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ASTRONOMICAL
EVENTS IN 2009


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31st December 2009

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INTRODUCTION
This page has been provided to publicise some news about the astronomy related items, namely interesting or noteworthy astronomical events taking place in 2009. The items listed here are by no means exhaustive since astronomy is very 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 specific sections of this page. Please bear in mind that some of the material will be specific to local (to the Society, that is) observers although some items will be valid for all observers worldwide.


ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS IN 2009
There now follows a list of some of the interesting astronomical events that take place in the year 2009. The list was compiled mainly with the Southampton, UK area in mind but most items will apply to many other parts of the world as well. However, many seasonal items like the longest and shortest days will only apply to Northern Hemisphere observers. All times listed are UT (GMT). New and Full Moon's are marked with bold text.

Many of the items listed below have specific astronomical terms applied to them. See the Glossary for an explaination of these and many other terms.

For further information about astronomical events please feel free to send an e-mail to The Webmaster. Also, you may like to select a site from the Links page. Most of the magazine sites listed there have extensive information about astronomical events as well as the very latest news.


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July 2009 | August 2009 | September 2009 | October 2009 | November 2009 | December 2009



JANUARY 2009
02d  ---  Moon 5° north of Uranus
03d  12h  Quadrantid meteors maximum
04d  ---  Earth is at perihelion
04d  12h  Moon - first quarter
04d  14h  Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (19°)
07d  17h  Grazing lunar occultation of the star Alcyone, Moon occults The Pleiades
10d  11h  Moon is at perigee

11d  ---  Mercury stationary
11d  03h  Full Moon
14d  21h  Venus is at greatest eastern elongation (47°)
15d  08h  Moon 6° south of Saturn
18d  03h  Moon - last quarter
18d  19h  Mercury 3° north of Jupiter
20d  16h  Mercury is at inferior conjunction

23d  ---  Venus 1.4° north of Uranus
23d  00h  Moon is at apogee
24d  06h  Jupiter is at conjunction with the Sun
25d  03h  Moon 0.7° south of Mars
25d  09h  Moon 5° south of Mercury
26d  05h  Moon 0.0° north of Jupiter
26d  08h  New Moon
26d  08h  Annular solar eclipse (Not visible from the UK)
27d  ---  Moon 1.8° north of Neptune
27d  06h  Mercury 4° north of Mars
30d  ---  Moon 5° north of Uranus
30d  09h  Moon 2° north of Venus
31d  07h  Five of Saturn's moons very closely grouped

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FEBRUARY 2009
01d  ---  Mercury stationary
02d  23h  Moon - first quarter
04d  ---  Moon occults The Pleiades
07d  20h  Moon is at perigee
09d  14h  Penumbral Lunar eclipse (not visible from the UK)
09d  15h  Full Moon

11d  16h  Moon 6° south of Saturn
12d  ---  Neptune is at conjunction with the Sun
13d  21h  Mercury is at greatest western elongation (26°)
16d  22h  Moon - last quarter
17d  16h  Mars 0.6° south of Jupiter
19d  16h  Venus attains great brilliance, magnitude -4.5
19d  17h  Moon is at apogee

22d  22h  Moon 1° north of Mercury
23d  01h  Moon 0.7° north of Jupiter
23d  07h  Moon 2° north of Mars
24d  07h  Mercury 0.6° south of Jupiter
25d  02h  New Moon
28d  00h  Moon 1° south of Venus

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MARCH 2009
02d  03h  Mercury 0.6° south of Mars
04d  08h  Moon - first quarter
05d  ---  Venus stationary
06d  ---  Venus 0.6° south of Neptune
07d  15h  Moon is at perigee
08d  ---  Mars 0.8° south of Neptune
08d  20h  Saturn is at opposition
09d  ---  Mercury 0.9° south of Neptune
10d  22h  Moon 6° south of Saturn 

11d  03h  Full Moon
13d  ---  Uranus is at conjunction with the Sun
18d  18h  Moon - last quarter
19d  13h  Moon is at apogee
20d  12h  Vernal equinox

22d  21h  Moon 1° north of Jupiter
23d  ---  Moon 2° north of Neptune
24d  11h  Moon 4° north of Mars
26d  07h  Moon 6° north of Mercury
26d  19h  Moon 4° south of Venus
26h  16h  New Moon
27d  19h  Venus is at inferior conjunction
29d  03h  Mercury 9° south of Venus
31d  03h  Mercury is at superior conjunction

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APRIL 2009
02d  02h  Moon is at perigee
02d  15h  Moon - first quarter
04d  ---  Pluto stationary
07d  03h  Moon 5° south of Saturn
09d  15h  Full Moon

15d  ---  Mars 0.5° south of Uranus
15d  ---  Venus stationary
16d  09h  Moon is at apogee
17d  14h  Moon - last quarter
19d  15h  Moon 2° north of Jupiter
20d  ---  Moon 2° north of Neptune

21d  23h  Venus 4° north of Mars
22d  ---  Moon 5° north of Uranus
22d  13h  Moon 1° north of Venus
22d  14h  Moon 5° north of Mars
25d  03h  New Moon
26d  ---  Moon occults The Pleiades
26d  08h  Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (20°)
26d  16h  Moon 2° north of Mercury
28d  06h  Moon is at perigee

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MAY 2009
01d  21h  Moon - first quarter
02d  08h  Venus attains great brilliance, magnitude -4.4
04d  07h  Moon 6° south of Saturn
07d  ---  Mercury stationary
09d  04h  Full Moon

14d  03h  Moon is at apogee
17d  ---  Moon 3° north of Neptune
17d  06h  Moon 3° north of Jupiter
17d  07h  Moon - last quarter
18d  10h  Mercury is at inferior conjunction
19d  ---  Moon 5° north of Uranus

21d  03h  Moon 6° north of Venus
21d  15h  Moon 6° north of Mars
23d  22h  Moon 7° north of Mercury
24d  12h  New Moon
25d  ---  Jupiter 0.4° south of Neptune
26d  04h  Moon is at perigee
29d  ---  Neptune stationary
30d  ---  Mercury stationary
31d  03h  Moon - first quarter
31d  13h  Moon 6° south of Saturn

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JUNE 2009
05d  20h  Venus is at greatest western elongation (46°)
07d  18h  Full Moon
10d  16h  Moon is at apogee

13d  12h  Mercury is at greatest western elongation (24°)
13d  ---  Moon 3° north of Neptune
13d  16h  Moon 3° north of Jupiter
15d  ---  Jupiter stationary
15d  22h  Moon - last quarter
16d  ---  Moon 6° north of Uranus
19d  ---  Venus 2° south of Mars
19d  13h  Moon 8° north of Venus
19d  14h  Moon 6° north of Mars

21d  06h  Summer solstice
21d  07h  Moon 7° north of Mercury
21d  13h  Venus 2° south of Mars
22d  20h  New Moon
23d  08h  Pluto is at opposition
23d  12h  Moon is at perigee
27d  22h  Moon 6° south of Saturn
29d  11h  Moon - first quarter

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JULY 2009
01d  ---  Uranus stationary
04d  ---  Earth is at aphelion
07d  09h  Full Moon
07d  09h  Penumbral Lunar eclipse (not visible from the UK)
07d  21h  Moon is at apogee
10d  ---  Moon 3° north of Neptune
10d  20h  Moon 4° north of Jupiter

13d  ---  Moon 6° north of Uranus
13d  ---  Jupiter 0.6° south of Neptune
14d  02h  Mercury is at superior conjunction
15d  10h  Moon - last quarter
18d  ---  Moon occults The Pleiades, grazing occultation of Alcyone
18d  10h  Moon 5° north of Mars
19d  04h  Moon 6° north of Venus

21d  20h  Moon is at perigee
22d  03h  Total Solar eclipse (not visible from the UK)
22d  03h  New Moon
22d  19h  Moon 3° south of Mercury
25d  10h  Moon 6° south of Saturn
28d  22h  Moon - first quarter

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AUGUST 2009
04d  01h  Moon is at apogee
06d  01h  Penumbral Lunar eclipse (visible from the UK, Eastern US, Europe, Africa)
06d  01h  Full Moon
06d  20h  Moon 3° north of Jupiter
07d  ---  Moon 3° north of Neptune
09d  ---  Moon 6° north of Uranus

12d  13h  Perseid meteors maximum
13d  19h  Moon - last quarter
14d  18h  Jupiter is at opposition
16d  03h  Moon 3° north of Mars 
17d  15h  Mercury 3° south of Saturn
17d  21h  Neptune is at opposition
17d  21h  Moon 2° north of Venus
19d  05h  Moon is at perigee
20d  10h  New Moon

22d  01h  Moon 6° south of Saturn
22d  10h  Moon 3° south of Mercury
24d  16h  Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (27°)
27d  12h  Moon - first quarter
31d  11h  Moon is at apogee

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SEPTEMBER 2009
02d  19h  Moon 3° north of Jupiter
03d  ---  Moon 3° north of Neptune
04d  16h  Full Moon
05d  ---  Moon 6° north of Uranus
06d  ---  Mercury stationary

11d  ---  Pluto stationary
12d  02h  Moon - last quarter
13d  16h  Moon 1° north of Mars
16d  08h  Moon is at perigee
16d  16h  Moon 3° south of Venus
17d  ---  Saturn is at conjunction
17d  10h  Uranus is at opposition
18d  17h  Moon 6° south of Saturn
18d  19h  New Moon
19d  00h  Moon 1° south of Mercury
20d  10h  Mercury is at inferior conjunction

22d  09h  Mercury 4° south of Saturn
22d  21h  Autumnal equinox
26d  05h  Moon - first quarter
28d  ---  Mercury stationary
28d  04h  Moon is at apogee
29d  22h  Moon 3° north of Jupiter
30d  ---  Moon 3° north of Neptune

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OCTOBER 2009
03d  ---  Moon 6° north of Uranus
04d  06h  Full Moon
06d  01h  Mercury is at greatest western elongation (18°)
08d  07h  Mercury 0.3° south of Saturn

11d  09h  Moon - last quarter
12d  ---  Moon 1.2° south of Mars
12d  01h  Moon 1° south of Saturn
13d  ---  Jupiter stationary
13d  11h  Venus 0.5° south of Saturn
13d  12h  Moon is at perigee
16d  08h  Moon 6° south of Saturn
16d  14h  Moon 6° south of Venus
17d  05h  Moon 7° south of Mercury
18d  06h  New Moon
20d  ---  Orionid meteors maximum

25d  23h  Moon is at apogee
26d  01h  Moon - first quarter
27d  ---  Moon 3° north of Neptune
27d  07h  Moon 3° north of Jupiter
30d  ---  Moon 6° north of Uranus

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NOVEMBER 2009
02d  19h  Full Moon
04d  ---  Neptune stationary
05d  08h  Mercury is at superior conjunction
07d  08h  Moon is at perigee
09d  04h  Moon 3° south of Mars
09d  16h  Moon - last quarter

12d  20h  Moon 7° south of Saturn
15d  16h  Moon 6° south of Venus
16d  19h  New Moon
17d  09h  Moon 3° south of Mercury
17d  ---  Leonid meteors maximum

22d  20h  Moon is at apogee
23d  20h  Moon 3° north of Jupiter
24d  22h  Moon - first quarter
26d  ---  Moon 6° north of Uranus

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DECEMBER 2009
02d  ---  Uranus stationary
02d  07h  Full Moon
04d  14h  Moon is at perigee
07d  00h  Moon 5° south of Mars
09d  00h  Moon - last quarter

10d  05h  Moon 7° south of Saturn
13d  20h  Geminid meteors maximum
15d  22h  Moon 3° south of Venus
16d  12h  New Moon
18d  08h  Moon 1° north of Mercury
18d  18h  Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (20°)
20d  ---  Jupiter 0.6° south of Neptune
20d  15h  Moon is at apogee

21d  12h  Moon 4° north of Neptune
21d  12h  Moon 4° north of Jupiter
21d  18h  Winter solstice
24d  ---  Moon 6° north of Uranus
24d  ---  Pluto is at opposition
24d  18h  Moon - first quarter
26d  ---  Mercury stationary
31d  19h  Partial Lunar eclipse (visible from the UK)
31d  19h  Full Moon

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January 2009 | February 2009 | March 2009 | April 2009 | May 2009 | June 2009
July 2009 | August 2009 | September 2009 | October 2009 | November 2009 | December 2009


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