Sky calendar 2026
2026 has 4 eclipses and 3 Mercury retrogrades. Each month below lists its main events; open a month for all of them. Times are UTC.
January
- Full Moon in Cancer ·
- New Moon in Capricorn ·
- The Sun enters Aquarius ·
- Neptune enters Aries ·
February
- Full Moon in Leo ·
- Saturn enters Aries ·
- New Moon in Aquarius ·
- Annular solar eclipse in Aquarius ·
- The Sun enters Pisces ·
- Mercury turns retrograde in Pisces ·
March
- Total lunar eclipse in Virgo ·
- Full Moon in Virgo ·
- New Moon in Pisces ·
- The Sun enters Aries ·
- Mercury turns direct in Pisces ·
April
- Full Moon in Libra ·
- New Moon in Aries ·
- The Sun enters Taurus ·
- Uranus enters Gemini ·
May
- Full Moon in Scorpio ·
- New Moon in Taurus ·
- The Sun enters Gemini ·
- Full Moon in Sagittarius ·
June
- New Moon in Gemini ·
- The Sun enters Cancer ·
- Mercury turns retrograde in Cancer ·
- Full Moon in Capricorn ·
- Jupiter enters Leo ·
July
- New Moon in Cancer ·
- The Sun enters Leo ·
- Mercury turns direct in Cancer ·
- Full Moon in Aquarius ·
August
- New Moon in Leo ·
- Total solar eclipse in Leo ·
- The Sun enters Virgo ·
- Partial lunar eclipse in Pisces ·
- Full Moon in Pisces ·
September
- New Moon in Virgo ·
- The Sun enters Libra ·
- Full Moon in Aries ·
October
- Venus turns retrograde in Scorpio ·
- New Moon in Libra ·
- The Sun enters Scorpio ·
- Mercury turns retrograde in Scorpio ·
- Full Moon in Taurus ·
November
- New Moon in Scorpio ·
- Mercury turns direct in Scorpio ·
- Venus turns direct in Libra ·
- The Sun enters Sagittarius ·
- Full Moon in Gemini ·
December
- New Moon in Sagittarius ·
- The Sun enters Capricorn ·
- Full Moon in Cancer ·