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