Red Moon.
A lunar eclipse captured from Sidelhorn, Obergoms, Switzerland, on August 2, 2018. Image credit: Martin Adams / Unsplash
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Here’s a complete list of astronomical events in 2026 month by month.

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January 2026

  • January 3 – Full Moon (Supermoon)
  • January 3-4 – Quadrantids Meteor Shower
  • January 10 – Jupiter at Opposition
  • January 18 – New Moon

February 2026

  • February 1 – Full Moon
  • February 17 – New Moon
  • February 17 – Annular Solar Eclipse
  • February 19 – Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation

March 2026

  • March 3 – Full Moon
  • March 3 – Total Lunar Eclipse
  • March 19 – New Moon
  • March 20 – March Equinox

April 2026

  • April 2 – Full Moon
  • April 3 – Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
  • April 17 – New Moon
  • April 22-23 – Lyrids Meteor Shower

May 2026

  • May 1 – Full Moon
  • May 6-7 – Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
  • May 16 – New Moon
  • May 31 – Full Moon (Blue Moon)

June 2026

  • June 15 – New Moon
  • June 15 – Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
  • June 21 – June Solstice
  • June 29 – Full Moon

July 2026

  • July 14 – New Moon
  • July 28-29 – Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower
  • July 29 – Full Moon

August 2026

  • August 2 – Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
  • August 12 – New Moon
  • August 12 – Total Solar Eclipse
  • August 12-13 – Perseids Meteor Shower
  • August 15 – Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation
  • August 28 – Full Moon
  • August 28 – Partial Lunar Eclipse

September 2026

  • September 11 – New Moon
  • September 23 – September Equinox
  • September 25 – Neptune at Opposition
  • September 26 – Full Moon (Harvest Moon)

October 2026

  • October 4 – Saturn at Opposition
  • October 7 – Draconids Meteor Shower
  • October 10 – New Moon
  • October 12 – Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
  • October 21-22 – Orionids Meteor Shower
  • October 26 – Full Moon

November 2026

  • November 4-5 – Taurids Meteor Shower
  • November 9 – New Moon
  • November 17-18 – Leonids Meteor Shower
  • November 20 – Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
  • November 24 – Full Moon (Supermoon)
  • November 25 – Uranus at Opposition

December 2026

  • December 9 – New Moon
  • December 13-14 – Geminids Meteor Shower
  • December 21 – December Solstice
  • December 21-22 – Ursids Meteor Shower
  • December 23 – Full Moon (Supermoon)

Check out the Meteor Shower Calendar 2026.

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