Today in the Cosmos
Monday, June 1, 2026
The 152nd day of Earth's 365.256-day journey around the Sun.
Full moon
98% illuminated · age 16.0 days
The sky tonight
over Minneapolis
Reading the sky…
Astronomy picture of the day
Fetching today's view from NASA…
On the horizon
This week
Quiet skies — a good week to simply look up.
This month
- in 20 days Jun 21
June solstice
The Sun reaches its northernmost point — the longest day of the northern year.
The year ahead
- in 72 days Aug 12
Total solar eclipse
Totality crosses Greenland, Iceland and Spain; a partial bite is visible from the northern U.S. and Canada.
- in 73 days Aug 13
Perseids peak
Up to 60 an hour, and no moon to wash them out this year — the best night of the show.
- in 88 days Aug 28
Partial lunar eclipse
Nearly the whole Moon slips into Earth's shadow, visible across the Americas, Europe and Africa.
- in 114 days Sep 23
September equinox
Day and night fall into balance the world over as autumn begins up north.
- in 125 days Oct 4
Saturn at opposition
The ringed planet is at its closest and brightest, up all night — a small telescope shows the rings.
For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.