Astronomical Events 2008

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

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jan 4, 2008, 03:50 UTC · active Dec 29, 2007 to Jan 11, 2008

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

Wed, Jan 9, 2008, 15:40 UTC

15:40 UTC · magnitude -0.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Jan 11, 2008, 01:35 UTC

01:35 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Jan 12, 2008, 22:50 UTC

22:50 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Jan 19, 2008, 23:40 UTC

23:40 UTC · magnitude -1.0 · 1.1° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Jan 22, 2008, 05:20 UTC

05:20 UTC · magnitude -0.6
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Tue, Jan 22, 2008, 23:42 UTC

23:42 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Jan 25, 2008, 03:27 UTC

03:27 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 2.6° apart
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Fri, Feb 1, 2008, 13:46 UTC

13:46 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Feb 4, 2008, 07:05 UTC

07:05 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 4.0° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Feb 6, 2008, 18:17 UTC

18:17 UTC · magnitude 4.6
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Thu, Feb 7, 2008, 03:54 UTC

Greatest eclipse 03:54 UTC.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Feb 9, 2008, 07:27 UTC

07:27 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 2.5° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 02:23 UTC

02:23 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Feb 16, 2008, 07:54 UTC

07:54 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 1.6° apart
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Thu, Feb 21, 2008, 03:25 UTC

Greatest eclipse 03:25 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Feb 21, 2008, 09:14 UTC

09:14 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 2.5° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Sun, Feb 24, 2008, 05:53 UTC

05:53 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Wed, Feb 27, 2008, 08:48 UTC

08:48 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Mar 3, 2008, 02:19 UTC

02:19 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Mar 3, 2008, 11:14 UTC

11:14 UTC · magnitude 0.1
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Mar 5, 2008, 14:10 UTC

14:10 UTC · magnitude 0.1 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Mar 5, 2008, 19:09 UTC

19:09 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Mar 5, 2008, 21:49 UTC

21:49 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 0.2° apart
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Fri, Mar 7, 2008, 00:00 UTC

00:00 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.6° apart
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Mar 8, 2008, 20:43 UTC

20:43 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Mar 9, 2008, 07:14 UTC

07:14 UTC · magnitude 0.1 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Mar 15, 2008, 03:14 UTC

03:14 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Mar 19, 2008, 12:50 UTC

12:50 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 2.3° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Mar 20, 2008, 05:48 UTC

05:48 UTC.
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Mon, Mar 24, 2008, 13:26 UTC

13:26 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.0° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Thu, Mar 27, 2008, 20:27 UTC

20:27 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 1.6° apart
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Fri, Mar 28, 2008, 23:07 UTC

23:07 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Mar 30, 2008, 18:50 UTC

18:50 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Apr 2, 2008, 09:14 UTC

09:14 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Apr 4, 2008, 07:30 UTC

07:30 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Apr 12, 2008, 05:57 UTC

05:57 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Apr 15, 2008, 16:02 UTC

16:02 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.3° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 07:25 UTC

07:25 UTC · magnitude -2.1
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Tue, Apr 22, 2008, 01:56 UTC · active Apr 13, 2008 to Apr 29, 2008

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 97% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Apr 27, 2008, 06:32 UTC

06:32 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 19:14 UTC

19:14 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, May 1, 2008, 19:49 UTC

19:49 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.0° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Mon, May 5, 2008, 15:26 UTC · active Apr 18, 2008 to May 26, 2008

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, May 6, 2008, 21:35 UTC

21:35 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, May 10, 2008, 13:54 UTC

13:54 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, May 12, 2008, 21:22 UTC

21:22 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.5° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, May 14, 2008, 03:47 UTC

03:47 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, May 24, 2008, 12:32 UTC

12:32 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, May 27, 2008, 02:45 UTC

02:45 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, May 29, 2008, 05:57 UTC

05:57 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.3° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Jun 7, 2008, 15:24 UTC

15:24 UTC · magnitude 5.5
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Jun 8, 2008, 01:27 UTC

01:27 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 1.0° apart
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Jun 9, 2008, 04:28 UTC

04:28 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Jun 9, 2008, 06:29 UTC

06:29 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Jun 20, 2008, 13:54 UTC

13:54 UTC · magnitude -2.7 · 2.4° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Jun 20, 2008, 23:59 UTC

23:59 UTC.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Jun 23, 2008, 08:05 UTC

08:05 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Jun 25, 2008, 13:05 UTC

13:05 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Jul 1, 2008, 17:55 UTC

17:55 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Jul 6, 2008, 15:54 UTC

15:54 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Jul 6, 2008, 19:14 UTC

19:14 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.1° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Wed, Jul 9, 2008, 09:22 UTC

09:22 UTC · magnitude -2.7
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Thu, Jul 10, 2008, 11:05 UTC

11:05 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Jul 17, 2008, 13:35 UTC

13:35 UTC · magnitude -2.7 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Jul 20, 2008, 12:45 UTC

12:45 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jul 22, 2008, 18:05 UTC

18:05 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.7° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Mon, Jul 28, 2008, 17:32 UTC · active Jul 10, 2008 to Aug 22, 2008

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 18% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 18:38 UTC · active Jul 2, 2008 to Aug 14, 2008

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 10% lit.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Jul 29, 2008, 20:07 UTC

20:07 UTC · magnitude -2.0
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Aug 1, 2008, 10:21 UTC

Greatest eclipse 10:21 UTC.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Aug 2, 2008, 12:54 UTC

12:54 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Aug 3, 2008, 10:10 UTC

10:10 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Aug 4, 2008, 08:40 UTC

08:40 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 3.6° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Tue, Aug 12, 2008, 08:21 UTC · active Jul 16, 2008 to Aug 23, 2008

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 81% lit.
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Wed, Aug 13, 2008, 14:10 UTC

14:10 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Aug 13, 2008, 15:19 UTC

15:19 UTC · magnitude -2.6 · 2.8° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Fri, Aug 15, 2008, 07:34 UTC

07:34 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Mercury and Saturn close together Planets

Fri, Aug 15, 2008, 17:23 UTC

17:23 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Aug 16, 2008, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.7° apart
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Aug 16, 2008, 21:10 UTC

Greatest eclipse 21:10 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 22:45 UTC

22:45 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.7° apart
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Wed, Aug 20, 2008, 20:50 UTC

20:50 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Sep 1, 2008, 20:37 UTC

20:37 UTC · magnitude 0.0 · 2.6° apart
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Sep 3, 2008, 22:12 UTC

22:12 UTC · magnitude 1.0
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Sun, Sep 7, 2008, 03:18 UTC

03:18 UTC · magnitude 0.1 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Sep 9, 2008, 21:27 UTC

21:27 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 2.7° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Sep 11, 2008, 04:28 UTC

04:28 UTC · magnitude 0.2
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Fri, Sep 12, 2008, 02:46 UTC

02:46 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Sep 13, 2008, 01:22 UTC

01:22 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.7° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Sat, Sep 13, 2008, 02:18 UTC

02:18 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Sep 15, 2008, 04:40 UTC

04:40 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.6° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Sep 22, 2008, 15:44 UTC

15:44 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Sep 30, 2008, 10:24 UTC

10:24 UTC · magnitude 2.2 · 1.0° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Oct 6, 2008, 20:51 UTC

20:51 UTC · magnitude 5.2
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Oct 7, 2008, 08:19 UTC

08:19 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 2.4° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Wed, Oct 8, 2008, 07:34 UTC · active Oct 5, 2008 to Oct 9, 2008

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 59% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Oct 10, 2008, 09:40 UTC

09:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Oct 12, 2008, 12:29 UTC

12:29 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.6° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Tue, Oct 21, 2008, 00:43 UTC · active Oct 1, 2008 to Nov 7, 2008

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 55% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Oct 22, 2008, 09:35 UTC

09:35 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Nov 1, 2008, 07:54 UTC

07:54 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Nov 3, 2008, 22:50 UTC

22:50 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 1.9° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 5, 2008, 01:13 UTC · active Sep 9, 2008 to Nov 19, 2008

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 39% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Nov 6, 2008, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Nov 8, 2008, 21:14 UTC

21:14 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.7° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 12, 2008, 00:30 UTC · active Oct 20, 2008 to Dec 9, 2008

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 98% lit.
Leonids Meteor Showers

Mon, Nov 17, 2008, 06:05 UTC · active Nov 6, 2008 to Nov 29, 2008

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 78% lit.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Nov 25, 2008, 17:01 UTC

17:01 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, Dec 1, 2008, 10:13 UTC

10:13 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Dec 1, 2008, 15:30 UTC

15:30 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Dec 1, 2008, 15:35 UTC

15:35 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Dec 4, 2008, 02:02 UTC

02:02 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.3° apart
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, Dec 5, 2008, 21:59 UTC

21:59 UTC · magnitude 1.3
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Dec 6, 2008, 05:35 UTC

05:35 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.9° apart
Supermoon: Cold Moon Supermoons

Fri, Dec 12, 2008, 16:37 UTC

Full moon at 356,615 km, 16:37 UTC.
Geminids Meteor Showers

Sat, Dec 13, 2008, 19:59 UTC · active Dec 3, 2008 to Dec 19, 2008

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 98% lit.
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Dec 21, 2008, 12:03 UTC

12:03 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Mon, Dec 22, 2008, 04:25 UTC · active Dec 16, 2008 to Dec 25, 2008

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 24% lit.
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Sat, Dec 27, 2008, 14:04 UTC

14:04 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Dec 29, 2008, 03:44 UTC

03:44 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Dec 29, 2008, 09:35 UTC

09:35 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Dec 31, 2008, 09:14 UTC

09:14 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 1.5° apart
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Wed, Dec 31, 2008, 16:04 UTC

16:04 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Dec 31, 2008, 17:57 UTC

17:57 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 3.1° apart