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Sky Events Over Yellowknife
The upcoming celestial calendar in Yellowknife's local time — conjunctions, planet parades, oppositions, the solstices and equinoxes, and full Moons — with which way to look for the planet pairings from your latitude.
June 2026
The Moon meets Jupiter
Wed, Jun 17, 12:09 AM
The Moon passes about 3° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
June solstice
Sun, Jun 21, 11:36 AM
The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the south.
Full Moon
Mon, Jun 29, 5:50 PM
The Moon is fully lit and up all night — great for moon-watching, tough for faint stars and the Milky Way.
July 2026
The Moon meets Jupiter
Wed, Jul 15, 12:09 AM
The Moon passes about 2.7° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
The Moon meets Venus
Fri, Jul 17, 12:09 AM
The Moon passes about 4.5° from Venus — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
Full Moon
Wed, Jul 29, 8:19 AM
The Moon is fully lit and up all night — great for moon-watching, tough for faint stars and the Milky Way.
August 2026
The Moon meets Mars
Sun, Aug 9, 12:09 AM
The Moon passes about 4.2° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
The Moon meets Jupiter
Wed, Aug 12, 12:09 AM
The Moon passes about 4° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
4-planet morning parade
Sat, Aug 15, 12:09 AM
4 naked-eye planets are visible together in the morning sky around now — a "planet parade." Look ESE, about 11° up.
The Moon meets Venus
Sun, Aug 16, 12:09 AM
The Moon passes about 1.6° from Venus — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
September 2026
The Moon meets Venus
Mon, Sep 14, 12:09 AM
The Moon passes about 2.4° from Venus — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
September equinox
Wed, Sep 23, 3:17 AM
Day and night are nearly equal again — autumn in the north, spring in the south.
Full Moon
Sat, Sep 26, 10:51 AM
The Moon is fully lit and up all night — great for moon-watching, tough for faint stars and the Milky Way.
October 2026
Saturn at opposition
Sun, Oct 4, 12:09 AM
Saturn sits opposite the Sun — closest, biggest and brightest for the year, and up all night. Look SSE, about 28° up.
The Moon meets Mars
Mon, Oct 5, 12:09 AM
The Moon passes about 0.9° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
The Moon meets Jupiter
Tue, Oct 6, 12:09 AM
The Moon passes about 2° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
Saturn at opposition
Fri, Oct 9, 12:09 AM
Saturn sits opposite the Sun — closest, biggest and brightest for the year, and up all night. Look SSE, about 28° up.
The Moon meets Venus
Mon, Oct 12, 12:09 AM
The Moon passes about 2.9° from Venus — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
Full Moon
Sun, Oct 25, 10:28 PM
The Moon is fully lit and up all night — great for moon-watching, tough for faint stars and the Milky Way.
November 2026
The Moon meets Mars
Sun, Nov 1, 11:09 PM
The Moon passes about 3.9° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
The Moon meets Jupiter
Mon, Nov 2, 11:09 PM
The Moon passes about 4.6° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
The Moon meets Venus
Fri, Nov 6, 11:09 PM
The Moon passes about 2.5° from Venus — an easy naked-eye pairing. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
Mars meets Jupiter
Fri, Nov 13, 11:09 PM
Mars and Jupiter pass about 1.4° apart — close enough to frame together. Look below the horizon at the exact peak — look on the nights around it.
Times shown in Yellowknife's local zone, computed from orbital elements (accurate to within a day for planning). Look-directions are for Yellowknife's latitude at the event's peak.