Quick Reference: Eclipse Astrology Solar eclipse: always at a new moon. Read as a beginning, a seed planted. Lunar eclipse: always at a full moon. Read as a release, an ending, a revelation. Eclipse season: two windows per year, roughly 6 months apart. Sign matters: the zodiac sign the eclipse falls in shapes the theme.

Quick Reference: August Sturgeon Moon 2026 peak: Monday, August 17, 2026 at 11:47 a.m. ET. Traditional name: Sturgeon Moon. Origin: named for the lake sturgeon that were most easily caught in the Great Lakes each August. Zodiac sign at peak: Aquarius. Best viewing: 30 minutes after sunset on the night of peak, clear horizon to

Quick Reference: May Flower Moon 2026 peak: Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 4:45 a.m. ET. Traditional name: Flower Moon. Origin: named for the abundance of wildflowers in bloom across North America each May. Zodiac sign at peak: Sagittarius. Best viewing: 30 minutes after sunset on the night of peak, clear horizon to the east. Pair

Quick Reference: Planet Parades What it is: three or more planets visible in the same patch of sky at once. January 2025 parade: 6 planets (Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) in a sweeping line across the evening sky. Why it’s special: alignments of this many planets happen only every few decades. Naked-eye visible: Venus,

Quick Reference: July Buck Moon 2026 peak: Sunday, July 19, 2026 at 10:36 p.m. ET. Traditional name: Buck Moon. Origin: named for the new antler velvet that bucks (male deer) push out each July. Zodiac sign at peak: Capricorn. Best viewing: 30 minutes after sunset on the night of peak, clear horizon to the east.

The next Mercury retrograde is from November 9-29, 2025. But what is mercury retrograde? Why and how often does it occur? Does it affect your travel plans and communication? What is retro “shade” and is there a bright side to Mercury retrograde? Here is everything you need to know, including Mercury retrograde 2025 – 2030

Quick Reference: The 2024 Halloween Comet Official name: C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS). Discovered: January 2023 by China’s Tsuchinshan Observatory and South Africa’s ATLAS survey. Peak brightness: mid-October 2024 (around Halloween). Maximum naked-eye magnitude: +0.5 to +1.0 (brighter than most stars). Orbit: roughly 80,000-year cycle around the sun. Visible again: not in our lifetimes; next perihelion is

This year’s December night sky brings the Full Cold Moon as well as excellent opportunities to view Jupiter, Venus, and other bright planets. Don’t miss a beautiful crescent Moon on Christmas morning (before sunrise). Also, while one of the most popular shooting stars usually arrive in December, the light of the full Moon will obscure

This year’s November night sky brings the Beaver Moon—the fourth and final full Supermoon of 2024, as well as a great opportunity to see Jupiter through your telescope. While there is a chance you’ll see shooting stars—part of the Taurids and the Leonids, we don’t recommend bundling up for these as the bright Moon will

This year’s October night sky brings the Hunter’s Moon, the closest (and therefore the largest) supermoon of 2024. Plus, a bright comet that may be visible during the day! Here’s everything you need to know about sky events this month, including bright stars, Venus kissing the Moon, and a “Trick or Treat” triple threat you