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Astronomical Phenomena 2012
January
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 1 |
6 |
First Quater Moon
|
17 |
20 |
Moon at perigee |
| 2 |
20 |
Moon at apogee |
19 |
12 |
Antares 4.3ºS of Moon |
| 2 |
23 |
Jupiter 4.8ºS of Moon
|
20 |
2 |
Moon furthest South (-22.4º) |
| 5 |
0 |
Earth at perihelion |
21 |
12 |
Pluto 1.7ºN of Moon |
| 6 |
6 |
Aldebaran 5.8ºS of Moon |
22 |
12 |
Mercury 4.7ºS of Moon |
| 6 |
21 |
Moon furthest North (22.5º) |
23 |
12 |
New Moon |
| 9 |
7 |
Full Moon |
24 |
23 |
Mars stationary |
| 12 |
9 |
Regulus 5.5ºN of Moon |
25 |
8 |
Neptune 5.5ºS of Moon |
| 13 |
12 |
Mercury 4.6ºS of Pluto |
27 |
21 |
Uranus 5.5ºS of Moon |
| 13 |
15 |
Venus 1.1ºS of Neptune |
30 |
11 |
Jupiter 4.4ºS of Moon |
| 16 |
6 |
Spica 1.8ºN of Moon |
30 |
17 |
Moon at apogee |
| 16 |
9 |
Last Quarter Moon |
31 |
4 |
First Quarter Moon |
February
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 2 |
15 |
Aldebaran 5.7ºS of Moon |
16 |
8 |
Moon furthest South(-22.3º) |
| 3 |
6 |
Moon furthest North (22.4º) |
17 |
20 |
Pluto 1.5ºN of Moon |
| 7 |
8 |
Mercury superior conjunction |
19 |
20 |
Neptune at conjunction |
| 7 |
21 |
Full Moon |
21 |
18 |
Neptune 5.5ºS of Moon |
| 8 |
12 |
Saturn stationary |
21 |
22 |
New Moon |
| 8 |
17 |
Regulus 5.4ºN of Moon |
23 |
0 |
Mercury 5.6ºS of Moon |
| 10 |
2 |
Venus 0.3ºN of Uranus |
24 |
8 |
Uranus 5.3ºS of Moon |
| 11 |
19 |
Moon at perigee |
25 |
19 |
Venus 3.1ºS of Moon |
| 12 |
12 |
Spica 1.7ºN of Moon |
27 |
3 |
Jupiter 3.8ºS of Moon |
| 14 |
6 |
Mercury 1.2ºS of Neptune |
27 |
14 |
Moon at apogee |
| 14 |
17 |
Last Quarter Moon |
29 |
23 |
Aldebaran 5.5ºS of Moon |
March
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 1 |
1 |
First Quarter Moon |
16 |
3 |
Pluto 1.3ºN of Moon |
| 1 |
15 |
Moon furthest North (22.2º) |
18 |
13 |
Mercury 4.2ºN of Uranus |
| 3 |
20 |
Mars at opposition |
20 |
3 |
Neptune 5.6ºS of Moon |
| 5 |
5 |
Mercury greatest
elongation East (18º) |
20 |
5 |
Equinox |
| 5 |
15 |
Mercury 2.5ºN of Uranus |
21 |
19 |
Mercury inferior conjunction |
| 5 |
17 |
Mars nearest to Earth
Mars at minimum geocentric distance (diam 18.2) |
22 |
11 |
Mercury 1.5ºS of Moon |
| 7 |
3 |
Regulus 5.4ºN of Moon |
22 |
14 |
New Moon |
| 8 |
9 |
Full Moon |
22 |
18 |
Uranus 5.2ºS of Moon |
| 10 |
9 |
Moon at perigee |
24 |
18 |
Uranus at conjunction |
| 10 |
19 |
Spica 1.5ºN of Moon |
25 |
22 |
Jupiter 3.1ºS of Moon |
| 11 |
3 |
Saturn 6.0ºN of Moon |
26 |
5 |
Moon at apogee |
| 11 |
22 |
Mercury stationary |
26 |
19 |
Venus 1.8ºN of Moon |
| 13 |
23 |
Antares 4.7ºS of Moon |
27 |
6 |
Venus greatest elongation East (46º) |
| 14 |
6 |
Venus 3.0N of Jupiter |
28 |
6 |
Aldebaran 5.2S of Moon |
| 14 |
13 |
Moon furthest South (-22.1º) |
28 |
23 |
Moon furthest North (22.0º) |
| 15 |
1 |
Last Quarter Moon |
30 |
19 |
First Quarter Moon |
April
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 3 |
6 |
Mercury stationary |
16 |
10 |
Neptune 5.7ºS of Moo |
| 3 |
13 |
Regulus 5.5ºN of Moon |
18 |
19 |
Mercury greatest elongation West(27º) |
| 6 |
19 |
Full Moon |
19 |
3 |
Uranus 5.1ºS of Moon |
| 7 |
5 |
Spica 1.4ºN of Moon |
21 |
7 |
New Moon |
| 7 |
10 |
Saturn 6.0ºN of Moon |
22 |
13 |
Moon at apogee |
| 7 |
16 |
Moon at perigee |
22 |
17 |
Jupiter 2.4ºS of Moon |
| 10 |
7 |
Antares 4.8ºS of Moon |
22 |
19 |
Mercury 2.0ºS of Uranus |
| 10 |
14 |
Pluto stationary |
24 |
13 |
Aldebaran 5.1ºS of Moon |
| 10 |
21 |
Moon furthest South(-21.9º) |
25 |
3 |
Venus 5.6ºN of Moon |
| 12 |
9 |
Pluto 1.1ºN of Moon Occn |
25 |
5 |
Moon furthest North (21.8º) |
| 13 |
10 |
Last Quarter Moon |
29 |
9 |
First Quarter Moon |
| 15 |
12 |
Mars stationary |
30 |
23 |
Regulus 5.7ºN of Moon |
| 15 |
18 |
Saturn at opposition |
30 |
23 |
Regulus 5.7ºN of Moon |
May
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 4 |
16 |
Spica 1.3ºN of Moon |
19 |
16 |
Moon at apogee |
| 6 |
3 |
Full Moon |
20 |
4 |
Mercury 2.0ºS of Moon |
| 6 |
3 |
Moon at perigee |
20 |
12 |
Jupiter 1.7ºS of Moon |
| 7 |
17 |
Antares 5.0ºS of Moon |
20 |
23 |
New Moon - Eclipse |
| 8 |
6 |
Moon furthest South (-21.8º) |
21 |
19 |
Aldebaran 5.0ºS of Moon |
| 9 |
17 |
Pluto 1.0ºN of Moon - Occn |
22 |
5 |
Mercury 0.4ºN of Jupiter |
| 12 |
21 |
Last Quarter Moon |
22 |
11 |
Moon furthest North (21.8) |
| 13 |
13 |
Jupiter at conjunction |
22 |
21 |
Venus 4.6ºN of Moon |
| 13 |
17 |
Neptune 5.8ºS of Moon |
27 |
11 |
Mercury superior conjunction |
| 15 |
16 |
Venus stationary |
28 |
6 |
Regulus 5.7ºN of Moon |
| 16 |
9 |
Saturn 4.8ºN of Spica |
28 |
29 |
First Quarter Moon |
| 16 |
12 |
Uranus 5.1ºS of Moon |
|
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June
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 1 |
2 |
Spica 1.3ºN of Moon |
18 |
0 |
Venus 2.0ºS of Moon |
| 1 |
20 |
Mercury 0.2ºN of Venus |
18 |
1 |
Aldebaran 5.0ºS of Moon |
| 3 |
12 |
Moon at perigee |
18 |
18 |
Moon furthest North (21.7º) |
| 4 |
4 |
Antares 5.0ºS of Moon |
19 |
15 |
New Moon |
| 4 |
11 |
Full Moon - Eclipse |
20 |
23 |
Solstice |
| 4 |
17 |
Moon furthest South (-21.7º) |
21 |
2 |
Mercury 5.1ºS of Pollux |
| 5 |
4 |
Neptune stationary |
21 |
16 |
Mercury 5.5ºN of Moon |
| 6 |
1 |
Venus inferior conjunction |
24 |
11 |
Regulus 5.6ºN of Moon |
| 6 |
2 |
Pluto 1.0ºN of Moon - Occn |
26 |
9 |
Saturn stationary |
| 10 |
1 |
Neptune 5.9ºS of Moon |
26 |
10 |
Mars 5.3ºN of Moon |
| 11 |
10 |
Last Quarter Moon |
27 |
3 |
First Quarter Moon |
| 12 |
20 |
Uranus 5.1ºS of Moon |
27 |
4 |
Venus stationary |
| 16 |
2 |
Moon at apogee |
28 |
8 |
Saturn 6.0ºN of Moon |
| 16 |
11 |
Venus 3.3ºN of Aldebaran |
28 |
10 |
Spica 1.3ºN of Moon |
| 17 |
7 |
Jupiter 1.1ºS of Moon - Occn |
29 |
14 |
Pluto at opposition |
July
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 1 |
1 |
Mercury greatest elongation East (26º) |
15 |
14 |
Venus 3.8ºS of Moon |
| 1 |
14 |
Antares 5.1ºS of Moon |
16 |
1 |
Moon furthest North (21.6º) |
| 1 |
17 |
Moon at perigee |
19 |
4 |
New Moon |
| 2 |
4 |
Moon furthest South (-21.7º) |
20 |
7 |
Mercury 0.5ºN of Moon Occn |
| 3 |
12 |
Pluto 1.0ºN of Moon - Occn |
21 |
17 |
Regulus 5.5ºN of Moon |
| 3 |
18 |
Full Moon |
24 |
19 |
Mars 4.0ºN of Moon |
| 5 |
3 |
Earth at aphelion |
25 |
15 |
Saturn 5.7ºN of Moon |
| 7 |
9 |
Neptune 5.7ºS of Moon |
25 |
16 |
Spica 1.1ºN of Moon Occn |
| 9 |
7 |
Venus 0.9ºN of Aldebaran |
26 |
8 |
First Quarter Moon |
| 10 |
4 |
Uranus 5.0ºS of Moon |
28 |
20 |
Mercury inferior conjunction |
| 11 |
1 |
Last Quarter Moon |
28 |
21 |
Antares 5.2ºS of Moon |
| 13 |
16 |
Uranus stationary |
29 |
8 |
Moon at perigee |
| 13 |
17 |
Moon at apogee |
29 |
12 |
Moon furthest South (-21.5º) |
| 14 |
5 |
Mercury stationary |
30 |
5 |
Jupiter 4.7ºN of Aldebaran |
| 15 |
2 |
Jupiter 0.5ºS of Moon Occn |
30 |
20 |
Pluto 0.9ºN of Moon Occn |
| 15 |
8 |
Aldebaran 4.9ºS of Moon |
|
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August
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 2 |
3 |
Full Moon |
16 |
13 |
Mercury greatest elongation West (19º) |
| 3 |
18 |
Neptune 5.6ºS of Moon |
17 |
15 |
New Moon |
| 3 |
19 |
Saturn 4.5ºN of Spica |
18 |
0 |
Regulus 5.5ºN of Moon |
| 6 |
12 |
Uranus 4.8ºS of Moon |
21 |
21 |
Spica 1.0ºN of Moon Occn |
| 7 |
14 |
Mercury stationary |
21 |
23 |
Saturn 5.3ºN of Moon |
| 9 |
18 |
Last Quarter Moon |
22 |
6 |
Mars 2.2ºN of Moon |
| 10 |
10 |
Moon at apogee |
23 |
19 |
Moon at perigee |
| 11 |
16 |
Aldebaran 4.7ºS of Moon |
24 |
12 |
Neptune at opposition |
| 11 |
20 |
Jupiter 0.1ºN of Moon - Occn |
24 |
13 |
First Quarter Moon |
| 12 |
9 |
Moon furthest North (21.5) |
25 |
3 |
Antares 5.4ºS of Moon |
| 13 |
19 |
Venus 0.5ºS of Moon |
25 |
18 |
Moon furthest South (-21.4º) |
| 14 |
3 |
Mars 1.8ºN of Spica |
27 |
2 |
Pluto 0.7ºN of Moon - Occn |
| 15 |
10 |
Mars 2.7ºS of Saturn |
31 |
1 |
Neptune 5.6ºS of Moon |
| 15 |
11 |
Venus greatest elongation West (46º) |
31 |
14 |
Full Moon |
| 16 |
3 |
Mercury 3.4ºN of Moon |
|
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September
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 1 |
2 |
Mercury 1.2ºN of Regulus |
18 |
4 |
Spica 0.8ºN of Moon Occn |
| 2 |
20 |
Uranus 4.7ºS of Moon |
18 |
11 |
Saturn 4.8ºN of Moon |
| 7 |
5 |
Moon at apogee |
19 |
3 |
Moon at perigee |
| 8 |
0 |
Aldebaran 4.5ºS of Moon |
19 |
20 |
Mars 0.2ºN of Moon
Occn |
| 8 |
11 |
Jupiter 0.6ºN of Moon - Occn |
21 |
9 |
Antares 5.6ºS of Moon |
| 8 |
13 |
Last Quarter Moon |
21 |
23 |
Moon furthest South (-21.2º) |
| 8 |
17 |
Moon furthest North (21.3º) |
22 |
14 |
Equinox |
| 10 |
13 |
Mercury superior conjunction |
22 |
19 |
First Quarter Moon |
| 12 |
15 |
Venus 3.6ºN of Moon |
23 |
7 |
Pluto 0.4ºN of Moon - Occn |
| 14 |
9 |
Regulus 5.5ºN of Moon |
27 |
7 |
Neptune 5.7ºS of Moon |
| 16 |
2 |
New Moon |
29 |
7 |
Uranus at opposition |
| 16 |
11 |
Mercury 5.5ºN of Moon |
30 |
1 |
Uranus 4.7ºS of Moon |
| 17 |
20 |
Pluto stationary |
30 |
3 |
Full Moon |
October
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 1 |
12 |
Mercury 1.6ºN of Spica |
17 |
1 |
Moon at perigee |
| 3 |
7 |
Venus 0.1ºS of Regulus |
17 |
2 |
Mercury 1.2ºS of Moon Occn |
| 4 |
13 |
Jupiter stationary |
18 |
13 |
Mars 1.9ºS of Moon |
| 4 |
23 |
Moon at apogee |
18 |
16 |
Antares 5.7ºS of Moon |
| 5 |
8 |
Aldebaran 4.3ºS of Moon |
19 |
6 |
Moon furthest South (-21.1º) |
| 5 |
10 |
Mercury 3.2ºS of Saturn |
20 |
13 |
Pluto 0.2ºN of Moon - Occn |
| 5 |
21 |
Jupiter 0.9ºN of Moon
Occn |
21 |
0 |
Mars 3.6ºN of Antares |
| 6 |
1 |
Moon furthest North (21.1º) |
22 |
3 |
First Quarter Moon |
| 8 |
7 |
Last Quarter Moon |
24 |
11 |
Neptune 5.8ºS of Moon |
| 11 |
19 |
Regulus 5.6ºN of Moon |
25 |
8 |
Saturn at conjunction |
| 12 |
14 |
Venus 5.9ºN of Moon |
26 |
15 |
Mercury greatest elongation East (24º) |
| 15 |
11 |
New MOON |
27 |
6 |
Uranus 4.8ºS of Moon |
| 15 |
14 |
Spica 0.7ºN of Moon |
29 |
19 |
Full Moon |
| 16 |
2 |
Saturn 4.5ºN of Moon |
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November
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 1 |
14 |
Aldebaran 4.3ºS of Moon |
16 |
9 |
Mars 3.9ºS of Moon |
| 1 |
15 |
Moon at apogee |
16 |
23 |
Pluto 0.0ºN of Moon Occn |
| 2 |
1 |
Jupiter 0.8ºN of Moon Occn |
17 |
4 |
Venus 3.8ºN of Spica |
| 2 |
8 |
Moon furthest North (21.0º) |
17 |
16 |
Mercury inferior conjunction |
| 7 |
0 |
Last Quarter Moon |
20 |
14 |
First Quarter |
| 7 |
0 |
Mercury stationary |
20 |
17 |
Neptune 5.ºS of Moon |
| 8 |
4 |
Regulus 5.7ºN of Moon |
23 |
10 |
Uranus 4.8ºS of Moon |
| 11 |
9 |
Neptune stationary |
26 |
23 |
Mercury stationary |
| 11 |
14 |
Venus 5.0ºN of Moon |
27 |
1 |
Venus 0.5ºS of Saturn |
| 12 |
1 |
Spica 0.7ºN of Moon |
27 |
20 |
Mars 4.5ºS of Pluto |
| 12 |
18 |
Saturn 4.1ºN of Moon |
28 |
14 |
FULL MOON Eclipse |
| 13 |
22 |
New Moon
Total Solar Eclipse |
2819 |
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Moon at apogee |
| 14 |
10 |
Mercury 0.9ºS of Moon Occn |
28 |
21 |
Aldebaran 4.2ºS of Moon |
| 14 |
10 |
Moon at perigee |
29 |
1 |
Jupiter 0.6ºN of Moon
Occn |
| 15 |
2 |
Antares 5.8ºS of Moon |
29 |
15 |
Moon furthest North (21.0º) |
| 15 |
16 |
Moon furthest South (-21.0º) |
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December
| day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
day |
hour
(UT) |
Phenomena |
| 3 |
1 |
Jupiter at opposition |
14 |
11 |
Pluto 0.1ºS of Moon Occn |
| 5 |
6 |
Mercury greatest elong West (21º) |
15 |
8 |
Mars 5.4ºS of Moon |
| 5 |
11 |
Regulus 5.7ºN of Moon |
18 |
2 |
Neptune 5.8ºS of Moon |
| 6 |
15 |
Last Quarter Moon |
18 |
5 |
Mercury 5.4ºN of Antares |
| 9 |
11 |
Spica 0.6ºN of Moon
Occn |
20 |
5 |
First Quarter Moon |
| 10 |
10 |
Saturn 3.8ºN of Moon |
20 |
16 |
Uranus 4.7ºS of Moon |
| 11 |
13 |
Venus 1.5ºN of Moon |
21 |
11 |
Solstice |
| 12 |
0 |
Mercury 1.1ºN of Moon Occn |
24 |
3 |
Venus 5.6ºN of Antares |
| 12 |
14 |
Antares 5.9ºS of Moon |
25 |
21 |
Moon at apogee |
| 12 |
22 |
Jupiter 4.7ºN of Aldebaran |
26 |
0 |
Jupiter 0.5ºN of Moon Occn |
| 12 |
23 |
Moon at perigee |
26 |
3 |
Aldebaran 4.1ºS of Moon |
| 13 |
4 |
Moon furthest South (-20.9º) |
26 |
22 |
Moon furthest North (20.9º) |
| 13 |
8 |
New Moon |
28 |
10 |
Full Moon |
| 13 |
20 |
Uranus stationary |
30 |
13 |
Pluto at conjunction |
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