Jimmy Westlake’s 2013 Cosmic Calendar of Celestial Events
December 29, 2012
Date, day of the week, local time, celestial event
January
Jan. 1, Tuesday, 17:59, Earth at Perihelion, closest to sun (0.9833 AU)
Jan. 3, Thursday, 6:33, Quadrantid meteor shower (120 meteors per hour)
Jan. 4, Friday, 20:58, 3rd quarter moon
Jan. 5, Saturday, 5:00, Moon close to bright star Spica
Jan. 6, Sunday, 5:00, Moon close to planet Saturn
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Jan. 10, Thursday, 6:00, Moon close to planet Venus
Jan. 11, Friday, 12:44, New moon
Jan. 18, Friday, 1:44, Mercury at superior conjunction with sun
Jan. 18, Friday, 16:45, 1st quarter moon
Jan. 21, Monday, 20:30, Moon very close to planet Jupiter (0.75º)*
Jan. 26, Saturday, 21:38, Full snow moon
February
Feb. 1, Friday, 1:00, Moon close to bright star Spica
Feb. 3, Sunday, 3:00, Moon close to planet Saturn
Feb. 3, Sunday, 6:56, 3rd quarter moon
Feb. 8, Friday, 18:30, Planet Mercury very close to planet Mars (0.3º)
Feb. 10, Sunday, 0:20, New moon
Feb. 16, Saturday, 13:59, Mercury at greatest elongation 18.1° east of the sun
Feb. 17, Sunday, 13:31, 1st quarter moon
Feb. 18, Monday, 19:00, Moon close to planet Jupiter
Feb. 20, Wednesday, 23:36, Neptune in conjunction with the sun
Feb. 25, Monday, 13:26, Full crow moon
Feb. 28, Thursday, 23:56, Moon very close to bright star Spica (0.1°)
March
March 2, Saturday, 23:00, Moon close to planet Saturn
March 4, Monday, 5:55, Mercury at inferior conjunction with the sun
March 4, Monday, 14:53, 3rd quarter moon
March 5, Tuesday, N/A, Comet PANSTARRS closest to Earth (1.09 AU)
March 10, Sunday, 2:00, Daylight Savings Time Begins
March 10, Sunday, N/A, Comet PANSTARRS at Perihelion (0.30 AU from sun)
March 11, Monday, 13:51, New moon
March 13, Wednesday, 19:30, Moon close to Comet PANSTARRS*
March 17, Sunday, 19:30, Moon close to planet Jupiter and bright star Aldebaran
March 19, Tuesday, 11:27, 1st quarter moon
March 20, Wednesday, 5:02, Vernal equinox (spring begins in Northern Hemisphere)
March 27, Wednesday, 3:27, Full egg moon
March 27, Thursday, 22:00, Moon close to bright star Spica
March 28, Thursday, 10:45, Venus in superior conjunction with the sun
March 28, Thursday, 17:59, Uranus in conjunction with the sun
March 28, Thursday, 23:00, Moon close to planet Saturn
March 31, Sunday, 15:59, Mercury at greatest elongation 27.8° west of the sun
April
April 2, Tuesday, 22:36, 3rd quarter moon
April 2, Tuesday, 20:30, Comet PANSTARRS close to M31 Andromeda Galaxy
April 10, Wednesday, 3:35, New moon
April 14, Sunday, 21:00, Moon close to planet Jupiter
April 17, Wednesday, 17:39, Mars in conjunction with the sun
April 18, Thursday, 6:31, 1st quarter moon
April 22, Monday, 5:03, Lyrid meteor shower (20 meteors per hour)
April 24, Wednesday, 21:00, Moon close to bright star Spica
April 25, Thursday, 13:57, Full milk moon
April 25, Thursday, 14:09, Partial Lunar Eclipse (Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia)
April 25, Thursday, 21:00, Moon close to planet Saturn
April 28, Sunday, 1:42, Saturn at opposition (8.82 AU from Earth)*
May
May 2, Thursday, 5:14, 3rd quarter moon
May 4, Saturday, 18:17, Eta Aquarid meteor shower (60 meteors per hour)
May 9, Thursday, 18:26, Annular solar eclipse (Australia, Pacific Ocean)
May 9, Thursday, 18:29, New moon
May 11, Saturday, 14:57, Mercury at superior conjunction with the sun
May 12, Sunday, 21:00, Moon close to planet Jupiter
May 17, Friday, 22:35, 1st quarter moon
May 21, Tuesday, 22:00, Moon close to bright star Spica
May 22, Wednesday, 22:00, Moon close to planet Saturn
May 24, Friday, 22:11, Penumbral lunar eclipse (North America, South America, Africa)
May 24, Friday, 22:25, Full flower moon
May 26, Sunday, 21:00, Planets Venus, Jupiter, Mercury cluster in evening sky*
May 27, Monday, 21:00, Planet Mercury 2º from planet Jupiter
May 28, Tuesday, 21:00, Planet Venus 1º from planet Jupiter
May 31, Friday, 12:58, 3rd quarter moon
June
June 8, Saturday, 9:56, New moon
June 10, Monday, 21:00, Moon close to planets Venus and Mercury*
June 12, Wednesday, 10:59, Mercury at greatest elongation 24.3° East of the sun
June 16, Sunday, 11:24, 1st quarter moon
June 18, Tuesday, 22:00, Moon close to bright star Spica
June 19, Wednesday, 9:00, Jupiter in conjunction with the sun
June 19, Wednesday, 22:00, Moon close to planet Saturn
June 20, Thursday, 21:30, Planet Mercury 2º from planet Venus
June 20, Thursday, 23:04, Summer solstice (summer begins in Northern Hemisphere)
June 21, Friday, 21:30, Venus close to bright star Pollux
June 23, Sunday, 5:32, Full thunder moon
June 29, Saturday, 22:54, 3rd quarter moon
July
July 3, Wednesday, 21:30, Planet Venus in the Beehive Star Cluster, M44
July 5, Friday, 12:59, Earth at Aphelion, farthest from sun (1.0167 AU)
July 8, Monday, 1:14, New moon
July 9, Tuesday, 12:39, Mercury at inferior conjunction with the sun
July 15, Monday, 22:00, Moon very close to bright star Spica (0.5º)
July 15, Monday, 21:18, 1st quarter moon
July 16, Tuesday, 22:30, Moon close to planet Saturn
July 21, Sunday, 4:30, Planet Mars 0.8º from planet Jupiter
July 22, Monday, 21:30, Planet Venus 1º from bright star Regulus
July 22, Monday, 12:15, Full green corn moon
July 27, Saturday, 20:05, Delta Aquarid meteor shower (20 per hour)
July 29, Monday, 11:43, 3rd quarter moon
July 30, Tuesday, 2:59, Mercury at greatest elongation 19.6° west of the sun
August
Aug. 3, Saturday, 5:00, Moon close to planet Jupiter
Aug. 6, Tuesday, 15:51, New moon
Aug. 9, Friday, 21:00, Moon close to planet Venus
Aug. 11, Monday, 21:00, Moon close to bright star Spica
Aug. 12, Monday, 11:59, Perseid meteor shower (90 per hour)*
Aug. 12, Monday, 21:00, Moon close to planet Saturn
Aug. 14, Wednesday, 4:56, 1st quarter moon
Aug. 17, Saturday, 5:00, Mars close to bright stars Castor and Pollux
Aug. 20, Tuesday, 19:45, Full blue moon
Aug. 24, Saturday, 14:37, Mercury at superior conjunction with the sun
Aug. 26, Monday, 18:01, Neptune at opposition (28.973 AU from Earth)
Aug. 28, Wednesday, 3:35, 3rd quarter moon
Aug. 31, Saturday, 5:00, Moon close to planet Jupiter
September
Sept. 5, Thursday, 5:36, New moon
Sept. 5, Thursday, 20:30, Planet Venus 1.6º from bright star Spica
Sept. 8, Sunday, 5:00, Mars passes through the Beehive Star Cluster, M44
Sept. 8, Sunday, 20:00, Moon close to planet Venus
Sept. 9, Monday, 20:30, Moon close to planet Saturn
Sept. 12, Thursday, 11:08, 1st quarter moon
Sept. 18, Wednesday, 20:00, Planet Venus 3.5º from planet Saturn
Sept. 19, Thursday, 5:13, Full fruit moon
Sept. 22, Sunday, 14:44, Autumnal equinox (autumn begins in Northern Hemisphere)
Sept. 24, Tuesday, 5:00, Moon close to bright star Aldebaran
Sept. 26, Thursday, 21:56, 3rd quarter moon
October
Oct. 3, Thursday, 7:27, Uranus at opposition (19.04 AU from Earth)
Oct. 4, Friday, 18:35, New moon
Oct. 6, Sunday, 19:00, Moon close to planets Mercury and Saturn
Oct. 8, Tuesday, 19:30, Moon close to planet Venus
Oct. 9, Wednesday, 3:59, Mercury at greatest elongation 25.3° east of the sun
Oct. 11, Friday, 17:02, 1st quarter moon
Oct. 14, Monday, 5:00, Planet Mars 1º from bright star Regulus
Oct. 16, Wednesday, 19:30, Venus 1.5º from bright star Antares
Oct. 18, Friday, 17:38, Full harvest moon
Oct. 18, Friday, 17:51, Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Africa, North and South America, Europe, Asia)
Oct. 21, Monday, 4:17, Orionid meteor shower (20 per hour)
Oct. 21, Tuesday, 22:00, Moon close to the bright star Aldebaran
Oct. 26, Saturday, 17:41, 3rd quarter moon
November
Nov. 1, Friday, 1:59, Venus at greatest elongation 47.1° east of the sun*
Nov. 1, Friday, 13:12, Mercury at inferior conjunction
Nov. 3, Sunday, 2:00, Daylight savings time ends
Nov. 3, Sunday, 5:47, Hybrid total/annular solar eclipse (Atlantic Ocean, Africa)
Nov. 3, Sunday, 5:50, New moon
Nov. 5, Tuesday, 3:45, South Taurid meteor shower (10 per hour)
Nov. 6, Wednesday, 4:29, Saturn in conjunction with the sun
Nov. 9, Saturday, 22:57, 1st quarter moon
Nov. 12, Tuesday, 3:02, North Taurid meteor shower (15 per hour)
Nov. 17, Sunday, 8:16, Full hunter's moon
Nov. 17, Sunday, 9:19, Leonid meteor shower (15 per hour)
Nov. 17, Sunday, 18:59, Mercury at greatest elongation 19.5° west of the sun
Nov. 18, Monday, 19:30, Moon close to bright star Aldebaran
Nov. 25, Monday, 12:28, 3rd quarter moon
Nov. 25, Monday, 6:00, Planet Mercury 0.3º from planet Saturn
Nov. 29, Friday, 5:30, Moon close to bright star Spica
Nov. 29, Friday, 12:00, Comet ISON at Perihelion, possibly visible near sun in daytime sky (0.0125 AU from sun)*
December
Dec. 1, Sunday, 6:00, Moon close to planets Mercury and Saturn
Dec. 2, Monday, 17:22, New moon
Dec. 9, Monday, 8:12, 1st quarter moon
Dec. 13, Friday, 22:30, Geminid meteor shower (120 per hour)*
Dec. 15, Sunday, 18:00, Moon close to bright star Aldebaran
Dec. 17, Tuesday, 2:28, Full long night moon
Dec. 21, Saturday, 10:11, Winter solstice (winter begins in Northern Hemisphere)
Dec. 22, Sunday, 7:00, Ursid meteor shower (10 per hour)
Dec. 25, Wednesday, 6:48, 3rd quarter moon
Dec. 26, Thursday, 6:00, Moon close to planet Mars and bright star Spica
Dec. 28, Saturday, 6:00, Moon close to planet Saturn
Dec. 28, Saturday, 23:00, Mercury at superior conjunction with the sun
*Denotes one of Jimmy Westlake's top 10 celestial events of 2013
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