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Date UTC Event Jan 01 Tu Venus: 46.9° W 01 Tu 21:50 Moon-Venus: 1.4° S 02 We 04:53 Saturn Conjunction 03 Th 07:37 Moon-Jupiter: 3.4° S 03 Th 09:59 Perihelion: 0.9833 AU 04 Fr 02:28 Quadrantid Shower: ZHR = 120 05 Sa 18:46 Moon South Dec.: 21.6° S 06 Su 01:28 New Moon 06 Su 01:41 Partial Solar Eclipse 06 Su 04:59 Venus Elongation: 47° W 07 Mo 00:08 Moon Descending Node 09 We 04:29 Moon Apogee: 406100 km 14 Mo 06:46 First Quarter 17 Th 18:20 Moon-Aldebaran: 1.6° S 19 Sa 23:20 Moon North Dec.: 21.5° N 20 Su 22:48 Moon Ascending Node 21 Mo 05:12 Total Lunar Eclipse 21 Mo 05:16 Full Moon 21 Mo 15:32 Moon-Beehive: 0.6° N 21 Mo 19:58 Moon Perigee: 357300 km 22 Tu 15:10 Venus-Jupiter: 2.4° N 23 We 01:41 Moon-Regulus: 2.5° S 27 Su 21:11 Last Quarter 30 We 02:46 Mercury Superior Conj. 30 We 23:54 Moon-Jupiter: 3° S 31 Th 17:36 Moon-Venus: 0.1° S Feb 01 Fr Venus: 45.1° W 02 Sa 00:48 Moon South Dec.: 21.5° S 02 Sa 07:18 Moon-Saturn: 0.7° S 03 Su 06:35 Moon Descending Node 04 Mo 21:04 New Moon 05 Tu 09:26 Moon Apogee: 406600 km 12 Tu 22:26 First Quarter 14 Th 03:29 Moon-Aldebaran: 1.7° S 16 Sa 09:56 Moon North Dec.: 21.6° N 17 Su 09:42 Moon Ascending Node 18 Mo 03:05 Moon-Beehive: 0.6° N 18 Mo 14:16 Venus-Saturn: 1.1° N 19 Tu 09:06 Moon Perigee: 356800 km 19 Tu 13:08 Moon-Regulus: 2.4° S 19 Tu 15:53 Full Moon 26 Tu 11:28 Last Quarter 27 We 00:59 Mercury Elongation: 18.1° E 27 We 14:17 Moon-Jupiter: 2.5° S Mar 01 Fr 06:23 Moon South Dec.: 21.6° S 01 Fr Venus: 40.8° W 01 Fr 18:40 Moon-Saturn: 0.3° S 02 Sa 11:03 Moon Descending Node 02 Sa 21:28 Moon-Venus: 1.3° N 04 Mo 11:25 Moon Apogee: 406400 km 06 We 16:04 New Moon 07 Th 00:48 Neptune Conjunction 13 We 10:13 Moon-Aldebaran: 2° S 14 Th 10:27 First Quarter 15 Fr 01:43 Mercury Inferior Conj. 15 Fr 17:59 Moon North Dec.: 21.8° N 16 Sa 16:22 Moon Ascending Node 17 Su 13:01 Moon-Beehive: 0.5° N 18 Mo 23:59 Moon-Regulus: 2.5° S 19 Tu 19:47 Moon Perigee: 359400 km 20 We 21:58 Vernal Equinox 21 Th 01:43 Full Moon 27 We 02:28 Moon-Jupiter: 2° S 28 Th 04:10 Last Quarter 28 Th 13:02 Moon South Dec.: 21.9° S 29 Fr 05:11 Moon-Saturn: 0.1° N 29 Fr 13:08 Moon Descending Node 31 Su 03:08 Mars-Pleiades: 3.2° S Apr 01 Mo 00:14 Moon Apogee: 405600 km 01 Mo Venus: 34.6° W 02 Tu 04:17 Moon-Venus: 3° N 02 Tu 23:01 Moon-Mercury: 4° N 05 Fr 08:50 New Moon 09 Tu 06:40 Moon-Mars: 5° N 09 Tu 15:43 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.2° S 11 Th 18:59 Mercury Elongation: 27.7° W 11 Th 23:59 Moon North Dec.: 22° N 12 Fr 18:08 Moon Ascending Node 12 Fr 19:06 First Quarter 13 Sa 20:12 Moon-Beehive: 0.2° N 15 Mo 00:08 Mars-Aldebaran: 6.5° N 15 Mo 08:22 Moon-Regulus: 2.7° S 16 Tu 18:03 Mercury-Venus: 4.3° N 16 Tu 22:02 Moon Perigee: 364200 km 19 Fr 11:12 Full Moon 22 Mo 23:58 Lyrid Shower: ZHR = 20 23 Tu 00:06 Uranus Conjunction 23 Tu 11:36 Moon-Jupiter: 1.8° S 24 We 21:22 Moon South Dec.: 22.1° S 25 Th 14:38 Moon-Saturn: 0.4° N 25 Th 15:02 Moon Descending Node 26 Fr 22:18 Last Quarter 28 Su 18:20 Moon Apogee: 404600 km May 01 We Venus: 27.8° W 02 Th 11:39 Moon-Venus: 3.9° N 04 Sa 22:45 New Moon 05 Su 13:12 Eta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 60 06 Mo 21:52 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.4° S 07 Tu 23:36 Moon-Mars: 3.3° N 09 Th 05:46 Moon North Dec.: 22.2° N 09 Th 18:50 Moon Ascending Node 11 Sa 01:35 Moon-Beehive: 0° 12 Su 01:12 First Quarter 13 Mo 21:53 Moon Perigee: 369000 km 18 Sa 21:11 Full Moon 20 Mo 16:54 Moon-Jupiter: 1.8° S 21 Tu 12:59 Mercury Superior Conj. 22 We 06:41 Moon South Dec.: 22.3° S 22 We 19:12 Moon Descending Node 22 We 22:25 Moon-Saturn: 0.6° N 26 Su 13:27 Moon Apogee: 404100 km 26 Su 16:33 Last Quarter Jun 01 Sa Venus: 20° W 01 Sa 18:15 Moon-Venus: 3.4° N 03 Mo 10:02 New Moon 05 We 12:58 Moon North Dec.: 22.4° N 05 We 15:05 Moon-Mars: 1.6° N 05 We 22:46 Moon Ascending Node 07 Fr 07:19 Moon-Beehive: 0.2° S 07 Fr 23:21 Moon Perigee: 368500 km 09 Su 01:54 Venus-Pleiades: 5.1° S 10 Mo 05:59 First Quarter 10 Mo 15:11 Jupiter Opposition 16 Su 18:50 Moon-Jupiter: 2.1° S 16 Su 23:09 Venus-Aldebaran: 4.7° N 17 Mo 08:31 Full Moon 18 Tu 15:33 Moon South Dec.: 22.4° S 18 Tu 17:41 Mercury-Mars: 0.2° N 19 We 01:49 Moon Descending Node 19 We 03:58 Moon-Saturn: 0.5° N 19 We 13:06 Mercury-Pollux: 5.4° S 21 Fr 07:56 Mars-Pollux: 5.5° S 21 Fr 15:54 Summer Solstice 23 Su 07:50 Moon Apogee: 404500 km 23 Su 22:59 Mercury Elongation: 25.2° E 25 Tu 09:46 Last Quarter 30 Su 15:06 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.3° S Jul 01 Mo Venus: 12° W 02 Tu 19:16 New Moon 02 Tu 19:23 Total Solar Eclipse 02 Tu 22:02 Moon North Dec.: 22.4° N 03 We 06:53 Moon Ascending Node 04 Th 08:34 Moon-Mercury: 3.3° S 04 Th 12:53 Mercury-Beehive: 4.6° S 04 Th 15:02 Moon-Beehive: 0.2° S 04 Th 18:59 Aphelion: 1.0168 AU 05 Fr 04:54 Moon Perigee: 363700 km 05 Fr 23:18 Mercury-Mars: 3.8° N 09 Tu 10:55 First Quarter 09 Tu 16:12 Saturn Opposition 13 Sa 07:06 Mars-Beehive: 0.4° S 13 Sa 19:43 Moon-Jupiter: 2.5° S 15 Mo 22:49 Moon South Dec.: 22.4° S 16 Tu 07:27 Moon-Saturn: 0.2° N 16 Tu 09:05 Moon Descending Node 16 Tu 21:31 Partial Lunar Eclipse 16 Tu 21:38 Full Moon 21 Su 00:01 Moon Apogee: 405500 km 21 Su 12:32 Mercury Inferior Conj. 25 Th 01:18 Last Quarter 28 Su 00:47 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.4° S 28 Su 14:59 Delta Aquarid Shower: ZHR = 20 30 Tu 08:10 Moon North Dec.: 22.4° N 30 Tu 17:02 Moon Ascending Node Aug 01 Th 03:12 New Moon 01 Th Venus: 3.6° W 02 Fr 07:08 Moon Perigee: 359400 km 07 We 17:31 First Quarter 09 Fr 22:53 Moon-Jupiter: 2.6° S 09 Fr 22:59 Mercury Elongation: 19° W 12 Mo 04:28 Moon South Dec.: 22.4° S 12 Mo 10:05 Moon-Saturn: 0° 12 Mo 14:45 Moon Descending Node 12 Mo 16:29 Jupiter-Antares: 6.9° N 13 Tu 06:53 Perseid Shower: ZHR = 90 14 We 05:44 Venus Superior Conj. 15 Th 12:29 Full Moon 17 Sa 04:24 Mercury-Beehive: 1.2° S 17 Sa 10:50 Moon Apogee: 406200 km 23 Fr 14:56 Last Quarter 24 Sa 09:24 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.5° S 26 Mo 17:53 Moon North Dec.: 22.5° N 27 Tu 01:50 Moon Ascending Node 28 We 11:31 Moon-Beehive: 0.2° S 30 Fr 10:37 New Moon 30 Fr 15:57 Moon Perigee: 357200 km Sep 01 Su Venus: 5.2° E 02 Mo 10:18 Mars Conjunction 04 We 01:26 Mercury Superior Conj. 06 Fr 03:10 First Quarter 06 Fr 06:52 Moon-Jupiter: 2.4° S 08 Su 09:39 Moon South Dec.: 22.5° S 08 Su 13:53 Moon-Saturn: 0° 08 Su 17:35 Moon Descending Node 10 Tu 06:18 Neptune Opposition 13 Fr 13:32 Moon Apogee: 406400 km 14 Sa 04:33 Full Moon 20 Fr 16:14 Moon-Aldebaran: 2.8° S 22 Su 02:41 Last Quarter 23 Mo 01:54 Moon North Dec.: 22.7° N 23 Mo 06:30 Moon Ascending Node 23 Mo 07:49 Autumnal Equinox 24 Tu 21:15 Moon-Beehive: 0.4° S 28 Sa 02:27 Moon Perigee: 357800 km 28 Sa 18:26 New Moon 29 Su 04:13 Mercury-Spica: 1.3° N Oct 01 Tu Venus: 13.1° E 03 Th 20:23 Moon-Jupiter: 2° S 05 Sa 16:01 Moon South Dec.: 22.8° S 05 Sa 16:47 First Quarter 05 Sa 18:49 Moon Descending Node 05 Sa 20:48 Moon-Saturn: 0.3° N 10 Th 18:29 Moon Apogee: 405900 km 13 Su 21:08 Full Moon 20 Su 03:59 Mercury Elongation: 24.6° E 20 Su 07:28 Moon Ascending Node 20 Su 08:07 Moon North Dec.: 22.9° N 21 Mo 12:39 Last Quarter 21 Mo 23:12 Orionid Shower: ZHR = 20 22 Tu 04:41 Moon-Beehive: 0.7° S 26 Sa 10:41 Moon Perigee: 361300 km 28 Mo 03:38 New Moon 28 Mo 08:17 Uranus Opposition 29 Tu 13:33 Moon-Venus: 4° S 31 Th 04:22 Mercury-Venus: 2.5° N 31 Th 14:22 Moon-Jupiter: 1.4° S Nov 01 Fr Venus: 20.8° E 01 Fr 21:40 Moon Descending Node 02 Sa 00:33 Moon South Dec.: 23° S 02 Sa 07:31 Moon-Saturn: 0.6° N 04 Mo 10:23 First Quarter 05 Tu 23:41 South Taurid Shower: ZHR = 10 07 Th 08:37 Moon Apogee: 405100 km 09 Sa 19:18 Venus-Antares: 3.9° N 09 Sa 23:05 Mars-Spica: 2.8° N 11 Mo 15:17 Mercury Inferior Conj. 12 Tu 13:34 Full Moon 12 Tu 22:57 North Taurid Shower: ZHR = 15 16 Sa 08:48 Moon Ascending Node 16 Sa 13:52 Moon North Dec.: 23.2° N 18 Mo 05:15 Leonid Shower: ZHR = 15 18 Mo 10:11 Moon-Beehive: 0.9° S 19 Tu 21:11 Last Quarter 23 Sa 07:54 Moon Perigee: 366700 km 24 Su 09:02 Moon-Mars: 4.4° S 24 Su 12:17 Venus-Jupiter: 1.4° N 26 Tu 15:06 New Moon 28 Th 09:59 Mercury Elongation: 20.1° W 28 Th 10:49 Moon-Jupiter: 0.8° S 28 Th 18:50 Moon-Venus: 2° S 29 Fr 04:13 Moon Descending Node 29 Fr 10:36 Moon South Dec.: 23.2° S 29 Fr 21:12 Moon-Saturn: 1° N Dec 01 Su Venus: 27.9° E 04 We 06:58 First Quarter 05 Th 04:09 Moon Apogee: 404400 km 11 We 11:03 Venus-Saturn: 1.8° N 12 Th 05:12 Full Moon 13 Fr 14:15 Moon Ascending Node 13 Fr 20:57 Moon North Dec.: 23.2° N 14 Sa 18:25 Geminid Shower: ZHR = 120 15 Su 15:54 Moon-Beehive: 1° S 18 We 20:30 Moon Perigee: 370300 km 19 Th 04:57 Last Quarter 22 Su 04:19 Winter Solstice 23 Mo 01:49 Moon-Mars: 3.6° S 23 Mo 03:00 Ursid Shower: ZHR = 10 26 Th 05:13 New Moon 26 Th 05:18 Annular Solar Eclipse 26 Th 13:01 Moon Descending Node 26 Th 20:11 Moon South Dec.: 23.2° S 27 Fr 18:06 Jupiter Conjunction 29 Su 01:32 Moon-Venus: 1.1° N |
Meteor shower information courtesy of
IMO 2011 Calendar
Shower Name | Active Dates | Peak | ZHR |
Quadrantids (QUA) | Dec 28 - Jan 12 | Jan 04 | 120 |
γ-Ursae Minorids (GUM) | Jan 10 - Jan 22 | Jan 18 | 3 |
a-Centaurids (ACE) | Jan 31 - Feb 20 | Feb 08 | 6 |
?-Normids (GNO) | Feb 25 - Mar 28 | Mar 15 | 6 |
Lyrids (LYR) | Apr 16 - Apr 25 | Apr 22 | 18 |
p-Puppids (PPU) | Apr 15 - Apr 28 | Apr 24 | Var |
η-Aquariids (ETA) | Apr 19 - May 28 | May 06 | 70* |
η-Lyrids (ELY) | May 03 - May 14 | May 09 | 3 |
June Bootids (JBO) | Jun 22 - Jul 02 | Jun 27 | Var |
Daytime Arietids (ARI) | May 14 - Jun 24 | Jun 8 | 30 |
Piscis Austrinids (PAU) | Jul 15 - Aug 10 | Jul 28 | 5 |
South. d-Aquariids (SDA) | Jul 12 - Aug 23 | Jul 30 | 25 |
a-Capricornids (CAP) | Jul 03 - Aug 15 | Jul 30 | 5 |
Perseids (PER)* | Jul 17 - Aug 24 | Aug 13 | 100 |
κ-Cygnids (KCG) | Aug 03 - Aug 25 | Aug 18 | 3 |
a-Aurigids (AUR) | Aug 28 - Sep 10 | Sep 01 | 6 |
September e-Perseids (SPE) | Sep 05 - Sep 21 | Sep 10 | 5 |
d-Aurigids (DAU) | Oct 10 - Oct 18 | Oct 12 | 2 |
Draconids (DRA) | Oct 06 - Oct 10 | Oct 08 | Var |
Southern Taurids (STA) | Sep 10 - Nov 20 | Oct 10 | 5 |
e-Geminids (EGE) | Oct 14 - Oct 27 | Oct 18 | 3 |
Orionids (ORI) | Oct 02 - Nov 07 | Oct 21 | 25* |
Leo Minorids (LMI) | Oct 19 - Oct 27 | Oct 24 | 2 |
Northern Taurids (NTA) | Oct 20 - Dec 10 | Nov 12 | 5 |
Leonids (LEO) | Nov 06 - Nov 30 | Nov 18 | 20+* |
a-Monocerotids (AMO) | Nov 15 - Nov 25 | Nov 22 | Var |
Phoenicids (PHO) | Nov 28 - Dec 09 | Dec 06 | Var |
Puppid-Velids (PUP) | Dec 01 - Dec 15 | (Dec 07) | 10 |
Monocerotids (MON) | Nov 27 - Dec 17 | Dec 09 | 2 |
s-Hydrids (HYD) | Dec 03 - Dec 15 | Dec 12 | 3 |
Geminids (GEM) | Dec 07 - Dec 17 | Dec 14 | 120 |
Dec. Leonis Minorids (DLM) | Dec 05 - Feb 04 | Dec 20 | 5 |
Comae Berenicids (COM) | Dec 12 - Dec 23 | Dec 16 | 3 |
Ursids (URS) | Dec 17 - Dec 26 | Dec 23 | 10 |
*May have additional peaks |
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