The full Moon

Moon, planets & eclipses

Image: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center / LRO

The Moon's phases repeat every 29.5 days and set how dark the night sky is.[1] Five planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, are easy to see without a telescope, and on most nights at least one is up.[2] When the Sun, the Moon and Earth line up, there is an eclipse: a solar eclipse at new Moon, a lunar eclipse at full Moon.[3]

Happening now

Conjunction

Mars near Jupiter

1.2° apart · before dawn

November 15, 2026 (UTC)

 Planets

Mercury at greatest elongation

Morning sky · 20° from the Sun

November 20, 2026

 Conjunction

Moon near Jupiter

1.9° apart · before dawn · Moon 67% lit

November 30, 2026 (UTC)

 Conjunction

Moon near Jupiter

3.3° apart · before dawn · Moon 87% lit

December 27, 2026 (UTC)

Notable

Total solar eclipseAugust 12, 2026 (UTC)Partial lunar eclipseAugust 28, 2026 (UTC)Annular solar eclipseFebruary 6, 2027 (UTC)Total solar eclipseAugust 2, 2027 (UTC)Partial lunar eclipseJanuary 12, 2028 (UTC)Annular solar eclipseJanuary 26, 2028 (UTC)Partial lunar eclipseJuly 6, 2028 (UTC)Total solar eclipseJuly 22, 2028 (UTC)Total lunar eclipseDecember 31, 2028 (UTC)Partial solar eclipseJanuary 14, 2029 (UTC)Partial solar eclipseJune 12, 2029 (UTC)Total lunar eclipseJune 26, 2029 (UTC)Partial solar eclipseJuly 11, 2029 (UTC)Partial solar eclipseDecember 5, 2029 (UTC)Total lunar eclipseDecember 20, 2029 (UTC)Annular solar eclipseJune 1, 2030 (UTC)Partial lunar eclipseJune 15, 2030 (UTC)

Guides

Terms

TotalityAnnular eclipseConjunction
All terms in the Glossary

Sources

  1. [1]NASA, Moon Phases — science.nasa.gov, retrieved October 26, 2026
  2. [2]NASA, Skywatching — science.nasa.gov, retrieved October 26, 2026
  3. [3]NASA, Eclipses — science.nasa.gov, retrieved October 26, 2026