NASA - SKYCAL - Sky Events Calendar 5775 2015 Date LocalTime Event Teve 10 Jan 01 Th Venus: 16.7° E ; Fast of Tevet 11 02 Fr 12:35 Moon-Aldebaran: 1.5° S 12 03 Sa 18:53 Moon North Dec.: 18.7° N 13 04 Su 02:51 Quadrantid Shower: ZHR = 120 13 04 Su 09:59 Perihelion: 0.9833 AU 14 05 Mo 05:53 Full Moon 18 09 Fr 19:17 Moon Apogee: 405400 km 20 11 Su 02:00 Mercury-Venus: 0.6° N 21 12 Mo 16:33 Moon Ascending Node 22 13 Tu 10:47 Last Quarter 23 14 We 20:59 Mercury Elongation: 18.9° E 25 16 Fr 12:52 Moon-Saturn: 1.9° S 27 18 Su 07:17 Moon South Dec.: 18.6° S 29 20 Tu 14:14 New Moon Shev 01 21 We 21:06 Moon Perigee: 359600 km 02 22 Th 06:01 Moon-Venus: 5.5° S 03 23 Fr 05:40 Moon-Mars: 3.9° S 05 25 Su 11:23 Moon Descending Node 07 27 Tu 05:48 First Quarter 09 29 Th 18:07 Moon-Aldebaran: 1.3° S 10 30 Fr 14:40 Mercury Inferior Conj. 11 31 Sa 01:59 Moon North Dec.: 18.5° N 12 Feb 01 Su Venus: 23.8° E 15 04 We 00:09 Full Moon ; Tu b'Shvat 17 06 Fr 07:25 Moon Apogee: 406200 km 17 06 Fr 17:55 Jupiter Opposition 19 08 Su 18:10 Moon Ascending Node 23 12 Th 04:50 Last Quarter 24 13 Fr 01:10 Moon-Saturn: 2.3° S 25 14 Sa 18:18 Moon South Dec.: 18.4° S 28 17 Tu 07:20 Moon-Mercury: 3.5° S 30 19 Th 00:47 New Moon 30 19 Th 08:29 Moon Perigee: 357000 km Adar 01 20 02 21 Sa 01:56 Moon-Venus: 2° S 02 21 Sa 02:28 Moon-Mars: 1.5° S 02 21 Sa 17:05 Moon Descending Node 03 22 Su 06:18 Venus-Mars: 0.4° N 05 24 Tu 16:59 Mercury Elongation: 26.7° W 06 25 We 18:14 First Quarter 07 26 Th 00:02 Moon-Aldebaran: 1° S 07 26 Th 05:18 Neptune Conjunction 08 27 Fr 08:19 Moon North Dec.: 18.3° N 10 Mar 01 Su Venus: 30.1° E 13 04 ; Taanit Esther 14 05 Th 08:35 Moon Apogee: 406400 km ; Purim 14 05 Th 19:05 Full Moon 15 06 ; Shushan Purim 16 07 Sa 22:04 Moon Ascending Node 21 12 Th 10:25 Moon-Saturn: 2.4° S 22 13 Fr 19:48 Last Quarter 23 14 Sa 03:39 Moon South Dec.: 18.3° S 28 19 Th 21:38 Moon Perigee: 357600 km 29 20 Fr 11:36 New Moon 29 20 Fr 11:46 Total Solar Eclipse Nisa 01 21 Sa 00:45 Vernal Equinox 01 21 Sa 04:19 Moon Descending Node 02 22 Su 00:13 Moon-Mars: 1° N 02 22 Su 21:51 Moon-Venus: 2.9° N 05 25 We 08:55 Moon-Aldebaran: 0.9° S 06 26 Th 16:29 Moon North Dec.: 18.2° N 07 27 Fr 09:43 First Quarter 12 Apr 01 We Venus: 36.6° E 12 01 We 14:59 Moon Apogee: 406000 km 14 03 ; Taanit Bechorot 15 04 Sa 05:17 Moon Ascending Node ; Pesach 15 04 Sa 14:01 Partial Lunar Eclipse 15 04 Sa 14:06 Full Moon 16 05 ; Pesach 17 06 Mo 15:48 Uranus Conjunction ; Pesach 18 07 ; Pesach 19 08 We 15:08 Moon-Saturn: 2.3° S ; Pesach 19 08 We 16:16 Jupiter-Beehive: 5.4° S 20 09 ; Pesach 21 10 Fr 05:52 Mercury Superior Conj. ; Pesach 21 10 Fr 09:46 Moon South Dec.: 18.2° S 22 11 Sa 17:30 Venus-Pleiades: 2.6° S ; Pesach (d) 23 12 Su 05:44 Last Quarter 28 17 Fr 05:53 Moon Perigee: 361000 km 28 17 Fr 15:07 Moon Descending Node 29 18 Sa 20:57 New Moon 30 19 Iyya 01 20 02 21 Tu 18:35 Moon-Aldebaran: 0.9° S 02 21 Tu 20:09 Moon-Venus: 6.8° N 04 23 Th 01:21 Lyrid Shower: ZHR = 20 ; Yom Ha'Atzmaut 04 23 Th 01:26 Moon North Dec.: 18.3° N 07 26 Su 01:55 First Quarter 10 29 We 05:55 Moon Apogee: 405100 km 12 May 01 Fr 03:29 Mercury-Pleiades: 1.7° S 12 01 Fr 11:50 Moon Ascending Node 12 01 Fr Venus: 42.1° E 14 03 ; Pesah sheni 15 04 Mo 05:42 Full Moon 16 05 Tu 14:36 Eta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 60 16 05 Tu 18:18 Moon-Saturn: 2.1° S 18 07 Th 06:59 Mercury Elongation: 21.2° E ; Lag B'Omer 18 07 Th 15:39 Moon South Dec.: 18.3° S 22 11 Mo 12:36 Last Quarter 25 14 Th 22:37 Moon Descending Node 26 15 Fr 02:23 Moon Perigee: 366000 km 28 17 ; Yom Yerushalayim 29 18 Mo 06:13 New Moon Siva 01 19 02 20 We 11:41 Moon North Dec.: 18.4° N 05 23 Sa 02:53 Saturn Opposition 06 24 ; Shavuot 07 25 Mo 19:19 First Quarter ; Shavuot (d) 09 27 We 00:12 Moon Apogee: 404200 km 10 28 Th 16:40 Moon Ascending Node 11 29 Fr 19:30 Venus-Pollux: 4° S 12 30 Sa 18:53 Mercury Inferior Conj. 14 Jun 01 Mo Venus: 45.3° E 14 01 Mo 22:02 Moon-Saturn: 2° S 15 02 Tu 18:19 Full Moon 16 03 We 23:10 Moon South Dec.: 18.4° S 19 06 Sa 20:59 Venus Elongation: 45.4° E 22 09 Tu 17:42 Last Quarter 23 10 We 06:39 Moon Perigee: 369700 km 24 11 Th 01:29 Moon Descending Node 26 13 Sa 10:59 Venus-Beehive: 0.6° N 27 14 Su 16:39 Mars Conjunction 29 16 Tu 16:05 New Moon 29 16 Tu 21:47 Moon North Dec.: 18.5° N 30 17 Tamm 01 18 03 20 Sa 13:28 Moon-Venus: 6.3° N 04 21 Su 18:38 Summer Solstice 06 23 Tu 11:39 Mercury-Aldebaran: 1.9° N 06 23 Tu 19:01 Moon Apogee: 404100 km 07 24 We 13:03 First Quarter 07 24 We 18:59 Mercury Elongation: 22.5° W 07 24 We 19:23 Moon Ascending Node 12 29 Mo 03:27 Moon-Saturn: 2.1° S Date LocalTime Event 14 Jul 01 We 04:14 Venus-Jupiter: 0.3° N 14 01 We 08:48 Moon South Dec.: 18.4° S 14 01 We Venus: 42.4° E 15 02 Th 04:20 Full Moon 18 05 Su 20:54 Moon Perigee: 367100 km ; Fast of Tammuz 19 06 Mo 14:59 Aphelion: 1.0167 AU 21 08 We 02:07 Moon Descending Node 21 08 We 22:24 Last Quarter 25 12 Su 19:55 Moon-Aldebaran: 0.9° S 27 14 Tu 06:24 Moon North Dec.: 18.4° N 27 14 Tu 23:35 Venus-Regulus: 2.3° S 29 16 Th 03:24 New Moon Av 01 17 02 18 Sa 19:34 Moon-Jupiter: 4.5° N 03 19 Su 03:06 Moon-Venus: 0.5° N 05 21 Tu 13:02 Moon Apogee: 404800 km 05 21 Tu 21:32 Moon Ascending Node 07 23 Th 21:18 Mercury Superior Conj. 08 24 Fr 06:04 First Quarter 10 26 Su 10:43 Moon-Saturn: 2.4° S ; Tisha B'Av 12 28 Tu 16:23 Delta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 20 12 28 Tu 19:34 Moon South Dec.: 18.3° S 15 31 Fr 12:43 Full Moon ; Tu B'Av 16 Aug 01 Sa Venus: 21.5° E 17 02 Su 12:11 Moon Perigee: 362100 km 19 04 Tu 04:53 Moon Descending Node 22 07 Fr 04:03 Last Quarter 22 07 Fr 19:25 Mercury-Regulus: 0.9° N 24 09 Su 01:22 Moon-Aldebaran: 0.7° S 25 10 Mo 13:11 Moon North Dec.: 18.3° N 28 13 Th 08:17 Perseid Shower: ZHR = 90 29 14 Fr 16:54 New Moon 30 15 Sa 21:19 Venus Inferior Conj. Elul 01 16 Su 16:34 Moon-Mercury: 2.2° N 03 18 Tu 01:05 Moon Ascending Node 03 18 Tu 04:33 Moon Apogee: 405900 km 05 20 Th 05:35 Mars-Beehive: 0.5° S 07 22 Sa 19:21 Moon-Saturn: 2.8° S 07 22 Sa 21:31 First Quarter 10 25 Tu 05:44 Moon South Dec.: 18.2° S 11 26 We 23:04 Jupiter Conjunction 14 29 Sa 20:35 Full Moon 15 30 Su 17:24 Moon Perigee: 358300 km 16 31 Mo 12:16 Moon Descending Node 17 Sep 01 Tu 04:12 Neptune Opposition 17 01 Tu Venus: 25° W 20 04 Fr 11:59 Mercury Elongation: 27.1° E 21 05 Sa 07:09 Moon-Aldebaran: 0.6° S 21 05 Sa 11:54 Last Quarter 22 06 Su 19:06 Moon North Dec.: 18.2° N 26 10 Th 07:53 Moon-Venus: 2.9° S 29 13 Su 08:41 New Moon 29 13 Su 08:55 Partial Solar Eclipse 5776 Tish 01 14 Mo 06:38 Moon Ascending Node ; Rosh Hashana 01 14 Mo 13:28 Moon Apogee: 406500 km 02 15 ; Rosh Hashana 03 16 ; Fast of Gedalia 06 19 Sa 04:54 Moon-Saturn: 3.1° S 08 21 Mo 10:59 First Quarter 08 21 Mo 14:02 Moon South Dec.: 18.1° S 10 23 We 10:20 Autumnal Equinox ; Yom Kippur 11 24 Th 21:38 Mars-Regulus: 0.8° N 14 27 Su 23:04 Moon Descending Node 15 28 Mo 03:46 Moon Perigee: 356900 km ; Sukkot 15 28 Mo 04:48 Total Lunar Eclipse 15 28 Mo 04:50 Full Moon 16 29 ; Sukkot 17 30 We 16:36 Mercury Inferior Conj. ; Sukkot 18 Oct 01 Th Venus: 43.6° W ; Sukkot 19 02 Fr 14:51 Moon-Aldebaran: 0.5° S ; Sukkot 20 03 ; Sukkot 21 04 Su 01:55 Moon North Dec.: 18.1° N ; Sukkot 21 04 Su 23:06 Last Quarter 22 05 ; Sukkot 23 06 ; Sukkot (d) 25 08 Th 22:32 Moon-Venus: 0.8° N 26 09 Fr 02:26 Venus-Regulus: 2.5° S 26 09 Fr 18:51 Moon-Mars: 3.8° N 27 10 Sa 01:30 Moon-Jupiter: 3° N 28 11 Su 12:54 Moon Ascending Node 28 11 Su 15:17 Moon Apogee: 406400 km 29 12 Mo 05:14 Uranus Opposition 30 13 Tu 02:06 New Moon Ches 01 14 03 16 Fr 04:59 Mercury Elongation: 18.1° W 03 16 Fr 15:20 Moon-Saturn: 3.2° S 04 17 Sa 23:01 Mars-Jupiter: 0.4° N 05 18 Su 20:31 Moon South Dec.: 18.2° S 07 20 Tu 22:31 First Quarter 09 22 Th 00:35 Orionid Shower: ZHR = 20 12 25 Su 09:36 Moon Descending Node 12 25 Su 23:40 Venus-Jupiter: 1° N 13 26 Mo 07:59 Venus Elongation: 46.4° W 13 26 Mo 13:59 Moon Perigee: 358500 km 14 27 Tu 13:05 Full Moon 16 29 Th 23:45 Moon-Aldebaran: 0.6° S 18 31 Sa 10:02 Moon North Dec.: 18.2° N 19 Nov 01 Su Venus: 46.3° W 21 03 Tu 08:20 Venus-Mars: 0.7° N 21 03 Tu 13:24 Last Quarter 24 06 Fr 00:04 South Taurid Shower: ZHR = 10 24 06 Fr 16:49 Moon-Jupiter: 2.5° N 25 07 Sa 10:56 Moon-Mars: 2° N 25 07 Sa 14:54 Moon-Venus: 1.4° N 25 07 Sa 16:53 Moon Ascending Node 25 07 Sa 22:48 Moon Apogee: 405700 km 29 11 We 18:47 New Moon 30 12 Th 23:20 North Taurid Shower: ZHR = 15 Kisl 01 13 03 15 Su 01:39 Moon South Dec.: 18.3° S 05 17 Tu 15:45 Mercury Superior Conj. 06 18 We 05:38 Leonid Shower: ZHR = 15 07 19 Th 07:27 First Quarter 09 21 Sa 14:56 Moon Descending Node 11 23 Mo 21:06 Moon Perigee: 362800 km 13 25 We 23:44 Full Moon 14 26 Th 10:33 Moon-Aldebaran: 0.7° S 15 27 Fr 21:13 Moon North Dec.: 18.4° N 17 29 Su 20:20 Venus-Spica: 4.2° N 18 30 Mo 00:31 Saturn Conjunction 19 Dec 01 Tu Venus: 43.3° W 21 03 Th 08:41 Last Quarter 22 04 Fr 07:21 Moon-Jupiter: 2° N 22 04 Fr 19:33 Moon Ascending Node 23 05 Sa 15:56 Moon Apogee: 404800 km 24 06 Su 03:40 Moon-Mars: 0.1° N 25 07 Mo 17:55 Moon-Venus: 0.7° S ; Chanukkah 26 08 ; Chanukkah 27 09 ; Chanukkah 28 10 ; Chanukkah 29 11 Fr 11:29 New Moon ; Chanukkah 30 12 Sa 09:15 Moon South Dec.: 18.4° S ; Chanukkah Teve 01 13 ; Chanukkah 02 14 Mo 18:48 Geminid Shower: ZHR = 120 ; Chanukkah 06 18 Fr 03:32 Saturn-Antares: 6.2° N 06 18 Fr 16:13 Moon Descending Node 06 18 Fr 16:14 First Quarter 09 21 Mo 09:53 Moon Perigee: 368400 km 10 22 Tu 05:48 Winter Solstice ; Fast of Tevet 11 23 We 03:00 Ursid Shower: ZHR = 10 11 23 We 15:16 Mars-Spica: 3.5° N 11 23 We 20:09 Moon-Aldebaran: 0.7° S 13 25 Fr 08:30 Moon North Dec.: 18.4° N 13 25 Fr 12:11 Full Moon 17 29 Tu 03:59 Mercury Elongation: 19.7° E 17 29 Tu 21:30 Moon-Regulus: 2.9° N 19 31 Th 18:55 Moon-Jupiter: 1.6° N 19 31 Th 21:19 Moon Ascending 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)"