2018 Calendar of Astronomical Events

Greenwich Mean Time

2018 Calendar of Astronomical Events
January - June July - December
Date     GMT   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°W
    01  21:54  Moon at Perigee: 356566 km
    02  02:24  FULL MOON 
    03  06     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
    03  19:50  Beehive 2.3°N of Moon
    03  20     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  07:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  07:24  Regulus 0.9°S of Moon
    08  22:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  06     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    11  05:59  Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
    11  10:03  Mars 4.6°S of Moon
    13  08     Mercury 0.7° of Saturn
    15  02:10  Moon at Apogee: 406461 km
    15  02:13  Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
    15  07:24  Mercury 3.4°S of Moon
    17  02:17  NEW MOON 
    18  14:28  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  17     Venus at Aphelion 
    24  22:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  11     Mercury at Aphelion 
    27  10:09  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
    30  09:54  Moon at Perigee: 358995 km
    31  07:19  Beehive 2.3°N of Moon
    31  13:27  FULL MOON 
    31  13:30  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.315
    31  18:46  Moon at Ascending Node 

Feb 01  18:24  Regulus 0.9°S of Moon
    07  15:54  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  19:47  Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
    09  05:12  Mars 4.4°S of Moon
    11  14:16  Moon at Apogee: 405701 km
    11  14:46  Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
    11  16:40  Mars 5.0°N of Antares
    14  21:11  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  20:51  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.599
    15  21:05  NEW MOON 
    17  12     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    23  08:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  17:07  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
    27  14:48  Moon at Perigee: 363938 km
    27  17:28  Beehive 2.3°N of Moon
    28  05:03  Moon at Ascending Node 

Mar 01  05:09  Regulus 0.9°S of Moon
    02  00:51  FULL MOON 
    04  06     Mercury 1.1° of Venus
    04  14     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    07  06:57  Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
    09  11:20  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  00:37  Mars 3.8°S of Moon
    10  11     Mercury at Perihelion 
    11  02:37  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
    11  09:13  Moon at Apogee: 404682 km
    14  03:47  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
    17  13:12  NEW MOON 
    18  19:07  Venus 3.7°N of Moon
    19  08     Mercury 3.8° of Venus
    20  16:15  Vernal Equinox 
    22  22:33  Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
    24  15:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  17:17  Moon at Perigee: 369104 km
    27  00:52  Beehive 2.2°N of Moon
    27  10:56  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  13:38  Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
    31  12:37  FULL MOON 

Apr 01  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    03  14:14  Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
    03  17     Saturn at Aphelion 
    07  12:50  Saturn 1.9°S of Moon
    07  18:15  Mars 3.1°S of Moon
    08  05:32  Moon at Apogee: 404145 km
    08  07:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  08:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  09:24  Mercury 3.9°N of Moon
    16  01:57  NEW MOON 
    17  19:29  Venus 5.4°N of Moon
    18  15     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    19  04:45  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
    20  14:44  Moon at Perigee: 368713 km
    22  18     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    22  21:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  06:17  Beehive 1.9°N of Moon
    23  12:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  16:47  Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
    24  19:39  Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
    29  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°W
    30  00:58  FULL MOON 
    30  17:16  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon

May 02  13:29  Venus 6.3°N of Aldebaran
    04  20:31  Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
    05  07     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  00:35  Moon at Apogee: 404458 km
    06  07:24  Mars 2.7°S of Moon
    07  10:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  02:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  00     Jupiter at Opposition 
    13  17:21  Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
    15  11:48  NEW MOON 
    16  01     Venus at Perihelion 
    17  18:11  Venus 4.8°N of Moon
    17  21:06  Moon at Perigee: 363777 km
    20  11:57  Beehive 1.7°N of Moon
    20  13:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  00:53  Regulus 1.4°S of Moon
    22  03:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  17:39  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
    29  14:20  FULL MOON 

Jun 01  01:20  Saturn 1.6°S of Moon
    02  16:34  Moon at Apogee: 405316 km
    03  11:58  Mars 3.2°S of Moon
    03  12:39  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    06  10     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  18:32  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  03:37  Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
    13  19:43  NEW MOON 
    14  23:55  Moon at Perigee: 359507 km
    16  13:13  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    16  17:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  19:38  Beehive 1.5°N of Moon
    18  07:25  Regulus 1.7°S of Moon
    20  02:21  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive
    20  10:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  10:07  Summer Solstice 
    23  18:47  Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
    24  21:37  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
    27  12     Saturn at Opposition 
    28  03:59  Saturn 1.8°S of Moon
    28  04:53  FULL MOON 
    30  02:43  Moon at Apogee: 406061 km
    30  16:44  Moon at Descending Node 

Date     GMT   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  01:43  Mars 4.8°S of Moon
    04  05:39  Mercury 0.6°S of Beehive
    06  07:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  17     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
    09  23:34  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
    10  09:30  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
    12  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E
    13  02:48  NEW MOON 
    13  03:01  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.337
    13  08:28  Moon at Perigee: 357432 km
    14  02:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  22:04  Mercury 2.2°S of Moon
    15  16:14  Regulus 1.7°S of Moon
    16  03:31  Venus 1.6°S of Moon
    19  19:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  10     Mercury at Aphelion 
    20  23:57  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
    24  16:49  Mercury 1.2°S of Regulus
    25  06:10  Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
    27  06     Mars at Opposition 
    27  05:44  Moon at Apogee: 406223 km
    27  20:20  FULL MOON 
    27  20:22  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.609
    27  22:40  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  09     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower

Aug 04  18:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  18:35  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
    09  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    10  13:40  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  18:05  Moon at Perigee: 358083 km
    11  09:46  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.737
    11  09:58  NEW MOON 
    13  01     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  13:35  Venus 6.3°S of Moon
    17  10:38  Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
    17  16     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E
    18  07:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  02:09  Mercury 4.8°S of Beehive
    21  09:55  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    23  11:23  Moon at Apogee: 405744 km
    24  04:51  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  11:56  FULL MOON 
    26  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°W

Sep 01  04:45  Venus 1.0°S of Spica
    02  10     Mercury at Perihelion 
    03  01:34  Aldebaran 1.2°S of Moon
    03  02:37  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  22:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  02:13  Beehive 1.4°N of Moon
    07  17     Neptune at Opposition 
    08  01:21  Moon at Perigee: 361355 km
    09  18:01  NEW MOON 
    14  02:21  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
    16  12     Mars at Perihelion 
    16  23:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  16:46  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    20  00:54  Moon at Apogee: 404875 km
    20  06:38  Mars 4.8°S of Moon
    20  09:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    23  01:54  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  02:52  FULL MOON 
    30  07:06  Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon

Oct 02  09:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  03:10  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  09:51  Beehive 1.3°N of Moon
    05  21:58  Regulus 1.8°S of Moon
    05  22:29  Moon at Perigee: 366396 km
    09  03:47  NEW MOON 
    11  21:21  Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
    15  03:01  Saturn 1.8°S of Moon
    16  03     Mercury 6.2° of Venus
    16  18:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  12:03  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  19:16  Moon at Apogee: 404227 km
    18  13:01  Mars 1.9°S of Moon
    21  17     Orionid Meteor Shower
    24  01     Uranus at Opposition 
    24  16:45  FULL MOON 
    26  14     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    27  13:04  Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon
    29  06     Mercury 3.1° of Jupiter
    31  03:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  15:24  Beehive 1.0°N of Moon
    31  16:40  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    31  20:05  Moon at Perigee: 370201 km

Nov 02  04:16  Regulus 2.1°S of Moon
    05  18     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.3°E
    07  16:02  NEW MOON 
    09  04:58  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
    11  15:46  Saturn 1.4°S of Moon
    12  17     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  14:04  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  15:57  Moon at Apogee: 404341 km
    14  23:14  Venus 0.2°S of Spica
    15  14:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    16  04:16  Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    17  23     Leonid Meteor Shower
    23  05:39  FULL MOON 
    23  21:11  Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
    26  06     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    26  12:10  Moon at Perigee: 366623 km
    27  05:18  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  09     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    27  20:57  Beehive 0.8°N of Moon
    29  09     Mercury at Perihelion 
    29  09:27  Regulus 2.3°S of Moon
    30  00:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Dec 03  18:42  Venus 3.6°S of Moon
    05  21:06  Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
    07  07:20  NEW MOON 
    09  05:30  Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    10  17:57  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  12:25  Moon at Apogee: 405177 km
    14  12     Geminid Meteor Shower
    14  23:21  Mars 3.6°N of Moon
    15  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.3°W
    15  11:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  07:31  Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
    21  20     Mercury 0.8° of Jupiter
    21  22:22  Winter Solstice 
    22  08:05  Mercury 5.8°N of Antares
    22  15:03  Jupiter 5.1°N of Antares
    22  17:49  FULL MOON 
    22  21     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  09:52  Moon at Perigee: 361060 km
    24  11:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  04:52  Beehive 0.6°N of Moon
    26  16:06  Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
    26  18     Venus at Perihelion 
    29  09:34  LAST QUARTER MOON 

    

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