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.
| Planet | From Earth | Sign |
|---|---|---|
| mercury | 181.36° | Libra |
| venus | 210.25° | Scorpio |
| mars | 109.92° | Cancer |
| jupiter | 135.84° | Leo |
| saturn | 13.09° | Aries |
| uranus | 66.55° | Gemini |
| neptune | 2.8° | Aries |
| pluto | 302.95° | Aquarius |
Next 6 full moons
- 🌕Harvest MoonSat, Sep 26, 202611:01 AM UTC15 days
- 🌕Hunter MoonSun, Oct 25, 202611:45 PM UTC44 days
- 🌕Beaver MoonTue, Nov 24, 202612:29 PM UTC74 days
- 🌕Cold MoonThu, Dec 24, 20261:13 AM UTC103 days
- 🌕Wolf MoonFri, Jan 22, 20271:58 PM UTC133 days
- 🌕Snow MoonSun, Feb 21, 20272:42 AM UTC162 days
Next new moon: Fri, Sep 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM UTC (today)
Upcoming eclipses
- Partial Solar Eclipse — Sat, Feb 6, 2027 9:00 PM UTC Not visible from Kentucky
Annular eclipse visible from South America. Not visible from KY.
- Annular Solar Eclipse — Wed, Jan 26, 2028 8:08 PM UTC Not visible from Kentucky
Annular eclipse over South America and Africa. Not visible from KY.
- Total Lunar Eclipse — Sun, Dec 31, 2028 9:53 PM UTC Partly visible here
New Year's Eve total lunar eclipse. Visible in late evening from KY — moon sets during totality.
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