In Our Skies, July and August 2026

July 28, 29 Delta Aquarids meteor shower. The show runs for over a month, from July 12 to August 23. This year it peaks the morning of July 29. However, the full moon will majorly impact the number of meteors that will be visible.
August 2 Mercury will be visible low in the early morning sky. It will be at its greatest western elongation, meaning it will be as far from the Sun as it will get.
August 12 there will be a partial solar eclipse in Alaska, Canada, and the northern United States. You will have to go to the Arctic Ocean, Greenland, Iceland, north Atlantic Ocean, or Spain to see totality.
The morning of August 13 will be the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. This shower is known for large bright meteors, and this year the moon will be dark. Mark your calender. You just might want to lose some sleep after midnight the morning of the 13th.
August 15 Venus will be at its greatest eastern elongation, meaning that, in the evening sky after sunset, the planet will be as far from the sun as it will get.
August 28 there will be a partial lunar eclipse visible from most of North America.