Astronomical Events 2017

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

Mars and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Jan 1, 2017, 07:09 UTC

07:09 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Jan 2, 2017, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Jan 3, 2017, 04:02 UTC

04:02 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Jan 3, 2017, 06:37 UTC

06:37 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 0.2° apart
Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Tue, Jan 3, 2017, 08:22 UTC · active Dec 28, 2016 to Jan 11, 2017

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 24% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Jan 6, 2017, 03:54 UTC

03:54 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.1° apart
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Jan 12, 2017, 13:23 UTC

13:23 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Thu, Jan 12, 2017, 21:25 UTC

21:25 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Jan 19, 2017, 07:14 UTC

07:14 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 2.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Jan 19, 2017, 09:49 UTC

09:49 UTC · magnitude -0.2
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 10:54 UTC

10:54 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Jan 26, 2017, 00:24 UTC

00:24 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 11:22 UTC

11:22 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Jan 31, 2017, 16:54 UTC

16:54 UTC · magnitude -4.6 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Feb 1, 2017, 02:32 UTC

02:32 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Feb 2, 2017, 10:10 UTC

10:10 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.3° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Feb 11, 2017, 00:44 UTC

Greatest eclipse 00:44 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Feb 15, 2017, 16:40 UTC

16:40 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Feb 20, 2017, 23:54 UTC

23:54 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.6° apart
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Feb 26, 2017, 14:53 UTC

Greatest eclipse 14:53 UTC.
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Mon, Feb 27, 2017, 00:23 UTC

00:23 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Mar 1, 2017, 18:05 UTC

18:05 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.4° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Mar 2, 2017, 02:59 UTC

02:59 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Mar 7, 2017, 00:32 UTC

00:32 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Mar 14, 2017, 21:40 UTC

21:40 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 2.3° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Mar 20, 2017, 10:28 UTC

10:28 UTC.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Mar 20, 2017, 10:54 UTC

10:54 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.4° apart
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Mar 25, 2017, 10:27 UTC

10:27 UTC · magnitude -4.0
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Mar 26, 2017, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 0.0° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Sun, Mar 26, 2017, 10:41 UTC

10:41 UTC · magnitude -0.8 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Mar 29, 2017, 04:59 UTC

04:59 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.4° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Apr 1, 2017, 10:18 UTC

10:18 UTC · magnitude -0.0
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Fri, Apr 7, 2017, 22:16 UTC

22:16 UTC · magnitude -2.5
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Apr 10, 2017, 22:45 UTC

22:45 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 2.1° apart
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, Apr 14, 2017, 05:40 UTC

05:40 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Apr 16, 2017, 18:40 UTC

18:40 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.2° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, Apr 20, 2017, 05:54 UTC

05:54 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 06:20 UTC · active Apr 13, 2017 to Apr 30, 2017

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 22% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Apr 22, 2017, 19:57 UTC

19:57 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.2° apart
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 11:56 UTC

11:56 UTC · magnitude 3.0 · 0.1° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Fri, May 5, 2017, 19:49 UTC · active Apr 18, 2017 to May 27, 2017

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 77% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, May 7, 2017, 22:50 UTC

22:50 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, May 13, 2017, 23:14 UTC

23:14 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.1° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, May 17, 2017, 23:31 UTC

23:31 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, May 20, 2017, 05:49 UTC

05:49 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, May 22, 2017, 13:57 UTC

13:57 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, May 23, 2017, 06:45 UTC

06:45 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, May 24, 2017, 02:05 UTC

02:05 UTC · magnitude 0.2 · 1.5° apart
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Sat, Jun 3, 2017, 05:20 UTC

05:20 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 1.7° apart
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sat, Jun 3, 2017, 11:25 UTC

11:25 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Jun 4, 2017, 01:30 UTC

01:30 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Jun 10, 2017, 01:35 UTC

01:35 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 3.1° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Thu, Jun 15, 2017, 10:05 UTC

10:05 UTC · magnitude 0.9
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Jun 16, 2017, 13:05 UTC

13:05 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Jun 19, 2017, 17:49 UTC

17:49 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Jun 20, 2017, 22:19 UTC

22:19 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.3° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Jun 21, 2017, 04:24 UTC

04:24 UTC.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Wed, Jun 21, 2017, 14:16 UTC

14:16 UTC · magnitude -2.2
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Jul 1, 2017, 09:19 UTC

09:19 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Jul 7, 2017, 03:49 UTC

03:49 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 3.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Jul 13, 2017, 18:19 UTC

18:19 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Jul 20, 2017, 11:49 UTC

11:49 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Jul 25, 2017, 09:14 UTC

09:14 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 0.8° apart
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Jul 27, 2017, 00:19 UTC

00:19 UTC · magnitude 1.7
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jul 28, 2017, 21:52 UTC · active Jul 11, 2017 to Aug 22, 2017

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 33% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Jul 28, 2017, 22:19 UTC

22:19 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 3.0° apart
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jul 29, 2017, 22:58 UTC · active Jul 2, 2017 to Aug 14, 2017

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 43% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sun, Jul 30, 2017, 04:34 UTC

04:34 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Aug 3, 2017, 07:54 UTC

07:54 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.4° apart
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Aug 7, 2017, 18:21 UTC

Greatest eclipse 18:21 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Aug 9, 2017, 23:05 UTC

23:05 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.8° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Sat, Aug 12, 2017, 12:42 UTC · active Jul 16, 2017 to Aug 23, 2017

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 77% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Aug 19, 2017, 04:24 UTC

04:24 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.2° apart
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Aug 21, 2017, 18:26 UTC

Greatest eclipse 18:26 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Aug 25, 2017, 15:14 UTC

15:14 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 3.3° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Aug 26, 2017, 20:40 UTC

20:40 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 14:50 UTC

14:50 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.5° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Tue, Sep 5, 2017, 05:28 UTC

05:28 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Sep 6, 2017, 05:00 UTC

05:00 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.7° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 10:18 UTC

10:18 UTC · magnitude -0.3
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Sat, Sep 16, 2017, 18:33 UTC

18:33 UTC · magnitude -0.8 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Sep 18, 2017, 00:40 UTC

00:40 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Sep 18, 2017, 19:49 UTC

19:49 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Sep 18, 2017, 23:19 UTC

23:19 UTC · magnitude -1.0 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 10:15 UTC

10:15 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 3.5° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Sep 22, 2017, 20:01 UTC

20:01 UTC.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Sep 27, 2017, 00:32 UTC

00:32 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Oct 3, 2017, 12:40 UTC

12:40 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.7° apart
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Thu, Oct 5, 2017, 16:36 UTC

16:36 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Oct 6, 2017, 18:45 UTC

18:45 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 4.0° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Sun, Oct 8, 2017, 12:02 UTC · active Oct 6, 2017 to Oct 10, 2018

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 90% lit.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, Oct 8, 2017, 20:57 UTC

20:57 UTC · magnitude -1.5
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 11:14 UTC

11:14 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Oct 18, 2017, 01:40 UTC

01:40 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.9° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Thu, Oct 19, 2017, 17:41 UTC

17:41 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Orionids Meteor Showers

Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 05:12 UTC · active Oct 2, 2017 to Nov 7, 2017

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 2% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 12:15 UTC

12:15 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 3.2° apart
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Oct 26, 2017, 19:21 UTC

19:21 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Oct 30, 2017, 21:27 UTC

21:27 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Nov 3, 2017, 02:50 UTC

02:50 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 4.0° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 5, 2017, 05:44 UTC · active Sep 9, 2017 to Nov 20, 2017

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

Sun, Nov 12, 2017, 05:02 UTC · active Oct 20, 2017 to Dec 9, 2017

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 36% lit.
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, Nov 13, 2017, 09:22 UTC

09:22 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 02:50 UTC

02:50 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Nov 16, 2017, 23:57 UTC

23:57 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 08:10 UTC

08:10 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.8° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 10:38 UTC · active Nov 6, 2017 to Nov 30, 2017

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 1% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Nov 21, 2017, 00:45 UTC

00:45 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Nov 24, 2017, 00:23 UTC

00:23 UTC · magnitude -0.3
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Nov 27, 2017, 05:57 UTC

05:57 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.1° apart
Supermoon: Cold Moon Supermoons

Sun, Dec 3, 2017, 15:46 UTC

Full moon at 357,987 km, 15:46 UTC.
Mercury and Saturn close together Planets

Thu, Dec 7, 2017, 02:02 UTC

02:02 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 1.2° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 01:47 UTC

01:47 UTC · magnitude 5.1
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 19:14 UTC

19:14 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 3.9° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 00:34 UTC · active Dec 3, 2017 to Dec 19, 2017

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 16% lit.
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Dec 21, 2017, 16:28 UTC

16:28 UTC.
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Dec 21, 2017, 21:31 UTC

21:31 UTC · magnitude 1.3
Ursids Meteor Showers

Fri, Dec 22, 2017, 09:00 UTC · active Dec 16, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017

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

Sun, Dec 24, 2017, 13:30 UTC

13:30 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.4° apart