Astronomical Events 2023

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

Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Jan 1, 2023, 21:49 UTC

21:49 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.7° apart
Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Tue, Jan 3, 2023, 19:21 UTC · active Dec 28, 2022 to Jan 11, 2023

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 91% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Jan 3, 2023, 19:49 UTC

19:49 UTC · magnitude -1.1 · 0.5° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Jan 7, 2023, 12:56 UTC

12:56 UTC · magnitude 4.7
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Sun, Jan 22, 2023, 23:27 UTC

23:27 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Jan 23, 2023, 09:40 UTC

09:40 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Jan 23, 2023, 10:29 UTC

10:29 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Jan 25, 2023, 07:57 UTC

07:57 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 03:22 UTC

03:22 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Jan 29, 2023, 03:30 UTC

03:30 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 0.9° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Jan 30, 2023, 05:49 UTC

05:49 UTC · magnitude -0.1
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Jan 31, 2023, 04:29 UTC

04:29 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 0.1° apart
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Wed, Feb 15, 2023, 12:16 UTC

12:16 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.0° apart
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Feb 16, 2023, 18:16 UTC

18:16 UTC · magnitude 1.3
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 22:40 UTC

22:40 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Feb 21, 2023, 20:05 UTC

20:05 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Feb 22, 2023, 09:40 UTC

09:40 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Feb 22, 2023, 22:50 UTC

22:50 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Feb 25, 2023, 12:15 UTC

12:15 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 04:10 UTC

04:10 UTC · magnitude 0.4 · 1.1° apart
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Thu, Mar 2, 2023, 03:36 UTC

03:36 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.5° apart
Mercury and Saturn close together Planets

Thu, Mar 2, 2023, 15:26 UTC

15:26 UTC · magnitude -0.6 · 0.9° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 23:26 UTC

23:26 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 10:49 UTC

10:49 UTC · magnitude -1.8
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Mar 19, 2023, 17:49 UTC

17:49 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.3° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Mar 20, 2023, 21:24 UTC

21:24 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Mar 22, 2023, 20:15 UTC

20:15 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 10:32 UTC

10:32 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Mar 24, 2023, 23:40 UTC

23:40 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Mar 28, 2023, 13:05 UTC

13:05 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.3° apart
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Thu, Mar 30, 2023, 21:37 UTC

21:37 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.2° apart
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Tue, Apr 11, 2023, 20:02 UTC

20:02 UTC · magnitude -2.1
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Apr 11, 2023, 22:11 UTC

22:11 UTC · magnitude 0.1
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Apr 16, 2023, 06:19 UTC

06:19 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Apr 17, 2023, 19:14 UTC

19:14 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.0° apart
Hybrid Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Thu, Apr 20, 2023, 04:16 UTC

Greatest eclipse 04:16 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude 2.1 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Apr 21, 2023, 11:57 UTC

11:57 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.6° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Sat, Apr 22, 2023, 17:12 UTC · active Apr 14, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 7% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 12:32 UTC

12:32 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Apr 26, 2023, 02:54 UTC

02:54 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.2° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, May 1, 2023, 23:23 UTC

23:23 UTC · magnitude 6.0
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, May 5, 2023, 17:23 UTC

Greatest eclipse 17:23 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sat, May 6, 2023, 06:40 UTC · active Apr 19, 2023 to May 27, 2023

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Tue, May 9, 2023, 20:25 UTC

20:25 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, May 13, 2023, 15:35 UTC

15:35 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, May 15, 2023, 03:09 UTC

03:09 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, May 17, 2023, 12:32 UTC

12:32 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, May 17, 2023, 22:50 UTC

22:50 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, May 23, 2023, 12:37 UTC

12:37 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, May 24, 2023, 19:19 UTC

19:19 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 3.7° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, May 29, 2023, 05:26 UTC

05:26 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sun, Jun 4, 2023, 11:10 UTC

11:10 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Mon, Jun 5, 2023, 00:52 UTC

00:52 UTC · magnitude 0.1 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Jun 9, 2023, 22:37 UTC

22:37 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Jun 11, 2023, 09:22 UTC

09:22 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jun 14, 2023, 05:19 UTC

05:19 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Jun 15, 2023, 08:40 UTC

08:40 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 1.9° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Jun 21, 2023, 14:57 UTC

14:57 UTC.
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 03:14 UTC

03:14 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Jun 22, 2023, 12:54 UTC

12:54 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sat, Jul 1, 2023, 05:06 UTC

05:06 UTC · magnitude -2.2
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Jul 7, 2023, 05:05 UTC

05:05 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Jul 8, 2023, 15:30 UTC

15:30 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Jul 11, 2023, 19:35 UTC

19:35 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Jul 12, 2023, 16:24 UTC

16:24 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Wed, Jul 19, 2023, 11:30 UTC

11:30 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Jul 21, 2023, 06:59 UTC

06:59 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 3.0° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jul 29, 2023, 08:39 UTC · active Jul 11, 2023 to Aug 23, 2023

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 84% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 09:46 UTC · active Jul 3, 2023 to Aug 15, 2023

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 92% lit.
Supermoon: Sturgeon Moon Supermoons

Tue, Aug 1, 2023, 18:31 UTC

Full moon at 357,530 km, 18:31 UTC.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Aug 3, 2023, 12:10 UTC

12:10 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Aug 4, 2023, 23:09 UTC

23:09 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Aug 8, 2023, 07:35 UTC

07:35 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Aug 8, 2023, 23:30 UTC

23:30 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.5° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 01:53 UTC

01:53 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Perseids Meteor Showers

Sat, Aug 12, 2023, 23:29 UTC · active Jul 16, 2023 to Aug 24, 2023

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 11% lit.
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 11:12 UTC

11:12 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Aug 19, 2023, 01:19 UTC

01:19 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 1.9° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Sun, Aug 27, 2023, 10:03 UTC

10:03 UTC · magnitude 0.8
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Aug 30, 2023, 19:49 UTC

19:49 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 2.3° apart
Supermoon: Blue Moon Supermoons

Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 01:35 UTC

Full moon at 357,344 km, 01:35 UTC.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Sep 1, 2023, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Sep 4, 2023, 17:30 UTC

17:30 UTC · magnitude -2.6 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Sep 5, 2023, 07:05 UTC

07:05 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.7° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Sep 6, 2023, 11:08 UTC

11:08 UTC · magnitude 4.9
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 19:57 UTC

19:57 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 0.6° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Tue, Sep 19, 2023, 10:55 UTC

10:55 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Fri, Sep 22, 2023, 13:12 UTC

13:12 UTC · magnitude -0.4
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 06:50 UTC

06:50 UTC.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Sep 27, 2023, 03:19 UTC

03:19 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 18:02 UTC

18:02 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Oct 2, 2023, 01:00 UTC

01:00 UTC · magnitude -2.8 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Oct 2, 2023, 15:35 UTC

15:35 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.8° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Sun, Oct 8, 2023, 22:53 UTC · active Oct 6, 2023 to Oct 9, 2024

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 28% lit.
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 17:59 UTC

Greatest eclipse 17:59 UTC.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Oct 20, 2023, 05:40 UTC

05:40 UTC · magnitude -1.4
Orionids Meteor Showers

Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 16:04 UTC · active Oct 2, 2023 to Nov 7, 2023

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 45% lit.
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Oct 23, 2023, 21:48 UTC

21:48 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Oct 24, 2023, 09:54 UTC

09:54 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Oct 26, 2023, 02:32 UTC

02:32 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 1.3° apart
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 20:14 UTC

Greatest eclipse 20:14 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Oct 29, 2023, 06:02 UTC

06:02 UTC · magnitude -2.9 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Oct 30, 2023, 00:15 UTC

00:15 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 2.7° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Fri, Nov 3, 2023, 02:57 UTC

02:57 UTC · magnitude -2.9
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 5, 2023, 16:37 UTC · active Sep 9, 2023 to Nov 20, 2023

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 47% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Nov 9, 2023, 10:32 UTC

10:32 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 0.9° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 12, 2023, 15:55 UTC · active Oct 20, 2023 to Dec 10, 2023

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

Mon, Nov 13, 2023, 17:28 UTC

17:28 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Nov 14, 2023, 13:49 UTC

13:49 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 1.6° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 21:31 UTC · active Nov 6, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 23% lit.
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 05:07 UTC

05:07 UTC · magnitude 1.4
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 16:05 UTC

16:05 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Nov 22, 2023, 08:54 UTC

08:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 09:09 UTC

09:09 UTC · magnitude -2.8 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Nov 26, 2023, 07:40 UTC

07:40 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 2.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Dec 4, 2023, 14:33 UTC

14:33 UTC · magnitude -0.4
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Dec 9, 2023, 13:44 UTC

13:44 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 3.3° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Thu, Dec 14, 2023, 11:29 UTC · active Dec 4, 2023 to Dec 20, 2023

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 3% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Dec 17, 2023, 23:49 UTC

23:49 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 14:15 UTC

14:15 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.1° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Dec 22, 2023, 03:27 UTC

03:27 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Dec 22, 2023, 12:24 UTC

12:24 UTC · magnitude -2.7 · 2.4° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Dec 22, 2023, 18:52 UTC

18:52 UTC · magnitude 5.0
Ursids Meteor Showers

Fri, Dec 22, 2023, 19:55 UTC · active Dec 17, 2023 to Dec 26, 2023

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 82% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Dec 23, 2023, 13:14 UTC

13:14 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.6° apart