2016 Calendar of Astronomical Events
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Toronto time UTC/GMT -5 hours
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year.
| January - June | July - December |
Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 05:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 11:53 Moon at Apogee: 404279 km
02 23 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
03 03:35 Spica 4.7°S of Moon
03 18:45 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
04 08 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 23:57 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
07 04:57 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
07 11:34 Venus 6.3°N of Antares
08 18 Mercury at Perihelion
10 01:30 NEW MOON
14 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 15:48 Moon at Descending Node
15 02:10 Moon at Perigee: 369619 km
16 23:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 02:16 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
24 01:46 FULL MOON
26 05:10 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
27 23:58 Moon at Ascending Node
28 01:14 Jupiter 1.4°N of Moon
30 09:10 Moon at Apogee: 404553 km
30 11:35 Spica 5.0°S of Moon
Feb 01 03:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
01 08:48 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
03 19:05 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
06 07:32 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
06 16:47 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
07 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W
08 14:39 NEW MOON
10 20:46 Moon at Descending Node
11 02:42 Moon at Perigee: 364358 km
13 03 Mercury 4.0° of Venus
15 07:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 07:41 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
21 17 Mercury at Aphelion
22 12:48 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
22 18:20 FULL MOON
24 03:58 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
24 06:10 Moon at Ascending Node
26 19:05 Spica 5.1°S of Moon
27 03:28 Moon at Apogee: 405383 km
28 15 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
29 18:16 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
Mar 01 23:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 06:53 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
07 10:54 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
08 10 Jupiter at Opposition
09 01:54 NEW MOON
09 01:57 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.045
09 06:31 Moon at Descending Node
10 07:02 Moon at Perigee: 359509 km
14 13:44 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
15 17:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 04:31 Vernal Equinox
20 14 Venus at Aphelion
20 19:05 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
22 03:57 Jupiter 2.1°N of Moon
22 12:59 Moon at Ascending Node
23 11:47 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.775
23 12:01 FULL MOON
23 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 01:50 Spica 5.1°S of Moon
25 14:16 Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
28 18:45 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
29 14:58 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
31 15:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
Apr 05 17 Mercury at Perihelion
05 17:27 Moon at Descending Node
06 08:30 Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
07 11:24 NEW MOON
07 17:36 Moon at Perigee: 357164 km
08 10:35 Mercury 5.2°N of Moon
09 21 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
10 22:05 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
14 03:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 00:46 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
18 04:42 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
18 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°E
18 18:04 Moon at Ascending Node
21 07:59 Spica 5.1°S of Moon
21 16:05 Moon at Apogee: 406352 km
22 05:24 FULL MOON
22 05 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 04:13 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
25 19:28 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
27 13:51 Mars 4.8°N of Antares
28 08:14 Mercury 3.0°S of Pleiades
30 03:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
May 03 01:27 Moon at Descending Node
04 19 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 04:14 Moon at Perigee: 357828 km
06 19:30 NEW MOON
08 08:21 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
09 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 17:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 07:06 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
15 09:30 Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
15 20:39 Moon at Ascending Node
18 14:07 Spica 5.1°S of Moon
18 22:06 Moon at Apogee: 405934 km
21 21:15 FULL MOON
22 11 Mars at Opposition
22 21:59 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
29 12:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 04:45 Moon at Descending Node
Jun 03 06 Saturn at Opposition
03 09:47 Mercury 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
03 10:55 Moon at Perigee: 361142 km
05 03:00 NEW MOON
05 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.2°W
06 22 Venus at Superior Conjunction
10 14:47 Regulus 2.0°N of Moon
11 19:35 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
11 22:20 Moon at Ascending Node
12 08:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 10:06 Mercury 6.4°S of Pleiades
14 20:47 Spica 5.3°S of Moon
15 12:00 Moon at Apogee: 405022 km
19 00:40 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
19 03:39 Mercury 3.7°N of Aldebaran
20 11:02 FULL MOON
20 22:35 Summer Solstice
26 05:28 Moon at Descending Node
27 18:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 06:45 Moon at Perigee: 365983 km
02 03:58 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
02 16 Mercury at Perihelion
04 11:01 NEW MOON
04 16 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01675 AU
07 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
07 23:33 Regulus 1.8°N of Moon
09 01:41 Moon at Ascending Node
09 10:08 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
10 23 Venus at Perihelion
12 00:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 04:13 Spica 5.6°S of Moon
13 05:24 Moon at Apogee: 404272 km
16 05:11 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
19 22:57 FULL MOON
23 07:49 Moon at Descending Node
26 23:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 11:25 Moon at Perigee: 369659 km
27 21 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 10:53 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
30 15:55 Mercury 0.3°N of Regulus
Aug 02 20:45 NEW MOON
04 06:19 Venus 2.9°N of Moon
04 22:12 Mercury 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
05 07:48 Moon at Ascending Node
05 11:57 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
06 03:28 Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
08 12:08 Spica 5.8°S of Moon
10 00:05 Moon at Apogee: 404266 km
10 18:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 12:10 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
12 12 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 16 Mercury at Aphelion
16 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
18 09:27 FULL MOON
19 14:14 Moon at Descending Node
20 06 Mercury 3.8° of Jupiter
22 01:20 Moon at Perigee: 367047 km
24 05:09 Mars 1.8°N of Antares
25 03:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 16:21 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
28 20 Mercury 5.0° of Venus
Sep 01 09:03 NEW MOON
01 09:07 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.974
01 15:27 Moon at Ascending Node
02 15 Neptune at Opposition
03 10:33 Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
04 19:56 Spica 5.8°S of Moon
04 20:05 Saturn 5.9°N of Antares
06 18:44 Moon at Apogee: 405059 km
08 21:23 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
09 11:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 23:55 Moon at Descending Node
16 18:54 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.908
16 19:05 FULL MOON
18 15:15 Venus 2.2°N of Spica
18 17:00 Moon at Perigee: 361894 km
21 22:13 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
22 14:21 Autumnal Equinox
23 09:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 06 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
27 22:32 Regulus 1.7°N of Moon
28 15 Mercury at Perihelion
28 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
28 22:06 Moon at Ascending Node
29 10:42 Mercury 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
Oct 01 00:12 NEW MOON
03 17:30 Venus 5.0°S of Moon
04 11:02 Moon at Apogee: 406100 km
06 08:04 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
09 04:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 09:43 Moon at Descending Node
15 10 Uranus at Opposition
16 04:23 FULL MOON
16 23:36 Moon at Perigee: 357860 km
19 06:18 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
21 05 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 19:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 04:01 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
26 01:44 Moon at Ascending Node
26 10:56 Venus 3.0°N of Antares
27 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 09:33 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
29 12 Mars at Perihelion
30 17:38 NEW MOON
31 19:29 Moon at Apogee: 406660 km
Nov 02 19:38 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
05 05 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 12:07 Mars 5.3°S of Moon
07 19:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 15:57 Moon at Descending Node
12 04 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 11:23 Moon at Perigee: 356512 km
14 13:52 FULL MOON
15 16:50 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
17 11 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 17:51 Beehive 4.3°N of Moon
21 08:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 10:08 Regulus 1.3°N of Moon
22 02:48 Moon at Ascending Node
23 19 Mercury 3.4° of Saturn
25 01:47 Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon
27 20:08 Moon at Apogee: 406556 km
29 12:18 NEW MOON
Dec 03 12:34 Venus 5.8°S of Moon
05 10:39 Mars 2.9°S of Moon
06 17:35 Moon at Descending Node
07 09:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 11 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
11 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.8°E
12 23:27 Moon at Perigee: 358463 km
13 04:14 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
14 00 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 00:06 FULL MOON
17 03:17 Beehive 4.1°N of Moon
18 18:13 Regulus 1.0°N of Moon
19 04:46 Moon at Ascending Node
21 01:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 10:45 Winter Solstice
22 08 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 16:37 Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
25 05:55 Moon at Apogee: 405870 km
25 15 Mercury at Perihelion
28 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 06:53 NEW MOON
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Astronomical Definitions
- Perihelion - the instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - the instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - the instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
- Apogee - the instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - the instant when a planet passes between Earth and the Sun (Mercury or Venus)
- Superior Conjunction - the instant when a planet passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth (Mercury or Venus)
- Greatest Elongation - elongation is the apparent angle between a planet and the Sun as seen from Earth; during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star; during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star
- Opposition - the instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - the instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - the point where a planet crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - the point where a planet crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit
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