NASA - SKYCAL - Sky Events Calendar 5772 2012 Date LocalTime Event Tev 06 Jan 01 Su 07:15 First Quarter 01 Su Venus: 34° E 07 02 Mo 21:19 Moon Apogee: 404600 km 09 04 We 08:23 Quadrantid Shower: ZHR = 120 10 05 Th 04:59 Perihelion: 0.9833 AU ; Fast of Tevet 05 Th 10:17 Moon-Pleiades: 3.1° N 11 06 Fr 15:30 Moon Descending Node 06 Fr 22:46 Moon North Dec.: 22.5° N 14 09 Mo 08:30 Full Moon 21 16 Mo 08:21 Moon-Spica: 2° N 16 Mo 10:08 Last Quarter 22 17 Tu 22:28 Moon Perigee: 369900 km 24 19 Th 19:26 Moon Ascending Node 25 20 Fr 03:12 Moon South Dec.: 22.5° S 28 23 Mo 08:39 New Moon 29 24 She 01 25 06 30 Mo 18:42 Moon Apogee: 404300 km 07 31 Tu 05:10 First Quarter 08 Feb 01 We Venus: 40° E 01 We 18:42 Moon-Pleiades: 3.3° N 09 02 Th 21:02 Moon Descending Node 10 03 Fr 08:11 Moon North Dec.: 22.4° N 14 07 Tu 09:54 Mercury Superior Conj. 07 Tu 22:54 Full Moon 15 08 ; Tu b'Shvat 18 11 Sa 19:32 Moon Perigee: 367900 km 19 12 Su 13:47 Moon-Spica: 1.8° N 21 14 Tu 18:04 Last Quarter 22 15 We 21:16 Moon Ascending Node 23 16 Th 09:36 Moon South Dec.: 22.3° S 26 19 Su 20:53 Neptune Conjunction 28 21 Tu 23:35 New Moon 30 23 Ada 01 24 02 25 Sa 22:44 Moon-Venus: 3.6° S 04 27 Mo 07:16 Moon-Jupiter: 4.3° S 27 Mo 15:02 Moon Apogee: 404900 km 06 29 We 02:46 Moon-Pleiades: 3.6° N 29 We 23:37 Moon Descending Node 07 Mar 01 Th 02:22 First Quarter 01 Th Venus: 44.3° E 01 Th 17:13 Moon North Dec.: 22.2° N 09 03 Sa 19:54 Mars Opposition 11 05 Mo 09:59 Mercury Elongation: 18.2° E 13 07 ; Taanit Esther 14 08 Th 10:39 Full Moon ; Purim 15 09 ; Shushan Purim 16 10 Sa 11:02 Moon Perigee: 362400 km 10 Sa 21:20 Moon-Spica: 1.5° N 19 13 Tu 22:41 Moon Ascending Node 13 Tu 23:53 Venus-Jupiter: 3° N 20 14 We 16:09 Moon South Dec.: 22° S 21 15 Th 03:25 Last Quarter 26 20 Tu 07:14 Vernal Equinox 27 21 We 21:19 Mercury Inferior Conj. 28 22 Th 16:37 New Moon 29 23 Nis 01 24 Sa 19:45 Uranus Conjunction 03 26 Mo 01:57 Moon-Jupiter: 3.4° S 26 Mo 08:04 Moon Apogee: 405800 km 26 Mo 20:21 Moon-Venus: 2.1° N 04 27 Tu 08:59 Venus Elongation: 46° E 27 Tu 10:56 Moon-Pleiades: 3.9° N 05 28 We 02:19 Moon Descending Node 06 29 Th 01:40 Moon North Dec.: 21.9° N 07 30 Fr 21:41 First Quarter 08 31 09 Apr 01 Su Venus: 45.9° E 11 03 Tu 15:18 Venus-Pleiades: 0.4° S 14 06 Fr 21:19 Full Moon ; Taanit Bechorot 15 07 Sa 08:24 Moon-Spica: 1.4° N ; Pesach 07 Sa 18:59 Moon Perigee: 358300 km 16 08 ; Pesach 17 09 ; Pesach 18 10 Tu 02:47 Moon Ascending Node ; Pesach 10 Tu 23:03 Moon South Dec.: 21.8° S 19 11 ; Pesach 20 12 ; Pesach 21 13 Fr 12:50 Last Quarter ; Pesach 22 12 ; Pesach (d) 23 15 Su 19:44 Saturn Opposition 24 16 Mo 04:59 Mars-Regulus: 4.4° N 26 18 We 18:59 Mercury Elongation: 27.5° W 29 21 Sa 09:18 New Moon 30 22 Su 06:54 Lyrid Shower: ZHR = 20 22 Su 15:49 Moon Apogee: 406400 km Iyy 01 23 02 24 Tu 05:43 Moon Descending Node 03 25 We 04:21 Moon-Venus: 6.3° N 25 We 07:37 Moon North Dec.: 21.7° N 04 26 ; Yom Ha'Atzmaut 07 29 Su 11:58 First Quarter 08 30 09 May 01 Tu Venus: 39.2° E 12 04 Fr 19:26 Moon-Spica: 1.5° N 04 Fr 20:08 Eta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 60 14 06 Su 05:33 Moon Perigee: 357000 km ; Pesah sheni 06 Su 05:35 Full Moon 15 07 Mo 11:43 Moon Ascending Node 16 08 Tu 08:18 Moon South Dec.: 21.7° S 18 10 ; Lag B'Omer 20 12 Sa 23:47 Last Quarter 21 13 Su 14:46 Jupiter Conjunction 27 19 Sa 18:13 Moon Apogee: 406500 km 28 20 ; Yom Yerushalayim 29 21 Mo 01:47 New Moon 21 Mo 01:54 Annular Solar Eclipse 21 Mo 11:20 Moon Descending Node Siv 01 22 Tu 13:12 Moon North Dec.: 21.7° N 22 Tu 22:52 Moon-Venus: 5.2° N 06 27 Su 13:14 Mercury Superior Conj. ; Shavuot 07 28 Mo 22:16 First Quarter ; Shavuot (d) 10 31 11 Jun 01 Fr 05:24 Moon-Spica: 1.5° N 01 Fr Venus: 7.2° E 13 03 Su 15:19 Moon Perigee: 358500 km 03 Su 22:38 Moon Ascending Node 14 04 Mo 13:04 Partial Lunar Eclipse 04 Mo 13:11 Full Moon 04 Mo 19:05 Moon South Dec.: 21.7° S 16 06 We 03:17 Venus Inferior Conj. 21 11 Mo 11:26 Jupiter-Pleiades: 4.9° S 11 Mo 12:41 Last Quarter 26 16 Sa 03:24 Moon Apogee: 405800 km 27 17 Su 10:23 Moon-Jupiter: 1.2° S 17 Su 17:43 Moon Descending Node 28 18 Mo 02:47 Moon-Venus: 2.3° S 18 Mo 19:37 Moon North Dec.: 21.7° N 29 19 Tu 17:02 New Moon 30 20 We 19:52 Mercury-Pollux: 5° S Tam 01 21 Th 01:08 Summer Solstice 21 Th 15:15 Venus-Aldebaran: 2.9° N 07 27 We 05:30 First Quarter 08 28 Th 13:04 Moon-Spica: 1.4° N 10 30 Date LocalTime Event 11 Jul 01 Su 03:59 Mercury Elongation: 25.7° E 01 Su 07:45 Moon Ascending Node 01 Su 10:32 Venus-Jupiter: 4.8° N 01 Su Venus: 32.5° W 01 Su 20:01 Moon Perigee: 362400 km 12 02 Mo 05:33 Moon South Dec.: 21.7° S 02 Mo 16:54 Mercury-Beehive: 1.8° S 13 03 Tu 20:52 Full Moon 15 05 Th 01:59 Aphelion: 1.0167 AU 18 08 ; Fast of Tammuz 19 09 Mo 06:11 Venus-Aldebaran: 0.9° N 21 11 We 03:48 Last Quarter 23 13 Fr 18:47 Moon Apogee: 404800 km 24 14 Sa 22:55 Moon Descending Node 25 15 Su 05:02 Moon-Jupiter: 0.6° S 26 15 Su 17:29 Moon-Venus: 4.2° S 26 16 Mo 03:18 Moon North Dec.: 21.7° N 29 19 Th 06:24 New Moon Av 01 20 06 25 We 00:07 Moon-Mars: 4.3° N 25 We 18:43 Moon-Spica: 1.3° N 07 26 Th 10:56 First Quarter 08 27 Fr 21:56 Delta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 20 09 28 Sa 12:34 Moon Ascending Node 28 Sa 21:54 Mercury Inferior Conj. 10 29 Su 10:30 Moon Perigee: 367300 km ; Tisha B'Av 29 Su 13:41 Jupiter-Aldebaran: 4.7° N 29 Su 14:11 Moon South Dec.: 21.6° S 12 31 13 Aug 01 We Venus: 45° W 14 02 Th 05:27 Full Moon 02 Th 12:20 Saturn-Spica: 4.5° N 15 03 ; Tu B'Av 21 09 Th 20:55 Last Quarter 22 10 Fr 12:51 Moon Apogee: 404100 km 23 11 Sa 02:04 Moon Descending Node 11 Sa 22:25 Moon-Jupiter: 0.1° N 24 12 Su 11:47 Moon North Dec.: 21.5° N 12 Su 13:50 Perseid Shower: ZHR = 90 25 13 Mo 21:42 Moon-Venus: 0.6° S 26 14 Tu 00:42 Mars-Spica: 1.8° N 27 15 We 11:59 Venus Elongation: 45.8° W 15 We 19:41 Mars-Saturn: 2.7° N 28 16 Th 13:59 Mercury Elongation: 18.7° W 29 17 Fr 17:55 New Moon 30 18 Sa 17:30 Mercury-Beehive: 2.1° S Elu 01 19 04 22 We 00:04 Moon-Spica: 1° N 22 We 09:50 Moon-Mars: 2.3° N 05 23 Th 21:39 Moon Perigee: 369700 km 06 24 Fr 12:54 Neptune Opposition 24 Fr 13:38 Moon Ascending Node 24 Fr 15:53 First Quarter 07 25 Sa 20:40 Moon South Dec.: 21.4° S 13 31 Fr 15:58 Full Moon 14 Sep 01 Sa Venus: 44.9° W 20 07 Fr 04:08 Moon Descending Node 07 Fr 08:00 Moon Apogee: 404300 km 21 08 Sa 12:59 Moon-Jupiter: 0.7° N 08 Sa 15:15 Last Quarter 08 Sa 20:10 Moon North Dec.: 21.2° N 23 10 Mo 14:37 Mercury Superior Conj. 25 12 We 19:09 Moon-Venus: 4° N 26 13 Th 10:52 Venus-Beehive: 2.6° S 29 16 Su 04:11 New Moon 5773 Tis 01 17 ; Rosh Hashana 02 18 Tu 07:05 Moon-Spica: 0.8° N ; Rosh Hashana 18 Tu 16:45 Moon-Saturn: 5° N 03 19 We 04:52 Moon Perigee: 365700 km ; Fast of Gedalia 19 We 22:36 Moon-Mars: 0.2° N 04 20 Th 14:54 Moon Ascending Node 06 22 Sa 02:11 Moon South Dec.: 21.1° S 22 Sa 16:49 Autumnal Equinox 22 Sa 21:41 First Quarter 10 26 ; Yom Kippur 13 29 Sa 08:35 Uranus Opposition 14 30 Su 05:19 Full Moon 15 Oct 01 Mo 12:58 Mercury-Spica: 1.6° N ; Sukkot 01 Mo Venus: 40.8° W 16 02 ; Sukkot 17 03 We 05:35 Venus-Regulus: 0.1° S ; Sukkot 18 04 Th 07:15 Moon Descending Node ; Sukkot 19 05 Fr 02:43 Moon Apogee: 405200 km ; Sukkot 05 Fr 10:12 Mercury-Saturn: 3.2° N 05 Fr 22:50 Moon-Jupiter: 1° N 20 06 Sa 03:41 Moon North Dec.: 21° N ; Sukkot 21 07 ; Sukkot 22 08 Mo 09:33 Last Quarter ; Sukkot (d) 26 12 Fr 21:10 Moon-Venus: 6.5° N 29 15 Mo 14:02 New Moon 30 16 Che 01 17 We 03:02 Moon Perigee: 360700 km 17 We 03:43 Moon-Mercury: 1.3° S 17 We 20:27 Moon Ascending Node 02 18 Th 15:06 Moon-Mars: 2° S 03 19 Fr 08:49 Moon South Dec.: 21° S 04 20 Sa 22:05 Mars-Antares: 3.6° N 05 21 Su 06:08 Orionid Shower: ZHR = 20 06 22 Mo 05:32 First Quarter 09 25 Th 10:06 Saturn Conjunction 10 26 Fr 23:59 Mercury Elongation: 24.1° E 13 29 Mo 20:50 Full Moon 15 31 We 11:36 Moon Descending Node 16 Nov 01 Th Venus: 34.7° W 01 Th 16:30 Moon Apogee: 406100 km 17 02 Fr 01:58 Moon-Jupiter: 1° N 02 Fr 09:15 Moon North Dec.: 20.9° N 20 05 Mo 05:36 South Taurid Shower: ZHR = 10 21 06 Tu 15:43 Mercury-Antares: 5.8° N 22 07 We 01:36 Last Quarter 26 11 Su 18:52 Moon-Venus: 5.3° N 27 12 Mo 02:42 Moon-Spica: 0.8° N 12 Mo 04:53 North Taurid Shower: ZHR = 15 28 13 Tu 23:08 New Moon 13 Tu 23:12 Total Solar Eclipse 29 14 We 05:37 Moon Ascending Node 14 We 11:22 Moon Perigee: 357400 km Kis 01 15 Th 17:10 Moon South Dec.: 20.9° S 02 16 Fr 10:40 Moon-Mars: 4° S 03 17 Sa 02:24 Venus-Spica: 3.8° N 17 Sa 11:10 Leonid Shower: ZHR = 15 17 Sa 16:42 Mercury Inferior Conj. 06 20 Tu 15:31 First Quarter 13 27 Tu 06:03 Venus-Saturn: 0.5° N 27 Tu 18:05 Moon Descending Node 14 28 We 15:34 Pen. Lunar Eclipse 28 We 15:46 Full Moon 28 We 20:35 Moon Apogee: 406400 km 15 29 Th 01:46 Moon-Jupiter: 0.7° N 29 Th 15:33 Moon North Dec.: 20.9° N 16 30 17 Dec 01 Sa Venus: 28.1° W 19 03 Mo 01:43 Jupiter Opposition 20 04 Tu 23:59 Mercury Elongation: 20.6° W 22 06 Th 16:32 Last Quarter 25 09 Su 10:30 Mercury-Venus: 6.3° N ; Chanukkah 09 Su 13:04 Moon-Spica: 0.8° N 26 10 Mo 13:46 Moon-Saturn: 4° N ; Chanukkah 27 11 Tu 14:48 Moon-Venus: 1.6° N ; Chanukkah 11 Tu 16:57 Moon Ascending Node 28 12 We 23:42 Jupiter-Aldebaran: 4.7° N ; Chanukkah 29 13 Th 00:14 Moon Perigee: 357100 km ; Chanukkah 13 Th 04:48 Moon South Dec.: 20.9° S 13 Th 09:42 New Moon Tev 01 14 Fr 00:20 Geminid Shower: ZHR = 120 ; Chanukkah 02 15 ; Chanukkah 03 16 ; Chanukkah 05 18 Tu 11:00 Mercury-Antares: 5.4° N 07 20 Th 06:19 First Quarter 08 21 Fr 12:12 Winter Solstice 09 22 Sa 09:00 Ursid Shower: ZHR = 10 11 24 Mo 04:21 Venus-Antares: 5.6° N 24 Mo 23:27 Moon Descending Node 12 25 Tu 22:19 Moon Apogee: 406100 km 13 26 We 01:02 Moon-Jupiter: 0.5° N 26 We 22:24 Moon North Dec.: 20.9° N 15 28 Fr 11:21 Full Moon 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)"