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January |
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sunrise |
sunset |
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Jan |
1 |
08-17 |
16-04 |
Jupiter (192/23) East of Neptune (194/22) at sunset |
Jan |
2 |
08-17 |
16-05 |
Moon right of Mars (105/35) late evening [23-00] |
Jan |
3 |
08-17 |
16-06 |
Moon South of Mars (106/35) late evening [23-00] |
Jan |
4 |
08-17 |
16-07 |
Quadrantids Meteor Shower peak |
Jan |
6 |
08-16 |
16-10 |
Moon near Saturn (209/34) this morning [07-00] |
Jan |
7 |
08-15 |
16-11 |
Moon last quarter |
Jan |
13 |
08-12 |
16-20 |
Uranus (186/34) Jupiter (209/20) Neptune (212/18) in line after sunset [16-30] |
Jan |
15 |
08-10 |
16-23 |
New Moon |
Jan |
18 |
08-07 |
16-28 |
Crescent Moon above Jupiter (212/20) at sunset |
Jan |
23 |
08-01 |
16-37 |
Moon first quarter |
Jan |
27 |
07-56 |
16-44 |
Mercury greatest elongation West (148/8) at sunrise |
Jan |
29 |
07-53 |
16-48 |
Mars at Opposition visible all night left of full Moon [21-00] |
Jan |
30 |
07-52 |
16-49 |
Moon 6 deg South of Mars (109/41) [21-00] |
February |
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sunrise |
sunset |
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Feb |
1 |
07-48 |
16-53 |
Moon near Saturn (166/37) and Mars (243/46) early morning [03-00] |
Feb |
2 |
07-47 |
16-55 |
Moon West of Saturn (149/34) early morning [02-00] |
Feb |
3 |
07-45 |
16-57 |
Moon South of Saturn (151/34) early morning [02-00] |
Feb |
5 |
07-42 |
17-01 |
Moon last quarter |
Feb |
7 |
07-38 |
17-05 |
Mars (139/55) North of Beehive cluster [22-00] |
Feb |
14 |
07-25 |
17-18 |
New moon |
Feb |
15 |
07-23 |
17-20 |
Crescent moon above Venus and Jupiter (244/06) in evening twilight |
Feb |
16 |
07-21 |
17-22 |
Venus and Jupiter (244/06) in conjunction in evening twilight |
Feb |
21 |
07-11 |
17-31 |
Moon clips Pleiades [sunset to 22-00] |
Feb |
22 |
07-09 |
17-33 |
Moon first quarter |
Feb |
25 |
07-02 |
17-38 |
Moon Mars and Pollux make triangle in evening |
Feb |
26 |
07-00 |
17-40 |
Moon (245/40) South of Mars (247/45) [01-00] |
Feb |
28 |
06-56 |
17-44 |
Full moon |
March |
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sunrise |
sunset |
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Mar |
1 |
06-54 |
17-46 |
Moon near Saturn all night |
Mar |
2 |
06-51 |
17-48 |
Moon 7deg South Saturn [04-00] |
Mar |
7 |
06-40 |
17-57 |
Moon last quarter |
Mar |
15 |
06-22 |
18-11 |
New moon |
Mar |
17 |
06-17 |
18-15 |
Crescent Moon above Venus in evening twilight |
Mar |
20 |
06-10 |
18-20 |
Vernal Equinox - Moon below Pleiades [22-00] |
Mar |
22 |
06-05 |
18-23 |
Saturn at Opposition |
Mar |
23 |
06-03 |
18-25 |
Moon first quarter |
Mar |
25 |
05-58 |
18-29 |
Moon South of Mars [136/54] at sunset |
Mar |
28 |
06-51 |
19-34 |
BST begins |
Mar |
29 |
05-49 |
18-36 |
Moon South of Saturn [98/09] at sunset |
Mar |
30 |
06-47 |
19-37 |
Full moon |
April |
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sunrise |
sunset |
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Apr |
1 |
06-42 |
19-41 |
Mercury right of Venus in evening twilight |
Apr |
3 |
06-37 |
19-44 |
Mercury closeset to Venus in evening twilight |
Apr |
6 |
06-30 |
19-50 |
Moon last quarter |
Apr |
8 |
06-26 |
19-53 |
Mercury greatest elongation East |
Apr |
14 |
06-12 |
20-03 |
New moon |
Apr |
15 |
06-10 |
20-05 |
Crescent Moon close to Mercury in evening twilight |
Apr |
16 |
06-08 |
20-07 |
Crescent Moon above Venus in evening twilight / Mars close to Beehive cluster tonight |
Apr |
21 |
05-57 |
20-16 |
Moon first quarter near Mars and M44 tonight |
Apr |
22 |
05-55 |
20-17 |
Lyrids Meteor Shower / Moon near Mars tonight |
Apr |
25 |
05-48 |
20-23 |
Moon 9deg South Saturn [23-00] |
Apr |
28 |
05-42 |
20-28 |
Full moon |
May |
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sunrise |
sunset |
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May |
5 |
05-29 |
20-40 |
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower. |
May |
6 |
05-27 |
20-41 |
Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower. / Moon last quarter |
May |
7 |
05-25 |
20-43 |
Moon near Neptune in morning twilight |
May |
9 |
05-20 |
20-48 |
Moon near Jupiter in morning twilight |
May |
12 |
05-16 |
20-51 |
Moon 7deg North of Mercury at sunrise |
May |
14 |
05-13 |
20-54 |
New moon |
May |
16 |
05-10 |
20-57 |
Crescent Moon near M35 and Venus in evening twilight |
May |
20 |
05-04 |
21-04 |
Moon first quarter near Mars at sunset |
May |
22 |
05-02 |
21-06 |
Moon 7deg South of Saturn [23-00] |
May |
26 |
04-57 |
21-12 |
Mercury greatest elongation West |
May |
27 |
04-56 |
21-13 |
Full moon |
June |
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Jun |
sunrise |
sunset |
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Jun |
2 |
04-51 |
21-19 |
Ceres (189/12) close to Lagoon Nebula visible with binoculars (03-00) |
Jun |
4 |
04-49 |
21-21 |
Moon last quarter / Jupiter (122/20) and Uranus (121/21) close together at sunrise |
Jun |
6 |
04-48 |
21-23 |
Moon 6deg North of Jupiter at sunrise |
Jun |
8 |
04-47 |
21-25 |
Conjuction Jupiter (124/22) 0.5deg South of Uranus at sunrise |
Jun |
12 |
04-45 |
21-29 |
New moon |
Jun |
14 |
04-44 |
21-30 |
Crescent Moon near venus in evening twilight |
Jun |
15 |
04-44 |
21-31 |
Crescent Moon near venus in evening twilight |
Jun |
17 |
04-44 |
21-32 |
Moon 6deg South East of Mars at sunset |
Jun |
18 |
04-44 |
21-32 |
Moon below Saturn in evening twilight |
Jun |
19 |
04-44 |
21-33 |
Moon first quarter South East of Saturn at sunset |
Jun |
21 |
04-44 |
21-33 |
Summer Solstice |
Jun |
26 |
04-46 |
21-33 |
Full moon |
July |
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From about the middle of July, and for the remainder of the month |
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Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury will be close together low in the West at sunset |
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sunrise |
sunset |
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Jul |
1 |
04-49 |
21-32 |
Moon above Neptune (155/22) [03-00] |
Jul |
3 |
04-50 |
21-32 |
Moon near Jupiter at sunrise |
Jul |
4 |
04-51 |
21-31 |
Moon last quarter above Jupiter and Uranus at sunrise |
Jul |
8 |
04-55 |
21-29 |
Crescent Moon close to Pleiades in morning twilight |
Jul |
11 |
04-58 |
21-26 |
New moon |
Jul |
14 |
05-01 |
21-23 |
Crescent Moon below Venus at sunset, Saturn, Mars and Mercury nearby |
Jul |
15 |
05-03 |
21-22 |
Crescent Moon below Mars at sunset, Saturn, Mars and Mercury nearby |
Jul |
16 |
05-04 |
21-21 |
Crescent Moon near saturn and Mars at sunset, Venus and Mercury nearby |
Jul |
17 |
05-05 |
21-20 |
Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury in line at sunset |
Jul |
18 |
05-06 |
21-19 |
Moon first quarter |
Jul |
26 |
05-18 |
21-08 |
Full moon |
Jul |
31 |
05-25 |
21-00 |
Moon above Jupiter and Uranus at sunrise |
August |
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For all of August, Saturn, Mars and Venus will be close together low in the West at sunset |
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Mercury will be with them for the first half of the month |
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sunrise |
sunset |
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Aug |
3 |
05-30 |
20-55 |
Moon last quarter |
Aug |
7 |
05-36 |
20-48 |
Mercury greatest elongation East |
Aug |
10 |
05-41 |
20-42 |
New moon |
Aug |
12 |
05-45 |
20-38 |
Perseids Meteor Shower / Moon 2deg S Mercury [00] |
Aug |
13 |
05-46 |
20-36 |
Moon South of Saturn, Venus and Mars at sunset |
Aug |
16 |
05-51 |
20-30 |
Moon first quarter |
Aug |
20 |
05-58 |
20-22 |
Neptune at Opposition |
Aug |
24 |
06-04 |
20-13 |
Full moon |
Aug |
26 |
06-08 |
20-09 |
Moon above Uranus and Jupiter in evening |
September |
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For the first half of September, Saturn, Mars and Venus will be close together low in the West at sunset |
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sunrise |
sunset |
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Sep |
1 |
06-18 |
19-55 |
Moon last quarter |
Sep |
8 |
06-29 |
19-39 |
New moon |
Sep |
11 |
06-34 |
19-32 |
Moon,Saturn, Mars and Venus close together at sunset |
Sep |
15 |
06-41 |
19-22 |
Moon first quarter |
Sep |
19 |
06-48 |
19-13 |
Mercury greatest elongation West this morning |
Sep |
22 |
06-53 |
19-06 |
Jupiter (145/30) and Uranus (145/31) in conjunction [23-00] |
Sep |
23 |
06-54 |
19-03 |
Autumnal Equinox / Full moon |
Sep |
28 |
07-03 |
18-52 |
Moon close to Pleiades early morning |
October |
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sunrise |
sunset |
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Oct |
1 |
07-08 |
18-45 |
Moon last quarter |
Oct |
7 |
07-18 |
18-31 |
New moon |
Oct |
14 |
07-30 |
18-15 |
Moon first quarter |
Oct |
17 |
07-35 |
18-08 |
Moon above Neptune (133/12) at sunset |
Oct |
20 |
07-41 |
18-02 |
Moon near Jupiter and Uranus at sunset |
Oct |
22 |
07-44 |
17-58 |
Orionids Meteor Shower comet Hartley2 brightest near M38 |
Oct |
23 |
07-46 |
17-56 |
Full moon |
Oct |
30 |
07-57 |
17-43 |
Moon last quarter BST ends |
November |
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Nov |
sunrise |
sunset |
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Nov |
3 |
07-06 |
16-34 |
Crescent Moon Right of Saturn in morning twilight |
Nov |
4 |
07-08 |
16-32 |
Crescent Moon below of Saturn in morning twilight |
Nov |
5 |
07-10 |
16-30 |
Crescent Moon near Venus at sunrise |
Nov |
6 |
07-12 |
16-29 |
New moon |
Nov |
13 |
07-24 |
16-17 |
Moon first quarter |
Nov |
16 |
07-30 |
16-13 |
Moon above Jupiter and Uranus this evening, Neptune nearby |
Nov |
18 |
07-33 |
16-10 |
Leonids Meteor Shower peak |
Nov |
21 |
07-38 |
16-07 |
Full moon close to Pleiades this evening |
Nov |
28 |
07-50 |
16-00 |
Moon last quarter |
December |
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sunrise |
sunset |
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Dec |
1 |
07-54 |
15-57 |
Crescent Moon near Saturn and Venus at sunrise / Mercury greatest elongation East |
Dec |
2 |
07-56 |
15-57 |
Crescent Moon near Saturn and Venus at sunrise |
Dec |
4 |
07-58 |
15-55 |
Venus greatest brilliance |
Dec |
5 |
08-00 |
15-55 |
New moon |
Dec |
7 |
08-02 |
15-54 |
Crescent Moon near Mercury in evening twilight, Mars nearby |
Dec |
13 |
08-09 |
15-53 |
Moon first quarter close to Jupiter and Uranus this evening |
Dec |
14 |
08-10 |
15-53 |
Geminids Meteor Shower peak |
Dec |
21 |
08-15 |
15-55 |
Full moon / Total Lunar Eclipse as Moon sets in early morning |
Dec |
22 |
08-15 |
15-55 |
Ursid meteor shower peak |
Dec |
28 |
08-17 |
16-00 |
Moon last quarter right of Saturn early morning |
Dec |
31 |
08-17 |
16-03 |
Crescent Moon right of Venus in morning twilight |