Astronomical Events 2015

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

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jan 3, 2015, 20:39 UTC · active Dec 28, 2014 to Jan 11, 2015

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 98% lit.
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Sun, Jan 11, 2015, 01:06 UTC

01:06 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, Jan 14, 2015, 20:36 UTC

20:36 UTC · magnitude -0.6
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Jan 16, 2015, 11:57 UTC

11:57 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 1.8° apart
Mars and Neptune close together Planets

Tue, Jan 20, 2015, 00:32 UTC

00:32 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Jan 21, 2015, 16:32 UTC

16:32 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Jan 22, 2015, 22:54 UTC

22:54 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 02:40 UTC

02:40 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Jan 25, 2015, 11:30 UTC

11:30 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.6° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Jan 30, 2015, 13:45 UTC

13:45 UTC · magnitude 4.6
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Feb 1, 2015, 17:46 UTC

17:46 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.8° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Fri, Feb 6, 2015, 17:16 UTC

17:16 UTC · magnitude -2.6
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Feb 13, 2015, 00:19 UTC

00:19 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Feb 17, 2015, 05:09 UTC

05:09 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Feb 20, 2015, 23:49 UTC

23:49 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Feb 21, 2015, 00:40 UTC

00:40 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Feb 21, 2015, 22:05 UTC

22:05 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.3° apart
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Sun, Feb 22, 2015, 05:49 UTC

05:49 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.4° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Feb 24, 2015, 16:16 UTC

16:16 UTC · magnitude 0.1
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Feb 26, 2015, 04:55 UTC

04:55 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Wed, Mar 4, 2015, 18:39 UTC

18:39 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.1° apart
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 16:12 UTC

16:12 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Mar 12, 2015, 08:32 UTC

08:32 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.2° apart
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Wed, Mar 18, 2015, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Mar 19, 2015, 00:10 UTC

00:10 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.5° apart
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 09:46 UTC

Greatest eclipse 09:46 UTC.
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Mar 20, 2015, 22:45 UTC

22:45 UTC.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 11:14 UTC

11:14 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 22:40 UTC

22:40 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Mar 22, 2015, 21:05 UTC

21:05 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.8° apart
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Apr 4, 2015, 12:01 UTC

Greatest eclipse 12:01 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Apr 6, 2015, 13:59 UTC

13:59 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Apr 8, 2015, 13:14 UTC

13:14 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.1° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Apr 10, 2015, 04:05 UTC

04:05 UTC · magnitude -2.1
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Apr 15, 2015, 11:19 UTC

11:19 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Apr 19, 2015, 20:10 UTC

20:10 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.0° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Wed, Apr 22, 2015, 18:39 UTC · active Apr 14, 2015 to Apr 30, 2015

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 20% lit.
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Wed, Apr 22, 2015, 19:34 UTC

19:34 UTC · magnitude -1.1 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, May 5, 2015, 16:24 UTC

16:24 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.0° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Wed, May 6, 2015, 08:08 UTC · active Apr 19, 2015 to May 27, 2015

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 95% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, May 7, 2015, 04:52 UTC

04:52 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, May 12, 2015, 19:30 UTC

19:30 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, May 15, 2015, 12:02 UTC

12:02 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.2° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Sat, May 23, 2015, 00:51 UTC

00:51 UTC · magnitude 0.9
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, May 30, 2015, 16:55 UTC

16:55 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Jun 1, 2015, 20:05 UTC

20:05 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 1.9° apart
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Jun 6, 2015, 19:40 UTC

19:40 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Jun 9, 2015, 01:22 UTC

01:22 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Jun 11, 2015, 20:40 UTC

20:40 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 0.5° apart
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Jun 14, 2015, 15:07 UTC

15:07 UTC · magnitude 1.5
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Jun 15, 2015, 02:29 UTC

02:29 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 0.0° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Jun 21, 2015, 16:37 UTC

16:37 UTC.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Jun 24, 2015, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Jun 29, 2015, 01:35 UTC

01:35 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 1.9° apart
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Wed, Jul 1, 2015, 03:12 UTC

03:12 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Jul 6, 2015, 06:54 UTC

06:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Jul 9, 2015, 03:09 UTC

03:09 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Jul 18, 2015, 15:22 UTC

15:22 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 4.0° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Jul 19, 2015, 00:54 UTC

00:54 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 0.4° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Jul 23, 2015, 19:26 UTC

19:26 UTC · magnitude -2.1
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Jul 26, 2015, 08:59 UTC

08:59 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 2.2° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Wed, Jul 29, 2015, 10:12 UTC · active Jul 11, 2015 to Aug 23, 2015

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 94% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jul 30, 2015, 11:18 UTC · active Jul 3, 2015 to Aug 15, 2015

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 99% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Aug 2, 2015, 13:49 UTC

13:49 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Aug 5, 2015, 09:14 UTC

09:14 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.0° apart
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Fri, Aug 7, 2015, 07:23 UTC

07:23 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 0.5° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Thu, Aug 13, 2015, 01:01 UTC · active Jul 16, 2015 to Aug 24, 2015

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 3% lit.
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Aug 15, 2015, 19:21 UTC

19:21 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Aug 16, 2015, 13:19 UTC

13:19 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Aug 22, 2015, 17:44 UTC

17:44 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.5° apart
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Aug 26, 2015, 21:43 UTC

21:43 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Supermoon: Sturgeon Moon Supermoons

Sat, Aug 29, 2015, 18:35 UTC

Full moon at 358,993 km, 18:35 UTC.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Aug 29, 2015, 22:40 UTC

22:40 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 2.8° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Tue, Sep 1, 2015, 03:24 UTC

03:24 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Sep 1, 2015, 16:29 UTC

16:29 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Sep 4, 2015, 10:27 UTC

10:27 UTC · magnitude 0.2
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 07:09 UTC

07:09 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Sep 12, 2015, 04:15 UTC

04:15 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 3.0° apart
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Sep 13, 2015, 06:54 UTC

Greatest eclipse 06:54 UTC, magnitude 0.79.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Sep 19, 2015, 03:22 UTC

03:22 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.8° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 08:20 UTC

08:20 UTC.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Sep 26, 2015, 08:32 UTC

08:32 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 2.9° apart
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Sep 28, 2015, 02:47 UTC

Greatest eclipse 02:47 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Supermoon: Harvest Moon Supermoons

Mon, Sep 28, 2015, 02:50 UTC

Full moon at 356,878 km, 02:50 UTC.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Sep 29, 2015, 01:22 UTC

01:22 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.0° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Sep 30, 2015, 14:39 UTC

14:39 UTC · magnitude 5.1
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Oct 8, 2015, 20:05 UTC

20:05 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 0.7° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Fri, Oct 9, 2015, 00:20 UTC · active Oct 6, 2015 to Oct 9, 2016

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 14% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Oct 9, 2015, 14:45 UTC

14:45 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Oct 9, 2015, 21:54 UTC

21:54 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Oct 11, 2015, 11:22 UTC

11:22 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 0.9° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Mon, Oct 12, 2015, 03:32 UTC

03:32 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Fri, Oct 16, 2015, 03:18 UTC

03:18 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Oct 16, 2015, 13:49 UTC

13:49 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.9° apart
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Sat, Oct 17, 2015, 22:35 UTC

22:35 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 0.4° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Wed, Oct 21, 2015, 17:30 UTC · active Oct 2, 2015 to Nov 7, 2015

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 60% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Oct 23, 2015, 17:40 UTC

17:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.9° apart
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Sun, Oct 25, 2015, 23:36 UTC

23:36 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 1.0° apart
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Oct 26, 2015, 06:51 UTC

06:51 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Oct 26, 2015, 10:50 UTC

10:50 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.9° apart
Supermoon: Hunter's Moon Supermoons

Tue, Oct 27, 2015, 12:05 UTC

Full moon at 359,324 km, 12:05 UTC.
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Tue, Nov 3, 2015, 07:29 UTC

07:29 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 0.7° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Thu, Nov 5, 2015, 18:02 UTC · active Sep 10, 2015 to Nov 20, 2015

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 29% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Nov 6, 2015, 14:29 UTC

14:29 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Nov 7, 2015, 08:45 UTC

08:45 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Nov 7, 2015, 13:00 UTC

13:00 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 1.2° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 17:19 UTC · active Oct 20, 2015 to Dec 10, 2015

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

Fri, Nov 13, 2015, 01:30 UTC

01:30 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.0° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 14:57 UTC

14:57 UTC · magnitude -1.3
Leonids Meteor Showers

Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 22:55 UTC · active Nov 6, 2015 to Nov 30, 2015

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 36% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Nov 20, 2015, 00:50 UTC

00:50 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Nov 22, 2015, 19:09 UTC

19:09 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.9° apart
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Nov 29, 2015, 23:58 UTC

23:58 UTC · magnitude 1.3
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Dec 4, 2015, 05:19 UTC

05:19 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Dec 6, 2015, 02:37 UTC

02:37 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Dec 7, 2015, 17:19 UTC

17:19 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 0.6° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Mon, Dec 14, 2015, 12:51 UTC · active Dec 4, 2015 to Dec 20, 2015

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 11% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Dec 17, 2015, 06:40 UTC

06:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Dec 20, 2015, 01:27 UTC

01:27 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.1° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Tue, Dec 22, 2015, 04:48 UTC

04:48 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Tue, Dec 22, 2015, 21:17 UTC · active Dec 17, 2015 to Dec 26, 2015

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 91% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Dec 29, 2015, 03:12 UTC

03:12 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Dec 31, 2015, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 1.4° apart