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