10/08/2026
August 12, 2026 features a rare, triple celestial event due to a perfectly timed dark New Moon.
The Big Three Events
6-Planets Parade (Pre-Dawn): Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Uranus, Saturn, and Neptune align. Look low in the east 60 to 90 minutes before sunrise. Four are visible to the naked eye.
Total Solar Eclipse (Daytime): The moon blocks the sun across Spain, Iceland, Greenland, and Russia. The rest of Europe, the UK, and North America will see a partial eclipse.
Perseids Meteor Peak (Night): The famous shower hits its maximum. Because the matching New Moon leaves the sky perfectly dark, you can see 50 to 100 shooting stars per hour.
