Calendar
What's lifting off and what's happening in the sky. Launch times come from a live community-maintained database; eclipses from NASA's catalogue.
Eclipse visibility depends on location; check NASA's maps before travelling. Meteor rates assume dark skies with the radiant high; moonlight reduces them.
Moon phase · approximate
Last Quarter
Computed by SpaceWonder from the mean synodic month (±1 day).
Moon phase · approximate
New Moon
Computed by SpaceWonder from the mean synodic month (±1 day).
Meteor shower · approximate
Leonids meteor shower peak
Typical peak rate ~15/h under dark skies.
International Meteor Organization (opens in a new tab)Moon phase · approximate
First Quarter
Computed by SpaceWonder from the mean synodic month (±1 day).
Moon phase · approximate
Full Moon
Computed by SpaceWonder from the mean synodic month (±1 day).
Moon phase · approximate
Last Quarter
Computed by SpaceWonder from the mean synodic month (±1 day).
Moon phase · approximate
New Moon
Computed by SpaceWonder from the mean synodic month (±1 day).
Meteor shower · approximate
Geminids meteor shower peak
Typical peak rate ~150/h under dark skies.
International Meteor Organization (opens in a new tab)Moon phase · approximate
First Quarter
Computed by SpaceWonder from the mean synodic month (±1 day).
Moon phase · approximate
Full Moon
Computed by SpaceWonder from the mean synodic month (±1 day).
Meteor shower · approximate
Quadrantids meteor shower peak
Typical peak rate up to ~110/h (ZHR) under dark skies.
International Meteor Organization (opens in a new tab)Solar eclipse
Annular solar eclipse
Annular path across southern South America and the South Atlantic; partial phases in South America, Antarctica and West Africa.
NASA GSFC eclipse catalogue (opens in a new tab)Lunar eclipse
Penumbral lunar eclipse
A subtle dimming of the Moon visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.
NASA GSFC eclipse catalogue (opens in a new tab)Meteor shower · approximate
Lyrids meteor shower peak
Typical peak rate ~18/h under dark skies.
International Meteor Organization (opens in a new tab)Meteor shower · approximate
Eta Aquariids meteor shower peak
Typical peak rate ~50/h, best from the Southern Hemisphere under dark skies.
International Meteor Organization (opens in a new tab)Lunar eclipse
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Very shallow penumbral eclipse; barely perceptible.
NASA GSFC eclipse catalogue (opens in a new tab)Solar eclipse
Total solar eclipse
Totality crosses southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East, lasting over six minutes near Luxor, Egypt.
NASA GSFC eclipse catalogue (opens in a new tab)Meteor shower · approximate
Perseids meteor shower peak
Typical peak rate ~100/h under dark skies.
International Meteor Organization (opens in a new tab)Lunar eclipse
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Penumbral eclipse visible from the Pacific, Americas and Antarctica.
NASA GSFC eclipse catalogue (opens in a new tab)Meteor shower · approximate
Orionids meteor shower peak
Typical peak rate ~20/h under dark skies.
International Meteor Organization (opens in a new tab)Lunar eclipse
Partial lunar eclipse
A small part of the Moon enters Earth's umbra.
NASA GSFC eclipse catalogue (opens in a new tab)Solar eclipse
Annular solar eclipse
Annular path from Ecuador and Peru across the Atlantic to Portugal and Spain.
NASA GSFC eclipse catalogue (opens in a new tab)Lunar eclipse
Partial lunar eclipse
Partial eclipse visible from Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
NASA GSFC eclipse catalogue (opens in a new tab)Solar eclipse
Total solar eclipse
Totality crosses Australia, including Sydney, and New Zealand's South Island.
NASA GSFC eclipse catalogue (opens in a new tab)Starlink Group 15-18
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Low Earth Orbit
The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9)
Electron · Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand · Low Earth Orbit
SpaceSail Polar Group TBD?
Kinetica 2 · CAS Space
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · Polar Orbit
USSF-432
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Low Earth Orbit
Demo Flight
Mir · Agency for Defense Development
Sea Launch · Low Earth Orbit
Unknown Payload
Ceres-2 · Galactic Energy
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · Unknown
Unknown Payload
Long March 2C · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China · Unknown
SatNet LEO Group TBD?
Long March 12 · China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China · Low Earth Orbit
Starlink Group 15-21
Falcon 9 Block 5 · SpaceX
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · Low Earth Orbit
The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)
Electron · Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand · Low Earth Orbit
Schedule from The Space Devs Launch Library 2, refreshed hourly; last retrieved 2026-10-30 21:31 UTC. NET = no earlier than. Launch dates change often.
