Astronomical Events 2024

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

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jan 4, 2024, 01:09 UTC · active Dec 29, 2023 to Jan 11, 2024

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 51% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 14:33 UTC

14:33 UTC · magnitude -0.2
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Jan 14, 2024, 11:09 UTC

11:09 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 21:09 UTC

21:09 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Jan 18, 2024, 18:37 UTC

18:37 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 17:49 UTC

17:49 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.8° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Sat, Jan 27, 2024, 16:12 UTC

16:12 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Thu, Feb 8, 2024, 23:35 UTC

23:35 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Feb 11, 2024, 02:02 UTC

02:02 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Feb 12, 2024, 07:14 UTC

07:14 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Feb 15, 2024, 05:57 UTC

05:57 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Feb 16, 2024, 00:02 UTC

00:02 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.0° apart
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Thu, Feb 22, 2024, 09:31 UTC

09:31 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.6° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 08:46 UTC

08:46 UTC · magnitude -1.6
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 23:04 UTC

23:04 UTC · magnitude 1.2
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Mar 8, 2024, 07:09 UTC

07:09 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Mar 8, 2024, 19:19 UTC

19:19 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 22:40 UTC

22:40 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Mar 14, 2024, 09:35 UTC

09:35 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.2° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Mar 17, 2024, 11:10 UTC

11:10 UTC · magnitude 8.0
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Mar 20, 2024, 03:06 UTC

03:06 UTC.
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Fri, Mar 22, 2024, 00:43 UTC

00:43 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.3° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sun, Mar 24, 2024, 22:35 UTC

22:35 UTC · magnitude -0.1
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Mar 25, 2024, 07:13 UTC

Greatest eclipse 07:13 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Wed, Apr 3, 2024, 13:03 UTC

13:03 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Apr 6, 2024, 05:22 UTC

05:22 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Apr 6, 2024, 10:24 UTC

10:24 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Apr 7, 2024, 08:29 UTC

08:29 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Apr 7, 2024, 16:19 UTC

16:19 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.3° apart
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Apr 8, 2024, 18:17 UTC

Greatest eclipse 18:17 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 18:45 UTC

18:45 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 21:54 UTC

21:54 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.4° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 23:07 UTC

23:07 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.4° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 23:00 UTC

23:00 UTC · magnitude 5.5
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Fri, Apr 19, 2024, 12:54 UTC

12:54 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.7° apart
Jupiter and Uranus close together Planets

Sun, Apr 21, 2024, 11:43 UTC

11:43 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 0.5° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Sun, Apr 21, 2024, 22:59 UTC · active Apr 13, 2024 to Apr 29, 2024

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 96% lit.
Mars and Neptune close together Planets

Mon, Apr 29, 2024, 04:14 UTC

04:14 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, May 3, 2024, 23:19 UTC

23:19 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, May 4, 2024, 19:09 UTC

19:09 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, May 5, 2024, 02:15 UTC

02:15 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 0.2° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sun, May 5, 2024, 12:26 UTC · active Apr 18, 2024 to May 26, 2024

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 10% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, May 6, 2024, 05:22 UTC

05:22 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 3.4° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, May 9, 2024, 21:28 UTC

21:28 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, May 13, 2024, 09:33 UTC

09:33 UTC · magnitude 5.8
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, May 18, 2024, 17:13 UTC

17:13 UTC · magnitude -2.0
Mercury and Uranus close together Planets

Fri, May 31, 2024, 07:32 UTC

07:32 UTC · magnitude -0.8 · 1.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, May 31, 2024, 08:32 UTC

08:32 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Jun 1, 2024, 02:54 UTC

02:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Jun 2, 2024, 21:44 UTC

21:44 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.2° apart
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Tue, Jun 4, 2024, 09:55 UTC

09:55 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 0.1° apart
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Jun 4, 2024, 15:51 UTC

15:51 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jun 4, 2024, 22:40 UTC

22:40 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 16:34 UTC

16:34 UTC · magnitude -2.3
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 20:50 UTC

20:50 UTC.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Jun 27, 2024, 15:05 UTC

15:05 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Jun 28, 2024, 08:40 UTC

08:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Jul 1, 2024, 15:49 UTC

15:49 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 08:05 UTC

08:05 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Jul 7, 2024, 20:37 UTC

20:37 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 3.1° apart
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Mon, Jul 15, 2024, 14:42 UTC

14:42 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 0.5° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 06:42 UTC

06:42 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 20:37 UTC

20:37 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Jul 25, 2024, 14:24 UTC

14:24 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.5° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jul 28, 2024, 14:25 UTC · active Jul 10, 2024 to Aug 22, 2024

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 45% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Mon, Jul 29, 2024, 15:31 UTC · active Jul 2, 2024 to Aug 14, 2024

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 33% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Aug 5, 2024, 23:40 UTC

23:40 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.6° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 05:15 UTC · active Jul 16, 2024 to Aug 23, 2024

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 46% lit.
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Wed, Aug 14, 2024, 12:45 UTC

12:45 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 0.3° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Aug 19, 2024, 01:56 UTC

01:56 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 02:50 UTC

02:50 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 21:49 UTC

21:49 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Sep 5, 2024, 02:31 UTC

02:31 UTC · magnitude -0.2
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Sep 5, 2024, 08:59 UTC

08:59 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.0° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Sun, Sep 8, 2024, 06:09 UTC

06:09 UTC · magnitude 0.7
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Sep 17, 2024, 10:15 UTC

10:15 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 0.3° apart
Supermoon: Harvest Moon Supermoons

Wed, Sep 18, 2024, 02:34 UTC

Full moon at 357,486 km, 02:34 UTC.
Partial Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, Sep 18, 2024, 02:44 UTC

Greatest eclipse 02:44 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Sep 18, 2024, 07:05 UTC

07:05 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.6° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 23:42 UTC

23:42 UTC · magnitude 7.8
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Sep 22, 2024, 12:43 UTC

12:43 UTC.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Sep 30, 2024, 21:14 UTC

21:14 UTC · magnitude -1.6
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 18:45 UTC

Greatest eclipse 18:45 UTC.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 18:02 UTC

18:02 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.8° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Tue, Oct 8, 2024, 04:39 UTC · active Oct 5, 2024 to Oct 10, 2025

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 25% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Oct 14, 2024, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.5° apart
Supermoon: Hunter's Moon Supermoons

Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 11:26 UTC

Full moon at 357,364 km, 11:26 UTC.
Orionids Meteor Showers

Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 21:51 UTC · active Oct 1, 2024 to Nov 6, 2024

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 84% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Oct 23, 2024, 21:35 UTC

21:35 UTC · magnitude 0.2 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 06:24 UTC

06:24 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 2.0° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Mon, Nov 4, 2024, 22:24 UTC · active Sep 9, 2024 to Nov 19, 2024

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 11% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Nov 4, 2024, 23:44 UTC

23:44 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 01:44 UTC

01:44 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 0.1° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 21:42 UTC · active Oct 19, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 79% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Nov 12, 2024, 01:54 UTC

01:54 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.5° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 08:10 UTC

08:10 UTC · magnitude -0.3
Uranus at opposition Planets

Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 02:38 UTC

02:38 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Leonids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 03:18 UTC · active Nov 5, 2024 to Nov 29, 2024

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 98% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 22:29 UTC

22:29 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Dec 4, 2024, 23:44 UTC

23:44 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.2° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Dec 6, 2024, 02:16 UTC

02:16 UTC · magnitude 5.3
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 19:44 UTC

19:44 UTC · magnitude -2.8
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Dec 8, 2024, 08:45 UTC

08:45 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Dec 9, 2024, 08:37 UTC

08:37 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.7° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 17:16 UTC · active Dec 3, 2024 to Dec 19, 2024

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 96% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Dec 18, 2024, 09:19 UTC

09:19 UTC · magnitude -0.9 · 0.9° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Dec 21, 2024, 09:20 UTC

09:20 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Sun, Dec 22, 2024, 01:43 UTC · active Dec 16, 2024 to Dec 25, 2024

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 58% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 02:34 UTC

02:34 UTC · magnitude -0.3