January

Quadrantids Meteor Shower (peak January 3–4): One of the year's strongest showers, up to 120 meteors/hour under dark skies.
Potential national elections or referendums in various countries (e.g., ongoing preparations in Portugal leading to its January vote).

February

Winter Olympics (February 6–22, Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy): The world's premier winter sports event.
Winter Paralympics follow in March.
Super Bowl LX (February 8, Levi's Stadium, California, USA): NFL championship.
Men's T20 Cricket World Cup (February 7–March 8, India & Sri Lanka).
Artemis II Launch (target NET February 5, Kennedy Space Center, USA): NASA's first crewed lunar flyby since 1972, with astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen.

March

Winter Paralympics (March 6–15, Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy).
World Baseball Classic (March 5–17, USA, Puerto Rico, Japan).
Total Lunar Eclipse (March 3): Visible in parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas (Moon turns reddish "Blood Moon").
FIFA World Cup European play-offs and intercontinental qualifiers wrap up.

April

May

Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower (peak May 5–6): Linked to Halley's Comet, best in Southern Hemisphere.

June

FIFA World Cup (June 11–July 19, co-hosted by USA, Canada, Mexico): Expanded to 48 teams; opening match in Mexico City, final Jul 19 at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey. Expected to draw millions.

July

FIFA World Cup continues (final July 19).
MLB All-Star Game (Jul 14, Philadelphia, USA).
Perseids Meteor Shower builds (peak in August; excellent conditions with no Moon interference).

August

Total Solar Eclipse (August 12): Path of totality across Greenland, Iceland, and Spain — Europe's first mainland totality since 1999.
Perseids Meteor Shower (peak August 12–13): One of the best annual showers, potentially spectacular under moonless skies.

September

October

Various cultural festivals (e.g., potential Oktoberfest in Munich, though typically September–October).
Diwali celebrations in India and diaspora communities (date varies; often late October/November).

November

US Midterm Elections (November 3): All House seats and ~1/3 of Senate; major political shift possible.
Leonids Meteor Shower (peak mid-November).
Potential "Barangay" (translation: villages) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) elections in the Philippines (November 2).

December

Geminids Meteor Shower (peak December 13–14): Often the year's strongest, up to 120 meteors/hour.
Holiday festivals and end-of-year cultural events worldwide.

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