SKYWATCH 2

THE PLANETS


Updated
1st April 2008

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INTRODUCTION
This page has been provided to publicise some news and information about astronomy related items, namely the Planets. The items listed here are by no means exhaustive since astronomy is well represented by many other websites, it is not my intention to overly duplicate that material. Above is a list of 'jump to' links which will take you to a summary of information generated by me.

Please bear in mind that much of this material has been specifically tailored for local (Southampton, UK) observers although some items will be valid for all observers worldwide. If you require timetables for other areas I am happy to generate them for you, please supply me with your location and timezone and use the e-mail link at the bottom of this page.

Although this page was generated by me, I am grateful for the input by Pete Cutler who supplied material for inclusion on this page.
Derek Haselden - Webmaster


Mercury Picture: NASA/JPL

MERCURY
Mercury's aspects for 2008 will be as follows...


  ASPECT                        DATE          ANGLE
  Greatest eastern elongation   Jan 22        (19°)
  Inferior conjunction          Feb 06        -
  Greatest western elongation   Mar 03        (27°)
  Superior conjunction          Apr 16        -

  Greatest eastern elongation   May 14        (22°)
  Inferior conjunction          Jun 07        -
  Greatest western elongation   Jul 01        (22°)
  Superior conjunction          Jul 29        -

  Greatest eastern elongation   Sep 11        (27°)
  Inferior conjunction          Oct 06        -
  Greatest western elongation   Oct 22        (18°)
  Superior conjunction          Nov 25        -

The best times to observe the planet are as follows...

  Northern hemisphere: Morning - late October
                       Evening - May

  Southern hemisphere: Morning - mid February to late March
                       Evening - mid August to late September

Some further useful observational data is listed below.


  Evening apparition
  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size"  Phase%  Elong.°  Distance
  2008/01/05   19h 48m 31.6s   -23° 16' 28.3   -0.8    5.1    94.4   +11      1.327
  2008/01/10   20h 22m 41.9s   -21° 24' 31.9   -0.8    5.4    89.0   +14      1.251
  2008/01/15   20h 54m 29.0s   -18° 58' 32.0   -0.8    5.8    79.9   +17      1.152
  2008/01/20   21h 21m 21.1s   -16° 11' 21.4   -0.6    6.5    64.9   +18      1.030
  2008/01/22   Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (19°)
  2008/01/25   21h 38m 56.7s   -13° 31' 43.2   -0.2    7.5    43.4   +18      0.894
  2008/01/30   21h 41m 39.8s   -11° 46' 25.1   +1.1    8.8    19.6   +14      0.766

  2008/02/06   Mercury is at inferior conjunction

  Morning apparition
  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size"  Phase%  Elong.°  Distance
  2008/02/14   20h 45m 59.7s   -14° 37' 36.8   +1.9    9.9    13.4   -15      0.678
  2008/02/19   20h 40m 27.9s   -15° 57' 57.9   +0.9    9.1    27.8   -22      0.740
  2008/02/24   20h 46m 38.5s   -16° 39' 51.4   +0.5    8.2    40.8   -25      0.816
  2008/02/29   21h 01m 12.5s   -16° 41' 53.3   +0.3    7.5    51.3   -27      0.895

  2008/03/03   Mercury is at greatest western elongation (27°)
  2008/03/05   21h 21m 19.0s   -16° 05' 56.8   +0.2    6.9    59.6   -27      0.972
  2008/03/10   21h 45m 02.9s   -14° 54' 11.7   +0.1    6.4    66.4   -26      1.043
  2008/03/15   22h 11m 13.0s   -13° 08' 34.1   +0.0    6.1    72.2   -25      1.110
  2008/03/20   22h 39m 09.4s   -10° 50' 43.5   -0.0    5.7    77.4   -23      1.170
  2008/03/25   23h 08m 33.2s   -08° 02' 09.9   -0.2    5.5    82.3   -20      1.224
  2008/03/30   23h 39m 21.5s   -04° 44' 26.5   -0.4    5.3    87.1   -16      1.271

  2008/04/04   00h 11m 43.6s   -00° 59' 33.8   -0.8    5.1    91.9   -12      1.309
  2008/04/16   Mercury is at superior conjunction

  Evening apparition
  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size"  Phase%  Elong.°  Distance
  2008/04/29   03h 20m 45.6s   +20° 01' 05.4   -1.0    5.7    81.3   +14      1.173

  2008/05/04   03h 57m 35.1s   +22° 40' 53.8   -0.6    6.3    66.1   +18      1.065
  2008/05/09   04h 29m 25.0s   +24° 19' 02.7   -0.0    7.1    50.9   +21      0.950
  2008/05/14   Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (22°)
  2008/05/14   04h 54m 43.7s   +25° 01' 05.1   +0.5    8.0    37.2   +22      0.839
  2008/05/19   05h 12m 24.0s   +24° 55' 54.1   +1.1    9.1    25.4   +21      0.741
  2008/05/24   05h 21m 37.9s   +24° 12' 15.1   +1.9   10.2    15.3   +18      0.659
  2008/05/29   05h 22m 17.5s   +22° 58' 38.4   +3.0   11.3     7.1   +13      0.597

  2008/06/07   Mercury is at inferior conjunction

  Morning apparition
  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size"   Phase%  Elong.°  Distance
  2008/06/18   04h 48m 53.4s   +18° 00' 28.4   +2.7   11.0      9.0   -15      0.612
  2008/06/23   04h 50m 17.7s   +18° 08' 40.9   +1.7    9.9     17.5   -19      0.678
  2008/06/28   04h 59m 38.8s   +18° 55' 26.6   +1.0    8.8     27.8   -21      0.764

  2008/07/01   Mercury is at greatest western elongation (22°)
  2008/07/03   05h 16m 60.0s   +20° 07' 23.2   +0.4    7.8     39.7   -22      0.865
  2008/07/08   05h 42m 12.3s   +21° 26' 59.8   -0.1    6.9     53.4   -20      0.977
  2008/07/13   06h 15m 00.3s   +22° 33' 12.8   -0.6    6.2     68.5   -18      1.091
  2008/07/18   06h 54m 30.9s   +23° 02' 09.1   -1.1    5.6     83.3   -13      1.197
  2008/07/29   Mercury is at superior conjunction

  Evening apparition
  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size"   Phase%  Elong.°  Distance
  2008/08/12   10h 21m 03.8s   +11° 45' 40.9   -0.7    5.1     90.7   +13      1.312
  2008/08/17   10h 53m 01.8s   +08° 05' 44.9   -0.4    5.3     85.8   +17      1.272
  2008/08/22   11h 22m 01.3s   +04° 25' 24.8   -0.2    5.5     80.8   +20      1.222
  2008/08/27   11h 48m 26.1s   +00° 50' 54.7   -0.0    5.8     75.7   +23      1.166

  2008/09/01   12h 12m 27.8s   -02° 32' 33.5   +0.0    6.1     70.2   +25      1.103
  2008/09/06   12h 34m 02.1s   -05° 39' 44.6   +0.2    6.5     64.1   +26      1.034
  2008/09/11   Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (27°)
  2008/09/11   12h 52m 42.5s   -08° 24' 13.4   +0.3    7.0     56.8   +27      0.960
  2008/09/16   13h 07m 31.2s   -10° 36' 51.5   +0.4    7.6     47.9   +26      0.882
  2008/09/21   13h 16m 47.0s   -12° 03' 22.5   +0.6    8.4     36.7   +24      0.803
  2008/09/26   13h 18m 03.2s   -12° 21' 28.2   +1.2    9.2     23.2   +20      0.729

  2008/10/01   13h 09m 07.8s   -11° 03' 08.2   +2.5   10.0      9.2   +12      0.673
  2008/10/06   Mercury is at inferior conjunction

  Morning apparition
  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size"   Phase%  Elong.°  Distance
  2008/10/16   12h 29m 07.9s   -02° 12' 44.5   +0.7    8.4     24.6   -15      0.804
  2008/10/21   12h 38m 57.3s   -02° 15' 37.2   -0.3    7.2     48.9   -18      0.939
  2008/10/22   Mercury is at greatest western elongation (18°)
  2008/10/26   12h 59m 50.1s   -04° 06' 39.4   -0.7    6.3     69.4   -18      1.075
  2008/10/31   13h 26m 36.0s   -06° 56' 15.2   -0.8    5.6     83.2   -15      1.192

  2008/11/05   13h 56m 00.6s   -10° 07' 04.7   -0.8    5.2     91.4   -13      1.285
  2008/11/25   Mercury is at superior conjunction

  Evening apparition
  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size"   Phase%  Elong.°  Distance
  2008/12/15   18h 17m 49.2s   -25° 29' 33.0   -0.7    4.9     95.3   +11      1.364
  2008/12/20   18h 52m 18.8s   -25° 07' 58.1   -0.6    5.2     91.6   +14      1.303
  2008/12/25   19h 25m 49.0s   -24° 08' 44.0   -0.6    5.5     85.7   +16      1.224
  2008/12/30   19h 56m 48.0s   -22° 34' 06.5   -0.6    6.0     76.2   +18      1.123

The table below lists the rise and set times for the Sun and Mercury at 5 day intervals. Please bear in mind that these times have been calculated for the local area (Southampton, UK) and time zone (Greenwich Mean Time). No correction has been made for other time zones.


-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
          Sun          |        Mercury        |          Sun          |        Mercury        
   Local Rising Time   |   Local Rising Time   |  Local Setting Time   |  Local Setting Time   
-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
  2008/01/05 08:12:44  |  2008/01/05 09:06:57  |  2008/01/05 16:09:27  |  2008/01/05 16:53:58  
  2008/01/10 08:10:40  |  2008/01/10 09:08:32  |  2008/01/10 16:15:55  |  2008/01/10 17:21:15  
  2008/01/15 08:07:18  |  2008/01/15 09:04:53  |  2008/01/15 16:23:13  |  2008/01/15 17:48:30  
  2008/01/20 08:02:43  |  2008/01/20 08:55:06  |  2008/01/20 16:31:09  |  2008/01/20 18:11:04  
  2008/01/25 07:57:01  |  2008/01/25 08:37:31  |  2008/01/25 16:39:33  |  2008/01/25 18:21:22  
  2008/01/30 07:50:20  |  2008/01/30 08:10:29  |  2008/01/30 16:48:18  |  2008/01/30 18:10:02  

  2008/02/04 07:42:46  |  2008/02/04 07:35:27  |  2008/02/04 16:57:16  |  2008/02/04 17:33:30  
  2008/02/09 07:34:26  |  2008/02/09 06:59:48  |  2008/02/09 17:06:18  |  2008/02/09 16:43:09  
  2008/02/14 07:25:26  |  2008/02/14 06:32:07  |  2008/02/14 17:15:21  |  2008/02/14 15:57:49  
  2008/02/19 07:15:53  |  2008/02/19 06:14:59  |  2008/02/19 17:24:19  |  2008/02/19 15:27:16  
  2008/02/24 07:05:52  |  2008/02/24 06:05:47  |  2008/02/24 17:33:11  |  2008/02/24 15:11:30  
  2008/02/29 06:55:28  |  2008/02/29 06:00:59  |  2008/02/29 17:41:57  |  2008/02/29 15:07:28  

  2008/03/05 06:44:46  |  2008/03/05 05:57:59  |  2008/03/05 17:50:35  |  2008/03/05 15:12:18  
  2008/03/10 06:33:50  |  2008/03/10 05:55:14  |  2008/03/10 17:59:06  |  2008/03/10 15:23:52  
  2008/03/15 06:22:44  |  2008/03/15 05:51:57  |  2008/03/15 18:07:30  |  2008/03/15 15:40:40  
  2008/03/20 06:11:33  |  2008/03/20 05:47:51  |  2008/03/20 18:15:47  |  2008/03/20 16:01:45  
  2008/03/25 06:00:20  |  2008/03/25 05:42:57  |  2008/03/25 18:24:01  |  2008/03/25 16:26:33  
  2008/03/30 05:49:10  |  2008/03/30 05:37:24  |  2008/03/30 18:32:11  |  2008/03/30 16:54:52  

  2008/04/04 05:38:05  |  2008/04/04 05:31:28  |  2008/04/04 18:40:21  |  2008/04/04 17:26:46  
  2008/04/09 05:27:10  |  2008/04/09 05:25:31  |  2008/04/09 18:48:29  |  2008/04/09 18:02:31  
  2008/04/14 05:16:29  |  2008/04/14 05:19:59  |  2008/04/14 18:56:36  |  2008/04/14 18:42:17  
  2008/04/19 05:06:06  |  2008/04/19 05:15:22  |  2008/04/19 19:04:41  |  2008/04/19 19:25:28  
  2008/04/24 04:56:05  |  2008/04/24 05:12:07  |  2008/04/24 19:12:44  |  2008/04/24 20:09:44  
  2008/04/29 04:46:32  |  2008/04/29 05:10:29  |  2008/04/29 19:20:43  |  2008/04/29 20:50:42  

  2008/05/04 04:37:31  |  2008/05/04 05:10:21  |  2008/05/04 19:28:37  |  2008/05/04 21:23:33  
  2008/05/09 04:29:08  |  2008/05/09 05:11:07  |  2008/05/09 19:36:19  |  2008/05/09 21:44:53  
  2008/05/14 04:21:29  |  2008/05/14 05:11:36  |  2008/05/14 19:43:45  |  2008/05/14 21:53:09  
  2008/05/19 04:14:39  |  2008/05/19 05:10:04  |  2008/05/19 19:50:48  |  2008/05/19 21:48:04  
  2008/05/24 04:08:43  |  2008/05/24 05:04:39  |  2008/05/24 19:57:23  |  2008/05/24 21:30:06  
  2008/05/29 04:03:49  |  2008/05/29 04:53:56  |  2008/05/29 20:03:20  |  2008/05/29 21:00:45  

  2008/06/03 04:00:01  |  2008/06/03 04:37:41  |  2008/06/03 20:08:34  |  2008/06/03 20:23:11  
  2008/06/08 03:57:22  |  2008/06/08 04:17:11  |  2008/06/08 20:12:53  |  2008/06/08 19:42:54  
  2008/06/13 03:55:57  |  2008/06/13 03:54:50  |  2008/06/13 20:16:12  |  2008/06/13 19:06:31  
  2008/06/18 03:55:44  |  2008/06/18 03:33:11  |  2008/06/18 20:18:23  |  2008/06/18 18:39:18  
  2008/06/23 03:56:44  |  2008/06/23 03:14:12  |  2008/06/23 20:19:23  |  2008/06/23 18:23:42  
  2008/06/28 03:58:53  |  2008/06/28 02:59:18  |  2008/06/28 20:19:09  |  2008/06/28 18:19:46  

  2008/07/03 04:02:09  |  2008/07/03 02:49:41  |  2008/07/03 20:17:40  |  2008/07/03 18:26:19  
  2008/07/08 04:06:23  |  2008/07/08 02:46:53  |  2008/07/08 20:14:58  |  2008/07/08 18:41:30  
  2008/07/13 04:11:28  |  2008/07/13 02:52:54  |  2008/07/13 20:11:05  |  2008/07/13 19:02:40  
  2008/07/18 04:17:15  |  2008/07/18 03:09:45  |  2008/07/18 20:06:06  |  2008/07/18 19:25:48  
  2008/07/23 04:23:37  |  2008/07/23 03:37:43  |  2008/07/23 20:00:06  |  2008/07/23 19:46:00  
  2008/07/28 04:30:27  |  2008/07/28 04:13:46  |  2008/07/28 19:53:11  |  2008/07/28 19:59:40  

  2008/08/02 04:37:38  |  2008/08/02 04:52:51  |  2008/08/02 19:45:27  |  2008/08/02 20:06:02  
  2008/08/07 04:45:03  |  2008/08/07 05:30:52  |  2008/08/07 19:36:59  |  2008/08/07 20:06:20  
  2008/08/12 04:52:36  |  2008/08/12 06:05:49  |  2008/08/12 19:27:53  |  2008/08/12 20:02:11  
  2008/08/17 05:00:15  |  2008/08/17 06:37:06  |  2008/08/17 19:18:15  |  2008/08/17 19:54:54  
  2008/08/22 05:07:57  |  2008/08/22 07:04:49  |  2008/08/22 19:08:09  |  2008/08/22 19:45:21  
  2008/08/27 05:15:40  |  2008/08/27 07:29:06  |  2008/08/27 18:57:40  |  2008/08/27 19:34:06  

  2008/09/01 05:23:24  |  2008/09/01 07:50:00. |  2008/09/01 18:46:53  |  2008/09/01 19:21:29  
  2008/09/06 05:31:08  |  2008/09/06 08:07:10  |  2008/09/06 18:35:52  |  2008/09/06 19:07:38  
  2008/09/11 05:38:52  |  2008/09/11 08:19:41  |  2008/09/11 18:24:41  |  2008/09/11 18:52:31  
  2008/09/16 05:46:37  |  2008/09/16 08:25:43  |  2008/09/16 18:13:23  |  2008/09/16 18:35:57  
  2008/09/21 05:54:25  |  2008/09/21 08:22:06  |  2008/09/21 18:02:03  |  2008/09/21 18:17:37  
  2008/09/26 06:02:17  |  2008/09/26 08:04:10  |  2008/09/26 17:50:44  |  2008/09/26 17:57:19  

  2008/10/01 06:10:15  |  2008/10/01 07:27:29  |  2008/10/01 17:39:29  |  2008/10/01 17:35:33  
  2008/10/06 06:18:19  |  2008/10/06 06:34:14  |  2008/10/06 17:28:23  |  2008/10/06 17:14:16  
  2008/10/11 06:26:31  |  2008/10/11 05:40:10  |  2008/10/11 17:17:30  |  2008/10/11 16:56:15  
  2008/10/16 06:34:50  |  2008/10/16 05:05:26  |  2008/10/16 17:06:53  |  2008/10/16 16:42:53  
  2008/10/21 06:43:17  |  2008/10/21 04:56:49  |  2008/10/21 16:56:38  |  2008/10/21 16:33:10  
  2008/10/26 06:51:53  |  2008/10/26 05:07:48  |  2008/10/26 16:46:49  |  2008/10/26 16:25:20  
  2008/10/31 07:00:34  |  2008/10/31 05:29:25  |  2008/10/31 16:37:32  |  2008/10/31 16:18:18  

  2008/11/05 07:09:17  |  2008/11/05 05:55:40  |  2008/11/05 16:28:52  |  2008/11/05 16:11:44  
  2008/11/10 07:17:58  |  2008/11/10 06:23:35  |  2008/11/10 16:20:56  |  2008/11/10 16:05:49  
  2008/11/15 07:26:31  |  2008/11/15 06:51:48  |  2008/11/15 16:13:50  |  2008/11/15 16:00:55  
  2008/11/20 07:34:49  |  2008/11/20 07:19:41  |  2008/11/20 16:07:42  |  2008/11/20 15:57:32  
  2008/11/25 07:42:45  |  2008/11/25 07:46:42  |  2008/11/25 16:02:38  |  2008/11/25 15:56:16  
  2008/11/30 07:50:07  |  2008/11/30 08:12:19  |  2008/11/30 15:58:45  |  2008/11/30 15:57:47  

  2008/12/05 07:56:44  |  2008/12/05 08:35:47  |  2008/12/05 15:56:09  |  2008/12/05 16:02:47  
  2008/12/10 08:02:27  |  2008/12/10 08:56:14  |  2008/12/10 15:54:54  |  2008/12/10 16:11:56  
  2008/12/15 08:07:06  |  2008/12/15 09:12:45  |  2008/12/15 15:55:02  |  2008/12/15 16:25:37  
  2008/12/20 08:10:32  |  2008/12/20 09:24:28  |  2008/12/20 15:56:36  |  2008/12/20 16:43:41  
  2008/12/25 08:12:40  |  2008/12/25 09:30:40  |  2008/12/25 15:59:32  |  2008/12/25 17:05:02  
  2008/12/30 08:13:26  |  2008/12/30 09:30:29  |  2008/12/30 16:03:46  |  2008/12/30 17:27:10  

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Venus Picture: NASA/JPL

VENUS
Aspects of Venus during 2007, 2008, and 2009 are as follows...


  ASPECT                       DATE             ANGLE
  Greatest western elongation  2007 October 28  (46°)
  Superior conjunction         2008 June 09     -
  Greatest eastern elongation  2009 January 14  (47°)

Some further useful observational data is listed below.

  • R.A. and Dec. refer to the planet's celestial coordinates;
  • Mag. refers to the planet's magnitude;
  • Size refers to the planet's angular diameter (in seconds of arc);
  • Phase refers to the planet's phase or percentage of illumination;
  • Elong. refers to the planet's angular distance from the Sun (in degrees);
  • Distance refers to the planet's distance from Earth (in Astronomical Units).

  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size"   Phase%  Elong.°  Distance
  2008/01/05   16h 19m 21.8s   -19° 28' 57.4   -4.0   14.2     77.6   -38      1.176
  2008/01/15   17h 10m 46.5s   -21° 24' 51.6   -3.9   13.5     80.4   -36      1.238
  2008/01/25   18h 03m 29.4s   -22° 21' 15.4   -3.9   12.9     82.9   -34      1.296

  2008/02/04   18h 56m 43.9s   -22° 12' 27.9   -3.9   12.3     85.3   -31      1.352
  2008/02/14   19h 49m 34.9s   -20° 57' 41.7   -3.8   11.9     87.4   -29      1.405
  2008/02/24   20h 41m 15.2s   -18° 41' 12.3   -3.8   11.5     89.4   -27      1.454

  2008/03/05   21h 31m 18.2s   -15° 30' 56.0   -3.8   11.1     91.1   -25      1.501
  2008/03/15   22h 19m 37.5s   -11° 37' 25.7   -3.8   10.8     92.8   -22      1.543
  2008/03/25   23h 06m 26.1s   -07° 12' 24.5   -3.8   10.5     94.3   -20      1.582

  2008/04/04   23h 52m 12.9s   -02° 27' 34.5   -3.8   10.3     95.6   -17      1.618
  2008/04/14   00h 37m 33.6s   +02° 25' 12.4   -3.8   10.1     96.7   -15      1.649
  2008/04/24   01h 23m 06.5s   +07° 14' 10.2   -3.8   10.0     97.8   -12      1.676

  2008/05/04   02h 09m 31.5s   +11° 47' 40.3   -3.8    9.8     98.6   -10      1.699
  2008/05/14   02h 57m 20.9s   +15° 53' 36.0   -3.8    9.7     99.3    -7      1.716
  2008/05/24   03h 46m 55.1s   +19° 19' 48.3   -3.8    9.7     99.7    -4      1.728

  2008/06/03   04h 38m 18.9s   +21° 54' 44.2   -3.8    9.6    100.0    -2      1.734
  2008/06/09   Venus is at superior conjunction
  2008/06/13   05h 31m 12.4s   +23° 28' 19.6   -3.8    9.6    100.0    +1      1.735
  2008/06/23   06h 24m 52.7s   +23° 53' 45.7   -3.8    9.6     99.8    +4      1.730  

  2008/07/03   07h 18m 25.5s   +23° 08' 41.3   -3.8    9.7     99.3    +7      1.719 
  2008/07/13   08h 10m 56.0s   +21° 15' 45.1   -3.8    9.8     98.7    +9      1.702
  2008/07/23   09h 01m 44.3s   +18° 22' 06.3   -3.8    9.9     97.7   +12      1.679  

  2008/08/02   09h 50m 36.0s   +14° 37' 44.0   -3.8   10.1     96.6   +15      1.651   
  2008/08/12   10h 37m 37.5s   +10° 14' 18.2   -3.8   10.3     95.3   +18      1.618   
  2008/08/22   11h 23m 12.0s   +05° 24' 00.1   -3.8   10.6     93.7   +20      1.580   

  2008/09/01   12h 07m 55.7s   +00° 18' 40.9   -3.8   10.9     92.0   +23      1.538   
  2008/09/11   12h 52m 29.2s   -04° 49' 42.4   -3.8   11.2     90.2   +25      1.492   
  2008/09/21   13h 37m 33.3s   -09° 49' 09.1   -3.8   11.6     88.2   +28      1.442   

  2008/10/01   14h 23m 48.1s   -14° 27' 36.5   -3.8   12.0     86.0   +30      1.389   
  2008/10/11   15h 11m 43.5s   -18° 32' 24.2   -3.8   12.5     83.7   +33      1.333   
  2008/10/21   16h 01m 33.0s   -21° 50' 51.0   -3.9   13.1     81.3   +35      1.274   
  2008/10/31   16h 53m 09.6s   -24° 11' 16.8   -3.9   13.8     78.7   +37      1.212   

  2008/11/10   17h 45m 57.0s   -25° 24' 15.8   -3.9   14.5     76.0   +39      1.149   
  2008/11/20   18h 38m 53.3s   -25° 24' 41.6   -4.0   15.4     73.0   +41      1.083   
  2008/11/30   19h 30m 49.9s   -24° 12' 49.9   -4.0   16.4     69.9   +42      1.015   

  2008/12/10   20h 20m 41.9s   -21° 54' 26.1   -4.1   17.6     66.5   +44      0.946   
  2008/12/20   21h 07m 42.7s   -18° 39' 42.4   -4.1   19.1     62.7   +45      0.875   
  2008/12/30   21h 51m 30.6s   -14° 41' 02.2   -4.2   20.8     58.6   +46      0.802

The table below lists the setting times for the Sun and Venus at 10 day intervals. Please bear in mind that these times have been calculated for the local area (Southampton, UK) and time zone (Greenwich Mean Time). No correction has been made for other time zones.


-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
          Sun          |         Venus         |          Sun          |         Venus         
   Local Rising Time   |   Local Rising Time   |  Local Setting Time   |  Local Setting Time   
-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
  2008/01/05 08:12:44  |  2008/01/05 05:13:20  |  2008/01/05 16:09:27  |  2008/01/05 13:45:37  
  2008/01/15 08:07:18  |  2008/01/15 05:37:31  |  2008/01/15 16:23:13  |  2008/01/15 13:45:47  
  2008/01/25 07:57:01  |  2008/01/25 05:56:53  |  2008/01/25 16:39:33  |  2008/01/25 13:53:19  

  2008/02/04 07:42:46  |  2008/02/04 06:09:33  |  2008/02/04 16:57:16  |  2008/02/04 14:08:34  
  2008/02/14 07:25:26  |  2008/02/14 06:14:38  |  2008/02/14 17:15:21  |  2008/02/14 14:30:31  
  2008/02/24 07:05:52  |  2008/02/24 06:12:32  |  2008/02/24 17:33:11  |  2008/02/24 14:57:12  

  2008/03/05 06:44:46  |  2008/03/05 06:04:31  |  2008/03/05 17:50:35  |  2008/03/05 15:26:31  
  2008/03/15 06:22:44  |  2008/03/15 05:52:01  |  2008/03/15 18:07:30  |  2008/03/15 15:56:48  
  2008/03/25 06:00:20  |  2008/03/25 05:36:28  |  2008/03/25 18:24:01  |  2008/03/25 16:27:08  

  2008/04/04 05:38:05  |  2008/04/04 05:19:05  |  2008/04/04 18:40:21  |  2008/04/04 16:57:17  
  2008/04/14 05:16:29  |  2008/04/14 05:00:55  |  2008/04/14 18:56:36  |  2008/04/14 17:27:22  
  2008/04/24 04:56:05  |  2008/04/24 04:42:60  |  2008/04/24 19:12:44  |  2008/04/24 17:57:40  

  2008/05/04 04:37:31  |  2008/05/04 04:26:23  |  2008/05/04 19:28:37  |  2008/05/04 18:28:24  
  2008/05/14 04:21:29  |  2008/05/14 04:12:19  |  2008/05/14 19:43:45  |  2008/05/14 18:59:24  
  2008/05/24 04:08:43  |  2008/05/24 04:02:15  |  2008/05/24 19:57:23  |  2008/05/24 19:29:49  

  2008/06/03 04:00:01  |  2008/06/03 03:57:54  |  2008/06/03 20:08:34  |  2008/06/03 19:58:00  
  2008/06/13 03:55:57  |  2008/06/13 04:00:57  |  2008/06/13 20:16:12  |  2008/06/13 20:21:35  
  2008/06/23 03:56:44  |  2008/06/23 04:12:23  |  2008/06/23 20:19:23  |  2008/06/23 20:38:08  

  2008/07/03 04:02:09  |  2008/07/03 04:31:53  |  2008/07/03 20:17:40  |  2008/07/03 20:46:18  
  2008/07/13 04:11:28  |  2008/07/13 04:57:39  |  2008/07/13 20:11:05  |  2008/07/13 20:46:10  
  2008/07/23 04:23:37  |  2008/07/23 05:27:10  |  2008/07/23 20:00:06  |  2008/07/23 20:38:59  

  2008/08/02 04:37:38  |  2008/08/02 05:58:16  |  2008/08/02 19:45:27  |  2008/08/02 20:26:27  
  2008/08/12 04:52:36  |  2008/08/12 06:29:34  |  2008/08/12 19:27:53  |  2008/08/12 20:10:11  
  2008/08/22 05:07:57  |  2008/08/22 07:00:28  |  2008/08/22 19:08:09  |  2008/08/22 19:51:30  

  2008/09/01 05:23:24  |  2008/09/01 07:31:04  |  2008/09/01 18:46:53  |  2008/09/01 19:31:31  
  2008/09/11 05:38:52  |  2008/09/11 08:01:44  |  2008/09/11 18:24:41  |  2008/09/11 19:11:14  
  2008/09/21 05:54:25  |  2008/09/21 08:32:50  |  2008/09/21 18:02:03  |  2008/09/21 18:51:37  

  2008/10/01 06:10:15  |  2008/10/01 09:04:38  |  2008/10/01 17:39:29  |  2008/10/01 18:33:46  
  2008/10/11 06:26:31  |  2008/10/11 09:36:45  |  2008/10/11 17:17:30  |  2008/10/11 18:19:01  
  2008/10/21 06:43:17  |  2008/10/21 10:07:57  |  2008/10/21 16:56:38  |  2008/10/21 18:09:03  
  2008/10/31 07:00:34  |  2008/10/31 10:36:00  |  2008/10/31 16:37:32  |  2008/10/31 18:05:48  

  2008/11/10 07:17:58  |  2008/11/10 10:57:56  |  2008/11/10 16:20:56  |  2008/11/10 18:10:58  
  2008/11/20 07:34:49  |  2008/11/20 11:11:04  |  2008/11/20 16:07:42  |  2008/11/20 18:25:06  
  2008/11/30 07:50:07  |  2008/11/30 11:14:24  |  2008/11/30 15:58:45  |  2008/11/30 18:46:53  

  2008/12/10 08:02:27  |  2008/12/10 11:08:39  |  2008/12/10 15:54:54  |  2008/12/10 19:13:26  
  2008/12/20 08:10:32  |  2008/12/20 10:55:29  |  2008/12/20 15:56:36  |  2008/12/20 19:41:34  
  2008/12/30 08:13:26  |  2008/12/30 10:36:37  |  2008/12/30 16:03:46  |  2008/12/30 20:08:54  

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Mars Picture: NASA/JPL

MARS
Mars will be at conjunction on December 5th 2008.

Some further useful observational data is listed below.

  • R.A. and Dec. refer to the planet's celestial coordinates;
  • Mag. refers to the planet's magnitude;
  • Size refers to the planet's angular diameter (in seconds of arc);
  • Phase refers to the planet's phase or percentage of illumination;
  • Tilt refers to the planet's axial tilt with respect of the Earth (in degrees);
  • Distance refers to the planet's distance from Earth (in Astronomical Units).

  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size"   Phase%  Tilt°  Distance
  2007/12/06   06h 41m 51.0s   +25° 43' 28.0   -1.4   15.4     98.0   +05    0.606
  2007/12/16   06h 27m 00.1s   +26° 21' 42.8   -1.6   15.9     99.5   +03    0.590
  2007/12/24   Mars is at opposition
  2007/12/26   06h 09m 36.5s   +26° 48' 13.9   -1.6   15.7    100.0   +01    0.594

  2008/01/05   05h 53m 12.8s   +26° 58' 31.8   -1.4   15.1     99.3   -01    0.619
  2008/01/15   05h 40m 56.7s   +26° 55' 47.3   -1.1   14.1     97.8   -02    0.665
  2008/01/25   05h 34m 29.5s   +26° 46' 54.1   -0.8   12.9     95.9   -02    0.726

  2008/02/04   05h 33m 57.8s   +26° 37' 16.6   -0.5   11.7     94.1   -02    0.801   
  2008/02/14   05h 38m 46.6s   +26° 28' 53.7   -0.2   10.6     92.6   -02    0.886
  2008/02/24   05h 48m 01.8s   +26° 20' 57.9    0.0    9.6     91.5   -01    0.977

  2008/03/05   06h 00m 47.8s   +26° 11' 20.5   +0.3    8.7     90.7   +01    1.072
  2008/03/15   06h 16m 21.1s   +25° 57' 26.0   +0.5    8.0     90.2   +03    1.170
  2008/03/25   06h 34m 02.7s   +25° 36' 47.7   +0.7    7.4     89.9   +04    1.269

  2008/04/04   06h 53m 20.8s   +25° 07' 26.0   +0.9    6.8     89.9   +06    1.367
  2008/04/14   07h 13m 52.4s   +24° 27' 44.1   +1.0    6.4     90.1   +09    1.465
  2008/04/24   07h 35m 15.7s   +23° 36' 41.0   +1.1    6.0     90.4   +11    1.560

  2008/05/04   07h 57m 14.4s   +22° 33' 42.6   +1.2    5.7     90.8   +13    1.652
  2008/05/14   08h 19m 37.0s   +21° 18' 31.8   +1.3    5.4     91.3   +15    1.742
  2008/05/24   08h 42m 12.2s   +19° 51' 23.4   +1.4    5.1     91.8   +17    1.827

  2008/06/03   09h 04m 53.3s   +18° 12' 42.3   +1.5    4.9     92.4   +19    1.908
  2008/06/13   09h 27m 36.3s   +16° 23' 03.1   +1.6    4.7     93.0   +21    1.985
  2008/06/23   09h 50m 17.6s   +14° 23' 22.7   +1.6    4.5     93.6   +22    2.057

  2008/07/03   10h 12m 56.9s   +12° 14' 35.2   +1.7    4.4     94.2   +24    2.124
  2008/07/13   10h 35m 35.5s   +09° 57' 41.5   +1.7    4.3     94.8   +25    2.186 
  2008/07/23   10h 58m 14.7s   +07° 33' 57.8   +1.7    4.2     95.4   +25    2.242

  2008/08/02   11h 20m 58.5s   +05° 04' 31.9   +1.7    4.1     96.0   +26    2.293
  2008/08/12   11h 43m 51.3s   +02° 30' 41.5   +1.7    4.0     96.6   +26    2.338    
  2008/08/22   12h 06m 57.5s   -00° 06' 04.4   +1.7    3.9     97.1   +26    2.378 

  2008/09/01   12h 30m 23.4s   -02° 44' 23.4   +1.7    3.9     97.6   +25    2.412  
  2008/09/11   12h 54m 15.3s   -05° 22' 37.1   +1.7    3.8     98.1   +24    2.440    
  2008/09/21   13h 18m 39.0s   -07° 58' 56.7   +1.7    3.8     98.5   +23    2.463    

  2008/10/01   13h 43m 42.0s   -10° 31' 34.3   +1.6    3.8     98.8   +21    2.481   
  2008/10/11   14h 09m 30.3s   -12° 58' 20.8   +1.6    3.8     99.2   +20    2.493     
  2008/10/21   14h 36m 09.4s   -15° 16' 58.1   +1.6    3.7     99.4   +17    2.500 
  2008/10/31   15h 03m 45.0s   -17° 25' 03.6   +1.5    3.7     99.7   +15    2.503

  2008/11/10   15h 32m 19.8s   -19° 19' 57.2   +1.5    3.7     99.8   +12    2.501
  2008/11/20   16h 01m 54.4s   -20° 58' 58.1   +1.4    3.8     99.9   +09    2.494 
  2008/11/30   16h 32m 27.9s   -22° 19' 28.1   +1.4    3.8    100.0   +06    2.484

  2008/12/05   Mars is in conjunction with the Sun
  2008/12/10   17h 03m 54.2s   -23° 18' 53.7   +1.3    3.8    100.0   +03    2.470 
  2008/12/20   17h 36m 04.6s   -23° 55' 04.6   +1.3    3.8     99.9    0     2.452
  2008/12/30   18h 08m 48.1s   -24° 06' 18.0   +1.3    3.8     99.8   -03    2.432

The table below lists the rise, transit and set times for Mars at 10 day intervals. Also listed is the magnitude of the planet. Please bear in mind that these times have been calculated for the local area (Southampton, UK) and time zone (Greenwich Mean Time). No correction has been made for other time zones.


-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
         Mars          |         Mars          |         Mars          |         Mars          
   Local Rising Time   |  Local Transit Time   |  Local Setting Time   |   Visual Magnitude    
-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
  2008/01/05 14:24:24  |  2008/01/05 22:57:59  |  2008/01/05 07:36:55  |          -1.4         
  2008/01/15 13:33:38  |  2008/01/15 22:06:58  |  2008/01/15 06:45:10  |          -1.1         
  2008/01/25 12:49:25  |  2008/01/25 21:21:47  |  2008/01/25 05:58:25  |          -0.8         

  2008/02/04 12:11:07  |  2008/02/04 20:42:26  |  2008/02/04 05:17:28  |          -0.5         
  2008/02/14 11:37:54  |  2008/02/14 20:08:19  |  2008/02/14 04:41:57  |          -0.2         
  2008/02/24 11:09:01  |  2008/02/24 19:38:32  |  2008/02/24 04:10:54  |           0.0         

  2008/03/05 10:43:47  |  2008/03/05 19:12:10  |  2008/03/05 03:43:06  |           0.3         
  2008/03/15 10:21:52  |  2008/03/15 18:48:32  |  2008/03/15 03:17:31  |           0.5         
  2008/03/25 10:02:53  |  2008/03/25 18:26:58  |  2008/03/25 02:53:14  |           0.7         

  2008/04/04 09:46:31  |  2008/04/04 18:06:59  |  2008/04/04 02:29:31  |           0.9         
  2008/04/14 09:32:33  |  2008/04/14 17:48:11  |  2008/04/14 02:05:50  |           1.0         
  2008/04/24 09:20:37  |  2008/04/24 17:30:13  |  2008/04/24 01:41:48  |           1.1         

  2008/05/04 09:10:26  |  2008/05/04 17:12:50  |  2008/05/04 01:17:12  |           1.2         
  2008/05/14 09:01:43  |  2008/05/14 16:55:49  |  2008/05/14 00:51:55  |           1.3         
  2008/05/24 08:54:08  |  2008/05/24 16:39:01  |  2008/05/24 00:25:54  |           1.4         

  2008/06/03 08:47:28  |  2008/06/03 16:22:18  |  2008/06/03 23:56:28  |           1.5         
  2008/06/13 08:41:30  |  2008/06/13 16:05:36  |  2008/06/13 23:29:02  |           1.6         
  2008/06/23 08:36:02  |  2008/06/23 15:48:53  |  2008/06/23 23:01:03  |           1.6         

  2008/07/03 08:30:58  |  2008/07/03 15:32:08  |  2008/07/03 22:32:36  |           1.7         
  2008/07/13 08:26:15  |  2008/07/13 15:15:22  |  2008/07/13 22:03:48  |           1.7         
  2008/07/23 08:21:49  |  2008/07/23 14:58:37  |  2008/07/23 21:34:44  |           1.7         

  2008/08/02 08:17:41  |  2008/08/02 14:41:57  |  2008/08/02 21:05:32  |           1.7         
  2008/08/12 08:13:54  |  2008/08/12 14:25:26  |  2008/08/12 20:36:18  |           1.7         
  2008/08/22 08:10:30  |  2008/08/22 14:09:09  |  2008/08/22 20:07:09  |           1.7         

  2008/09/01 08:07:33  |  2008/09/01 13:53:11  |  2008/09/01 19:38:12  |           1.7         
  2008/09/11 08:05:08  |  2008/09/11 13:37:40  |  2008/09/11 19:09:36  |           1.7         
  2008/09/21 08:03:18  |  2008/09/21 13:22:42  |  2008/09/21 18:41:30  |           1.7         

  2008/10/01 08:02:06  |  2008/10/01 13:08:22  |  2008/10/01 18:14:05  |           1.6         
  2008/10/11 08:01:32  |  2008/10/11 12:54:48  |  2008/10/11 17:47:34  |           1.6         
  2008/10/21 08:01:31  |  2008/10/21 12:42:05  |  2008/10/21 17:22:10  |           1.6         
  2008/10/31 08:01:59  |  2008/10/31 12:30:19  |  2008/10/31 16:58:13  |           1.5         

  2008/11/10 08:02:38  |  2008/11/10 12:19:32  |  2008/11/10 16:36:03  |           1.5         
  2008/11/20 08:03:08  |  2008/11/20 12:09:44  |  2008/11/20 16:16:01  |           1.4         
  2008/11/30 08:03:02  |  2008/11/30 12:00:56  |  2008/11/30 15:58:34  |           1.4         

  2008/12/10 08:01:43  |  2008/12/10 11:52:59  |  2008/12/10 15:44:05  |           1.3         
  2008/12/20 07:58:36  |  2008/12/20 11:45:46  |  2008/12/20 15:32:51  |           1.3         
  2008/12/30 07:53:09  |  2008/12/30 11:39:05  |  2008/12/30 15:25:03  |           1.3         

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Jupiter Picture: NASA/JPL

JUPITER
Jupiter is at conjunction with the Sun on 23rd December 2007.
Jupiter is at opposition with the Sun on 9th July 2008.
Jupiter is at conjunction with the Sun on 24th January 2009.

Some further useful observational data is listed below.

  • R.A. and Dec. refer to the planet's celestial coordinates;
  • Mag. refers to the planet's magnitude;
  • Size1 refers to the planet's equatorial diameter (in seconds of arc);
  • Size2 refers to the planet's polar diameter (in seconds of arc);
  • Tilt refers to the planet's axial tilt with respect of the Earth (in degrees);
  • Distance refers to the planet's distance from Earth (in Astronomical Units).

  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size1   Size2   Tilt   Distance
  2007/12/23   Jupiter is at conjunction
  2007/12/26   18h 07m 07.0s   -23° 14' 57.7   -1.7   31.6    29.5    -2.2   6.232

  2008/01/05   18h 17m 04.6s   -23° 12' 59.0   -1.7   31.7    29.6    -2.2   6.212
  2008/01/15   18h 26m 55.2s   -23° 08' 41.0   -1.7   31.9    29.8    -2.1   6.169
  2008/01/25   18h 36m 31.9s   -23° 02' 15.6   -1.7   32.2    30.2    -2.0   6.106

  2008/02/04   18h 45m 49.0s   -22° 53' 59.2   -1.7   32.7    30.6    -2.0   6.024
  2008/02/14   18h 54m 39.7s   -22° 44' 14.2   -1.8   33.2    31.1    -1.9   5.923
  2008/02/24   19h 02m 57.3s   -22° 33' 28.7   -1.8   33.9    31.7    -1.9   5.805

  2008/03/05   19h 10m 35.7s   -22° 22' 12.8   -1.8   34.7    32.5    -1.8   5.674
  2008/03/15   19h 17m 27.7s   -22° 11' 02.0   -1.9   35.6    33.3    -1.8   5.530
  2008/03/25   19h 23m 26.6s   -22° 00' 33.6   -2.0   36.6    34.2    -1.7   5.378

  2008/04/04   19h 28m 26.1s   -21° 51' 23.4   -2.0   37.7    35.3    -1.7   5.219
  2008/04/14   19h 32m 19.3s   -21° 44' 08.9   -2.1   38.9    36.4    -1.6   5.059
  2008/04/24   19h 35m 00.6s   -21° 39' 21.3   -2.2   40.2    37.6    -1.6   4.900      

  2008/05/04   19h 36m 25.5s   -21° 37' 24.6   -2.2   41.5    38.8    -1.5   4.764
  2008/05/14   19h 36m 30.5s   -21° 38' 34.9   -2.3   42.8    40.0    -1.5   4.602
  2008/05/24   19h 35m 15.8s   -21° 42' 51.2   -2.4   44.0    41.2    -1.5   4.472

  2008/06/03   19h 32m 44.8s   -21° 49' 58.4   -2.4   45.2    42.2    -1.5   4.360
  2008/06/13   19h 29m 04.9s   -21° 59' 25.9   -2.5   46.1    43.1    -1.5   4.270
  2008/06/23   19h 24m 29.9s   -22° 10' 25.9   -2.5   46.8    43.8    -1.5   4.206

  2008/07/03   19h 19m 16.8s   -22° 22' 06.3   -2.6   47.2    44.2    -1.5   4.169
  2008/07/09   Jupiter is at opposition 
  2008/07/13   19h 13m 47.5s   -22° 33' 33.0   -2.6   47.3    44.2    -1.5   4.162
  2008/07/23   19h 08m 25.6s   -22° 43' 58.4   -2.6   47.1    44.0    -1.5   4.184

  2008/08/02   19h 03m 33.5s   -22° 52' 51.1   -2.5   46.5    43.5    -1.5   4.235
  2008/08/12   18h 59m 31.6s   -22° 59' 51.3   -2.5   45.7    42.7    -1.5   4.311
  2008/08/22   18h 56m 35.7s   -23° 04' 52.1   -2.4   44.6    41.7    -1.5   4.411

  2008/09/01   18h 54m 55.7s   -23° 07' 55.5   -2.4   43.5    40.6    -1.5   4.530
  2008/09/11   18h 54m 37.8s   -23° 09' 02.8   -2.3   42.2    39.5    -1.5   4.664
  2008/09/21   18h 55m 42.6s   -23° 08' 16.2   -2.2   40.9    38.3    -1.5   4.808

  2008/10/01   18h 58m 07.9s   -23° 05' 34.3   -2.2   39.7    37.1    -1.5   4.960
  2008/10/11   19h 01m 49.3s   -23° 00' 49.9   -2.1   38.5    36.0    -1.5   5.113 
  2008/10/21   19h 06m 40.0s   -22° 53' 55.4   -2.0   37.4    35.0    -1.4   5.265
  2008/10/31   19h 12m 33.2s   -22° 44' 40.0   -2.0   36.4    34.0    -1.4   5.412

  2008/11/10   19h 19m 21.3s   -22° 32' 51.9   -1.9   35.5    33.2    -1.3   5.551
  2008/11/20   19h 26m 56.2s   -22° 18' 23.2   -1.9   34.7    32.4    -1.3   5.678              
  2008/11/30   19h 35m 10.8s   -22° 01' 05.4   -1.8   34.0    31.8    -1.2   5.791 

  2008/12/10   19h 43m 57.4s   -21° 40' 54.8   -1.8   33.4    31.3    -1.2   5.889 
  2008/12/20   19h 53m 08.7s   -21° 17' 53.0   -1.8   33.0    30.8    -1.1   5.969 
  2008/12/30   20h 02m 38.3s   -20° 52' 03.2   -1.8   32.7    30.5    -1.0   6.029

The table below lists the rise, transit, and set times for Jupiter at 10 day intervals. Please bear in mind that these times have been calculated for the local area (Southampton, UK) and time zone (Greenwich Mean Time). No correction has been made for other time zones. Also included is Jupiter's magnitude...


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        Jupiter        |        Jupiter        |        Jupiter        |        Jupiter        
   Local Rising Time   |  Local Transit Time   |  Local Setting Time   |   Visual Magnitude    
-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
  2008/01/05 07:33:49  |  2008/01/05 11:25:36  |  2008/01/05 15:17:25  |          -1.7         
  2008/01/15 07:03:47  |  2008/01/15 10:56:05  |  2008/01/15 14:48:23  |          -1.7         
  2008/01/25 06:33:18  |  2008/01/25 10:26:19  |  2008/01/25 14:19:22  |          -1.7         

  2008/02/04 06:02:16  |  2008/02/04 09:56:13  |  2008/02/04 13:50:12  |          -1.7         
  2008/02/14 05:30:38  |  2008/02/14 09:25:41  |  2008/02/14 13:20:46  |          -1.8         
  2008/02/24 04:58:21  |  2008/02/24 08:54:36  |  2008/02/24 12:50:53  |          -1.8         

  2008/03/05 04:25:22  |  2008/03/05 08:22:51  |  2008/03/05 12:20:23  |          -1.8         
  2008/03/15 03:51:37  |  2008/03/15 07:50:20  |  2008/03/15 11:49:06  |          -1.9         
  2008/03/25 03:17:06  |  2008/03/25 07:16:57  |  2008/03/25 11:16:50  |          -2.0         

  2008/04/04 02:41:44  |  2008/04/04 06:42:34  |  2008/04/04 10:43:25  |          -2.0         
  2008/04/14 02:05:28  |  2008/04/14 06:07:05  |  2008/04/14 10:08:42  |          -2.1         
  2008/04/24 01:28:18  |  2008/04/24 05:30:24  |  2008/04/24 09:32:31  |          -2.2         

  2008/05/04 00:50:11  |  2008/05/04 04:52:28  |  2008/05/04 08:54:45  |          -2.2         
  2008/05/14 00:11:04  |  2008/05/14 04:13:12  |  2008/05/14 08:15:20  |          -2.3         
  2008/05/24 23:26:55  |  2008/05/24 03:32:38  |  2008/05/24 07:34:15  |          -2.4         

  2008/06/03 22:45:47  |  2008/06/03 02:50:47  |  2008/06/03 06:51:37  |          -2.4         
  2008/06/13 22:03:46  |  2008/06/13 02:07:49  |  2008/06/13 06:07:35  |          -2.5         
  2008/06/23 21:21:03  |  2008/06/23 01:23:56  |  2008/06/23 05:22:29  |          -2.5         

  2008/07/03 20:37:48  |  2008/07/03 00:39:26  |  2008/07/03 04:36:40  |          -2.6         
  2008/07/13 19:54:17  |  2008/07/13 23:50:10  |  2008/07/13 03:50:37  |          -2.6         
  2008/07/23 19:10:49  |  2008/07/23 23:05:33  |  2008/07/23 03:04:49  |          -2.6         

  2008/08/02 18:27:41  |  2008/08/02 22:21:28  |  2008/08/02 02:19:40  |          -2.5         
  2008/08/12 17:45:13  |  2008/08/12 21:38:14  |  2008/08/12 01:35:33  |          -2.5         
  2008/08/22 17:03:37  |  2008/08/22 20:56:06  |  2008/08/22 00:52:46  |          -2.4         

  2008/09/01 16:23:04  |  2008/09/01 20:15:14  |  2008/09/01 00:11:27  |          -2.4         
  2008/09/11 15:43:39  |  2008/09/11 19:35:44  |  2008/09/11 23:27:49  |          -2.3         
  2008/09/21 15:05:24  |  2008/09/21 18:57:36  |  2008/09/21 22:49:49  |          -2.2         

  2008/10/01 14:28:15  |  2008/10/01 18:20:48  |  2008/10/01 22:13:21  |          -2.2         
  2008/10/11 13:52:07  |  2008/10/11 17:45:14  |  2008/10/11 21:38:22  |          -2.1         
  2008/10/21 13:16:53  |  2008/10/21 17:10:49  |  2008/10/21 21:04:47  |          -2.0         
  2008/10/31 12:42:25  |  2008/10/31 16:37:25  |  2008/10/31 20:32:28  |          -2.0         

  2008/11/10 12:08:35  |  2008/11/10 16:04:56  |  2008/11/10 20:01:20  |          -1.9         
  2008/11/20 11:35:13  |  2008/11/20 15:33:12  |  2008/11/20 19:31:15  |          -1.9         
  2008/11/30 11:02:12  |  2008/11/30 15:02:08  |  2008/11/30 19:02:07  |          -1.8         

  2008/12/10 10:29:25  |  2008/12/10 14:31:34  |  2008/12/10 18:33:48  |          -1.8         
  2008/12/20 09:56:46  |  2008/12/20 14:01:25  |  2008/12/20 18:06:10  |          -1.8         
  2008/12/30 09:24:08  |  2008/12/30 13:31:34  |  2008/12/30 17:39:06  |          -1.8         

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Saturn Picture: NASA/JPL

SATURN
Saturn is at opposition on 24th February 2008.
Saturn is at conjunction on 4th September 2008.

Some further useful observational data is listed below.

  • R.A. and Dec. refer to the planet's celestial coordinates;
  • Mag. refers to the planet's magnitude;
  • SizeE refers to the planet's equatorial diameter (in seconds of arc);
  • SizeP refers to the planet's polar diameter (in seconds of arc);
  • RingsM refers to the Rings major axis diameter (in seconds of arc);
  • Ringsm refers to the Rings minor axis diameter (in seconds of arc);
  • Tilt refers to the planet's (and ring system) axial tilt with respect of the Earth (in degrees);
  • Distance refers to the planet's distance from Earth (in Astronomical Units).

  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   SizeE   SizeP   RingsM   Ringsm   Tilt   Distance
  2008/01/05   10h 42m 24.1s   +10° 01' 35.8   +0.6   19.1    17.1    43.3      5.1     -6.8    8.659
  2008/01/15   10h 41m 01.2s   +10° 12' 19.5   +0.5   19.4    17.3    44.0      5.4     -7.0    8.534
  2008/01/25   10h 39m 03.2s   +10° 26' 15.9   +0.4   19.6    17.5    44.5      5.6     -7.3    8.432

  2008/02/04   10h 36m 36.2s   +10° 42' 41.6   +0.3   19.8    17.7    44.9      6.0     -7.6    8.355
  2008/02/14   10h 33m 48.0s   +11° 00' 43.8   +0.3   19.9    17.8    45.2      6.3     -8.0    8.308
  2008/02/24   Saturn is at opposition
  2008/02/24   10h 30m 48.3s   +11° 19' 20.1   +0.2   20.0    17.9    45.3      6.6     -8.4    8.291

  2008/03/05   10h 27m 47.2s   +11° 37' 30.4   +0.2   19.9    17.8    45.2      6.9     -8.7    8.306
  2008/03/15   10h 24m 54.7s   +11° 54' 16.0   +0.3   19.8    17.7    44.9      7.1     -8.1    8.352
  2008/03/25   10h 22m 20.7s   +12° 08' 44.3   +0.3   19.6    17.6    44.5      7.3     -9.4    8.426

  2008/04/04   10h 20m 12.9s   +12° 20' 16.5   +0.4   19.4    17.4    44.0      7.4     -9.6    8.526
  2008/04/14   10h 18m 37.8s   +12° 28' 21.8   +0.5   19.1    17.1    43.4      7.4     -9.8    8.649
  2008/04/24   10h 17m 40.0s   +12° 32' 42.5   +0.5   18.8    16.9    42.7      7.4     -9.9    8.789

  2008/05/04   10h 17m 21.7s   +12° 33' 12.1   +0.6   18.5    16.6    42.0      7.2     -9.9    8.942
  2008/05/14   10h 17m 43.9s   +12° 29' 49.6   +0.6   18.2    16.3    41.2      7.0     -9.9    9.104
  2008/05/24   10h 18m 45.6s   +12° 22' 43.1   +0.7   17.8    16.0    40.5      6.8     -9.7    9.270

  2008/06/03   10h 20m 25.0s   +12° 12' 04.9   +0.7   17.5    15.7    39.8      6.6     -9.5    9.435
  2008/06/13   10h 22m 39.6s   +11° 58' 08.5   +0.7   17.2    15.4    39.1      6.3     -9.2    9.596
  2008/06/23   10h 25m 26.0s   +11° 41' 13.2   +0.8   17.0    15.2    38.5      5.9     -8.9    9.748

  2008/07/03   10h 28m 40.6s   +11° 21' 37.1   +0.8   16.7    15.0    38.0      5.6     -8.5    9.888
  2008/07/13   10h 32m 19.6s   +10° 59' 39.3   +0.8   16.5    14.8    37.5      5.2     -8.0   10.014
  2008/07/23   10h 36m 19.1s   +10° 35' 42.4   +0.8   16.3    14.6    37.1      4.8     -7.5   10.121

  2008/08/02   10h 40m 35.1s   +10° 10' 06.3   +0.8   16.2    14.5    36.8      4.5     -7.0   10.210
  2008/08/12   10h 45m 03.9s   +09° 43' 13.5   +0.8   16.1    14.4    36.5      4.1     -6.4   10.276
  2008/08/22   10h 49m 41.3s   +09° 15' 27.9   +0.8   16.0    14.3    36.4      3.7     -5.9   10.320

  2008/09/01   10h 54m 23.6s   +08° 47' 11.7   +0.8   16.0    14.3    36.3      3.3     -5.3   10.340
  2008/09/04   Saturn is at conjunction
  2008/09/11   10h 59m 06.8s   +08° 18' 50.5   +0.9   16.0    14.3    36.3      3.0     -4.7   10.336
  2008/09/21   11h 03m 47.0s   +07° 50' 50.4   +0.9   16.1    14.3    36.4      2.6     -4.1   10.307

  2008/10/01   11h 08m 20.3s   +07° 23' 36.3   +1.0   16.1    14.4    36.6      2.3     -3.6   10.254
  2008/10/11   11h 12m 42.5s   +06° 57' 37.4   +1.0   16.3    14.5    36.9      2.0     -3.0   10.179
  2008/10/21   11h 16m 49.5s   +06° 33' 21.2   +1.0   16.4    14.6    37.2      1.7     -2.5   10.081
  2008/10/31   11h 20m 37.2s   +06° 11' 15.2   +1.1   16.6    14.8    37.7      1.4     -2.1    9.965

  2008/11/10   11h 24m 01.3s   +05° 51' 49.3   +1.1   16.8    15.0    38.2      1.1     -1.7    9.831
  2008/11/20   11h 26m 57.8s   +05° 35' 29.4   +1.1   17.1    15.2    38.8      0.9     -1.4    9.683
  2008/11/30   11h 29m 22.8s   +05° 22' 40.8   +1.1   17.4    15.5    39.4      0.8     -1.1    9.525

  2008/12/10   11h 31m 12.6s   +05° 13' 46.4   +1.1   17.7    15.8    40.1      0.6     -0.9    9.361
  2008/12/20   11h 32m 24.6s   +05° 09' 01.0   +1.0   18.0    16.1    40.8      0.6     -0.8    9.195
  2008/12/30   11h 32m 56.6s   +05° 08' 35.6   +1.0   18.3    16.3    41.6      0.6     -0.8    9.033

The table below lists the local rise, transit, and set times for Saturn at 10 day intervals. Please bear in mind that these times have been calculated for the local area (Southampton, UK) and time zone (Greenwich Mean Time). No correction has been made for other time zones. The visual magnitude figures are those calculated for the planet and do not take into account additional brightness resulting from the rings.


-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
        Saturn         |        Saturn         |        Saturn         |        Saturn         
   Local Rising Time   |  Local Transit Time   |  Local Setting Time   |   Visual Magnitude    
-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
  2008/01/05 20:58:21  |  2008/01/05 03:51:41  |  2008/01/05 10:40:57  |           0.8         
  2008/01/15 20:16:39  |  2008/01/15 03:10:59  |  2008/01/15 10:01:10  |           0.7         
  2008/01/25 19:34:07  |  2008/01/25 02:29:42  |  2008/01/25 09:21:05  |           0.6

  2008/02/04 18:50:53  |  2008/02/04 01:47:57  |  2008/02/04 08:40:45  |           0.5         
  2008/02/14 18:07:10  |  2008/02/14 01:05:50  |  2008/02/14 08:00:13  |           0.5         
  2008/02/24 17:23:14  |  2008/02/24 00:23:33  |  2008/02/24 07:19:33  |           0.4         

  2008/03/05 16:39:20  |  2008/03/05 23:36:60  |  2008/03/05 06:38:49  |           0.4         
  2008/03/15 15:55:42  |  2008/03/15 22:54:50  |  2008/03/15 05:58:07  |           0.5         
  2008/03/25 15:12:35  |  2008/03/25 22:13:00  |  2008/03/25 05:17:32  |           0.5         

  2008/04/04 14:30:11  |  2008/04/04 21:31:37  |  2008/04/04 04:37:08  |           0.6         
  2008/04/14 13:48:37  |  2008/04/14 20:50:46  |  2008/04/14 03:56:58  |           0.7         
  2008/04/24 13:08:01  |  2008/04/24 20:10:33  |  2008/04/24 03:17:05  |           0.7         

  2008/05/04 12:28:24  |  2008/05/04 19:30:59  |  2008/05/04 02:37:30  |           0.8         
  2008/05/14 11:49:48  |  2008/05/14 18:52:05  |  2008/05/14 01:58:15  |           0.8         
  2008/05/24 11:12:11  |  2008/05/24 18:13:51  |  2008/05/24 01:19:20  |           0.9         

  2008/06/03 10:35:30  |  2008/06/03 17:36:13  |  2008/06/03 00:40:43  |           0.9         
  2008/06/13 09:59:41  |  2008/06/13 16:59:10  |  2008/06/13 00:02:24  |           1.0         
  2008/06/23 09:24:39  |  2008/06/23 16:22:39  |  2008/06/23 23:20:33  |           1.0         

  2008/07/03 08:50:19  |  2008/07/03 15:46:35  |  2008/07/03 22:42:45  |           1.0         
  2008/07/13 08:16:34  |  2008/07/13 15:10:55  |  2008/07/13 22:05:09  |           1.0         
  2008/07/23 07:43:19  |  2008/07/23 14:35:35  |  2008/07/23 21:27:44  |           1.0         

  2008/08/02 07:10:29  |  2008/08/02 14:00:32  |  2008/08/02 20:50:27  |           1.0         
  2008/08/12 06:37:57  |  2008/08/12 13:25:41  |  2008/08/12 20:13:16  |           1.0         
  2008/08/22 06:05:37  |  2008/08/22 12:50:58  |  2008/08/22 19:36:10  |           1.0         

  2008/09/01 05:33:24  |  2008/09/01 12:16:20  |  2008/09/01 18:59:07  |           1.0         
  2008/09/11 05:01:12  |  2008/09/11 11:41:43  |  2008/09/11 18:22:05  |           1.1         
  2008/09/21 04:28:54  |  2008/09/21 11:07:02  |  2008/09/21 17:45:02  |           1.1         

  2008/10/01 03:56:24  |  2008/10/01 10:32:14  |  2008/10/01 17:07:57  |           1.2         
  2008/10/11 03:23:37  |  2008/10/11 09:57:16  |  2008/10/11 16:30:47  |           1.2         
  2008/10/21 02:50:25  |  2008/10/21 09:22:01  |  2008/10/21 15:53:31  |           1.3         
  2008/10/31 02:16:43  |  2008/10/31 08:46:28  |  2008/10/31 15:16:07  |           1.3         

  2008/11/10 01:42:24  |  2008/11/10 08:10:31  |  2008/11/10 14:38:33  |           1.3         
  2008/11/20 01:07:22  |  2008/11/20 07:34:07  |  2008/11/20 14:00:47  |           1.3         
  2008/11/30 00:31:31  |  2008/11/30 06:57:11  |  2008/11/30 13:22:48  |           1.3         

  2008/12/10 23:51:02  |  2008/12/10 06:19:40  |  2008/12/10 12:44:33  |           1.3         
  2008/12/20 23:13:12  |  2008/12/20 05:41:31  |  2008/12/20 12:06:00  |           1.2         
  2008/12/30 22:34:21  |  2008/12/30 05:02:43  |  2008/12/30 11:27:10  |           1.2         

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Uranus Picture: NASA/JPL

URANUS
Uranus is at opposition is on September 13th 2008.

Some further useful observational data is listed below.

  • R.A. and Dec. refer to the planet's celestial coordinates;
  • Mag. refers to the planet's magnitude;
  • Size refers to the planet's radius (in seconds of arc);
  • Distance refers to the planet's distance from Earth (in Astronomical Units).

  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size    Distance
  2008/01/05   23h 07m 44.5s   -06° 24' 51.1   +5.9   1.70"   20.546 AU
  2008/01/15   23h 09m 06.5s   -06° 15' 56.1   +5.9   1.69"   20.690 AU
  2008/01/25   23h 10m 42.0s   -06° 05' 37.6   +5.9   1.68"   20.817 AU

  2008/02/04   23h 12m 28.9s   -05° 54' 09.4   +5.9   1.67"   20.922 AU
  2008/02/14   23h 14m 24.8s   -05° 41' 46.2   +5.9   1.67"   21.003 AU
  2008/02/24   23h 16m 27.0s   -05° 28' 45.4   +5.9   1.66"   21.058 AU

  2008/03/05   23h 18m 32.8s   -05° 15' 22.8   +5.9   1.66"   21.086 AU
  2008/03/15   23h 20m 39.7s   -05° 01' 55.4   +5.9   1.66"   21.085 AU
  2008/03/25   23h 22m 45.0s   -04° 48' 40.6   +5.9   1.66"   21.057 AU

  2008/04/04   23h 24m 46.1s   -04° 35' 53.9   +5.9   1.67"   21.002 AU
  2008/04/14   23h 26m 40.7s   -04° 23' 51.4   +5.9   1.67"   20.922 AU
  2008/04/24   23h 28m 26.4s   -04° 12' 48.1   +5.9   1.68"   20.819 AU

  2008/05/04   23h 30m 01.1s   -04° 02' 57.0   +5.9   1.69"   20.696 AU
  2008/05/14   23h 31m 22.9s   -03° 54' 31.0   +5.9   1.70"   20.556 AU
  2008/05/24   23h 32m 30.1s   -03° 47' 40.5   +5.9   1.72"   20.404 AU

  2008/06/03   23h 33m 21.3s   -03° 42' 33.6   +5.9   1.73"   20.242 AU
  2008/06/13   23h 33m 55.6s   -03° 39' 17.4   +5.8   1.74"   20.075 AU
  2008/06/23   23h 34m 12.2s   -03° 37' 54.9   +5.8   1.76"   19.909 AU

The table below lists the rise, transit and set times for Uranus at 10 day intervals. Please bear in mind that these times have been calculated for the local area (Southampton, UK) and time zone (Greenwich Mean Time). No correction has been made for other time zones.


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        Uranus         |        Uranus         |        Uranus         |        Uranus         
   Local Rising Time   |  Local Transit Time   |  Local Setting Time   |   Visual Magnitude    
-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
  2008/01/05 10:47:48  |  2008/01/05 16:15:06  |  2008/01/05 21:42:25  |           5.9         
  2008/01/15 10:09:06  |  2008/01/15 15:37:09  |  2008/01/15 21:05:14  |           5.9         
  2008/01/25 09:30:31  |  2008/01/25 14:59:26  |  2008/01/25 20:28:23  |           5.9         

  2008/02/04 08:52:01  |  2008/02/04 14:21:54  |  2008/02/04 19:51:49  |           5.9         
  2008/02/14 08:13:35  |  2008/02/14 13:44:30  |  2008/02/14 19:15:28  |           5.9         
  2008/02/24 07:35:13  |  2008/02/24 13:07:13  |  2008/02/24 18:39:16  |           5.9         

  2008/03/05 06:56:52  |  2008/03/05 12:29:59  |  2008/03/05 18:03:09  |           5.9         
  2008/03/15 06:18:32  |  2008/03/15 11:52:46  |  2008/03/15 17:27:03  |           5.9         
  2008/03/25 05:40:12  |  2008/03/25 11:15:31  |  2008/03/25 16:50:54  |           5.9         

  2008/04/04 05:01:50  |  2008/04/04 10:38:13  |  2008/04/04 16:14:38  |           5.9         
  2008/04/14 04:23:25  |  2008/04/14 10:00:47  |  2008/04/14 15:38:12  |           5.9         
  2008/04/24 03:44:56  |  2008/04/24 09:23:13  |  2008/04/24 15:01:32  |           5.9         

  2008/05/04 03:06:23  |  2008/05/04 08:45:27  |  2008/05/04 14:24:35  |           5.9         
  2008/05/14 02:27:43  |  2008/05/14 08:07:29  |  2008/05/14 13:47:17  |           5.9         
  2008/05/24 01:48:57  |  2008/05/24 07:29:16  |  2008/05/24 13:09:38  |           5.9         

  2008/06/03 01:10:03  |  2008/06/03 06:50:48  |  2008/06/03 12:31:33  |           5.9         
  2008/06/13 00:31:02  |  2008/06/13 06:12:02  |  2008/06/13 11:53:03  |           5.8         
  2008/06/23 23:47:57  |  2008/06/23 05:32:59  |  2008/06/23 11:14:06  |           5.8         

  2008/07/03 23:08:39  |  2008/07/03 04:53:39  |  2008/07/03 10:34:42  |           5.8         
  2008/07/13 22:29:12  |  2008/07/13 04:14:01  |  2008/07/13 09:54:51  |           5.8         
  2008/07/23 21:49:38  |  2008/07/23 03:34:06  |  2008/07/23 09:14:36  |           5.8         

  2008/08/02 21:09:56  |  2008/08/02 02:53:56  |  2008/08/02 08:33:57  |           5.8         
  2008/08/12 20:30:08  |  2008/08/12 02:13:33  |  2008/08/12 07:52:58  |           5.8         
  2008/08/22 19:50:15  |  2008/08/22 01:32:60  |  2008/08/22 07:11:43  |           5.7         

  2008/09/01 19:10:17  |  2008/09/01 00:52:18  |  2008/09/01 06:30:17  |           5.7         
  2008/09/11 18:30:18  |  2008/09/11 00:11:32  |  2008/09/11 05:48:45  |           5.7         
  2008/09/21 17:50:17  |  2008/09/21 23:26:41  |  2008/09/21 05:07:11  |           5.7         

  2008/10/01 17:10:18  |  2008/10/01 22:45:57  |  2008/10/01 04:25:43  |           5.7         
  2008/10/11 16:30:21  |  2008/10/11 22:05:20  |  2008/10/11 03:44:24  |           5.7         
  2008/10/21 15:50:29  |  2008/10/21 21:24:53  |  2008/10/21 03:03:21  |           5.8         
  2008/10/31 15:10:42  |  2008/10/31 20:44:39  |  2008/10/31 02:22:38  |           5.8         

  2008/11/10 14:31:02  |  2008/11/10 20:04:40  |  2008/11/10 01:42:18  |           5.8         
  2008/11/20 13:51:30  |  2008/11/20 19:24:59  |  2008/11/20 01:02:25  |           5.8         
  2008/11/30 13:12:07  |  2008/11/30 18:45:35  |  2008/11/30 00:22:59  |           5.8         

  2008/12/10 12:32:52  |  2008/12/10 18:06:31  |  2008/12/10 23:40:10  |           5.8         
  2008/12/20 11:53:47  |  2008/12/20 17:27:45  |  2008/12/20 23:01:45  |           5.9         
  2008/12/30 11:14:49  |  2008/12/30 16:49:17  |  2008/12/30 22:23:47  |           5.9         

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Neptune Picture: NASA/JPL

NEPTUNE
Neptune is at opposition on 15th August 2008.

Some further useful observational data is listed below.

  • R.A. and Dec. refer to the planet's celestial coordinates;
  • Mag. refers to the planet's magnitude;
  • Size refers to the planet's radius (in seconds of arc);
  • Distance refers to the planet's distance from Earth (in Astronomical Units).

  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Mag.   Size    Distance
  2008/01/05   21h 31m 29.1s   -14° 58' 06.0   +8.0   1.09"   30.828 AU
  2008/01/15   21h 32m 47.9s   -14° 51' 46.3   +8.0   1.08"   30.918 AU
  2008/01/25   21h 34m 12.3s   -14° 44' 58.8   +8.0   1.08"   30.983 AU

  2008/02/04   21h 35m 40.1s   -14° 37' 52.7   +8.0   1.08"   31.019 AU
  2008/02/14   21h 37m 09.4s   -14° 30' 37.8   +8.0   1.08"   31.027 AU
  2008/02/24   21h 38m 38.0s   -14° 23' 25.0   +8.0   1.08"   31.006 AU

  2008/03/05   21h 40m 04.0s   -14° 16' 23.9   +8.0   1.08"   30.956 AU
  2008/03/15   21h 41m 25.3s   -14° 09' 44.6   +8.0   1.08"   30.880 AU
  2008/03/25   21h 42m 40.2s   -14° 03' 37.2   +8.0   1.09"   30.780 AU

  2008/04/04   21h 43m 47.1s   -13° 58' 09.1   +8.0   1.09"   30.658 AU
  2008/04/14   21h 44m 44.5s   -13° 53' 29.2   +7.9   1.10"   30.518 AU
  2008/04/24   21h 45m 31.2s   -13° 49' 43.8   +7.9   1.10"   30.365 AU

  2008/05/04   21h 46m 06.2s   -13° 46' 57.8   +7.9   1.11"   30.201 AU
  2008/05/14   21h 46m 28.9s   -13° 45' 15.2   +7.9   1.12"   30.033 AU
  2008/05/24   21h 46m 38.9s   -13° 44' 37.7   +7.9   1.12"   29.864 AU

  2008/06/03   21h 46m 36.3s   -13° 45' 05.0   +7.9   1.13"   29.700 AU
  2008/06/13   21h 46m 21.3s   -13° 46' 35.8   +7.9   1.13"   29.545 AU
  2008/06/23   21h 45m 54.6s   -13° 49' 05.5   +7.9   1.14"   29.404 AU

The table below lists the rise, transit and set times for Neptune at 10 day intervals. Please bear in mind that these times have been calculated for the local area (Southampton, UK) and time zone (Greenwich Mean Time). No correction has been made for other time zones.


-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
        Neptune        |        Neptune        |        Neptune        |        Neptune        
   Local Rising Time   |  Local Transit Time   |  Local Setting Time   |   Visual Magnitude    
-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
  2008/01/05 09:56:49  |  2008/01/05 14:39:05  |  2008/01/05 19:21:23  |           8.0         
  2008/01/15 09:18:13  |  2008/01/15 14:01:05  |  2008/01/15 18:43:58  |           8.0         
  2008/01/25 08:39:40  |  2008/01/25 13:23:10  |  2008/01/25 18:06:41  |           8.0

  2008/02/04 08:01:09  |  2008/02/04 12:45:19  |  2008/02/04 17:29:29  |           8.0         
  2008/02/14 07:22:39  |  2008/02/14 12:07:28  |  2008/02/14 16:52:19  |           8.0         
  2008/02/24 06:44:08  |  2008/02/24 11:29:37  |  2008/02/24 16:15:08  |           8.0         

  2008/03/05 06:05:36  |  2008/03/05 10:51:43  |  2008/03/05 15:37:52  |           8.0         
  2008/03/15 05:27:01  |  2008/03/15 10:13:45  |  2008/03/15 15:00:30  |           8.0         
  2008/03/25 04:48:23  |  2008/03/25 09:35:40  |  2008/03/25 14:22:59  |           8.0         

  2008/04/04 04:09:40  |  2008/04/04 08:57:27  |  2008/04/04 13:45:15  |           8.0         
  2008/04/14 03:30:53  |  2008/04/14 08:19:05  |  2008/04/14 13:07:18  |           7.9         
  2008/04/24 02:51:59  |  2008/04/24 07:40:32  |  2008/04/24 12:29:05  |           7.9         

  2008/05/04 02:13:00. |  2008/05/04 07:01:47  |  2008/05/04 11:50:35  |           7.9         
  2008/05/14 01:33:54  |  2008/05/14 06:22:50  |  2008/05/14 11:11:47  |           7.9         
  2008/05/24 00:54:42  |  2008/05/24 05:43:41  |  2008/05/24 10:32:40  |           7.9         

  2008/06/03 00:15:22  |  2008/06/03 05:04:19  |  2008/06/03 09:53:15  |           7.9         
  2008/06/13 23:31:60  |  2008/06/13 04:24:45  |  2008/06/13 09:13:32  |           7.9         
  2008/06/23 22:52:27  |  2008/06/23 03:44:59  |  2008/06/23 08:33:33  |           7.9         

  2008/07/03 22:12:49  |  2008/07/03 03:05:03  |  2008/07/03 07:53:18  |           7.9         
  2008/07/13 21:33:06  |  2008/07/13 02:24:57  |  2008/07/13 07:12:49  |           7.8         
  2008/07/23 20:53:19  |  2008/07/23 01:44:44  |  2008/07/23 06:32:10  |           7.8         

  2008/08/02 20:13:29  |  2008/08/02 01:04:26  |  2008/08/02 05:51:24  |           7.8         
  2008/08/12 19:33:37  |  2008/08/12 00:24:05  |  2008/08/12 05:10:32  |           7.8         
  2008/08/22 18:53:45  |  2008/08/22 23:39:40  |  2008/08/22 04:29:40  |           7.8         

  2008/09/01 18:13:53  |  2008/09/01 22:59:20  |  2008/09/01 03:48:50  |           7.8         
  2008/09/11 17:34:03  |  2008/09/11 22:19:03  |  2008/09/11 03:08:07  |           7.8         
  2008/09/21 16:54:17  |  2008/09/21 21:38:53  |  2008/09/21 02:27:32  |           7.8         

  2008/10/01 16:14:35  |  2008/10/01 20:58:52  |  2008/10/01 01:47:09  |           7.9         
  2008/10/11 15:34:58  |  2008/10/11 20:19:00. |  2008/10/11 01:07:02  |           7.9         
  2008/10/21 14:55:27  |  2008/10/21 19:39:20  |  2008/10/21 00:27:10  |           7.9         
  2008/10/31 14:16:03  |  2008/10/31 18:59:52  |  2008/10/31 23:43:41  |           7.9         

  2008/11/10 13:36:47  |  2008/11/10 18:20:38  |  2008/11/10 23:04:29  |           7.9         
  2008/11/20 12:57:37  |  2008/11/20 17:41:36  |  2008/11/20 22:25:36  |           7.9         
  2008/11/30 12:18:34  |  2008/11/30 17:02:48  |  2008/11/30 21:47:03  |           7.9         

  2008/12/10 11:39:39  |  2008/12/10 16:24:12  |  2008/12/10 21:08:47  |           7.9         
  2008/12/20 11:00:49  |  2008/12/20 15:45:48  |  2008/12/20 20:30:48  |           7.9         
  2008/12/30 10:22:05  |  2008/12/30 15:07:33  |  2008/12/30 19:53:03  |           8.0         

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Pluto Picture: NASA/JPL

PLUTO
Pluto is at opposition on June 20th 2008.

Some further useful observational data is listed below.

  • R.A. and Dec. refer to the planet's celestial coordinates;
  • Dist. r refers to the planet's distance from the Sun (in Astronomical Units);
  • Dist. D refers to the planet's distance from Earth (in Astronomical Units).

  Date         R.A.            Dec.            Dist. r     Dist. D
  2008/01/05   17h 56m 59.0s   -17° 09' 14.5   31.397 AU   32.341 AU
  2008/01/15   17h 58m 26.8s   -17° 09' 37.6   31.402 AU   32.288 AU
  2008/01/25   17h 59m 49.3s   -17° 09' 38.9   31.407 AU   32.209 AU

  2008/02/04   18h 01m 04.6s   -17° 09' 20.6   31.412 AU   32.105 AU
  2008/02/14   18h 02m 11.0s   -17° 08' 45.4   31.416 AU   31.981 AU
  2008/02/24   18h 03m 06.7s   -17° 07' 56.7   31.421 AU   31.840 AU

  2008/03/05   18h 03m 50.8s   -17° 06' 58.3   31.426 AU   31.686 AU
  2008/03/15   18h 04m 22.1s   -17° 05' 53.9   31.431 AU   31.523 AU
  2008/03/25   18h 04m 40.1s   -17° 04' 47.9   31.436 AU   31.358 AU

  2008/04/04   18h 04m 44.7s   -17° 03' 43.8   31.441 AU   31.195 AU
  2008/04/14   18h 04m 35.9s   -17° 02' 45.7   31.446 AU   31.038 AU
  2008/04/24   18h 04m 14.6s   -17° 01' 57.0   31.451 AU   30.893 AU

  2008/05/04   18h 03m 41.6s   -17° 01' 20.6   31.456 AU   30.763 AU
  2008/05/14   18h 02m 58.3s   -17° 00' 59.4   31.461 AU   30.654 AU
  2008/05/24   18h 02m 06.6s   -17° 00' 55.2   31.466 AU   30.568 AU

  2008/06/03   18h 01m 08.4s   -17° 01' 09.7   31.471 AU   30.507 AU
  2008/06/13   18h 00m 05.8s   -17° 01' 44.0   31.475 AU   30.475 AU
  2008/06/23   17h 59m 01.4s   -17° 02' 38.5   31.480 AU   30.471 AU

The table below lists the rise, transit and set times for Pluto at 10 day intervals. Please bear in mind that these times have been calculated for the local area (Southampton, UK) and time zone (Greenwich Mean Time). No correction has been made for other time zones.


-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
         Pluto         |         Pluto         |         Pluto         |         Pluto         
   Local Rising Time   |  Local Transit Time   |  Local Setting Time   |   Visual Magnitude    
-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------
  2008/01/05 06:35:23  |  2008/01/05 11:05:10  |  2008/01/05 15:34:57  |          14.0         
  2008/01/15 05:57:33  |  2008/01/15 10:27:18  |  2008/01/15 14:57:03  |          14.1         
  2008/01/25 05:19:36  |  2008/01/25 09:49:21  |  2008/01/25 14:19:06  |          14.1         

  2008/02/04 04:41:30  |  2008/02/04 09:11:16  |  2008/02/04 13:41:03  |          14.1         
  2008/02/14 04:03:13  |  2008/02/14 08:33:03  |  2008/02/14 13:02:53  |          14.1         
  2008/02/24 03:24:44  |  2008/02/24 07:54:39  |  2008/02/24 12:24:33  |          14.1         

  2008/03/05 02:46:03  |  2008/03/05 07:16:03  |  2008/03/05 11:46:03  |          14.1         
  2008/03/15 02:07:09  |  2008/03/15 06:37:15  |  2008/03/15 11:07:21  |          14.0         
  2008/03/25 01:28:01  |  2008/03/25 05:58:13  |  2008/03/25 10:28:25  |          14.0         

  2008/04/04 00:48:40  |  2008/04/04 05:18:58  |  2008/04/04 09:49:17  |          14.0         
  2008/04/14 00:09:07  |  2008/04/14 04:39:30  |  2008/04/14 09:09:54  |          14.0         
  2008/04/24 23:25:23  |  2008/04/24 03:59:50  |  2008/04/24 08:30:18  |          14.0         

  2008/05/04 22:45:27  |  2008/05/04 03:19:58  |  2008/05/04 07:50:29  |          14.0         
  2008/05/14 22:05:22  |  2008/05/14 02:39:55  |  2008/05/14 07:10:29  |          14.0         
  2008/05/24 21:25:10  |  2008/05/24 01:59:45  |  2008/05/24 06:30:18  |          13.9         

  2008/06/03 20:44:54  |  2008/06/03 01:19:28  |  2008/06/03 05:49:60  |          13.9         
  2008/06/13 20:04:36  |  2008/06/13 00:39:06  |  2008/06/13 05:09:35  |          13.9         
  2008/06/23 19:24:18  |  2008/06/23 23:54:41  |  2008/06/23 04:29:06  |          13.9         

  2008/07/03 18:44:03  |  2008/07/03 23:14:18  |  2008/07/03 03:48:36  |          13.9         
  2008/07/13 18:03:53  |  2008/07/13 22:33:59  |  2008/07/13 03:08:07  |          13.9         
  2008/07/23 17:23:50  |  2008/07/23 21:53:45  |  2008/07/23 02:27:42  |          14.0         

  2008/08/02 16:43:56  |  2008/08/02 21:13:38  |  2008/08/02 01:47:22  |          14.0         
  2008/08/12 16:04:12  |  2008/08/12 20:33:41  |  2008/08/12 01:07:09  |          14.0         
  2008/08/22 15:24:40  |  2008/08/22 19:53:54  |  2008/08/22 00:27:06  |          14.0         

  2008/09/01 14:45:22  |  2008/09/01 19:14:19  |  2008/09/01 23:43:15  |          14.0         
  2008/09/11 14:06:16  |  2008/09/11 18:34:56  |  2008/09/11 23:03:36  |          14.0         
  2008/09/21 13:27:24  |  2008/09/21 17:55:47  |  2008/09/21 22:24:10  |          14.1         

  2008/10/01 12:48:45  |  2008/10/01 17:16:51  |  2008/10/01 21:44:56  |          14.1         
  2008/10/11 12:10:19  |  2008/10/11 16:38:08  |  2008/10/11 21:05:56  |          14.1         
  2008/10/21 11:32:04  |  2008/10/21 15:59:36  |  2008/10/21 20:27:09  |          14.1         
  2008/10/31 10:53:59  |  2008/10/31 15:21:16  |  2008/10/31 19:48:33  |          14.1         

  2008/11/10 10:16:02  |  2008/11/10 14:43:06  |  2008/11/10 19:10:09  |          14.1         
  2008/11/20 09:38:12  |  2008/11/20 14:05:04  |  2008/11/20 18:31:55  |          14.1         
  2008/11/30 09:00:27  |  2008/11/30 13:27:08  |  2008/11/30 17:53:49  |          14.1         

  2008/12/10 08:22:45  |  2008/12/10 12:49:18  |  2008/12/10 17:15:50  |          14.1         
  2008/12/20 07:45:03  |  2008/12/20 12:11:29  |  2008/12/20 16:37:55  |          14.1         
  2008/12/30 07:07:19  |  2008/12/30 11:33:41  |  2008/12/30 16:00:03  |          14.1         

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