What's Up: July 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA | JPL

What's Up for July 2026 | Skywatching Tips from NASA | Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Here are examples of skywatching highlights for the northern hemisphere in July 2026: a predawn meetup between the Moon and planets, a returning comet, dark skies for the Milky Way, and Saturn's unusually thin rings. 

Before sunrise on July 11 and 12, look east/southeast for the waning crescent Moon, Mars, and Saturn. Uranus is in the same part of the sky, but you will need binoculars or a telescope to spot it.

Around July 14, use binoculars or a telescope to seek Comet 10P/Tempel 2 under dark skies of the New Moon. Those nights are also a great time to look for the Milky Way, while later in the month Saturn's rings appear strikingly thin through a telescope.

0:00  Intro

0:11  Moon, Mars, Saturn, and Uranus before dawn

0:47  Comet 10P/Tempel 2

1:35  Dark skies for the Milky Way

2:34  Saturn's thin rings

2:57  July Moon phases

Video Credit: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Duration: 3 minutes, 20 seconds
Release Date: July 1, 2026

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