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Nick Lomb, Adjunct Professor, Centre for Astrophysics, University of Southern Queensland

A red Moon, a blue Moon, a supermoon and more: your guide to the southern sky in 2026

Izhar Khan / AFP

What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the Moon (at a convenient time), a blue Moon and a supermoon, the two brightest planets close together, and Jupiter disappearing behind the Moon in the daytime.

All except one of these events can be seen with the unaided eye, even in light-polluted cities.

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