Calendar of Astronomical Events

Astronomical Calendar for 2030

January
1	Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon at perigee
2	The cluster Messier 41 is well placed
3	The Earth at perihelion Quadrantid meteor shower 2030 New Moon
4	The Moon at perihelion
6	Venus at inferior solar conjunction Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
11	Moon at First Quarter
13	The Moon at apogee Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
14	The cluster Messier 47 is well placed
15	NGC 2403 is well placed Close approach of the Moon and Uranus Lunar occultation of Uranus
16	Mercury at dichotomy
17	The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed
18	Saturn ends retrograde motion
19	γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2030 Full Moon The Moon at aphelion
20	The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed
21	Venus at perihelion
16	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
22	Mercury at greatest elongation west Conjunction of Venus and Mercury
23	The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed
26	Moon at Last Quarter
27	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
28	Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon at perigee
29	134340 Pluto at solar conjunction
30	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
31	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Beehive cluster is well placed The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed The cluster IC 2395 is well placed

February
1	The Moon at perihelion
2	New Moon
4	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
6	Venus at greatest brightness
8	α-Centaurid meteor shower 2030 NGC 2808 is well placed
9	Mercury at aphelion
10	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon at apogee Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Moon at First Quarter
12	Close approach of the Moon and Uranus Lunar occultation of Uranus
14	Conjunction of Mars and Ceres
16	Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto
18	Full Moon
19	The Moon at aphelion Messier 81 is well placed
20	Uranus ends retrograde motion The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed
22	The Moon at perigee
24	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii Moon at Last Quarter
27	The cluster IC 2581 is well placed
28	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus
14	Venus at highest altitude in morning sky

March
1	Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition
2	The Moon at perihelion
3	The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed
4	New Moon
5	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
7	Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition
9	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Mercury at superior solar conjunction The Wishing Well cluster is well placed The Moon at apogee
11	Close approach of the Moon and Uranus Lunar occultation of Uranus
12	Moon at First Quarter
13	Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Jupiter enters retrograde motion
15	γ-Normid meteor shower 2030
18	Venus at greatest elongation west Venus at dichotomy
19	Full Moon
20	1 Ceres at solar conjunction March equinox Conjunction of Venus and Pluto
21	The Moon at aphelion The Moon at perigee
22	Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition
23	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
25	Mercury at perihelion Conjunction of Mercury and Mars
26	Moon at Last Quarter
29	Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
30	Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition
31	The Moon at perihelion Neptune at solar conjunction

April
2	The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed
1	Mercury at dichotomy
2	New Moon
4	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury at greatest elongation east Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Lunar occultation of Mercury Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
5	Messier 94 is well placed 136472 Makemake at opposition
6	The Jewel Box cluster is well placed Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon at apogee
7	Close approach of the Moon and Uranus Lunar occultation of Uranus
10	Moon at First Quarter
14	Centaurus A is well placed Omega Centauri is well placed
15	The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed 136199 Eris at solar conjunction
17	Messier 83 is well placed
18	Messier 3 is well placed
17	Full Moon
18	The Moon at perigee
19	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
20	The Moon at aphelion Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
22	Lyrid meteor shower 2030
23	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
24	Messier 101 is well placed π-Puppid meteor shower 2030 Moon at Last Quarter
26	Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition
27	136108 Haumea at opposition
28	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
29	The Moon at perihelion

May
2	New Moon
3	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon at apogee
5	Lunar occultation of Uranus
6	η-Aquariid meteor shower 2030
8	Mercury at aphelion
9	η-Lyrid meteor shower 2030
10	Moon at First Quarter
12	Conjunction of Venus and Neptune Close approach of Venus and Neptune
13	Messier 5 is well placed Conjunction of Mercury and Eris Jupiter at opposition
14	Venus at aphelion Jupiter at perigee
17	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Full Moon The Moon at perigee Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
18	The Moon at aphelion
19	Saturn at solar conjunction
20	Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Mercury at greatest elongation west
27	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
22	Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition
24	Moon at Last Quarter
25	Mars at solar conjunction
26	Conjunction of Venus and Ceres Mercury at dichotomy
27	Conjunction of Venus and Eris
29	Messier 4 is well placed
28	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
30	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon at perihelion Conjunction of Ceres and Eris
31	The Moon at apogee

June
1	New Moon Annular solar eclipse
3	The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed
4	Messier 12 is well placed
7	Messier 10 is well placed
8	Messier 62 is well placed Close approach of Mercury and Saturn Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Moon at First Quarter
9	Uranus at solar conjunction
10	Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2030
12	Messier 92 is well placed
13	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
14	Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii The Moon at perigee
15	Partial lunar eclipse Full Moon
16	The Moon at aphelion
17	NGC 6388 is well placed
18	The Butterfly cluster is well placed NGC 6397 is well placed
19	The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
21	The Ptolemy cluster is well placed June solstice Mercury at perihelion
22	Moon at Last Quarter
24	The Lagoon Nebula is well placed Mercury at superior solar conjunction Close approach of Venus and Saturn
25	NGC 6541 is well placed
24	Conjunction of Venus and Saturn
27	The Moon at apogee June Bootid meteor shower 2030 Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
28	Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
29	Mars at apogee
30	The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed The Moon at perihelion New Moon

July
2	Messier 22 is well placed The cluster IC 4756 is well placed
4	Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition The Earth at aphelion
8	Moon at First Quarter
9	Conjunction of Venus and Uranus
10	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
11	The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
13	The Moon at perigee
14	The Moon at aphelion Jupiter ends retrograde motion Full Moon
16	Neptune enters retrograde motion
18	Messier 55 is well placed
22	Moon at Last Quarter
25	The Moon at apogee Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
26	Close approach of the Moon and Uranus Lunar occultation of Uranus
28	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
29	Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2030
30	New Moon Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2030 α-Capricornid meteor shower 2030
31	The Moon at perihelion Mercury at dichotomy
22	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky

August
1	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Mercury at greatest elongation east
2	134340 Pluto at opposition
4	Mercury at aphelion
5	Conjunction of Venus and Mars
6	Moon at First Quarter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
7	Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
9	The Moon at perigee
12	The Moon at aphelion
13	Perseid meteor shower 2030 Full Moon
15	Messier 15 is well placed
16	Messier 2 is well placed
18	κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2030
20	Moon at Last Quarter
21	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon at apogee
22	Close approach of the Moon and Uranus Lunar occultation of Uranus
26	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
27	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of Mars and M44
28	New Moon
29	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
30	The Moon at perihelion
31	Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition

September
1	Aurigid meteor shower 2030
3	Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Venus at perihelion
4	The Moon at perigee Moon at First Quarter
9	September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2030 The Moon at aphelion
11	Full Moon
15	Mercury at greatest elongation west
16	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
15	Mercury at dichotomy
17	Mercury at perihelion
18	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon at apogee
19	Close approach of the Moon and Uranus Moon at Last Quarter
20	Saturn enters retrograde motion
22	September equinox
24	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
26	NGC 55 is well placed
27	New Moon Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2030
28	47 Tuc is well placed Uranus enters retrograde motion
29	The Moon at perihelion
30	The Moon at perigee Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter

October
3	The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed
4	NGC 253 is well placed
3	Moon at First Quarter
5	The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed
4	Neptune at opposition
6	NGC 300 is well placed October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2030
8	NGC 362 is well placed The Moon at aphelion
9	Draconid meteor shower 2030 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction
10	Southern Taurid meteor shower 2030
11	Full Moon δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2030 Mercury at superior solar conjunction
15	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
16	The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition The Moon at apogee Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
18	ε-Geminid meteor shower 2030
19	Moon at Last Quarter 136199 Eris at opposition
20	Venus at superior solar conjunction
21	Orionid meteor shower 2030
23	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
24	Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2030
26	New Moon
27	The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
28	The Moon at perigee Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Lunar occultation of Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon at perihelion
31	136108 Haumea at solar conjunction Mercury at aphelion

November
2	Moon at First Quarter
7	The Moon at aphelion 1 Ceres at opposition
9	Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Full Moon
11	Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
12	Northern Taurid meteor shower 2030 Close approach of the Moon and Uranus The Moon at apogee
18	Leonid meteor shower 2030 Moon at Last Quarter The Pleiades cluster is well placed Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition
20	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
22	α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2030
24	Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition
25	New Moon Total solar eclipse The Moon at perigee
26	The Moon at perihelion Asteroid 471 Papagena at opposition Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Mercury at greatest elongation east
27	Saturn at opposition
28	Jupiter at apogee November Orionid meteor shower 2030 The Hyades cluster is well placed
30	Jupiter at solar conjunction

December
1	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Mercury at dichotomy Moon at First Quarter
2	Pheonicid meteor shower 2030
6	December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2030
7	Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2030 Mars at aphelion
8	The Moon at aphelion Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
9	Monocerotid meteor shower 2030 Penumbral lunar eclipse Full Moon Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
10	The Moon at apogee
11	Asteroid 192 Nausikaa at opposition
12	σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2030 Uranus at opposition The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed
14	Geminid meteor shower 2030 Mercury at perihelion
15	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction The Running Man cluster is well placed The Orion Nebula is well placed
16	Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2030
17	Moon at Last Quarter
19	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
20	December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2030 Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition
21	December solstice Neptune ends retrograde motion
22	Ursid meteor shower 2030
23	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Lunar occultation of Jupiter Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
24	The Moon at perigee New Moon Venus at aphelion The Moon at perihelion
25	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
28	The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed
29	The Rosette Nebula is well placed
30	Mercury at dichotomy
31	Moon at First Quarter Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky

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