Stellarhound

Sky calendar · 2026-2030

Nights worth planning for

The major meteor showers, eclipses and planet nights of the next five years — curated down to the ones worth going outside for, each entry linked to its authoritative source, and the Moon's interference told straight. The biggest events get a live, location-aware forecast for the peak night. Just here for shooting stars? See when the next meteor shower peaks.

2026

2027

  • Meteor shower

    Quadrantids meteor shower 2027Notable

    A major shower with a narrow few-hour peak — high rates for the right longitudes, under a mostly dark 13% moon.

    13% moon at the peak

    Visible: Northern Hemisphere

    Source: International Meteor Organization — meteor shower calendar

  • Solar eclipse

    Annular solar eclipse 2027 (South America & West Africa)Notable

    A long 'ring of fire' annular eclipse across Patagonia and West Africa — up to about 7½ minutes of annularity.

    Visible: Southern Chile & Argentina (annular path) · coastal Uruguay & far south Brazil (annular path) · West Africa (annular path) · much of South America & Africa (partial)

    Source: timeanddate.com — Annular solar eclipse of 6 February 2027

  • Planet opposition

    Jupiter at opposition 2027Notable

    The king of planets at its closest and brightest, up all night — prime weeks for the Galilean moons in any telescope.

    Visible: Worldwide (visible all night)

    Source: In-The-Sky.org — Jupiter at opposition (11 Feb 2027)

  • Planet opposition

    Mars at opposition 2027Notable

    Mars is up all night and near its brightest, visible worldwide.

    Visible: worldwide (both hemispheres)

    Source: NASA Science — skywatching

  • Meteor shower

    Eta Aquariids meteor shower 2027Notable

    Dust from Halley's Comet — the best Southern-Hemisphere meteor shower, on a moonless year.

    Visible: Southern Hemisphere (best) · low northern latitudes

    Source: International Meteor Organization — meteor shower calendar

  • Solar eclipse

    Total solar eclipse 2027 ("eclipse of the century")Major

    An exceptionally long totality (over six minutes) crossing North Africa — the biggest eclipse crowd of the decade.

    Visible: southern Spain · North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt) · Arabian Peninsula · wider partial across Europe/Africa/Asia

    Source: NASA — future eclipses

2028

  • Solar eclipse

    Total solar eclipse 2028 (Australia & New Zealand)Major

    A total solar eclipse whose path crosses directly over Sydney — a generational event for Australia.

    Visible: Australia (incl. Sydney) · New Zealand (partial/edge)

    Source: NASA — future eclipses

  • Meteor shower

    Perseids possible outburst 2028Notable

    A possible Perseid dust-trail outburst in 2028 — potentially spectacular, but the rate is genuinely uncertain.

    Visible: Northern Hemisphere

    Source: International Meteor Organization — meteor shower calendar

  • Meteor shower

    Geminids meteor shower 2028Notable

    The year's richest meteor shower falls on a near-moonless night in 2028.

    Visible: worldwide (Northern Hemisphere best)

    Source: International Meteor Organization — meteor shower calendar

  • Lunar eclipse

    Total lunar eclipse 2028 (New Year's Eve blood moon)Notable

    A blood-red Moon on New Year's Eve 2028, visible across Europe, Asia and Australia.

    Visible: Europe · Africa · Asia · Australia

    Source: NASA — lunar eclipses

2029

2030

Dates and geometry are the linked source's, not ours. Where a figure is model-dependent (for example a possible meteor outburst), the event's page presents the disagreement rather than a single made-up number. Moon percentages are the source's stated illumination for the peak night — where a source doesn't state one, we don't draw one.