Calendar
Sky events worth planning for, 2026-2030
The events below are the reliable traffic of the night sky over the next five years: meteor showers on their good, moonless years; the total solar eclipses crossing Europe, North Africa and Australia; two years of well-placed lunar eclipses; and the once-in-history naked-eye pass of asteroid Apophis. Every entry links its authoritative source — NASA or the International Meteor Organization. For the biggest ones we build a full page with a live, location-aware forecast for the peak night.
2026
- August 12, 2026Meteor shower
Perseids meteor shower 2026Major
The strongest annual meteor shower falls on a moonless peak in 2026 — its best showing in more than a decade.
Visible: Northern Hemisphere (best) · northern tropics (lower)
Forecast & guide →Source: International Meteor Organization — meteor shower calendar
- August 12, 2026Solar eclipse
Total solar eclipse 2026 (Iceland & Spain)Major
The first total solar eclipse over mainland Europe since 1999, with totality over Iceland and northern Spain.
Visible: Iceland (totality) · northern Spain (totality, low sun) · most of Europe (partial) · Greenland · parts of North Africa (partial)
2027
- February 19, 2027Planet opposition
Mars at opposition 2027Notable
Mars is up all night and near its brightest, visible worldwide.
Visible: worldwide (both hemispheres)
- May 6, 2027Meteor 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
- August 2, 2027Solar 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
2028
- July 22, 2028Solar 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)
- August 12, 2028Meteor 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
- December 13, 2028Meteor 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
- December 31, 2028Lunar 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
2029
- March 25, 2029Planet opposition
Mars at opposition 2029Notable
The decade's second Mars opposition — the red planet up all night.
Visible: worldwide (both hemispheres)
- April 13, 2029Asteroid flyby
Asteroid 99942 Apophis close approach 2029Major
The first naked-eye pass of a potentially hazardous asteroid — closer than our geostationary satellites, and a certainty.
Visible: Europe · Africa · western Asia
- June 26, 2029Lunar eclipse
Total lunar eclipse — June 2029Notable
A total lunar eclipse well placed for eastern North America.
Visible: North America (eastern best) · South America · Europe · Africa
- December 20, 2029Lunar eclipse
Total lunar eclipse — December 2029Notable
A total lunar eclipse excellently placed for North America and Europe.
Visible: North America · Europe · Africa · western Asia
2030
- January 3, 2030Meteor shower
Quadrantids meteor shower 2030Minor
A brief but intense meteor shower opening 2030 on a moonless night.
Visible: Northern Hemisphere
Source: International Meteor Organization — meteor shower calendar
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.