2026 Sky Event Almanac
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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 | ||||||||
| Central Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 15:43 Moon at Perigee: 360348 km
03 04:03 FULL MOON
03 11 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
03 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 16:01 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
03 21:28 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
06 05 Mercury at Aphelion
06 10 Venus at Superior Conjunction
06 10:20 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
07 05:22 Moon at Descending Node
09 04 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
10 02 Jupiter at Opposition
10 09:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 17:50 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
13 14:48 Moon at Apogee: 405437 km
14 13:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
18 13:52 NEW MOON
21 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 18:03 Moon at Ascending Node
22 14 Venus at Aphelion
23 06:31 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
25 22:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 15:07 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
29 15:53 Moon at Perigee: 365878 km
30 20:31 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
31 07:45 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Feb 01 16:09 FULL MOON
02 20:48 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
03 13:18 Moon at Descending Node
07 02:26 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
09 06:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 10:52 Moon at Apogee: 404577 km
10 21:19 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
17 06:01 NEW MOON
17 06:12 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963
18 00:19 Moon at Ascending Node
18 17:03 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
19 05 Mercury at Perihelion
19 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
19 17:54 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
23 20:43 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
24 06:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 17:18 Moon at Perigee: 370132 km
27 00:26 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
27 15:34 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Mar 02 06:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
02 22:35 Moon at Descending Node
03 05:34 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.151
03 05:38 FULL MOON
06 11:24 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
07 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 05:32 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
10 07:43 Moon at Apogee: 404385 km
11 03:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 13 Mercury 3.4°N of Mars
17 08:07 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon
17 09:22 Moon at Ascending Node
17 15:51 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
18 19:23 NEW MOON
20 06:39 Venus 4.6°S of Moon
20 08:46 Vernal Equinox
22 04 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
22 05:40 Moon at Perigee: 366858 km
23 02:32 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
25 02 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 13:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 01 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38126 AU
26 06:13 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
26 21:18 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
29 13:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
30 05:34 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 01 20:12 FULL MOON
02 19:32 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
03 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
06 13:21 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
07 02:32 Moon at Apogee: 404974 km
09 22:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 17:43 Moon at Ascending Node
15 18:45 Mars 3.7°S of Moon
17 05:52 NEW MOON
19 00:57 Moon at Perigee: 361631 km
19 02:49 Venus 4.8°S of Moon
19 10:28 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
19 13 Mars 1.2°N of Saturn
20 04 Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
20 16 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
22 13 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 16:06 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
23 02:59 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
23 20:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 22:17 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
25 18:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
26 08:36 Moon at Descending Node
30 02:17 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
May 01 11:23 FULL MOON
03 20:20 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
04 16:30 Moon at Apogee: 405843 km
05 02 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 15:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 22:36 Moon at Ascending Node
14 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
14 22 Venus at Perihelion
16 14:01 NEW MOON
17 07:48 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
18 04 Mercury at Perihelion
18 19:50 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
20 06:39 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
20 10:30 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
22 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 00:41 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
23 05:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 09:26 Moon at Descending Node
27 08:09 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
31 02:32 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
31 02:45 FULL MOON
31 22:32 Moon at Apogee: 406369 km
Jun 07 00:19 Moon at Ascending Node
07 10:17 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
08 04:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 14 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
13 07:15 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
14 17:18 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
14 20:54 NEW MOON
15 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
16 13:32 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
16 20:08 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
17 00:54 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
17 14:21 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 08:31 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
19 11:57 Moon at Descending Node
21 02:25 Summer Solstice
21 15:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 14:11 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
25 06 Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter
27 08:32 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
28 01:11 Moon at Apogee: 406267 km
28 12:32 Mars 4.3°S of Pleiades
29 17:57 FULL MOON
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 04 Mercury at Aphelion
04 01:51 Moon at Ascending Node
06 12 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
07 13:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 08:36 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
10 16:54 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
12 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 01:50 Moon at Perigee: 359111 km
14 03:43 NEW MOON
16 18:07 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
16 18:27 Moon at Descending Node
17 10:31 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
20 21:21 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
21 05:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 15:00 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
25 10:45 Moon at Apogee: 405549 km
28 04 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 06 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
29 08:36 FULL MOON
31 05:54 Moon at Ascending Node
Aug 02 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
05 20:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 00:23 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
08 23:31 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
10 05:18 Moon at Perigee: 363288 km
10 16:38 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
11 06:48 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
12 11:37 NEW MOON
12 11:46 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039
12 20 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 03:56 Moon at Descending Node
14 03 Mercury at Perihelion
15 00 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E
16 02:47 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
17 05:49 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
19 20:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 22:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
22 02:20 Moon at Apogee: 404644 km
27 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 12:47 Moon at Ascending Node
27 22:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.930
27 22:18 FULL MOON
Sep 01 07:24 Venus 1.2°S of Spica
03 06:03 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
04 01:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 12:24 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
06 14:26 Moon at Perigee: 368255 km
07 00:32 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
08 12:13 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
09 13:17 Moon at Descending Node
09 13:36 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
10 21:27 NEW MOON
13 14:53 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
14 05:10 Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
17 06:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
18 14:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 21:00 Moon at Apogee: 404217 km
22 18:06 Autumnal Equinox
23 20:40 Moon at Ascending Node
25 18 Neptune at Opposition
25 19:49 Mercury 0.8°N of Spica
26 10:49 FULL MOON
30 11:39 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
Oct 01 14:41 Moon at Perigee: 369338 km
03 07:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 06 Saturn at Opposition
04 06:27 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
04 23:30 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 04:18 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 19:19 Moon at Descending Node
06 20:57 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
10 09:50 NEW MOON
11 20:30 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
12 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E
12 14:08 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
14 14:25 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
16 16:56 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km
18 10:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 02:53 Moon at Ascending Node
21 12 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 21 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 22:12 FULL MOON
27 19:11 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
28 12:01 Moon at Perigee: 364411 km
31 12:00 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
Nov 01 14:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 08:23 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
02 17:11 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
02 21:02 Moon at Descending Node
03 02:40 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
04 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 05:31 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
07 06:40 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
09 01:02 NEW MOON
10 03 Mercury at Perihelion
10 07:49 Venus 0.1°S of Spica
10 21:58 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
12 12 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 11:50 Moon at Apogee: 405619 km
15 22 Mars 1.2°N of Jupiter
17 05:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 05:49 Moon at Ascending Node
17 18 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
24 05:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
24 08:53 FULL MOON
25 01:47 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus
25 14:58 Moon at Perigee: 359348 km
25 17 Uranus at Opposition
27 19:27 Pollux 4.2°N of Moon
29 21:34 Moon at Descending Node
30 03:18 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
30 08:35 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon
30 13:32 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
Dec 01 00:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 12:36 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
08 18:52 NEW MOON
11 00:46 Moon at Apogee: 406421 km
12 09:35 Jupiter 1.3°N of Regulus
14 07:04 Moon at Ascending Node
14 07 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 23:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 14:50 Winter Solstice
21 16:37 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
22 16 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 19:28 FULL MOON
24 02 Mercury at Aphelion
24 02:30 Moon at Perigee: 356650 km
25 05:41 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
25 15 Venus at Perihelion
27 01:55 Moon at Descending Node
27 11:32 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
27 16:44 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
30 12:59 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
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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 | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 04:03 | Jan 10 09:48 |
| Jan 18 13:52 | Jan 25 22:47 | Feb 01 16:09 | Feb 09 06:43 |
| Feb 17 06:01 A | Feb 24 06:28 | Mar 03 05:38 t | Mar 11 03:39 |
| Mar 18 19:23 | Mar 25 13:18 | Apr 01 20:12 | Apr 09 22:52 |
| Apr 17 05:52 | Apr 23 20:32 | May 01 11:23 | May 09 15:10 |
| May 16 14:01 | May 23 05:11 | May 31 02:45 | Jun 08 04:00 |
| Jun 14 20:54 | Jun 21 15:55 | Jun 29 17:57 | Jul 07 13:29 |
| Jul 14 03:43 | Jul 21 05:06 | Jul 29 08:36 | Aug 05 20:21 |
| Aug 12 11:37 T | Aug 19 20:46 | Aug 27 22:18 p | Sep 04 01:51 |
| Sep 10 21:27 | Sep 18 14:44 | Sep 26 10:49 | Oct 03 07:25 |
| Oct 10 09:50 | Oct 18 10:13 | Oct 25 22:12 | Nov 01 14:28 |
| Nov 09 01:02 | Nov 17 05:48 | Nov 24 08:53 | Dec 01 00:09 |
| Dec 08 18:52 | Dec 16 23:43 | Dec 23 19:28 | Dec 30 12:59 |
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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