Astronomical Events 2006

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

Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Jan 2, 2006, 14:24 UTC

14:24 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.8° apart
Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Tue, Jan 3, 2006, 16:15 UTC · active Dec 28, 2005 to Jan 11, 2006

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 17% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Jan 4, 2006, 01:49 UTC

01:49 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Jan 8, 2006, 18:54 UTC

18:54 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 1.2° apart
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Jan 14, 2006, 00:02 UTC

00:02 UTC · magnitude -4.1
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Jan 15, 2006, 15:09 UTC

15:09 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Jan 26, 2006, 21:37 UTC

21:37 UTC · magnitude -1.3
Saturn at opposition Planets

Fri, Jan 27, 2006, 18:44 UTC

18:44 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jan 31, 2006, 13:14 UTC

13:14 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Feb 5, 2006, 20:40 UTC

20:40 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 2.1° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Feb 6, 2006, 05:48 UTC

05:48 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 3.7° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, Feb 14, 2006, 15:38 UTC

15:38 UTC · magnitude -1.1 · 0.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Feb 24, 2006, 05:06 UTC

05:06 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Feb 26, 2006, 15:27 UTC

15:27 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Mar 1, 2006, 04:29 UTC

04:29 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 3.3° apart
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Mar 1, 2006, 11:13 UTC

11:13 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Mar 6, 2006, 05:40 UTC

05:40 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Mar 10, 2006, 19:40 UTC

19:40 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 3.8° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sun, Mar 12, 2006, 02:42 UTC

02:42 UTC · magnitude 4.9
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Mar 14, 2006, 23:47 UTC

Greatest eclipse 23:47 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Mar 20, 2006, 18:25 UTC

18:25 UTC.
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sat, Mar 25, 2006, 08:01 UTC

08:01 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Mar 26, 2006, 03:05 UTC

03:05 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.6° apart
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Mar 26, 2006, 11:43 UTC

11:43 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Mar 27, 2006, 16:15 UTC

16:15 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Mar 27, 2006, 18:24 UTC

18:24 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.1° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Mon, Mar 27, 2006, 22:58 UTC

22:58 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 1.5° apart
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, Mar 29, 2006, 10:11 UTC

Greatest eclipse 10:11 UTC.
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Apr 3, 2006, 19:09 UTC

19:09 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Apr 7, 2006, 01:09 UTC

01:09 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 3.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sat, Apr 8, 2006, 18:33 UTC

18:33 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 10:18 UTC

10:18 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Apr 22, 2006, 11:40 UTC

11:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.5° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Sat, Apr 22, 2006, 14:23 UTC · active Apr 14, 2006 to Apr 30, 2006

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 34% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Apr 24, 2006, 03:19 UTC

03:19 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Apr 24, 2006, 14:02 UTC

14:02 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Apr 26, 2006, 04:40 UTC

04:40 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, May 2, 2006, 11:22 UTC

11:22 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, May 4, 2006, 10:24 UTC

10:24 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 3.7° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Thu, May 4, 2006, 15:59 UTC

15:59 UTC · magnitude -2.5
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sat, May 6, 2006, 03:54 UTC · active Apr 19, 2006 to May 27, 2006

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 59% lit.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, May 18, 2006, 20:03 UTC

20:03 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, May 19, 2006, 17:40 UTC

17:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, May 21, 2006, 11:09 UTC

11:09 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, May 24, 2006, 04:59 UTC

04:59 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, May 31, 2006, 04:59 UTC

04:59 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, May 31, 2006, 22:40 UTC

22:40 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Jun 15, 2006, 23:00 UTC

23:00 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Jun 17, 2006, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.6° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Sat, Jun 17, 2006, 23:42 UTC

23:42 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 0.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Jun 20, 2006, 20:12 UTC

20:12 UTC · magnitude 0.6
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Jun 21, 2006, 12:25 UTC

12:25 UTC.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Jun 28, 2006, 12:24 UTC

12:24 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Jun 28, 2006, 23:14 UTC

23:14 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Jul 13, 2006, 05:35 UTC

05:35 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Jul 14, 2006, 22:54 UTC

22:54 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.3° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Jul 18, 2006, 07:04 UTC

07:04 UTC · magnitude 4.9
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Jul 27, 2006, 17:57 UTC

17:57 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 1.0° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jul 29, 2006, 06:01 UTC · active Jul 11, 2006 to Aug 23, 2006

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 15% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jul 30, 2006, 07:07 UTC · active Jul 3, 2006 to Aug 14, 2006

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 22% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Aug 7, 2006, 00:28 UTC

00:28 UTC · magnitude 0.1
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Aug 7, 2006, 07:52 UTC

07:52 UTC · magnitude 1.0
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Aug 9, 2006, 14:02 UTC

14:02 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 2.9° apart
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Thu, Aug 10, 2006, 20:50 UTC

20:50 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.2° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Fri, Aug 11, 2006, 05:13 UTC

05:13 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Aug 11, 2006, 06:10 UTC

06:10 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.3° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Sat, Aug 12, 2006, 20:49 UTC · active Jul 16, 2006 to Aug 24, 2006

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 84% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Aug 22, 2006, 05:35 UTC

05:35 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Aug 22, 2006, 15:44 UTC

15:44 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 13:05 UTC

13:05 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 0.5° apart
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 20:41 UTC

20:41 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.1° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Sep 1, 2006, 04:50 UTC

04:50 UTC · magnitude -1.8
Uranus at opposition Planets

Tue, Sep 5, 2006, 10:55 UTC

10:55 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Sep 5, 2006, 23:40 UTC

23:40 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Sep 7, 2006, 15:05 UTC

15:05 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.3° apart
Supermoon: Corn Moon Supermoons

Thu, Sep 7, 2006, 18:41 UTC

Full moon at 357,298 km, 18:41 UTC.
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Thu, Sep 7, 2006, 18:51 UTC

Greatest eclipse 18:51 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 18:39 UTC

18:39 UTC · magnitude -0.6 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Sep 19, 2006, 04:15 UTC

04:15 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.2° apart
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Sep 22, 2006, 11:40 UTC

Greatest eclipse 11:40 UTC.
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Sep 23, 2006, 04:03 UTC

04:03 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Sep 24, 2006, 01:40 UTC

01:40 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 08:54 UTC

08:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Oct 5, 2006, 00:24 UTC

00:24 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.4° apart
Supermoon: Harvest Moon Supermoons

Sat, Oct 7, 2006, 03:12 UTC

Full moon at 357,695 km, 03:12 UTC.
Draconids Meteor Showers

Sun, Oct 8, 2006, 20:01 UTC · active Oct 6, 2006 to Oct 10, 2006

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 96% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Oct 16, 2006, 15:49 UTC

15:49 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 1.9° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Oct 17, 2006, 04:14 UTC

04:14 UTC · magnitude -0.0
Orionids Meteor Showers

Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 13:09 UTC · active Oct 2, 2006 to Nov 7, 2006

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 06:37 UTC

06:37 UTC · magnitude 1.6
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 06:50 UTC

06:50 UTC · magnitude 0.2 · 1.3° apart
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Oct 27, 2006, 18:00 UTC

18:00 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Oct 30, 2006, 16:24 UTC

16:24 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Nov 1, 2006, 08:37 UTC

08:37 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.4° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 5, 2006, 13:39 UTC · active Sep 9, 2006 to Nov 20, 2006

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Nov 8, 2006, 21:29 UTC

21:29 UTC · magnitude 5.8
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 12, 2006, 12:55 UTC · active Oct 20, 2006 to Dec 10, 2006

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 52% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Nov 13, 2006, 02:24 UTC

02:24 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 1.5° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 17, 2006, 18:30 UTC · active Nov 6, 2006 to Nov 30, 2006

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 9% lit.
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Nov 22, 2006, 00:58 UTC

00:58 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sat, Nov 25, 2006, 12:54 UTC

12:54 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Nov 26, 2006, 22:32 UTC

22:32 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Nov 28, 2006, 15:00 UTC

15:00 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.2° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Sun, Dec 10, 2006, 06:42 UTC

06:42 UTC · magnitude -0.6 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Dec 10, 2006, 11:35 UTC

11:35 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 1.1° apart
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Sun, Dec 10, 2006, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 0.1° apart
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, Dec 11, 2006, 18:21 UTC

18:21 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 0.8° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Thu, Dec 14, 2006, 08:24 UTC · active Dec 4, 2006 to Dec 20, 2006

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 34% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Dec 21, 2006, 16:24 UTC

16:24 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.5° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Dec 22, 2006, 00:22 UTC

00:22 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Fri, Dec 22, 2006, 16:49 UTC · active Dec 17, 2006 to Dec 25, 2006

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 5% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Dec 24, 2006, 05:09 UTC

05:09 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Dec 25, 2006, 21:14 UTC

21:14 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.1° apart