Updated June 26, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
Table of contents
For terms in boldface, see Astronomical Terms.
| Day | Phenomenon | Hour |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pluto appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. | 0000 |
| 1 | Mercury is 1° 6' south of Uranus. | 0700 |
| 2 | FULL MOON | 1700 |
| 3 | The Moon is at apogee. | 0900 |
| 6 | Jupiter appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. | 0200 |
| 7 | Antares, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, is 0° 6' north of the Moon. Occultation of Antares by the Moon. | 1300 |
| 8 | Jupiter is 6° south of the Moon. | 0900 |
| 10 | The asteroid Juno is at opposition. | 0200 |
| 10 | LAST QUARTER | 1800 |
| 13 | Neptune is 2° north of the Moon. | 0000 |
| 14 | Mars is 0° 5' south of the Moon. Occultation of Mars by the Moon. | 0200 |
| 14 | Uranus is 1° 0' south of the Moon. Occultation of Uranus by the Moon. | 2000 |
| 16 | Mercury is 5° south of the Moon. | 1100 |
| 17 | The Moon is at perigee. | 0600 |
| 17 | NEW MOON | 1200 |
| 18 | Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from direct motion to retrograde motion. | 1800 |
| 20 | Saturn appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde motion to direct motion. | 0100 |
| 20 | Venus is 3° south of the Moon. | 0800 |
| 21 | Venus is 7° north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. | 1200 |
| 24 | FIRST QUARTER | 0700 |
| 25 | Saturn is 1° 1' south of the Moon. Occultation of Saturn by the Moon. | 1000 |
| 26 | Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo, is 1° 0' south of the Moon. Occultation of Regulus by the Moon. | 0900 |
| 28 | Mars is 1° 0' south of Uranus. | 1900 |
| 30 | The Moon is at apogee. | 1100 |
| March | Phenomena, 2007 | May |
