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Moon
Phase calendar, full and new moons, lunar trivia.
Night Sky
What's visible tonight from Brandenburg.
Planets
Visible planets, parade alerts, retrograde dates.
Eclipses
Lunar and solar eclipse calendar visible from KY.
Meteor Showers
Annual showers with peak times and moon interference.
Seasons
Equinoxes, solstices, aphelion, perihelion.
Astrophotography
Telescope and night-sky shots from Meade County locals.
Stellarium
Browser planetarium centered on Brandenburg — plan tonight's sky.

Where the planets are right now

Positions are ecliptic longitude in degrees, computed here in Brandenburg. The from Earth column is what the zodiac is built on, and it is what every chart and reading on this site uses.

PlanetFrom EarthSign
mercury186.5°Libra
venus212.09°Scorpio
mars111.84°Cancer
jupiter136.47°Leo
saturn12.88°Aries
uranus66.54°Gemini
neptune2.72°Aries
pluto302.9°Aquarius

Next 6 full moons

  • 🌕Harvest MoonSat, Sep 26, 202611:01 AM UTC12 days
  • 🌕Hunter MoonSun, Oct 25, 202611:45 PM UTC41 days
  • 🌕Beaver MoonTue, Nov 24, 202612:29 PM UTC71 days
  • 🌕Cold MoonThu, Dec 24, 20261:13 AM UTC100 days
  • 🌕Wolf MoonFri, Jan 22, 20271:58 PM UTC130 days
  • 🌕Snow MoonSun, Feb 21, 20272:42 AM UTC159 days
Next new moon: Sun, Oct 11, 2026 at 5:23 AM UTC (26 days)

Upcoming eclipses

  • Annular Solar Eclipse — Sat, Feb 6, 2027 3:59 PM UTC Not visible from Kentucky

    Annular Solar Eclipse of Saros series 131, magnitude 0.928. Greatest eclipse at 15:59 UTC. The Sun is 30° above the horizon here at greatest eclipse, so some of it may be visible from Meade County — how much depends on the shadow track. Greatest eclipse is over 31S 48W.

  • Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Sat, Feb 20, 2027 11:12 PM UTC Partly visible here

    Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of Saros series 143. Greatest eclipse at 23:12 UTC. A penumbral eclipse is subtle — the Moon dims slightly rather than darkening visibly. Part of the eclipse happens with the Moon below the horizon here — it rises or sets mid-eclipse.

  • Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Sun, Jul 18, 2027 4:02 PM UTC Not visible from Kentucky

    Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of Saros series 110. Greatest eclipse at 16:02 UTC. A penumbral eclipse is subtle — the Moon dims slightly rather than darkening visibly. The Moon is below the horizon at Brandenburg throughout, so none of it is visible from Meade County.

  • Total Solar Eclipse — Mon, Aug 2, 2027 10:06 AM UTC Not visible from Kentucky

    Total Solar Eclipse of Saros series 136, magnitude 1.079. Greatest eclipse at 10:06 UTC. The Sun is below the horizon at Brandenburg at greatest eclipse, so none of it is visible from Meade County.

  • Penumbral Lunar Eclipse — Tue, Aug 17, 2027 7:13 AM UTC Visible here

    Penumbral Lunar Eclipse of Saros series 148. Greatest eclipse at 07:13 UTC. A penumbral eclipse is subtle — the Moon dims slightly rather than darkening visibly. The whole eclipse happens with the Moon above the horizon here.

  • Partial Lunar Eclipse — Wed, Jan 12, 2028 4:12 AM UTC Visible here

    Partial Lunar Eclipse of Saros series 115. Greatest eclipse at 04:12 UTC. The whole eclipse happens with the Moon above the horizon here.

Upcoming meteor showers

  • Orionids — peak Wed, Oct 21, 2026 · ZHR 20
  • Southern Taurids — peak Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · ZHR 5
  • Northern Taurids — peak Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · ZHR 5
  • Leonids — peak Tue, Nov 17, 2026 · ZHR 15
  • Geminids — peak Mon, Dec 14, 2026 · ZHR 120