Do you want to get a good look at the full moon in April 2026? Then you'll need to pay attention to the timing. In astronomy, the moon is only ‘full’ at one exact moment, but to us, it looks like a large illuminated disk for three nights in a row. In April, we call this the Pink Moon. Spoiler: [...]
The full moon March 2026 is a moment many astronomers and enthusiasts look forward to. Also called the Worm Moon, this moon marks the beginning of meteorological spring. For those who own a telescope, there is something special going on this year: in fact, the March 2026 full moon falls almost exactly [....]
Starry Skies February 2026 offers a unique window for anyone who takes visual astronomy seriously, or has a passion for the night sky! As winter slowly turns into spring, the northern hemisphere's most iconic objects are in their best positions. For owners of a Dobson telescope, this is a month [...]
What makes the February 2026 planetary alignment so special? The February 2026 planetary alignment is one of the most striking planetary conjunctions of this decade. On and around Feb. 28, 2026, six planets are on the same side of the Sun at the same time, making them appear in the evening sky, as seen from Earth, within one wide arc. What [...]
Full Moon February 2026: The Snow Moon occurs on Sunday, Feb. 1, and is of notable interest to observers this year. Not only because of its bright winter appearance, but also because the Moon is in the constellation Cancer, close to Praesepe (M44), better known as the Beehive Cluster. That makes this full moon eminently [...]
The January 2026 starry sky: recognizable, and lots happening! The January 2026 starry sky brings one of the most recognizable celestial scenes of the year. As soon as darkness falls, a backdrop forms that almost every stargazer instinctively recognizes: Orion in the south, the Pleiades high in the east, Auriga and Gemini above you, and in [...]
The Full Moon January 2026: the first highlight of the new year The Full Moon January 3, 2026, traditionally the Wolf Moon of January 2026, appears on the night of Jan. 2 to 3 and is the first celestial landmark of the year. The winter season is known for its clear, cold layers of air, and precisely because of this, [....]
Very occasionally, an object appears at the edge of our solar system that breaks through everything we are used to. 1I/ʻOumuamua did it in 2017. 2I/Borisov did it again in 2019. And in 2025 it will happen for the third time: 3I ATLAS, a visitor from outside our solar system, will pass by. Since its discovery on [...]
The night sky December 2025 is one of the richest skies of the year. The nights are long (and cold), the light of the winter sky is bright, and many of the best-known constellations climb high above the horizon. Those who go outside in December (if all goes well, most do) notice how quickly darkness falls [....]
The Full Moon December 2025 falls on the night of December 4-5, exactly around 00:14 am. Because the peak moment is in the middle of the night, the moon looks completely round on both the evening of December 4 and the evening of December 5. December full moons are always different from those of the rest [...].
The night sky November 2025 is one of the most varied of the year. The days are getting shorter, the nights longer and darker. This is the time when autumn slowly turns into winter and the sky becomes full of bright stars, striking planets and shooting stars. Those who take the time now to [...]
The November 2025 full moon is not just any full moon; it is a supermoon closer to Earth than any other this year. On November 5, 2025 at 2:19 p.m. (yes, during the day), the moon reaches its maximum illumination. Because that's during the day, she appears in the evenings of 4 and 5 [...].
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