2026 Sky Event Almanac

Indochina Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.

2026 Sky Event Almanac
Indochina Time
January - June July - December
Date     ICT   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 02  04:43  Moon at Perigee: 360348 km
    03  17:03  FULL MOON 
    04  00     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
    04  05     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  05:01  Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
    04  10:28  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    06  18     Mercury at Aphelion 
    06  23     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    06  23:20  Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
    07  18:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  17     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    10  15     Jupiter at Opposition 
    10  22:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  06:50  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    14  03:48  Moon at Apogee: 405437 km
    15  02:28  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
    19  02:52  NEW MOON 
    21  23     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    22  07:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  03     Venus at Aphelion 
    23  19:31  Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
    26  11:47  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  04:07  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
    30  04:53  Moon at Perigee: 365878 km
    31  09:31  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
    31  20:45  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon

Feb 02  05:09  FULL MOON 
    03  09:48  Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
    04  02:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  15:26  Spica 1.8°N of Moon
    09  19:43  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  23:52  Moon at Apogee: 404577 km
    11  10:19  Antares 0.7°N of Moon
    17  19:01  NEW MOON 
    17  19:12  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963
    18  13:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  06:03  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    20  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
    20  06:54  Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
    24  09:43  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
    24  19:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  06:18  Moon at Perigee: 370132 km
    27  13:26  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
    28  04:34  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon

Mar 02  19:00  Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
    03  11:35  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  18:34  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.151
    03  18:38  FULL MOON 
    07  00:24  Spica 1.8°N of Moon
    07  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    10  18:32  Antares 0.7°N of Moon
    10  20:43  Moon at Apogee: 404385 km
    11  16:39  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  02     Mercury 3.4°N of Mars
    17  21:07  Mercury 2.0°N of Moon
    17  22:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  04:51  Mars 1.5°S of Moon
    19  08:23  NEW MOON 
    20  19:39  Venus 4.6°S of Moon
    20  21:46  Vernal Equinox 
    22  17     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    22  18:40  Moon at Perigee: 366858 km
    23  15:32  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
    25  15     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    26  02:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  14     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38126 AU
    26  19:13  Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
    27  10:18  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    30  02:00  Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
    30  18:34  Moon at Descending Node 

Apr 02  09:12  FULL MOON 
    03  08:32  Spica 1.8°N of Moon
    04  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
    07  02:21  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
    07  15:32  Moon at Apogee: 404974 km
    10  11:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  06:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  07:45  Mars 3.7°S of Moon
    17  18:52  NEW MOON 
    19  13:57  Moon at Perigee: 361631 km
    19  15:49  Venus 4.8°S of Moon
    19  23:28  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
    20  02     Mars 1.2°N of Saturn
    20  17     Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
    21  05     Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
    23  02     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  05:06  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
    23  15:59  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
    24  09:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  11:17  Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
    26  07:37  Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
    26  21:36  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  15:17  Spica 1.8°N of Moon

May 02  00:23  FULL MOON 
    04  09:20  Antares 0.5°N of Moon
    05  05:30  Moon at Apogee: 405843 km
    05  15     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    10  04:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  11:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    15  11     Venus at Perihelion 
    17  03:01  NEW MOON 
    17  20:48  Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
    18  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    19  08:50  Venus 2.9°S of Moon
    20  19:39  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
    20  23:30  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
    22  23     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    23  13:41  Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
    23  18:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  22:26  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  21:09  Spica 1.9°N of Moon
    31  15:32  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
    31  15:45  FULL MOON 

Jun 01  11:32  Moon at Apogee: 406369 km
    07  13:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  23:17  Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
    08  17:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  03     Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
    13  20:15  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
    15  06:18  Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
    15  09:54  NEW MOON 
    16  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
    17  02:32  Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
    17  09:08  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    17  13:54  Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
    18  03:21  Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  21:31  Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
    20  00:57  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  15:25  Summer Solstice 
    22  04:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  03:11  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    25  19     Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter
    27  21:32  Antares 0.5°N of Moon
    28  14:11  Moon at Apogee: 406267 km
    29  01:32  Mars 4.3°S of Pleiades
    30  06:57  FULL MOON 

Date     ICT   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  17     Mercury at Aphelion 
    04  14:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  01     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
    08  02:29  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  21:36  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
    11  05:54  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
    13  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    13  14:50  Moon at Perigee: 359111 km
    14  16:43  NEW MOON 
    17  07:07  Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
    17  07:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  23:31  Venus 2.0°N of Moon
    21  10:21  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    21  18:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  04:00  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
    25  23:45  Moon at Apogee: 405549 km
    28  17     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    29  19     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    29  21:36  FULL MOON 
    31  18:54  Moon at Ascending Node 

Aug 02  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
    06  09:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  13:23  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
    09  12:31  Mars 4.4°S of Moon
    10  18:18  Moon at Perigee: 363288 km
    11  05:38  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    11  19:48  Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
    13  00:37  NEW MOON 
    13  00:46  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039
    13  09     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  16:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    15  13     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E
    16  15:47  Venus 2.1°N of Moon
    17  18:49  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    20  09:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  11:18  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
    22  15:20  Moon at Apogee: 404644 km
    28  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    28  01:47  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  11:13  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.930
    28  11:18  FULL MOON 

Sep 01  20:24  Venus 1.2°S of Spica
    03  19:03  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
    04  14:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  01:24  Mars 3.0°S of Moon
    07  03:26  Moon at Perigee: 368255 km
    07  13:32  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    09  01:13  Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    10  02:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  02:36  Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
    11  10:27  NEW MOON 
    14  03:53  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    14  18:10  Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    17  19:18  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
    19  03:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  10:00  Moon at Apogee: 404217 km
    23  07:06  Autumnal Equinox 
    24  09:40  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  07     Neptune at Opposition 
    26  08:49  Mercury 0.8°N of Spica
    26  23:49  FULL MOON 

Oct 01  00:39  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
    02  03:41  Moon at Perigee: 369338 km
    03  20:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  19     Saturn at Opposition 
    04  19:27  Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
    05  12:30  Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  17:18  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    07  08:19  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  09:57  Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
    10  22:50  NEW MOON 
    12  09:30  Venus 3.1°S of Moon
    12  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E
    13  03:08  Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
    15  03:25  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
    17  05:56  Moon at Apogee: 404639 km
    18  23:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  15:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  01     Orionid Meteor Shower
    24  10     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    26  11:12  FULL MOON 
    28  08:11  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
    29  01:01  Moon at Perigee: 364411 km

Nov 01  01:00  Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
    02  03:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    02  21:23  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    03  06:11  Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    03  10:02  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  15:40  Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
    04  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    06  02     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  18:31  Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    07  19:40  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    09  14:02  NEW MOON 
    10  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    10  20:49  Venus 0.1°S of Spica
    11  10:58  Antares 0.3°N of Moon
    13  01     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    14  00:50  Moon at Apogee: 405619 km
    16  11     Mars 1.2°N of Jupiter
    17  18:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  18:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  07     Leonid Meteor Shower
    21  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
    24  18:18  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
    24  21:53  FULL MOON 
    25  14:47  Mars 1.6°N of Regulus
    26  03:58  Moon at Perigee: 359348 km
    26  06     Uranus at Opposition 
    28  08:27  Pollux 4.2°N of Moon
    30  10:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  16:18  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    30  21:35  Regulus 1.1°N of Moon

Dec 01  02:32  Mars 3.3°N of Moon
    01  13:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  01:36  Spica 2.5°N of Moon
    09  07:52  NEW MOON 
    11  13:46  Moon at Apogee: 406421 km
    12  22:35  Jupiter 1.3°N of Regulus
    14  20:04  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  20     Geminid Meteor Shower
    17  12:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  03:50  Winter Solstice 
    22  05:37  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
    23  05     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  08:28  FULL MOON 
    24  15     Mercury at Aphelion 
    24  15:30  Moon at Perigee: 356650 km
    25  18:41  Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
    26  04     Venus at Perihelion 
    27  14:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  00:32  Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
    28  05:44  Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
    31  01:59  LAST QUARTER MOON 

    

Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac

  • Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
  • Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
  • Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
  • Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
  • Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
  • Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
  • Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
    - during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
    - during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star
  • Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
  • Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
  • Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
  • Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
  • Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit

  • Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
  • Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
  • Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
  • Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
  • Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
  • Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus

2026 Phases of the Moon

Indochina Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2026 Phases of the Moon
Indochina Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 03 17:03 Jan 10 22:48
Jan 19 02:52 Jan 26 11:47 Feb 02 05:09 Feb 09 19:43
Feb 17 19:01 A Feb 24 19:28 Mar 03 18:38 t Mar 11 16:39
Mar 19 08:23 Mar 26 02:18 Apr 02 09:12 Apr 10 11:52
Apr 17 18:52 Apr 24 09:32 May 02 00:23 May 10 04:10
May 17 03:01 May 23 18:11 May 31 15:45 Jun 08 17:00
Jun 15 09:54 Jun 22 04:55 Jun 30 06:57 Jul 08 02:29
Jul 14 16:43 Jul 21 18:06 Jul 29 21:36 Aug 06 09:21
Aug 13 00:37 T Aug 20 09:46 Aug 28 11:18 p Sep 04 14:51
Sep 11 10:27 Sep 19 03:44 Sep 26 23:49 Oct 03 20:25
Oct 10 22:50 Oct 18 23:13 Oct 26 11:12 Nov 02 03:28
Nov 09 14:02 Nov 17 18:48 Nov 24 21:53 Dec 01 13:09
Dec 09 07:52 Dec 17 12:43 Dec 24 08:28 Dec 31 01:59

For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.

The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.

If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the Phases of the Moon table. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial. Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.


Solar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100

Lunar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100


Sky Event Almanacs: 2021 to 2030

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania
PKT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
IST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
BST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
ICT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
AWST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
JST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
ACT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
AEST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
NCT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
NZST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
        • IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
        • BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
        • ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
        • AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
        • JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
        • ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
        • AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
        • NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
        • NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
          (where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)

A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.

For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.

Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs

The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.

The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.

Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
Solstice/Equinox (Earth) ± 0.5 minute
Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU
Solar and Lunar Eclipses ± 0.5 minute
Phases of the Moon ± 0.5 minute
Moon at Nodes ± 2 minutes
Apogee/Perigee of Moon ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers
Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet ± 10 minutes
Conjunctions of Planet with Planet ± 3 hours
Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) ± 30 minutes
Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) ± 30 minutes
Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) ± 3 hours
Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets ± 30 minutes

Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070

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For more information and sample pages, see Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 To 2070.

Acknowledgements

All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:

    "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".


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