Conjunction (astronomy)
Conjunction is a term used in positional astronomy and astrology. It means that, as seen from some place (usually the Earth), two celestial bodies appear near one another in the sky. The event is also sometimes known as an appulse.
The astronomical and astrological symbol of conjunction is ☌(in Unicode x260c) and handwritten:
Passing close
More generally, in the particular case of two planets, it means that they merely have the same right ascension (and hence the same hour angle). This is called conjunction in right ascension. However there is also the term conjunction in ecliptical longitude. At such conjunction both objects have the same ecliptical longitude. Conjunction in right ascension and conjunction in ecliptical longitude do not normally take place at the same time, but in most cases nearly at the same time. However at triple conjunctions, it is possible that a conjunction only in right ascension (or ecliptical length) occur. At the time of conjunction - it does not matter if in right ascension or in ecliptical longitude - the involved planets are close together upon the celestial sphere. In the vast majority of such cases, one of the planets will appear to pass north or south of the other.
Passing closer
However, if two celestial bodies attain the same declination at the time of a conjunction in right ascension (or the same ecliptical latitude at a conjunction in ecliptical longitude), the one that is closer to the Earth will pass in front of the other. In such a case, a syzygy takes place. If one object moves into the shadow of another, the event is an eclipse. For example, if the Moon passes into the shadow of Earth and disappears from view, this event is called a lunar eclipse. If the visible disk of the nearer object is considerably smaller than that of the farther object, the event is called a transit. When Mercury passes in front of the Sun, it is a transit of Mercury, and when Venus passes in front of the Sun, it is a transit of Venus. When the nearer object appears larger than the farther one, it will completely obscure its smaller companion; this is called an occultation. An example of an occultation is when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, causing the Sun to disappear either entirely or partially. This phenomenon is commonly known as a solar eclipse (though the term is a misnomer). Occultations in which the larger body is neither the Sun nor the Moon are very rare. More frequent, however, is an occultation of a planet by the Moon. Several such events are visible every year from various places on Earth.
Position of the observer
The term conjunction primarily refers to a phenomenon defined only for the position of the observer, not just to a celestial relationship. However, e.g. for moon and sun observed from the earth, conjunction as a classifying term may apply both to the positions of conjunction (both sun and moon observed jointly in one direction or with similar ecliptical longitude) and to opposition (both sun and moon observed separately in opposite directions or with ecliptical longitude 180 degrees apart).
Superior and inferior
As seen from a planet that is superior, if an inferior planet is on the opposite side of the Sun, it is in superior conjunction with the Sun. An inferior conjunction occurs when the two planets lie in a line on the same side of the Sun. In an inferior conjunction, the superior planet is "in opposition" to the Sun as seen from the inferior planet.
The terms "inferior conjunction" and "superior conjunction" are used in particular for the planets Mercury and Venus, which are inferior planets as seen from the Earth. However, this definition can be applied to any pair of planets, as seen from the one further from the Sun.
A planet (or asteroid or comet) is simply said to be in conjunction, when it is in conjunction with the Sun, as seen from the Earth. The Moon is in conjunction with the Sun at New Moon (or rather Dark Moon).
"Quasi-conjunctions" are also possible; in this scenario, a planet in retrograde motion — always either Mercury or Venus — will "drop back" in right ascension until it almost allows another planet to overtake it, but then the former planet will resume its forward motion and thereafter appear to draw away from it again. This will occur in the morning sky, before dawn; or the reverse may happen in the evening sky after dusk, with Mercury or Venus entering retrograde motion just as it is about to overtake another planet (often Mercury and Venus are both of the planets involved, and when this situation arises they may remain in very close visual proximity for several days or even longer). The quasi-conjunction is reckoned as occurring at the time the distance in right ascension between the two planets is smallest, even though, when declination is taken into account, they may appear closer together shortly before or after this.
Notable conjunctions
This article may be confusing or unclear to readers. (May 2007) |
2007
A very remarkable planetary/galactic configuration occurs on December 23rd and 24th 2007. The configuration on December 23 — Mars, Earth, Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, Galactic Centre — is shown in the graphic simulation linked below; it becomes even more remarkable in that it will be accompanied by the Full Moon (conjunct Mars) at about 2 a.m. on December 24 when a simultaneous Venus square Neptune occurs. It is even more remarkable in that the Pluto/Sun conjunction appears exactly on the Winter Solstice, just past conjunction with the Galactic Centre.
Link below is the view from Mars toward the Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Mercury, Pluto alignment toward the Galactic Centre on 23 December 2007 which occurs just after the Pluto/Jupiter (Heliocentric) conjunction on 23 November 2007. NASA Solar System Simulator for 23 December 2007
Solar System on Dec 22, 2007. What is not shown is Pluto (which would be to Jupiter's right) Saturn, which follows down from Venus, and Uranus and Neptune. Saturn and Neptune form the cross's t-member. It is a 23/12 configuration. There will be a full moon on Dec. 23, 2007
2002
In late April of 2002, a rare grand conjunction occurred; in which Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury were all visible concomitantly in the west-northwest sky, shortly after sundown; this will happen again in early July of 2060, except that on that occasion the quintet will be bunched in the east-northeast sky, shortly before dawn.
2000
In May of 2000, the five brightest planets aligned within 20° of the Sun, as seen from the Earth. This could not be observed since they were too close to the Sun.
1987
On August 24, 1987, the five objects closest to Earth — the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars — were within approximately 5° of one another, the Sun setting first, followed by Mars, Venus, Mercury and the Moon, in that order, within 20 minutes. As in the 2000 conjunction above, this event was unobservable due to the Sun being part of the line-up.
1962
During the new moon and solar eclipse of February 4-5, 1962, an extremely rare grand conjunction of the classical planets occurred (it included all five of the naked-eye planets plus the Sun and Moon), all of them within 16° of one another on the ecliptic. At the precise moment of the new moon/solar eclipse, five celestial bodies (the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter) were clustered within 3° of each other, with the Earth in close conjunction with them. Taken in totality though, this grand conjunction included the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, with the Earth also in alignment with the Sun and Moon at the exact moment of the new moon/solar eclipse (eight celestial bodies in total).
1899
During the new moon on December 2-3, 1899, a near-grand conjunction of the classical planets and several other binocular bodies occurred. The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars and Saturn were all within 15° of each other, with Venus 5° ahead of this conjunction and Jupiter 15° behind. Accompanying the classical planets in this grand conjunction were Uranus (technically visible unaided in pollution-free skies) Ceres and Pallas.
Conjunctions of planets in right ascension 2005-2020
2005
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 4 2005 | 07:04:06 | Venus | 7°27' south of | Pluto | 20,8° West |
January 5 2005 | 00:58:49 | Mercury | 6°59' south of | Pluto | 21,6° West |
January 14 2005 | 00:40:51 | Mercury | 21' south of | Venus | 18.5° West |
January 29 2005 | 07:05:35 | Mars | 8°15' south of | Pluto | 45,5° West |
February 8 2005 | 01:29:22 | Mercury | 2°04' south of | Neptune | 4.2° West |
February 14 2005 | 19:15:10 | Venus | 58' south of | Neptune | 10.7° West |
February 20 2005 | 00:46:34 | Mercury | 1°00' south of | Uranus | 4.9° East |
March 4 2005 | 03:31:36 | Venus | 41' south of | Uranus | 6.6° West |
March 28 2005 | 22:31:53 | Mercury | 4°49' north of | Venus | 1.5° West |
April 13 2005 | 00:26:23 | Mars | 1°15' south of | Neptune | 66.0° West |
May 14 2005 | 20:24:10 | Mars | 1°11' south of | Uranus | 73.8° West |
June 25 2005 | 21:22:52 | Venus | 1°18' north of | Saturn | 22.8° East |
June 26 2005 | 06:13:43 | Mercury | 1°25' north of | Saturn | 22.5° East |
June 27 2005 | 20:18:55 | Mercury | 5' south of | Venus | 23.3° East |
July 7 2005 | 08:21:22 | Mercury | 1°38' south of | Venus | 25.8° East |
September 2 2005 | 12:05:52 | Venus | 1°22' south of | Jupiter | 38.7° East |
October 6 2005 | 07:01:37 | Mercury | 1°28' south of | Jupiter | 12.6° East |
October 29 2005 | 16:11:20 | Venus | 11°08' south of | Pluto | 46,8° East |
December 31 2005 | 15:55:12 | Mercury | 7°36' south of | Pluto | 14,9° West |
2006
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 17 2006 | 02:23:03 | Mercury | 7°53'south of | Venus | 6.5° West |
February 1 2006 | 12:13:51 | Mercury | 1°57' north of | Neptune | 4.5° East |
February 14 2006 | 15:40:57 | Mercury | 2' north of | Uranus | 14.1° East |
March 26 2006 | 21:02:41 | Venus | 1°52' north of | Neptune | 46.5° West |
April 18 2006 | 12:27:31 | Venus | 19' north of | Uranus | 45.0° West |
June 17 2006 | 22:50:40 | Mars | 35' north of | Saturn | 42.0° East |
August 20 2006 | 22:40:10 | Mercury | 31' north of | Saturn | 11.2° West |
August 26 2006 | 23:09:47 | Venus | 4' north of | Saturn | 16.3° West |
September 15 2006 | 20:32:28 | Mercury | 10' south of | Mars | 12.1° East |
October 24 2006 | 19:44:11 | Venus | 43' north of | Mars | 0.6° West |
October 25 2006 | 21:42:16 | Mercury | 3°56' south of | Jupiter | 21.2° East |
October 28 2006 | 16:32:15 | Mercury | 3°43' south of | Jupiter | 19.1° East |
November 7 2006 | 13:36:58 | Mercury | 1°14' south of | Venus | 2.8° East |
November 11 2006 | 17:51:38 | Mercury | 39' north of | Mars | 6.2° West |
November 15 2006 | 22:52:15 | Venus | 27' south of | Jupiter | 4.8° East |
December 8 2006 | 07:56:23 | Venus | 7°30' south of | Pluto | 10,3° East |
December 9 2006 | 20:17:18 | Mercury | 1°02' north of | Mars | 15.1° West |
December 10 2006 | 16:31:09 | Merkur | 8' north of | Jupiter | 14.8° West |
December 11 2006 | 23:34:02 | Mars | 49' south of | Jupiter | 15.7° West |
December 25 2006 | 22:36:44 | Mercury | 7°48' south of | Pluto | 15.7° West |
2007
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 13 2007 | 14:35:37 | Mars | 7°19' south of | Pluto | 25,4° West |
January 18 2007 | 18:10:50 | Venus | 1°25' south of | Neptune | 20.1° East |
January 26 2007 | 06:46:07 | Mercury | 1°28' south of | Neptune | 12.7° East |
February 7 2007 | 13:13:57 | Venus | 44' south of | Uranus | 24.6° East |
March 25 2007 | 07:23:59 | Mars | 1°00' south of | Neptune | 43.2° West |
April 1 2007 | 06:59:14 | Mercury | 1°37' south of | Uranus | 25.0° West |
April 28 2007 | 18:57:38 | Mars | 44' south of | Uranus | 50.6° West |
July 2 2007 | 00:44:38 | Venus | 46' south of | Saturn | 42.6° East |
August 9 2007 | 08:46:28 | Venus | 8°29' south of | Saturn | 10.6° East |
August 15 2007 | 22:59:23 | Mercury | 10°04' north of | Venus | 1.8° East |
August 18 2007 | 11:30:22 | Mercury | 30' north of | Saturn | 3.2° East |
October 15 2007 | 14:05:43 | Venus | 2°56' south of | Saturn | 45,8° West |
December 12 2007 | 04:24:10 | Jupiter | 6°07' south of | Pluto | 8,7° East |
December 19 2007 | 19:58:57 | Mercury | 7°50' south of | Pluto | 2,0° East |
December 20 2007 | 21:46:21 | Mercury | 1°48' south of | Jupiter | 1,9° East |
2008
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 23 2008 | 04:14:53 | Mercury | 20' north of | Neptune | 18.5° East |
January 24 2008 | 06:59:58 | Venus | 5°10' south of | Pluto | 33.7° West |
February 1 2008 | 04:14:53 | Mercury | 3°11' north of | Neptune | 9° East |
February 1 2008 | 12:35:21 | Venus | 35' north of | Jupiter | 32° West |
February 26 2008 | 02:34:04 | Mercury | 1°20' north of | Venus | 26.1° West |
March 6 2008 | 20:14:29 | Venus | 36' south of | Neptune | 24° West |
March 9 2008 | 02:48:02 | Mercury | 56' south of | Neptune | 26.2° West |
March 23 2008 | 10:13:50 | Mercury | 1°03' south of | Venus | 20.3° West |
March 27 2008 | 17:00:46 | Venus | 45' south of | Uranus | 18.6° West |
June 8 2008 | 00:51:42 | Mercury | 2°59' south of | Venus | 0.3° West |
July 11 2008 | 06:27:25 | Mars | 42' south of | Saturn | 46.2° East |
August 13 2008 | 19:02:26 | Venus | 14' south of | Saturn | 18° East |
August 16 2008 | 00:03:43 | Mercury | 42' south of | Saturn | 16.1° East |
August 23 2008 | 05:08:57 | Mercury | 1°15' south of | Venus | 20.5° East |
September 11 2008 | 04:50:56 | Mercury | 3°34' south of | Venus | 25.4° East |
September 11 2008 | 20:36:33 | Venus | 20' north of | Mars | 25.5° East |
September 12 2008 | 20:59:16 | Mercury | 3°26' south of | Mars | 25.3° East |
September 19 2008 | 05:13:06 | Mercury | 4°08' south of | Mars | 23.3° East |
November 12 2008 | 06:27:14 | Venus | 7°53' south of | Pluto | 39.4° East |
December 1 2008 | 00:36:13 | Venus | 2°02' south of | Jupiter | 42.7° East |
December 12 2008 | 18:12:39 | Mercury | 7°44' südlich | Pluto | 9.6° East |
December 27 2008 | 01:50:46 | Venus | 1°45' south of | Neptune | 46.2° East |
December 28 2008 | 18:13:36 | Mars | 6°22' south of | Pluto | 6.3° West |
December 31 2008 | 05:54:23 | Mercury | 1°17' south of | Jupiter | 18.6° East |
2009
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 18 2009 | 06:19:19 | Mercury | 3°15' north of | Jupiter | 4.7° East |
January 23 2009 | 15:34:10 | Venus | 1°24' north of | Uranus | 46.3° East |
January 26 2009 | 18:23:39 | Mercury | 4°25' north of | Mars | 13.5° West |
February 17 2009 | 09:35:27 | Mars | 35' south of | Jupiter | 18.8° West |
February 24 2009 | 03:08:31 | Mercury | 37' north of | Jupiter | 24.1° West |
March 1 2009 | 20:21:59 | Mercury | 36' south of | Mars | 21.8° West |
March 5 2009 | 00:52:04 | Mercury | 1°39' south of | Neptune | 19.9° West |
March 8 2009 | 04:18:03 | Mars | 48' south of | Neptune | 22.9° West |
March 21 2009 | 21:36:59 | Mercury | 1°24' south of | Uranus | 8.3° West |
March 27 2009 | 11:31:44 | Mercury | 10°37' south of | Venus | 4° West |
April 15 2009 | 03:46:10 | Mars | 28' south of | Uranus | 30.9° West |
April 18 2009 | 16:22:43 | Venus | 5°36' north of | Mars | 29.8° West |
May 25 2009 | 14:20:29 | Jupiter | 24' south of | Neptune | 98° West |
June 19 2009 | 14:16:32 | Venus | 2°02' south of | Mars | 44.6° West |
July 13, 2009 | 17:22:12 | Jupiter | 37' south of | Neptune | 145.5° West |
August 18 2009 | 21:20:26 | Mercury | 3°27' south of | Saturn | 25.4° East |
September 20 2009 | 12:26:59 | Mercury | 5°24' south of | Saturn | 3° West |
October 8 2009 | 09:19:27 | Mercury | 19' south of | Saturn | 17.6° West |
October 13 2009 | 15:39:41 | Venus | 34' south of | Saturn | 22.1° West |
December 7 2009 | 06:57:29 | Mercury | 7°29' south of | Pluto | 17.1° East |
December 20 2009 | 05:35:39 | Jupiter | 34' south of | Neptune | 55.6° East |
December 28 2009 | 04:21:10 | Venus | 5°24' south of | Pluto | 3.5° West |
2010
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 21 2010 | 00:50:16 | Mercury | 1°41' south of | Mars | 18.7° East |
December 13 2010 | 22:03:19 | Mars | 5°26' south of | Pluto | 12.7° East |
December 14 2010 | 03:33:06 | Mercury | 1°02' north of | Mars | 12.7° East |
2011
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 2 2011 | 13:41:09 | Jupiter | 34' south of | Uranus | 75° East |
January 18 2011 | 02:28:33 | Mercury | 4°05' south of | Pluto | 21.9° West |
February 9 2011 | 23:24:13 | Venus | 2°20' south of | Pluto | 44.4° West |
February 20 2011 | 13:50:48 | Mercury | 1°04' south of | Mars | 3.7° West |
February 20 2011 | 17:08:01 | Mercury | 1°41' south of | Neptune | 3.2° West |
February 20 2011 | 21:28:33 | Mars | 38' south of | Neptune | 3.4° West |
March 9 2011 | 18:00:45 | Mercury | 22' north of | Uranus | 11.1° East |
March 16 2011 | 17:25:56 | Mercury | 2°20' north of | Jupiter | 15.7° West |
March 27 2011 | 00:37:44 | Venus | 9' south of | Neptune | 36.3° West |
April 3 2011 | 17:42:55 | Mars | 14' south of | Uranus | 12.4° West |
April 10 2011 | 20:05:01 | Mercury | 3°31' north of | Jupiter | 2.8° West |
April 19 2011 | 08:23:49 | Mercury | 47' north of | Mars | 15.4° West |
April 22 2011 | 18:50:51 | Venus | 55' south of | Uranus | 30° West |
May 1 2011 | 11:04:55 | Mars | 24' north of | Jupiter | 18.2° West |
May 10 2011 | 22:46:50 | Mercury | 2°12' south of | Jupiter | 25.3° West |
May 11 2011 | 09:14:56 | Venus | 37' south of | Jupiter | 25.7° West |
May 20 2011 | 01:17:23 | Mercury | 2°21' south of | Mars | 22.2° West |
May 22 2011 | 15:13:00 | Venus | 1°03' south of | Mars | 22.7° West |
August 15 2011 | 23:17:56 | Mercury | 6°21' south of | Venus | 1.3° West |
September 30 2011 | 11:07:16 | Venus | 1°24' south of | Saturn | 11.8° East |
October 7 2011 | 08:58:32 | Mercury | 1°52' south of | Saturn | 6.1° East |
December 1 2011 | 08:52:19 | Venus | 5°26' south of | Pluto | 27.2° East |
2012
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 13 2012 | 07:07:30 | Venus | 1°10' south of | Neptune | 36.4° East |
January 13 2012 | 08:46:52 | Mercury | 4°34' south of | Pluto | 15.1° West |
February 10 2012 | 05:19:14 | Venus | 20' north of | Uranus | 41.3° East |
February 14 2012 | 00:40:40 | Mercury | 1°18' south of | Neptune | 5.5° East |
March 6 2012 | 23:35:54 | Mercury | 3°05' north of | Uranus | 16.7° East |
March 15 2012 | 10:37:46 | Venus | 3°16' north of | Jupiter | 44.6° East |
March 16 2012 | 02:11:51 | Mercury | 4°36' north of | Uranus | 8.2° East |
April 22 2012 | 02:00:45 | Mercury | 2°08' south of | Uranus | 26.3° West |
May 22 2012 | 07:12:01 | Mercury | 24' north of | Jupiter | 6.3° West |
June 1 2012 | 20:40:22 | Mercury | 12' north of | Venus | 6.7° East |
August 17 2012 | 08:46:15 | Mars | 2°54' south of | Saturn | 60.1° East |
October 6 2012 | 07:06:36 | Mercury | 3°29' north of | Saturn | 16.8° East |
November 27 2012 | 05:14:02 | Venus | 34' south of | Saturn | 29.0° West |
November 27 2012 | 11:19:37 | Mars | 4°33' south of | Pluto | 32.3° East |
2013
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 6 2013 | 11:38:14 | Mercury | 4°40' south of | Pluto | 7.3° West |
January 16 2013 | 20:45:35 | Venus | 3°17' south of | Pluto | 17.3° West |
February 4 2013 | 16:05:34 | Mars | 26' south of | Neptune | 16.1° East |
February 6 2013 | 20:41:22 | Mercury | 28' south of | Neptune | 13.9° East |
February 8 2013 | 21:09:19 | Mercury | 18' north of | Mars | 15.1° East |
February 24 2013 | 22:31:25 | Mercury | 4°15' north of | Mars | 11.6° East |
February 28 2013 | 08:10:56 | Venus | 46' south of | Neptune | 6.8° West |
March 6 2013 | 07:21:59 | Mercury | 5°20' north of | Venus | 5° West |
March 22 2013 | 18:23:53 | Mars | 1' north of | Uranus | 5.9° East |
March 28 2013 | 17:14:45 | Venus | 43' south of | Uranus | 0.7° East |
April 6 2013 | 15:45:52 | Venus | 42' south of | Mars | 2.6° East |
April 19 2013 | 21:11:39 | Mercury | 2°02' south of | Uranus | 20.3° West |
May 7 2013 | 22:16:22 | Mercury | 26' south of | Mars | 4.6° West |
May 25 2013 | 03:52:17 | Mercury | 1°22' north of | Venus | 15° West |
May 27 2013 | 09:47:09 | Mercury | 2°22' north of | Jupiter | 17° East |
May 28 2013 | 20:39:31 | Venus | 1° north of | Jupiter | 15.9° East |
June 20 2013 | 17:37:02 | Mercury | 1°57' south of | Venus | 22° East |
July 22 2013 | 05:45:11 | Mars | 47' north of | Jupiter | 23.7° West |
September 20 2013 | 00:14:06 | Venus | 3°45' south of | Saturn | 41.7° East |
October 10 2013 | 18:40:54 | Mercury | 5°24' north of | Saturn | 23.6° East |
October 28 2013 | 21:00:50 | Mercury | 4°06' north of | Saturn | 7.9° East |
November 15 2013 | 08:14:35 | Venus | 6°34' south of | Pluto | 46.3° East |
November 26 2013 | 03:39:41 | Mercury | 20' south of | Saturn | 17.5° West |
December 31 2013 | 05:39:50 | Mercury | 4°34' south of | Pluto | 2.1° East |
2014
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 7 2014 | 10:28:53 | Mercury | 6°27' south of | Venus | 5.9° East |
March 22 2014 | 11:38:46 | Mercury | 1°15' south of | Neptune | 25.7° West |
April 12 2014 | 08:19:49 | Venus | 42' north of | Neptune | 45.4° West |
April 14 2014 | 16:11:35 | Mercury | 1°23' south of | Uranus | 11.5° West |
May 15 2014 | 13:14:02 | Venus | 1°16' south of | Uranus | 39.9° West |
August 2 2014 | 16:39:29 | Mercury | 58' north of | Jupiter | 6.5° West |
August 18 2014 | 04:08:26 | Venus | 12' north of | Jupiter | 17.9° West |
August 27 2014 | 13:16:34 | Mars | 3°34' south of | Saturn | 73.6° East |
October 17 2014 | 08:02:46 | Mercury | 2°44' south of | Venus | 1.7° West |
November 13 2014 | 09:04:07 | Venus | 1°36' south of | Saturn | 4.8° East |
November 26 2014 | 09:01:16 | Mercury | 1°43' south of | Saturn | 6.8° West |
December 20 2014 | 15:07:52 | Venus | 3°15' south of | Pluto | 13.9° East |
December 25 2014 | 00:33:44 | Mercury | 4°20' south of | Pluto | 9.6° East |
December 30 2014 | 07:25:46 | Mercury | 3°44' south of | Venus | 12.6° East |
2015
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 5 2015 | 16:30:15 | Mercury | 1°40' south of | Venus | 16.1° East |
January 19 2015 | 21:33:54 | Mars | 14' south of | Neptune | 36.4° East |
February 1 2015 | 11:31:23 | Venus | 50' south of | Neptune | 23.8° East |
February 21 2015 | 19:43:28 | Venus | 28' south of | Mars | 28.4° East |
March 4 2015 | 19:30:15 | Venus | 6' north of | Uranus | 30.8° East |
March 11 2015 | 19:50:33 | Mars | 17' north of | Uranus | 24.1° East |
March 17 2015 | 23:40:08 | Mercury | 1°36' south of | Neotune | 19.1° West |
April 8 2015 | 09:55:57 | Mercury | 31' south of | Uranus | 1.8° West |
April 23 2015 | 07:09:00 | Mercury | 1°23' north of | Mars | 13.7° East |
May 27 2015 | 15:20:33 | Mercury | 1°41' south of | Mars | 4.8° East |
July 1 2015 | 14:17:16 | Venus | 24' south of | Jupiter | 42.2° East |
July 16 2015 | 04:29:03 | Mercury | 8' south of | Mars | 8.9° West |
July 31 2015 | 19:47:59 | Venus | 6°26' south of | Jupiter | 19.5° East |
August 5 2015 | 08:52:16 | Mercury | 8°11' north of | Venus | 13.1° East |
August 7 2015 | 04:04:09 | Mercury | 35' north of | Jupiter | 14.6° East |
August 29 2015 | 05:18:53 | Venus | 9°25' south of | Mars | 21.3° West |
October 17 2015 | 13:50:10 | Mars | 24' north of | Jupiter | 39.8° West |
October 26 2015 | 08:14:32 | Venus | 1°04' south of | Jupiter | 46.4° West |
November 3 2015 | 16:08:44 | Venus | 42' south of | Mars | 46.2° West |
November 25 2015 | 12:33:25 | Mercury | 2°46' south of | Saturn | 4.3° East |
December 19 2015 | 11:57:00 | Mercury | 3°51' south of | Pluto | 17.1° East |
2016
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 9 2016 | 03:57:19 | Venus | 5' north of | Saturn | 36.3° West |
January 22 2016 | 01:22:51 | Mercury | 1°47' south of | Pluto | 15.7° West |
January 30 2016 | 09:07:34 | Mercury | 32' north of | Pluto | 23.9° West |
February 5 2016 | 22:35:53 | Venus | 1°06' south of | Pluto | 30.3° West |
March 10 2016 | 22:12:11 | Mercury | 1°30' south of | Neptune | 10.9° West |
March 20 2016 | 13:51:16 | Venus | 32' south of | Neptune | 20.1° West |
March 31 2016 | 23:41:55 | Mercury | 38' north of | Uranus | 8.3° East |
April 22 2016 | 14:17:27 | Venus | 52' south of | Uranus | 11.7° West |
May 13 2016 | 20:49:07 | Mercury | 26' south of | Venus | 6.5° West |
July 16 2016 | 17:39:09 | Mercury | 32' north of | Venus | 10.9° East |
August 25 2016 | 17:52:42 | Mars | 4°23' south of | Saturn | 97° East |
August 27 2016 | 04:57:57 | Mercury | 5°16' south of | Venus | 22.1° East |
August 27 2016 | 21:47:56 | Venus | 4' north of | Jupiter | 22.3° East |
October 11 2016 | 04:17:47 | Mercury | 52' north of | Jupiter | 11.5° West |
October 18 2016 | 22:30:58 | Mars | 3°20' south of | Pluto | 78.7° East |
October 30 2016 | 08:25:30 | Venus | 3°02' south of | Saturn | 36.9° East |
November 24 2016 | 00:38:02 | Mercury | 3°28' south of | Saturn | 14.8° East |
November 25 2016 | 03:22:23 | Venus | 3°29' south of | Pluto | 42.1° East |
2017
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 1 2017 | 06:46:46 | Mars | 1' south of | Neptune | 58.7° East |
January 13 2017 | 01:46:45 | Venus | 25' north of | Neptune | 47° East |
January 29 2017 | 17:27:59 | Mercury | 1°11' north of | Pluto | 22.1° West |
February 27 2017 | 08:20:34 | Mars | 37' north of | Uranus | 43.1° East |
March 4 2017 | 05:34:17 | Mercury | 1°08' south of | Neptune | 2.2° West |
March 16 2017 | 23:21:32 | Mercury | 9°33' south of | Venus | 9.5° East |
March 27 2017 | 05:55:27 | Mercury | 2°25' north of | Uranus | 16.7° East |
April 28 2017 | 17:52:58 | Mercury | 9' south of | Uranus | 13.4° West |
May 7 2017 | 23:22:48 | Mercury | 2°14' south of | Uranus | 21.8° West |
June 2 2017 | 14:41:15 | Venus | 1°47' south of | Uranus | 45.2° West |
June 28 2017 | 18:17:30 | Mercury | 47' north of | Mars | 8.7° East |
September 2 2017 | 00:07:46 | Mercury | 4°06' south of | Mars | 10.8° West |
September 16 2017 | 18:23:28 | Mercury | 3' north of | Mars | 16.9° West |
October 5 2017 | 13:25:48 | Venus | 13' north of | Mars | 23.4° West |
October 18 2017 | 14:56:38 | Mercury | 1°01' south of | Jupiter | 6.4° East |
November 13 2017 | 06:10:03 | Venus | 17' north of | Jupiter | 13.8° West |
November 28 2017 | 09:36:06 | Mercury | 3°03' south of | Saturn | 21.1° East |
December 6 2017 | 11:29:41 | Mercury | 1°21' south of | Saturn | 13.9° East |
December 15 2017 | 16:04:48 | Mercury | 2°14' north of | Venus | 5.9° West |
December 25 2017 | 17:49:20 | Venus | 1°08' south of | Saturn | 3.5° West |
2018
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 7 2018 | 03:40:50 | Mars | 13' south of | Jupiter | 58.8° West |
January 9 2018 | 05:41:28 | Venus | 1°13' south of | Pluto | 0.5° East |
January 13 2018 | 06:48:57 | Mercury | 39' south of | Saturn | 20.2° West |
January 24 2018 | 17:14:05 | Mercury | 1°33' south of | Pluto | 15.1° West |
February 21 2018 | 14:19:55 | Venus | 35' south of | Neptune | 10.5° East |
February 25 2018 | 10:07:00 | Mercury | 29' south of | Neptune | 6.9° East |
March 5 2018 | 18:28:59 | Mercury | 1°24' north of | Venus | 13.4° East |
March 18 2018 | 01:16:29 | Mercury | 3°53' north of | Venus | 16.4° East |
March 29 2018 | 0:13:21 | Venus | 4' south of | Uranus | 19° East |
April 2 2018 | 11:53:07 | Mars | 1°16' south of | Saturn | 93.7° West |
April 26 2018 | 00:01:38 | Mars | 1°25' south of | Pluto | 104.4° West |
May 12 2018 | 21:01:21 | Mercury | 2°24' south of | Uranus | 22.2° West |
October 14 2018 | 15:20:14 | Mercury | 6°49' north of | Venus | 15.8° East |
October 30 2018 | 03:38:40 | Mercury | 3°16' south of | Jupiter | 21.3° East |
November 27 2018 | 23:43:41 | Mercury | 27' north of | Jupiter | 1.5° West |
December 7 2018 | 14:55:51 | Mars | 2' south of | Neptune | 88.3° East |
December 21 2018 | 14:43:16 | Mercury | 52' north of | Jupiter | 20.1° West |
2019
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 13 2019 | 10:48:09 | Mercury | 1°43' south of | Saturn | 10.1° West |
January 18 2019 | 16:22:46 | Mercury | 1°33' south of | Pluto | 7.1° West |
January 22 2019 | 05:47:42 | Venus | 2°26' north of | Jupiter | 45.9° West |
February 13 2019 | 20:06:54 | Mars | 1°03' north of | Neptune | 64.4° East |
February 18 2019 | 13:54:15 | Venus | 1°05' north of | Saturn | 42.7° West |
February 19 2019 | 11:09:52 | Mercury | 46' north of | Neptune | 15.1° East |
February 23 2019 | 08:37:56 | Venus | 1°25' north of | Pluto | 41.9° West |
March 22 2019 | 06:18:30 | Mercury | 3°24' north of | Neptune | 13.5° West |
April 2 2019 | 18:54:11 | Mercury | 23' north of | Neptune | 25.5° West |
April 10 2019 | 03:52:24 | Venus | 18' south of | Neptune | 32.6° West |
May 8 2019 | 08:12:50 | Mercury | 1°23' south of | Uranus | 14.1° West |
May 18 2019 | 08:12:13 | Venus | 1°09' south of | Uranus | 23.2° West |
June 18 2019 | 14:34:40 | Mercury | 14' north of | Mars | 24.4° East |
July 7 2019 | 13:33:33 | Mercury | 3°50' south of | Mars | 18.4° East |
July 24 2019 | 10:32:05 | Mercury | 5°43' south of | Venus | 5.8° West |
August 24 2019 | 12:34:05 | Venus | 19' north of | Mars | 3.1° East |
September 3 2019 | 10:44:25 | Mercury | 42' north of | Mars | 1.1° West |
September 13 2019 | 21:35:21 | Mercury | 20' south of | Venus | 8.5° East |
October 30 2019 | 08:29:03 | Mercury | 2°43' south of | Venus | 20.3° East |
November 24 2019 | 14:00:35 | Venus | 1°24' south of | Jupiter | 26.2° East |
December 11 2019 | 04:42:34 | Venus | 1°49' south of | Saturn | 30° East |
December 13 2019 | 11:36:37 | Venus | 1°09' south of | Pluto | 30.5° East |
2020
Date | Time UTC | Planet | Angle distance | Planet | Elongation to sun |
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January 2 2020 | 15:17:12 | Mercury | 1°30' south of | Jupiter | 4.6° West |
January 12 2020 | 04:32:11 | Mercury | 2°03' south of | Saturn | 1.3° East |
January 12 2020 | 06:53:17 | Mercury | 1°21' south of | Pluto | 1,4° East |
January 14 2020 | 02:07:07 | Saturn | 43' south of | Pluto | 0.4° West |
January 27 2020 | 19:30:16 | Venus | 4' south of | Neptune | 39.6° East |
March 9 2020 | 14:30:23 | Venus | 2°25' south of | Uranus | 44.6° East |
March 20 2020 | 06:22:34 | Mars | 43' south of | Jupiter | 67.3° West |
March 23 2020 | 05:12:47 | Mars | 1' south of | Pluto | 68.3° West |
March 31 2020 | 11:00:26 | Mars | 55' south of | Saturn | 70.6° West |
April 3 2020 | 15:24:39 | Mercury | 1°25' south of | Neptune | 25° West |
April 6 2020 | 10:02:29 | Jupiter | 43' north of | Pluto | 82.0° West |
May 1 2020 | 02:25:04 | Mercury | 19' south of | Uranus | 4.4° West |
May 22 2020 | 07:53:55 | Mercury | 54' south of | Venus | 18.6° East |
June 12 2020 | 12:32:51 | Mars | 1°45' south of | Neptune | 91.1° West |
June 28 2020 | 23:31:43 | Jupiter | 42' north of | Pluto | 163.5° West |
November 13 2020 | 16:26:41 | Jupiter | 42' north of | Pluto | 61.1° East |
December 21 2020 | 13:48:52 | Jupiter | 6' south of | Saturn | 30.3° East |
See also
- Astrometry
- Positional astronomy
- Astronomical opposition
- Elongation
- Great conjunction
- Great conjunction#Greatest conjunction
- Syzygy
- Transit of Venus
- Triple conjunction
- Astrological aspects