Sky calendar
Meteor showers, full Moons, planets meeting, eclipses and rocket launches for the next four months. Times shown in your time zone.
All meteor showers · Eclipses to 2029 · Space Station
October 2026
Rocket launch: Starlink Group 15-15
· Might be visible from 1 of our cities.
Full Moon
· The Hunter's Moon.
Rocket launch: Starlink Group 15-16
· Might be visible from 5 of our cities.
Rocket launch: Starlink Group 15-18
· Might be visible from 5 of our cities.
November 2026
Moon and Mars together
· Two bright lights side by side.
Moon and Jupiter together
· Two bright lights side by side.
Rocket launch: Starlink Group 15-21
· Might be visible from 5 of our cities.
Southern Taurids meteor shower peaks
· Up to 7 an hour under perfect skies. Moon 12% full.
Rocket launch: NROL-195
· Might be visible from 1 of our cities.
Moon and Venus together
· Two bright lights side by side.
New Moon
· Darkest nights of the month. Best for faint meteors and the Milky Way.
Northern Taurids meteor shower peaks
· Up to 5 an hour under perfect skies. Moon 11% full.
Mars and Jupiter together
· Two bright lights side by side.
Leonids meteor shower peaks
· Up to 15 an hour under perfect skies. Moon 55% full.
Full Moon
· The Beaver Moon.
Moon and Jupiter together
· Two bright lights side by side.
December 2026
New Moon
· Darkest nights of the month. Best for faint meteors and the Milky Way.
Geminids meteor shower peaks
· Up to 150 an hour under perfect skies. Moon 25% full.
Ursids meteor shower peaks
· Up to 10 an hour under perfect skies. Moon 98% full.
Full Moon (supermoon)
· The Cold Moon.
January 2027
Quadrantids meteor shower peaks
· Up to 80+ an hour under perfect skies. Moon 12% full.
New Moon
· Darkest nights of the month. Best for faint meteors and the Milky Way.
Full Moon (supermoon)
· The Wolf Moon.
February 2027
New Moon
· Darkest nights of the month. Best for faint meteors and the Milky Way.
Faint (penumbral) lunar eclipse
· Visible from 8 of our 42 cities.
August 2027
Faint (penumbral) lunar eclipse
· Visible from 42 of our 42 cities.
January 2028
Partial lunar eclipse
· Visible from 42 of our 42 cities.
Annular solar eclipse
· Visible from 29 of our 42 cities.
December 2028
Total lunar eclipse
· Visible from 2 of our 42 cities.
January 2029
Partial solar eclipse
· Visible from 40 of our 42 cities.
June 2029
Partial solar eclipse
· Visible from 1 of our 42 cities.
Total lunar eclipse
· Visible from 34 of our 42 cities.