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Sky events

The sky keeps appointments.

Eclipses and meteor-shower peaks, counted down — with the geography that decides whether each one is yours.

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Partial lunar eclipse

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa and the eastern Pacific, weather willing — the Moon's southern edge slips into Earth's shadow.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 · What your sky shows tonight →

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21 Oct 2026

Orionids peak up to ~20/hour at best

Active Oct 2 – Nov 7 · parent Comet Halley. Rates are for a dark sky; the Moon and your horizon take their share.

17 Nov 2026

Leonids peak up to ~15/hour at best

Active Nov 6 – Nov 30 · parent Comet Tempel–Tuttle. Rates are for a dark sky; the Moon and your horizon take their share.

14 Dec 2026

Geminids peak up to ~150/hour at best

Active Dec 4 – Dec 20 · parent Asteroid 3200 Phaethon. Rates are for a dark sky; the Moon and your horizon take their share.

22 Dec 2026

Ursids peak up to ~10/hour at best

Active Dec 17 – Dec 26 · parent Comet 8P/Tuttle. Rates are for a dark sky; the Moon and your horizon take their share.

04 Jan 2027

Quadrantids peak up to ~110/hour at best

Active Dec 28 – Jan 12 · parent Asteroid 2003 EH1. Rates are for a dark sky; the Moon and your horizon take their share.

06 Feb 2027

Annular solar eclipse annular solar

The ring of fire crosses southern South America and the South Atlantic; partial phases across much of South America and West Africa.

22 Apr 2027

Lyrids peak up to ~18/hour at best

Active Apr 14 – Apr 30 · parent Comet Thatcher. Rates are for a dark sky; the Moon and your horizon take their share.

Shower catalog: annual astronomical constants · eclipse list hand-curated, short on purpose — only passages this site will stand behind · all times UTC