earthmoonsky — The Almanac https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ What's coming, overhead: meteor shower peaks and eclipses from the observatory's almanac. Location-aware detail at earthmoonsky.com/almanac/. en Total solar eclipse — Greenland, Iceland, Spain (Aug 12) https://earthmoonsky.com/eclipse/2026-august-12/ ems-event-2026-08-12 Greatest eclipse 17:47 UTC. Iceland's first totality since 1954, mainland Spain's first since 1905. Path, local circumstances, and live feeds on the Eclipse page. Partial lunar eclipse (night of Aug 27–28) https://earthmoonsky.com/moon/ ems-event-2026-08-27 The full moon clips Earth's shadow — visible from the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Naked-eye safe; local circumstances in the Moon room. Southern δ-Aquariids peak — Jul 30–31 (up to ~25/hr) https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ ems-shower-SDA-2026-07-30 A steady southern shower. The radiant stays low from mid-northern latitudes — better the farther south you are. Active Jul 12 – Aug 23. Rates are ideal-sky ZHR; data: International Meteor Organization. Perseids peak — Aug 12–13 (up to ~100/hr) https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ ems-shower-PER-2026-08-12 The year's most reliable shower — and in 2026 it peaks at new moon, the same moon that eclipsed the sun that afternoon. No moonlight all night. Active Jul 17 – Aug 24. Rates are ideal-sky ZHR; data: International Meteor Organization. Orionids peak — Oct 21–22 (up to ~20/hr) https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ ems-shower-ORI-2026-10-21 Dust from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors, best in the hours before dawn. Active Oct 2 – Nov 7. Rates are ideal-sky ZHR; data: International Meteor Organization. Southern Taurids peak — Nov 4–5 (up to ~5/hr) https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ ems-shower-STA-2026-11-04 Few but famously bright — the Taurids are the fireball shower. Active Sep 20 – Nov 20. Rates are ideal-sky ZHR; data: International Meteor Organization. Northern Taurids peak — Nov 11–12 (up to ~5/hr) https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ ems-shower-NTA-2026-11-11 The Taurids' northern branch; together the two streams run for weeks. Active Oct 20 – Dec 10. Rates are ideal-sky ZHR; data: International Meteor Organization. Leonids peak — Nov 16–17 (up to ~15/hr) https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ ems-shower-LEO-2026-11-16 Swift meteors from Comet Tempel–Tuttle; the shower behind history's great meteor storms. Active Nov 6 – Nov 30. Rates are ideal-sky ZHR; data: International Meteor Organization. Geminids peak — Dec 13–14 (up to ~150/hr) https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ ems-shower-GEM-2026-12-13 The strongest shower of the year, and it starts early in the evening — the family-friendly one. Active Dec 4 – Dec 17. Rates are ideal-sky ZHR; data: International Meteor Organization. Ursids peak — Dec 21–22 (up to ~10/hr) https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ ems-shower-URS-2026-12-21 A quiet solstice shower from the Little Dipper. Active Dec 17 – Dec 26. Rates are ideal-sky ZHR; data: International Meteor Organization. Quadrantids peak — Jan 3–4 (up to ~120/hr) https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ ems-shower-QUA-2027-01-03 One of the year's strongest showers, with one of its shortest peaks — a window of hours, not nights. Active Dec 28 – Jan 12. Rates are ideal-sky ZHR; data: International Meteor Organization. Lyrids peak — Apr 22–23 (up to ~18/hr) https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ ems-shower-LYR-2027-04-22 The spring standby, with occasional surprise outbursts. Active Apr 14 – Apr 30. Rates are ideal-sky ZHR; data: International Meteor Organization. η-Aquariids peak — May 5–6 (up to ~50/hr) https://earthmoonsky.com/almanac/ ems-shower-ETA-2027-05-05 Halley's Comet dust again — a pre-dawn shower, strongest from the tropics south. Active Apr 19 – May 28. Rates are ideal-sky ZHR; data: International Meteor Organization.