WHAT’S UP(COMING)! – Observation Calendar Aug-Oct 2026

Source for events and links below are In-The-Sky.org, Dominic Ford, Editor. The links provide details for each event including a scale on how difficult they are to observe.

Additionally, here’s a link to a printable PDF for “Navigating the mid August Night Sky” from our friends at the Astronomical League!

Aug 2 – Mercury at greatest elongation west

Aug 3 – Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

Aug 5 – Mercury at dichotomy

Aug 6 – Close approach of the Moon and M45

Aug 8 – Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

Aug 9 – Conjunction of Mars and Ceres

Aug 12 – New Moon

Aug 13 – Perseid meteor shower 2026 peak

Aug 14 – Venus at greatest elongation east

            – Messier 15 is well placed

Aug 15 – Messier 2 is well placed

Aug 16 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

Aug 18 – κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2026 peak

Aug 27 – Partial lunar eclipse

            – Full Moon

Aug 28 – Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition

Aug 31 – Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

Sep 1 – Aurigid meteor shower 2026 peak

Sep 3 – Close approach of the Moon and M45 (Pleiades)

Sep 6 – Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

Sep 7 – Close approach of the Moon and M44 (Beehive Cluster)

Sep 8 – Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

Sep 9 – September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2026 peak

Sep 10 – New Moon

Sep 22 – Venus at greatest brightness

            – September equinox

Sep 25 – Neptune at opposition

Sep 26 – Full Moon

Sep 27 – Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

            – Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2026 peak

Sep 22 – Asteroid 192 Nausikaa at opposition

            – Close approach of the Moon and M45 (Pleiades)

Oct 2 – The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed

Oct 4 – Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

          – Saturn at opposition

          – Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition

Oct 5 – Close approach of the Moon and M44

Oct 6 – October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2026 peak

          – Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

Oct 9 – Draconid meteor shower 2026 peak

Oct 10 – New Moon

            – Southern Taurid meteor shower 2026 peak

Oct 11 – Close approach of Mars and M44

            – δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2026 peak

Oct 13 – Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition

Oct 15 – The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed

Oct 18 – ε-Geminid meteor shower 2026 peak

            – 136199 Eris at opposition

Oct 21 – Orionid meteor shower 2026 peak

Oct 24 – Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

            – Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2026 peak

Oct 25 – Full Moon

Oct 26 – The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed

Oct 27 – Close approach of the Moon and M45 (Pleiades)