Astronomical Calendar for 2026

Year

Difficulty

October
2 Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri
The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed
3 Moon at Last Quarter
NGC 253 is well placed
4 Saturn at opposition
Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition
The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed
Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
Close approach of the Moon and Mars
Lunar occultation of Mars
5 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction
Close approach of the Moon and M44
Conjunction of Venus and Mercury
NGC 300 is well placed
6 October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2026
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Lunar occultation of Jupiter
Lunar occultation of Regulus
7 NGC 362 is well placed
9 Draconid meteor shower 2026
10 New Moon
Southern Taurid meteor shower 2026
11 Close approach of Mars and M44
δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2026
Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
9 Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
11 Mercury at greatest elongation east
12 Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
13 Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition
14 Lunar occultation of Antares
15 The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed
17 Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii
Mercury at dichotomy
18 Moon at First Quarter
ε-Geminid meteor shower 2026
136199 Eris at opposition
21 Orionid meteor shower 2026
23 Venus at inferior solar conjunction
24 Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2026
25 Full Moon
26 The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
136108 Haumea at solar conjunction
27 Close approach of the Moon and M45
29 Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri

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