Calendar of Astronomical Events

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1 Close approach of the Moon and M44	2 Lunar occultation of Regulus	3 Total lunar eclipse Full Moon The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed	4	5	6 The Moon at aphelion Conjunction of Ceres and Eris	7 Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Conjunction of Venus and Neptune
8	9 Conjunction of Venus and Saturn The Wishing Well cluster is well placed	10 Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon at apogee	11 Jupiter ends retrograde motion Moon at Last Quarter	12	13 Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii	14 Conjunction of Mars and Mercury γ-Normid meteor shower 2026
15	16 The Moon at perihelion	17 Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury	18 Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Comet 88P/Howell passes perihelion	19 New Moon	20 Conjunction of the Moon and Venus March equinox	21 Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition
22 Neptune at solar conjunction The Moon at perigee	23 Close approach of the Moon and M45	24	25 Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri Saturn at solar conjunction	26 Moon at First Quarter Mars at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter	27	28 Close approach of the Moon and M44
29	30 Lunar occultation of Regulus Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky	31