Celestial Bodies

Planets Moon Stars Comets Moons Asteroids Natural Satellites Sun The Moon Star Clusters

Lyrids Meteor Shower Begins With Peak Set for April 21-22

Limited moonlight next week should make faint streaks easier to see.

Crescent Moon Pairs With Venus on the Vernal Equinox

Six-Planet Alignment Peaks Feb. 28 With Mercury Best Spotted This Weekend

Europe’s 2026 Sky Calendar: Spain’s Total Eclipse, Germany’s Deep Partial, Prime Perseids

Geminids to Peak This Weekend With Best Views Late Saturday Into Early Sunday

December Sky Watch: Supermoon on Dec. 5, Geminids Peak Dec. 13–14

Saturn’s Close Pass With a Half‑Lit Moon Highlights Its Stationary Pause as Mercury Turns Direct

Beaver Moon Supermoon Peaks Wednesday Night at Year’s Closest Approach

Beaver Supermoon Will Light Up the Night on November 5

Last Quarter Moon Draws Close to Jupiter Overnight in Easy Sky Show

October Night Sky: Saturn Takes the Evening Stage as Ceres, Comets and Orionids Highlight the Month

Moon Brushes Past Saturn as Pre-Dawn Five-Planet Parade Continues

Total Lunar Eclipse on September 7 to Produce a Red Moon, Briefly Visible From France

8% Crescent Moon Meets Mars Low in the West Tonight

Last Chance Today to See Crescent Moon Join Six-Planet Pre-Dawn Lineup

Crescent Moon Joins Ongoing Six-Planet Pre-Dawn Parade

Moon Remains 88% Lit as Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks

Moon Passes Within Half-Degree of Antares in Tonight’s Sky

Earth’s Aphelion and Mercury’s Greatest Elongation Usher in July’s Night Sky Highlights

June’s Night Sky Brings Mars-Regulus Encounter, ‘Strawberry Moon’ and Peak Daylight