2026 Sky Event Almanac
Pakistan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Pakistan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5 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 | ||||||||
| Pakistan Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date PKT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 02:43 Moon at Perigee: 360348 km
03 15:03 FULL MOON
03 22 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 03 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 03:01 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
04 08:28 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
06 16 Mercury at Aphelion
06 21 Venus at Superior Conjunction
06 21:20 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
07 16:22 Moon at Descending Node
09 15 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
10 13 Jupiter at Opposition
10 20:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 04:50 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
14 01:48 Moon at Apogee: 405437 km
15 00:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 00:52 NEW MOON
21 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 05:03 Moon at Ascending Node
23 01 Venus at Aphelion
23 17:31 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
26 09:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 02:07 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
30 02:53 Moon at Perigee: 365878 km
31 07:31 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
31 18:45 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Feb 02 03:09 FULL MOON
03 07:48 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
04 00:18 Moon at Descending Node
07 13:26 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
09 17:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 21:52 Moon at Apogee: 404577 km
11 08:19 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
17 17:01 NEW MOON
17 17:12 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963
18 11:19 Moon at Ascending Node
19 04:03 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
19 16 Mercury at Perihelion
19 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
20 04:54 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
24 07:43 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
24 17:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 04:18 Moon at Perigee: 370132 km
27 11:26 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
28 02:34 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
Mar 02 17:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
03 09:35 Moon at Descending Node
03 16:34 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.151
03 16:38 FULL MOON
06 22:24 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
07 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 16:32 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
10 18:43 Moon at Apogee: 404385 km
11 14:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 00 Mercury 3.4°N of Mars
17 19:07 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon
17 20:22 Moon at Ascending Node
18 02:51 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
19 06:23 NEW MOON
20 17:39 Venus 4.6°S of Moon
20 19:46 Vernal Equinox
22 15 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
22 16:40 Moon at Perigee: 366858 km
23 13:32 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
25 13 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
26 00:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 12 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38126 AU
26 17:13 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
27 08:18 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
30 00:00 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
30 16:34 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 02 07:12 FULL MOON
03 06:32 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
04 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
07 00:21 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
07 13:32 Moon at Apogee: 404974 km
10 09:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 04:43 Moon at Ascending Node
16 05:45 Mars 3.7°S of Moon
17 16:52 NEW MOON
19 11:57 Moon at Perigee: 361631 km
19 13:49 Venus 4.8°S of Moon
19 21:28 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
20 00 Mars 1.2°N of Saturn
20 15 Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
21 03 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
23 00 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 03:06 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
23 13:59 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
24 07:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 09:17 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
26 05:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
26 19:36 Moon at Descending Node
30 13:17 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
May 01 22:23 FULL MOON
04 07:20 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
05 03:30 Moon at Apogee: 405843 km
05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
10 02:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 09:36 Moon at Ascending Node
14 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 09 Venus at Perihelion
17 01:01 NEW MOON
17 18:48 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
18 15 Mercury at Perihelion
19 06:50 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
20 17:39 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
20 21:30 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
22 21 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 11:41 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
23 16:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 20:26 Moon at Descending Node
27 19:09 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
31 13:32 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
31 13:45 FULL MOON
Jun 01 09:32 Moon at Apogee: 406369 km
07 11:19 Moon at Ascending Node
07 21:17 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
08 15:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 01 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
13 18:15 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
15 04:18 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
15 07:54 NEW MOON
16 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
17 00:32 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
17 07:08 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
17 11:54 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
18 01:21 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 19:31 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
19 22:57 Moon at Descending Node
21 13:25 Summer Solstice
22 02:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 01:11 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
25 17 Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter
27 19:32 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
28 12:11 Moon at Apogee: 406267 km
28 23:32 Mars 4.3°S of Pleiades
30 04:57 FULL MOON
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Date PKT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 15 Mercury at Aphelion
04 12:51 Moon at Ascending Node
06 23 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
08 00:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 19:36 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
11 03:54 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
13 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 12:50 Moon at Perigee: 359111 km
14 14:43 NEW MOON
17 05:07 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
17 05:27 Moon at Descending Node
17 21:31 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
21 08:21 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
21 16:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 02:00 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
25 21:45 Moon at Apogee: 405549 km
28 15 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 17 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
29 19:36 FULL MOON
31 16:54 Moon at Ascending Node
Aug 02 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
06 07:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 11:23 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
09 10:31 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
10 16:18 Moon at Perigee: 363288 km
11 03:38 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
11 17:48 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
12 22:37 NEW MOON
12 22:46 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039
13 07 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 14:56 Moon at Descending Node
14 14 Mercury at Perihelion
15 11 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E
16 13:47 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
17 16:49 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
20 07:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 09:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
22 13:20 Moon at Apogee: 404644 km
27 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 23:47 Moon at Ascending Node
28 09:13 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.930
28 09:18 FULL MOON
Sep 01 18:24 Venus 1.2°S of Spica
03 17:03 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
04 12:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 23:24 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
07 01:26 Moon at Perigee: 368255 km
07 11:32 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
08 23:13 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
10 00:17 Moon at Descending Node
10 00:36 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
11 08:27 NEW MOON
14 01:53 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
14 16:10 Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
17 17:18 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 01:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 08:00 Moon at Apogee: 404217 km
23 05:06 Autumnal Equinox
24 07:40 Moon at Ascending Node
26 05 Neptune at Opposition
26 06:49 Mercury 0.8°N of Spica
26 21:49 FULL MOON
30 22:39 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
Oct 02 01:41 Moon at Perigee: 369338 km
03 18:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 17 Saturn at Opposition
04 17:27 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
05 10:30 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 15:18 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
07 06:19 Moon at Descending Node
07 07:57 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
10 20:50 NEW MOON
12 07:30 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
12 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E
13 01:08 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
15 01:25 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
17 03:56 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km
18 21:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 13:53 Moon at Ascending Node
21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 08 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
26 09:12 FULL MOON
28 06:11 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
28 23:01 Moon at Perigee: 364411 km
31 23:00 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
Nov 02 01:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 19:23 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
03 04:11 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
03 08:02 Moon at Descending Node
03 13:40 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
04 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 00 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 16:31 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
07 17:40 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
09 12:02 NEW MOON
10 14 Mercury at Perihelion
10 18:49 Venus 0.1°S of Spica
11 08:58 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
12 23 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 22:50 Moon at Apogee: 405619 km
16 09 Mars 1.2°N of Jupiter
17 16:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 16:49 Moon at Ascending Node
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
24 16:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
24 19:53 FULL MOON
25 12:47 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus
26 01:58 Moon at Perigee: 359348 km
26 04 Uranus at Opposition
28 06:27 Pollux 4.2°N of Moon
30 08:34 Moon at Descending Node
30 14:18 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
30 19:35 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon
Dec 01 00:32 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
01 11:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 23:36 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
09 05:52 NEW MOON
11 11:46 Moon at Apogee: 406421 km
12 20:35 Jupiter 1.3°N of Regulus
14 18:04 Moon at Ascending Node
14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 10:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 01:50 Winter Solstice
22 03:37 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
23 03 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 06:28 FULL MOON
24 13 Mercury at Aphelion
24 13:30 Moon at Perigee: 356650 km
25 16:41 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
26 02 Venus at Perihelion
27 12:55 Moon at Descending Node
27 22:32 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
28 03:44 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
30 23:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
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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
Pakistan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Pakistan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5 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 | |||
| Pakistan Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 15:03 | Jan 10 20:48 |
| Jan 19 00:52 | Jan 26 09:47 | Feb 02 03:09 | Feb 09 17:43 |
| Feb 17 17:01 A | Feb 24 17:28 | Mar 03 16:38 t | Mar 11 14:39 |
| Mar 19 06:23 | Mar 26 00:18 | Apr 02 07:12 | Apr 10 09:52 |
| Apr 17 16:52 | Apr 24 07:32 | May 01 22:23 | May 10 02:10 |
| May 17 01:01 | May 23 16:11 | May 31 13:45 | Jun 08 15:00 |
| Jun 15 07:54 | Jun 22 02:55 | Jun 30 04:57 | Jul 08 00:29 |
| Jul 14 14:43 | Jul 21 16:06 | Jul 29 19:36 | Aug 06 07:21 |
| Aug 12 22:37 T | Aug 20 07:46 | Aug 28 09:18 p | Sep 04 12:51 |
| Sep 11 08:27 | Sep 19 01:44 | Sep 26 21:49 | Oct 03 18:25 |
| Oct 10 20:50 | Oct 18 21:13 | Oct 26 09:12 | Nov 02 01:28 |
| Nov 09 12:02 | Nov 17 16:48 | Nov 24 19:53 | Dec 01 11:09 |
| Dec 09 05:52 | Dec 17 10:43 | Dec 24 06:28 | Dec 30 23:59 |
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 | |||||
- 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)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
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
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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