Astronomical Events 1979

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

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jan 4, 1979, 02:57 UTC · active Dec 29, 1978 to Jan 11, 1979

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

Wed, Jan 17, 1979, 14:50 UTC

14:50 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 2.4° apart
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Jan 18, 1979, 07:23 UTC

07:23 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Jan 20, 1979, 11:56 UTC

11:56 UTC · magnitude 1.1
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Wed, Jan 24, 1979, 14:47 UTC

14:47 UTC · magnitude -2.6
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Jan 24, 1979, 22:05 UTC

22:05 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Jan 25, 1979, 01:27 UTC

01:27 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.8° apart
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Fri, Jan 26, 1979, 23:04 UTC

23:04 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 1.9° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Feb 9, 1979, 06:07 UTC

06:07 UTC · magnitude -1.5
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Feb 13, 1979, 17:35 UTC

17:35 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Feb 21, 1979, 11:27 UTC

11:27 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Feb 23, 1979, 14:15 UTC

14:15 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.9° apart
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Feb 26, 1979, 16:54 UTC

Greatest eclipse 16:54 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Feb 27, 1979, 18:19 UTC

18:19 UTC · magnitude -1.1 · 0.6° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Thu, Mar 1, 1979, 17:47 UTC

17:47 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Mar 8, 1979, 00:55 UTC

00:55 UTC · magnitude -0.3
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Mar 12, 1979, 19:44 UTC

19:44 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 2.8° apart
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Mar 13, 1979, 21:08 UTC

Greatest eclipse 21:08 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Mar 20, 1979, 18:24 UTC

18:24 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.9° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Mar 21, 1979, 05:22 UTC

05:22 UTC.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Mar 24, 1979, 14:04 UTC

14:04 UTC · magnitude 5.1
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Mar 25, 1979, 08:02 UTC

08:02 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Mar 27, 1979, 01:57 UTC

01:57 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.7° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Tue, Apr 3, 1979, 03:47 UTC

03:47 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Apr 8, 1979, 23:19 UTC

23:19 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Apr 16, 1979, 23:30 UTC

23:30 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.7° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sat, Apr 21, 1979, 13:03 UTC

13:03 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Mon, Apr 23, 1979, 01:34 UTC · active Apr 14, 1979 to Apr 30, 1979

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 15% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Apr 24, 1979, 02:50 UTC

02:50 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Apr 24, 1979, 12:05 UTC

12:05 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Apr 24, 1979, 23:54 UTC

23:54 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, May 6, 1979, 05:30 UTC

05:30 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.7° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Sun, May 6, 1979, 11:37 UTC

11:37 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 1.9° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sun, May 6, 1979, 15:10 UTC · active Apr 19, 1979 to May 27, 1979

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 72% lit.
Uranus at opposition Planets

Thu, May 10, 1979, 06:07 UTC

06:07 UTC · magnitude 5.4
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, May 14, 1979, 05:00 UTC

05:00 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.6° apart
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Mon, May 21, 1979, 00:17 UTC

00:17 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, May 23, 1979, 21:05 UTC

21:05 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, May 23, 1979, 23:44 UTC

23:44 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.4° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, May 29, 1979, 23:32 UTC

23:32 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, May 30, 1979, 20:40 UTC

20:40 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Jun 2, 1979, 14:29 UTC

14:29 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Jun 10, 1979, 12:10 UTC

12:10 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.5° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Sun, Jun 10, 1979, 14:30 UTC

14:30 UTC · magnitude 7.9
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Jun 21, 1979, 23:56 UTC

23:56 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jun 27, 1979, 14:24 UTC

14:24 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 3.2° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Jun 30, 1979, 01:27 UTC

01:27 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.9° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Jul 3, 1979, 22:26 UTC

22:26 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Jul 7, 1979, 20:50 UTC

20:50 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.6° apart
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, Jul 9, 1979, 04:57 UTC

04:57 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jul 25, 1979, 08:50 UTC

08:50 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Jul 27, 1979, 13:30 UTC

13:30 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.5° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jul 29, 1979, 17:29 UTC · active Jul 11, 1979 to Aug 23, 1979

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

Mon, Jul 30, 1979, 18:35 UTC · active Jul 3, 1979 to Aug 15, 1979

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 36% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Jul 31, 1979, 17:24 UTC

17:24 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Aug 4, 1979, 05:54 UTC

05:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.7° apart
Supermoon: Sturgeon Moon Supermoons

Wed, Aug 8, 1979, 03:21 UTC

Full moon at 358,177 km, 03:21 UTC.
Perseids Meteor Showers

Mon, Aug 13, 1979, 08:15 UTC · active Jul 17, 1979 to Aug 24, 1979

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 66% lit.
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Aug 13, 1979, 08:49 UTC

08:49 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sun, Aug 19, 1979, 04:25 UTC

04:25 UTC · magnitude -0.0
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Aug 21, 1979, 00:50 UTC

00:50 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 2.2° apart
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, Aug 22, 1979, 17:21 UTC

Greatest eclipse 17:21 UTC.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Aug 24, 1979, 02:10 UTC

02:10 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 1.2° apart
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Sat, Aug 25, 1979, 12:44 UTC

12:44 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Thu, Aug 30, 1979, 13:50 UTC

13:50 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Aug 31, 1979, 14:05 UTC

14:05 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.8° apart
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Thu, Sep 6, 1979, 10:54 UTC

Greatest eclipse 10:54 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Supermoon: Corn Moon Supermoons

Thu, Sep 6, 1979, 10:58 UTC

Full moon at 357,150 km, 10:58 UTC.
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Sep 10, 1979, 13:50 UTC

13:50 UTC · magnitude 1.1
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Sep 13, 1979, 05:27 UTC

05:27 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Sep 18, 1979, 21:14 UTC

21:14 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 1.7° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Sep 23, 1979, 15:16 UTC

15:16 UTC.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Sep 27, 1979, 21:00 UTC

21:00 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.8° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Tue, Oct 9, 1979, 07:09 UTC · active Oct 6, 1979 to Oct 10, 1979

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 84% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Oct 14, 1979, 18:59 UTC

18:59 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Oct 16, 1979, 14:37 UTC

14:37 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Oct 18, 1979, 04:24 UTC

04:24 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.6° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Sun, Oct 21, 1979, 06:04 UTC

06:04 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 2.6° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Mon, Oct 22, 1979, 00:12 UTC · active Oct 2, 1979 to Nov 8, 1979

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 1% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Oct 25, 1979, 03:30 UTC

03:30 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.6° apart
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Sat, Oct 27, 1979, 15:38 UTC

15:38 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Oct 29, 1979, 16:16 UTC

16:16 UTC · magnitude -0.1
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Tue, Nov 6, 1979, 00:36 UTC · active Sep 10, 1979 to Nov 20, 1979

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 96% lit.
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Fri, Nov 9, 1979, 09:26 UTC

09:26 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Nov 12, 1979, 08:40 UTC

08:40 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.6° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Mon, Nov 12, 1979, 23:51 UTC · active Oct 21, 1979 to Dec 10, 1979

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 38% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Nov 13, 1979, 06:29 UTC

06:29 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 0.7° apart
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Nov 14, 1979, 07:36 UTC

07:36 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Nov 14, 1979, 17:22 UTC

17:22 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.3° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 18, 1979, 05:24 UTC · active Nov 7, 1979 to Nov 30, 1979

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 3% lit.
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Mon, Nov 19, 1979, 23:54 UTC

23:54 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.2° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Nov 20, 1979, 04:34 UTC

04:34 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Nov 21, 1979, 11:19 UTC

11:19 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.5° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Thu, Dec 6, 1979, 01:21 UTC

01:21 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 2.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Fri, Dec 7, 1979, 15:38 UTC

15:38 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Dec 10, 1979, 16:45 UTC

16:45 UTC · magnitude 0.4 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Dec 10, 1979, 19:30 UTC

19:30 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Dec 12, 1979, 05:14 UTC

05:14 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 0.0° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Dec 12, 1979, 20:30 UTC

20:30 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Geminids Meteor Showers

Fri, Dec 14, 1979, 19:12 UTC · active Dec 4, 1979 to Dec 20, 1979

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 21% lit.
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Sat, Dec 15, 1979, 10:09 UTC

10:09 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Dec 17, 1979, 21:35 UTC

21:35 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 3.9° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Dec 22, 1979, 11:10 UTC

11:10 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Sun, Dec 23, 1979, 03:36 UTC · active Dec 17, 1979 to Dec 26, 1979

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 18% lit.
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Thu, Dec 27, 1979, 04:01 UTC

04:01 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 1.4° apart