2026 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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 | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 07:13 Moon at Perigee: 360348 km
03 19:33 FULL MOON
04 02 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 07 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 07:31 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
04 12:58 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
06 20 Mercury at Aphelion
07 01 Venus at Superior Conjunction
07 01:50 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
07 20:52 Moon at Descending Node
09 19 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
10 18 Jupiter at Opposition
11 01:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 09:20 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
14 06:18 Moon at Apogee: 405437 km
15 04:58 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 05:22 NEW MOON
22 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 09:33 Moon at Ascending Node
23 05 Venus at Aphelion
23 22:01 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
26 14:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 06:37 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
30 07:23 Moon at Perigee: 365878 km
31 12:01 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
31 23:15 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Feb 02 07:39 FULL MOON
03 12:18 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
04 04:48 Moon at Descending Node
07 17:56 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
09 22:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 02:22 Moon at Apogee: 404577 km
11 12:49 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
17 21:31 NEW MOON
17 21:42 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963
18 15:49 Moon at Ascending Node
19 08:33 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
19 20 Mercury at Perihelion
20 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
20 09:24 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
24 12:13 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
24 21:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 08:48 Moon at Perigee: 370132 km
27 15:56 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
28 07:04 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Mar 02 21:30 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
03 14:05 Moon at Descending Node
03 21:04 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.151
03 21:08 FULL MOON
07 02:54 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
07 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 21:02 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
10 23:13 Moon at Apogee: 404385 km
11 19:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 05 Mercury 3.4°N of Mars
17 23:37 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon
18 00:52 Moon at Ascending Node
18 07:21 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
19 10:53 NEW MOON
20 22:09 Venus 4.6°S of Moon
21 00:16 Vernal Equinox
22 20 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
22 21:10 Moon at Perigee: 366858 km
23 18:02 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
25 18 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
26 04:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 16 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38126 AU
26 21:43 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
27 12:48 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
30 04:30 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
30 21:04 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 02 11:42 FULL MOON
03 11:02 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
04 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
07 04:51 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
07 18:02 Moon at Apogee: 404974 km
10 14:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 09:13 Moon at Ascending Node
16 10:15 Mars 3.7°S of Moon
17 21:22 NEW MOON
19 16:27 Moon at Perigee: 361631 km
19 18:19 Venus 4.8°S of Moon
20 01:58 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
20 05 Mars 1.2°N of Saturn
20 19 Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
21 08 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
23 05 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 07:36 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
23 18:29 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
24 12:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 13:47 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
26 10:07 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
27 00:06 Moon at Descending Node
30 17:47 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
May 02 02:53 FULL MOON
04 11:50 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
05 08:00 Moon at Apogee: 405843 km
05 18 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
10 06:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 14:06 Moon at Ascending Node
15 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 13 Venus at Perihelion
17 05:31 NEW MOON
17 23:18 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
18 19 Mercury at Perihelion
19 11:20 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
20 22:09 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
21 02:00 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
23 01 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 16:11 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
23 20:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 00:56 Moon at Descending Node
27 23:39 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
31 18:02 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
31 18:15 FULL MOON
Jun 01 14:02 Moon at Apogee: 406369 km
07 15:49 Moon at Ascending Node
08 01:47 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
08 19:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 06 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
13 22:45 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
15 08:48 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
15 12:24 NEW MOON
16 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
17 05:02 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
17 11:38 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
17 16:24 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
18 05:51 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
20 00:01 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
20 03:27 Moon at Descending Node
21 17:55 Summer Solstice
22 07:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 05:41 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
25 22 Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter
28 00:02 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
28 16:41 Moon at Apogee: 406267 km
29 04:02 Mars 4.3°S of Pleiades
30 09:27 FULL MOON
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 19 Mercury at Aphelion
04 17:21 Moon at Ascending Node
07 03 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
08 04:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 00:06 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
11 08:24 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
13 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 17:20 Moon at Perigee: 359111 km
14 19:13 NEW MOON
17 09:37 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
17 09:57 Moon at Descending Node
18 02:01 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
21 12:51 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
21 20:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 06:30 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
26 02:15 Moon at Apogee: 405549 km
28 20 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 22 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
30 00:06 FULL MOON
31 21:24 Moon at Ascending Node
Aug 02 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
06 11:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 15:53 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
09 15:01 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
10 20:48 Moon at Perigee: 363288 km
11 08:08 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
11 22:18 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
13 03:07 NEW MOON
13 03:16 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039
13 11 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 19:26 Moon at Descending Node
14 18 Mercury at Perihelion
15 15 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E
16 18:17 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
17 21:19 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
20 12:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 13:48 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
22 17:50 Moon at Apogee: 404644 km
28 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 04:17 Moon at Ascending Node
28 13:43 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.930
28 13:48 FULL MOON
Sep 01 22:54 Venus 1.2°S of Spica
03 21:33 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
04 17:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 03:54 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
07 05:56 Moon at Perigee: 368255 km
07 16:02 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
09 03:43 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
10 04:47 Moon at Descending Node
10 05:06 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
11 12:57 NEW MOON
14 06:23 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
14 20:40 Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
17 21:48 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 06:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 12:30 Moon at Apogee: 404217 km
23 09:36 Autumnal Equinox
24 12:10 Moon at Ascending Node
26 10 Neptune at Opposition
26 11:19 Mercury 0.8°N of Spica
27 02:19 FULL MOON
Oct 01 03:09 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
02 06:11 Moon at Perigee: 369338 km
03 22:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 21 Saturn at Opposition
04 21:57 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
05 15:00 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 19:48 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
07 10:49 Moon at Descending Node
07 12:27 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
11 01:20 NEW MOON
12 12:00 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
12 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E
13 05:38 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
15 05:55 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
17 08:26 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km
19 01:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 18:23 Moon at Ascending Node
22 04 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 13 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
26 13:42 FULL MOON
28 10:41 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
29 03:31 Moon at Perigee: 364411 km
Nov 01 03:30 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
02 05:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 23:53 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
03 08:41 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
03 12:32 Moon at Descending Node
03 18:10 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
05 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 04 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 21:01 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
07 22:10 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
09 16:32 NEW MOON
10 18 Mercury at Perihelion
10 23:19 Venus 0.1°S of Spica
11 13:28 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
13 04 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 03:20 Moon at Apogee: 405619 km
16 14 Mars 1.2°N of Jupiter
17 21:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 21:19 Moon at Ascending Node
18 10 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
24 20:48 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
25 00:23 FULL MOON
25 17:17 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus
26 06:28 Moon at Perigee: 359348 km
26 08 Uranus at Opposition
28 10:57 Pollux 4.2°N of Moon
30 13:04 Moon at Descending Node
30 18:48 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
Dec 01 00:05 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon
01 05:02 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
01 15:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 04:06 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
09 10:22 NEW MOON
11 16:16 Moon at Apogee: 406421 km
13 01:05 Jupiter 1.3°N of Regulus
14 22:34 Moon at Ascending Node
14 23 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 15:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 06:20 Winter Solstice
22 08:07 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
23 07 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 10:58 FULL MOON
24 17 Mercury at Aphelion
24 18:00 Moon at Perigee: 356650 km
25 21:11 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
26 06 Venus at Perihelion
27 17:25 Moon at Descending Node
28 03:02 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
28 08:14 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
31 04:29 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
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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 | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 19:33 | Jan 11 01:18 |
| Jan 19 05:22 | Jan 26 14:17 | Feb 02 07:39 | Feb 09 22:13 |
| Feb 17 21:31 A | Feb 24 21:58 | Mar 03 21:08 t | Mar 11 19:09 |
| Mar 19 10:53 | Mar 26 04:48 | Apr 02 11:42 | Apr 10 14:22 |
| Apr 17 21:22 | Apr 24 12:02 | May 02 02:53 | May 10 06:40 |
| May 17 05:31 | May 23 20:41 | May 31 18:15 | Jun 08 19:30 |
| Jun 15 12:24 | Jun 22 07:25 | Jun 30 09:27 | Jul 08 04:59 |
| Jul 14 19:13 | Jul 21 20:36 | Jul 30 00:06 | Aug 06 11:51 |
| Aug 13 03:07 T | Aug 20 12:16 | Aug 28 13:48 p | Sep 04 17:21 |
| Sep 11 12:57 | Sep 19 06:14 | Sep 27 02:19 | Oct 03 22:55 |
| Oct 11 01:20 | Oct 19 01:43 | Oct 26 13:42 | Nov 02 05:58 |
| Nov 09 16:32 | Nov 17 21:18 | Nov 25 00:23 | Dec 01 15:39 |
| Dec 09 10:22 | Dec 17 15:13 | Dec 24 10:58 | Dec 31 04:29 |
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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| IST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| BST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ICT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AWST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| JST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ACT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AEST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NCT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NZST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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