Calendar of Astronomical Events

Astronomical Calendar for 2027

January
1	Mercury at superior solar conjunction
2	The cluster Messier 41 is well placed The Earth at perihelion
3	Venus at dichotomy Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Venus at greatest elongation west
4	Quadrantid meteor shower 2027 Lunar occultation of Antares
7	The Moon at apogee The Moon at perihelion 1 Ceres at opposition New Moon
10	Mars enters retrograde motion
14	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
15	Moon at First Quarter The cluster Messier 47 is well placed NGC 2403 is well placed
17	The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed
18	Close approach of the Moon and M45
19	γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2027 Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri
20	The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed
21	The Moon at perigee
22	Full Moon Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon at aphelion
23	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
24	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction
29	Moon at Last Quarter
31	Lunar occultation of Antares The Beehive cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed The cluster IC 2395 is well placed

February
2	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus Mercury at greatest elongation east
4	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
3	Comet 2P/Encke passes perigee The Moon at apogee Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii Mercury at dichotomy
4	The Moon at perihelion
5	Mercury at perihelion
6	New Moon Annular solar eclipse
7	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Close approach of the Moon and Mercury Lunar occultation of Mercury
8	Uranus ends retrograde motion α-Centaurid meteor shower 2027 NGC 2808 is well placed Asteroid 27 Euterpe at opposition
10	Comet 2P/Encke passes perihelion Jupiter at perigee Jupiter at opposition Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
13	Moon at First Quarter
14	Close approach of the Moon and M45
15	Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri
17	Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition
18	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction The Moon at perigee Close approach of the Moon and M44
19	Mars at opposition Messier 81 is well placed Mars at perigee Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Lunar occultation of Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
20	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Penumbral lunar eclipse Full Moon Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
21	The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed
22	The Moon at aphelion
27	The cluster IC 2581 is well placed Moon at Last Quarter Lunar occultation of Antares

March
2	Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon at apogee
3	The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed
4	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Asteroid 10 Hygiea at opposition Close approach of the Moon and Venus Mars at aphelion
5	The Moon at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Close approach of the Moon and Mercury
7	Conjunction of Venus and Pluto
8	New Moon
9	The Wishing Well cluster is well placed
10	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
13	Close approach of the Moon and M45
14	Mercury at dichotomy
15	γ-Normid meteor shower 2027 Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri Moon at First Quarter
10	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
16	Mercury at greatest elongation west
18	Close approach of the Moon and M44 The Moon at perigee
19	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Lunar occultation of Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
20	March equinox
22	Mercury at aphelion Full Moon
24	Neptune at solar conjunction The Moon at aphelion
27	Lunar occultation of Antares
29	Moon at Last Quarter
30	Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii The Moon at apogee Close approach of Jupiter and Mars

April
1	Mars ends retrograde motion
2	136472 Makemake at opposition
3	The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed The Moon at perihelion Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
5	Messier 94 is well placed Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
6	The Jewel Box cluster is well placed New Moon
7	Saturn at solar conjunction
9	Close approach of the Moon and M45
11	Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune
12	Jupiter ends retrograde motion
13	Moon at First Quarter
14	Centaurus A is well placed
13	The Moon at perigee
14	Close approach of the Moon and M44
15	Omega Centauri is well placed The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Lunar occultation of Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter 136199 Eris at solar conjunction Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
17	Messier 83 is well placed
16	Venus at aphelion
18	Messier 3 is well placed
20	Full Moon
23	Lyrid meteor shower 2027 The Moon at aphelion
24	Messier 101 is well placed
23	Lunar occultation of Antares
24	π-Puppid meteor shower 2027 Conjunction of Venus and Neptune 136108 Haumea at opposition
26	Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii
27	The Moon at apogee
28	Moon at Last Quarter Mercury at superior solar conjunction

May
3	The Moon at perihelion
4	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
5	Mercury at perihelion
6	New Moon η-Aquariid meteor shower 2027
7	Close approach of Venus and Saturn Conjunction of Venus and Saturn
9	η-Lyrid meteor shower 2027 The Moon at perigee
11	Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus Close approach of the Moon and M44
12	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Lunar occultation of Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
13	Messier 5 is well placed
12	Moon at First Quarter
13	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of Venus and Eris
18	Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition
20	Full Moon
21	Lunar occultation of Antares
22	The Moon at aphelion Mercury at dichotomy
23	Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii
25	The Moon at apogee Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition
26	Uranus at solar conjunction Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
28	Mercury at greatest elongation east Moon at Last Quarter
29	Messier 4 is well placed

June
1	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
3	The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed The Moon at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
4	Messier 12 is well placed New Moon
5	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
6	The Moon at perigee
7	Messier 10 is well placed
8	Messier 62 is well placed Close approach of the Moon and M44
9	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition
10	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
11	Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2027 Moon at First Quarter
12	Messier 92 is well placed
13	Conjunction of Venus and Uranus
17	NGC 6388 is well placed Lunar occultation of Antares
18	The Butterfly cluster is well placed NGC 6397 is well placed
17	Mercury at aphelion
19	The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
18	Full Moon
19	The Moon at aphelion Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii
21	The Ptolemy cluster is well placed June solstice The Moon at apogee
23	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
24	The Lagoon Nebula is well placed
25	NGC 6541 is well placed
26	Moon at Last Quarter
28	June Bootid meteor shower 2027 Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
30	The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed

July
1	Asteroid 11 Parthenope at opposition Close approach of the Moon and M45
2	Messier 22 is well placed
3	The cluster IC 4756 is well placed
2	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
3	The Moon at perihelion New Moon
4	The Moon at perigee The Earth at aphelion
6	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
8	Close approach of the Moon and Mars
9	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Neptune enters retrograde motion
10	Moon at First Quarter
11	The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed
13	1 Ceres at perihelion
14	Lunar occultation of Antares
15	Mercury at greatest elongation west
19	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
17	Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii
18	Messier 55 is well placed
17	The Moon at aphelion
18	Full Moon Penumbral lunar eclipse
19	The Moon at apogee Mercury at dichotomy
26	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Moon at Last Quarter Conjunction of Jupiter and Ceres
28	Close approach of the Moon and M45 134340 Pluto at opposition
29	Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2027
30	Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2027 α-Capricornid meteor shower 2027
31	Mercury at perihelion

August
1	The Moon at perigee
2	New Moon Total solar eclipse
3	The Moon at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
6	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
7	Venus at perihelion
8	Moon at First Quarter
9	Saturn enters retrograde motion
10	Lunar occultation of Antares
11	Mercury at superior solar conjunction Venus at superior solar conjunction
13	Perseid meteor shower 2027 Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii
15	Messier 15 is well placed The Moon at aphelion The Moon at apogee
16	Messier 2 is well placed
17	Penumbral lunar eclipse Full Moon
18	κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2027
22	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
24	Conjunction of Mercury and Ceres Close approach of the Moon and M45 Moon at Last Quarter
25	Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova reaches peak brightness
29	Close approach of the Moon and M44
30	The Moon at perigee Jupiter at apogee
31	Jupiter at solar conjunction Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova passes perihelion New Moon

September
1	Aurigid meteor shower 2027 Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
2	The Moon at perihelion
4	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
7	Lunar occultation of Antares Moon at First Quarter
10	September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2027
9	Lunar occultation of Sigma Sagittarii
11	The Moon at apogee 1 Ceres at solar conjunction
12	The Moon at aphelion
13	Mercury at aphelion
15	Uranus enters retrograde motion Full Moon
18	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
20	Close approach of the Moon and M45
21	Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition
22	September equinox
23	Moon at Last Quarter
17	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
24	Mercury at greatest elongation east
26	NGC 55 is well placed
25	Close approach of the Moon and M44
27	The Moon at perigee
28	47 Tuc is well placed Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2027 Neptune at opposition Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
29	Mercury at dichotomy New Moon

October
1	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Mercury Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
2	The Moon at perihelion
3	The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed
2	Close approach of the Moon and Mars
3	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
4	NGC 253 is well placed Lunar occultation of Antares
6	The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed NGC 300 is well placed October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2027 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction
7	Moon at First Quarter
8	NGC 362 is well placed
9	Draconid meteor shower 2027 The Moon at apogee
10	Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Southern Taurid meteor shower 2027
11	δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2027
12	The Moon at aphelion Comet 104P/Kowal passes perihelion
15	Full Moon
16	The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed
15	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
17	Saturn at opposition
18	Close approach of the Moon and M45
19	ε-Geminid meteor shower 2027
18	136199 Eris at opposition
19	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
22	Orionid meteor shower 2027 Moon at Last Quarter
23	Close approach of the Moon and M44
25	Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2027
24	The Moon at perigee
25	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
26	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
27	Asteroid 37 Fides at opposition
28	The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
27	Mercury at perihelion
28	136108 Haumea at solar conjunction Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
29	New Moon
31	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Lunar occultation of Antares The Moon at perihelion Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

November
2	Mercury at dichotomy
4	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury at greatest elongation west
6	Moon at First Quarter The Moon at apogee
11	The Moon at aphelion Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
13	Northern Taurid meteor shower 2027 Full Moon
14	Close approach of the Moon and M45 Asteroid 216 Kleopatra at opposition
18	Leonid meteor shower 2027 The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Moon at perigee
20	Moon at Last Quarter
22	α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2027 Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
24	Close approach of Venus and Mars Conjunction of Venus and Mars
27	Venus at aphelion New Moon
28	November Orionid meteor shower 2027 The Hyades cluster is well placed
29	The Moon at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
30	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Uranus at opposition Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus Lunar occultation of Venus

December
1	Asteroid 349 Dembowska at opposition
2	Pheonicid meteor shower 2027
4	The Moon at apogee
5	Moon at First Quarter
6	Asteroid 5 Astraea at opposition December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2027
7	Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2027
9	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Monocerotid meteor shower 2027
10	Mercury at aphelion
11	Mercury at superior solar conjunction Close approach of the Moon and M45
12	The Moon at aphelion σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2027 The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed
13	Full Moon
14	Geminid meteor shower 2027
15	Neptune ends retrograde motion The Orion Nebula is well placed The Running Man cluster is well placed The Moon at perigee
16	Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2027
19	Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann passes perihelion Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
20	Moon at Last Quarter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2027
21	December solstice
23	Ursid meteor shower 2027 Saturn ends retrograde motion
24	Conjunction of Venus and Pluto
25	Lunar occultation of Antares
27	New Moon
28	The Moon at perihelion
29	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed
30	Close approach of the Moon and Venus The Rosette Nebula is well placed Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
31	The Moon at apogee

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