Astronomical Events 1999

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

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jan 3, 1999, 23:31 UTC · active Dec 28, 1998 to Jan 11, 1999

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 96% lit.
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Tue, Jan 5, 1999, 15:06 UTC

15:06 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Jan 9, 1999, 21:49 UTC

21:49 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.6° apart
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Wed, Jan 13, 1999, 23:22 UTC

23:22 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Jan 18, 1999, 19:19 UTC

19:19 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Jan 19, 1999, 06:59 UTC

06:59 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Jan 22, 1999, 00:29 UTC

00:29 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 1.7° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, Jan 22, 1999, 07:56 UTC

07:56 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Jan 24, 1999, 06:59 UTC

06:59 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.3° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Jan 31, 1999, 16:18 UTC

Greatest eclipse 16:18 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Tue, Feb 2, 1999, 01:22 UTC

01:22 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Feb 4, 1999, 05:28 UTC

05:28 UTC · magnitude -1.4
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Feb 7, 1999, 05:54 UTC

05:54 UTC · magnitude 0.4 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Feb 14, 1999, 11:09 UTC

11:09 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Feb 15, 1999, 06:45 UTC

06:45 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 1.4° apart
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Feb 16, 1999, 06:34 UTC

Greatest eclipse 06:34 UTC.
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Feb 18, 1999, 07:27 UTC

07:27 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Feb 18, 1999, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Feb 20, 1999, 15:49 UTC

15:49 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.5° apart
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Tue, Feb 23, 1999, 21:42 UTC

21:42 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.1° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, Mar 3, 1999, 13:03 UTC

13:03 UTC · magnitude -0.3
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Mar 7, 1999, 04:10 UTC

04:10 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Mar 13, 1999, 22:24 UTC

22:24 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Mar 14, 1999, 19:09 UTC

19:09 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 1.3° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Mar 19, 1999, 19:14 UTC

19:14 UTC · magnitude 5.0
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Fri, Mar 19, 1999, 20:41 UTC

20:41 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Mar 20, 1999, 04:05 UTC

04:05 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.6° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Mar 21, 1999, 01:45 UTC

01:45 UTC.
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Apr 1, 1999, 08:45 UTC

08:45 UTC · magnitude -2.1
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Apr 3, 1999, 09:54 UTC

09:54 UTC · magnitude -1.1 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Apr 10, 1999, 08:29 UTC

08:29 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Apr 11, 1999, 06:40 UTC

06:40 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Apr 14, 1999, 04:45 UTC

04:45 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 1.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Fri, Apr 16, 1999, 16:04 UTC

16:04 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Thu, Apr 22, 1999, 21:48 UTC · active Apr 14, 1999 to Apr 30, 1999

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 51% lit.
Mars at opposition Planets

Sat, Apr 24, 1999, 16:51 UTC

16:51 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Tue, Apr 27, 1999, 07:20 UTC

07:20 UTC · magnitude 1.0
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Apr 29, 1999, 23:14 UTC

23:14 UTC · magnitude -1.6 · 3.7° apart
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Sun, May 2, 1999, 00:32 UTC

00:32 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 1.6° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Thu, May 6, 1999, 11:20 UTC · active Apr 19, 1999 to May 27, 1999

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

Fri, May 7, 1999, 16:15 UTC

16:15 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, May 8, 1999, 15:44 UTC

15:44 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, May 13, 1999, 07:27 UTC

07:27 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 3.4° apart
Mercury and Saturn close together Planets

Thu, May 13, 1999, 13:18 UTC

13:18 UTC · magnitude -0.9 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, May 14, 1999, 11:49 UTC

11:49 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, May 14, 1999, 14:40 UTC

14:40 UTC · magnitude -1.0 · 3.5° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, May 25, 1999, 18:25 UTC

18:25 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Jun 3, 1999, 21:49 UTC

21:49 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Jun 4, 1999, 21:57 UTC

21:57 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Jun 10, 1999, 02:24 UTC

02:24 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Jun 11, 1999, 03:14 UTC

03:14 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.9° apart
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Jun 11, 1999, 12:45 UTC

12:45 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Jun 17, 1999, 02:40 UTC

02:40 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 2.2° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Jun 21, 1999, 19:49 UTC

19:49 UTC.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Jun 28, 1999, 23:07 UTC

23:07 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Jul 1, 1999, 02:24 UTC

02:24 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Jul 2, 1999, 02:24 UTC

02:24 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jul 7, 1999, 17:44 UTC

17:44 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Jul 8, 1999, 16:02 UTC

16:02 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Jul 14, 1999, 09:40 UTC

09:40 UTC · magnitude 2.1 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Jul 16, 1999, 00:02 UTC

00:02 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 3.1° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Mon, Jul 26, 1999, 08:58 UTC

08:58 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Jul 26, 1999, 15:45 UTC

15:45 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Jul 28, 1999, 07:35 UTC

07:35 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.6° apart
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, Jul 28, 1999, 11:33 UTC

Greatest eclipse 11:33 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Jul 29, 1999, 06:50 UTC

06:50 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.5° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jul 29, 1999, 13:30 UTC · active Jul 11, 1999 to Aug 23, 1999

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 99% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jul 30, 1999, 14:37 UTC · active Jul 3, 1999 to Aug 15, 1999

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 95% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Aug 4, 1999, 04:32 UTC

04:32 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Aug 5, 1999, 01:14 UTC

01:14 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.9° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Sat, Aug 7, 1999, 17:50 UTC

17:50 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Aug 10, 1999, 02:54 UTC

02:54 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 1.1° apart
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, Aug 11, 1999, 11:03 UTC

Greatest eclipse 11:03 UTC.
Perseids Meteor Showers

Fri, Aug 13, 1999, 04:18 UTC · active Jul 16, 1999 to Aug 24, 1999

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 4% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sat, Aug 14, 1999, 14:10 UTC

14:10 UTC · magnitude 0.0
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Aug 20, 1999, 11:50 UTC

11:50 UTC · magnitude -4.0
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Aug 24, 1999, 14:10 UTC

14:10 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Aug 25, 1999, 12:37 UTC

12:37 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Aug 31, 1999, 11:05 UTC

11:05 UTC · magnitude -2.7 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Sep 1, 1999, 07:30 UTC

07:30 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.7° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Wed, Sep 8, 1999, 15:01 UTC

15:01 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Sep 20, 1999, 22:02 UTC

22:02 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Sep 21, 1999, 19:57 UTC

19:57 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.6° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Sep 23, 1999, 11:31 UTC

11:31 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Sep 27, 1999, 15:14 UTC

15:14 UTC · magnitude -2.9 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Sep 28, 1999, 12:45 UTC

12:45 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 2.5° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Sat, Oct 9, 1999, 03:26 UTC · active Oct 6, 1999 to Oct 10, 1999

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

Mon, Oct 18, 1999, 06:29 UTC

06:29 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Oct 19, 1999, 04:19 UTC

04:19 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.4° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Thu, Oct 21, 1999, 20:33 UTC · active Oct 2, 1999 to Nov 7, 1999

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 88% lit.
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Sat, Oct 23, 1999, 21:11 UTC

21:11 UTC · magnitude -2.9
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Oct 24, 1999, 19:09 UTC

19:09 UTC · magnitude -2.9 · 3.4° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sun, Oct 24, 1999, 22:15 UTC

22:15 UTC · magnitude -0.1
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Oct 25, 1999, 18:45 UTC

18:45 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 2.4° apart
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sun, Oct 31, 1999, 01:01 UTC

01:01 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Nov 4, 1999, 01:40 UTC

01:40 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 3.0° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 5, 1999, 21:01 UTC · active Sep 10, 1999 to Nov 20, 1999

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

Sat, Nov 6, 1999, 09:57 UTC

09:57 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 12, 1999, 20:17 UTC · active Oct 20, 1999 to Dec 10, 1999

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 19% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Nov 13, 1999, 15:57 UTC

15:57 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Nov 14, 1999, 14:29 UTC

14:29 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Nov 15, 1999, 12:40 UTC

12:40 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.1° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Nov 15, 1999, 22:03 UTC

22:03 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Leonids Meteor Showers

Thu, Nov 18, 1999, 01:52 UTC · active Nov 6, 1999 to Nov 30, 1999

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 67% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Nov 21, 1999, 00:45 UTC

00:45 UTC · magnitude -2.8 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Nov 22, 1999, 02:15 UTC

02:15 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 2.4° apart
Supermoon: Beaver Moon Supermoons

Tue, Nov 23, 1999, 07:03 UTC

Full moon at 357,661 km, 07:03 UTC.
Mars and Neptune close together Planets

Mon, Nov 29, 1999, 03:23 UTC

03:23 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 1.7° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Fri, Dec 3, 1999, 00:46 UTC

00:46 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Dec 3, 1999, 22:59 UTC

22:59 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Dec 6, 1999, 02:37 UTC

02:37 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Dec 11, 1999, 22:02 UTC

22:02 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Dec 12, 1999, 18:24 UTC

18:24 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Dec 12, 1999, 20:40 UTC

20:40 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.2° apart
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, Dec 14, 1999, 10:41 UTC

10:41 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 0.6° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Tue, Dec 14, 1999, 15:44 UTC · active Dec 4, 1999 to Dec 20, 1999

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 36% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Dec 18, 1999, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude -2.6 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Dec 19, 1999, 10:29 UTC

10:29 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 2.6° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Dec 22, 1999, 07:44 UTC

07:44 UTC.
Supermoon: Cold Moon Supermoons

Wed, Dec 22, 1999, 17:31 UTC

Full moon at 356,733 km, 17:31 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Thu, Dec 23, 1999, 00:09 UTC · active Dec 17, 1999 to Dec 26, 1999

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.