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Su Jianlin November 21, 2011 #1788

Astronomy Calendar of Celestial Events
2012 Full Year Celestial Events
Translated from NASA: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SKYCAL/SKYCAL.html

(Beijing Time)

2011 Version

January

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Sun 14:15 First Quarter Moon
01 Sun Venus at: 34^\circ E
03 Tue 04:19 Moon at Apogee: 404,600 km
04 Wed 15:23 Quadrantids Meteor Shower: ZHR = 120
05 Thu 11:59 Earth at Perihelion: 0.9833 AU
05 Thu 17:17 Moon-Pleiades Conjunction: 3.1^\circ N
06 Fri 22:30 Moon at Ascending Node
07 Sat 05:46 Moon at Northernmost Point: 22.5^\circ N
09 Mon 15:30 Full Moon
16 Mon 15:21 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 2^\circ N
16 Mon 17:08 Last Quarter Moon
18 Wed 05:28 Moon at Perigee: 369,900 km
20 Fri 02:26 Moon at Descending Node
20 Fri 10:12 Moon at Southernmost Point: 22.5^\circ S
23 Mon 15:39 New Moon
31 Tue 01:42 Moon at Apogee: 404,300 km
31 Tue 12:10 First Quarter Moon

February

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Wed Venus at: 40^\circ E
02 Thu 01:42 Moon-Pleiades Conjunction: 3.3^\circ N
03 Fri 04:02 Moon at Ascending Node
03 Fri 15:11 Moon at Northernmost Point: 22.4^\circ N
07 Tue 16:54 Mercury Superior Conjunction
08 Wed 05:54 Full Moon
12 Sun 02:32 Moon at Perigee: 367,900 km
12 Sun 20:47 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 1.8^\circ N
15 Wed 01:04 Last Quarter Moon
16 Thu 04:16 Moon at Descending Node
16 Thu 16:36 Moon at Southernmost Point: 22.3^\circ S
20 Mon 03:53 Neptune Conjunction
22 Wed 06:35 New Moon
26 Sun 05:44 Venus-Moon Conjunction: 3.6^\circ S
27 Mon 14:16 Jupiter-Moon Conjunction: 4.3^\circ S
27 Mon 22:02 Moon at Apogee: 404,900 km
29 Wed 09:46 Moon-Pleiades Conjunction: 3.6^\circ N

March

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Thu 06:37 Moon at Ascending Node
01 Thu 09:22 First Quarter Moon
01 Thu Venus at: 44.3^\circ E
02 Fri 00:13 Moon at Northernmost Point: 22.2^\circ N
04 Sun 02:54 Mars Opposition
05 Mon 16:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 18.2^\circ E
08 Thu 17:39 Full Moon
10 Sat 18:02 Moon at Perigee: 362,400 km
11 Sun 04:20 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 1.5^\circ N
14 Wed 04:41 Moon at Descending Node
14 Wed 05:53 Jupiter-Venus Conjunction: 3^\circ N
14 Wed 22:09 Moon at Southernmost Point: 22^\circ S
15 Thu 09:25 Last Quarter Moon
20 Tue 13:14 Vernal Equinox
22 Thu 03:19 Mercury Inferior Conjunction
22 Thu 22:37 New Moon
25 Sun 01:45 Uranus Conjunction
26 Mon 07:57 Jupiter-Moon Conjunction: 3.4^\circ S
26 Mon 14:04 Moon at Apogee: 405,800 km
27 Tue 02:21 Venus-Moon Conjunction: 2.1^\circ N
27 Tue 14:59 Venus Greatest Elongation: 46^\circ E
27 Tue 16:56 Moon-Pleiades Conjunction: 3.9^\circ N
28 Wed 08:19 Moon at Ascending Node
29 Thu 07:40 Moon at Northernmost Point: 21.9^\circ N
31 Sat 03:41 First Quarter Moon

April

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Sun Venus at: 45.9^\circ E
03 Tue 21:18 Venus-Pleiades Conjunction: 0.4^\circ S
07 Sat 03:19 Full Moon
07 Sat 14:24 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 1.4^\circ N
08 Sun 00:59 Moon at Perigee: 358,300 km
10 Tue 08:47 Moon at Descending Node
11 Wed 05:03 Moon at Southernmost Point: 21.8^\circ S
13 Fri 18:50 Last Quarter Moon
16 Mon 01:44 Saturn Opposition
16 Mon 10:59 Mars-Regulus Conjunction: 4.4^\circ N
19 Thu 00:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 27.5^\circ W
21 Sat 15:18 New Moon
22 Sun 12:54 Lyrids Meteor Shower: ZHR = 20
22 Sun 21:49 Moon at Apogee: 406,400 km
24 Tue 11:43 Moon at Ascending Node
25 Wed 10:21 Venus-Moon Conjunction: 6.3^\circ N
25 Wed 13:37 Moon at Northernmost Point: 21.7^\circ N
29 Sun 17:58 First Quarter Moon

May

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Tue Venus at: 39.2^\circ E
05 Sat 01:26 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 1.5^\circ N
05 Sat 02:08 Eta Aquariids Meteor Shower: ZHR = 60
06 Sun 11:33 Moon at Perigee: 357,000 km
06 Sun 11:35 Full Moon
07 Mon 17:43 Moon at Descending Node
08 Tue 14:18 Moon at Southernmost Point: 21.7^\circ S
13 Sun 05:47 Last Quarter Moon
13 Sun 20:46 Jupiter Conjunction
20 Sun 00:13 Moon at Apogee: 406,500 km
21 Mon 07:47 New Moon
21 Mon 07:54 Annular Solar Eclipse
21 Mon 17:20 Moon at Ascending Node
22 Tue 19:12 Moon at Northernmost Point: 21.7^\circ N
23 Wed 04:52 Venus-Moon Conjunction: 5.2^\circ N
27 Sun 19:14 Mercury Superior Conjunction
29 Tue 04:16 First Quarter Moon

June

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Fri 11:24 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 1.5^\circ N
01 Fri Venus at: 7.2^\circ E
03 Sun 21:19 Moon at Perigee: 358,500 km
04 Mon 04:38 Moon at Descending Node
04 Mon 19:04 Partial Lunar Eclipse
04 Mon 19:11 Full Moon
05 Tue 01:05 Moon at Southernmost Point: 21.7^\circ S
06 Wed 09:17 Transit of Venus
11 Mon 17:26 Jupiter-Pleiades Conjunction: 4.9^\circ S
11 Mon 18:41 Last Quarter Moon
16 Sat 09:24 Moon at Apogee: 405,800 km
17 Sun 16:23 Jupiter-Moon Conjunction: 1.2^\circ S
17 Sun 23:43 Moon at Ascending Node
18 Mon 08:47 Venus-Moon Conjunction: 2.3^\circ S
19 Tue 01:37 Moon at Northernmost Point: 21.7^\circ N
19 Tue 23:02 New Moon
21 Thu 01:52 Mercury-Pollux Conjunction: 5^\circ S
21 Thu 07:08 Summer Solstice
21 Thu 21:15 Venus-Aldebaran Conjunction: 2.9^\circ N
27 Wed 11:30 First Quarter Moon
28 Thu 19:04 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 1.4^\circ N

July

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Sun 09:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 25.7^\circ E
01 Sun 13:45 Moon at Descending Node
01 Sun 16:32 Jupiter-Venus Conjunction: 4.8^\circ N
01 Sun Venus at: 32.5^\circ W
02 Mon 02:01 Moon at Perigee: 362,400 km
02 Mon 11:33 Moon at Southernmost Point: 21.7^\circ S
02 Mon 22:54 Mercury-Beehive Cluster Conjunction: 1.8^\circ S
04 Wed 02:52 Full Moon
05 Thu 07:59 Earth at Aphelion: 1.0167 AU
09 Mon 12:11 Venus-Aldebaran Conjunction: 0.9^\circ N
11 Wed 09:48 Last Quarter Moon
14 Sat 00:47 Moon at Apogee: 404,800 km
15 Sun 04:55 Moon at Ascending Node
15 Sun 11:02 Jupiter-Moon Conjunction: 0.6^\circ S
15 Sun 23:29 Venus-Moon Conjunction: 4.2^\circ S
16 Mon 09:18 Moon at Northernmost Point: 21.7^\circ N
19 Thu 12:24 New Moon
25 Wed 06:07 Moon-Mars Conjunction: 4.3^\circ N
26 Thu 00:43 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 1.3^\circ N
26 Thu 16:56 First Quarter Moon
28 Sat 03:56 Southern Delta Aquariids: ZHR = 20
28 Sat 18:34 Moon at Descending Node
29 Sun 03:54 Mercury Inferior Conjunction
29 Sun 16:30 Moon at Perigee: 367,300 km
29 Sun 19:41 Jupiter-Aldebaran Conjunction: 4.7^\circ N
29 Sun 20:11 Moon at Southernmost Point: 21.6^\circ S

August

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Wed Venus at: 45^\circ W
02 Thu 11:27 Full Moon
02 Thu 18:20 Saturn-Spica Conjunction: 4.5^\circ N
10 Fri 02:55 Last Quarter Moon
10 Fri 18:51 Moon at Apogee: 404,100 km
11 Sat 08:04 Moon at Ascending Node
12 Sun 04:25 Jupiter-Moon Conjunction: 0.1^\circ N
12 Sun 17:47 Moon at Northernmost Point: 21.5^\circ N
12 Sun 19:50 Perseids Meteor Shower: ZHR = 90
14 Tue 03:42 Venus-Moon Conjunction: 0.6^\circ S
14 Tue 06:42 Mars-Spica Conjunction: 1.8^\circ N
15 Wed 17:59 Venus Greatest Elongation: 45.8^\circ W
16 Thu 01:41 Mars-Saturn Conjunction: 2.7^\circ N
16 Thu 19:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 18.7^\circ W
17 Fri 23:55 New Moon
18 Sat 23:30 Mercury-Beehive Cluster Conjunction: 2.1^\circ S
22 Wed 06:04 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 1^\circ N
22 Wed 15:50 Moon-Mars Conjunction: 2.3^\circ N
24 Fri 03:39 Moon at Perigee: 369,700 km
24 Fri 18:54 Neptune Opposition
24 Fri 19:38 Moon at Descending Node
24 Fri 21:53 First Quarter Moon
26 Sun 02:40 Moon at Southernmost Point: 21.4^\circ S
31 Fri 21:58 Full Moon

September

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Sat Venus at: 44.9^\circ W
07 Fri 10:08 Moon at Ascending Node
07 Fri 14:00 Moon at Apogee: 404,300 km
08 Sat 18:59 Jupiter-Moon Conjunction: 0.7^\circ N
08 Sat 21:15 Last Quarter Moon
09 Sun 02:10 Moon at Northernmost Point: 21.2^\circ N
10 Mon 20:37 Mercury Superior Conjunction
13 Thu 01:09 Venus-Moon Conjunction: 4^\circ N
13 Thu 16:52 Venus-Beehive Cluster Conjunction: 2.6^\circ S
16 Sun 10:11 New Moon
18 Tue 13:05 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 0.8^\circ N
18 Tue 22:45 Moon-Saturn Conjunction: 5^\circ N
19 Wed 10:52 Moon at Perigee: 365,700 km
20 Thu 04:36 Moon-Mars Conjunction: 0.2^\circ N
20 Thu 20:54 Moon at Descending Node
22 Sat 08:11 Moon at Southernmost Point: 21.1^\circ S
22 Sat 22:49 Autumnal Equinox
23 Sun 03:41 First Quarter Moon
29 Sat 14:35 Uranus Opposition
30 Sun 11:19 Full Moon

October

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Mon 18:58 Mercury-Spica Conjunction: 1.6^\circ N
01 Mon Venus at: 40.8^\circ W
03 Wed 11:35 Venus-Regulus Conjunction: 0.1^\circ S
04 Thu 13:15 Moon at Ascending Node
05 Fri 08:43 Moon at Apogee: 405,200 km
05 Fri 16:12 Mercury-Saturn Conjunction: 3.2^\circ N
06 Sat 04:50 Jupiter-Moon Conjunction: 1^\circ N
06 Sat 09:41 Moon at Northernmost Point: 21^\circ N
08 Mon 15:33 Last Quarter Moon
13 Sat 03:10 Venus-Moon Conjunction: 6.5^\circ N
15 Mon 20:02 New Moon
17 Wed 09:02 Moon at Perigee: 360,700 km
17 Wed 09:43 Moon-Mercury Conjunction: 1.3^\circ S
18 Thu 02:27 Moon at Descending Node
18 Thu 21:06 Moon-Mars Conjunction: 2^\circ S
19 Fri 14:49 Moon at Southernmost Point: 21^\circ S
21 Sun 04:05 Mars-Antares Conjunction: 3.6^\circ N
21 Sun 12:08 Orionids Meteor Shower: ZHR = 20
22 Mon 11:32 First Quarter Moon
25 Thu 16:06 Saturn Conjunction
27 Sat 05:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 24.1^\circ E
30 Tue 03:50 Full Moon
31 Wed 18:36 Moon at Ascending Node

November

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Thu Venus at: 34.7^\circ W
01 Thu 23:30 Moon at Apogee: 406,100 km
02 Fri 08:58 Jupiter-Moon Conjunction: 1^\circ N
02 Fri 16:15 Moon at Northernmost Point: 20.9^\circ N
05 Mon 12:36 Southern Taurids: ZHR = 10
06 Tue 22:43 Mercury-Antares Conjunction: 5.8^\circ N
07 Wed 08:36 Last Quarter Moon
12 Mon 01:52 Venus-Moon Conjunction: 5.3^\circ N
12 Mon 09:42 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 0.8^\circ N
12 Mon 11:53 Northern Taurids: ZHR = 15
14 Wed 06:08 New Moon
14 Wed 06:12 Total Solar Eclipse
14 Wed 12:37 Moon at Descending Node
14 Wed 18:22 Moon at Perigee: 357,400 km
16 Fri 00:10 Moon at Southernmost Point: 20.9^\circ S
16 Fri 17:40 Moon-Mars Conjunction: 4^\circ S
17 Sat 09:24 Venus-Spica Conjunction: 3.8^\circ N
17 Sat 18:10 Leonids Meteor Shower: ZHR = 15
17 Sat 23:42 Mercury Inferior Conjunction
20 Tue 22:31 First Quarter Moon
27 Tue 13:03 Venus-Saturn Conjunction: 0.5^\circ N
28 Wed 01:05 Moon at Ascending Node
28 Wed 22:34 Lunar Eclipse
28 Wed 22:46 Full Moon
29 Thu 03:35 Moon at Apogee: 406,400 km
29 Thu 08:46 Jupiter-Moon Conjunction: 0.7^\circ N
29 Thu 22:33 Moon at Northernmost Point: 20.9^\circ N

December

Day Weekday Time Event
01 Sat Venus at: 28.1^\circ W
03 Mon 08:43 Jupiter Opposition
05 Wed 06:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 20.6^\circ W
06 Thu 23:32 Last Quarter Moon
09 Sun 17:30 Mercury-Venus Conjunction: 6.3^\circ N
09 Sun 20:04 Moon-Spica Conjunction: 0.8^\circ N
10 Mon 20:46 Moon-Saturn Conjunction: 4^\circ N
11 Tue 21:48 Venus-Moon Conjunction: 1.6^\circ N
11 Tue 23:57 Moon at Descending Node
13 Thu 06:42 Jupiter-Aldebaran Conjunction: 4.7^\circ N
13 Thu 07:14 Moon at Perigee: 357,100 km
13 Thu 11:48 Moon at Southernmost Point: 20.9^\circ S
13 Thu 16:42 New Moon
14 Fri 07:20 Geminids Meteor Shower: ZHR = 120
18 Tue 18:00 Mercury-Antares Conjunction: 5.4^\circ N
20 Thu 13:19 First Quarter Moon
21 Fri 19:12 Winter Solstice
22 Sat 16:00 Ursids Meteor Shower: ZHR = 10
24 Mon 11:21 Venus-Antares Conjunction: 5.6^\circ N
25 Tue 06:27 Moon at Ascending Node
26 Wed 05:19 Moon at Apogee: 406,100 km
26 Wed 08:02 Jupiter-Moon Conjunction: 0.5^\circ N
27 Thu 05:24 Moon at Northernmost Point: 20.9^\circ N
28 Fri 18:21 Full Moon

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