Astronomical Events 1990

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

Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Tue, Jan 2, 1990, 17:49 UTC

17:49 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Wed, Jan 3, 1990, 18:57 UTC · active Dec 28, 1989 to Jan 11, 1990

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 43% lit.
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Jan 6, 1990, 19:36 UTC

19:36 UTC · magnitude 1.3
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Jan 9, 1990, 02:01 UTC

02:01 UTC · magnitude 4.7
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jan 10, 1990, 01:09 UTC

01:09 UTC · magnitude -2.7 · 3.6° apart
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, Jan 18, 1990, 22:54 UTC

22:54 UTC · magnitude -4.1
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Jan 23, 1990, 15:44 UTC

15:44 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Jan 24, 1990, 13:27 UTC

13:27 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Jan 25, 1990, 00:24 UTC

00:24 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Jan 25, 1990, 10:32 UTC

10:32 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.7° apart
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Jan 26, 1990, 19:30 UTC

Greatest eclipse 19:30 UTC.
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Jan 28, 1990, 02:11 UTC

02:11 UTC · magnitude -0.0 · 0.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Feb 1, 1990, 00:32 UTC

00:32 UTC · magnitude -0.1
Mercury and Saturn close together Planets

Sat, Feb 3, 1990, 14:19 UTC

14:19 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Feb 6, 1990, 04:24 UTC

04:24 UTC · magnitude -2.6 · 3.8° apart
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Fri, Feb 9, 1990, 14:10 UTC

14:10 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 0.2° apart
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Feb 9, 1990, 19:11 UTC

Greatest eclipse 19:11 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mars and Neptune close together Planets

Sat, Feb 17, 1990, 09:58 UTC

09:58 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Feb 21, 1990, 01:09 UTC

01:09 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Feb 21, 1990, 11:22 UTC

11:22 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Feb 21, 1990, 16:45 UTC

16:45 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Feb 22, 1990, 01:27 UTC

01:27 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Feb 23, 1990, 23:40 UTC

23:40 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 1.9° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Wed, Feb 28, 1990, 20:23 UTC

20:23 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Mar 5, 1990, 09:09 UTC

09:09 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 3.7° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Mar 19, 1990, 02:42 UTC

02:42 UTC · magnitude -1.9
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Mar 20, 1990, 11:40 UTC

11:40 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.8° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Tue, Mar 20, 1990, 21:19 UTC

21:19 UTC.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Mar 20, 1990, 21:30 UTC

21:30 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Mar 21, 1990, 15:05 UTC

15:05 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Mar 22, 1990, 17:30 UTC

17:30 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Mar 23, 1990, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 2.2° apart
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Fri, Mar 30, 1990, 05:35 UTC

05:35 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Apr 1, 1990, 18:10 UTC

18:10 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 3.3° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Apr 13, 1990, 15:35 UTC

15:35 UTC · magnitude 0.1
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Apr 16, 1990, 19:35 UTC

19:35 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Apr 17, 1990, 05:35 UTC

05:35 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Apr 18, 1990, 01:40 UTC

01:40 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Apr 20, 1990, 17:14 UTC

17:14 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Apr 21, 1990, 21:57 UTC

21:57 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 3.3° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Sun, Apr 22, 1990, 17:21 UTC · active Apr 14, 1990 to Apr 30, 1990

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 9% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Apr 29, 1990, 08:10 UTC

08:10 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 2.8° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, May 3, 1990, 23:47 UTC

23:47 UTC · magnitude 6.1
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sun, May 6, 1990, 06:55 UTC · active Apr 19, 1990 to May 27, 1990

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 89% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, May 14, 1990, 01:05 UTC

01:05 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, May 14, 1990, 11:22 UTC

11:22 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, May 15, 1990, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, May 27, 1990, 02:10 UTC

02:10 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 2.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, May 31, 1990, 02:31 UTC

02:31 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Jun 10, 1990, 05:09 UTC

05:09 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Jun 10, 1990, 16:02 UTC

16:02 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Jun 11, 1990, 12:05 UTC

12:05 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 1.4° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Jun 21, 1990, 15:32 UTC

15:32 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Jun 23, 1990, 22:15 UTC

22:15 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 1.6° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Fri, Jun 29, 1990, 14:38 UTC

14:38 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Jul 2, 1990, 17:21 UTC

17:21 UTC · magnitude -2.2
Neptune at opposition Planets

Thu, Jul 5, 1990, 11:12 UTC

11:12 UTC · magnitude 7.9
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Jul 7, 1990, 09:22 UTC

09:22 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Jul 7, 1990, 20:59 UTC

20:59 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Jul 8, 1990, 14:45 UTC

14:45 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 1.4° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Sat, Jul 14, 1990, 15:55 UTC

15:55 UTC · magnitude 0.9
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Jul 15, 1990, 06:23 UTC

06:23 UTC · magnitude -1.8
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Jul 20, 1990, 03:14 UTC

03:14 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.9° apart
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Jul 22, 1990, 03:02 UTC

Greatest eclipse 03:02 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Jul 23, 1990, 16:15 UTC

16:15 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 2.4° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jul 29, 1990, 09:08 UTC · active Jul 11, 1990 to Aug 23, 1990

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 48% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Mon, Jul 30, 1990, 10:14 UTC · active Jul 3, 1990 to Aug 15, 1990

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 58% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Aug 3, 1990, 14:54 UTC

14:54 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Aug 4, 1990, 03:00 UTC

03:00 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Aug 4, 1990, 18:19 UTC

18:19 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 1.6° apart
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Aug 6, 1990, 14:12 UTC

Greatest eclipse 14:12 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Aug 11, 1990, 20:36 UTC

20:36 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Perseids Meteor Showers

Sun, Aug 12, 1990, 23:55 UTC · active Jul 16, 1990 to Aug 24, 1990

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 58% lit.
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, Aug 13, 1990, 00:08 UTC

00:08 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Aug 18, 1990, 13:22 UTC

13:22 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Aug 18, 1990, 23:44 UTC

23:44 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Aug 22, 1990, 11:27 UTC

11:27 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Aug 30, 1990, 22:02 UTC

22:02 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Aug 31, 1990, 10:29 UTC

10:29 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Sep 1, 1990, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.6° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Sep 8, 1990, 03:56 UTC

03:56 UTC · magnitude 4.9
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Sep 15, 1990, 05:40 UTC

05:40 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 0.3° apart
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Sat, Sep 15, 1990, 17:55 UTC

17:55 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Sep 17, 1990, 18:24 UTC

18:24 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.1° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Sep 23, 1990, 06:55 UTC

06:55 UTC.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Sep 24, 1990, 03:56 UTC

03:56 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Sep 27, 1990, 06:19 UTC

06:19 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Sep 27, 1990, 18:40 UTC

18:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Sep 28, 1990, 08:05 UTC

08:05 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.4° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Mon, Oct 8, 1990, 22:56 UTC · active Oct 6, 1990 to Oct 10, 1990

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 74% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Oct 12, 1990, 19:00 UTC

19:00 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 0.9° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Sun, Oct 21, 1990, 16:02 UTC · active Oct 2, 1990 to Nov 7, 1990

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 8% lit.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Oct 22, 1990, 04:22 UTC

04:22 UTC · magnitude -1.4
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Oct 24, 1990, 15:05 UTC

15:05 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Oct 25, 1990, 02:54 UTC

02:54 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Oct 25, 1990, 17:35 UTC

17:35 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 1.1° apart
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Nov 1, 1990, 15:19 UTC

15:19 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Supermoon: Hunter's Moon Supermoons

Fri, Nov 2, 1990, 21:48 UTC

Full moon at 359,664 km, 21:48 UTC.
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Nov 5, 1990, 01:49 UTC

01:49 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 3.5° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Mon, Nov 5, 1990, 16:28 UTC · active Sep 9, 1990 to Nov 20, 1990

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 89% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Nov 9, 1990, 05:44 UTC

05:44 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 1.5° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Mon, Nov 12, 1990, 15:43 UTC · active Oct 20, 1990 to Dec 10, 1990

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 20% lit.
Leonids Meteor Showers

Sat, Nov 17, 1990, 21:17 UTC · active Nov 6, 1990 to Nov 30, 1990

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Nov 18, 1990, 19:35 UTC

19:35 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Nov 20, 1990, 23:54 UTC

23:54 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Nov 21, 1990, 10:45 UTC

10:45 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Nov 22, 1990, 04:05 UTC

04:05 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 0.6° apart
Mars at opposition Planets

Tue, Nov 27, 1990, 20:15 UTC

20:15 UTC · magnitude -2.0
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Dec 1, 1990, 22:32 UTC

22:32 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 2.6° apart
Supermoon: Cold Moon Supermoons

Sun, Dec 2, 1990, 07:49 UTC

Full moon at 356,544 km, 07:49 UTC.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Dec 6, 1990, 07:38 UTC

07:38 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Dec 6, 1990, 14:32 UTC

14:32 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 1.9° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, Dec 11, 1990, 05:29 UTC

05:29 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 1.2° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Fri, Dec 14, 1990, 11:07 UTC · active Dec 4, 1990 to Dec 20, 1990

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 7% lit.
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Mon, Dec 17, 1990, 21:42 UTC

21:42 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Dec 18, 1990, 08:45 UTC

08:45 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Dec 18, 1990, 08:54 UTC

08:54 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Dec 18, 1990, 18:29 UTC

18:29 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Dec 19, 1990, 15:27 UTC

15:27 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 0.2° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Dec 22, 1990, 03:07 UTC

03:07 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Sat, Dec 22, 1990, 19:32 UTC · active Dec 17, 1990 to Dec 26, 1990

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 27% lit.
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Dec 23, 1990, 05:58 UTC

05:58 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.8° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Dec 24, 1990, 07:37 UTC

07:37 UTC · magnitude 4.9
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Dec 29, 1990, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude -1.1 · 2.3° apart
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Dec 31, 1990, 15:56 UTC

15:56 UTC · magnitude 5.8
Supermoon: Blue Moon Supermoons

Mon, Dec 31, 1990, 18:35 UTC

Full moon at 358,345 km, 18:35 UTC.