NASA - SKYCAL - Sky Events Calendar 5770 2010 Date LocalTime Event Teve 15 Jan 01 Fr Venus: 2.5° W 01 Fr 13:30 Moon Descending Node 01 Fr 21:36 Moon Perigee: 358700 km 16 02 Sa 16:29 Moon-Beehive: 3.2° N 02 Sa 21:59 Perihelion: 0.9833 AU 17 03 Su 20:05 Quadrantid Shower: ZHR = 120 18 04 Mo 20:02 Mercury Inferior Conj. 21 07 Th 11:40 Last Quarter 25 11 Mo 13:43 Moon-Antares: 1.2° S 11 Mo 21:34 Venus Superior Conj. 26 12 Tu 09:33 Moon South Dec.: 25.8° S 29 15 Fr 00:18 Moon Ascending Node 15 Fr 08:07 Annular Solar Eclipse 15 Fr 08:11 New Moon Shev 01 16 02 17 Su 02:40 Moon Apogee: 406400 km 08 23 Sa 11:53 First Quarter 10 25 Mo 12:00 Moon-Pleiades: 0° 11 26 Tu 22:04 Moon North Dec.: 25.8° N 12 27 We 05:59 Mercury Elongation: 24.8° W 14 29 Fr 01:02 Moon Descending Node 29 Fr 20:11 Mars Opposition 15 30 Sa 03:48 Moon-Beehive: 3.1° N 30 Sa 07:18 Full Moon 30 Sa 10:03 Moon Perigee: 356600 km 17 Feb 01 Mo Venus: 5.1° E 21 05 Fr 13:12 Mars-Beehive: 3° N 22 06 Sa 00:49 Last Quarter 23 07 Su 19:29 Moon-Antares: 1.2° S 24 08 Mo 15:27 Moon South Dec.: 25.7° S 27 11 Th 05:58 Moon Ascending Node 28 12 Fr 06:55 Moon-Mercury: 2.6° S 29 13 Sa 03:06 Moon Apogee: 406500 km 30 14 Su 03:51 New Moon 14 Su 23:42 Neptune Conjunction Adar 01 15 07 21 Su 19:32 Moon-Pleiades: 0.1° N 08 22 Mo 01:42 First Quarter 09 23 Tu 07:00 Moon North Dec.: 25.7° N 11 25 Th 10:11 Moon Descending Node 12 26 Fr 15:03 Moon-Beehive: 3.2° N 13 27 Sa 22:40 Moon Perigee: 357800 km 14 28 Su 12:47 Jupiter Conjunction 14 28 Su 17:38 Full Moon 15 Mar 01 Mo Venus: 11.8° E 21 07 Su 02:32 Moon-Antares: 1.4° S 07 Su 16:42 Last Quarter 07 Su 22:18 Moon South Dec.: 25.6° S 24 10 We 09:07 Moon Ascending Node 26 12 Fr 11:07 Moon Apogee: 406000 km 28 14 Su 15:05 Mercury Superior Conj. 29 15 Mo 23:01 New Moon Nisa 01 16 02 17 We 08:23 Uranus Conjunction 05 20 Sa 19:32 Vernal Equinox 06 21 Su 02:08 Moon-Pleiades: 0.4° N 07 22 Mo 01:54 Saturn Opposition 22 Mo 14:15 Moon North Dec.: 25.4° N 08 23 Tu 13:00 First Quarter 09 24 We 15:05 Moon Descending Node 10 25 Th 15:57 Moon-Mars: 4.5° N 11 26 Fr 01:06 Moon-Beehive: 3.4° N 13 28 Su 06:56 Moon Perigee: 361900 km 15 30 Tu 04:25 Full Moon 17 Apr 01 Th Venus: 19.3° E 19 03 Sa 12:17 Moon-Antares: 1.6° S 20 04 Su 07:23 Moon South Dec.: 25.3° S 04 Su 10:25 Mercury-Venus: 3° N 22 06 Tu 11:37 Last Quarter 06 Tu 11:45 Moon Ascending Node 25 09 Fr 00:59 Mercury Elongation: 19.3° E 09 Fr 04:45 Moon Apogee: 405000 km 30 14 We 14:29 New Moon Iyya 01 15 02 16 Fr 14:55 Moon-Venus: 4.3° S 03 17 Sa 01:54 Mars-Beehive: 0.9° N 17 Sa 07:43 Moon-Pleiades: 0.5° N 04 18 Su 19:15 Moon North Dec.: 25.2° N 06 20 Tu 15:38 Moon Descending Node 07 21 We 20:20 First Quarter 08 22 Th 07:35 Moon-Beehive: 3.7° N 22 Th 11:27 Moon-Mars: 4.7° N 22 Th 18:35 Lyrid Shower: ZHR = 20 10 24 Sa 22:59 Moon Perigee: 367100 km 11 25 Su 07:21 Venus-Pleiades: 3.5° S 14 28 We 14:18 Full Moon 28 We 18:38 Mercury Inferior Conj. 16 30 Fr 21:44 Moon-Antares: 1.8° S 17 May 01 Sa Venus: 26.6° E 01 Sa 16:01 Moon South Dec.: 25.1° S 19 03 Mo 03:56 Venus-Aldebaran: 6.4° N 03 Mo 14:35 Moon Ascending Node 21 05 We 07:50 Eta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 60 22 06 Th 06:15 Last Quarter 06 Th 23:53 Moon Apogee: 404200 km 29 13 Siva 01 14 Fr 03:04 New Moon 03 16 Su 01:07 Moon North Dec.: 25° N 16 Su 12:16 Moon-Venus: 0.1° S 04 17 Mo 17:39 Moon Descending Node 06 19 We 13:03 Moon-Beehive: 4° N 07 20 Th 10:38 Moon Perigee: 369700 km 08 21 Fr 01:43 First Quarter 13 26 We 03:59 Mercury Elongation: 25.1° W 15 28 Fr 01:07 Full Moon 28 Fr 06:30 Moon-Antares: 1.9° S 16 29 Sa 00:09 Moon South Dec.: 25° S 17 30 Su 20:07 Moon Ascending Node 19 Jun 01 Tu Venus: 34° E 21 03 Th 18:50 Moon Apogee: 404300 km 23 05 Sa 00:13 Last Quarter 25 07 Mo 02:15 Mars-Regulus: 0.8° N 26 08 Tu 16:59 Venus-Pollux: 4.7° S 28 10 Th 14:24 Mercury-Pleiades: 6° S 10 Th 23:46 Moon-Pleiades: 0.6° N 30 12 Sa 09:06 Moon North Dec.: 25° N 12 Sa 13:15 New Moon Tamm 01 13 Su 23:54 Moon Descending Node 03 15 Tu 09:08 Moon-Venus: 3.9° N 15 Tu 16:54 Moon Perigee: 365900 km 07 19 Sa 06:30 First Quarter 08 20 Su 15:06 Venus-Beehive: 0.4° N 09 21 Mo 13:28 Summer Solstice 12 24 Th 13:41 Moon-Antares: 1.9° S 13 25 Fr 07:09 Moon South Dec.: 25° S 14 26 Sa 13:30 Full Moon 26 Sa 13:39 Partial Lunar Eclipse 15 27 Su 03:19 Moon Ascending Node 16 28 Mo 13:49 Mercury Superior Conj. Date LocalTime Event 19 Jul 01 Th 12:12 Moon Apogee: 405000 km 01 Th Venus: 40.3° E 22 04 Su 16:35 Last Quarter 24 06 Tu 15:59 Aphelion: 1.0167 AU 26 08 Th 09:26 Moon-Pleiades: 0.6° N 27 09 Fr 18:50 Moon North Dec.: 25° N 28 10 Sa 10:48 Venus-Regulus: 1° N 29 11 Su 09:30 Moon Descending Node 11 Su 21:34 Total Solar Eclipse 11 Su 21:40 New Moon Av 01 12 02 13 Tu 13:21 Moon Perigee: 361100 km 13 Tu 14:35 Mercury-Beehive: 0.2° N 04 15 Th 03:06 Moon-Venus: 6° N 07 18 Su 12:11 First Quarter 10 21 We 19:31 Moon-Antares: 1.9° S 11 22 Th 13:12 Moon South Dec.: 25° S 13 24 Sa 09:59 Moon Ascending Node 15 26 Mo 03:37 Full Moon 16 27 Tu 20:10 Mercury-Regulus: 0.3° S 17 28 We 09:38 Delta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 20 18 29 Th 01:50 Moon Apogee: 406000 km 20 31 Sa 16:12 Mars-Saturn: 1.8° N 21 Aug 01 Su Venus: 44.9° E 23 03 Tu 06:59 Last Quarter 24 04 We 18:27 Moon-Pleiades: 0.6° N 26 06 Fr 04:49 Moon North Dec.: 25° N 27 07 Sa 02:59 Mercury Elongation: 27.4° E 07 Sa 19:24 Moon Descending Node 28 08 Su 16:45 Venus-Saturn: 2.8° N 30 10 Tu 05:08 New Moon 10 Tu 19:56 Moon Perigee: 357900 km Elul 01 11 02 12 Th 03:34 Moon-Mercury: 2.3° N 03 13 Fr 01:32 Perseid Shower: ZHR = 90 13 Fr 14:07 Moon-Venus: 4.5° N 06 16 Mo 20:14 First Quarter 08 18 We 01:07 Moon-Antares: 2° S 18 We 19:07 Moon South Dec.: 24.9° S 09 19 Th 06:15 Venus-Mars: 1.9° N 10 20 Fr 03:59 Venus Elongation: 46° E 20 Fr 10:37 Neptune Opposition 20 Fr 14:13 Moon Ascending Node 14 24 Tu 19:05 Full Moon 15 25 We 07:51 Moon Apogee: 406400 km 22 Sep 01 We 00:11 Venus-Spica: 1° S 01 We 01:46 Moon-Pleiades: 0.9° N 01 We Venus: 45.3° E 01 We 19:22 Last Quarter 23 02 Th 13:20 Moon North Dec.: 24.8° N 24 03 Fr 14:29 Mercury Inferior Conj. 25 04 Sa 02:16 Moon Descending Node 26 05 Su 19:03 Mars-Spica: 2.1° N 29 08 We 06:00 Moon Perigee: 357200 km 08 We 12:30 New Moon 5771 Tish 01 09 03 11 Sa 15:05 Moon-Venus: 0.3° N 05 13 Mo 13:14 Mercury-Regulus: 5.7° S 06 14 Tu 07:55 Moon-Antares: 2.2° S 07 15 We 01:47 Moon South Dec.: 24.7° S 15 We 07:50 First Quarter 08 16 Th 15:56 Moon Ascending Node 11 19 Su 18:59 Mercury Elongation: 17.9° W 13 21 Tu 10:03 Moon Apogee: 406200 km 21 Tu 14:11 Jupiter Opposition 21 Tu 18:42 Uranus Opposition 15 23 Th 05:09 Autumnal Equinox 23 Th 11:17 Full Moon 20 28 Tu 07:32 Moon-Pleiades: 1.1° N 21 29 We 19:37 Moon North Dec.: 24.6° N 23 Oct 01 Fr 02:18 Saturn Conjunction 01 Fr 04:42 Moon Descending Node 01 Fr 05:52 Last Quarter 01 Fr 11:26 Venus-Mars: 6.5° N 01 Fr Venus: 34.7° E 28 06 We 15:41 Moon Perigee: 359500 km 29 07 Th 20:44 New Moon 30 08 Ches 01 09 Sa 17:50 Moon-Venus: 3.3° S 02 10 Su 03:51 Moon-Mars: 3.6° N 03 11 Mo 16:39 Moon-Antares: 2.4° S 04 12 Tu 09:49 Moon South Dec.: 24.5° S 05 13 We 17:36 Moon Ascending Node 06 14 Th 23:27 First Quarter 09 17 Su 02:35 Mercury Superior Conj. 10 18 Mo 20:18 Moon Apogee: 405400 km 13 21 Th 17:50 Orionid Shower: ZHR = 20 15 23 Sa 03:36 Full Moon 17 25 Mo 13:05 Moon-Pleiades: 1.3° N 19 27 We 00:36 Moon North Dec.: 24.3° N 20 28 Th 05:15 Moon Descending Node 21 29 Fr 03:03 Venus Inferior Conj. 22 30 Sa 14:46 Last Quarter 24 Nov 01 Mo Venus: 7.6° W 26 03 We 18:22 Moon Perigee: 364200 km 28 05 Fr 17:18 South Taurid Shower: ZHR = 10 29 06 Sa 05:52 New Moon 30 07 Su 23:10 Moon-Mars: 1.7° N Kisl 01 08 Mo 01:41 Moon-Antares: 2.6° S 08 Mo 17:59 Moon South Dec.: 24.3° S 02 09 Tu 21:14 Moon Ascending Node 03 10 We 21:16 Mars-Antares: 3.9° N 05 12 Fr 16:34 North Taurid Shower: ZHR = 15 06 13 Sa 17:38 First Quarter 08 15 Mo 12:47 Moon Apogee: 404600 km 15 Mo 17:18 Mercury-Antares: 2.4° N 10 17 We 18:32 Venus-Spica: 3.9° S 17 We 22:52 Leonid Shower: ZHR = 15 13 20 Sa 16:39 Mercury-Mars: 1.7° N 14 21 Su 18:27 Full Moon 21 Su 19:03 Moon-Pleiades: 1.3° N 16 23 Tu 05:24 Moon North Dec.: 24.2° N 17 24 We 07:27 Moon Descending Node 21 28 Su 21:37 Last Quarter 23 30 Tu 20:09 Moon Perigee: 369400 km 24 Dec 01 We Venus: 38.6° W 01 We 16:59 Mercury Elongation: 21.5° E 25 02 Th 21:35 Moon-Venus: 6.6° N 28 05 Su 18:36 New Moon 29 06 Mo 03:10 Moon South Dec.: 24.2° S 30 07 Tu 05:15 Moon Ascending Node 07 Tu 09:48 Moon-Mercury: 1.9° S Teve 01 08 06 13 Mo 09:34 Moon Apogee: 404400 km 13 Mo 14:59 First Quarter 07 14 Tu 12:02 Geminid Shower: ZHR = 120 12 19 Su 03:55 Moon-Pleiades: 1.3° N 13 20 Mo 02:15 Mercury Inferior Conj. 20 Mo 13:37 Moon North Dec.: 24.2° N 14 21 Tu 09:13 Full Moon 21 Tu 09:18 Total Lunar Eclipse 21 Tu 15:08 Moon Descending Node 15 22 We 00:38 Winter Solstice 22 We 20:00 Ursid Shower: ZHR = 10 18 25 Sa 13:24 Moon Perigee: 368500 km 21 28 Tu 05:18 Last Quarter All event times are given for UTC+1:00: European Central Time (ECT) *with* Daylight Saving Time (DST) on for part of the year. This page may be saved or printed. All SKYCAL astronomical calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Special thanks to National Space Club summer intern *Sumit Dutta* for his valuable assistance in developing the Sky Events Calendar (July 2007). Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment: "Sky Events Calendar by Fred Espenak and Sumit Dutta (NASA's GSFC)"