NASA - SKYCAL - Sky Events Calendar 5774 2014 Date LocalTime Event Teve 29 Jan 01 We 12:14 New Moon 01 We Venus: 15.9° E 01 We 22:00 Moon Perigee: 356900 km Shev 01 02 02 03 Fr 20:42 Quadrantid Shower: ZHR = 120 03 04 Sa 06:59 Perihelion: 0.9833 AU 04 05 Su 20:49 Jupiter Opposition 07 08 We 04:39 First Quarter 08 09 Th 12:26 Moon Descending Node 10 11 Sa 13:25 Venus Inferior Conj. 11 12 Su 09:36 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.8° S 12 13 Mo 09:14 Moon North Dec.: 19.5° N 15 16 Th 02:53 Moon Apogee: 406500 km ; Tu b'Shvat 16 Th 05:52 Full Moon 22 23 Th 07:29 Moon-Mars: 3.9° N 23 Th 10:22 Moon-Spica: 1.4° S 23 24 Fr 03:55 Moon Ascending Node 24 Fr 06:19 Last Quarter 24 25 Sa 15:18 Moon-Saturn: 0.6° N 26 27 Mo 17:31 Moon South Dec.: 19.4° S 28 29 We 03:36 Moon-Venus: 2.2° N 29 30 Th 10:58 Moon Perigee: 357100 km 30 Th 22:38 New Moon 30 31 Fr 10:59 Mercury Elongation: 18.4° E Ad-I 01 Feb 01 Sa Venus: 29.7° W 02 02 Su 21:05 Mars-Spica: 4.6° N 05 05 We 13:41 Moon Descending Node 06 06 Th 20:22 First Quarter 08 08 Sa 15:41 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.6° S 09 09 Su 16:21 Moon North Dec.: 19.3° N 12 12 We 06:09 Moon Apogee: 406200 km 15 15 Sa 00:53 Full Moon 15 15 Sa 21:13 Mercury Inferior Conj. 19 19 We 15:54 Moon-Spica: 1.7° S 20 20 Th 00:59 Moon-Mars: 3.3° N 20 20 Th 04:29 Moon Ascending Node 21 21 Fr 23:39 Moon-Saturn: 0.3° N 22 22 Sa 18:15 Last Quarter 23 23 Su 18:25 Neptune Conjunction 24 24 Mo 02:24 Moon South Dec.: 19.2° S 26 26 We 06:23 Moon-Venus: 0.4° S 27 27 Th 20:52 Moon Perigee: 360400 km 27 27 Th 22:24 Moon-Mercury: 2.8° S 29 Mar 01 Sa 09:00 New Moon 29 01 Sa Venus: 44.5° W 30 02 AdII 01 03 02 04 Tu 18:45 Moon Descending Node 05 07 Fr 23:07 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.3° S 06 08 Sa 14:27 First Quarter 06 08 Sa 23:54 Moon North Dec.: 19.1° N 09 11 Tu 21:46 Moon Apogee: 405400 km 11 13 ; Taanit Esther 12 14 Fr 07:59 Mercury Elongation: 27.6° W 14 16 Su 19:08 Full Moon ; Purim 15 17 ; Shushan Purim 16 18 Tu 22:38 Moon-Spica: 1.8° S 17 19 We 05:14 Moon-Mars: 3.4° N 17 19 We 08:30 Moon Ascending Node 18 20 Th 18:57 Vernal Equinox 19 21 Fr 05:40 Moon-Saturn: 0.2° N 20 22 Sa 22:59 Venus Elongation: 46.6° W 21 23 Su 09:28 Moon South Dec.: 19° S 22 24 Mo 03:46 Last Quarter 24 26 We 17:06 Mars-Spica: 4.8° N 25 27 Th 11:52 Moon-Venus: 3.6° S 25 27 Th 20:30 Moon Perigee: 365700 km 28 30 Su 20:45 New Moon 29 31 Nisa 01 Apr 01 Tu 04:30 Moon Descending Node 01 01 Tu Venus: 46.3° W 02 02 We 08:39 Uranus Conjunction 04 04 Fr 08:52 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.1° S 05 05 Sa 09:12 Moon North Dec.: 19° N 07 07 Mo 10:31 First Quarter 08 08 Tu 16:52 Moon Apogee: 404500 km 08 08 Tu 22:11 Mars Opposition 14 14 Mo 20:24 Moon-Mars: 3.7° N ; Taanit Bechorot 15 15 Tu 05:56 Moon-Spica: 1.8° S ; Pesach 15 15 Tu 09:42 Full Moon 15 15 Tu 09:47 Total Lunar Eclipse 15 15 Tu 15:23 Moon Ascending Node 16 16 ; Pesach 17 17 Th 09:42 Moon-Saturn: 0.4° N ; Pesach 18 18 ; Pesach 19 19 Sa 14:55 Moon South Dec.: 18.9° S ; Pesach 20 20 ; Pesach 21 21 ; Pesach 22 22 Tu 09:52 Last Quarter ; Pesach (d) 22 22 Tu 19:12 Lyrid Shower: ZHR = 20 23 23 We 02:27 Moon Perigee: 369800 km 26 26 Sa 01:16 Moon-Venus: 4.5° S 26 26 Sa 05:07 Mercury Superior Conj. 28 28 Mo 13:36 Moon Descending Node 29 29 Tu 08:04 Annular Solar Eclipse 29 29 Tu 08:14 New Moon 30 30 Iyya 01 May 01 Th Venus: 42.8° W 01 01 Th 17:51 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.1° S 02 02 Fr 17:59 Moon North Dec.: 19° N 05 05 Mo 08:26 Eta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 60 ; Yom Ha'Atzmaut 06 06 Tu 12:22 Moon Apogee: 404300 km 07 07 We 05:15 First Quarter 10 10 Sa 19:50 Saturn Opposition 11 11 Su 15:32 Moon-Mars: 3.2° N 12 12 Mo 14:47 Moon-Spica: 1.8° S 13 13 Tu 00:06 Moon Ascending Node 14 14 We 14:41 Moon-Saturn: 0.6° N ; Pesah sheni 14 14 We 21:16 Full Moon 16 16 Fr 22:10 Moon South Dec.: 19° S 18 18 Su 13:58 Moon Perigee: 367100 km ; Lag B'Omer 21 21 We 14:59 Last Quarter 25 25 Su 08:59 Mercury Elongation: 22.7° E 25 25 Su 17:43 Moon-Venus: 2.4° S 25 25 Su 19:56 Moon Descending Node 28 28 We 20:40 New Moon ; Yom Yerushalayim 29 29 Siva 01 30 Fr 02:38 Moon North Dec.: 19° N 03 Jun 01 Su Venus: 37° W 05 03 Tu 06:25 Moon Apogee: 405000 km 06 04 ; Shavuot 07 05 Th 22:39 First Quarter ; Shavuot (d) 10 08 Su 02:44 Moon-Mars: 1.7° N 11 09 Mo 00:05 Moon-Spica: 1.9° S 11 09 Mo 07:36 Moon Ascending Node 12 10 Tu 21:11 Moon-Saturn: 0.6° N 15 13 Fr 06:11 Full Moon 15 13 Fr 08:03 Moon South Dec.: 19° S 17 15 Su 05:34 Moon Perigee: 362100 km 17 15 Su 13:54 Jupiter-Pollux: 6.3° S 21 19 Th 20:39 Last Quarter 22 20 Fr 00:42 Mercury Inferior Conj. 23 21 Sa 12:52 Summer Solstice 23 21 Sa 22:30 Moon Descending Node 25 23 Mo 15:00 Venus-Pleiades: 5.7° S 26 24 Tu 14:54 Moon-Venus: 1.4° N 27 25 We 08:22 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.1° S 28 26 Th 10:34 Moon North Dec.: 19° N 29 27 Fr 10:08 New Moon 30 28 Tamm 01 29 02 30 Mo 21:09 Moon Apogee: 405900 km Date LocalTime Event 03 Jul 01 Tu Venus: 30.1° W 03 01 Tu 17:08 Venus-Aldebaran: 4.1° N 06 04 Fr 00:59 Aphelion: 1.0167 AU 07 05 Sa 13:59 First Quarter 08 06 Su 03:21 Moon-Mars: 0.2° S 08 06 Su 08:32 Moon-Spica: 2.2° S 08 06 Su 11:50 Moon Ascending Node 10 08 Tu 04:48 Moon-Saturn: 0.4° N 12 10 Th 19:29 Moon South Dec.: 19° S 14 12 Sa 13:25 Full Moon 14 12 Sa 19:59 Mercury Elongation: 20.9° W 15 13 Su 10:27 Moon Perigee: 358300 km 15 13 Su 20:35 Mars-Spica: 1.3° N 17 15 ; Fast of Tammuz 18 16 We 20:21 Mercury-Venus: 6.2° N 20 18 Fr 23:21 Moon Descending Node 21 19 Sa 04:08 Last Quarter 24 22 Tu 13:56 Moon-Aldebaran: 2° S 25 23 We 17:36 Moon North Dec.: 18.9° N 26 24 Th 20:16 Moon-Venus: 4.9° N 26 24 Th 21:32 Jupiter Conjunction 29 27 Su 00:42 New Moon Av 01 28 Mo 05:27 Moon Apogee: 406600 km 01 28 Mo 10:14 Delta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 20 05 Aug 01 Fr Venus: 22.3° W 06 02 Sa 13:26 Moon Ascending Node 06 02 Sa 15:27 Moon-Spica: 2.5° S 07 03 Su 12:02 Moon-Mars: 2.4° S 08 04 Mo 02:50 First Quarter 08 04 Mo 12:54 Moon-Saturn: 0.1° N 09 05 ; Tisha B'Av 11 07 Th 00:31 Venus-Pollux: 6.5° S 11 07 Th 06:26 Moon South Dec.: 18.8° S 12 08 Fr 18:05 Mercury Superior Conj. 14 10 Su 19:43 Moon Perigee: 356900 km 14 10 Su 20:09 Full Moon 15 11 ; Tu B'Av 17 13 We 02:08 Perseid Shower: ZHR = 90 19 15 Fr 02:18 Moon Descending Node 21 17 Su 14:26 Last Quarter 22 18 Mo 06:06 Venus-Jupiter: 0.2° N 22 18 Mo 07:05 Venus-Beehive: 0.9° S 22 18 Mo 08:48 Jupiter-Beehive: 1.1° S 22 18 Mo 19:46 Moon-Aldebaran: 1.7° S 24 20 We 00:12 Moon North Dec.: 18.8° N 28 24 Su 07:48 Moon-Venus: 6.3° N 28 24 Su 08:09 Moon Apogee: 406500 km 29 25 Mo 16:13 New Moon 30 26 Tu 05:10 Mars-Saturn: 3.4° N Elul 01 27 03 29 Fr 15:08 Neptune Opposition 03 29 Fr 15:14 Moon Ascending Node 03 29 Fr 21:08 Moon-Spica: 2.7° S 05 31 Su 21:21 Moon-Saturn: 0.4° S 06 Sep 01 Mo 01:43 Moon-Mars: 4.4° S 06 01 Mo Venus: 14.2° W 07 02 Tu 13:11 First Quarter 08 03 We 15:10 Moon South Dec.: 18.6° S 13 08 Mo 05:29 Moon Perigee: 358400 km 14 09 Tu 03:38 Full Moon 16 11 Th 09:32 Moon Descending Node 20 15 Mo 03:01 Moon-Aldebaran: 1.5° S 21 16 Tu 04:05 Last Quarter 21 16 Tu 07:15 Moon North Dec.: 18.6° N 25 20 Sa 15:54 Mercury-Spica: 0.5° S 25 20 Sa 16:22 Moon Apogee: 405800 km 26 21 Su 23:59 Mercury Elongation: 26.4° E 28 23 Tu 04:30 Autumnal Equinox 29 24 We 08:14 New Moon 5775 Tish 01 25 Th 19:41 Moon Ascending Node ; Rosh Hashana 02 26 Fr 02:48 Moon-Spica: 2.8° S ; Rosh Hashana 02 26 Fr 11:32 Moon-Mercury: 4.6° S 04 28 Su 06:46 Moon-Saturn: 0.8° S ; Fast of Gedalia 04 28 Su 08:30 Mars-Antares: 3.1° N 06 30 Tu 21:29 Moon South Dec.: 18.5° S 07 Oct 01 We Venus: 6.4° W 07 01 We 21:33 First Quarter 10 04 ; Yom Kippur 12 06 Mo 11:41 Moon Perigee: 362500 km 13 07 Tu 22:19 Uranus Opposition 14 08 We 12:51 Full Moon 14 08 We 12:55 Total Lunar Eclipse 14 08 We 19:44 Moon Descending Node 15 09 ; Sukkot 16 10 ; Sukkot 17 11 ; Sukkot 18 12 Su 11:58 Moon-Aldebaran: 1.4° S ; Sukkot 19 13 Mo 15:34 Moon North Dec.: 18.5° N ; Sukkot 20 14 ; Sukkot 21 15 We 21:12 Last Quarter ; Sukkot 22 16 Th 22:32 Mercury Inferior Conj. ; Sukkot 23 17 ; Sukkot (d) 24 18 Sa 08:05 Moon Apogee: 404900 km 27 21 Tu 18:26 Orionid Shower: ZHR = 20 29 23 Th 02:46 Moon Ascending Node 29 23 Th 23:45 Partial Solar Eclipse 29 23 Th 23:57 New Moon 30 24 Ches 01 25 Sa 08:55 Venus Superior Conj. 01 25 Sa 18:04 Moon-Saturn: 1.1° S 04 28 Tu 02:03 Moon South Dec.: 18.5° S 07 31 Fr 03:48 First Quarter 08 Nov 01 Sa Venus: 2° E 08 01 Sa 12:59 Mercury Elongation: 18.7° W 10 03 Mo 01:21 Moon Perigee: 367900 km 11 04 Tu 13:10 Mercury-Spica: 4.2° N 12 05 We 04:13 Moon Descending Node 12 05 We 17:55 South Taurid Shower: ZHR = 10 13 06 Th 23:23 Full Moon 15 08 Sa 20:41 Moon-Aldebaran: 1.5° S 17 10 Mo 00:12 Moon North Dec.: 18.6° N 19 12 We 17:11 North Taurid Shower: ZHR = 15 21 14 Fr 16:16 Last Quarter 22 15 Sa 02:56 Moon Apogee: 404300 km 24 17 Mo 23:29 Leonid Shower: ZHR = 15 25 18 Tu 09:10 Saturn Conjunction 26 19 We 09:18 Moon Ascending Node 26 19 We 17:01 Moon-Spica: 2.8° S 29 22 Sa 13:32 New Moon Kisl 01 23 02 24 Mo 09:17 Moon South Dec.: 18.6° S 06 28 Fr 00:11 Moon Perigee: 369800 km 07 29 Sa 11:06 First Quarter 09 Dec 01 Mo Venus: 9.3° E 10 02 Tu 09:32 Moon Descending Node 14 06 Sa 05:35 Moon-Aldebaran: 1.5° S 14 06 Sa 13:27 Full Moon 15 07 Su 10:06 Moon North Dec.: 18.7° N 16 08 Mo 10:37 Mercury Superior Conj. 21 13 Sa 00:02 Moon Apogee: 404600 km 22 14 Su 12:39 Geminid Shower: ZHR = 120 22 14 Su 13:51 Last Quarter 24 16 Tu 14:27 Moon Ascending Node 25 17 ; Chanukkah 26 18 ; Chanukkah 27 19 Fr 21:55 Moon-Saturn: 1.6° S ; Chanukkah 29 21 Su 19:25 Moon South Dec.: 18.7° S ; Chanukkah 30 22 Mo 00:03 Winter Solstice ; Chanukkah 30 22 Mo 02:36 New Moon 30 22 Mo 21:00 Ursid Shower: ZHR = 10 Teve 01 23 ; Chanukkah 02 24 We 17:43 Moon Perigee: 364800 km ; Chanukkah 06 28 Su 19:31 First Quarter 07 29 Mo 10:27 Moon Descending Node 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)"