Celestial EventsA brief overview of celestial events
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Should any times be mentioned in below summary, please take into consideration that these times are always in CET.
2009 |
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December | |
| 02 | - Full Moon | |
| 07 | - Mars 6° north of the Moon | |
| 09 | - Last Quarter | |
| 14 | - Geminids Meteor Shower | |
| 16 | - New Moon | |
| 20 | - Conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune (evening sky) | |
| 21 | - Jupiter near the Moon (~4°) | |
| 21 | - Neptune near the Moon (~3°) | |
| 24 | - First Quarter | |
| 29 | - Moon near the Pleiades | |
| 31 | - Full Moon | |
| 31 | - Partial eclipse of the Moon (only 0.08% > maximum at ~20:20 CET) |
2010 |
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January | |
| 01 | - Moon almost straight below Castor & Pollux (as of 20:00 hrs) | |
| 04 | - Quadrantids Meteor Shower | |
| 07 | - Last Quarter | |
| 15 | - New Moon | |
| 15 | - Annular Solar Eclipse - visible as of Central Africa moving towards India and China | |
| 18 | - Moon very close to Jupiter | |
| 29 | - Mars at Opposition - fully illuminated & best position for viewing and imaging | |
| 30 | - Full Moon | |
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February | |
| 02 | - Moon near Saturn. (morning hours) | |
| 06 | - Last Quarter | |
| 14 | - New Moon | |
| 22 | - First Quarter | |
| 25 | - Moon & Mars can be found high in the south-east | |
| 28 | - Full Moon | |
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March | |
| 02 | - Saturn just above the moon (06:00 hrs) | |
| 07 | - Last Quarter | |
| 15 | - New Moon | |
| 17 | - The Moon can be found very low in the south-east. Venus should be just below the moon | |
| 20 | - The Vernal Equinox occurs in the northern hemisphere. The first day of spring. | |
| 22 | - Saturn at Opposition - fully illuminated & best position for viewing and imaging | |
| 23 | - First Quarter | |
| 28 | - Switch to Daylight saving time | |
| 30 | - Full Moon | |
| 31 | - Both Venus & Mercury can be found together low in the west (around 21:00 hrs) | |
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April | |
| 03 | - Both Venus & Mercury can be found together low in the west (around 21:30 hrs) | |
| 06 | - Last Quarter | |
| 08 | - Mercury at greatest eastern elongation from the Sun in the evening sky | |
| 14 | - New Moon | |
| 16 | - Moon & Venus can be found together in the north-west | |
| 21 | - First Quarter | |
| 22 | - Lyrids Meteor Shower | |
| 24 | - Venus near the Pleiades (as of 22:30 hrs) | |
| 25 | - Saturn just above the moon (23:00 hrs) | |
| 28 | - Full Moon | |
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May | |
| 05 | - Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower | |
| 06 | - Last Quarter | |
| 14 | - New Moon | |
| 16 | - Venus close to the Moon (evening sky at sunset) | |
| 13 | - Conjunction of the Moon, Mars and the star Regulus (23:15 hrs) | |
| 21 | - First Quarter | |
| 26 | - Mercury at greatest western elongation from the Sun in morning sky | |
| 28 | - Full Moon | |
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June | |
| 05 | - Last Quarter | |
| 06 | - Moon close to Jupiter (03:00 hrs) low in the east | |
| 06 | - Mars very close to the star Regulus (around midnight) | |
| 09 | - Jupiter approx. 0.5° south of Uranus (03:00 hrs) | |
| 12 | - New Moon | |
| 19 | - First Quarter | |
| 21 | - Summer Solstice, start of the summer in the northern hemisphere | |
| 26 | - Full Moon | |
| 26 | - Partial Lunar Eclipse. (only visible from eastern Asia, Australia & western US) | |
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July | |
| 04 | - Last Quarter | |
| 08 | - Moon near the Pleiades (03:00 hrs) | |
| 10 | - Conjunction of the planets Venus, Mars, Saturn and the star Regulus (23:00 hrs) | |
| 11 | - New Moon | |
| 11 | - Total Solar Eclipse. visible only in the southern Pacific, Easter Island, and parts of Argentina | |
| 18 | - First Quarter | |
| 26 | - Full Moon | |
| 28 | - Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower | |
| 30 | - Mars close to Saturn (evening, as of 22:00 hrs) | |
| 30 | - (Rising) Moon near Jupiter (midnight) | |
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August | |
| 01 | - Mars close to Saturn (evening, as of 22:30 hrs) and Venus closing in. | |
| 03 | - Last Quarter | |
| 07 | - Mercury at greatest eastern elongation from the Sun in the evening sky | |
| 09 | - Conjunction of Venus, Mars & Saturn. Only visible for a short time at sunset and low in the sky (22:15 hrs) | |
| 10 | - New Moon | |
| 12 | - Perseids Meteor Shower | |
| 16 | - Venus close to the Moon (evening sky at sunset) | |
| 16 | - First Quarter | |
| 16 | - Venus close to Mars (low in the western sky at sunset) | |
| 20 | - Neptune at Opposition - fully illuminated & best position for viewing and imaging | |
| 20 | - Venus at greatest eastern elongation from the Sun in the evening sky | |
| 24 | - Full Moon | |
| 26 | - Jupiter near the Moon (evening sky) | |
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September | |
| 01 | - Last Quarter | |
| 08 | - New Moon | |
| 15 | - First Quarter | |
| 19 | - Mercury at greatest western elongation from the Sun in the morning sky | |
| 21 | - Jupiter at Opposition - fully illuminated & best position for viewing and imaging | |
| 22 | - Uranus at Opposition - fully illuminated & best position for viewing and imaging | |
| 22 | - Moon near Jupiter, best viewed at about 22:00 hrs | |
| 23 | - Full Moon | |
| 23 | - The Autumnal Equinox, start of autumn in the northern hemisphere | |
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October | |
| 01 | - Last Quarter | |
| 07 | - New Moon | |
| 09 | - Draconids (Giacobinid) Meteor Shower | |
| 14 | - First Quarter | |
| 20 | - Moon near Jupiter, best viewed at early evening | |
| 22 | - Orionids Meteor Shower | |
| 23 | - Full Moon | |
| 30 | - Last Quarter | |
| 31 | - End of Daylight saving time | |
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November | |
| 06 | - Taurids Meteor Shower | |
| 06 | - New Moon | |
| 13 | - First Quarter | |
| 16 | - Moon near Jupiter, best viewed at early evening (about 20:00 hrs) | |
| 06 | - Leonids Meteor Shower | |
| 21 | - Full Moon | |
| 28 | - Last Quarter | |
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December | |
| 01 | - Conjunction of the Moon, Venus, Saturn and the star Spica (06:00 hrs) | |
| 01 | - Mercury at greatest eastern elongation from the Sun in the evening sky | |
| 02 | - Moon near Venus, best viewed at early morning | |
| 05 | - New Moon | |
| 13 | - First Quarter | |
| 13 | - Geminids Meteor Shower | |
| 21 | - Full Moon | |
| 21 | - Winter Solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere, winter has started | |
| 21 | - Total Lunar Eclipse, starts at about 07:30 in the morning, maximum is at 08:40 hrs | |
| 22 | - Ursids Meteor Shower | |
| 28 | - Last Quarter | |
| 31 | - Moon near Venus, best viewed at early morning (06:30 hrs), low in the south-east | |
