Quo Ducit Urania (Where Urania leads) The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (Established January 29, 1958) April 29, 2026 *** DRAFT *** 2026 Calendar of Events *EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE* JANUARY  FEBRUARY  MARCH  APRIL  MAY  JUNE JULY  AUGUST  SEPTEMBER  OCTOBER  NOVEMBER  DECEMBER Interested in Astronomy? Become a member of the RASC! Click here to find out about RASC membership and RASC publications.       January 2026 Print this month Top Next   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday         1 New Year's Day 2 03:03 MST 3 Full Moon 362311 km Earth at Perihelion (closest to the Sun) 10:15 MST ~Quadrantid meteor shower overnight 4 5 CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM 6 7 8 Calgary Centre Council Meeting 7:30PM Zoom Meeting 9 Youth Group WCO and ZOOM Meeting 08:48 MST 10 Jupiter at Opposition and brightest for the year 01:41 MST 11 12 13 14 Glenbow Ranch Talk 'The Longest Night' 6:00pm-8:00pm 15 Astroimaging submission Deadline 16 NOVA WCO and ZOOM Meeting 17 RAO Space Night (ticket required) O.G. WCO and ZOOM Meeting 12:52 MST 18 19 20 21 22 StarSeeker article deadline 23 24 Public RASC General Meeting ** See The January StarSeeker ** 21:47 MST 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator     February 2026 Print this month Prev Top Next   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 15:09 MST 1 Full Moon 371380 km 2 CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM 3 4 5 6 7 Calgary Centre Council Meeting Noon In-personMeeting 8 05:43 MST 9 10 11 12 13 Youth Group WCO and ZOOM Meeting 14 Valentine's Day 15 16 Family Day (AB) 05:01 MST 17 Chinese New Year of the Horse Annular Solar eclipse viewing information Annular Solar eclipse 05:13:06 MST s Argentina & Chile, s Africa, Antarctica 18 First Day of Ramadan religious - must be verified 19 Public RASC General Meeting ** See The February StarSeeker ** StarSeeker article deadline 20 Annual Members Banquet and Awards Night 21 RAO Space Night (ticket required) NOVA (7:00PM) and O.G. (8:00PM) WCO and ZOOM Meeting 22 23 05:27 MST 24 25 26 27 28 NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator     March 2026 Print this month Prev Top Next   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM 04:38 MST 3 Full Moon 382606 km Total Lunar Eclipse viewing information Total lunar eclipse 04:34:52 MST eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific, Americas 4 5 6 7 8 Daylight Saving Time Begins 9 10 03:38 MDT 11 12 Calgary Centre Council Meeting 7:30PM Zoom Meeting 13 Youth Group WCO and ZOOM Meeting 14 Happy Pi Day (also Einstein's birthday) Public RASC General Meeting ** See The March StarSeeker ** 15 RASC at Earth Science for Society 16 RASC at Earth Science for Society 17 St. Patrick's Day Equal day/night hours for 51°N RASC at Earth Science for Society 19:23 MDT 18 19 StarSeeker article deadline 20 NOVA WCO and ZOOM Meeting March Equinox (Sun over the equator) 08:46 MDT 21 RAO Space Night (ticket required) Spring Break O.G. WCO Messier Marathon OR ZOOM Meeting 7PM 22 Spring Break 23 Spring Break 24 Spring Break 13:18 MDT 25 Spring Break 26 Spring Break 27 Spring Break WCO Tour (Private) 6-8PM 28 Spring Break 29 Spring Break 30 31         NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator     April 2026 Print this month Prev Top Next   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday       20:12 MDT 1 Full Moon 393593 km 2 First Day of Passover 3 Good Friday 4 5 Easter Sunday 6 Easter Monday CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM 7 8 22:51 MDT 9 Calgary Centre Council Meeting 7:30PM Zoom Meeting 10 Youth Group WCO and ZOOM Meeting 11 Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre at Shannon Terrace Star Night 12 13 14 15 RASC at Paws and Stars Fundraising Event at Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary 8:00PM 16 StarSeeker article deadline 05:52 MDT 17 NOVA (7:00PM) and O.G. (9:00pm) WCO and ZOOM Meeting 18 RAO Space Night (ticket required) Public RASC General Meeting ** See The April StarSeeker ** 19 20 21 22 ~Lyrid meteor shower overnight 20:32 MDT 23 24 25 RASC at Paws and Stars Fundraising Event 8pm (ticket required) 26 27 28 WCO Tour (Private) 10:30-Noon 29 30     NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator     May 2026 Print this month Prev Top Next   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday           11:23 MDT 1 Full Moon 402001 km 2 RASC General Assembly Zoom Meeting 3 RASC General Assembly Zoom Meeting 4 International Star Wars Day CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM 5 ~Eta Aquariid meteor shower overnight 6 7 8 Youth Group WCO and ZOOM Meeting 8PM 15:10 MDT 9 RAO Space Night (ticket required) Calgary Centre Council Meeting Noon In-person Meeting 10 Mother's Day 11 12 13 14 15 AstronoMay at ERO NOVA WCO and ZOOM Meeting 8PM 14:01 MDT 16 AstronoMay at ERO O.G. WCO and ZOOM Meeting 17 AstronoMay at ERO 18 Victoria Day AstronoMay at ERO 19 20 21 Public RASC General Meeting ** via ZOOM See The May StarSeeker ** StarSeeker article deadline 22 05:11 MDT 23 RASC at Airdrie Childrens Festival 24 RASC at Airdrie Childrens Festival 25 26 27 28 29 30 02:45 MDT 31 The most distant Full Moon of 2026 406134 km             NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator     June 2026 Print this month Prev Top Next   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday   1 CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM 2 3 4 5 6 WCO Work Party 7 04:00 MDT 8 9 10 11 Calgary Centre Council Meeting 7:30PM Zoom Meeting 12 13 WCO Work party backup 20:54 MDT 14 15 16 17 18 StarSeeker article deadline 19 20 WCO Member's BBQ - NOVA O.G. Youth Group wrap-up at WCO 4:00pm-8::pm Ticket Required 15:55 MDT 21 Father's Day June Solstice (Sun's furthest point north) 02:24 MDT 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17:56 MDT 29 Full Moon 405253 km 30 International Asteroid Day         NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator     July 2026 Print this month Prev Top Next   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday       1 Canada Day 2 3 Calgary Stampede 4 Calgary Stampede 5 Calgary Stampede 6 Calgary Stampede CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM Earth at Aphelion (furthest from the Sun) 11:30 MDT 13:29 MDT 7 Calgary Stampede 8 Calgary Stampede 9 Calgary Stampede NO RASC Council Meeting 10 Calgary Stampede 11 Calgary Stampede 12 Calgary Stampede 13 03:43 MDT 14 15 16 StarSeeker article deadline 17 Alberta Star-B-Q 18 Alberta Star-B-Q 19 Alberta Star-B-Q 20 05:05 MDT 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Pluto at Opposition and brightest for the year 00:54 MDT 28 08:36 MDT 29 Full Moon 399619 km 30 ~Delta Aquariid meteor shower overnight 31   NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator     August 2026 Print this month Prev Top Next   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday             1 2 3 Heritage Day Civic Holiday (AB) CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM 4 20:21 MDT 5 6 7 8 Mt. Kobau 9 Mt. Kobau 10 Mt. Kobau 11 SSSP Mt. Kobau 11:37 MDT 12 Calgary Partial Solar Eclipse viewing information SSSP Mt. Kobau Total Solar eclipse 11:47:06 MDT n North America, w Africa, Europe ~Perseid meteor shower overnight 13 SSSP Mt. Kobau NO RASC Council Meeting 14 SSSP Mt. Kobau 15 SSSP Mt. Kobau 16 SSSP Mt. Kobau 17 18 20:46 MDT 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22:18 MDT 27 Full Moon 390402 km Partial Lunar eclipse viewing information Partial lunar eclipse 22:14:04 MDT eastern Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa 28 Partial Lunar eclipse viewing information 29 30 31           NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator     September 2026 Print this month Prev Top Next   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday     1 2 3 01:51 MDT 4 Youth Group WCO and ZOOM Meeting 5 Calgary Centre Council Meeting Noon In-person Meeting 6 7 Labour Day CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM 8 Northern Prairie Star Party 9 Northern Prairie Star Party 21:27 MDT 10 Northern Prairie Star Party 11 Alberta Star Party Northern Prairie Star Party 12 Rosh Hashanah Begins Alberta Star Party Northern Prairie Star Party 13 Alberta Star Party Northern Prairie Star Party 14 15 16 17 StarSeeker article deadline 14:44 MDT 18 19 NOVA WCO and ZOOM Meeting 20 21 Yom Kippur 22 September Equinox (Sun over the equator) 18:05 MDT 23 Annual fees for WCO codes due next week. Combination locks will be changed Sept 30. 24 25 Equal day/night hours for 51°N Neptune at Opposition and brightest for the year 19:35 MDT 10:49 MDT 26 Full Moon 379436 km 27 28 29 Tomorrow - Sept 30 is the Government of Canada National Day for Truth & Reconciliation 30 Annual fees for WCO codes due. WCO combination locks will be changed.       NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator     October 2026 Print this month Prev Top Next   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday         1 2 Youth Group WCO and ZOOM Meeting 07:25 MDT 3 4 Saturn at Opposition and brightest for the year 06:28 MDT 5 CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM 6 7 8 Calgary Centre Council Meeting 7:30PM Zoom Meeting 9 NOVA WCO and ZOOM Meeting 09:50 MDT 10 O.G. WCO OctoberQuest OR ZOOM Meeting 7PM 11 12 Thanksgiving day (Canada) 13 14 15 StarSeeker article deadline 16 17 10:12 MDT 18 19 20 ~Orionid meteor shower overnight 21 22 23 24 22:12 MDT 25 Full Moon 368873 km 26 27 28 29 30 Youth Group WCO and ZOOM Meeting 31 Hallowe'en NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator     November 2026 Print this month Prev Top Next   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 13:28 MST 1 Daylight Saving Time Ends 2 CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM 3 4 5 6 NOVA WCO and ZOOM Meeting 7 O.G. WCO and ZOOM Meeting 8 00:02 MST 9 10 11 Remembrance Day 12 Calgary Centre Council Meeting 7:30PM Zoom Meeting 13 14 Apollo SCE-to-AUX day 15 16 04:48 MST 17 ~Leonid meteor shower overnight 18 19 StarSeeker article deadline 20 21 22 23 07:53 MST 24 Full Moon 360770 km 25 Uranus at Opposition and brightest for the year 15:40 MST 26 USA Thanksgiving day 27 28 29 23:08 MST 30           NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator     December 2026 Print this month Prev Top   New Moon   First Quarter   Full Moon   Last Quarter click the item to get more information Events by organization: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - RASC The Rothney Astrophysical Observatory - RAO All-Star Telescope public events Other events Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday     1 2 3 4 Youth Group WCO and ZOOM Meeting 5 6 7 CBC Radio One's RASC astronomy segment with Don Hladiuk 7:36am on 1010 AM & 99.1 FM 17:52 MST 8 9 10 Calgary Centre Council Meeting 7:30PM Zoom Meeting 11 NOVA WCO and ZOOM Meeting 12 O.G. WCO and ZOOM Meeting 13 ~Geminid meteor shower overnight 14 15 22:42 MST 16 17 StarSeeker article deadline 18 19 20 21 December Solstice (Sun's furthest point south) 13:50 MST ~Ursid meteor shower overnight 22 18:28 MST 23 The closest Full Moon of 2026 356741 km 24 Christmas Eve 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day 27 28 29 11:59 MST 30 31 New Year's Eve     NOTES: For upcoming and future astronomical events and spacecraft mission dates see our: Future Events Calendar For general information on meteor showers see this article for 2023 by Sky & Telescope magazine. For information about meteor showers in 2026 see this article by the American Meteor Society. For daily times and hours of darkness, minima of Algol, and transits of Jupiter's Great Red Spot see: the Dark Sky Calculator

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