Astronomical Events 2005

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

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Mon, Jan 3, 2005, 10:28 UTC · active Dec 28, 2004 to Jan 11, 2005

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 53% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Jan 4, 2005, 01:22 UTC

01:22 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Jan 7, 2005, 18:10 UTC

18:10 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 3.3° apart
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Thu, Jan 13, 2005, 06:07 UTC

06:07 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Jan 13, 2005, 10:24 UTC

10:24 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.3° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Thu, Jan 13, 2005, 19:15 UTC

19:15 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Jan 31, 2005, 10:05 UTC

10:05 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 0.8° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Feb 3, 2005, 19:38 UTC

19:38 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Feb 9, 2005, 23:44 UTC

23:44 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.1° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Feb 14, 2005, 10:53 UTC

10:53 UTC · magnitude -1.5
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, Feb 25, 2005, 06:36 UTC

06:36 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Feb 27, 2005, 13:40 UTC

13:40 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Mar 11, 2005, 18:32 UTC

18:32 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 3.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Mar 12, 2005, 18:21 UTC

18:21 UTC · magnitude -0.2
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Mar 20, 2005, 12:33 UTC

12:33 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Mar 26, 2005, 14:54 UTC

14:54 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 0.9° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Mar 29, 2005, 16:10 UTC

16:10 UTC · magnitude 5.2
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Mar 31, 2005, 03:50 UTC

03:50 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Sun, Apr 3, 2005, 16:06 UTC

16:06 UTC · magnitude -2.5
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Apr 4, 2005, 00:02 UTC

00:02 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Apr 6, 2005, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Apr 7, 2005, 16:32 UTC

16:32 UTC · magnitude 2.5 · 2.6° apart
Hybrid Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Apr 8, 2005, 20:36 UTC

Greatest eclipse 20:36 UTC.
Mars and Neptune close together Planets

Wed, Apr 13, 2005, 11:52 UTC

11:52 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 1.2° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Fri, Apr 22, 2005, 08:37 UTC · active Apr 13, 2005 to Apr 30, 2005

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 95% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Apr 22, 2005, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 0.5° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Apr 24, 2005, 09:55 UTC

Greatest eclipse 09:55 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Apr 26, 2005, 16:27 UTC

16:27 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, May 2, 2005, 16:59 UTC

16:59 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, May 3, 2005, 08:15 UTC

08:15 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 2.8° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Thu, May 5, 2005, 22:08 UTC · active Apr 18, 2005 to May 27, 2005

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 7% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, May 6, 2005, 07:14 UTC

07:14 UTC · magnitude 0.1 · 2.8° apart
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Sun, May 15, 2005, 10:24 UTC

10:24 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, May 19, 2005, 22:05 UTC

22:05 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, May 30, 2005, 14:40 UTC

14:40 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, May 31, 2005, 09:44 UTC

09:44 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 0.5° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Jun 3, 2005, 09:15 UTC

09:15 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Jun 8, 2005, 12:24 UTC

12:24 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Jun 16, 2005, 06:32 UTC

06:32 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 0.4° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Tue, Jun 21, 2005, 06:46 UTC

06:46 UTC.
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Sat, Jun 25, 2005, 23:27 UTC

23:27 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.3° apart
Mercury and Saturn close together Planets

Sun, Jun 26, 2005, 10:04 UTC

10:04 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Jun 26, 2005, 21:09 UTC

21:09 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 2.4° apart
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Mon, Jun 27, 2005, 15:52 UTC

15:52 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Jun 29, 2005, 02:05 UTC

02:05 UTC · magnitude -0.0 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Jul 8, 2005, 21:35 UTC

21:35 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.9° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Jul 9, 2005, 03:18 UTC

03:18 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jul 13, 2005, 17:44 UTC

17:44 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 0.7° apart
Supermoon: Buck Moon Supermoons

Thu, Jul 21, 2005, 11:00 UTC

Full moon at 357,291 km, 11:00 UTC.
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Jul 23, 2005, 12:51 UTC

12:51 UTC · magnitude 0.9
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Jul 24, 2005, 04:50 UTC

04:50 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Jul 27, 2005, 16:45 UTC

16:45 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 3.9° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jul 29, 2005, 00:15 UTC · active Jul 11, 2005 to Aug 23, 2005

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 41% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jul 30, 2005, 01:21 UTC · active Jul 2, 2005 to Aug 14, 2005

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 31% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Aug 5, 2005, 23:36 UTC

23:36 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Aug 8, 2005, 05:09 UTC

05:09 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.1° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Mon, Aug 8, 2005, 16:02 UTC

16:02 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Aug 10, 2005, 07:00 UTC

07:00 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 1.1° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Fri, Aug 12, 2005, 15:03 UTC · active Jul 16, 2005 to Aug 24, 2005

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 45% lit.
Supermoon: Sturgeon Moon Supermoons

Fri, Aug 19, 2005, 17:52 UTC

Full moon at 357,652 km, 17:52 UTC.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Aug 20, 2005, 13:44 UTC

13:44 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Aug 23, 2005, 23:22 UTC

23:22 UTC · magnitude -0.1
Uranus at opposition Planets

Thu, Sep 1, 2005, 02:49 UTC

02:49 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Thu, Sep 1, 2005, 22:38 UTC

22:38 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Sep 2, 2005, 12:15 UTC

12:15 UTC · magnitude -1.1 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Sep 6, 2005, 22:02 UTC

22:02 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Sep 7, 2005, 08:29 UTC

08:29 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Sep 16, 2005, 22:45 UTC

22:45 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.2° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, Sep 18, 2005, 02:42 UTC

02:42 UTC · magnitude -1.7
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Sep 22, 2005, 22:22 UTC

22:22 UTC.
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Oct 3, 2005, 10:32 UTC

Greatest eclipse 10:32 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Oct 4, 2005, 11:19 UTC

11:19 UTC · magnitude -0.6 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Oct 4, 2005, 14:59 UTC

14:59 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 2.1° apart
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Wed, Oct 5, 2005, 20:23 UTC

20:23 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Oct 7, 2005, 05:40 UTC

05:40 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 1.4° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Sat, Oct 8, 2005, 14:14 UTC · active Oct 6, 2005 to Oct 10, 2005

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 27% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Oct 14, 2005, 06:24 UTC

06:24 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 2.3° apart
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Oct 17, 2005, 12:03 UTC

Greatest eclipse 12:03 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Orionids Meteor Showers

Fri, Oct 21, 2005, 07:23 UTC · active Oct 2, 2005 to Nov 7, 2005

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 84% lit.
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Oct 22, 2005, 14:04 UTC

14:04 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Nov 3, 2005, 15:49 UTC

15:49 UTC · magnitude -0.2
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Nov 3, 2005, 19:11 UTC

19:11 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Nov 3, 2005, 22:32 UTC

22:32 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 1.3° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sat, Nov 5, 2005, 07:52 UTC · active Sep 9, 2005 to Nov 20, 2005

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 12% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Nov 5, 2005, 18:59 UTC

18:59 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 1.4° apart
Mars at opposition Planets

Mon, Nov 7, 2005, 08:23 UTC

08:23 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Nov 10, 2005, 12:19 UTC

12:19 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 2.3° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sat, Nov 12, 2005, 07:09 UTC · active Oct 20, 2005 to Dec 9, 2005

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 84% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Nov 15, 2005, 04:24 UTC

04:24 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 2.5° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Thu, Nov 17, 2005, 12:43 UTC · active Nov 6, 2005 to Nov 30, 2005

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 97% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 04:50 UTC

04:50 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 4.0° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, Nov 24, 2005, 15:42 UTC

15:42 UTC · magnitude 5.5
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 05:30 UTC

05:30 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 3.2° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Dec 4, 2005, 18:59 UTC

18:59 UTC · magnitude -4.7 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Dec 7, 2005, 17:57 UTC

17:57 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Dec 12, 2005, 04:24 UTC

04:24 UTC · magnitude -1.2 · 1.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Dec 12, 2005, 12:40 UTC

12:40 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Geminids Meteor Showers

Wed, Dec 14, 2005, 02:37 UTC · active Dec 4, 2005 to Dec 19, 2005

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 97% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Dec 19, 2005, 11:30 UTC

11:30 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 3.7° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Dec 21, 2005, 18:35 UTC

18:35 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Thu, Dec 22, 2005, 11:02 UTC · active Dec 16, 2005 to Dec 25, 2005

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 63% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Dec 27, 2005, 00:54 UTC

00:54 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 3.8° apart