Sky calendar
What's coming up in the night sky
Meteor showers, eclipses, full Moons, the planets at their best and close pairings, for the next twelve months. Dates are UTC; each page has the times for your city.
November 2026
- Nov 2: The Moon and Mars close together. 1° apart, in the morning sky.
- Nov 2: The Moon and Jupiter close together. 0.5° apart, about the width of the full Moon, in the morning sky; from some places the Moon passes right in front of it.
- Nov 7: The Moon and Venus close together. 1° apart, in the morning sky.
- Nov 12: Taurids meteor shower peak. Best night Nov 12-13, up to about 7 an hour from a dark place
- Nov 16: Mars and Jupiter close together. 1.2° apart, in the morning sky.
- Nov 17: Leonids meteor shower peak. Best night Nov 17-18, up to about 15 an hour from a dark place
- Nov 20: Mercury at its best in the morning sky. 20° from the Sun, as far as it gets this time.
- Nov 24: Full Moon: the Beaver Moon, a supermoon
- Nov 30: The Moon and Jupiter close together. 1.1° apart, in the morning sky.
- Nov 30: The Moon and Mars close together. 3° apart, in the morning sky.
December 2026
- Dec 14: Geminids meteor shower peak. Best night Dec 13-14, up to about 150 an hour from a dark place
- Dec 22: Ursids meteor shower peak. Best night Dec 22-23, up to about 10 an hour from a dark place
- Dec 24: Full Moon: the Cold Moon, a supermoon
- Dec 27: The Moon and Jupiter close together. 1.4° apart, in the morning sky.
January 2027
- Jan 3: Venus at its best in the morning sky. 47° from the Sun, as far as it gets this time.
- Jan 4: Quadrantids meteor shower peak. Best night Jan 3-4, up to about 80 an hour from a dark place
- Jan 22: Full Moon: the Wolf Moon, a supermoon
- Jan 23: The Moon and Jupiter close together. 1.4° apart, in the morning sky.
February 2027
- Feb 3: Mercury at its best in the evening sky. 18° from the Sun, as far as it gets this time.
- Feb 6: Annular solar eclipse
- Feb 8: The Moon and Mercury close together. 0.3° apart, about the width of the full Moon, in the evening sky; from some places the Moon passes right in front of it.
- Feb 11: Jupiter at opposition. Closest and brightest for the year, up all night (magnitude -2.6, in Leo).
- Feb 19: Mars at opposition. Closest and brightest for the year, up all night (magnitude -1.2, in Leo).
- Feb 20: The Moon and Jupiter close together. 1.1° apart, in the evening sky.
- Feb 20: Penumbral lunar eclipse. Faint, easy to miss
- Feb 20: Full Moon: the Snow Moon
March 2027
- Mar 4: The Moon and Venus close together. 2° apart, in the morning sky.
- Mar 6: The Moon and Mercury close together. 1.1° apart, in the morning sky.
- Mar 17: Mercury at its best in the morning sky. 28° from the Sun, as far as it gets this time.
- Mar 19: The Moon and Jupiter close together. 0.9° apart, less than two Moon widths, in the evening sky.
- Mar 22: Full Moon: the Worm Moon
April 2027
- Apr 4: The Moon and Venus close together. 2.9° apart, in the morning sky.
- Apr 15: The Moon and Jupiter close together. 0.9° apart, less than two Moon widths, in the evening sky.
- Apr 15: The Moon and Mars close together. 3° apart, in the evening sky.
- Apr 20: Full Moon: the Pink Moon
- Apr 23: Lyrids meteor shower peak. Best night Apr 22-23, up to about 18 an hour from a dark place
May 2027
- May 6: Eta Aquariids meteor shower peak. Best night May 6-7, up to about 50 an hour from a dark place
- May 7: Venus and Saturn close together. 0.6° apart, less than two Moon widths, in the morning sky.
- May 12: The Moon and Jupiter close together. 1.2° apart, in the evening sky.
- May 13: The Moon and Mars close together. 3° apart, in the evening sky.
- May 20: Full Moon: the Flower Moon
- May 28: Mercury at its best in the evening sky. 23° from the Sun, as far as it gets this time.
June 2027
- Jun 6: The Moon and Mercury close together. 2.7° apart, in the evening sky.
- Jun 9: The Moon and Jupiter close together. 1.7° apart, in the evening sky.
- Jun 19: Full Moon: the Strawberry Moon
July 2027
- Jul 7: The Moon and Jupiter close together. 2.2° apart, in the evening sky.
- Jul 15: Mercury at its best in the morning sky. 21° from the Sun, as far as it gets this time.
- Jul 18: Full Moon: the Buck Moon
- Jul 18: Penumbral lunar eclipse. Faint, easy to miss
- Jul 30: Southern Delta Aquariids meteor shower peak. Best night Jul 30-31, up to about 25 an hour from a dark place
August 2027
- Aug 2: Total solar eclipse
- Aug 3: The Moon and Jupiter close together. 2.7° apart, in the evening sky.
- Aug 13: Perseids meteor shower peak. Best night Aug 12-13, up to about 100 an hour from a dark place
- Aug 17: Penumbral lunar eclipse. Faint, easy to miss
- Aug 17: Full Moon: the Sturgeon Moon
September 2027
- Sep 15: Full Moon: the Harvest Moon
- Sep 24: Mercury at its best in the evening sky. 26° from the Sun, as far as it gets this time.
October 2027
- Oct 1: The Moon and Mercury close together. 1.6° apart, in the evening sky.
- Oct 9: Draconids meteor shower peak. Best night Oct 8-9, up to about 5 an hour from a dark place
- Oct 15: Full Moon: the Hunter's Moon
- Oct 18: Saturn at opposition. Closest and brightest for the year, up all night (magnitude -0.1, in Pisces).