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 Lunar occultation of Neptune
3	Close approach of the Moon and Mars Lunar occultation of Mars Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Quadrantid meteor shower 2017
4	The Earth at perihelion
5	Moon at First Quarter
7	134340 Pluto at solar conjunction
9	Supernova SN2017jd discovered Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
10	The Moon at perigee
12	Full Moon Venus at greatest elongation east Close approach of Venus and Neptune Conjunction of Venus and Neptune The Moon at aphelion
13	C/2016 U1 (NEOWISE) at perihelion Mercury at dichotomy
14	Venus at dichotomy M47 is well placed NGC 2403 is well placed Lunar occultation of Regulus
17	Conjunction of Ceres and Eris NGC 2451 is well placed Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition
19	γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2017 Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
14	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
19	Mercury at greatest elongation west Moon at Last Quarter
20	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	Lunar occultation of Neptune M44 is well placed
31	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus IC2391 is well placed IC2395 is well placed Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars

February
3	Venus at highest altitude in evening sky
2	Close approach of Venus and Mars 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova at perigee
3	Moon at First Quarter
5	Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
6	Jupiter enters retrograde motion The Moon at perigee
7	Mercury at aphelion
8	α-Centaurid meteor shower 2017 NGC 2808 is well placed
10	Full Moon Penumbral lunar eclipse
11	Lunar occultation of Regulus
12	The Moon at aphelion
15	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
16	Jupiter at aphelion
18	Venus at greatest brightness Moon at Last Quarter The Moon at apogee Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition
19	M81 is well placed
20	Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Venus at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn NGC 3114 is well placed
22	Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition
24	The Moon at perihelion
26	Annular solar eclipse New Moon Close approach of Mars and Uranus
27	Conjunction of Mars and Uranus IC2581 is well placed

March
1	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon, Mars and Uranus Neptune at solar conjunction
3	The Moon at perigee Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition IC2602 is well placed
4	C/2016 VZ18 (PANSTARRS) at perihelion Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
5	Moon at First Quarter
7	Supernova SN2017bzb discovered Supernova SN2017bzc discovered
6	Mercury at superior solar conjunction
8	NGC 3532 is well placed
9	2P/Encke at perihelion
10	Supernova SN2017cbv discovered Lunar occultation of Regulus
11	2P/Encke at perigee
12	Full Moon
14	γ-Normid meteor shower 2017 Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
15	The Moon at aphelion
16	Supernova SN2017cfd discovered
18	73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann at perihelion 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	Mercury at perihelion 136472 Makemake at opposition
25	The Moon at perihelion Venus at inferior solar conjunction 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak at perigee
27	Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus New Moon
29	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
30	Mercury at dichotomy C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) at perigee The Moon at perigee Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
31	41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak reaches its brightest

April
1	Mercury at greatest elongation east
3	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
1	Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
2	M104 is well placed
3	Moon at First Quarter
5	M94 is well placed
6	NGC 4755 is well placed Saturn enters retrograde motion
7	Lunar occultation of Regulus Jupiter at opposition
10	41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak at perihelion C/2017 E1 (Borisov) at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
11	Full Moon Conjunction of Mars and Ceres
12	136199 Eris at solar conjunction
13	136108 Haumea at opposition
14	NGC 5128 is well placed Omega-Cen is well placed Uranus at solar conjunction The Moon at aphelion
15	M51 is well placed The Moon at apogee C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) reaches its brightest
16	Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
17	M83 is well placed
18	M3 is well placed
19	Moon at Last Quarter
20	Supernova SN2017dhr discovered Mercury at inferior solar conjunction C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) at perigee
22	Lyrid meteor shower 2017 Close approach of the Moon and Neptune Lunar occultation of Neptune
23	M101 is well placed C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) at perihelion π-Puppid meteor shower 2017 Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
24	The Moon at perihelion
26	New Moon Venus at greatest brightness
27	The Moon at perigee
28	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Lunar occultation of Aldebaran Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus

May
3	Supernova SN2017drh discovered
2	Moon at First Quarter
4	Lunar occultation of Regulus C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) reaches its brightest
6	η-Aquariid meteor shower 2017 Mercury at aphelion
7	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter Conjunction of Mercury and Uranus
8	η-Lyrid meteor shower 2017
10	C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS) at perihelion Full Moon
12	M5 is well placed Conjunction of Mercury and Eris The Moon at apogee
13	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
20	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
18	Moon at Last Quarter
20	Close approach of the Moon and Neptune Lunar occultation of 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
31	Lunar occultation of Regulus

June
1	Moon at First Quarter
2	Conjunction of Venus and Uranus
3	M13 is well placed 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 C/2015 V2 (Johnson) at perigee
5	1 Ceres at solar conjunction C/2015 V2 (Johnson) reaches its brightest
6	M10 is well placed
8	M62 is well placed The Moon at apogee
9	Full Moon Jupiter ends retrograde motion Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
10	Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2017 The Moon at aphelion
11	C/2015 V2 (Johnson) at perihelion
12	M92 is well placed
13	Supernova SN2017erp discovered
12	Venus at aphelion
15	Saturn at opposition
16	NGC 6388 is well placed Neptune enters retrograde motion Lunar occultation of Neptune
17	M6 is well placed Moon at Last Quarter
18	NGC 6397 is well placed
17	Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition
19	IC4665 is well placed Mercury at perihelion
20	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus
21	M7 is well placed June solstice Mercury at superior solar conjunction
22	Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
23	The Moon at perigee Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition The Moon at perihelion
24	NGC 6530 is well placed NGC 6541 is well placed
23	New Moon
27	June Bootid meteor shower 2017 Lunar occultation of Regulus
29	NGC 6633 is well placed Asteroid 10 Hygiea at opposition
30	Moon at First Quarter

July
1	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
2	M22 is well placed 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	The Moon at aphelion
9	Full Moon
10	NGC 6752 is well placed 134340 Pluto at opposition
11	Supernova SN2017fgc discovered
13	Lunar occultation of Neptune
16	Moon at Last Quarter
18	M55 is well placed 217P/LINEAR at perihelion
19	Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
20	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Close approach of the Moon and Venus
21	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 Lunar occultation of Mercury Lunar occultation of Regulus
26	Mars at solar conjunction
27	Mercury at dichotomy
28	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2017 Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
19	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
29	Mercury at greatest elongation east
30	Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2017 α-Capricornid meteor shower 2017 Moon at First Quarter

August
2	Venus at highest altitude in morning sky Mercury at aphelion The Moon at apogee
3	Uranus enters retrograde motion Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
5	Mars at apogee The Moon at aphelion
7	Full Moon Partial lunar eclipse
9	Supernova SN2017fzw discovered Lunar occultation of Neptune
11	Conjunction of Venus and Ceres
12	Perseid meteor shower 2017
14	Supernova SN2017gax discovered
15	M15 is well placed
14	Moon at Last Quarter
16	M2 is well placed Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
18	κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2017 The Moon at perigee
19	Supernova SN2017gkk discovered Close approach of the Moon and Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
21	Total solar eclipse New Moon
23	The Moon at perihelion
24	Supernova SN2017gjn discovered
25	Saturn ends retrograde motion Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
26	Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
29	Moon at First Quarter
30	Asteroid 3122 Florence at opposition The Moon at apogee Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

September
1	Aurigid meteor shower 2017 Close approach of Venus and M44
2	Supernova SN2017glq discovered
3	Supernova SN2017glx discovered The Moon at aphelion
4	Supernova SN2017gmr discovered
5	Neptune at opposition
6	Lunar occultation of Neptune Full Moon
7	Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition
9	September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2017 1I/`Oumuamua at perihelion
12	Mercury at greatest elongation west
14	Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
12	Lunar occultation of Aldebaran 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 Lunar occultation of Venus Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
18	Lunar occultation of Regulus Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mercury Lunar occultation of Mercury Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
20	New Moon
22	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter September equinox The Moon at perihelion
26	NGC 55 is well placed 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
27	The Moon at apogee Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2017
28	47-Tuc is well placed
27	Moon at First Quarter
29	Supernova Gaia17clt discovered

October
2	M110 is well placed The Moon at aphelion
3	M32 is well placed M31 is well placed Venus at perihelion Lunar occultation of Neptune
4	NGC 253 is well placed
5	SMC is well placed Conjunction of Venus and Mars Close approach of Venus and Mars Full Moon October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2017
6	NGC 300 is well placed
7	Mars at aphelion
8	NGC 362 is well placed Draconid meteor shower 2017 Mercury at superior solar conjunction
9	The Moon at perigee Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
10	Southern Taurid meteor shower 2017
11	δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2017
12	Moon at Last Quarter
15	Lunar occultation of Regulus 96P/Machholz at perigee C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) at perihelion
16	M33 is well placed C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) reaches its brightest 136199 Eris at opposition
17	Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Close approach of the Moon and Mars C/2017 O1 (ASASSN) at perigee 136108 Haumea at solar conjunction Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
18	ε-Geminid meteor shower 2017
19	Uranus at opposition New Moon
21	Orionid meteor shower 2017 96P/Machholz at perihelion
22	The Moon at perihelion Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition
24	Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2017 Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon at apogee
25	62P/Tsuchinshan at perihelion
26	Jupiter at solar conjunction
27	NGC 869 is well placed Moon at First Quarter
28	NGC 884 is well placed
29	Mercury at aphelion
30	Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition Lunar occultation of Neptune

November
1	Fornax is well placed The Moon at aphelion
2	Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition
4	Full Moon
5	The Moon at perigee Lunar occultation of Aldebaran
10	Moon at Last Quarter
11	24P/Schaumasse at perihelion Lunar occultation of Regulus
12	Northern Taurid meteor shower 2017
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	Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
17	Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Leonid meteor shower 2017 M45 is well placed
18	New Moon
20	Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury The Moon at perihelion Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
21	α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2017 The Moon at apogee
22	Neptune ends retrograde motion
23	Mercury at greatest elongation east
26	Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky Moon at First Quarter
27	Lunar occultation of Neptune
28	November Orionid meteor shower 2017 Mercury at dichotomy Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn

December
1	Asteroid 349 Dembowska at opposition
2	Pheonicid meteor shower 2017 The Moon at aphelion
3	Lunar occultation of Aldebaran Full Moon
4	The Moon at perigee
6	December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2017 Conjunction of Saturn and Mercury
7	Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2017
8	Lunar occultation of Regulus
9	Monocerotid meteor shower 2017
10	Moon at Last Quarter
12	σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2017 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 2017 Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
15	NGC 1981 is well placed
16	Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2017
17	Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition
18	New Moon The Moon at apogee The Moon at perihelion
19	December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2017
21	December solstice Saturn at solar conjunction
22	Ursid meteor shower 2017
26	Moon at First Quarter
27	Mercury at dichotomy
28	NGC 2232 is well placed

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