For all my witches out there, here’s a handy list of the 2026 dates for the solstices, some commonly-referenced holidays, full and new moons, planetary retrogrades, and special celestial events. I’ve listed my sources at the bottom. This year's listings have also been updated to include full moon and seasonal observance dates for the Southern Hemisphere.
Dates and times for all events are calculated for Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -5). Adjust for your location as needed and check the DarkSky Placefinder to see what special events will be visible in your area.
Please Note: This is not meant to be a universal or infallible system of making seasonal or lunar days of import for witches and pagans. Readers should take their own paths and beliefs into account, and are also encouraged to create their own seasonal calendars, holidays, and observances based on your local biome and personal preferences. Enjoy!
Northern Hemisphere Solstices, Equinoxes, & Cross Quarter Days
February 1-2 - Imbolc / Candlemas / High Winter
March 20 - Spring Equinox / Ostara
April 30-May 1 - Beltane / May Day / Walpurgisnacht
June 20-21 - Summer Solstice / Midsummer / Litha
August 1 - Lughnasadh / Lammas / Summer Harvest
September 22-23 - Autumn Equinox / Mabon / Fall Harvest
October 31 - Samhain / Halloween / Final Harvest
December 21 - Winter Solstice / Midwinter / Yule
Northern Hemisphere Full Moons
January 3 - Wolf Moon ♋ (Supermoon)
March 3 - Worm Moon ♍ (Lunar Eclipse/Blood Moon/Micromoon)
June 29 - Strawberry Moon ♑ (Micromoon)
July 29 - Thunder Moon (aka Buck Moon) ♒
August 28 - Sturgeon Moon ♓ (Lunar Eclipse)
September 26 - Harvest Moon ♈
October 26 - Hunter’s Moon ♉
November 24 - Frost Moon (aka Beaver Moon) ♊
December 23 - Cold Moon ♋ (Supermoon)
Southern Hemisphere Solstices, Equinoxes, & Cross Quarter Days
February 1-2 - Lughnasadh / Lammas / Summer Harvest
March 20 - Autumn Equinox / Mabon / Fall Harvest
April 30-May 1 - Samhain / Final Harvest
June 20-21 - Winter Solstice / Midwinter / Yule
August 1-2 - Imbolc / Candlemas / High Winter
September 22-23 - Spring Equinox / Ostara
October 31 - Beltane / Halloween
December 21 - Summer Solstice / Midsummer / Litha
Southern Hemisphere Full Moons
January 3 - Thunder Moon (aka Buck Moon) ♋
February 1 - Sturgeon Moon ♌
April 1 - Hunter's Moon ♎
May 1 - Frost Moon (aka Beaver Moon) ♏
June 29 - Cold Moon ♑ (Micromoon)
August 28 - Snow Moon ♓ (Lunar Eclipse)
September 26 - Worm Moon ♈
November 24 - Flower Moon ♊
December 23 - Strawberry Moon ♋ (Supermoon)
*The astrological signs should remain the same for the Southern Hemisphere, it's just the names that are flipped around due to the difference in seasonal cycles.
March 3 - Lunar Eclipse, Micromoon
August 12 - Total Solar Eclipse
August 12-13 - Perseid Meteor Show (coinciding with new moon)
August 28 - Partial Lunar Eclipse
October 21-22 - Orionid Meteor Shower
December 13-14 - Geminid Meteor Shower
(Check the DarkSky Placefinder to see what will be visible in your area!)
November 11 2025-March 10 2026 - Jupiter ♋
February 26-March 20 - Mercury ♓
May 6-October 15 - Pluto ♒
June 29-July 23 - Mercury ♋
July 7-December 12 - Neptune ♈
July 26-December 10 - Saturn ♈
October 25-November 13 - Venus ♎
October 24-November 13 - Mercury ♏
December 12 2026-April 12 2027 - Jupiter ♌
SOURCES & FURTHER READING:
Bree’s Lunar Calendar Series
Bree’s Secular Celebrations Series
Witchcraft Exercises for Building Your Craft
Full Moon Calendar 2026, Space.com.
Moon Phases Calendar 2026, MoonInfo.org.
Astronomy Calendar of Celestial Events 2026, SeaSky.org.
The Year in the Sky: 2026’s Most Noteworthy Celestial Events, Scientific American.
Dark Sky Placefinder for Stargazing, DarkSky International.
2026 Wheel of the Year, Patheos.
Astrology Calendar 2026, YourZodiacSign.com.
2026 Retrograde Planets Calendar and Astrology, Astrostyle.
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