Sky Events
January 2026
January 1: Moon at perigee
January 3: Full Moon; Earth at perihelion; conjunction of Moon & Jupiter with angular separation of 3°41′; Quadrantid meteor shower peaks
January 6: Comet 24P/Shaumasse reaches peak brightness (mag. 8.4)
January 10: Jupiter at opposition, Last Quarter Moon
January 18: New Moon
January 19: γ-Ursae Minorid meteor peaks
January 23: Conjunction of Moon and Saturn with angular separation of 4°21′
January 25: First Quarter Moon
January 29: Moon at apogee
January 30: Conjunction of Moon and Jupiter with angular separation of 3°50′
Planets in January
Mercury: Poor visibility planet, not likely visible
Venus: Not visible this month
Mars: Not visible this month
Jupiter: Excellent visibility, reaches opposition January 10th
Saturn: Excellent evening visibility, rings come more into view as month progresses
February 2026
February 1: Full Moon
February 2: Lunar occultation of Regulus
February 8: α-Centaurid meteor shower peaks
February 9: Last Quarter Moon
February 17: New Moon
February 18: Lunar Occultation of Mercury at dusk
February 19: Mercury greatest eastern elongation; conjunction of Moon and Saturn with separation of 4°38′
February 20: Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
February 24: First Quarter Moon; Moon at perigee
February 27: Conjunction of Moon and Jupiter with separation of 3°57′
Planets in February
Mercury: Visible in the evening sky throughout the month
Venus: Visible in the evening sky throughout the month
Mars: Not visible this month
Jupiter: Good viewing in the western sky
Saturn: Visible in the evening sky throughout the month