🌌 August 12, 2026 is a genuinely rare day for skywatching: three major celestial events land in a single 24-hour window.

Before sunrise: six planets (Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune) stretch across the sky in a wide alignment. Mars and Saturn are easy naked-eye targets. Uranus and Neptune need binoculars or a telescope.

During the day/evening: a total solar eclipse sweeps from Siberia across Greenland and Iceland, then over northern Spain and Portugal near sunset. Partial eclipse visible across much of North America and Europe. First total eclipse on mainland Europe since 1999.

After dark: the Perseid meteor shower peaks under a moonless sky. NASA predicts up to 50-100 meteors per hour, and without moonlight this is the best Perseid viewing until 2045.

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How to See the Planetary Alignment in August 2026

See six planets before sunrise around August 12, 2026. Check the best viewing time for your city, where to look, and which planets need binoculars.

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