WHAT’S UP(COMING)! – Observation Calendar May-Jul 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.
May 1 – Full Moon
May 6 – η-Aquariid meteor shower 2026 peak
May 9 – η-Lyrid meteor shower 2026
May 13 – Messier 5 is well placed
May 16 – New Moon
May 18 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
May 20 – Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
May 21 – Close approach of the Moon and M44
May 22 – Venus at highest altitude in evening sky
May 31 – Blue Moon (Second full moon in May)
Jun 2 – The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed
Jun 3 – Messier 12 is well placed
Jun 6 – Messier 10 is well placed
Jun 9 – Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
Jun 10 – Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
– Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2026 peak
Jun 11 – Messier 92 is well placed
Jun 14 – New Moon
Jun 16 – Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Jun 17 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
– Lunar occultation of Venus – daytime
Jun 18 – The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
Jun 21 – June solstice
Jun 27 – June Bootid meteor shower 2026 peak
Jun 29 – The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed
– Full Moon
Jul 1 – The cluster IC 4756 is well placed
Jul 7 – Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
Jul 9 – Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition
Jul 10 – Close approach of the Moon and M45
Jul 11 – Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
Jul 14 – New Moon
Jul 17 – Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Jul 26 – Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition
Jul 29 – Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2026 peak
– Full Moon
