Astronomical Events 2021

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

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 07:45 UTC · active Dec 28, 2020 to Jan 11, 2021

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 82% lit.
Mercury and Saturn close together Planets

Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 04:52 UTC

04:52 UTC · magnitude -0.9 · 1.6° apart
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 18:21 UTC

18:21 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 19:57 UTC

19:57 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 09:09 UTC

09:09 UTC · magnitude -0.9 · 2.3° apart
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 19:58 UTC

19:58 UTC · magnitude 0.2 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Jan 21, 2021, 09:05 UTC

09:05 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sun, Jan 24, 2021, 01:57 UTC

01:57 UTC · magnitude -0.6
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Jan 24, 2021, 04:17 UTC

04:17 UTC · magnitude 1.3
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, Jan 29, 2021, 01:13 UTC

01:13 UTC · magnitude -1.9
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 13:47 UTC

13:47 UTC · magnitude 4.6
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Feb 10, 2021, 12:24 UTC

12:24 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Feb 13, 2021, 20:15 UTC

20:15 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 4.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Feb 17, 2021, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 01:27 UTC

01:27 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 3.5° apart
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Fri, Mar 5, 2021, 05:15 UTC

05:15 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 0.3° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 11:28 UTC

11:28 UTC · magnitude 0.2
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 00:32 UTC

00:32 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 17:40 UTC

17:40 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 3.9° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 00:14 UTC

00:14 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Mar 11, 2021, 03:22 UTC

03:22 UTC · magnitude 0.1 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 04:02 UTC

04:02 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 18:45 UTC

18:45 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.9° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 09:37 UTC

09:37 UTC.
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Mar 26, 2021, 07:06 UTC

07:06 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 03:41 UTC

03:41 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 10:19 UTC

10:19 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Apr 9, 2021, 14:10 UTC

14:10 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Apr 13, 2021, 13:44 UTC

13:44 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 12:10 UTC

12:10 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 0.1° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 01:52 UTC

01:52 UTC · magnitude -2.2
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 05:38 UTC · active Apr 13, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 70% lit.
Supermoon: Pink Moon Supermoons

Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 03:31 UTC

Full moon at 357,615 km, 03:31 UTC.
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, Apr 30, 2021, 20:35 UTC

20:35 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Wed, May 5, 2021, 19:06 UTC · active Apr 18, 2021 to May 27, 2021

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 30% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, May 12, 2021, 22:29 UTC

22:29 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, May 13, 2021, 19:00 UTC

19:00 UTC · magnitude 0.1 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, May 16, 2021, 04:50 UTC

04:50 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 1.5° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, May 17, 2021, 05:49 UTC

05:49 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Supermoon: Flower Moon Supermoons

Wed, May 26, 2021, 11:13 UTC

Full moon at 357,462 km, 11:13 UTC.
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, May 26, 2021, 11:18 UTC

Greatest eclipse 11:18 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Sat, May 29, 2021, 03:18 UTC

03:18 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Jun 7, 2021, 08:05 UTC

08:05 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 2.1° apart
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Thu, Jun 10, 2021, 10:42 UTC

Greatest eclipse 10:42 UTC.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Jun 11, 2021, 01:12 UTC

01:12 UTC · magnitude 5.4
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 06:45 UTC

06:45 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Jun 13, 2021, 20:45 UTC

20:45 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 2.8° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Jun 21, 2021, 03:31 UTC

03:31 UTC.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 11:14 UTC

11:14 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 12:32 UTC

12:32 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 4.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Jul 4, 2021, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.9° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sun, Jul 4, 2021, 19:49 UTC

19:49 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 03:40 UTC

03:40 UTC · magnitude 0.1 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 11:00 UTC

11:00 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 12:15 UTC

12:15 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 3.6° apart
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Tue, Jul 13, 2021, 13:35 UTC

13:35 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 03:44 UTC

03:44 UTC · magnitude -2.8 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Jul 27, 2021, 20:59 UTC

20:59 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.8° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 21:07 UTC · active Jul 11, 2021 to Aug 22, 2021

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 75% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 22:13 UTC · active Jul 2, 2021 to Aug 14, 2021

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 66% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Aug 1, 2021, 01:54 UTC

01:54 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.7° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, Aug 1, 2021, 14:12 UTC

14:12 UTC · magnitude -2.0
Saturn at opposition Planets

Mon, Aug 2, 2021, 07:20 UTC

07:20 UTC · magnitude 0.9
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 03:40 UTC

03:40 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 4.0° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 10:29 UTC

10:29 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 3.9° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 11:56 UTC · active Jul 16, 2021 to Aug 23, 2021

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 17% lit.
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 03:18 UTC

03:18 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 0.1° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 23:07 UTC

23:07 UTC · magnitude -2.9
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Aug 20, 2021, 23:44 UTC

23:44 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Aug 22, 2021, 07:05 UTC

07:05 UTC · magnitude -2.9 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 04:59 UTC

04:59 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Aug 28, 2021, 10:10 UTC

10:10 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 05:19 UTC

05:19 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 3.7° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 04:19 UTC

04:19 UTC · magnitude 0.2
Neptune at opposition Planets

Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 09:14 UTC

09:14 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 04:02 UTC

04:02 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Sep 18, 2021, 09:00 UTC

09:00 UTC · magnitude -2.8 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Sep 20, 2021, 11:49 UTC

11:49 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.6° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Sep 22, 2021, 19:20 UTC

19:20 UTC.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 17:14 UTC

17:14 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.2° apart
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Fri, Oct 8, 2021, 03:44 UTC

03:44 UTC · magnitude 1.6
Draconids Meteor Showers

Fri, Oct 8, 2021, 11:18 UTC · active Oct 6, 2021 to Oct 10, 2022

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 6% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Oct 9, 2021, 16:18 UTC

16:18 UTC · magnitude 5.3
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Oct 9, 2021, 20:02 UTC

20:02 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 08:45 UTC

08:45 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 12:15 UTC

12:15 UTC · magnitude -2.6 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Oct 17, 2021, 17:14 UTC

17:14 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.7° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 04:30 UTC · active Oct 1, 2021 to Nov 7, 2021

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 22:40 UTC

22:40 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 05:35 UTC

05:35 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 22:35 UTC

22:35 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Nov 3, 2021, 19:35 UTC

19:35 UTC · magnitude -0.9 · 1.1° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 00:19 UTC

00:19 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 05:02 UTC · active Sep 9, 2021 to Nov 20, 2021

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Nov 8, 2021, 05:27 UTC

05:27 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 1.1° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 12, 2021, 04:20 UTC · active Oct 20, 2021 to Dec 9, 2021

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 57% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Nov 13, 2021, 21:57 UTC

21:57 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.8° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 09:56 UTC · active Nov 6, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 97% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 03:00 UTC

03:00 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.3° apart
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 09:03 UTC

Greatest eclipse 09:03 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 04:49 UTC

04:49 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Dec 3, 2021, 00:50 UTC

00:50 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 0.7° apart
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 07:33 UTC

Greatest eclipse 07:33 UTC.
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Dec 7, 2021, 01:09 UTC

01:09 UTC · magnitude -4.7 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 04:02 UTC

04:02 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.9° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 23:54 UTC · active Dec 3, 2021 to Dec 19, 2021

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 78% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Dec 15, 2021, 07:09 UTC

07:09 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 1.4° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Tue, Dec 21, 2021, 15:59 UTC

15:59 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Wed, Dec 22, 2021, 08:20 UTC · active Dec 16, 2021 to Dec 25, 2021

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 91% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Dec 31, 2021, 19:54 UTC

19:54 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 0.9° apart