Astronomical Events 1978

103 events in date order, in your time zone (showing UTC)

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Tue, Jan 3, 1978, 21:05 UTC · active Dec 28, 1977 to Jan 11, 1978

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 35% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Jan 4, 1978, 22:45 UTC

22:45 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Jan 7, 1978, 02:10 UTC

02:10 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.2° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Jan 7, 1978, 13:14 UTC

13:14 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 2.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Jan 11, 1978, 08:53 UTC

08:53 UTC · magnitude -0.2
Mars at opposition Planets

Sun, Jan 22, 1978, 00:14 UTC

00:14 UTC · magnitude -1.3
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, Jan 22, 1978, 06:26 UTC

06:26 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Feb 1, 1978, 07:22 UTC

07:22 UTC · magnitude 5.5 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Feb 3, 1978, 12:40 UTC

12:40 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.4° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Thu, Feb 16, 1978, 04:31 UTC

04:31 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Feb 27, 1978, 03:07 UTC

03:07 UTC · magnitude -1.6
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Feb 28, 1978, 13:00 UTC

13:00 UTC · magnitude 5.5 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Mar 2, 1978, 19:57 UTC

19:57 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.5° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Mar 20, 1978, 23:33 UTC

23:33 UTC.
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Mar 24, 1978, 16:23 UTC

Greatest eclipse 16:23 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Mar 24, 1978, 17:14 UTC

17:14 UTC · magnitude -0.1
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Mar 27, 1978, 18:05 UTC

18:05 UTC · magnitude 5.4 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Mar 30, 1978, 01:27 UTC

01:27 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.6° apart
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Apr 7, 1978, 15:03 UTC

Greatest eclipse 15:03 UTC, magnitude 0.79.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Apr 9, 1978, 04:29 UTC

04:29 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.5° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Apr 11, 1978, 16:49 UTC

16:49 UTC · magnitude 5.5
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Sat, Apr 22, 1978, 19:43 UTC · active Apr 14, 1978 to Apr 30, 1978

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Apr 24, 1978, 00:29 UTC

00:29 UTC · magnitude 5.4 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Apr 26, 1978, 07:27 UTC

07:27 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, May 5, 1978, 00:40 UTC

00:40 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 1.7° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Fri, May 5, 1978, 06:12 UTC

06:12 UTC · magnitude 5.4
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sat, May 6, 1978, 09:19 UTC · active Apr 19, 1978 to May 27, 1978

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 1% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, May 9, 1978, 15:26 UTC

15:26 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, May 21, 1978, 08:29 UTC

08:29 UTC · magnitude 5.4 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, May 23, 1978, 15:19 UTC

15:19 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.4° apart
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, May 29, 1978, 03:27 UTC

03:27 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.6° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Sun, Jun 4, 1978, 22:44 UTC

22:44 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 0.1° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Thu, Jun 8, 1978, 01:57 UTC

01:57 UTC · magnitude 7.9
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Wed, Jun 14, 1978, 11:52 UTC

11:52 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Jun 17, 1978, 17:09 UTC

17:09 UTC · magnitude 5.4 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Jun 20, 1978, 00:37 UTC

00:37 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.3° apart
Supermoon: Strawberry Moon Supermoons

Tue, Jun 20, 1978, 20:30 UTC

Full moon at 358,066 km, 20:30 UTC.
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Jun 21, 1978, 18:10 UTC

18:10 UTC.
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Jul 10, 1978, 10:19 UTC

10:19 UTC · magnitude -1.8
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Mon, Jul 10, 1978, 12:58 UTC

12:58 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Jul 10, 1978, 15:05 UTC

15:05 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Jul 15, 1978, 01:22 UTC

01:22 UTC · magnitude 5.5 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Jul 17, 1978, 09:57 UTC

09:57 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.5° apart
Supermoon: Buck Moon Supermoons

Thu, Jul 20, 1978, 03:04 UTC

Full moon at 357,091 km, 03:04 UTC.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Jul 22, 1978, 00:43 UTC

00:43 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jul 29, 1978, 11:39 UTC · active Jul 11, 1978 to Aug 23, 1978

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 26% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jul 30, 1978, 12:45 UTC · active Jul 3, 1978 to Aug 15, 1978

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 18% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Aug 5, 1978, 17:35 UTC

17:35 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Aug 5, 1978, 20:05 UTC

20:05 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Aug 8, 1978, 01:14 UTC

01:14 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Aug 8, 1978, 06:10 UTC

06:10 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Aug 11, 1978, 08:32 UTC

08:32 UTC · magnitude 5.5 · 3.3° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Sun, Aug 13, 1978, 02:25 UTC · active Jul 16, 1978 to Aug 24, 1978

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 64% lit.
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Sun, Aug 13, 1978, 02:31 UTC

02:31 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Aug 13, 1978, 18:10 UTC

18:10 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Aug 18, 1978, 20:06 UTC

20:06 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Aug 27, 1978, 15:22 UTC

15:22 UTC · magnitude 1.0
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Aug 29, 1978, 20:50 UTC

20:50 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Sep 1, 1978, 03:27 UTC

03:27 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 2.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Sep 4, 1978, 21:13 UTC

21:13 UTC · magnitude -0.2
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Sep 5, 1978, 22:10 UTC

22:10 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Sep 7, 1978, 15:30 UTC

15:30 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Sep 10, 1978, 00:40 UTC

00:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.8° apart
Mercury and Saturn close together Planets

Wed, Sep 13, 1978, 15:26 UTC

15:26 UTC · magnitude -1.1 · 0.1° apart
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Sep 16, 1978, 19:03 UTC

Greatest eclipse 19:03 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Sep 23, 1978, 09:25 UTC

09:25 UTC.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Sep 29, 1978, 20:40 UTC

20:40 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.2° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sat, Sep 30, 1978, 15:22 UTC

15:22 UTC · magnitude -1.6
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Oct 2, 1978, 06:27 UTC

Greatest eclipse 06:27 UTC, magnitude 0.69.
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Oct 4, 1978, 15:22 UTC

15:22 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Oct 4, 1978, 23:35 UTC

23:35 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Oct 7, 1978, 06:45 UTC

06:45 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.8° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Mon, Oct 9, 1978, 01:18 UTC · active Oct 6, 1978 to Oct 10, 1978

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 46% lit.
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Wed, Oct 11, 1978, 19:25 UTC

19:25 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 0.6° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Sat, Oct 21, 1978, 18:21 UTC · active Oct 2, 1978 to Nov 7, 1978

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 71% lit.
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, Oct 24, 1978, 08:21 UTC

08:21 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Oct 27, 1978, 10:50 UTC

10:50 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Nov 3, 1978, 14:15 UTC

14:15 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.7° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Sat, Nov 4, 1978, 11:25 UTC

11:25 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 1.8° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 5, 1978, 18:45 UTC · active Sep 10, 1978 to Nov 20, 1978

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 29% lit.
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Nov 7, 1978, 21:23 UTC

21:23 UTC · magnitude -4.0
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Nov 9, 1978, 12:23 UTC

12:23 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 12, 1978, 18:00 UTC · active Oct 20, 1978 to Dec 10, 1978

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 95% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Nov 16, 1978, 02:31 UTC

02:31 UTC · magnitude -0.3
Leonids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 17, 1978, 23:33 UTC · active Nov 6, 1978 to Nov 30, 1978

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 90% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Nov 23, 1978, 23:35 UTC

23:35 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.7° apart
Mars and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Nov 26, 1978, 00:00 UTC

00:00 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Nov 28, 1978, 04:19 UTC

04:19 UTC · magnitude -4.6 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Nov 28, 1978, 22:40 UTC

22:40 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 3.7° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Wed, Nov 29, 1978, 19:07 UTC

19:07 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.1° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Dec 5, 1978, 21:30 UTC

21:30 UTC · magnitude 5.3
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Dec 10, 1978, 11:11 UTC

11:11 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Geminids Meteor Showers

Thu, Dec 14, 1978, 13:20 UTC · active Dec 4, 1978 to Dec 20, 1978

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Dec 18, 1978, 08:45 UTC

08:45 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 4.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Dec 21, 1978, 09:09 UTC

09:09 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.4° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Dec 22, 1978, 05:20 UTC

05:20 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Fri, Dec 22, 1978, 21:44 UTC · active Dec 17, 1978 to Dec 26, 1978

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 48% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sun, Dec 24, 1978, 20:56 UTC

20:56 UTC · magnitude -0.3
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Dec 26, 1978, 11:49 UTC

11:49 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 4.0° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Dec 26, 1978, 12:54 UTC

12:54 UTC · magnitude -4.6 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Dec 28, 1978, 06:02 UTC

06:02 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Dec 28, 1978, 13:05 UTC

13:05 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.6° apart
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Dec 31, 1978, 18:10 UTC

18:10 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 0.2° apart