Astronomical Phenomena for the Year 2019
PHENOMENA
FOR THE YEAR
2019
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FOR THE YEAR 2019
CONTENTS
Page
Phenomena: Perihelion Passages of Comets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Seasons, Moon Phases, Eclipses 4
Occultations, Perigee and Apogee of the Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Geocentric and Heliocentric Planetary Phenomena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Visibility of the Planets
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Times of Meridian Passages of the Planets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Elongations and Magnitudes of the Planets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Diary of Configurations of the Sun, Moon and Planets 12
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Chronological Cycles and Eras; Religious and Civil Holidays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Gregorian Calendar and Julian Day Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Mean Sidereal Time 17
Sun: Equation of Time and Declination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Circumpolar Stars: Positions of Polaris and σ Octantis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
International Time Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Explanation of Rising and Setting Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Sunrise and Sunset Tables 24
Moonrise and Moonset Tables 32
Eclipses 64
Transit of Mercury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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Web Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
PREDICTED PERIHELION PASSAGES OF COMETS, 2019
Periodic comet Perihelion Period date distance
Periodic comet Perihelion Period date distance
Tq(au) P (yr)
Tq(au) P (yr)
171P/Spahr
Jan. 13 1·77 6·7
78P/Gehrels
131P/Mueller 209P/LINEAR
Apr. 2 2·01 7·2
Jan. 24 2·42 7·0 June 12 0·97 5·1
260P/McNaught Sept. 1·42 6·8 9
29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann Mar. 76P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura Oct. 26 1·60 6·4
123P/West-Hartley Feb. 52·13 7·5
75·77 14·7
4INTRODUCTORY NOTE
The astronomical data in this booklet are expressed in the scale of universal time (UT); this is also known as Greenwich mean time (GMT) and is the standard time of the Greenwich meridian (0◦ of longitude). A time in UT may be converted to local mean time by the addition of east longitude (or subtraction of west longitude), where the longitude of the place is expressed in time-measure at the rate of 1 hour for every 15◦. The differences between standard times and UT are indicated in the chart on page 22; local clock times may, however, differ from these standard times, especially in summer when clocks are often advanced by
1 hour.
PRINCIPAL PHENOMENA OF SUN AND MOON, 2019
THE SUN dhdhmdhm
Perigee . . . Jan. 3 05
Apogee . . . July 4 22
Equinoxes . . . Mar. 20 21 58 . . . . . . Sept. 23 07 50
Solstices . . . June 21 15 54 . . . . . . Dec. 22 04 19
PHASES OF THE MOON
Lunation First Quarter Full Moon New Moon Last Quarter
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1188 Jan. 6 01 28 Jan. 14 06 46 Jan. 21 05 16 Jan. 27 21 10
1189 Feb. 4 21 04 Feb. 12 22 26 Feb. 19 15 54 Feb. 26 11 28
1190 Mar. 6 16 04 Mar. 14 10 27 Mar. 21 01 43 Mar. 28 04 10
1191 Apr. 5 08 50 Apr. 12 19 06 Apr. 19 11 12 Apr. 26 22 18
1192 May 4 22 46 May 12 01 12 May 18 21 11 May 26 16 34
1193 June 3 10 02 June 10 05 59 June 17 08 31 June 25 09 46
1194 July 2 19 16 July
9 10 55 July 16 21 38 July 25 01 18
1195 Aug. 1 03 12 Aug. 7 17 31 Aug. 15 12 29 Aug. 23 14 56
1196 Aug. 30 10 37 Sept. 6 03 10 Sept. 14 04 33 Sept. 22 02 41
1197 Sept. 28 18 26 Oct.
1198 Oct. 28 03 38 Nov. 4 10 23 Nov. 12 13 34 Nov. 19 21 11
1199 Nov. 26 15 06 Dec. 4 06 58 Dec. 12 05 12 Dec. 19 04 57
1200 Dec. 26 05 13
5 16 47 Oct. 13 21 08 Oct. 21 12 39
ECLIPSES AND TRANSIT OF MERCURY
A partial eclipse of the Sun Jan. 5-6
North eastern China, Mongolia, Japan, eastern Russia, north Micronesia, westernmost Alaska
A total eclipse of the Moon Jan. 21
Middle East, Africa, Europe, Americas, most of Oceania, easternmost Russia.
A total eclipse of the Sun Jul. 2
Eastern Oceania, most of South America.
A partial eclipse of the Moon Jul. 16-17
Australasia, Asia except north east, Africa,
Europe except northernmost Scandinavia, most of South America
A transit of Mercury Nov. 11
Middle East, most of Europe, Africa, southern Greenland, Antarctica, South
America, North America (except Alaska), most of Oceania, New Zealand
An annular eclipse of the Sun Dec. 26
Middle East, North Eastern Africa, Asia except North and Eastern Russia, North and Western Australia, Micronesia,
Solomon Islands
For further details see pages 64–88 LUNAR PHENOMENA, 2019 5
MOON AT PERIGEE MOON AT APOGEE dhdhdhdhdhdh
Jan. 21 20 June 7 23 Oct. 26 11
Feb. 19 09 July 5 05 Nov. 23 08
Mar. 19 20 Aug. 2 07 Dec. 18 20
Apr. 16 22 Aug. 30 16
Jan. 9 04 May 26 13 Oct. 10 18
Feb. 5 09 June 23 08 Nov. 7 09
Mar. 4 11 July 21 00 Dec. 5 04
Apr. 1 00 Aug. 17 11
May 13 22 Sept. 28 02
Apr. 28 18 Sept. 13 14
OCCULTATIONS OF PLANETS AND BRIGHT STARS BY THE MOON
Date Body Areas of Visibility
Date Body Areas of Visibility dhdh
Jan. 31 18 Venus E. Micronesia, Polynesia
(except Hawaii), Galapagos
Is., S. Central America, N.W.
S. America
May 30 22 Vesta Parts of Indonesia, E. Asia,
N.W. Micronesia, Aleutian
Is., N.W. North America
June 15 15 Ceres Central and E. Russia, N.E.
Kazakhstan, N. and E.
Feb. 2 07 Saturn N. and N.E. Africa, S. and central Europe, Middle East, China, Japan
W. Asia, parts of S. Russia
Feb. 2 20 Pluto N. Micronesia, Hawaii, America, Antarctic
Aleutian Is., W. and central
North America (except
June 19 04 Saturn Easter Island, S. South
Peninsula, southern Africa
June 19 11 Pluto Melanesia, N.E. Australia, S.
Micronesia, S. Polynesia,
Central America, W. South
America
Alaska)
Feb. 6 08 Vesta Parts of western Russia
Mar. 1 18 Saturn Most of Micronesia,
Northern Polynesia (except
Hawaii), Central America, S.
North America
July 4 06 Mars E. tip of Africa, Arabian
Peninsula, most of Asia,
Micronesia
Mar. 2 04 Pluto N.E. Africa, S.W. Europe,
Middle East, India, most of S. and E. Asia, most of July 16 07 Saturn E. Melanesia, S. Polynesia,
Easter Island, central South
America
China, most of Mongolia
July 16 17 Pluto E. Africa, Madagascar, S.
Indonesia, N. and W.
Australia, W. Micronesia
Mar.29 05 Saturn E. edge of Brazil, southern
Africa, Madagascar, S. tip of India, Sri Lanka
Aug.12 10 Saturn E. Indonesia, most of Australia, N. New Zealand,
Melanesia, Polynesia (except
Hawaii)
Mar.29 12 Pluto W. and S. Mexico, Central
America, N. half of S.
America, Madeira, Cape
Verde Is., W. edge of Africa
Apr. 25 14 Saturn E. Australia, New Zealand,
W. South America
Aug.12 22 Pluto N.E. South America,
Ascension Island, central and E. Africa, S. Arabian
Apr. 25 20 Pluto Sri Lanka, Indonesia,
Australia, Melanesia, S.E.
Micronesia, N.W. Polynesia
May 2 13 Vesta Galapagos Is., N. South
Peninsula
Sept. 8 14 Saturn E. Africa, Madagascar, S.
Indonesia, W. and N.
Australia, W. Micronesia, W.
America, Azores, Cape Melanesia
Verde Is., N.W. Africa, S.
Europe
Sept. 9 03 Pluto Polynesia (except Hawaii),
Easter Island, Galapagos Is.,
May19 18 Ceres Parts of Antarctica N. South America
May22 22 Saturn S. tip of Africa, parts of E.
Antarctica, Kerguelen Is.,
Oct. 5 21 Saturn Easter Island, S. South
America, South Georgia,
Southern Africa most of Australia, S. New
Zealand
May23 04 Pluto Central South America, S. and E. Africa continued on page 14 . . . 6PLANETARY PHENOMENA, 2019
GEOCENTRIC PHENOMENA
MERCURY dhdhdh
Superior conjunction . . . Jan. 30 03 May 21 13 Sept. 4 02
Stationary . . . . . . . . . Mar. 5 05 July 7 04 Oct. 31 20
Inferior conjunction . . . Mar. 15 02 July 21 13 Nov. 11 15
Stationary . . . . . . . . . Mar. 27 12 July 31 19 Nov. 20 15
Greatest elongation East Feb. 27 01 (18◦)
June 23 23 (25◦)
Oct. 20 04 (25◦)
Greatest elongation West Apr. 11 20 (28◦)
Aug. 9 23 (19◦)
Nov. 28 11 (20◦)
VENUS
Greatest elongation West Jan. 6 05 (47◦) Aug. 14 06 dhdh
Superior conjunction . . .
EARTH
Equinoxes . . . Mar. 20 21 58 . . . . . . Sept. 23 07 50
Aphelion Solstices . . . June 21 15 54 . . . . . . Dec. 22 04 19 dhdhmdhm
Perihelion . . . Jan. 3 05
. . . July 4 22
SUPERIOR PLANETS
Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary dhdhdhdh
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mars Sept. 2 11 ———
Jupiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug. 11 16
Saturn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 18 06
Uranus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 02
Neptune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dec. 27 18 | Apr. 10 17 June 10 15
Jan. 2 06 Apr. 30 02 July 9 17
Apr. 22 23 Aug. 12 06 Oct. 28 08 | Jan.
Mar. 7 01 June 22 04 Sept. 10 07 Nov. 27 20
The vertical bars indicate where the dates for the planet are not in chronological order.
HELIOCENTRIC PHENOMENA
Aphelion Perihelion Descending Greatest Ascending Greatest
Node Lat. South Node Lat. North
Mercury Jan. 12 Feb. 25 Jan. 1 Feb. 1Feb. 20 Mar. 7
Apr. 10 May 24 May 19 June 3Mar. 30 Apr. 30
7July July 27 June 26 Aug. 20 Aug. 15 Aug. 30
3Oct. Oct. 23 Sept. 22 Nov. 16 Nov. 11 Nov. 26
Dec. 30 Dec. 19 ————
Venus Apr. 18 Aug. 8Mar. 14 May 10 July 5Jan. 17
Nov. 28 —Oct. 25 Dec. 20 Aug. 30 —
Mars Aug. 26 ———Jan. 15 July 18
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune: None in 2019 PHENOMENA, 2019 7
VISIBILITY OF PLANETS
MERCURY can only be seen low in the east before sunrise, or low in the west after sunset (about the time of beginning or end of civil twilight). It is visible in the mornings between the following approximate dates: January 1 to January 15, March 22 to May 14, July 30 to August 26 and November
18 to December 25. The planet is brighter at the end of each period, (the best conditions in northern latitudes occur from late November to early December and in southern latitudes in mid-April). It is visible in the evenings between the following approximate dates: February 11 to March 8, May 29 to
July 13, and September 15 to November 6. The planet is brighter at the beginning of each period, (the best conditions in northern latitudes occur in late February and in southern latitudes in mid-October).
Mercury transits the Sun’s disk on November 11 at 12h 35m to 18h 04m; the event is visible from westernmost Russia, Middle East, Europe, Africa, South America, North America except the extreme north, most of the Pacific Ocean and New Zealand.
VENUS is a brilliant object in the morning sky from the beginning of the year until the second week of July when it becomes too close to the Sun for observation. It reappears in the second half of September in the evening sky where it stays until the end of the year. Venus is in conjunction with Mercury on
October 30, with Jupiter on January 22 and November 24 and with Saturn on February 18 and December
11.
MARS is visible as a reddish object in Pisces in the evening sky at the beginning of the year. Its eastward elongation decreases as it moves through Aries from mid-February, Taurus from late March (passing
7◦ N of Aldebaran on April 16), into Gemini from mid-May (passing 6◦ S of Pollux on June 23) and into Cancer in late June. It becomes too close to the Sun for observation in mid-July. It reappears in the morning sky during the third week of October in Virgo (passing 3◦ N of Spica on November 8) and then moves into Libra early in December, where it remains for the rest of the year. Mars is in conjunction with Mercury on June 18 and July 7.
JUPITER is visible in the morning sky in Ophiuchus at the beginning of the year. Its westward elongation increases and from mid-March it can be seen for more than half the night. It is at opposition on June
10 when it is visible throughout the night. By early September it can only be seen in the evening sky.
It moves into Sagittarius in mid-November and from mid-December becomes too close to the Sun for observation. Jupiter is in conjunction with Venus on January 22 and November 24.
SATURN is too close to the Sun for observation from the beginning of the year until the third week of January when it rises just before sunrise in Sagittarius, in which constellation it remains throughout the year. Its westward elongation increases and in mid-April it becomes visible for more than half the night.
It is at opposition on July 9 when it can be seen throughout the night. From early October until late
December it can only be seen in the evening sky and then becomes too close to the Sun for observation for the remainder of the year. Saturn is in conjunction with Venus on February 18 and December 11.
URANUS is visible at the beginning of the year in Pisces and by mid-January can only be seen in the evening sky, moving into Aries in early February. In early April it becomes too close to the Sun for observation. It reappears in mid-May in the morning sky and is at opposition on October 28. Its eastward elongation then gradually decreases but can be seen for more than half the night for the remainder of the year.
NEPTUNE is visible at the beginning of the year in the evening sky in Aquarius and remains in this constellation throughout the year. In mid-February it becomes too close to the Sun for observation and reappears in late March in the morning sky. Neptune is at opposition on September 10 and from early
December can only be seen in the evening sky.
DO NOT CONFUSE (1) Venus with Jupiter in late January and late November, with Saturn in mid-
February and mid-December and with Mercury in mid-April, late September and late October to early
November; on all occasions Venus is the brighter object. (2) Mercury with Mars from mid-June to mid-July when Mercury is the brighter object.
VISIBILITY OF PLANETS IN MORNING AND EVENING TWILIGHT
Morning Evening
Venus January 1 – July 8
September 20 – December 31
Mars January 1 – July 18
October 17 – December 31
Jupiter January 1 – June 10 June 10 – December 15
Saturn January 19 – July 9 July 9 – December 27
8PHENOMENA, 2019
VISIBILITY OF PLANETS
The planet diagram on page 9 shows, in graphical form for any date during the year, the local mean times of meridian passage of the Sun, of the five planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars,
Jupiter and Saturn, and of every 2h of right ascension. Intermediate lines, corresponding to particular stars, may be drawn in by the user if desired. The diagram is intended to provide a general picture of the availability of planets and stars for observation during the year.
On each side of the line marking the time of meridian passage of the Sun, a band 45m wide is shaded to indicate that planets and most stars crossing the meridian within 45m of the Sun are generally too close to the Sun for observation.
For any date the diagram provides immediately the local mean time of meridian passage of the Sun, planets and stars, and thus the following information: a) whether a planet or star is too close to the Sun for observation; b) visibility of a planet or star in the morning or evening; c) location of a planet or star during twilight; d) proximity of planets to stars or other planets.
When the meridian passage of a body occurs at midnight, it is close to opposition to the Sun and is visible all night, and may be observed in both morning and evening twilights. As the time of meridian passage decreases, the body ceases to be observable in the morning, but its altitude above the eastern horizon during evening twilight gradually increases until it is on the meridian at evening twilight. From then onwards the body is observable above the western horizon, its altitude at evening twilight gradually decreasing, until it becomes too close to the Sun for observation. When it again becomes visible, it is seen in the morning twilight, low in the east. Its altitude at morning twilight gradually increases until meridian passage occurs at the time of morning twilight, then as the time of meridian passage decreases to 0h, the body is observable in the west in the morning twilight with a gradually decreasing altitude, until it once again reaches opposition.
Notes on the visibility of the planets are given on page 7. Further information on the visibility of planets may be obtained from the diagram below which shows, in graphical form for any date during the year, the declinations of the bodies plotted on the planet diagram on page 9.
DECLINATION OF SUN AND PLANETS, 2019
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10 PHENOMENA, 2019
ELONGATIONS AND MAGNITUDES OF PLANETS AT 0h UT
Mercury Venus Mercury Venus
Date Date
Elong. Mag. Elong. Mag. Elong. Mag. Elong. Mag.
◦◦◦◦
Jan. −3 W. 18 −0·4 July 1
W. 16 −0·4 W. 47 −4·6 E. 21 +1·6 W. 11 −3·9
W. 14 −0·5 W. 47 −4·6 W. 9 −3·9
W. 47 −4·7 E. 24 +1·0 W. 12 −3·9
W. 47 −4·5 W. 8 −3·9
W. 47 −4·5 W. 7 −3·9
26
711 E. 16 +2·6
12 W. 11 −0·6 16 E. 10 +4·0
17 W. 8 −0·8 21 E. 5 +5·4
22 W. 6 −1·0 26 W. 9 +4·2
27 W. 3 −1·3 31 W. 14 +2·3
W. 46 −4·4 W. 5 −3·9
W. 46 −4·4 W. 4 −3·9
W. 18 +0·9 E. 2 −1·5 W. 45 −4·3 W. 3 −4·0
E. 5 −1·4 W. 45 −4·3 W. 2 −4·0
Feb. 1Aug. 5
610 W. 19 0·0
11 E. 9 −1·2 15 W. 18 −0·7
W. 44 −4·2 E. 1
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16 E. 13 −1·1 20 W. 15 −1·1
21 E. 16 −1·0 25 W. 10 −1·4
26 E. 18 −0·6 30 W. 5 −1·7
W. 43 −4·2 E. 2 −4·0
W. 42 −4·2 E. 3 −4·0
W. 41 −4·1 E. 5 −3·9
E. 17 +0·3 W. 41 −4·1 E. 6 −3·9
E. 5 −1·4 E. 13 +2·0 W. 40 −4·1 E. 7 −3·9
Mar. 3Sept. 4 W. 2 −1·9
89
23 W. 15 +2·5 24 E. 15 −0·4
28 W. 21 +1·4 29 E. 18 −0·2
13 E. 5 +4·8 14 E. 9 −0·9
18 W. 6 +4·6 19 E. 12 −0·6
W. 39 −4·0 E. 8 −3·9
W. 38 −4·0 E. 10 −3·9
W. 37 −4·0 E. 11 −3·9
W. 36 −4·0 E. 12 −3·9
E. 20 −0·2 W. 25 +0·7 W. 35 −3·9 E. 14 −3·9
Apr. 2Oct. 4
W. 27 +0·4 W. 33 −3·9 E. 22 −0·1 E. 15 −3·9
79
W. 32 −3·9 E. 16 −3·8
W. 31 −3·9 E. 17 −3·8
W. 30 −3·9 E. 19 −3·8
W. 29 −3·9 E. 20 −3·8
12 W. 28 +0·2 14 E. 24 −0·1
17 W. 27 +0·1 19 E. 25 −0·1
27 W. 23 −0·2 29 E. 22 +0·1
22 W. 26 0·0 24 E. 24 −0·1
W. 20 −0·4 W. 28 −3·8 E. 17 +1·0 E. 21 −3·8
W. 16 −0·7 W. 26 −3·8 E. 8 +3·3 E. 22 −3·8
May 2Nov. 3
78
3W. 25 −3·8 E. 24 −3·8
W. 24 −3·8 E. 25 −3·9
W. 23 −3·8 E. 26 −3·9
12 W. 11 −1·1 13 W.
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17 W. 5 −1·7 18 W. 13 +1·3
22 E. 1 −2·4 23 W. 19 −0·1
27 E. 7 −1·7 28 W. 20 −0·6
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11 E. 21 −0·4 13 W. 15 −0·6
16 E. 24 −0·1 18 W. 13 −0·6
W. 21 −3·8 E. 27 −3·9
W. 19 −0·6 E. 12 −1·1 W. 20 −3·8 E. 28 −3·9
W. 18 −0·6 E. 17 −0·7 W. 19 −3·8 E. 29 −3·9
W. 17 −3·8 E. 30 −3·9
W. 16 −3·8 E. 31 −3·9
21 E. 25 +0·2 23 W. 10 −0·7
26 E. 25 +0·6 28 W. 8 −0·8
July 133 W. 5 −1·0
W. 15 −3·8 E. 33 −3·9
W. 13 −3·8 E. 34 −3·9
E. 24 +1·0 W. 12 −3·9 E. 35 −4·0
SELECTED DWARF AND MINOR PLANETS
Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary
Ceres . . . . . . —Apr. July 19 8May 28
Pallas . . . . . . Dec. Mar. 5Apr. 10 3June 3
7Vesta Sept. 25 Nov. 12 —
Pluto Apr. 25 July 14 Oct. 2
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. . . . . . Aug. 22 Juno ———
. . . . . . Mar.
. . . . . . Jan. 11
PHENOMENA, 2019 11
ELONGATIONS AND MAGNITUDES OF PLANETS AT 0h UT
Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Date
Elong. Mag. Elong. Mag. Elong. Mag. Elong. Mag. Elong. Mag.
◦◦◦◦◦
Jan. −3 E. 81 +0·4 W. 25 −1·8 E.
E. 78 +0·5 W. 33 −1·8 W. 4 +0·5 E. 102 +5·8 E. 58 +7·9
17 E. 74 +0·7 W. 42 −1·8 W. 13 +0·5 E. 92 +5·8 E. 48 +7·9
27 E. 71 +0·8 W. 50 −1·9 W. 22 +0·6 E. 82 +5·8 E. 38 +7·9
E. 67 +0·9 W. 58 −1·9 W. 31 +0·6 E. 72 +5·8 E. 28 +8·0
5 +0·5 E. 112 +5·8 E. 68 +7·9
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Feb. 6
16 E. 64 +1·0 W. 67 −2·0 W. 40 +0·6 E. 62 +5·8 E. 18 +8·0
26 E. 61 +1·2 W. 76 −2·0 W. 50 +0·6 E. 53 +5·9 E. 9 +8·0
E. 57 +1·2 W. 84 −2·1 W. 59 +0·6 E. 43 +5·9 W. 1 +8·0
18 E. 54 +1·3 W. 94 −2·1 W. 68 +0·6 E. 33 +5·9 W. 11 +8·0
28 E. 51 +1·4 W. 103 −2·2 W. 77 +0·6 E. 24 +5·9 W. 20 +8·0
Mar. 8
Apr. 7
E. 48 +1·5 W. 113 −2·3 W. 87 +0·6 E. 15 +5·9 W. 30 +8·0
17 E. 44 +1·6 W. 122 −2·4 W. 96 +0·5 E. 6 +5·9 W. 39 +7·9
27 E. 41 +1·6 W. 133 −2·4 W. 106 +0·5 W. 4 +5·9 W. 49 +7·9
E. 38 +1·7 W. 143 −2·5 W. 116 +0·4 W. 13 +5·9 W. 58 +7·9
May 7
17 E. 35 +1·7 W. 153 −2·5 W. 126 +0·4 W. 22 +5·9 W. 67 +7·9
27 E. 32 +1·7 W. 164 −2·6 W. 135 +0·3 W. 31 +5·9 W. 77 +7·9
June 6
E. 28 +1·8 W. 175 −2·6 W. 146 +0·2 W. 40 +5·9 W. 86 +7·9
16 E. 25 +1·8 E. 174 −2·6 W. 156 +0·2 W. 49 +5·9 W. 96 +7·9
26 E. 22 +1·8 E. 163 −2·6 W. 166 +0·1 W. 58 +5·8 W. 105 +7·9
E. 19 +1·8 E. 153 −2·6 W. 176 +0·1 W. 68 +5·8 W. 115 +7·9
July 6
16 E. 16 +1·8 E. 142 −2·5 E. 174 +0·1 W. 77 +5·8 W. 125 +7·8
26 E. 13 +1·8 E. 132 −2·5 E. 163 +0·1 W. 86 +5·8 W. 134 +7·8
E. 9 +1·8 E. 122 −2·4 E. 153 +0·2 W. 96 +5·8 W. 144 +7·8
15 E. 6 +1·8 E. 113 −2·3 E. 143 +0·2 W. 105 +5·8 W. 154 +7·8
25 E. 3 +1·8 E. 103 −2·3 E. 133 +0·3 W. 115 +5·7 W. 164 +7·8
Aug. 5
Sept. 4
W. 1 +1·7 E. 94 −2·2 E. 123 +0·3 W. 125 +5·7 W. 174 +7·8
14 W. 4 +1·8 E. 85 −2·1 E. 113 +0·4 W. 135 +5·7 E. 176 +7·8
24 W. 7 +1·8 E. 77 −2·1 E. 103 +0·4 W. 145 +5·7 E. 166 +7·8
W. 11 +1·8 E. 68 −2·0 E. 94 +0·5 W. 155 +5·7 E. 156 +7·8
Oct. 4
14 W. 14 +1·8 E. 60 −2·0 E. 84 +0·5 W. 165 +5·7 E. 146 +7·8
24 W. 17 +1·8 E. 52 −1·9 E. 75 +0·5 W. 175 +5·7 E. 136 +7·8
Nov. 3
W. 21 +1·8 E. 43 −1·9 E. 65 +0·6 E. 174 +5·7 E. 126 +7·8
13 W. 24 +1·8 E. 35 −1·9 E. 56 +0·6 E. 164 +5·7 E. 116 +7·9
23 W. 28 +1·7 E. 27 −1·9 E. 47 +0·6 E. 153 +5·7 E. 106 +7·9
W. 31 +1·7 E. 20 −1·8 E. 38 +0·6 E. 143 +5·7 E. 95 +7·9
Dec. 3
13 W. 35 +1·7 E. 12 −1·8 E. 29 +0·6 E. 132 +5·7 E. 85 +7·9
23 W. 38 +1·6 E. 4 −1·8 E. 20 +0·6 E. 122 +5·7 E. 75 +7·9
33 W. 42 +1·6 W. 4 −1·8 E. 10 +0·5 E. 112 +5·7 E. 65 +7·9
VISUAL MAGNITUDES OF SELECTED DWARF MINOR PLANETS
Jan. 7 Feb. 16 Mar. 28 May 7 June 16 July 26 Sept. 4 Oct. 14 Nov. 23 Dec. 33
Ceres 8·9 8·7 8·2 7·5 7·4 8·3 8·9 9·1 9·2 8·9
Pallas 8·9 8·4 7·9 8·4 9·2 9·7 10·0 10·1 10·1 10·2
Juno 8·3 9·1 9·6 10·0 10·2 10·3 10·3 10·7 10·8 10·6
Vesta 8·0 7·9 8·0 8·2 8·3 8·1 7·6 7·0 6·6 7·4
Pluto 15·0 15·1 15·1 15·1 15·0 14·9 15·0 15·1 15·1 15·0
12 DIARY OF PHENOMENA, 2019
CONFIGURATIONS OF SUN, MOON AND PLANETS dhdh
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Jan. 1 22 Venus 1 3 S. of Moon
2 06 Saturn in conjunction with Sun
3 05 Earth at perihelion
Mar. 15 02 Mercury in inferior conjunction
19 20 Moon at perigee
20 22 Equinox
3 08 Jupiter 3◦ S. of Moon
21 02 FULL MOON
◦
6 01 NEW MOON Eclipse
.
27 02 Jupiter 1 9 S. of Moon
27 12 Mercury stationary
6 05 Venus greatest elong. W. (47◦)
7 02 Uranus stationary
28 04 LAST QUARTER
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9 04 Moon at apogee
.
29 05 Saturn 0 05 N. of Moon Occn.
29 12 Pluto 0 3 S. of Moon Occn.
10 22 Neptune 3◦ N. of Moon
11 12 Pluto in conjunction with Sun
12 20 Mars 5◦ N. of Moon
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.
Apr. 1 00 Moon at apogee
2 04 Venus 3◦ N. of Moon
◦
14 07 FIRST QUARTER
.
2 19 Mercury 0 4 N. of Neptune
2 23 Mercury 4◦ N. of Moon
14 12 Uranus 5◦ N. of Moon
2 23 Neptune 3◦ N. of Moon
15 21 Venus 8◦ N. of Antares
5 09 NEW MOON
6 13 Uranus 5◦ N. of Moon
8 21 Ceres stationary
21 05 FULL MOON Eclipse
21 20 Moon at perigee
22 06 Venus 2◦ N. of Jupiter
9 07 Mars 5◦ N. of Moon
10 01 Pallas at opposition
27 21 LAST QUARTER
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.
10 04 Venus 0 3 S. of Neptune
10 17 Jupiter stationary
30 03 Mercury in superior conjunction
31 00 Jupiter 3◦ S. of Moon
11 20 Mercury greatest elong. W. (28◦)
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.
31 18 Venus 0 09 S. of Moon Occn.
Occn.
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.
Feb. 2 07 Saturn 0 6 S. of Moon Occn.
2 20 Pluto 0 6 S. of Moon
12 19 FIRST QUARTER
16 22 Mars 7◦ N. of Aldebaran
16 22 Moon at perigee
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.
4 21 NEW MOON
5 09 Moon at apogee
19 11 FULL MOON
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6 08 Vesta 1 1 S. of Moon Occn.
22 23 Uranus in conjunction with Sun
7 06 Neptune 3◦ N. of Moon
10 16 Mars 6◦ N. of Moon
10 20 Uranus 5◦ N. of Moon
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.
23 12 Jupiter 1 6 S. of Moon
25 09 Pluto stationary
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.
25 14 Saturn 0 4 N. of Moon
Occn.
◦
12 22 FIRST QUARTER
.
25 20 Pluto 0 07 S. of Moon Occn.
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.
13 20 Mars 1 1 N. of Uranus
18 14 Venus 1 1 N. of Saturn
26 22 LAST QUARTER
◦
.
28 18 Moon at apogee
30 02 Saturn stationary
19 09 Moon at perigee
30 08 Neptune 3◦ N. of Moon
19 16 FULL MOON
May 2 12 Venus 4◦ N. of Moon
26 11 LAST QUARTER
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.
2 13 Vesta 0 2 S. of Moon Occn.
27 01 Mercury greatest elong. E. (18◦)
3 06 Mercury 3◦ N. of Moon
27 14 Jupiter 2◦ S. of Moon
4 23 NEW MOON
8 00 Mars 3◦ N. of Moon
12 01 FIRST QUARTER
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.
Mar. 1 18 Saturn 0 3 S. of Moon
2 04 Pluto 0 5 S. of Moon Occn.
Occn.
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.
◦
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2 21 Venus 1 2 N. of Moon
4 11 Moon at apogee
5 02 Pallas stationary
5 05 Mercury stationary
13 22 Moon at perigee
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.
18 08 Venus 1 2 S. of Uranus
18 21 FULL MOON
◦
6 16 NEW MOON
.
19 18 Ceres 1 2 N. of Moon Occn.
20 17 Jupiter 1 7 S. of Moon
7 01 Neptune in conjunction with Sun
7 22 Vesta in conjunction with Sun
10 04 Uranus 5◦ N. of Moon
◦
.
21 13 Mercury in superior conjunction
◦
.
22 22 Saturn 0 5 N. of Moon
23 04 Pluto 0 07 N. of Moon Occn.
Occn.
11 12 Mars 6◦ N. of Moon
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.
14 10 FIRST QUARTER
26 13 Moon at apogee DIARY OF PHENOMENA, 2019 13
CONFIGURATIONS OF SUN, MOON AND PLANETS dhdh
May 26 17 LAST QUARTER
Aug. 1 03 NEW MOON
27 17 Neptune 4◦ N. of Moon
28 23 Ceres at opposition
2 07 Moon at perigee
5 22 Mercury 9◦ S. of Pollux
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30 22 Vesta 0 6 S. of Moon Occn.
31 10 Uranus 5◦ N. of Moon
June 1 18 Venus 3◦ N. of Moon
3 02 Pallas stationary
7 18 FIRST QUARTER
9 23 Jupiter 2◦ S. of Moon
9 23 Mercury greatest elong. W. (19◦)
11 16 Jupiter stationary
12 06 Uranus stationary
3 10 NEW MOON
4 16 Mercury 4◦ N. of Moon
◦
.
12 10 Saturn 0 04 N. of Moon
Occn.
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.
5 15 Mars 1 6 N. of Moon
7 23 Moon at perigee
◦
.
12 22 Pluto 0 1 S. of Moon Occn.
14 06 Venus in superior conjunction
10 06 FIRST QUARTER
15 12 FULL MOON
10 15 Jupiter at opposition
◦
17 11 Moon at apogee
.
15 15 Ceres 0 9 S. of Moon
Occn.
17 13 Neptune 4◦ N. of Moon
21 15 Uranus 5◦ N. of Moon
22 22 Juno in conjunction with Sun
16 19 Jupiter 2◦ S. of Moon
17 09 FULL MOON
17 21 Venus 5◦ N. of Aldebaran
23 15 LAST QUARTER
30 11 NEW MOON
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.
18 15 Mercury 0 2 N. of Mars
19 04 Saturn 0 4 N. of Moon Occn.
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.
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.
19 11 Pluto 0 07 N. of Moon Occn.
30 16 Moon at perigee
Sept. 2 11 Mars in conjunction with Sun
4 02 Mercury in superior conjunction
21 05 Mercury 6◦ S. of Pollux
21 16 Solstice
22 04 Neptune stationary
23 07 Mars 6◦ S. of Pollux
23 08 Moon at apogee
6 03 FIRST QUARTER
6 07 Jupiter 2◦ S. of Moon
23 23 Mercury greatest elong. E. (25◦)
24 01 Neptune 4◦ N. of Moon
◦
.
8 14 Saturn 0 04 N. of Moon Occn.
9 03 Pluto 0 08 S. of Moon Occn.
◦
.
10 07 Neptune at opposition
13 14 Moon at apogee
25 10 LAST QUARTER
27 22 Uranus 5◦ N. of Moon
13 18 Neptune 4◦ N. of Moon
July 2 19 NEW MOON
◦
Eclipse
14 05 FULL MOON
17 20 Uranus 4◦ N. of Moon
18 06 Saturn stationary
.
4 06 Mars 0 09 S. of Moon Occn.
4 09 Mercury 3◦ S. of Moon
4 22 Earth at aphelion
5 05 Moon at perigee
22 03 LAST QUARTER
7 04 Mercury stationary
7 14 Mercury 4◦ S. of Mars
23 08 Equinox
25 05 Vesta stationary
28 02 Moon at perigee
9 11 FIRST QUARTER
9 17 Saturn at opposition