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ASTRONOMICAL
EVENTS IN 2008


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7th February 2008

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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 2008. 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 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 2008

There now follows a list of some of the interesting astronomical events that take place in the year 2008. 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. Sunrise and sunset times are listed for the Southampton, UK area. 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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| January 2008 | February 2008 | March 2008 | April 2008 | May 2008 | June 2008 |
| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |



JANUARY 2008
Mon      07  14  21  28
Tue  01  08  15  22  29
Wed  02  09  16  23  30
Thu  03  10  17  24  31
Fri  04  11  18  25
Sat  05  12  19  26
Sun  06  13  20  27

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
 5th  08:13     16:09
10th  08:07     16:23
25th  07:57     16:39

02  ---  Earth is at perihelion. (147 million km from the Sun).
03  08h  Moon is at apogee.
04  04h  Quadrantids meteors. (Favourable due to New Moon).
05  03h  Moon is 7° south of Venus.
07  10h  Moon is 4° south of Jupiter.
08  12h  New Moon.
09  16h  Moon is 0.3° south of Mercury.

15  20h  Moon - first quarter.
19  09h  Moon is at perigee.

20  00h  Moon is 1° north of Mars.
22  05h  Mercury is at greatest elongation east (19°).
22  14h  Full Moon.
25  04h  Moon is 3° south of Saturn.
30  05h  Moon - last quarter.
31  04h  Moon is at apogee.


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| January 2008 | February 2008 | March 2008 | April 2008 | May 2008 | June 2008 |
| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |



FEBRUARY 2008
Mon      04  11  18  25
Tue      05  12  19  26
Wed      06  13  20  27
Thu      07  14  21  28
Fri  01  08  15  22  29
Sat  02  09  16  23
Sun  03  10  17  24

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
 4th  07:43     16:57
14th  07:25     17:15
24th  07:06     17:33

01  12h  Venus is 0.6° north of Jupiter.
04  06h  Moon is 4° south of Jupiter.
04  12h  Moon is 4° south of Venus.
06  18h  Mercury is at inferior conjunction.
07  02h  Moon is 5° south of Mercury.
07  04h  New Moon.
07  04h  Annular solar eclipse. (Not visible from the UK.)

11  ---  Neptune is at conjunction.
14  01h  Moon is at perigee.
14  04h  Moon - first quarter.
16  08h  Moon is 2° north of Mars.

21  04h  Full Moon.
21  04h  Total lunar eclipse. (Visible from the UK.)
21  10h  Moon is 3° south of Saturn.
24  10h  Saturn is at opposition.
26  18h  Mercury is 1° north of Venus.
28  01h  Moon is at apogee.
29  02h  Moon - last quarter.


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| January 2008 | February 2008 | March 2008 | April 2008 | May 2008 | June 2008 |
| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |



MARCH 2008
Mon      03  10  17  24  31
Tue      04  11  18  25
Wed      05  12  19  26
Thu      06  13  20  27
Fri      07  14  21  28
Sat  01  08  15  22  29
Sun  02  09  16  23  30

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
 5th  06:45     17:51
15th  06:23     18:07
25th  06:00     18:24

03  02h  Moon is 4° south of Jupiter.
03  11h  Mercury is at greatest western elongation (27°).
05  14h  Moon is 0.2° south of Mercury.
05  19h  Moon is 0.2° south of Venus.
07  17h  New Moon.
08  ---  Uranus is at conjunction.
10  22h  Moon is at perigee.

14  11h  Moon - first quarter.
15  03h  Moon is 2° north of Mars.
19  14h  Moon is 2° south of Saturn.
20  06h  Vernal equinox.

21  19h  Full Moon.
24  13h  Mercury is 1° south of Venus.
26  20h  Moon is at apogee.
29  22h  Moon - last quarter.
30  18h  Moon is 3° south of Jupiter.


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| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |



APRIL 2008
Mon      07  14  21  28
Tue  01  08  15  22  29
Wed  02  09  16  23  30
Thu  03  10  17  24
Fri  04  11  18  25
Sat  05  12  19  26
Sun  06  13  20  27

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
 4th  05:38     18:40
14th  05:16     18:56
24th  04:56     19:12

04  22h  Moon is 4° north of Venus.
05  08h  Moon is 5° north of Mercury.
06  04h  New Moon.
07  19h  Moon is at perigee.

12  06h  Moon is 1° north of Mars.
12  19h  Moon - first quarter.
15  17h  Moon is 2° south of Saturn.
16  07h  Mercury is at superior conjunction.
20  10h  Full Moon.

23  09h  Moon is at apogee.
27  06h  Moon is 3° south of Jupiter.
28  14h  Moon - last quarter.


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| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |



MAY 2008
Mon      05  12  19  26
Tue      06  13  20  27
Wed      07  14  21  28
Thu  01  08  15  22  29
Fri  02  09  16  23  30
Sat  03  10  17  24  31
Sun  04  11  18  25

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
 4th  04:38     19:28
14th  04:21     19:44
24th  04:09     19:57

04  20h  Moon is 6° north of Venus.
05  12h  New Moon.
06  22h  Moon is 2° north of Mercury.
06  03h  Moon is at perigee.

10  14h  Moon is 0.2° north of Mars.
12  04h  Moon - first quarter.
12  22h  Moon is 3° south of Saturn.
14  04h  Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (22°).
20  02h  Full Moon.
20  14h  Moon is at apogee.

24  12h  Moon is 2° south of Jupiter.
28  03h  Moon - last quarter.


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JUNE 2008
Mon      02  09  16  23  30
Tue      03  10  17  24
Wed      04  11  18  25
Thu      05  12  19  26
Fri      06  13  20  27
Sat      07  14  21  28
Sun  01  08  15  22  29

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
 3rd  04:00     20:09
13th  03:56     20:16
23rd  03:57     20:19

03  13h  Moon is at perigee.
03  17h  Moon is 5° north of Venus.
03  19h  New Moon.
04  04h  Moon is 6° north of Mercury.
07  15h  Mercury is at inferior conjunction.
07  21h  Mercury is 3° south of Venus.
08  02h  Moon is 1° south of Mars.
09  04h  Venus is at superior conjunction.
09  07h  Moon is 3° south of Saturn.
10  15h  Moon - first quarter.

16  17h  Moon is at apogee.
18  17h  Full Moon.
20  13h  Moon is 2° south of Jupiter.
20  20h  Pluto is at opposition.
20  24h  Summer solstice.

26  12h  Moon - last quarter.


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| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |



JULY 2008
Mon      07  14  21  28
Tue  01  08  15  22  29
Wed  02  09  16  23  30
Thu  03  10  17  24  31
Fri  04  11  18  25
Sat  05  12  19  26
Sun  06  13  20  27

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
 3rd  04:02     20:18
13th  04:11     20:11
23rd  04:24     20:00

01  14h  Moon is 8° north of Mercury.
01  18h  Mercury is at greatest western elongation (22°).
01  21h  Moon is at perigee.
03  12h  New Moon.
03  14h  Moon is 2° north of Venus.
04  ---  Earth is at aphelion.
06  16h  Moon is 2° south of Mars.
06  20h  Moon is 3° south of Saturn.
09  08h  Jupiter is at opposition.
10  05h  Moon - first quarter.
10  18h  Moon is 0.6° south of Saturn.

14  04h  Moon is at apogee.
17  13h  Moon is 3° south of Jupiter.
18  08h  Full Moon.

25  19h  Moon - last quarter.
29  23h  Moon is at perigee.
29  20h  Mercury is at superior conjunction.


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| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |



AUGUST 2008
Mon      04  11  18  25
Tue      05  12  19  26
Wed      06  13  20  27
Thu      07  14  21  28
Fri  01  08  15  22  29
Sat  02  09  16  23  30
Sun  03  10  17  24  31

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
 2nd  04:38     19:45
12th  04:53     19:28
22nd  05:08     19:08

01  10h  New Moon.
01  10h  Total solar eclipse. (Visible as a partial solar eclipse from the UK.)
01  16h  Moon is 1° south of Mercury.
02  13h  Moon is 2° south of Venus.
03  11h  Moon is 3° south of Saturn.
04  09h  Moon is 4° south of Mars.
08  20h  Moon - first quarter.
10  20h  Moon is at apogee.

12  07h  Perseid meteors - maximum.
13  15h  Moon is 3° south of Jupiter.
13  17h  Venus is 0.2° south of Saturn.
15  08h  Neptune is at opposition.
15  20h  Mercury is 0.6° south of Saturn.
16  21h  Full Moon.
16  21h  Partial lunar eclipse. (Visible from the UK.)

21  16h  Mercury is 1° south of Venus.
23  24h  Moon - last quarter.
26  04h  Moon is at perigee.
30  20h  New Moon.
31  02h  Moon is 4° south of Saturn.


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| January 2008 | February 2008 | March 2008 | April 2008 | May 2008 | June 2008 |
| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |



SEPTEMBER 2008
Mon  01  08  15  22  29
Tue  02  09  16  23  30
Wed  03  10  17  24
Thu  04  11  18  25
Fri  05  12  19  26
Sat  06  13  20  27
Sun  07  14  21  28

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
 1st  05:23     18:47
11th  05:39     18:25
21st  05:54     18:02

01  16h  Moon is 5° south of Venus.
01  21h  Moon is 3° south of Mercury.
02  04h  Moon is 5° south of Mars.
04  ---  Saturn is at conjunction.
07  14h  Moon - first quarter.
07  15h  Moon is at apogee.
08  18h  Mercury is 3° south of Mars.
09  21h  Moon is 3° south of Jupiter.

11  04h  Mercury is at greatest eastern elongation (27°).
12  02h  Venus is 0.3° north of Mars
13  02h  Uranus is at opposition.
15  02h  Mercury is 4° south of Venus.
15  09h  Full Moon.
20  04h  Moon is at perigee.

22  05h  Moon - last quarter.
22  16h  Autumnal equinox.
23  11h  Mercury is 4° south of Mars.
27  16h  Moon is 4° south of Saturn.
29  08h  New Moon.
30  10h  Moon is 1° south of Mercury.


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| January 2008 | February 2008 | March 2008 | April 2008 | May 2008 | June 2008 |
| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |



OCTOBER 2008
Mon      06  13  20  27
Tue      07  14  21  28
Wed  01  08  15  22  29
The  02  09  16  23  30
Fri  03  10  17  24  31
Sat  04  11  18  25
Sun  05  12  19  26

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
 1st  06:10     17:39
11th  06:26     17:17
21st  06:43     16:57
31st  07:01     16:38

01  00h  Moon is 5° south of Mars.
01  23h  Moon is 5° south of Venus.
05  11h  Moon is at apogee.
06  21h  Mercury is at inferior conjunction.
07  08h  Moon is 2° south of Jupiter.
07  09h  Moon - first quarter.

14  20h  Full Moon.
17  06h  Moon is at perigee.

21  12h  Moon - last quarter.
22  09h  Mercury is at greatest western elongation (18°).
25  04h  Moon is 4° south of Saturn.
27  12h  Moon is 7° south of Mercury. 
28  23h  New Moon.
29  22h  Moon is 5° south of Mars.


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| January 2008 | February 2008 | March 2008 | April 2008 | May 2008 | June 2008 |
| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |



NOVEMBER 2008
Mon      03  10  17  24
Tue      04  11  18  25
Wed      05  12  19  26
Thu      06  13  20  27
Fri      07  14  21  28
Sat  01  08  15  22  29
Sun  02  09  16  23  30

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
10th  07:18     16:21
20th  07:35     16:08
30th  07:50     15:59

01  08h  Moon is 3° south of Venus.
03  22h  Moon is 2° south of Jupiter.
06  04h  Moon - first quarter.

13  06h  Full Moon.
14  10h  Moon is at perigee.
19  22h  Moon - last quarter.

21  14h  Moon is 5° south of Saturn.
25  17h  Mercury is at superior conjunction.
27  17h  New Moon.
27  20h  Moon is 4° south of Mercury.
27  22h  Moon is 4° south of Mars.
29  04h  Mercury is 0.5° south of Mars.
29  17h  Moon is at apogee.


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| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |



DECEMBER 2008
Mon  01  08  15  22  29
Tue  02  09  16  23  30
Wed  03  10  17  24  31
Thu  04  11  18  25
Fri  05  12  19  26
Sat  06  13  20  27
Sun  07  14  21  28

Date  Sunrise   Sunset
10th  08:02     15:56
20th  08:11     15:57
30th  08:13     16:03

01  09h  Venus is 2° south of Jupiter.
01  15h  Moon is 1° south of Jupiter.
01  16h  Moon is 0.8° north of Venus.
05  ---  Mars is at conjunction.
05  21h  Moon - first quarter.

12  17h  Full Moon.
12  22h  Moon is at perigee.
13  16h  Geminid meteors  - maximum.
18  23h  Moon is 5° south of Saturn.
19  10h  Moon - last quarter.

21  12h  Winter solstice.
26  18h  Moon is at apogee.
26  23h  Moon is 3° south of Mars.
27  12h  New Moon.
29  04h  Moon is 0.6° south of Mercury.
29  09h  Moon is 0.6° north of Jupiter.
31  12h  Mercury is 1° south of Jupiter
31  19h  Moon is 3° north of Venus.


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EVENTS IN 2008...
| January 2008 | February 2008 | March 2008 | April 2008 | May 2008 | June 2008 |
| July 2008 | August 2008 | September 2008 | October 2008 | November 2008 | December 2008 |


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