Calendar of Astronomical Events

Astronomical Calendar for 1997

January
1	The Earth at perihelion Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Moon at Last Quarter
3	Quadrantid meteor shower 1997
7	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
8	The Moon at perihelion New Moon
10	The Moon at perigee
12	Conjunction of Venus and Mercury 1 Ceres at solar conjunction
13	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
15	Moon at First Quarter
17	Neptune at solar conjunction Jupiter at apogee
18	Mercury at dichotomy γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 1997 Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
19	Jupiter at solar conjunction
23	Full Moon
19	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
24	Mercury at greatest elongation west Uranus at solar conjunction The Moon at aphelion
25	The Moon at apogee
28	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Mars at aphelion
31	Moon at Last Quarter

February
1	Conjunction of Venus and Neptune
5	Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Mars enters retrograde motion Close approach of Venus and Jupiter Conjunction of Jupiter and Ceres Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
6	The Moon at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
7	Conjunction of Venus and Uranus New Moon Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune The Moon at perigee α-Centaurid meteor shower 1997
10	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Mercury at aphelion Conjunction of Uranus and Ceres
12	Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus
13	Conjunction of Mercury and Ceres
14	Moon at First Quarter Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50
15	Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
16	Conjunction of Jupiter and Uranus
21	The Moon at apogee
22	Full Moon Venus at aphelion
24	The Moon at aphelion Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

March
2	Moon at Last Quarter 136472 Makemake at opposition
6	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon at perihelion
8	The Moon at perigee New Moon Total solar eclipse
10	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
11	Mercury at superior solar conjunction
13	Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes perihelion
14	γ-Normid meteor shower 1997 Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
15	Moon at First Quarter
16	Mars at opposition
20	March equinox Mars at perigee The Moon at apogee
22	Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) passes perigee
23	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Partial lunar eclipse Full Moon
24	136108 Haumea at opposition
26	Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) reaches peak brightness The Moon at aphelion Mercury at perihelion
30	Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) passes perihelion Saturn at solar conjunction
31	Moon at Last Quarter

April
2	Venus at superior solar conjunction Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
3	Mercury at dichotomy
4	The Moon at perihelion
5	The Moon at perigee Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury at greatest elongation east
7	New Moon
8	136199 Eris at solar conjunction Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
10	Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
14	Moon at First Quarter
17	The Moon at apogee
18	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
19	Comet 81P/Wild passes perihelion
22	Lyrid meteor shower 1997 Full Moon
23	π-Puppid meteor shower 1997
24	The Moon at aphelion
25	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
27	Mars ends retrograde motion
29	Moon at Last Quarter
30	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

May
1	Neptune enters retrograde motion
3	The Moon at perigee
4	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Lunar occultation of Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon at perihelion
5	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury η-Aquariid meteor shower 1997
6	New Moon
8	η-Lyrid meteor shower 1997 Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
9	Mercury at aphelion
12	Uranus enters retrograde motion
14	Moon at First Quarter
15	The Moon at apogee
16	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
18	Comet 2P/Encke passes perihelion
22	Full Moon Mercury at greatest elongation west
28	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
23	The Moon at aphelion
25	134340 Pluto at opposition
27	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
28	Mercury at dichotomy The Moon at perigee
29	Moon at Last Quarter
31	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Lunar occultation of Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn

June
3	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
4	The Moon at perihelion
5	New Moon
6	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
9	Jupiter enters retrograde motion
10	Daytime Arietid meteor shower 1997
11	The Moon at apogee
12	Moon at First Quarter
13	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Lunar occultation of Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
15	Venus at perihelion
20	Full Moon The Moon at aphelion
21	June solstice
22	Mercury at perihelion
23	The Moon at perigee
24	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
25	Mercury at superior solar conjunction
27	June Bootid meteor shower 1997 Moon at Last Quarter
28	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Lunar occultation of Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
30	Comet 2P/Encke passes perigee

July
1	Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
4	New Moon Close approach of Venus and M44 The Earth at aphelion The Moon at perihelion
6	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
9	The Moon at apogee
11	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars
12	Moon at First Quarter
19	The Moon at aphelion Full Moon
21	Neptune at opposition Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon at perigee
25	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Lunar occultation of Saturn
26	Moon at Last Quarter
28	Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 1997 Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50
29	Lunar occultation of Aldebaran Uranus at opposition
30	Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 1997 α-Capricornid meteor shower 1997
25	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

August
1	Saturn enters retrograde motion
2	Mercury at dichotomy
3	New Moon Mercury at greatest elongation east
4	The Moon at perihelion
5	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Close approach of the Moon and Mercury Lunar occultation of Mercury Mercury at aphelion
6	Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus The Moon at apogee
9	Jupiter at opposition Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars Jupiter at perigee
11	Moon at First Quarter
12	Perseid meteor shower 1997
16	1 Ceres at aphelion The Moon at aphelion
17	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter κ-Cygnid meteor shower 1997 Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
18	Full Moon The Moon at perigee
21	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Lunar occultation of Saturn
24	Moon at Last Quarter
25	Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
28	1 Ceres at opposition
31	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Aurigid meteor shower 1997

September
1	New Moon Partial solar eclipse
2	The Moon at apogee
4	The Moon at perihelion
5	136472 Makemake at solar conjunction Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus
7	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars
9	September ε-Perseid meteor shower 1997 Moon at First Quarter
13	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
14	The Moon at aphelion
16	The Moon at perigee Total lunar eclipse Full Moon Mercury at greatest elongation west
17	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury at dichotomy
18	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Lunar occultation of Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Mercury at perihelion
21	Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
22	September equinox
23	Moon at Last Quarter
26	136108 Haumea at solar conjunction
27	Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 1997
29	The Moon at apogee

October
1	New Moon
4	The Moon at perihelion
5	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus October Camelopardalid meteor shower 1997 Venus at aphelion Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
7	Jupiter ends retrograde motion
8	Draconid meteor shower 1997 Neptune ends retrograde motion
9	Moon at First Quarter Saturn at opposition
10	Southern Taurid meteor shower 1997
11	δ-Aurigid meteor shower 1997 Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter 136199 Eris at opposition
13	Mercury at superior solar conjunction The Moon at aphelion
14	Uranus ends retrograde motion The Moon at perigee
15	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Lunar occultation of Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Full Moon
18	ε-Geminid meteor shower 1997 Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50
19	Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
21	Orionid meteor shower 1997
22	Moon at Last Quarter
24	Leonis Minorid meteor shower 1997
25	Close approach of Venus and Mars
26	Conjunction of Venus and Mars
27	The Moon at apogee
31	New Moon

November
1	Mercury at aphelion
2	The Moon at perihelion
3	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
4	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon, Venus and Mars Venus at dichotomy
5	Venus at greatest elongation east
7	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Moon at First Quarter
9	Close approach of Mars and M8
11	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Lunar occultation of Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon at perigee
12	Northern Taurid meteor shower 1997 The Moon at aphelion
14	Full Moon
15	Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
17	Leonid meteor shower 1997
19	Close approach of Mars and M22
21	α-Monocerotid meteor shower 1997 Moon at Last Quarter
23	The Moon at apogee
27	134340 Pluto at solar conjunction
28	November Orionid meteor shower 1997 Mercury at greatest elongation east
29	New Moon
30	The Moon at perihelion

December
10	Venus at highest altitude in evening sky
2	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky A parade of 5 planets in the evening sky
1	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
2	Pheonicid meteor shower 1997 Mercury at dichotomy Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
3	Close approach of the Moon, Venus and Neptune Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
4	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
6	December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 1997
7	Puppid-Velid meteor shower 1997
6	Moon at First Quarter
7	Conjunction of Venus and Neptune
8	Monocerotid meteor shower 1997 Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Lunar occultation of Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
9	The Moon at perigee
11	σ-Hydrid meteor shower 1997
12	Close approach of the Moon and Collinder 50 Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
13	The Moon at aphelion Full Moon
14	Geminid meteor shower 1997 Venus at greatest brightness
15	Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Comae Berenicid meteor shower 1997 Mercury at perihelion
16	Saturn ends retrograde motion Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
19	December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 1997
21	December solstice Moon at Last Quarter The Moon at apogee
22	Close approach of Venus and Mars Conjunction of Venus and Mars Ursid meteor shower 1997
26	Conjunction of Mars and Uranus
27	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
29	Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle reaches peak brightness New Moon The Moon at perihelion
31	Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

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