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