DATE

TIME

EVENT

Jan.

1

Mercury enters Aquarius

3

 Venus enters Pisces

4  12:00  

FIRST QUARTER Moon

4  14

Moon at Perihelion closest point to the Sun                                       

4  14     

Mercury at Greatest Elong.: 19.3°E

5

Jupiter enters Aquarius  

10  11     

Moon at the Moon is closest to and Moon appears larger

11  03:28 

FULL MOON in Cancer 21° 03:28 

11  16:45  

Mercury retrograde

14  23    

Venus at Greatest Elong.: 47.1°E

18  02:47 

LAST QUARTER  

19

Sun enters Aquarius

20  16    

Mercury at Inferior Conjunction

21

 Mercury RX re-enters Capricorn 

23  00    

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the Earth 

Jan. 

24  07    

Jupiter-Sun Conjunction

26  07:56 

NEW MOON in Aquarius 6°

26  07:57 

Annular Solar Eclipse; mag.=0.927

30  12    

Venus 2.8°S of Moon

Feb 

2  23:17 

FIRST QUARTER Moon

3  13    

Uranus at Aphelion meaning the furthest away from the Sun

7  20    

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and Moon appears larger 

9  14:39 

Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag. =0.895

9  14:50 

FULL MOON in Leo 20°

12  07    

Neptune-Sun Conjunction

13  21    

Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°W

16  21:36 

LAST QUARTER Moon

19  17   

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the Earth

21  13   

Venus at Perihelion The closest point to the Sun in a planet's orbit is called perihelion.

22  22    

Mercury 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.

23  01    

Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.

23  08    

Mars 1.7°S of Moon

25  01:37 

NEW MOON

27  23    

Venus 1.3°N of Moon

Mar   

4  07:48 

FIRST QUARTER Moon

7  15    

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and Moon appears larger  than normal

8  19    

Saturn at Opposition

11  02:38 

FULL MOON

13  10    

Uranus-Sun Conjunction

18  17:46 

LAST QUARTER Moon

19  13    

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the Earth

20 11:45 

Vernal Equinox

22  21    

Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon

24  14    

Mars 4.1°S of Moon

26  16:08 

NEW MOON

27  20    

Venus at Inferior Conjunction

31  03    

Mercury at Superior Conjunction

Apr 

2  03  

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and Moon appears larger

2  14:34 

FIRST QUARTER  

9  14:56 

FULL MOON

16  09    

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the Earth

17  13:34 

LAST QUARTER  

19  16    

Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon

21  12    

Mars at Perihelion The closest point to the Sun in a planet's orbit is called perihelion.

22  14    

Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.

25  03:24 

NEW MOON

26  08    

Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E

26

Mercury 1.9°S of Moon

28

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and Moon appears

May 

1  20:43 

FIRST QUARTER  

9  04:02 

FULL MOON

14  03    

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the Earth.

17  07:25 

LAST QUARTER  

17  08     

Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon

18  10    

Mercury at Inferior Conjunction

21  08    

Venus 6.7°S of Moon

24  12:12 

NEW MOON

26  04    

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and appears appears

31  03:19 

FIRST QUARTER  

Jun 

5  20    

Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W

7  18:12 

FULL MOON

10  16    

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from Earth

13  12    

Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W

13  18    

Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon

13

Venus at Aphelion

15  22:15 

LAST QUARTER  

21  05:46 

Summer Solstice

22  19:36 

NEW MOON

23  11    

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and Moon appears Larger

29  11:25 

FIRST QUARTER  

Jul 

4  07     

7  09:22 

FULL MOON

7  09:38 

Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag.=0.145

7  22    

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the Earth

10  22    

Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon

14  02    

Mercury at Superior Conjunction

15  09:56 

LAST QUARTER  

18  12    

Mars 4.9°S of Moon

19  05    

Venus 5.9°S of Moon

21  20    

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and Moon appears Larger

22  02:35 

NEW MOON

22  02:37 

Total Solar Eclipse; mag.=1.081

28  21:57 

FIRST QUARTER  

Aug 

4  01    

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the Earth

6  00:41 

P Lunar Eclipse; mag.=0.400

6  00:56 

FULL MOON

6  22    

Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon

13  18:59 

LAST QUARTER  

14  19    

Jupiter at Opposition

16  03    

Mars 3.2°S of Moon

17  14    

Neptune at Opposition

17  21    

Venus 1.7°S of Moon

19  05    

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and Moon appears Larger

20  10:02 

NEW MOON

22  12    

Mercury 2.9°N of Moon

24  16    

Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E

27  11:41 

FIRST QUARTER  

31  11    

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the

Sep 

2  21    

Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon

4  16:04 

FULL MOON

12  02:20 

LAST QUARTER  

13  16    

Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.

16  08    

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and Moon appears Larger

16  18    

Venus 3.3°N of Moon

17  18    

Uranus at Opposition

17  18    

Saturn-Sun Conjunction

18  18:45 

NEW MOON

20  10    

Mercury at Inferior Conjunction

22  21:20 

Autumnal Equinox

26  04:51 

FIRST QUARTER  

28  04     

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the

30  00    

Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon

Oct 

4  06  

Venus at Perihelion The closest point to the Sun in a planet's orbit is called perihelion.

4  06:12 

FULL MOON

6  01     

Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W

11  09:00 

LAST QUARTER  

12  01    

Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.

13  12    

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and Moon appears Larger

16  19    

Venus 6.8°N of Moon

18  05:33 

NEW MOON

25  23    

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the Earth

26  00:46 

FIRST QUARTER  

27  09    

Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon

Nov 

2  19:15 

FULL MOON

5  08    

Mercury at Superior Conjunction

7  08    

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and Moon appears Larger

9  06    

Mars 3.5°N of Moon

9  15:59 

LAST QUARTER  

16  19:14 

NEW MOON

22  20    

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the Earth

23  22    

Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon

24  21:44 

FIRST QUARTER  

Dec 

2  07:32 

FULL MOON

4  14    

Moon at perigee is closest to Earth and Moon appears Larger

9  00:15 

LAST QUARTER  

16  12:03 

NEW MOON

18  08    

Mercury 1.4°S of Moon

18  17    

Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E

20  15    

Moon at Apogee, the furthest point from the Earth

21  15    

Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon

21  17:48 

Winter Solstice

24  17:41 

FIRST QUARTER  

31  19:14 

FULL MOON

31  19:25 

Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag.=0.067

Date

Planetary station

Exact degree

Jan 11, 2009

Mercury turns retrograde

07Aqu45

Feb 1, 2009

Mercury turns direct

21Cap44

Mar 6, 2009

Venus turns retrograde

15Ari27

Apr 4, 2009

Pluto turns retrograde

03Cap18

Apr 17, 2009

Venus turns direct

29Pis11

May 7, 2009

Mercury turns retrograde

01Gem44

May 17, 2009

Saturn turns direct

14Vir54

May 29, 2009

Neptune turns retrograde

26Aqu28

May 30, 2009

Mercury turns direct

22Tau52

Jun 15, 2009

Jupiter turns retrograde

27Aqu01

Jul 1, 2009

Uranus turns retrograde

26Pis37

Sep 7, 2009

Mercury turns retrograde

06Lib13

Sep 11, 2009

Pluto turns direct

00Cap39

Sep 29, 2009

Mercury turns direct

21Vir36

Oct 13, 2009

Jupiter turns direct

17Aqu09

Nov 4, 2009

Neptune turns direct

23Aqu41