Astronomical Events 2016

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

Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Jan 3, 2016, 19:35 UTC

19:35 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.4° apart
Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Mon, Jan 4, 2016, 02:31 UTC · active Dec 29, 2015 to Jan 11, 2016

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 33% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Jan 7, 2016, 00:45 UTC

00:45 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Jan 7, 2016, 05:19 UTC

05:19 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.3° apart
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Sat, Jan 9, 2016, 04:10 UTC

04:10 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Jan 13, 2016, 13:35 UTC

13:35 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.2° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, Jan 14, 2016, 14:04 UTC

14:04 UTC · magnitude 4.7
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Jan 16, 2016, 07:05 UTC

07:05 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Jan 28, 2016, 00:24 UTC

00:24 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Feb 1, 2016, 10:10 UTC

10:10 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Feb 3, 2016, 19:27 UTC

19:27 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Feb 6, 2016, 15:54 UTC

15:54 UTC · magnitude -0.0 · 3.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sun, Feb 7, 2016, 01:24 UTC

01:24 UTC · magnitude -0.0
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Feb 9, 2016, 23:19 UTC

23:19 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Feb 12, 2016, 14:37 UTC

14:37 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Feb 24, 2016, 03:00 UTC

03:00 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 1.6° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Feb 28, 2016, 15:55 UTC

15:55 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Feb 29, 2016, 19:35 UTC

19:35 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Mar 2, 2016, 07:14 UTC

07:14 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Mar 7, 2016, 09:19 UTC

09:19 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Mar 8, 2016, 03:09 UTC

03:09 UTC · magnitude -0.6 · 3.7° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Tue, Mar 8, 2016, 10:51 UTC

10:51 UTC · magnitude -2.5
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, Mar 9, 2016, 01:57 UTC

Greatest eclipse 01:57 UTC.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 01:30 UTC

01:30 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 1.8° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 04:30 UTC

04:30 UTC.
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 17:46 UTC

17:46 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Mar 22, 2016, 02:45 UTC

02:45 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 2.0° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 11:47 UTC

Greatest eclipse 11:47 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 20:15 UTC

20:15 UTC · magnitude -1.9
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Mar 29, 2016, 15:14 UTC

15:14 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Apr 4, 2016, 23:57 UTC

23:57 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Apr 6, 2016, 08:05 UTC

08:05 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.7° apart
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Apr 9, 2016, 21:32 UTC

21:32 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 03:27 UTC

03:27 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 2.1° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 13:55 UTC

13:55 UTC · magnitude 0.2
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 00:30 UTC · active Apr 13, 2016 to Apr 29, 2016

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Fri, Apr 22, 2016, 21:19 UTC

21:19 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Apr 25, 2016, 19:44 UTC

19:44 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, May 2, 2016, 10:37 UTC

10:37 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, May 5, 2016, 04:02 UTC

04:02 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 2.1° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Thu, May 5, 2016, 13:59 UTC · active Apr 18, 2016 to May 26, 2016

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 2% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, May 9, 2016, 15:10 UTC

15:10 UTC · magnitude 6.2
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, May 15, 2016, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 1.9° apart
Mars at opposition Planets

Sun, May 22, 2016, 11:16 UTC

11:16 UTC · magnitude -2.1
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, May 22, 2016, 22:15 UTC

22:15 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 3.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, May 29, 2016, 18:24 UTC

18:24 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Jun 1, 2016, 15:27 UTC

15:27 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 2.3° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Fri, Jun 3, 2016, 06:08 UTC

06:08 UTC · magnitude 0.9
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Jun 3, 2016, 10:05 UTC

10:05 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 0.7° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sun, Jun 5, 2016, 08:48 UTC

08:48 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Jun 6, 2016, 22:12 UTC

22:12 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Jun 11, 2016, 18:45 UTC

18:45 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 01:00 UTC

01:00 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 3.2° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Jun 20, 2016, 22:34 UTC

22:34 UTC.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Jun 25, 2016, 23:57 UTC

23:57 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jun 28, 2016, 23:54 UTC

23:54 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 2.6° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Jul 7, 2016, 03:27 UTC

03:27 UTC · magnitude -2.2
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Jul 9, 2016, 09:40 UTC

09:40 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Jul 16, 2016, 05:40 UTC

05:40 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Jul 23, 2016, 05:05 UTC

05:05 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jul 26, 2016, 05:57 UTC

05:57 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 2.8° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jul 28, 2016, 16:02 UTC · active Jul 10, 2016 to Aug 22, 2016

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 31% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jul 29, 2016, 17:08 UTC · active Jul 2, 2016 to Aug 14, 2016

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 20% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Aug 4, 2016, 04:45 UTC

04:45 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Aug 4, 2016, 21:54 UTC

21:54 UTC · magnitude 0.0 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Aug 6, 2016, 03:22 UTC

03:22 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 0.2° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Fri, Aug 12, 2016, 06:52 UTC · active Jul 16, 2016 to Aug 23, 2016

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 64% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Aug 12, 2016, 12:45 UTC

12:45 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Aug 16, 2016, 21:19 UTC

21:19 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Aug 19, 2016, 11:30 UTC

11:30 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Aug 22, 2016, 11:27 UTC

11:27 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.9° apart
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Sat, Aug 27, 2016, 22:49 UTC

22:49 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.1° apart
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Thu, Sep 1, 2016, 09:07 UTC

Greatest eclipse 09:07 UTC.
Neptune at opposition Planets

Fri, Sep 2, 2016, 16:27 UTC

16:27 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Sep 2, 2016, 22:10 UTC

22:10 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Sep 3, 2016, 11:19 UTC

11:19 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Sep 8, 2016, 22:02 UTC

22:02 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.8° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Sep 12, 2016, 23:41 UTC

23:41 UTC · magnitude 4.9
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Sep 15, 2016, 19:57 UTC

19:57 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 1.1° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Sep 16, 2016, 18:55 UTC

Greatest eclipse 18:55 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Sep 18, 2016, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.8° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 14:21 UTC

14:21 UTC.
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Sep 26, 2016, 07:23 UTC

07:23 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Sep 28, 2016, 19:31 UTC

19:31 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Sep 29, 2016, 10:15 UTC

10:15 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Oct 6, 2016, 08:45 UTC

08:45 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.8° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Sat, Oct 8, 2016, 06:11 UTC · active Oct 5, 2016 to Oct 10, 2017

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 41% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Oct 13, 2016, 05:27 UTC

05:27 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 1.1° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Sat, Oct 15, 2016, 10:33 UTC

10:33 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Oct 16, 2016, 02:54 UTC

02:54 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.7° apart
Supermoon: Hunter's Moon Supermoons

Sun, Oct 16, 2016, 04:23 UTC

Full moon at 358,475 km, 04:23 UTC.
Orionids Meteor Showers

Thu, Oct 20, 2016, 23:21 UTC · active Oct 1, 2016 to Nov 6, 2016

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 70% lit.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Oct 27, 2016, 16:22 UTC

16:22 UTC · magnitude -1.4
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 10:32 UTC

10:32 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 1.4° apart
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Sat, Oct 29, 2016, 22:15 UTC

22:15 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Nov 2, 2016, 20:10 UTC

20:10 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.7° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 4, 2016, 23:53 UTC · active Sep 9, 2016 to Nov 19, 2016

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 23% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Nov 9, 2016, 14:24 UTC

14:24 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.0° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 11, 2016, 23:11 UTC · active Oct 19, 2016 to Dec 9, 2016

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 90% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Nov 12, 2016, 12:29 UTC

12:29 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.7° apart
Supermoon: Beaver Moon Supermoons

Mon, Nov 14, 2016, 13:52 UTC

Full moon at 356,523 km, 13:52 UTC.
Leonids Meteor Showers

Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 04:46 UTC · active Nov 5, 2016 to Nov 29, 2016

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 90% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 03:09 UTC

03:09 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Dec 5, 2016, 09:19 UTC

09:19 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Dec 6, 2016, 21:40 UTC

21:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Dec 9, 2016, 21:05 UTC

21:05 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.9° apart
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Dec 10, 2016, 11:54 UTC

11:54 UTC · magnitude 1.3
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sun, Dec 11, 2016, 04:37 UTC

04:37 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Geminids Meteor Showers

Tue, Dec 13, 2016, 18:43 UTC · active Dec 3, 2016 to Dec 19, 2016

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Supermoon: Cold Moon Supermoons

Wed, Dec 14, 2016, 00:05 UTC

Full moon at 359,450 km, 00:05 UTC.
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Dec 21, 2016, 10:44 UTC

10:44 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 03:09 UTC · active Dec 16, 2016 to Dec 25, 2016

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 40% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Dec 27, 2016, 21:22 UTC

21:22 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 18:47 UTC

18:47 UTC · magnitude 4.9