2008 Astronomical Events

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                    Diary of Astronomical Phenomena 2007   

                                 December
 d  h                                  d  h
 1 11  Saturn 2.1N of Moon            20 12  Saturn stationary
 1 12  LAST QUARTER                   20 21  Mercury 1.8S of Jupiter 
 5  6  Spica 2.0N of Moon             21  0  Pluto at conjunction
 6 17  Moon at apogee                 22  6  Solstice
 7 19  Mercury 4.2N of Antares        22  9  Moon at perigee
 9  2  Antares 0.4N of Moon    Occn   23  5  Jupiter at conjunction
 9  7  Mercury 4.3N of Moon           24  1  FULL MOON
 9 17  NEW MOON                       24  2  Mars 0.9S of Moon       Occn
10 15  Jupiter 4.6N of Moon           24 19  Mars at opposition
14 18  Neptune 0.7N of Moon    Occn   25 12  Pollux 3.7N of Moon
16 16  Uranus 2.1S of Moon            28  4  Regulus 0.5N of Moon    Occn
17 10  FIRST QUARTER                  28 20  Saturn 2.5N of Moon
17 15  Mercury superior conjunction   31  7  LAST QUARTER
18 23  Mars nearest to Earth          
                    Diary of Astronomical Phenomena 2008
                                 January
 d  h                                  d  h
 1 13  Spica 2.2N of Moon             19 23  Moon furthest North (28.0)
 3  0  Earth at perihelion            21 22  Mercury greatest elong E(19)
 3  8  Moon at apogee                 21 23  Pollux 3.7N of Moon
 5  9  Antares 0.4N of Moon    Occn   22 13  FULL MOON
 6 15  Moon furthest South (-27.9)    23  7  Mercury 0.4N of Neptune 
 7 10  Jupiter 4.3N of Moon           24  6  Venus 5.2S of Pluto 
 8 11  NEW MOON                       24 14  Regulus 0.6N of Moon    Occn
 9 15  Mercury 0.3N of Moon    Occn   25  4  Saturn 2.6N of Moon
11  1  Neptune 0.4N of Moon    Occn   28  6  Mercury stationary
12 23  Uranus 2.3S of Moon            28 21  Spica 2.3N of Moon
15 19  FIRST QUARTER                  30  5  LAST QUARTER
19  7  Moon at perigee                30 21  Mars stationary
19 23  Mars 1.1S of Moon       Occn   31  4  Moon at apogee
                                 February
 d  h                                  d  h
 1 11  Venus 0.6N of Jupiter          16  6  Moon furthest North (28.0)
 1 17  Antares 0.5N of Moon    Occn   16  7  Mars 1.5S of Moon
 2 20  Mercury 3.2N of Neptune        18  7  Pollux 3.8N of Moon
 2 23  Moon furthest South (-28.0)    18 18  Mercury stationary
 4  6  Jupiter 3.9N of Moon           21  0  Regulus 0.7N of Moon    Occn
 4 12  Venus 4.2N of Moon             21  3  FULL MOON            Eclipse
 6 18  Mercury inferior conjunction   21  9  Saturn 2.5N of Moon
 7  2  Mercury 4.5N of Moon           24  9  Saturn at opposition
 7  3  NEW MOON             Eclipse   25  6  Spica 2.3N of Moon
 7 10  Neptune 0.3N of Moon    Occn   26 21  Mercury 1.2N of Venus 
 9  7  Uranus 2.5S of Moon            28  1  Moon at apogee
11  2  Neptune at conjunction         29  2  Antares 0.6N of Moon    Occn
14  1  Moon at perigee                29  2  LAST QUARTER
14  3  FIRST QUARTER                  
                                 March
 d  h                                  d  h
 1  7  Moon furthest South (-28.0)    16 13  Pollux 3.8N of Moon
 3  1  Jupiter 3.6N of Moon           19  7  Regulus 0.7N of Moon    Occn
 3 13  Mercury greatest elong W(27)   19 13  Saturn 2.4N of Moon
 5 14  Mercury 0.1N of Moon    Occn   20  5  Equinox
 5 19  Venus 0.3S of Moon      Occn   21 18  FULL MOON
 5 21  Neptune 0.1N of Moon    Occn   23 14  Spica 2.2N of Moon
 7  0  Venus 0.6S of Neptune          24 12  Mercury 1.0S of Venus 
 7 17  NEW MOON                       26 20  Moon at apogee
 7 19  Uranus 2.6S of Moon            27 10  Antares 0.5N of Moon    Occn
 8 20  Uranus at conjunction          27 19  Mercury 1.6S of Uranus 
 9  8  Mercury 0.9S of Neptune        28 16  Moon furthest South (-27.9)
10 22  Moon at perigee                28 22  Venus 0.7S of Uranus 
14 10  FIRST QUARTER                  29 21  LAST QUARTER
14 11  Moon furthest North (28.0)     30 18  Jupiter 3.1N of Moon
15  3  Mars 1.6S of Moon              
                                 April
 d  h                                  d  h
 2  8  Pluto stationary               15 16  Saturn 2.4N of Moon
 2  9  Neptune 0.1S of Moon    Occn   16  6  Mercury superior conjunction
 4  7  Uranus 2.8S of Moon            19 21  Spica 2.2N of Moon
 4 21  Venus 4.2S of Moon             20 10  FULL MOON
 5  8  Mercury 5.2S of Moon           23  9  Moon at apogee
 6  3  NEW MOON                       23 17  Antares 0.3N of Moon    Occn
 7 19  Moon at perigee                24 22  Moon furthest South (-27.7)
10 18  Moon furthest North (27.8)     27  3  Mars 4.8S of Pollux 
12  5  Mars 1.2S of Moon       Occn   27  5  Jupiter 2.7N of Moon
12 18  FIRST QUARTER                  28 14  LAST QUARTER
12 18  Pollux 3.9N of Moon            29 19  Neptune 0.3S of Moon    Occn
15 13  Regulus 0.9N of Moon    Occn   
                                 May
 d  h                                  d  h
 1 20  Uranus 3.1S of Moon            14  3  Mercury greatest elong E(22)
 3 13  Saturn stationary              17  2  Spica 2.3N of Moon
 4 20  Venus 5.9S of Moon             20  2  FULL MOON
 5 12  NEW MOON                       20 14  Moon at apogee
 6  3  Moon at perigee                20 23  Antares 0.2N of Moon    Occn
 6 21  Mercury 2.5S of Moon           22  4  Moon furthest South (-27.6)
 8  2  Moon furthest North (27.7)     24 12  Jupiter 2.5N of Moon
 9 14  Jupiter stationary             26 22  Mercury stationary
10  1  Pollux 4.1N of Moon            26 22  Neptune stationary
10 13  Mars 0.3S of Moon       Occn   27  2  Neptune 0.5S of Moon    Occn
12  3  FIRST QUARTER                  28  2  LAST QUARTER
12 18  Regulus 1.0N of Moon    Occn   29  6  Uranus 3.4S of Moon
12 22  Saturn 2.5N of Moon            
                                 June
 d  h                                  d  h
 2  0  Venus 5.2N of Aldebaran        13  8  Spica 2.5N of Moon
 3 13  Moon at perigee                16 17  Moon at apogee
 3 16  Venus 4.8S of Moon             17  5  Antares 0.2N of Moon    Occn
 3 19  NEW MOON                       18  9  Moon furthest South (-27.5)
 4 11  Moon furthest North (27.5)     18 17  FULL MOON
 6 11  Pollux 4.3N of Moon            19 13  Mercury stationary
 7 15  Mercury inferior conjunction   20 13  Jupiter 2.4N of Moon
 7 20  Mercury 2.9S of Venus          20 19  Pluto at opposition
 8  1  Mars 0.9N of Moon       Occn   21  0  Solstice
 9  1  Regulus 1.2N of Moon           23  8  Neptune 0.7S of Moon    Occn
 9  4  Venus superior conjunction     25 13  Uranus 3.6S of Moon
 9  7  Saturn 2.8N of Moon            26 12  LAST QUARTER
10 15  FIRST QUARTER                  27  8  Uranus stationary
                                 July
 d  h                                  d  h
 1 14  Mars 0.7N of Regulus           10 18  Mars 0.6S of Saturn 
 1 18  Mercury greatest elong W(22)   14  4  Moon at apogee
 1 21  Moon at perigee                14 11  Antares 0.3N of Moon    Occn
 1 21  Moon furthest North (27.5)     15 15  Moon furthest South (-27.5)
 3  2  NEW MOON                       17 12  Jupiter 2.6N of Moon
 3 13  Venus 1.7S of Moon             18  7  FULL MOON
 3 21  Pollux 4.4N of Moon            20 12  Neptune 0.7S of Moon    Occn
 4  8  Earth at aphelion              22 18  Uranus 3.7S of Moon
 6 11  Regulus 1.4N of Moon           23  7  Mercury 5.6S of Pollux 
 6 16  Mars 2.3N of Moon              25 18  LAST QUARTER
 6 20  Saturn 3.1N of Moon            29  6  Moon furthest North (27.6)
 7  8  Venus 5.6S of Pollux           29 20  Mercury superior conjunction
 9  7  Jupiter at opposition          29 23  Moon at perigee
10  4  FIRST QUARTER                  31  7  Pollux 4.4N of Moon
10 15  Spica 2.7N of Moon             
                                 August
 d  h                                  d  h
 1 10  NEW MOON             Eclipse   13 17  Venus 0.2S of Saturn 
 1 15  Mercury 1.2N of Moon    Occn   15  7  Neptune at opposition
 2 13  Venus 2.1N of Moon             15 20  Mercury 0.6S of Saturn 
 2 20  Regulus 1.5N of Moon           16 18  Neptune 0.7S of Moon    Occn
 3 11  Saturn 3.4N of Moon            16 21  FULL MOON            Eclipse
 4  9  Mars 3.5N of Moon              18 23  Uranus 3.7S of Moon
 6  3  Venus 1.0N of Regulus          21 19  Mercury 1.0S of Venus 
 6 23  Spica 2.7N of Moon             23 23  LAST QUARTER
 8 20  FIRST QUARTER                  25 12  Moon furthest North (27.6)
10 10  Mercury 1.0N of Regulus        26  3  Moon at perigee
10 19  Antares 0.3N of Moon    Occn   27 15  Pollux 4.5N of Moon
10 20  Moon at apogee                 30  6  Regulus 1.5N of Moon
11 22  Moon furthest South (-27.6)    30 20  NEW MOON
13 14  Jupiter 2.7N of Moon           31  2  Saturn 3.7N of Moon
                                 September
 d  h                                  d  h
 1 16  Venus 4.6N of Moon             14 19  Mercury 3.6S of Venus 
 1 20  Mercury 2.5N of Moon           15  5  Uranus 3.6S of Moon
 2  4  Mars 4.5N of Moon              15  9  FULL MOON
 3  8  Spica 2.7N of Moon             19  4  Venus 2.4N of Spica 
 4  1  Saturn at conjunction          20  4  Moon at perigee
 7  3  Antares 0.3N of Moon    Occn   21 18  Moon furthest North (27.5)
 7 14  FIRST QUARTER                  22  5  LAST QUARTER
 7 14  Moon at apogee                 22 15  Equinox
 8  3  Jupiter stationary             23  1  Mercury 4.0S of Mars 
 8  6  Moon furthest South (-27.5)    23 21  Pollux 4.6N of Moon
 8 18  Mercury 2.7S of Mars           24  2  Mercury stationary
 9  6  Pluto stationary               25  4  Mars 2.3N of Spica 
 9 20  Jupiter 2.7N of Moon           26 13  Regulus 1.6N of Moon
11  3  Mercury greatest elong E(27)   27 16  Saturn 4.1N of Moon
12  2  Venus 0.3N of Mars             29  8  NEW MOON
13  1  Neptune 0.7S of Moon    Occn   30 10  Mercury 1.1N of Moon    Occn
13  2  Uranus at opposition           30 16  Spica 2.6N of Moon
                                 October
 d  h                                  d  h
 1  0  Mars 5.0N of Moon              19  0  Moon furthest North (27.3)
 1 22  Venus 4.8N of Moon             21  3  Pollux 4.7N of Moon
 4 11  Antares 0.1N of Moon    Occn   21 11  LAST QUARTER
 5  9  Moon at apogee                 22 17  Mercury greatest elong W(18)
 5 14  Moon furthest South (-27.4)    23 19  Regulus 1.8N of Moon
 6 20  Mercury inferior conjunction   25  4  Saturn 4.5N of Moon
 7  7  Jupiter 2.4N of Moon           26 22  Venus 3.1N of Antares 
 7  9  FIRST QUARTER                  28  0  Spica 2.6N of Moon
10  9  Neptune 0.8S of Moon    Occn   28 23  NEW MOON
12 12  Uranus 3.6S of Moon            29 22  Mars 4.9N of Moon
14 20  FULL MOON                      31 18  Antares 0.1S of Moon    Occn
15  5  Mercury stationary             31 20  Mercury 4.0N of Spica 
17  6  Moon at perigee                
                                 November
 d  h                                  d  h
 1  7  Venus 2.6N of Moon             21 14  Saturn 5.0N of Moon
 1 21  Moon furthest South (-27.2)    24  6  Spica 2.8N of Moon
 2  4  Moon at apogee                 25 17  Mercury superior conjunction
 2  7  Neptune stationary             27 16  NEW MOON
 3 22  Jupiter 2.0N of Moon           27 19  Mercury 3.7N of Moon
 6  4  FIRST QUARTER                  27 21  Mars 4.1N of Moon
 6 18  Neptune 1.0S of Moon    Occn   28  0  Uranus stationary
 8 21  Uranus 3.7S of Moon            28  1  Antares 0.1S of Moon    Occn
13  6  FULL MOON                      29  3  Mercury 0.5S of Mars 
14 10  Moon at perigee                29  3  Moon furthest South (-27.0)
15  8  Moon furthest North (27.1)     29 13  Mercury 3.6N of Antares 
17 10  Pollux 4.9N of Moon            29 16  Moon at apogee
19 21  LAST QUARTER                   30  1  Mars 4.2N of Antares 
20  1  Regulus 1.9N of Moon           
                                 December
 d  h                                  d  h
 1  8  Venus 2.0S of Jupiter          21 11  Spica 2.9N of Moon
 1 15  Jupiter 1.3N of Moon           21 12  Solstice
 1 15  Venus 0.7S of Moon      Occn   22  9  Pluto at conjunction
 4  2  Neptune 1.3S of Moon           25  7  Antares 0.1S of Moon    Occn
 5 21  FIRST QUARTER                  26  8  Moon furthest South (-27.0)
 5 22  Mars at conjunction            26 17  Moon at apogee
 6  6  Uranus 3.9S of Moon            26 23  Mars 2.7N of Moon
12 16  FULL MOON                      27 12  NEW MOON
12 19  Moon furthest North (27.0)     27 12  Venus 1.4S of Neptune 
12 22  Moon at perigee                29  3  Mercury 0.6S of Moon    Occn
14 19  Pollux 5.1N of Moon            29  9  Jupiter 0.7N of Moon    Occn
17  8  Regulus 2.1N of Moon           31  9  Neptune 1.5S of Moon
18 22  Saturn 5.4N of Moon            31 13  Mercury 1.2S of Jupiter 
19 10  LAST QUARTER                   31 18  Venus 3.0S of Moon
 

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