Sky Events
Recent and Upcoming Sky Events for the Asheville, NC region:
- 3/4 Oct 2026: Saturn Closest to Earth for the Year
- 6 Oct: Pre-Dawn Lunar Occultation of Jupiter
- 13-15 Oct: Crescent Moon Glides Past Antares
- 21/22 Oct: Orionids Meteor Shower
- 23-24 Oct: Hunter’s Moon Glides Past Saturn
- 25/26 Oct: Hunter’s Full Moon
- 1 Nov 2026: Daylight Savings Time Ends
- 1-30 Nov: Jupiter and Mars Dance with Regulus and the Moon
- 4-18 Nov: Three Meteor Showers Peak this Month
- 25 Nov: Uranus Closest to Earth for the Year
- 1-10 Dec 2026: Observe Our 2 Galactic Neighbors with Binoculars
- 4 Dec: Planets and the Moon in the Dawn Sky
- 13/14 Dec: Geminid Meteor Shower
- 17-18 Dec: The Long Night Moon Glides Past Saturn
- 21 Dec: Winter Solstice
- 23/24 Dec: Full “Long Night Moon”
Links to Some Useful 2026 Sky Guides:
→ Best Sky Event Highlights
→ Sky Event Almanac
→ Skygazer’s Almanac Chart
→ Meteor Shower Guide
→ Comet Prospects
