Astronomical Events 2010

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

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jan 3, 2010, 15:26 UTC · active Dec 28, 2009 to Jan 11, 2010

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 88% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Jan 4, 2010, 19:06 UTC

19:06 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Jan 11, 2010, 21:30 UTC

21:30 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Jan 15, 2010, 07:07 UTC

Greatest eclipse 07:07 UTC.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Jan 17, 2010, 19:49 UTC

19:49 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.4° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Jan 27, 2010, 05:20 UTC

05:20 UTC · magnitude -0.1
Mars at opposition Planets

Fri, Jan 29, 2010, 19:29 UTC

19:29 UTC · magnitude -1.3
Supermoon: Wolf Moon Supermoons

Sat, Jan 30, 2010, 06:17 UTC

Full moon at 356,607 km, 06:17 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Feb 12, 2010, 04:05 UTC

04:05 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 2.2° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Feb 14, 2010, 23:16 UTC

23:16 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Sat, Feb 27, 2010, 13:50 UTC

13:50 UTC · magnitude -0.6 · 1.7° apart
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Feb 28, 2010, 11:20 UTC

11:20 UTC · magnitude -2.0
Supermoon: Snow Moon Supermoons

Sun, Feb 28, 2010, 16:37 UTC

Full moon at 358,436 km, 16:37 UTC.
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Thu, Mar 4, 2010, 04:19 UTC

04:19 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Mar 13, 2010, 12:29 UTC

12:29 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.5° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, Mar 14, 2010, 13:22 UTC

13:22 UTC · magnitude -1.8
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Mar 17, 2010, 06:53 UTC

06:53 UTC · magnitude 5.9
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Mar 20, 2010, 17:31 UTC

17:31 UTC.
Saturn at opposition Planets

Sun, Mar 21, 2010, 21:19 UTC

21:19 UTC · magnitude 0.7
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Sun, Apr 4, 2010, 08:30 UTC

08:30 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Apr 8, 2010, 23:31 UTC

23:31 UTC · magnitude 0.1
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Apr 9, 2010, 21:14 UTC

21:14 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Apr 15, 2010, 22:02 UTC

22:02 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Apr 16, 2010, 11:09 UTC

11:09 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 4.0° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 13:30 UTC · active Apr 14, 2010 to Apr 30, 2010

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 59% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Apr 28, 2010, 16:43 UTC

16:43 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Thu, May 6, 2010, 03:00 UTC · active Apr 19, 2010 to May 27, 2010

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 51% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, May 16, 2010, 10:15 UTC

10:15 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.1° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, May 26, 2010, 02:22 UTC

02:22 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Jupiter and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, Jun 8, 2010, 07:32 UTC

07:32 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Jun 15, 2010, 04:59 UTC

04:59 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 3.7° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Jun 21, 2010, 11:28 UTC

11:28 UTC.
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Jun 26, 2010, 11:38 UTC

Greatest eclipse 11:38 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Jun 28, 2010, 12:10 UTC

12:10 UTC · magnitude -2.2
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Jul 11, 2010, 19:33 UTC

Greatest eclipse 19:33 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Jul 12, 2010, 22:10 UTC

22:10 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 3.9° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jul 29, 2010, 05:06 UTC · active Jul 11, 2010 to Aug 23, 2010

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 91% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jul 30, 2010, 06:12 UTC · active Jul 3, 2010 to Aug 14, 2010

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 85% lit.
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Sat, Jul 31, 2010, 01:39 UTC

01:39 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Aug 7, 2010, 01:15 UTC

01:15 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Sun, Aug 8, 2010, 07:55 UTC

07:55 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Aug 11, 2010, 23:57 UTC

23:57 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 2.2° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Thu, Aug 12, 2010, 19:54 UTC · active Jul 16, 2010 to Aug 24, 2010

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 11% lit.
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Thu, Aug 19, 2010, 04:43 UTC

04:43 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 1.9° apart
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 02:40 UTC

02:40 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Neptune at opposition Planets

Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 09:53 UTC

09:53 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Sep 3, 2010, 12:34 UTC

12:34 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Sep 11, 2010, 12:54 UTC

12:54 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 0.3° apart
Jupiter and Uranus close together Planets

Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 00:00 UTC

00:00 UTC · magnitude -2.9 · 0.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sun, Sep 19, 2010, 17:17 UTC

17:17 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Tue, Sep 21, 2010, 11:31 UTC

11:31 UTC · magnitude -2.9
Uranus at opposition Planets

Tue, Sep 21, 2010, 16:49 UTC

16:49 UTC · magnitude 5.7
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Sep 23, 2010, 03:09 UTC

03:09 UTC.
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 21:55 UTC

21:55 UTC · magnitude 1.1
Draconids Meteor Showers

Fri, Oct 8, 2010, 19:09 UTC · active Oct 6, 2010 to Oct 10, 2010

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 2% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Oct 9, 2010, 17:19 UTC

17:19 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 3.2° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Oct 10, 2010, 00:29 UTC

00:29 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 3.4° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, Oct 17, 2010, 01:06 UTC

01:06 UTC · magnitude -1.5
Orionids Meteor Showers

Thu, Oct 21, 2010, 12:19 UTC · active Oct 2, 2010 to Nov 7, 2010

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 98% lit.
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Oct 29, 2010, 01:09 UTC

01:09 UTC · magnitude -4.0
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Nov 5, 2010, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 0.2° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 5, 2010, 12:49 UTC · active Sep 9, 2010 to Nov 20, 2010

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 1% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Nov 7, 2010, 04:02 UTC

04:02 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Nov 7, 2010, 21:57 UTC

21:57 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 1.6° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 12, 2010, 12:06 UTC · active Oct 20, 2010 to Dec 10, 2010

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 39% lit.
Leonids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 17, 2010, 17:41 UTC · active Nov 6, 2010 to Nov 30, 2010

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 85% lit.
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Sat, Nov 20, 2010, 15:58 UTC

15:58 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 1.7° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, Dec 1, 2010, 15:44 UTC

15:44 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Dec 6, 2010, 21:40 UTC

21:40 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Dec 7, 2010, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 1.8° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Tue, Dec 14, 2010, 00:23 UTC

00:23 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.0° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Tue, Dec 14, 2010, 07:36 UTC · active Dec 4, 2010 to Dec 20, 2010

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 57% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Dec 20, 2010, 01:22 UTC

01:22 UTC · magnitude 5.0
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 08:17 UTC

Greatest eclipse 08:17 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Tue, Dec 21, 2010, 23:38 UTC

23:38 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Wed, Dec 22, 2010, 16:02 UTC · active Dec 17, 2010 to Dec 25, 2010

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 98% lit.