// ------------------------------------------------------------------------ // cosmic-calendar.js - Hardcoded cosmic events (meteor showers, eclipses, // planetary oppositions/conjunctions) used by getActiveEvents. // // Each entry: { id, start: 'YYYY-MM-DD', end: 'YYYY-MM-DD', // peak: 'YYYY-MM-DD' (optional), ...eventProps } // Active if today falls within [start, end] (inclusive). // Night-only events (meteor showers, eclipses) are marked nightOnly: true // so the cell icons only appear in night-time rows. // ------------------------------------------------------------------------ export const COSMIC_CALENDAR = [ // -- METEOR SHOWERS -------------------------------------------------- { id: 'quadrantids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Quadrantid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Quadrantid meteor shower is active — up to 120 meteors/hour at peak. Best after midnight in a dark sky.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-01-01', end: '2026-01-05', peak: '2026-01-03', }, { id: 'lyrids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Lyrid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Lyrid meteor shower peaks tonight — up to 20 meteors/hour from a dark sky after midnight.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-04-16', end: '2026-04-25', peak: '2026-04-22', }, { id: 'eta-aquariids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Eta Aquariid shower peaks tonight — fragments of Halley\'s Comet, up to 50/hour before dawn.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-04-19', end: '2026-05-28', peak: '2026-05-06', }, { id: 'perseids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Perseid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Perseids are active — one of the best showers of the year, up to 100 meteors/hour at peak.', color: '#3a1a00', textColor: '#ffe8c0', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-07-17', end: '2026-08-24', peak: '2026-08-12', }, { id: 'orionids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Orionid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Orionid shower peaks tonight — fast, bright meteors from Halley\'s Comet debris. Up to 25/hour.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-10-02', end: '2026-11-07', peak: '2026-10-21', }, { id: 'leonids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Leonid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Leonid shower is active tonight — fast, bright meteors from comet Tempel-Tuttle.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-11-06', end: '2026-11-30', peak: '2026-11-17', }, { id: 'geminids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Geminid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Geminids peak tonight — the best shower of the year, up to 150 meteors/hour. No moon interference.', color: '#3a1a00', textColor: '#ffe8c0', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-12-04', end: '2026-12-20', peak: '2026-12-13', }, { id: 'ursids-2026', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Ursid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Ursid shower peaks tonight — a quieter festive shower near the winter solstice.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-12-17', end: '2026-12-26', peak: '2026-12-22', }, // -- ECLIPSES -------------------------------------------------------- { id: 'solar-eclipse-2026-aug', emoji: '🌑', title: 'Total Solar Eclipse', message: 'A total solar eclipse crosses Europe and North Africa today — look for rapid temperature drops and unusual animal behaviour even in partial zones.', color: '#1a0a2a', textColor: '#d8c8f8', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: false, start: '2026-08-12', end: '2026-08-12', }, { id: 'lunar-eclipse-2026-mar', emoji: '🌕', title: 'Total Lunar Eclipse', message: 'A total lunar eclipse is visible tonight — the Moon turns deep red (a "Blood Moon") as it passes through Earth\'s shadow.', color: '#3a0a0a', textColor: '#ffd8d8', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-03-03', end: '2026-03-03', }, // -- PLANETARY EVENTS ------------------------------------------------ { id: 'saturn-opposition-2026', emoji: '🪐', title: 'Saturn at Opposition', message: 'Saturn is at its closest and brightest tonight — visible all night long, rings tilted beautifully toward Earth.', color: '#1a2a3a', textColor: '#c8e8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-09-23', end: '2026-09-23', }, { id: 'jupiter-opposition-2026', emoji: '🪐', title: 'Jupiter at Opposition', message: 'Jupiter is at its closest and brightest tonight — you can see its cloud bands with binoculars.', color: '#1a2a3a', textColor: '#c8e8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-10-08', end: '2026-10-08', }, { id: 'mars-conjunction-2026', emoji: '🔴', title: 'Mars & Venus Conjunction', message: 'Mars and Venus are remarkably close in the evening sky tonight — a striking pair visible to the naked eye.', color: '#2a1520', textColor: '#ffc8d8', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2026-06-30', end: '2026-07-02', }, // -- 2027 METEOR SHOWERS --------------------------------------------- { id: 'quadrantids-2027', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Quadrantid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Quadrantid meteor shower is active — up to 120 meteors/hour at peak. Best in the hours before dawn on 4 Jan from a dark site.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2027-01-01', end: '2027-01-05', peak: '2027-01-04', }, { id: 'lyrids-2027', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Lyrid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Lyrid meteor shower peaks — up to 20 meteors/hour after midnight. Note: bright waning gibbous moon may reduce visibility this year.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2027-04-16', end: '2027-04-25', peak: '2027-04-23', }, { id: 'eta-aquariids-2027', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Eta Aquariids peak — fragments of Halley\'s Comet, up to 50/hour before dawn. New moon on 6 May means excellent dark skies this year.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2027-04-19', end: '2027-05-28', peak: '2027-05-05', }, { id: 'perseids-2027', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Perseid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Perseids are active — one of the best showers of the year, up to 100 meteors/hour at peak around 13 Aug.', color: '#3a1a00', textColor: '#ffe8c0', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2027-07-17', end: '2027-08-24', peak: '2027-08-13', }, { id: 'orionids-2027', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Orionid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Orionid shower peaks — fast, bright meteors from Halley\'s Comet debris. Up to 25/hour.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2027-10-02', end: '2027-11-07', peak: '2027-10-21', }, { id: 'leonids-2027', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Leonid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Leonid shower peaks — fast meteors from comet Tempel-Tuttle, up to 15/hour.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2027-11-06', end: '2027-11-30', peak: '2027-11-17', }, { id: 'geminids-2027', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Geminid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Geminids peak — the finest shower of the year, up to 150 meteors/hour, visible even before midnight.', color: '#3a1a00', textColor: '#ffe8c0', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2027-12-04', end: '2027-12-20', peak: '2027-12-14', }, { id: 'ursids-2027', emoji: '☄️', title: 'Ursid Meteor Shower', message: 'The Ursid shower peaks near the winter solstice — circumpolar, best from northern latitudes.', color: '#2a1a5a', textColor: '#e8d8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2027-12-17', end: '2027-12-26', peak: '2027-12-22', }, // -- 2027 ECLIPSES --------------------------------------------------- { id: 'annular-solar-eclipse-2027-feb', emoji: '🌑', title: 'Annular Solar Eclipse', message: 'An annular solar eclipse creates a "ring of fire" effect — visible across parts of South America, Africa and the Indian Ocean.', color: '#1a0a2a', textColor: '#d8c8f8', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: false, start: '2027-02-06', end: '2027-02-06', peak: '2027-02-06', }, { id: 'total-solar-eclipse-2027-aug', emoji: '🌑', title: 'Total Solar Eclipse', message: 'A spectacular total solar eclipse — the path of totality crosses Morocco, Spain, Algeria, Libya, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. One of the longest totalities of the century.', color: '#1a0a2a', textColor: '#d8c8f8', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: false, start: '2027-08-02', end: '2027-08-02', peak: '2027-08-02', }, // -- 2027 PLANETARY EVENTS ------------------------------------------- { id: 'mars-opposition-2027', emoji: '🔴', title: 'Mars at Opposition', message: 'Mars is at its closest and brightest — a vivid red beacon visible all night long. Good binoculars will reveal its surface colour.', color: '#2a1520', textColor: '#ffc8d8', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2027-02-19', end: '2027-02-19', peak: '2027-02-19', }, { id: 'venus-jupiter-conjunction-2027', emoji: '🪐', title: 'Venus & Jupiter Conjunction', message: 'Venus and Jupiter appear strikingly close together in the evening sky — a dazzling naked-eye pairing of the two brightest planets.', color: '#1a2a3a', textColor: '#c8e8ff', type: 'cosmic', nightOnly: true, start: '2027-08-23', end: '2027-08-27', peak: '2027-08-25', }, ];