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13 spectacular lunar events in 2026: The year 2026 is going to be great for astronomy lovers, because the upcoming lunar year will see many amazing views of the crescent moon and planets, as well as several supermoons, a total solar eclipse and a blood moon (total lunar eclipse).
Most of these astronomical events will be visible with naked eyes, but with the help of telescope and binoculars you will be able to see it more closely.
Dates related to moon sighting in the year 2026-
First supermoon of the year 2026
The first supermoon in the new year 2026 is going to occur on Saturday, January 3, 2026. The month of January is going to start with a great scene. When a wolf moon supermoon will appear in the sky.
This moon will be much larger in size and much brighter, which will be the first of three supermoons visible in the year 2026.
annular solar eclipse
Solar eclipse will occur on Tuesday, 17 February 2026. In a spectacular annular solar eclipse, the Moon will cover about 96 percent of the Sun’s center, leaving a glowing ring visible.
The full annular phase will be visible only from Antarctic research stations, while a partial eclipse will be visible from Antarctica and some areas of southern Africa and Argentina.
Crescent Moon and Mercury
Just after sunset on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, a very thin crescent moon will be visible low in the western sky, near the planet Mercury.
On this day, the Moon will be illuminated only 2 percent, it can be seen clearly with the help of binoculars, in which the planet Venus will be shining below and the planet Saturn will be shining upward.
Total lunar eclipse
From late night till morning on March 2-3, 2026. There are usually 3 total lunar eclipses, the last of which will occur in early March 2026 and the last in 2029. In the year 2025, there were two lunar eclipses, one of which surprised the astronomers of North America.
During this time in parts of western North America, Australia, New Zealand, East Asia and the Pacific, the full moon lunar eclipse will enter the Earth’s shadow and transform into a red blood moon lasting 58 minutes.
Crescent Moon and Venus
On March 20, 2026, bright Venus will be visible in a waxing crescent moon with 5 percent illumination above the planet, providing a chance to see the new moon near a bright planet about 45 minutes after sunset. It can be enjoyed with binoculars.
Crescent Moon, Venus and the Pleiades
Look west for a spectacular view of the setting stars of Orion an hour after sunset on April 19, 2026, when the 9 percent illuminated waxing crescent moon approaches the Pleiades, with bright Venus below.
total solar eclipse
On August 12, 2026, the Moon will completely cover the Sun for about 2 minutes and 18 seconds as seen from eastern Greenland, northern Spain and western Iceland. It will not be easy to see this extremely spectacular astronomical scene with the naked eye. There will be a small partial solar eclipse in North America and a deep partial solar eclipse will be visible across Europe.
partial lunar eclipse
The second lunar eclipse will be visible in Europe, Africa, North America and South America in the year 2026, but it will not be as grand as the first lunar eclipse that occurred in March.
The Moon will enter Earth’s shadow in space, but only 4 percent of it will come under Earth’s shadow, due to which the Moon’s surface will appear characteristically red. The edge of the Earth’s shadow will slowly move back and forth on the Moon, which will look spectacular even if there is no total eclipse.
Moon in a cluster of beehives
A beehive shaped star cluster, a wonderful group of stars which can be seen clearly with the help of a telescope. Just before dawn on September 8, 2026, the waning crescent will be directly below the Moon, making for a spectacular sight before sunrise in the eastern sky.
conjunction of moon and saturn
Saturn will be visible in the night sky on September 26, 2026, but it will be clearly visible only when the Moon passes close in the east just before the full moon.
Crescent Moon and Jupiter
Due to the distance of only 10 arc seconds between the Moon and Jupiter, a very rare and unique astronomical sight can be seen. It is best to see it in the east about 90 minutes before sunrise.
When the Moon is illuminated by about 20 percent and the Earth’s light is visible on its night side closest to the giant planet.
Crescent Moon with Mars and Jupiter
Mars will not be visible in the night sky for the first six months of 2026, but by October it will be visible in the south-east direction before sunrise.
On November 2, 2026, the waning crescent moon with 43 percent illumination will come close to Mars, just below which Jupiter will be visible.
Nearest supermoon after 2019
This year 3 supermoons will be visible. In which the first will be visible on 3 January, the second on 24 November and the third on 23 December 2026. The supermoon visible on December 23 is going to be special, because it will be visible closest to the full moon, which will be the closest since the year 2019.
It will be about 60 miles (100 km) further away than the supermoon seen on February 19, 2019, at a distance of just 221,668 miles, making it the largest and brightest full moon in nearly 8 years. But on 10 February 2028 and 30 March 2029, two supermoons will also come closer to the Earth.
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