Stargazing Dates 2026–27

Meteor showers

• Oct 21–22 · Orionids, after the moon sets around 4am
• Dec 13–14 · Geminids, moon sets before 10pm
• Jan 3–4 · Quadrantids, dark until just before dawn
• May 6–7 · Eta Aquariids, almost no moonlight
• Aug 12–13 · Perseids, after the moon sets around 3am

New moon weekends (darkest skies)

• Oct 9–10
• Nov 6–7
• Dec 11–12
• Jan 8–9
• Feb 5–6
• Mar 5–6
• Apr 2–3
• May 7–8
• Jun 4–5
• Jul 2–3
• Jul 30–31
• Aug 27–28