 Spica 1.8°N of Moon 09 03:43 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 07:52 Moon at Apogee: 404577 km 10 18:19 Antares 0.7°N of Moon 17 03:01 NEW MOON 17 03:12 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963 17 21:19 Moon at Ascending Node 18 14:03 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn. 19 02 Mercury at Perihelion 19 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E 19 14:54 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon 23 17:43 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon 24 03:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON 24 14:18 Moon at Perigee: 370132 km 26 21:26 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon 27 12:34 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon 27 13 Mercury 4.5°N of Venus 28 11:07 Beehive 1.3°S of MoonMar 02 03:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon 02 19:35 Moon at Descending Node 03 02:34 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.151 03 02:38 FULL MOON 06 08:24 Spica 1.8°N of Moon 07 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 08 02 Venus 0.9°N of Saturn 10 02:32 Antares 0.7°N of Moon 10 04:43 Moon at Apogee: 404385 km 11 00:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 15 10 Mercury 3.4°N of Mars 17 05:07 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon 17 06:22 Moon at Ascending Node 18 16:23 NEW MOON 20 03:39 Venus 4.6°S of Moon 20 05:46 Vernal Equinox 22 01 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 22 02:40 Moon at Perigee: 366858 km 22 23:32 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon 24 23 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 25 10:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON 25 22 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38126 AU 26 03:13 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon 26 18:18 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon 27 17:15 Beehive 1.2°S of Moon 29 10:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon 30 02:34 Moon at Descending Node Apr 01 17:12 FULL MOON 02 16:32 Spica 1.8°N of Moon 03 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W 06 10:21 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 06 23:32 Moon at Apogee: 404974 km 09 19:52 LAST QUARTER MOON 13 14:43 Moon at Ascending Node 15 10:12 Mercury 5.2°S of Moon 15 15:45 Mars 3.7°S of Moon 17 02:52 NEW MOON 18 21:57 Moon at Perigee: 361631 km 18 23:49 Venus 4.8°S of Moon 19 07:28 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 19 10 Mars 1.2°N of Saturn 20 01 Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn 20 13 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars 22 10 Lyrid Meteor Shower 22 13:06 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon 22 23:59 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon 23 17:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON 23 19:17 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades 23 22:46 Beehive 1.1°S of Moon 25 15:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon 26 05:36 Moon at Descending Node 29 23:17 Spica 1.8°N of MoonMay 01 08:23 FULL MOON 01 16:02 Venus 6.3°N of Aldebaran 03 17:20 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 04 13:30 Moon at Apogee: 405843 km 04 23 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 09 12:10 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 19:36 Moon at Ascending Node 13 12:47 Saturn 5.7°S of Moon 14 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 14 19 Venus at Perihelion 16 11:01 NEW MOON 17 04:48 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km 18 01 Mercury at Perihelion 18 16:50 Venus 2.9°S of Moon 20 03:39 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon 20 07:30 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon 21 05:38 Beehive 0.8°S of Moon 22 07 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 22 21:41 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon 23 02:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 23 06:26 Moon at Descending Node 27 05:09 Spica 1.9°N of Moon 30 23:32 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 30 23:45 FULL MOON 31 19:32 Moon at Apogee: 406369 kmJun 06 21:19 Moon at Ascending Node 07 07:17 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux 08 01:00 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 11 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter 10 02:29 Saturn 6.2°S of Moon 12 12:14 Mars 5.6°S of Moon 13 04:15 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 14 14:18 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km 14 17:54 NEW MOON 15 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E 16 10:32 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon 16 17:08 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon 16 21:54 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon 17 11:21 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn. 17 14:40 Beehive 0.6°S of Moon 18 06:01 Mercury 5.8°S of Pollux 19 05:31 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon 19 06:44 Venus 0.4°N of Beehive 19 08:57 Moon at Descending Node 20 23:25 Summer Solstice 21 12:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON 23 11:11 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 25 03 Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter 27 05:32 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 27 22:11 Moon at Apogee: 406267 km 28 09:32 Mars 4.3°S of Pleiades 29 14:57 FULL MOON | Date AKST Even (h:m)Jul 01 01 Mercury at Aphelion 03 22:51 Moon at Ascending Node 06 09 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU 07 10:29 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 05:36 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus 10 13:54 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon 11 05:38 Mars 5.3°S of Moon 12 04:20 Mars 5.2°N of Aldebaran 12 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 12 22:50 Moon at Perigee: 359111 km 14 00:43 NEW MOON 16 15:07 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon 16 15:27 Moon at Descending Node 17 07:31 Venus 2.0°N of Moon 20 18:21 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 21 02:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON 24 12:00 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 25 07:45 Moon at Apogee: 405549 km 28 01 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 29 03 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 29 05:36 FULL MOON 31 02:54 Moon at Ascending Node Aug 01 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W 05 17:21 LAST QUARTER MOON 06 21:23 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon 08 20:31 Mars 4.4°S of Moon 10 02:18 Moon at Perigee: 363288 km 10 13:38 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon 11 03:48 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon 12 08:37 NEW MOON 12 08:46 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039 12 17 Perseid Meteor Shower 13 00:56 Moon at Descending Node 14 00 Mercury at Perihelion 14 21 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E 15 02 Mercury 0.6°N of Jupiter 15 23:47 Venus 2.1°N of Moon 17 02:49 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 19 17:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON 20 19:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 21 23:20 Moon at Apogee: 404644 km 27 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 27 09:47 Moon at Ascending Node 27 19:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.930 27 19:18 FULL MOON Sep 01 04:24 Venus 1.2°S of Spica 03 03:03 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon 03 22:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 06 09:24 Mars 3.0°S of Moon 06 11:26 Moon at Perigee: 368255 km 06 21:32 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon 07 19:43 Beehive 0.5°S of Moon 08 09:13 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 09 10:17 Moon at Descending Node 10 18:27 NEW MOON 13 11:53 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 14 02:10 Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn. 16 16:44 Mars 5.8°S of Pollux 17 03:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 18 11:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON 18 18:00 Moon at Apogee: 404217 km 22 15:06 Autumnal Equinox 23 17:40 Moon at Ascending Node 25 15 Neptune at Opposition 25 16:49 Mercury 0.8°N of Spica 26 07:49 FULL MOON 30 08:39 Pleiades 1.1°S of MoonOct 01 11:41 Moon at Perigee: 369338 km 03 04:25 LAST QUARTER MOON 04 03 Saturn at Opposition 04 03:27 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon 04 20:30 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn. 05 02:06 Beehive 0.4°S of Moon 06 01:18 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 06 16:19 Moon at Descending Node 06 17:57 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon 06 19 Mercury 5.0°N of Venus 10 06:50 NEW MOON 10 06:55 Mars 0.4°S of Beehive 11 17:30 Venus 3.1°S of Moon 12 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E 12 11:08 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon 14 11:25 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 16 13:56 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km 18 07:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON 20 23:53 Moon at Ascending Node 21 09 Orionid Meteor Shower 23 18 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 25 19:12 FULL MOON 27 16:11 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 28 09:01 Moon at Perigee: 364411 km 31 09:00 Pollux 4.0°N of MoonNov 01 07:34 Beehive 0.2°S of Moon 01 11:28 LAST QUARTER MOON 02 05:23 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. 02 14:11 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 02 18:02 Moon at Descending Node 02 23:40 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon 04 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 05 10 S Taurid Meteor Shower 07 02:31 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. 07 03:40 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 08 22:02 NEW MOON 10 00 Mercury at Perihelion 10 04:49 Venus 0.1°S of Spica 10 18:58 Antares 0.3°N of Moon 12 09 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 08:50 Moon at Apogee: 405619 km 15 19 Mars 1.2°N of Jupiter 17 02:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 17 02:49 Moon at Ascending Node 17 15 Leonid Meteor Shower 20 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W 24 02:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 24 05:53 FULL MOON 24 22:47 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus 25 11:58 Moon at Perigee: 359348 km 25 14 Uranus at Opposition 27 16:27 Pollux 4.2°N of Moon 28 14:21 Beehive 0.1°N of Moon 29 18:34 Moon at Descending Node 30 00:18 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn. 30 05:35 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon 30 10:32 Mars 3.3°N of Moon 30 21:09 LAST QUARTER MOON Dec 04 09:36 Spica 2.5°N of Moon 08 15:52 NEW MOON 10 21:46 Moon at Apogee: 406421 km 12 06:35 Jupiter 1.3°N of Regulus 14 04:04 Moon at Ascending Node 14 04 Geminid Meteor Shower 16 20:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON 21 11:50 Winter Solstice 21 13:37 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 22 13 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 16:28 FULL MOON 23 23 Mercury at Aphelion 23 23:30 Moon at Perigee: 356650 km 25 02:41 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon 25 12 Venus at Perihelion 25 23:52 Beehive 0.3°N of Moon 26 22:55 Moon at Descending Node 27 08:32 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon 27 13:44 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon 28 08:42 Mars 5.3°N of Moon 30 09:59 LAST QUARTER MOON | |||||||
Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar
- 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
- Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2021 to 2030
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2021 to 2030 for seven time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
| Calendars of Astronomical Events - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= GMT - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= GMT - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= GMT - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= GMT - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= GMT - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= GMT - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= GMT - 10 hours)
(where GMT = Greenwich Mean 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 Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.