2026 Event Calendar This listing gives notable astronomical events in our solar system in 2026, including eclipses, meteor showers, periodic comets, phases of the moon, and conjunctions of the planets. Also see list of space exploration missions and upcoming space launches. margin DECEMBER 2025 Dec 4: Full (super)moon phase (Cold moon) Dec 7: Mercury at greatest western elongation Dec 13-14: Geminid meteor shower Dec 20: New moon phase Dec 21: December solstice (15:02 UTC) Dec 21-22: Ursid meteor shower margin JANUARY 2026 Jan 3: Full (super)moon phase (Old Moon) Jan 3-4: Quadrantids meteor shower Jan 8: Comet 24P/Schaumasse at perihelion Jan 10: Jupiter at opposition Jan 18: New moon phase Jan 20: Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) at perihelion margin FEBRUARY 2026 Feb 1: Full moon phase (Hunger Moon) Feb 17: New moon phase Feb 17: Annular solar eclipse NASA eclipse map Feb 19: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation margin MARCH 2026 Mar 3: Full moon phase (Crow Moon) Mar 3: Total lunar eclipse NASA eclipse map Mar 19: New moon phase Mar 20: March equinox (14:45 UTC) margin APRIL 2026 Apr 2: Full moon phase (Egg Moon) Apr 3: Mercury at greatest western elongation Apr 17: New moon phase Apr 22-23: Lyrid meteor shower margin MAY 2026 May 1: Full moon phase (Flower Moon) May 6-7: Eta Aquarid meteor shower May 16: New moon phase May 31: Full moon phase (Blue Moon) margin JUNE 2026 Jun 15: New moon phase Jun 15: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation Jun 21: June solstice (08:25 UTC) Jun 29: Full moon phase (Strawberry Moon) margin JULY 2026 Jul 14: New moon phase Jul 28-29: Delta Aquarids meteor shower Jul 29: Full moon phase (Buck Moon) margin AUGUST 2026 Aug 2: Mercury at greatest western elongation Aug 12: New moon phase Aug 12: Total solar eclipse NASA eclipse map Aug 12-13: Perseid meteor shower Aug 15: Venus at greatest eastern elongation Aug 28: Full moon phase (Sturgeon Moon) Aug 28: Partial lunar eclipse NASA eclipse map margin SEPTEMBER 2026 Sep 11: New moon phase Sep 23: September equinox (00:06 UTC) Sep 25: Neptune at opposition Sep 26: Full moon phase (Harvest Moon) margin OCTOBER 2026 Oct 4: Saturn at opposition Oct 7: Draconids meteor shower Oct 10: New moon phase Oct 12: Mercury at greatest eastern elongation Oct 21-22: Orionid meteor shower Oct 26: Full moon phase (Hunters Moon) Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) visible throughout October margin NOVEMBER 2026 Nov 4-5: Taurids meteor shower Nov 9: New moon phase Nov 17-18: Leonid meteor shower Nov 20: Mercury at greatest western elongation Nov 24: Full (super)moon phase (Beaver Moon) Nov 25: Uranus at opposition margin DECEMBER 2026 Dec 9: New moon phase Dec 13-14: Geminid meteor shower Dec 21: December solstice (20:49 UTC) Dec 21-22: Ursid meteor shower Dec 23: Full (super)moon phase (Cold moon)
