See A Solar Eclipse, The Perseids And A 96% ‘Blood Moon:’ August’s Sky

Science See A Solar Eclipse, The Perseids And A 96% ‘Blood Moon:’ August’s Sky By Jamie Carter ,

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Follow Author Aug 01, 2026, 01:00am EDT Topline August 2026 is the biggest month of the year for skywatchers, bringing a rare total solar eclipse across parts of Greenland, Iceland and Spain (and a partial eclipse to Europe, the U.S. and Canada), the peak of the Perseid meteor shower under perfectly dark skies, brilliant Venus at its highest in the evening sky and a deep partial lunar eclipse at month’s end. With Jupiter returning to the predawn sky, a comet lingering and the possibility of a nova explosion , August offers almost every major kind of celestial event in a single month. Here’s everything you need to know about stargazing in August 2026.