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The sky in 2036

The main sky events of 2036. Times are UTC unless noted; local times shift by your time zone.

Equinoxes and solstices

March equinoxMarch 20, 01:02 AM
June solsticeJune 20, 06:31 PM
September equinoxSeptember 22, 10:23 AM
December solsticeDecember 21, 07:12 AM
Earth at perihelion (closest to the Sun)January 5, 03:17 PM
Earth at aphelion (farthest from the Sun)July 3, 09:59 PM

Full Moons

January 13, 11:16 AMWolf Moon · Supermoon
February 11, 10:09 PMSnow Moon · Supermoon
March 12, 09:09 AMWorm Moon
April 10, 08:23 PMPink Moon
May 10, 08:10 AMFlower Moon
June 8, 09:02 PMStrawberry Moon
July 8, 11:19 AMBuck Moon
August 7, 02:49 AMSturgeon Moon
September 5, 06:46 PMCorn Moon
October 5, 10:15 AMHunter’s Moon
November 4, 12:44 AMBeaver Moon
December 3, 02:09 PMCold Moon

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Eclipses

February 11, 10:11 PMLunar eclipse: total
February 27, 04:45 AMSolar eclipse: partial
July 23, 10:30 AMSolar eclipse: partial
August 7, 02:51 AMLunar eclipse: total
August 21, 05:24 PMSolar eclipse: partial

Meteor showers

PeakZHRMoon at peak
January 3Quadrantids8024%
April 21Lyrids1821%
May 5Eta Aquariids5074%
July 29Southern Delta Aquariids2544%
July 29Alpha Capricornids544%
August 12Perseids10079%
October 8Draconids1092%
October 9Southern Taurids581%
October 20Orionids202%
November 11Northern Taurids541%
November 17Leonids151%
December 13Geminids15017%
December 21Ursids1017%

Planets

January 3Uranus at opposition (best of the year)
February 2Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (25.2°)
February 5Saturn at opposition (best of the year)
March 20Venus at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (46.2°)
April 13Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (19.6°)
May 31Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (24.6°)
August 8Venus at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (45.8°)
August 12Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (27.4°)
September 24Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (17.9°)
October 18Neptune at opposition (best of the year)
December 6Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (21.1°)
December 12Jupiter at opposition (best of the year)

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