Skywatch Alert: 50+ Must-See Cosmic Events from July 2025 to June 2026 (Eclipses, Meteor Storms & Rare Planetary Shows!)
Perseids peak on August 12–13, 2025 with 50–100 meteors per hour in the Northern Hemisphere, best after midnight as the Moon wanes. Geminids peak on December 13–14, 2025 with 100+ meteors per hour and the first-quarter Moon sets early. Quadrantids peak on January 3–4, 2026 with about 120 meteors per hour over roughly a four-hour window, aided by new Moon darkness. Total lunar eclipse on September 7–8, 2025, the long-haul Blood Moon, fully visible across Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia/New Zealand with totality about 1 hour 22 minutes. Saturn at opposition on September 21, 2025; rings are edge-on for a