2026Calendar of Astronomical Events
2026Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2026 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 3 11:03 | Jan 10 16:48 |
| Jan 18 20:52 | Jan 26 05:47 | Feb 1 23:09 | Feb 9 13:43 |
| Feb 17 13:01 A | Feb 24 13:28 | Mar 3 12:38 t | Mar 11 10:39 |
| Mar 19 02:23 | Mar 25 20:18 | Apr 2 03:12 | Apr 10 05:52 |
| Apr 17 12:52 | Apr 24 03:32 | May 1 18:23 | May 9 22:10 |
| May 16 21:01 | May 23 12:11 | May 31 09:45 | Jun 8 11:00 |
| Jun 15 03:54 | Jun 21 22:55 | Jun 30 00:57 | Jul 7 20:29 |
| Jul 14 10:43 | Jul 21 12:06 | Jul 29 15:36 | Aug 6 03:21 |
| Aug 12 18:37 T | Aug 20 03:46 | Aug 28 05:18 p | Sep 4 08:51 |
| Sep 11 04:27 | Sep 18 21:44 | Sep 26 17:49 | Oct 3 14:25 |
| Oct 10 16:50 | Oct 18 17:13 | Oct 26 05:12 | Nov 1 21:28 |
| Nov 9 08:02 | Nov 17 12:48 | Nov 24 15:53 | Dec 1 07:09 |
| Dec 9 01:52 | Dec 17 06:43 | Dec 24 02:28 | Dec 30 19:59 |
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
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).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 | ||||||||
| Central European Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CET Event (h:m)Jan 01 22:43 Moon at Perigee: 360348 km 03 11:03 FULL MOON 03 18 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU 03 23 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 03 23:01 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon 04 04:28 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon 05 02:09 Beehive 1.3°S of Moon 06 12 Mercury at Aphelion 06 17 Venus at Superior Conjunction 06 17:20 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon 07 12:22 Moon at Descending Node 09 11 Mars in Conjunction with Sun 10 09 Jupiter at Opposition 10 16:48 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 00:50 Spica 1.6°N of Moon 13 21:48 Moon at Apogee: 405437 km 14 20:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 18 20:52 NEW MOON 21 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 22 01:03 Moon at Ascending Node 22 21 Venus at Aphelion 23 13:31 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon 26 05:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON 27 22:07 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon 29 22:53 Moon at Perigee: 365878 km 31 03:31 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon 31 14:45 Pollux 3.0°N of MoonFeb 01 12:41 Beehive 1.3°S of Moon 01 23:09 FULL MOON 03 03:48 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon 03 20:18 Moon at Descending Node 07 09:26 Spica 1.8°N of Moon 09 13:43 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 17:52 Moon at Apogee: 404577 km 11 04:19 Antares 0.7°N of Moon 17 13:01 NEW MOON 17 13:12 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963 18 07:19 Moon at Ascending Node 19 00:03 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn. 19 12 Mercury at Perihelion 19 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E 20 00:54 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon 24 03:43 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon 24 13:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON 25 00:18 Moon at Perigee: 370132 km 27 07:26 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon 27 22:34 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon 27 23 Mercury 4.5°N of Venus 28 21:07 Beehive 1.3°S of MoonMar 02 13:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon 03 05:35 Moon at Descending Node 03 12:34 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.151 03 12:38 FULL MOON 06 18:24 Spica 1.8°N of Moon 07 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 08 12 Venus 0.9°N of Saturn 10 12:32 Antares 0.7°N of Moon 10 14:43 Moon at Apogee: 404385 km 11 10:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 15 20 Mercury 3.4°N of Mars 17 15:07 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon 17 16:22 Moon at Ascending Node 19 02:23 NEW MOON 20 13:39 Venus 4.6°S of Moon 20 15:46 Vernal Equinox 22 11 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 22 12:40 Moon at Perigee: 366858 km 23 09:32 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon 25 09 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 25 20:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 08 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38126 AU 26 13:13 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon 27 04:18 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon 28 03:15 Beehive 1.2°S of Moon 29 20:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon 30 12:34 Moon at Descending Node Apr 02 03:12 FULL MOON 03 02:32 Spica 1.8°N of Moon 04 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W 06 20:21 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 07 09:32 Moon at Apogee: 404974 km 10 05:52 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 00:43 Moon at Ascending Node 15 20:12 Mercury 5.2°S of Moon 16 01:45 Mars 3.7°S of Moon 17 12:52 NEW MOON 19 07:57 Moon at Perigee: 361631 km 19 09:49 Venus 4.8°S of Moon 19 17:28 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 19 20 Mars 1.2°N of Saturn 20 11 Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn 20 23 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars 22 20 Lyrid Meteor Shower 22 23:06 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon 23 09:59 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon 24 03:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON 24 05:17 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades 24 08:46 Beehive 1.1°S of Moon 26 01:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon 26 15:36 Moon at Descending Node 30 09:17 Spica 1.8°N of MoonMay 01 18:23 FULL MOON 02 02:02 Venus 6.3°N of Aldebaran 04 03:20 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 04 23:30 Moon at Apogee: 405843 km 05 09 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 09 22:10 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 05:36 Moon at Ascending Node 13 22:47 Saturn 5.7°S of Moon 14 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 15 05 Venus at Perihelion 16 21:01 NEW MOON 17 14:48 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km 18 11 Mercury at Perihelion 19 02:50 Venus 2.9°S of Moon 20 13:39 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon 20 17:30 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon 21 15:38 Beehive 0.8°S of Moon 22 17 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 23 07:41 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon 23 12:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 23 16:26 Moon at Descending Node 27 15:09 Spica 1.9°N of Moon 31 09:32 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 31 09:45 FULL MOON Jun 01 05:32 Moon at Apogee: 406369 km 07 07:19 Moon at Ascending Node 07 17:17 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux 08 11:00 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 21 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter 10 12:29 Saturn 6.2°S of Moon 12 22:14 Mars 5.6°S of Moon 13 14:15 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 15 00:18 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km 15 03:54 NEW MOON 15 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E 16 20:32 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon 17 03:08 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon 17 07:54 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon 17 21:21 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn. 18 00:40 Beehive 0.6°S of Moon 18 16:01 Mercury 5.8°S of Pollux 19 15:31 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon 19 16:44 Venus 0.4°N of Beehive 19 18:57 Moon at Descending Node 21 09:25 Summer Solstice 21 22:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON 23 21:11 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 25 13 Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter 27 15:32 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 28 08:11 Moon at Apogee: 406267 km 28 19:32 Mars 4.3°S of Pleiades 30 00:57 FULL MOON | Date CET Event (h:m)Jul 01 11 Mercury at Aphelion 04 08:51 Moon at Ascending Node 06 19 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU 07 20:29 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 15:36 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus 10 23:54 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon 11 15:38 Mars 5.3°S of Moon 12 14:20 Mars 5.2°N of Aldebaran 13 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 13 08:50 Moon at Perigee: 359111 km 14 10:43 NEW MOON 17 01:07 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon 17 01:27 Moon at Descending Node 17 17:31 Venus 2.0°N of Moon 21 04:21 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 21 12:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON 24 22:00 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 25 17:45 Moon at Apogee: 405549 km 28 11 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 29 13 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 29 15:36 FULL MOON 31 12:54 Moon at Ascending Node Aug 02 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W 06 03:21 LAST QUARTER MOON 07 07:23 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon 09 06:31 Mars 4.4°S of Moon 10 12:18 Moon at Perigee: 363288 km 10 23:38 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon 11 13:48 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon 12 18:37 NEW MOON 12 18:46 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039 13 03 Perseid Meteor Shower 13 10:56 Moon at Descending Node 14 10 Mercury at Perihelion 15 07 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E 15 12 Mercury 0.6°N of Jupiter 16 09:47 Venus 2.1°N of Moon 17 12:49 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 20 03:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON 21 05:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 22 09:20 Moon at Apogee: 404644 km 27 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 27 19:47 Moon at Ascending Node 28 05:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.930 28 05:18 FULL MOON Sep 01 14:24 Venus 1.2°S of Spica 03 13:03 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon 04 08:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 06 19:24 Mars 3.0°S of Moon 06 21:26 Moon at Perigee: 368255 km 07 07:32 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon 08 05:43 Beehive 0.5°S of Moon 08 19:13 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 09 20:17 Moon at Descending Node 11 04:27 NEW MOON 13 21:53 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 14 12:10 Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn. 17 02:44 Mars 5.8°S of Pollux 17 13:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 18 21:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON 19 04:00 Moon at Apogee: 404217 km 23 01:06 Autumnal Equinox 24 03:40 Moon at Ascending Node 26 01 Neptune at Opposition 26 02:49 Mercury 0.8°N of Spica 26 17:49 FULL MOON 30 18:39 Pleiades 1.1°S of MoonOct 01 21:41 Moon at Perigee: 369338 km 03 14:25 LAST QUARTER MOON 04 13 Saturn at Opposition 04 13:27 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon 05 06:30 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn. 05 12:06 Beehive 0.4°S of Moon 06 11:18 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 07 02:19 Moon at Descending Node 07 03:57 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon 07 05 Mercury 5.0°N of Venus 10 16:50 NEW MOON 10 16:55 Mars 0.4°S of Beehive 12 03:30 Venus 3.1°S of Moon 12 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E 12 21:08 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon 14 21:25 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 16 23:56 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km 18 17:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON 21 09:53 Moon at Ascending Node 21 19 Orionid Meteor Shower 24 04 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 26 05:12 FULL MOON 28 02:11 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 28 19:01 Moon at Perigee: 364411 km 31 19:00 Pollux 4.0°N of MoonNov 01 17:34 Beehive 0.2°S of Moon 01 21:28 LAST QUARTER MOON 02 15:23 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. 03 00:11 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 03 04:02 Moon at Descending Node 03 09:40 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon 04 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 05 20 S Taurid Meteor Shower 07 12:31 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. 07 13:40 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 09 08:02 NEW MOON 10 10 Mercury at Perihelion 10 14:49 Venus 0.1°S of Spica 11 04:58 Antares 0.3°N of Moon 12 19 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 18:50 Moon at Apogee: 405619 km 16 05 Mars 1.2°N of Jupiter 17 12:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 17 12:49 Moon at Ascending Node 18 01 Leonid Meteor Shower 21 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W 24 12:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 24 15:53 FULL MOON 25 08:47 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus 25 21:58 Moon at Perigee: 359348 km 26 00 Uranus at Opposition 28 02:27 Pollux 4.2°N of Moon 29 00:21 Beehive 0.1°N of Moon 30 04:34 Moon at Descending Node 30 10:18 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn. 30 15:35 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon 30 20:32 Mars 3.3°N of MoonDec 01 07:09 LAST QUARTER MOON 04 19:36 Spica 2.5°N of Moon 09 01:52 NEW MOON 11 07:46 Moon at Apogee: 406421 km 12 16:35 Jupiter 1.3°N of Regulus 14 14:04 Moon at Ascending Node 14 14 Geminid Meteor Shower 17 06:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON 21 21:50 Winter Solstice 21 23:37 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 22 23 Ursid Meteor Shower 24 02:28 FULL MOON 24 09 Mercury at Aphelion 24 09:30 Moon at Perigee: 356650 km 25 12:41 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon 25 22 Venus at Perihelion 26 09:52 Beehive 0.3°N of Moon 27 08:55 Moon at Descending Node 27 18:32 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon 27 23:44 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon 28 18:42 Mars 5.3°N of Moon 30 19:59 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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2021 to 2030 for five time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
| Calendar of Astronomical Events - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time
- CET = Central European Time (= GMT + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= GMT + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= GMT + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= GMT + 4 hours)
- 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.