Astronomical Events Calendar

Celestial Events: Eclipses & Meteor Showers for Melbourne

Localized meteor shower peaks, solar and lunar eclipses, and planetary transit windows for Melbourne, Australiacomputed from real-time orbital data.

September 2026

CELESTIAL EVENTPeak: Sep 22nd

September Equinox

Day and night are approximately equal in length worldwide. Marks the start of astronomical autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.

🪐 Planet Visibility

Venus Transit19:00 local

27° altitude · West sky

Mars Transit05:30 local

20° altitude · Northeast sky

Jupiter Transit19:00 local

20° altitude · West sky

Saturn Transit21:30 local

69° altitude · North sky

October 2026

☄️ METEOR SHOWERPeak: Oct 21–22

Orionids Meteor Shower

Second encounter with Halley's Comet debris each year. Swift meteors with persistent glowing trails. Produces 20–25 meteors per hour. Radiant near Orion's club in the constellation Gemini.

🪐 Planet Visibility

Venus Transit19:00 local

24° altitude · West sky

Mars Transit05:30 local

29° altitude · North sky

Saturn Transit19:30 local

69° altitude · North sky

Jupiter remains below the 15° observation threshold this month — not ideally positioned for naked-eye viewing.

November 2026

☄️ METEOR SHOWERPeak: Nov 17–18

Leonids Meteor Shower

Swift, bright meteors radiating from Leo. Produces occasional fireballs. Active period November 6–30, with peak rates of 15–20 meteors per hour under dark skies.

🪐 Planet Visibility

Venus Transit19:00 local

18° altitude · West sky

Mars Transit04:00 local

29° altitude · North sky

Jupiter Transit05:30 local

18° altitude · East sky

Saturn Transit19:00 local

62° altitude · Northwest sky

Event data: Aetheris Celestial Core Database (2026–2028) · Planetary positions: pure-math VSOP87 orbital engine · ±1–2° accuracy