What are the 2026 eclipse dates and times?

2026 has 4 eclipses: Annular Solar Eclipse on February 17, 2026 at 7:01:09 AM ET; Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3, 2026 at 6:37:54 AM ET; Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026 at 1:36:45 PM ET; Partial Lunar Eclipse on August 28, 2026 at 12:18:32 AM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When are the 2026 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 20, 2026 at 10:45:57 AM ET; Summer Solstice: June 21, 2026 at 4:24:30 AM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 22, 2026 at 8:05:13 PM ET; Winter Solstice: December 21, 2026 at 3:50:14 PM ET.

When is Mercury retrograde in 2026?

Mercury stations retrograde 3 times in 2026: February 26, 2026, June 29, 2026, October 24, 2026. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons are there in 2026?

2026 has 13 full moons. The first is the Full Moon in Cancer on January 3, 2026 at 5:02:54 AM ET.

How accurate are these celestial event times?

Every event is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (DE441) and resolved to the millisecond. The engine is verified against NASA JPL HORIZONS - The model that flies spacecraft - On the 2026 major events. Almanacs stop at the minute. Starmap does not.

STARMAP | 2026 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

Across 2026, the sky delivers 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fall: an annular solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 17, a total lunar eclipse in Virgo on March 3, a total solar eclipse in Leo on August 12, and a partial lunar eclipse in Pisces on August 28. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Feb 26 to Mar 20; Jun 29 to Jul 23; Oct 24 to Nov 13). The first full moon rises in Cancer on January 3. May sees two full moons, a blue moon. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.

January 2026

Jan 01, 2026 - 4:10:42 PM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Jan 02, 2026 - 9:37:33 AM ET Chiron Direct
Jan 03, 2026 - 5:02:54 AM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Jan 10, 2026 - 10:48:23 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra
Jan 11, 2026 - 3:37:13 PM ET Vesta enters Aquarius
Jan 17, 2026 - 7:43:24 AM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Jan 18, 2026 - 2:51:59 PM ET New Moon in Capricorn
Jan 19, 2026 - 8:44:56 PM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 20, 2026 - 11:41:11 AM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Jan 23, 2026 - 4:16:45 AM ET Mars enters Aquarius
Jan 24, 2026 - 8:31:03 PM ET Pallas enters Pisces
Jan 25, 2026 - 11:47:23 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Jan 26, 2026 - 12:34:38 PM ET Neptune enters Aries

February 2026

Feb 01, 2026 - 5:09:14 PM ET Full Moon in Leo
Feb 03, 2026 - 9:33:08 PM ET Uranus Direct
Feb 06, 2026 - 5:48:04 PM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Feb 09, 2026 - 7:43:06 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Feb 10, 2026 - 5:18:38 AM ET Venus enters Pisces
Feb 13, 2026 - 7:11:39 PM ET Saturn enters Aries
Feb 17, 2026 - 7:01:09 AM ET Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aquarius
Feb 18, 2026 - 10:51:55 AM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 24, 2026 - 7:27:37 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini
Feb 26, 2026 - 1:48:10 AM ET Mercury Retrograde

March 2026

Mar 02, 2026 - 9:15:50 AM ET Mars enters Pisces
Mar 03, 2026 - 6:37:54 AM ET Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Virgo
Mar 06, 2026 - 5:45:45 AM ET Venus enters Aries
Mar 10, 2026 - 5:22:38 PM ET Vesta enters Pisces
Mar 10, 2026 - 11:29:51 PM ET Jupiter Direct
Mar 11, 2026 - 5:38:30 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Mar 15, 2026 - 1:12:54 AM ET Ceres enters Taurus
Mar 18, 2026 - 9:23:29 PM ET New Moon in Pisces
Mar 20, 2026 - 10:45:57 AM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 20, 2026 - 3:32:50 PM ET Mercury Direct
Mar 25, 2026 - 3:17:43 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer
Mar 29, 2026 - 4:50:16 AM ET Juno enters Aquarius
Mar 30, 2026 - 12:00:52 PM ET Venus enters Taurus

April 2026

Apr 01, 2026 - 10:11:58 PM ET Full Moon in Libra
Apr 09, 2026 - 3:36:09 PM ET Mars enters Aries
Apr 10, 2026 - 12:51:39 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Apr 14, 2026 - 11:21:29 PM ET Mercury enters Aries
Apr 17, 2026 - 7:51:48 AM ET New Moon in Aries
Apr 19, 2026 - 9:39:06 PM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 23, 2026 - 10:31:45 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
Apr 24, 2026 - 12:03:25 AM ET Venus enters Gemini
Apr 25, 2026 - 8:51:32 PM ET Uranus enters Gemini
Apr 26, 2026 - 1:06:40 AM ET Pallas enters Aries

May 2026

May 01, 2026 - 1:23:11 PM ET Full Moon in Scorpio
May 02, 2026 - 10:56:56 PM ET Mercury enters Taurus
May 06, 2026 - 11:34:25 AM ET Pluto Retrograde
May 09, 2026 - 5:10:28 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
May 13, 2026 - 12:13:04 PM ET Vesta enters Aries
May 16, 2026 - 4:01:03 PM ET New Moon in Taurus
May 17, 2026 - 6:26:24 AM ET Mercury enters Gemini
May 18, 2026 - 6:25:28 PM ET Mars enters Taurus
May 18, 2026 - 9:05:17 PM ET Venus enters Cancer
May 20, 2026 - 8:36:44 PM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 23, 2026 - 7:10:57 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo
May 28, 2026 - 7:48:43 PM ET Ceres enters Gemini
May 31, 2026 - 4:45:12 AM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius

June 2026

Jun 01, 2026 - 7:55:43 AM ET Mercury enters Cancer
Jun 05, 2026 - 5:54:41 PM ET Juno Retrograde
Jun 08, 2026 - 6:00:31 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
Jun 13, 2026 - 6:46:47 AM ET Venus enters Leo
Jun 14, 2026 - 10:54:10 PM ET New Moon in Gemini
Jun 19, 2026 - 5:20:35 PM ET Chiron enters Taurus
Jun 21, 2026 - 4:24:30 AM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 21, 2026 - 5:55:24 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jun 28, 2026 - 3:29:14 PM ET Mars enters Gemini
Jun 29, 2026 - 1:35:55 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Jun 29, 2026 - 7:56:41 PM ET Full Moon in Capricorn
Jun 30, 2026 - 1:52:22 AM ET Jupiter enters Leo

July 2026

Jul 07, 2026 - 6:54:36 AM ET Neptune Retrograde
Jul 07, 2026 - 3:28:59 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jul 09, 2026 - 1:22:07 PM ET Venus enters Virgo
Jul 14, 2026 - 5:43:37 AM ET New Moon in Cancer
Jul 21, 2026 - 7:05:36 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jul 22, 2026 - 3:13:05 PM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 23, 2026 - 6:57:51 PM ET Mercury Direct
Jul 26, 2026 - 3:56:29 PM ET Saturn Retrograde
Jul 26, 2026 - 8:47:40 PM ET True Node Rx enters Aquarius
Jul 29, 2026 - 10:35:43 AM ET Full Moon in Aquarius

August 2026

Aug 03, 2026 - 4:10:15 PM ET Chiron Retrograde
Aug 05, 2026 - 10:21:29 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Aug 06, 2026 - 3:12:45 PM ET Venus enters Libra
Aug 09, 2026 - 12:28:22 PM ET Mercury enters Leo
Aug 11, 2026 - 4:30:30 AM ET Mars enters Cancer
Aug 11, 2026 - 10:42:11 AM ET Juno Rx enters Capricorn
Aug 12, 2026 - 10:54:08 AM ET Ceres enters Cancer
Aug 12, 2026 - 1:36:45 PM ET Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Leo
Aug 14, 2026 - 5:41:53 AM ET Pallas Retrograde
Aug 19, 2026 - 10:46:21 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Aug 22, 2026 - 10:18:48 PM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 25, 2026 - 7:04:13 AM ET Mercury enters Virgo
Aug 25, 2026 - 2:01:18 PM ET Vesta Retrograde
Aug 28, 2026 - 12:18:32 AM ET Partial Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces

September 2026

Sep 04, 2026 - 3:51:14 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
Sep 10, 2026 - 4:06:49 AM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Sep 10, 2026 - 12:20:38 PM ET Mercury enters Libra
Sep 10, 2026 - 2:27:14 PM ET Uranus Retrograde
Sep 10, 2026 - 11:27:00 PM ET New Moon in Virgo
Sep 16, 2026 - 9:09:12 PM ET Juno Direct
Sep 17, 2026 - 9:50:26 PM ET Chiron Rx enters Aries
Sep 18, 2026 - 4:43:47 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Sep 22, 2026 - 8:05:13 PM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 26, 2026 - 12:49:02 PM ET Full Moon in Aries
Sep 27, 2026 - 10:48:52 PM ET Mars enters Leo
Sep 30, 2026 - 7:44:24 AM ET Mercury enters Scorpio

October 2026

Oct 03, 2026 - 3:15:54 AM ET Venus Retrograde
Oct 03, 2026 - 9:25:03 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Oct 10, 2026 - 11:50:05 AM ET New Moon in Libra
Oct 15, 2026 - 10:40:20 PM ET Pluto Direct
Oct 18, 2026 - 12:12:41 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Oct 23, 2026 - 5:37:56 AM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 23, 2026 - 10:41:03 PM ET Juno enters Aquarius
Oct 24, 2026 - 3:12:42 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
Oct 25, 2026 - 5:09:48 AM ET Venus Rx enters Libra
Oct 26, 2026 - 12:11:49 AM ET Full Moon in Taurus

November 2026

Nov 01, 2026 - 3:28:27 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Nov 09, 2026 - 2:02:07 AM ET New Moon in Scorpio
Nov 13, 2026 - 10:53:52 AM ET Mercury Direct
Nov 13, 2026 - 7:27:27 PM ET Venus Direct
Nov 17, 2026 - 6:47:50 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Nov 22, 2026 - 1:00:41 AM ET Ceres Retrograde
Nov 22, 2026 - 2:23:20 AM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 24, 2026 - 9:53:34 AM ET Full Moon in Gemini
Nov 25, 2026 - 6:37:05 PM ET Mars enters Virgo
Nov 28, 2026 - 8:28:05 AM ET Vesta Direct
Nov 30, 2026 - 11:34:50 PM ET Pallas Direct

December 2026

Dec 01, 2026 - 1:08:40 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
Dec 04, 2026 - 3:12:40 AM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Dec 06, 2026 - 3:33:20 AM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Dec 08, 2026 - 7:51:51 PM ET New Moon in Sagittarius
Dec 10, 2026 - 6:31:06 PM ET Saturn Direct
Dec 12, 2026 - 5:17:26 PM ET Neptune Direct
Dec 12, 2026 - 7:56:40 PM ET Jupiter Retrograde
Dec 17, 2026 - 12:42:40 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces
Dec 21, 2026 - 3:50:14 PM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 23, 2026 - 8:28:14 PM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Dec 25, 2026 - 1:22:29 PM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Dec 30, 2026 - 1:59:30 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Libra

Starmap

Every Celestial Event Mapped to the Millisecond