Calendar of Astronomical Events

Astronomical Calendar for 2017

January
1	Conjunction of Mars and Neptune Close approach of Mars and Neptune M41 is well placed
2	Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Neptune
3	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
4	Quadrantid meteor shower The Earth at perihelion
5	Moon at First Quarter
7	134340 Pluto at solar conjunction
9	Supernova SN2017jd discovered
10	The Moon at perigee
12	Full Moon Venus at greatest elongation east Close approach of Venus and Neptune
13	C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) reaches its brightest
12	Conjunction of Venus and Neptune The Moon at aphelion
13	Mercury at dichotomy
14	C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) at perihelion 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh reaches its brightest
13	Conjunction of Ceres and Eris
14	Venus at dichotomy M47 is well placed NGC 2403 is well placed
16	NGC 2451 is well placed
17	Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition
19	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
12	Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky
19	Mercury at greatest elongation west Moon at Last Quarter NGC 2516 is well placed
21	The Moon at apogee
23	NGC 2547 is well placed
24	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
25	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
26	The Moon at perihelion
27	New Moon
29	Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto
30	M44 is well placed IC2391 is well placed
31	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus IC2395 is well placed Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars

February
5	Venus reaches highest point in evening sky
3	Moon at First Quarter
6	The Moon at perigee
7	Mercury at aphelion NGC 2808 is well placed
9	45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova reaches its brightest
10	Full Moon Penumbral lunar eclipse
12	The Moon at aphelion
15	C/2014 S2 (PANSTARRS) reaches its brightest Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
17	Jupiter at aphelion
18	Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition Venus at greatest brightness Moon at Last Quarter The Moon at apogee M81 is well placed
19	Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition
20	Venus at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn NGC 3114 is well placed
21	Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition
24	The Moon at perihelion
26	Annular solar eclipse New Moon Close approach of Mars and Uranus IC2581 is well placed
27	Conjunction of Mars and Uranus

March
1	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars Neptune at solar conjunction
2	IC2602 is well placed
3	The Moon at perigee Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition
5	Moon at First Quarter
7	Supernova SN2017bzb discovered Supernova SN2017bzc discovered C/2016 VZ18 (PANSTARRS) at perihelion
6	Mercury at superior solar conjunction
8	NGC 3532 is well placed Asteroid 41 Daphne at opposition
10	Supernova SN2017cbv discovered 2P/Encke at perihelion 2P/Encke reaches its brightest
12	73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann reaches its brightest Full Moon
14	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
15	The Moon at aphelion
16	Supernova SN2017cfd discovered C/2016 VZ18 (PANSTARRS) reaches its brightest
17	73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann at perihelion
18	The Moon at apogee
20	March equinox Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn Moon at Last Quarter
23	136472 Makemake at opposition Mercury at perihelion
25	The Moon at perihelion Venus at inferior solar conjunction
27	Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus New Moon
29	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
30	Mercury at dichotomy The Moon at perigee Conjunction of the Moon and Mars

April
1	Mercury at greatest elongation east
3	Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky
2	M104 is well placed
3	Moon at First Quarter
5	M94 is well placed NGC 4755 is well placed
6	41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak reaches its brightest
7	Jupiter at opposition
8	C/2017 E1 (Borisov) reaches its brightest
10	C/2017 E1 (Borisov) at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
11	Full Moon
12	Virginid meteor shower 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak at perihelion Conjunction of Mars and Ceres 136199 Eris at solar conjunction
13	NGC 5128 is well placed 136108 Haumea at opposition
14	Omega-Cen is well placed Uranus at solar conjunction The Moon at aphelion
15	M51 is well placed The Moon at apogee
16	M83 is well placed C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) reaches its brightest Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
18	M3 is well placed
19	Moon at Last Quarter
20	Supernova SN2017dhr discovered Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
22	Close approach of the Moon and Neptune
23	M101 is well placed Lyrid meteor shower Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
24	C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) at perihelion The Moon at perihelion
26	New Moon Venus at greatest brightness
27	The Moon at perigee
28	α–Scorpiid meteor shower Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus

May
3	C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) reaches its brightest
2	Moon at First Quarter
6	η–Aquarid meteor shower Mercury at aphelion
7	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus
10	C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) at perihelion Full Moon
12	M5 is well placed Conjunction of Mercury and Eris The Moon at apogee
13	α–Scorpiid meteor shower The Moon at aphelion Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
14	Supernova SN2017eaw discovered
17	Mercury at greatest elongation west
25	Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky
18	Moon at Last Quarter
20	Close approach of the Moon and Neptune
22	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus
23	Supernova SN2017egm discovered Mercury at dichotomy Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Close approach of the Moon and Mercury
24	The Moon at perihelion
25	Supernova SN2017ein discovered New Moon The Moon at perigee
26	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
29	M4 is well placed

June
1	Moon at First Quarter
2	M13 is well placed Conjunction of Venus and Uranus
3	Close approach of Venus and Uranus Venus at greatest elongation west
4	M12 is well placed
3	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
4	Venus at dichotomy
5	C/2015 V2 (Johnson) reaches its brightest
6	M10 is well placed
5	1 Ceres at solar conjunction
7	M62 is well placed
8	The Moon at apogee
9	Full Moon
10	Ophiuchid meteor shower
9	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
10	The Moon at aphelion
11	M92 is well placed
12	C/2015 V2 (Johnson) at perihelion Venus at aphelion
13	Supernova SN2017erp discovered
15	Saturn at opposition
16	NGC 6388 is well placed
17	M6 is well placed NGC 6397 is well placed Moon at Last Quarter Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition
19	IC4665 is well placed Mercury at perihelion
20	Ophiuchid meteor shower Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus
21	M7 is well placed 71P/Clark reaches its brightest June solstice Mercury at superior solar conjunction
23	NGC 6530 is well placed Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition The Moon at perigee The Moon at perihelion
24	NGC 6541 is well placed
23	New Moon
29	NGC 6633 is well placed Asteroid 10 Hygiea at opposition
30	Moon at First Quarter

July
1	M22 is well placed 71P/Clark at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
2	IC4756 is well placed Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition
3	The Earth at aphelion
6	The Moon at apogee Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
8	Capricornid meteor shower The Moon at aphelion
9	Full Moon
10	NGC 6752 is well placed 134340 Pluto at opposition
15	Capricornid meteor shower
16	217P/LINEAR reaches its brightest Moon at Last Quarter
17	M55 is well placed 217P/LINEAR at perihelion
20	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus
21	α–Cygnid meteor shower The Moon at perigee
23	New Moon
24	The Moon at perihelion
25	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Close approach of the Moon and Mercury
26	Capricornid meteor shower Mars at solar conjunction
27	Mercury at dichotomy
28	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
29	δ–Aquarid meteor shower
16	Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky
29	Mercury at greatest elongation east
30	Moon at First Quarter
31	Piscis Australid meteor shower

August
5	Venus reaches highest point in morning sky
2	α–Capricornid meteor shower Mercury at aphelion The Moon at apogee
3	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
5	Mars at apogee
6	τ–Aquarid meteor shower
5	The Moon at aphelion
7	Full Moon Partial lunar eclipse
9	Supernova SN2017fzw discovered
12	Conjunction of Venus and Ceres
13	Perseid meteor shower
14	M15 is well placed Supernova SN2017gax discovered
15	M2 is well placed
14	Moon at Last Quarter
18	The Moon at perigee
19	Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
21	α–Cygnid meteor shower C/2015 VL62 (Lemmon-Yeung-PANSTARRS) reaches its brightest Total solar eclipse New Moon
23	The Moon at perihelion
25	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
26	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
28	C/2015 VL62 (Lemmon-Yeung-PANSTARRS) at perihelion
29	Supernova SN2017gjn discovered Moon at First Quarter Asteroid 3122 Florence at opposition
30	The Moon at apogee Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
31	Supernova SN2017gkk discovered

September
1	Close approach of Venus and M44
3	Supernova SN2017glq discovered Supernova SN2017glx discovered The Moon at aphelion
4	Supernova SN2017gmr discovered
5	Neptune at opposition
6	Full Moon Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition
9	Piscid meteor shower
12	Mercury at greatest elongation west
14	Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky
12	Mercury at dichotomy
13	Moon at Last Quarter The Moon at perigee
15	Mercury at perihelion
16	Conjunction of Mercury and Mars
17	Supernova SN2017gxq discovered Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
18	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mercury Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
20	New Moon
21	Piscid meteor shower
22	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter September equinox The Moon at perihelion
25	NGC 55 is well placed
26	136472 Makemake at solar conjunction Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
27	The Moon at apogee
28	47-Tuc is well placed
27	Moon at First Quarter
29	Supernova Gaia17clt discovered

October
2	M110 is well placed M32 is well placed M31 is well placed The Moon at aphelion
3	Venus at perihelion
4	NGC 253 is well placed
5	SMC is well placed NGC 300 is well placed Conjunction of Venus and Mars Close approach of Venus and Mars Full Moon
7	NGC 362 is well placed Mars at aphelion
8	Mercury at superior solar conjunction
9	The Moon at perigee
12	Moon at Last Quarter
15	M33 is well placed C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) at perihelion
16	C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) reaches its brightest 136199 Eris at opposition
17	136108 Haumea at solar conjunction Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
19	Uranus at opposition New Moon
21	Orionid meteor shower
22	The Moon at perihelion
23	Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition
24	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon at apogee
26	Jupiter at solar conjunction
27	NGC 869 is well placed Moon at First Quarter
28	NGC 884 is well placed 96P/Machholz at perihelion 96P/Machholz reaches its brightest
29	Mercury at aphelion
30	Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition

November
1	Fornax is well placed The Moon at aphelion
3	Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition
4	Full Moon
5	Taurid meteor shower The Moon at perigee
10	Moon at Last Quarter
12	Taurid meteor shower
13	Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Close approach of Venus and Jupiter
14	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars
16	24P/Schaumasse at perihelion 24P/Schaumasse reaches its brightest 62P/Tsuchinshan at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
17	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus M45 is well placed
18	Leonid meteor shower New Moon
20	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
21	The Moon at apogee
24	62P/Tsuchinshan reaches its brightest
23	Mercury at greatest elongation east
28	Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky
26	Moon at First Quarter
28	Mercury at dichotomy Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn

December
1	Asteroid 349 Dembowska at opposition
2	The Moon at aphelion
3	Full Moon
4	The Moon at perigee
6	C/2015 F5 (SWAN-Xingming) at perihelion Conjunction of Saturn and Mercury
9	Puppid–Velid meteor shower
10	Moon at Last Quarter
12	Mercury at perihelion LMC is well placed Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
13	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars
14	Geminid meteor shower Supernova SN2017izu discovered Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter NGC 1981 is well placed
17	Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition
18	New Moon The Moon at apogee The Moon at perihelion
21	December solstice Saturn at solar conjunction
22	Ursid meteor shower
26	Puppid–Velid meteor shower Moon at First Quarter
27	Mercury at dichotomy
28	NGC 2232 is well placed
29	NGC 2244 is well placed
30	Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky

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