Astronomical Events 2000

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

Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Jan 3, 2000, 05:09 UTC

05:09 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 2.5° apart
Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Tue, Jan 4, 2000, 05:22 UTC · active Dec 29, 1999 to Jan 11, 2000

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 6% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Jan 8, 2000, 05:40 UTC

05:40 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Jan 9, 2000, 04:59 UTC

04:59 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Jan 10, 2000, 19:44 UTC

19:44 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Jan 15, 2000, 18:10 UTC

18:10 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.9° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, Jan 16, 2000, 01:22 UTC

01:22 UTC · magnitude -1.3
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Jan 21, 2000, 04:43 UTC

Greatest eclipse 04:43 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Jan 24, 2000, 17:44 UTC

17:44 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Feb 2, 2000, 15:22 UTC

15:22 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.4° apart
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Feb 5, 2000, 12:49 UTC

Greatest eclipse 12:49 UTC, magnitude 0.58.
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Feb 6, 2000, 06:41 UTC

06:41 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Feb 6, 2000, 20:29 UTC

20:29 UTC · magnitude -1.0 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Feb 8, 2000, 19:22 UTC

19:22 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Feb 12, 2000, 01:44 UTC

01:44 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 3.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Feb 15, 2000, 01:15 UTC

01:15 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Tue, Feb 22, 2000, 07:29 UTC

07:29 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.5° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Mar 1, 2000, 15:10 UTC

15:10 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Mar 2, 2000, 23:54 UTC

23:54 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 0.4° apart
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Sat, Mar 4, 2000, 00:14 UTC

00:14 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Mar 4, 2000, 01:00 UTC

01:00 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Mar 4, 2000, 01:05 UTC

01:05 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Mar 10, 2000, 10:50 UTC

10:50 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.9° apart
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Thu, Mar 16, 2000, 02:46 UTC

02:46 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.1° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Mar 20, 2000, 07:35 UTC

07:35 UTC.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Mar 28, 2000, 21:19 UTC

21:19 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Mar 30, 2000, 09:44 UTC

09:44 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Mar 31, 2000, 12:05 UTC

12:05 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Apr 2, 2000, 13:35 UTC

13:35 UTC · magnitude 0.2 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Apr 3, 2000, 07:27 UTC

07:27 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.6° apart
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Thu, Apr 6, 2000, 08:57 UTC

08:57 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Apr 6, 2000, 22:45 UTC

22:45 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.8° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Sat, Apr 15, 2000, 13:46 UTC

13:46 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.3° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Sat, Apr 22, 2000, 03:38 UTC · active Apr 13, 2000 to Apr 30, 2000

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 89% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Apr 26, 2000, 18:40 UTC

18:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Apr 27, 2000, 22:24 UTC

22:24 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.2° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Fri, May 5, 2000, 17:10 UTC · active Apr 18, 2000 to May 26, 2000

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 3% lit.
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, May 8, 2000, 06:07 UTC

06:07 UTC · magnitude -2.0
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, May 9, 2000, 03:52 UTC

03:52 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, May 10, 2000, 16:03 UTC

16:03 UTC · magnitude 1.0
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Fri, May 19, 2000, 10:47 UTC

10:47 UTC · magnitude -1.2 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, May 24, 2000, 01:57 UTC

01:57 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, May 25, 2000, 06:40 UTC

06:40 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.5° apart
Jupiter and Saturn close together Planets

Fri, May 26, 2000, 21:05 UTC

21:05 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Jun 1, 2000, 05:30 UTC

05:30 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Jun 1, 2000, 06:29 UTC

06:29 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Jun 4, 2000, 04:15 UTC

04:15 UTC · magnitude 0.1 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Jun 9, 2000, 13:26 UTC

13:26 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, Jun 11, 2000, 10:39 UTC

10:39 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Jun 20, 2000, 07:35 UTC

07:35 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.3° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Jun 21, 2000, 01:47 UTC

01:47 UTC.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Jun 21, 2000, 12:37 UTC

12:37 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Jun 28, 2000, 21:05 UTC

21:05 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Jun 29, 2000, 02:59 UTC

02:59 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 3.5° apart
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Jul 1, 2000, 15:41 UTC

15:41 UTC · magnitude 1.6
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Jul 1, 2000, 19:32 UTC

Greatest eclipse 19:32 UTC, magnitude 0.48.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, Jul 6, 2000, 11:32 UTC

11:32 UTC · magnitude 5.0
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Jul 16, 2000, 13:55 UTC

Greatest eclipse 13:55 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Jul 17, 2000, 12:15 UTC

12:15 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jul 18, 2000, 16:59 UTC

16:59 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Jul 26, 2000, 10:19 UTC

10:19 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jul 26, 2000, 21:00 UTC

21:00 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 3.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Jul 27, 2000, 09:17 UTC

09:17 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Neptune at opposition Planets

Thu, Jul 27, 2000, 22:08 UTC

22:08 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jul 28, 2000, 19:20 UTC · active Jul 10, 2000 to Aug 22, 2000

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 8% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Jul 29, 2000, 17:14 UTC

17:14 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 0.8° apart
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jul 29, 2000, 20:26 UTC · active Jul 2, 2000 to Aug 14, 2000

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 2% lit.
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Jul 31, 2000, 02:13 UTC

Greatest eclipse 02:13 UTC, magnitude 0.60.
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Aug 1, 2000, 02:05 UTC

02:05 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.0° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Thu, Aug 10, 2000, 12:49 UTC

12:49 UTC · magnitude -1.3 · 0.1° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Fri, Aug 11, 2000, 04:30 UTC

04:30 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Perseids Meteor Showers

Sat, Aug 12, 2000, 10:08 UTC · active Jul 16, 2000 to Aug 23, 2000

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 93% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Aug 13, 2000, 17:00 UTC

17:00 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Aug 14, 2000, 21:00 UTC

21:00 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.4° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Aug 22, 2000, 01:09 UTC

01:09 UTC · magnitude -1.9
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Aug 22, 2000, 19:54 UTC

19:54 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Aug 23, 2000, 10:59 UTC

10:59 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Aug 28, 2000, 03:22 UTC

03:22 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Aug 31, 2000, 01:05 UTC

01:05 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Sep 9, 2000, 22:50 UTC

22:50 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Sep 11, 2000, 02:02 UTC

02:02 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Sep 19, 2000, 01:57 UTC

01:57 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Sep 19, 2000, 20:02 UTC

20:02 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 2.4° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Sep 22, 2000, 17:27 UTC

17:27 UTC.
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Sep 25, 2000, 17:57 UTC

17:57 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 2.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Oct 6, 2000, 10:13 UTC

10:13 UTC · magnitude 0.0
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Oct 7, 2000, 06:02 UTC

06:02 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Oct 8, 2000, 08:37 UTC

08:37 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.5° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Sun, Oct 8, 2000, 09:16 UTC · active Oct 5, 2000 to Oct 10, 2000

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 76% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Oct 16, 2000, 06:10 UTC

06:10 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Oct 17, 2000, 01:05 UTC

01:05 UTC · magnitude -2.7 · 2.2° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Sat, Oct 21, 2000, 02:23 UTC · active Oct 1, 2000 to Nov 7, 2000

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 41% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Oct 24, 2000, 07:44 UTC

07:44 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 3.2° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Oct 30, 2000, 02:07 UTC

02:07 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Nov 3, 2000, 14:19 UTC

14:19 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Nov 4, 2000, 16:45 UTC

16:45 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.8° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 5, 2000, 02:51 UTC · active Sep 9, 2000 to Nov 20, 2000

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 58% lit.
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 12, 2000, 02:08 UTC · active Oct 20, 2000 to Dec 9, 2000

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Nov 12, 2000, 11:05 UTC

11:05 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Nov 13, 2000, 04:24 UTC

04:24 UTC · magnitude -2.8 · 2.3° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Nov 15, 2000, 05:26 UTC

05:26 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Leonids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 17, 2000, 07:42 UTC · active Nov 6, 2000 to Nov 29, 2000

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 65% lit.
Saturn at opposition Planets

Sun, Nov 19, 2000, 08:51 UTC

08:51 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Nov 21, 2000, 20:59 UTC

20:59 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Nov 24, 2000, 13:14 UTC

13:14 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 2.8° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Tue, Nov 28, 2000, 03:14 UTC

03:14 UTC · magnitude -2.8
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Nov 29, 2000, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Nov 30, 2000, 23:00 UTC

23:00 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Dec 2, 2000, 01:35 UTC

01:35 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Dec 9, 2000, 17:54 UTC

17:54 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Dec 10, 2000, 08:40 UTC

08:40 UTC · magnitude -2.8 · 2.6° apart
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Tue, Dec 12, 2000, 10:04 UTC

10:04 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.5° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Wed, Dec 13, 2000, 21:35 UTC · active Dec 3, 2000 to Dec 19, 2000

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 91% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Dec 20, 2000, 09:49 UTC

09:49 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 3.9° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Dec 21, 2000, 13:37 UTC

13:37 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Fri, Dec 22, 2000, 06:00 UTC · active Dec 16, 2000 to Dec 25, 2000

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 11% lit.
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Sun, Dec 24, 2000, 06:31 UTC

06:31 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 1.2° apart
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Dec 25, 2000, 17:35 UTC

Greatest eclipse 17:35 UTC, magnitude 0.73.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Dec 25, 2000, 19:27 UTC

19:27 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Dec 28, 2000, 07:40 UTC

07:40 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Dec 29, 2000, 10:45 UTC

10:45 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Dec 29, 2000, 23:27 UTC

23:27 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 1.7° apart