Astronomical Events 2012

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

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Wed, Jan 4, 2012, 03:05 UTC · active Dec 29, 2011 to Jan 11, 2012

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 76% lit.
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Fri, Jan 13, 2012, 15:38 UTC

15:38 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.1° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Feb 7, 2012, 09:06 UTC

09:06 UTC · magnitude -1.4
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Fri, Feb 10, 2012, 02:02 UTC

02:02 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 0.3° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Feb 19, 2012, 20:28 UTC

20:28 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Feb 25, 2012, 19:30 UTC

19:30 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Feb 27, 2012, 04:10 UTC

04:10 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 3.7° apart
Mars at opposition Planets

Sat, Mar 3, 2012, 20:02 UTC

20:02 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Sun, Mar 4, 2012, 21:19 UTC

21:19 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 2.4° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Mar 5, 2012, 09:35 UTC

09:35 UTC · magnitude -0.3
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Tue, Mar 13, 2012, 21:19 UTC

21:19 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 3.0° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Tue, Mar 20, 2012, 05:14 UTC

05:14 UTC.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Mar 21, 2012, 19:20 UTC

19:20 UTC · magnitude 5.0
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Mar 24, 2012, 18:10 UTC

18:10 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Mar 25, 2012, 22:29 UTC

22:29 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Mar 26, 2012, 19:00 UTC

19:00 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 1.8° apart
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Mar 27, 2012, 06:51 UTC

06:51 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Supermoon: Pink Moon Supermoons

Fri, Apr 6, 2012, 19:18 UTC

Full moon at 359,076 km, 19:18 UTC.
Saturn at opposition Planets

Sun, Apr 15, 2012, 16:10 UTC

16:10 UTC · magnitude 0.8
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Apr 18, 2012, 17:28 UTC

17:28 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Sun, Apr 22, 2012, 01:08 UTC · active Apr 13, 2012 to Apr 29, 2012

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 1% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Apr 22, 2012, 17:30 UTC

17:30 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 2.4° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Sun, Apr 22, 2012, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 2.0° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sat, May 5, 2012, 14:37 UTC · active Apr 18, 2012 to May 26, 2012

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Supermoon: Flower Moon Supermoons

Sun, May 6, 2012, 03:35 UTC

Full moon at 356,954 km, 03:35 UTC.
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, May 13, 2012, 11:52 UTC

11:52 UTC · magnitude -2.0
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, May 20, 2012, 23:53 UTC

Greatest eclipse 23:53 UTC.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, May 27, 2012, 11:21 UTC

11:21 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Jun 4, 2012, 11:03 UTC

Greatest eclipse 11:03 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Supermoon: Strawberry Moon Supermoons

Mon, Jun 4, 2012, 11:11 UTC

Full moon at 359,257 km, 11:11 UTC.
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Jun 6, 2012, 01:14 UTC

01:14 UTC · magnitude -3.7
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Jun 17, 2012, 08:05 UTC

08:05 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Jun 18, 2012, 00:32 UTC

00:32 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.1° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Jun 20, 2012, 23:08 UTC

23:08 UTC.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sun, Jul 1, 2012, 01:53 UTC

01:53 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Jul 15, 2012, 02:54 UTC

02:54 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Jul 15, 2012, 15:14 UTC

15:14 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Jul 20, 2012, 07:35 UTC

07:35 UTC · magnitude 2.8 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Jul 24, 2012, 19:35 UTC

19:35 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 4.0° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 16:42 UTC · active Jul 10, 2012 to Aug 22, 2012

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 76% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Jul 28, 2012, 19:54 UTC

19:54 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jul 29, 2012, 17:48 UTC · active Jul 2, 2012 to Aug 14, 2012

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 85% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Aug 11, 2012, 20:24 UTC

20:24 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 0.1° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Sun, Aug 12, 2012, 07:31 UTC · active Jul 16, 2012 to Aug 23, 2012

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 27% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Aug 13, 2012, 19:49 UTC

19:49 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 0.6° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 05:38 UTC

05:38 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.7° apart
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Aug 15, 2012, 09:40 UTC

09:40 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Aug 16, 2012, 02:59 UTC

02:59 UTC · magnitude 0.1 · 3.4° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Aug 16, 2012, 12:02 UTC

12:02 UTC · magnitude 0.0
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Aug 22, 2012, 06:40 UTC

06:40 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 2.2° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Fri, Aug 24, 2012, 12:09 UTC

12:09 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Sep 8, 2012, 10:59 UTC

10:59 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 0.6° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 12:47 UTC

12:47 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Sep 12, 2012, 14:59 UTC

14:59 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Sep 19, 2012, 20:32 UTC

20:32 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.2° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Sep 22, 2012, 14:49 UTC

14:49 UTC.
Uranus at opposition Planets

Sat, Sep 29, 2012, 06:49 UTC

06:49 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Oct 5, 2012, 20:50 UTC

20:50 UTC · magnitude -2.6 · 0.9° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Mon, Oct 8, 2012, 06:48 UTC · active Oct 5, 2012 to Oct 9, 2012

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 50% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Oct 17, 2012, 02:10 UTC

02:10 UTC · magnitude -0.1 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Oct 18, 2012, 13:22 UTC

13:22 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 2.0° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Sat, Oct 20, 2012, 23:58 UTC · active Oct 1, 2012 to Nov 7, 2012

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 37% lit.
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Oct 25, 2012, 06:58 UTC

06:58 UTC · magnitude 1.2
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Oct 26, 2012, 22:06 UTC

22:06 UTC · magnitude -0.1
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Nov 2, 2012, 01:00 UTC

01:00 UTC · magnitude -2.7 · 0.9° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Mon, Nov 5, 2012, 00:28 UTC · active Sep 9, 2012 to Nov 19, 2012

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 69% lit.
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 11, 2012, 23:46 UTC · active Oct 19, 2012 to Dec 9, 2012

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 6% lit.
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Nov 13, 2012, 22:11 UTC

Greatest eclipse 22:11 UTC.
Leonids Meteor Showers

Sat, Nov 17, 2012, 05:21 UTC · active Nov 6, 2012 to Nov 29, 2012

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 16% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Nov 17, 2012, 15:44 UTC

15:44 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Tue, Nov 27, 2012, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.5° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, Nov 28, 2012, 14:33 UTC

Greatest eclipse 14:33 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Nov 29, 2012, 00:50 UTC

00:50 UTC · magnitude -2.8 · 0.6° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Sun, Dec 2, 2012, 23:59 UTC

23:59 UTC · magnitude -2.8
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Dec 4, 2012, 22:49 UTC

22:49 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Dec 10, 2012, 10:50 UTC

10:50 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Dec 11, 2012, 13:27 UTC

13:27 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Dec 12, 2012, 00:32 UTC

00:32 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 1.1° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Thu, Dec 13, 2012, 19:17 UTC · active Dec 3, 2012 to Dec 19, 2012

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Dec 21, 2012, 11:11 UTC

11:11 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Sat, Dec 22, 2012, 03:42 UTC · active Dec 16, 2012 to Dec 25, 2012

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 69% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Dec 26, 2012, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude -2.8 · 0.4° apart