Current Skies

A Friendly Guide to the seasonal skies, with a smidgen of snark. Updated weekly-ish.  

March 1-7: Lunar Eclipse

 

February 22-28: That Bright Thing Near the Moon

 

February 15-21: Annular Solar Eclipse & Mercury Eastern Elongation

 

February 8-14: Horizon-to-horizon Winter Milky Way

 

February 1-7: Uranus being Uranus

 

Need a wall calendar to stay apprised of astronomical events? Here’s a 2026 astronomy calendar with Artemis I imagery that includes the lunar phase for each day, eclipses, conjunctions, oppositions, meteor shower peaks, solstice & equinox dates, and more.

 

Archive of Current Skies

Astronomizing Around New York