Night Sky Events
The bright core of the Milky Way is only in season for a few months. Here is when to see it, and why June to August belong to the whole planet.
The bright core of the Milky Way is only in season for a few months. Here is when to see it, and why June to August belong to the whole planet.
A new Moon reveals the Milky Way at its best, Perseid season begins, and a crescent Moon joins Venus and Regulus. Your sky guide for July 13-19, 2026.
Earth hits aphelion, Venus meets Regulus, and a crescent Moon joins Mars and the Pleiades at dawn. Your sky guide for July 6 to July 12, 2026.
The Strawberry Micromoon rises in the Teapot, Mars passes the Pleiades, then nearly touches Uranus. Your sky guide for June 29 to July 5, 2026.
July 2026 sky guide: Earth at aphelion, a super new moon, Venus by Regulus, Pluto at opposition, and a moon-washed Delta Aquariid meteor shower.
The Moon grazes Antares, Mercury meets Jupiter in twilight, and Mars rises beside the Pleiades. Your night-by-night sky guide for June 22-28, 2026.
Mercury peaks, the Moon occults Venus, and five celestial bodies line up on June 18 before the solstice. Your night-by-night guide for June 15-21.
Venus and Jupiter meet just 1.6° apart on June 9, 2026, the brightest planetary conjunction of the year. Here's when, where, and how to see it.
Venus and Jupiter meet in a close June 9 conjunction, Mercury climbs the evening sky, and all five naked-eye planets shine in one night this week.
Venus and Jupiter tighten toward a rare twilight conjunction this week, with Saturn at dawn and Vega rising. See what to watch, night by night.
Venus meets Jupiter June 8 and 9, Mercury joins the evening planets, five objects line up on June 18, and a Strawberry micromoon ends the month.
Watch the sky this week as Venus nears Jupiter, the Moon passes Spica, Vega rises, and a rare Blue Micromoon meets Antares.