Sep92026 · UTC
September Epsilon Perseids Meteor Shower
September Epsilon Perseids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 8. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
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Worth a place in your calendar
Geminids Meteor Shower
Geminids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 150. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Plan for this eventDecember142026 · peak date in UTC
Active now and over the next 90 days
Your invitation to look up.
Events with a peak or activity window in the next 90 days. A long-running meteor shower may peak after this window.
Sep112026 · UTC
New Moon
Dark moonless skies make this a useful night for stargazing.
Sep132026 · UTC
September Lyncids Meteor Shower
September Lyncids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 3. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Sep232026 · UTC
September Equinox
Astronomical autumn begins in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sep262026 · UTC
Neptune at Opposition
Neptune lies opposite the Sun, rises near sunset, and is favorably placed for observing.
Sep262026 · UTC
Full Moon — Harvest Moon
The Moon reaches its full phase (Harvest Moon).
Oct12026 · UTC
Daytime Sextantids Meteor Shower
A daytime shower included for radio observation; it is not a normal naked-eye event.
Oct42026 · UTC
Saturn at Opposition
Saturn lies opposite the Sun, rises near sunset, and is favorably placed for observing.
Oct62026 · UTC
October Camelopardalids Meteor Shower
October Camelopardalids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 5. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Oct92026 · UTC
Draconids Meteor Shower
Draconids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 5. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Oct102026 · UTC
New Moon
Dark moonless skies make this a useful night for stargazing.
Oct122026 · UTC
Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation
Mercury reaches its widest apparent separation from the Sun and is best placed in the evening sky.
Oct182026 · UTC
Epsilon Geminids Meteor Shower
Epsilon Geminids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 3. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Oct212026 · UTC
Orionids Meteor Shower
Orionids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 20. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Oct242026 · UTC
Leonis Minorids Meteor Shower
Leonis Minorids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 2. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Oct262026 · UTC
Full Moon — Hunter's Moon
The Moon reaches its full phase (Hunter's Moon).
Nov52026 · UTC
Southern Taurids Meteor Shower
Southern Taurids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 7. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Nov92026 · UTC
New Moon
Dark moonless skies make this a useful night for stargazing.
Nov122026 · UTC
Northern Taurids Meteor Shower
Northern Taurids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 5. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Nov162026 · UTC
Mars–Jupiter Conjunction
Mars and Jupiter pass about 1.2° apart.
Nov172026 · UTC
Leonids Meteor Shower
Leonids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 15. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Nov202026 · UTC
Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation
Mercury reaches its widest apparent separation from the Sun and is best placed in the morning sky.
Nov222026 · UTC
Alpha Monocerotids Meteor Shower
Alpha Monocerotids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of Var. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Nov242026 · UTC
Full Moon — Beaver Moon
The Moon reaches its full phase (Beaver Moon).
Nov252026 · UTC
Uranus at Opposition
Uranus lies opposite the Sun, rises near sunset, and is favorably placed for observing.
Nov282026 · UTC
November Orionids Meteor Shower
November Orionids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 3. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Dec22026 · UTC
Phoenicids Meteor Shower
Phoenicids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of Var. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Dec72026 · UTC
Puppid-Velids Meteor Shower
IMO lists this as a radiant reference date rather than a confirmed true maximum.
Dec92026 · UTC
Sigma Hydrids Meteor Shower
Sigma Hydrids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 7. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Dec92026 · UTC
Monocerotids Meteor Shower
Monocerotids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 3. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Dec142026 · UTC
Geminids Meteor Shower
Geminids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 150. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
Dec232026 · UTC
Comae Berenicids Meteor Shower
Comae Berenicids activity peaks with a listed zenithal hourly rate of 3. Actual visible rates depend on sky darkness, radiant altitude, and local weather.
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