Astronomical Events 1981

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

Jupiter and Saturn close together Planets

Thu, Jan 1, 1981, 23:07 UTC

23:07 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 1.0° apart
Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jan 3, 1981, 14:40 UTC · active Dec 28, 1980 to Jan 11, 1981

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 8% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Jan 4, 1981, 09:40 UTC

09:40 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Jan 4, 1981, 13:05 UTC

13:05 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.6° apart
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Mon, Jan 5, 1981, 20:47 UTC

20:47 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Jan 7, 1981, 20:45 UTC

20:45 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.5° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Jan 20, 1981, 07:50 UTC

Greatest eclipse 07:50 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Sat, Jan 24, 1981, 02:08 UTC

02:08 UTC · magnitude -0.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Jan 25, 1981, 18:54 UTC

18:54 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Jan 25, 1981, 19:57 UTC

19:57 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Jan 31, 1981, 23:35 UTC

23:35 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Feb 2, 1981, 01:06 UTC

01:06 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Feb 3, 1981, 16:59 UTC

16:59 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.6° apart
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, Feb 4, 1981, 22:08 UTC

Greatest eclipse 22:08 UTC.
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Feb 5, 1981, 20:50 UTC

20:50 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Feb 6, 1981, 05:19 UTC

05:19 UTC · magnitude 0.1 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Feb 17, 1981, 11:29 UTC

11:29 UTC · magnitude 4.7
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Feb 22, 1981, 01:19 UTC

01:19 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Feb 22, 1981, 01:49 UTC

01:49 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Feb 28, 1981, 09:44 UTC

09:44 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.4° apart
Jupiter and Saturn close together Planets

Tue, Mar 3, 1981, 05:12 UTC

05:12 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Mar 4, 1981, 15:05 UTC

15:05 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 2.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Mar 16, 1981, 01:01 UTC

01:01 UTC · magnitude 0.2
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Mar 20, 1981, 17:02 UTC

17:02 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Mar 21, 1981, 03:14 UTC

03:14 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Mar 21, 1981, 04:59 UTC

04:59 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 1.6° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Thu, Mar 26, 1981, 04:29 UTC

04:29 UTC · magnitude -2.5
Saturn at opposition Planets

Fri, Mar 27, 1981, 04:44 UTC

04:44 UTC · magnitude 0.7
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Mar 27, 1981, 18:02 UTC

18:02 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.2° apart
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Apr 2, 1981, 14:12 UTC

14:12 UTC · magnitude 1.1
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Apr 3, 1981, 06:50 UTC

06:50 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 1.0° apart
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Apr 7, 1981, 09:37 UTC

09:37 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Apr 17, 1981, 02:50 UTC

02:50 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Apr 17, 1981, 07:05 UTC

07:05 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 1.6° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Wed, Apr 22, 1981, 13:15 UTC · active Apr 14, 1981 to Apr 30, 1981

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 91% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Apr 24, 1981, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.0° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Apr 27, 1981, 16:35 UTC

16:35 UTC · magnitude -2.2
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Wed, May 6, 1981, 02:50 UTC · active Apr 19, 1981 to May 27, 1981

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 6% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, May 14, 1981, 04:29 UTC

04:29 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, May 14, 1981, 09:57 UTC

09:57 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 1.7° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Tue, May 19, 1981, 04:30 UTC

04:30 UTC · magnitude 5.4
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, May 21, 1981, 04:54 UTC

04:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.9° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, May 27, 1981, 03:56 UTC

03:56 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Jun 3, 1981, 13:44 UTC

13:44 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Jun 3, 1981, 23:44 UTC

23:44 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.1° apart
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Tue, Jun 9, 1981, 04:37 UTC

04:37 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jun 10, 1981, 10:59 UTC

10:59 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Jun 10, 1981, 15:40 UTC

15:40 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.0° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Sun, Jun 14, 1981, 15:43 UTC

15:43 UTC · magnitude 7.9
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Jun 17, 1981, 09:35 UTC

09:35 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.9° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Jun 21, 1981, 11:44 UTC

11:44 UTC.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Jun 22, 1981, 01:01 UTC

01:01 UTC · magnitude 5.2
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Jun 30, 1981, 07:19 UTC

07:19 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Jun 30, 1981, 21:14 UTC

21:14 UTC · magnitude 2.9 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Jul 3, 1981, 12:40 UTC

12:40 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Jul 7, 1981, 22:50 UTC

22:50 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Jul 8, 1981, 01:05 UTC

01:05 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 2.3° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Jul 14, 1981, 13:35 UTC

13:35 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Jul 14, 1981, 15:14 UTC

15:14 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.0° apart
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Jul 17, 1981, 04:47 UTC

Greatest eclipse 04:47 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Jupiter and Saturn close together Planets

Fri, Jul 24, 1981, 20:09 UTC

20:09 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Jul 29, 1981, 00:02 UTC

00:02 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 2.8° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Wed, Jul 29, 1981, 05:09 UTC · active Jul 11, 1981 to Aug 23, 1981

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 5% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Jul 30, 1981, 05:57 UTC

05:57 UTC · magnitude -1.3 · 1.3° apart
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jul 30, 1981, 06:15 UTC · active Jul 3, 1981 to Aug 14, 1981

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 1% lit.
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Jul 31, 1981, 03:46 UTC

Greatest eclipse 03:46 UTC.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Aug 2, 1981, 14:19 UTC

14:19 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Aug 4, 1981, 13:27 UTC

13:27 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Aug 4, 1981, 14:54 UTC

14:54 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Aug 10, 1981, 06:06 UTC

06:06 UTC · magnitude -1.9
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Aug 10, 1981, 22:15 UTC

22:15 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.0° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Wed, Aug 12, 1981, 19:55 UTC · active Jul 16, 1981 to Aug 24, 1981

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 91% lit.
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Tue, Aug 25, 1981, 03:18 UTC

03:18 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Aug 26, 1981, 15:14 UTC

15:14 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 1.4° apart
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Thu, Aug 27, 1981, 14:13 UTC

14:13 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Aug 31, 1981, 02:05 UTC

02:05 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Sep 1, 1981, 03:22 UTC

03:22 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Sep 1, 1981, 09:09 UTC

09:09 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Sep 7, 1981, 06:19 UTC

06:19 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.9° apart
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Sat, Sep 12, 1981, 11:34 UTC

11:34 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 2.4° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Sep 23, 1981, 03:04 UTC

03:04 UTC.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, Sep 23, 1981, 16:27 UTC

16:27 UTC · magnitude 0.1
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Sep 24, 1981, 04:59 UTC

04:59 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Oct 4, 1981, 14:37 UTC

14:37 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 1.7° apart
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Tue, Oct 6, 1981, 04:43 UTC

04:43 UTC · magnitude 1.2
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, Oct 6, 1981, 21:01 UTC

21:01 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.3° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Thu, Oct 8, 1981, 18:50 UTC · active Oct 6, 1981 to Oct 10, 1981

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 74% lit.
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Oct 14, 1981, 03:20 UTC

03:20 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sun, Oct 18, 1981, 10:31 UTC

10:31 UTC · magnitude 5.4
Orionids Meteor Showers

Wed, Oct 21, 1981, 11:54 UTC · active Oct 2, 1981 to Nov 7, 1981

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 36% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Oct 22, 1981, 17:40 UTC

17:40 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Oct 26, 1981, 06:32 UTC

06:32 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Oct 26, 1981, 12:40 UTC

12:40 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 3.8° apart
Mercury and Saturn close together Planets

Wed, Oct 28, 1981, 06:36 UTC

06:36 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Oct 31, 1981, 22:45 UTC

22:45 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 1.4° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Nov 3, 1981, 03:41 UTC

03:41 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Thu, Nov 5, 1981, 12:18 UTC · active Sep 9, 1981 to Nov 20, 1981

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 55% lit.
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Fri, Nov 6, 1981, 09:31 UTC

09:31 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 1.1° apart
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, Nov 11, 1981, 01:44 UTC

01:44 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Supermoon: Beaver Moon Supermoons

Wed, Nov 11, 1981, 22:26 UTC

Full moon at 357,383 km, 22:26 UTC.
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Thu, Nov 12, 1981, 11:33 UTC · active Oct 20, 1981 to Dec 10, 1981

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 99% lit.
Leonids Meteor Showers

Tue, Nov 17, 1981, 17:06 UTC · active Nov 6, 1981 to Nov 30, 1981

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 60% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Nov 20, 1981, 05:19 UTC

05:19 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Nov 22, 1981, 18:24 UTC

18:24 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.8° apart
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Nov 22, 1981, 19:14 UTC

19:14 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Nov 23, 1981, 16:15 UTC

16:15 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 4.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Nov 28, 1981, 06:40 UTC

06:40 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Nov 30, 1981, 19:35 UTC

19:35 UTC · magnitude -4.6 · 2.9° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Dec 10, 1981, 14:57 UTC

14:57 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Supermoon: Cold Moon Supermoons

Fri, Dec 11, 1981, 08:41 UTC

Full moon at 356,918 km, 08:41 UTC.
Geminids Meteor Showers

Mon, Dec 14, 1981, 06:54 UTC · active Dec 4, 1981 to Dec 19, 1981

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 88% lit.
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Dec 16, 1981, 15:07 UTC

15:07 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Dec 18, 1981, 15:05 UTC

15:05 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Dec 20, 1981, 05:14 UTC

05:14 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Dec 21, 1981, 08:32 UTC

08:32 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 4.0° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Dec 21, 1981, 22:50 UTC

22:50 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Tue, Dec 22, 1981, 15:18 UTC · active Dec 17, 1981 to Dec 25, 1981

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 12% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Dec 23, 1981, 17:14 UTC

17:14 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Dec 29, 1981, 05:35 UTC

05:35 UTC · magnitude -4.6 · 2.4° apart