Overview
- Jan. 3 brings a full Wolf supermoon, coinciding with the Quadrantid peak on Jan. 3–4, with bright moonlight likely to mute fainter meteors.
- Jupiter reaches opposition on Jan. 10, shining at its brightest for the year and remaining visible all night.
- A Feb. 17 annular “ring‑of‑fire” eclipse tracks across Antarctica, with partial views expected in South Africa and the southern tips of Chile and Argentina.
- A total lunar eclipse occurs March 2–3 and will be visible in North America, marking 2026’s only “blood moon.”
- Aug. 12 features a total solar eclipse over Greenland, Iceland and northern Spain, followed hours later by a prime Perseid meteor peak under moonless skies; NASA’s reported crewed lunar flyby remains planned for early 2026 pending agency confirmation.