Astronomical Events 1993

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

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jan 3, 1993, 12:23 UTC · active Dec 28, 1992 to Jan 11, 1993

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 73% lit.
Mars at opposition Planets

Thu, Jan 7, 1993, 22:06 UTC

22:06 UTC · magnitude -1.5
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, Jan 8, 1993, 09:28 UTC

09:28 UTC · magnitude 5.8
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, Jan 8, 1993, 22:10 UTC

22:10 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Jan 19, 1993, 17:14 UTC

17:14 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Jan 21, 1993, 14:50 UTC

14:50 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Jan 21, 1993, 15:27 UTC

15:27 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 1.8° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sat, Jan 23, 1993, 15:46 UTC

15:46 UTC · magnitude -1.3
Uranus and Neptune close together Planets

Mon, Feb 1, 1993, 08:44 UTC

08:44 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.1° apart
Supermoon: Snow Moon Supermoons

Sat, Feb 6, 1993, 23:55 UTC

Full moon at 358,603 km, 23:55 UTC.
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Tue, Feb 9, 1993, 14:13 UTC

14:13 UTC · magnitude 1.3
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Feb 17, 1993, 23:14 UTC

23:14 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Feb 17, 1993, 23:40 UTC

23:40 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sun, Feb 21, 1993, 08:48 UTC

08:48 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Feb 23, 1993, 04:40 UTC

04:40 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Feb 25, 1993, 04:45 UTC

04:45 UTC · magnitude -4.6 · 0.5° apart
Supermoon: Worm Moon Supermoons

Mon, Mar 8, 1993, 09:45 UTC

Full moon at 356,532 km, 09:45 UTC.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Mar 9, 1993, 04:00 UTC

04:00 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Mar 17, 1993, 06:19 UTC

06:19 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Mar 17, 1993, 07:40 UTC

07:40 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.4° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Mar 20, 1993, 14:41 UTC

14:41 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Mar 21, 1993, 09:57 UTC

09:57 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Mar 24, 1993, 10:50 UTC

10:50 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 4.0° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Tue, Mar 30, 1993, 10:11 UTC

10:11 UTC · magnitude -2.5
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, Apr 1, 1993, 13:13 UTC

13:13 UTC · magnitude -4.0
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Apr 5, 1993, 17:37 UTC

17:37 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Supermoon: Pink Moon Supermoons

Tue, Apr 6, 1993, 18:43 UTC

Full moon at 359,257 km, 18:43 UTC.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Apr 13, 1993, 13:57 UTC

13:57 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Apr 13, 1993, 15:44 UTC

15:44 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Apr 19, 1993, 16:10 UTC

16:10 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 0.4° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Thu, Apr 22, 1993, 10:45 UTC · active Apr 13, 1993 to Apr 30, 1993

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Thu, May 6, 1993, 00:18 UTC · active Apr 19, 1993 to May 27, 1993

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, May 10, 1993, 22:19 UTC

22:19 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, May 11, 1993, 00:10 UTC

00:10 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.8° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, May 16, 1993, 02:55 UTC

02:55 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, May 21, 1993, 14:19 UTC

Greatest eclipse 14:19 UTC, magnitude 0.74.
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Jun 4, 1993, 13:00 UTC

Greatest eclipse 13:00 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Jun 7, 1993, 06:45 UTC

06:45 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Jun 7, 1993, 08:10 UTC

08:10 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 3.8° apart
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Jun 10, 1993, 14:13 UTC

14:13 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Jun 17, 1993, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude 0.6
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Jun 21, 1993, 09:00 UTC

09:00 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Jun 21, 1993, 23:05 UTC

23:05 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Jul 4, 1993, 14:05 UTC

14:05 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Jul 4, 1993, 14:59 UTC

14:59 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 3.7° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Mon, Jul 12, 1993, 02:16 UTC

02:16 UTC · magnitude 7.9
Uranus at opposition Planets

Mon, Jul 12, 1993, 13:36 UTC

13:36 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, Jul 15, 1993, 01:09 UTC

01:09 UTC · magnitude 4.9
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Jul 16, 1993, 03:19 UTC

03:19 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 2.5° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jul 29, 1993, 02:31 UTC · active Jul 11, 1993 to Aug 23, 1993

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 81% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jul 30, 1993, 03:37 UTC · active Jul 2, 1993 to Aug 14, 1993

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

Sat, Jul 31, 1993, 19:54 UTC

19:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Jul 31, 1993, 20:10 UTC

20:10 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 3.7° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Aug 4, 1993, 01:39 UTC

01:39 UTC · magnitude 0.2
Perseids Meteor Showers

Thu, Aug 12, 1993, 17:18 UTC · active Jul 16, 1993 to Aug 24, 1993

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 30% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Aug 15, 1993, 01:14 UTC

01:14 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.9° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Thu, Aug 19, 1993, 20:36 UTC

20:36 UTC · magnitude 0.8
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Aug 28, 1993, 00:24 UTC

00:24 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Aug 28, 1993, 00:40 UTC

00:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.6° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, Aug 29, 1993, 08:15 UTC

08:15 UTC · magnitude -1.8
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, Sep 6, 1993, 02:40 UTC

02:40 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Sep 18, 1993, 04:02 UTC

04:02 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 3.5° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Sep 23, 1993, 00:22 UTC

00:22 UTC.
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Thu, Sep 23, 1993, 17:37 UTC

17:37 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Sep 24, 1993, 05:22 UTC

05:22 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Sep 24, 1993, 05:49 UTC

05:49 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.8° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Mon, Oct 4, 1993, 18:33 UTC

18:33 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 2.0° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Fri, Oct 8, 1993, 16:22 UTC · active Oct 6, 1993 to Oct 10, 1993

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 52% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Oct 14, 1993, 04:19 UTC

04:19 UTC · magnitude -0.0
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Oct 16, 1993, 21:49 UTC

21:49 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Oct 17, 1993, 05:14 UTC

05:14 UTC · magnitude 0.0 · 1.7° apart
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Oct 18, 1993, 08:45 UTC

08:45 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Orionids Meteor Showers

Thu, Oct 21, 1993, 09:28 UTC · active Oct 2, 1993 to Nov 7, 1993

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 40% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Oct 21, 1993, 12:54 UTC

12:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.0° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Fri, Oct 29, 1993, 03:47 UTC

03:47 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.3° apart
Uranus and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Oct 31, 1993, 12:22 UTC

12:22 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.1° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 5, 1993, 09:55 UTC · active Sep 9, 1993 to Nov 20, 1993

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 70% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Nov 6, 1993, 03:32 UTC

03:32 UTC · magnitude 5.8
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, Nov 8, 1993, 18:56 UTC

18:56 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.4° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 12, 1993, 09:11 UTC · active Oct 20, 1993 to Dec 10, 1993

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 3% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Nov 12, 1993, 12:10 UTC

12:10 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Nov 12, 1993, 18:59 UTC

18:59 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.9° apart
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Nov 13, 1993, 21:44 UTC

Greatest eclipse 21:44 UTC, magnitude 0.93.
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Sun, Nov 14, 1993, 07:14 UTC

07:14 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.7° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 17, 1993, 14:45 UTC · active Nov 6, 1993 to Nov 30, 1993

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 17% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Nov 17, 1993, 22:45 UTC

22:45 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Nov 22, 1993, 15:29 UTC

15:29 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Nov 29, 1993, 06:25 UTC

Greatest eclipse 06:25 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Dec 10, 1993, 06:24 UTC

06:24 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Dec 12, 1993, 11:19 UTC

11:19 UTC · magnitude -0.6 · 0.2° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Tue, Dec 14, 1993, 04:36 UTC · active Dec 4, 1993 to Dec 19, 1993

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 1% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Dec 15, 1993, 10:19 UTC

10:19 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.2° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Tue, Dec 21, 1993, 20:26 UTC

20:26 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Wed, Dec 22, 1993, 13:01 UTC · active Dec 16, 1993 to Dec 25, 1993

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 65% lit.
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Dec 27, 1993, 02:52 UTC

02:52 UTC · magnitude 1.2