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Sun
Changes of season
| |
Date |
Exact hour |
| Spring |
20th March |
17h 32m UT |
| Summer |
21st June |
11h 28m UT |
| Autumn |
23rd September |
03h 09m UT |
| Winter |
21st December |
23h 39m UT |
Sunrise and sunset hours for any place (Calculation tool in javascript).
Earth's orbit
| |
Date |
Distance to the Sun |
| Perihelion (minimum distance) |
3rd January |
147.097.887 km |
| Afhelion (maximum distance) |
6th July |
152.096.601 km |
Moon
LUNAR PHASES FOR 2010 ( UT ):
New
Moon |
Crescent
Moon |
Full
Moon |
Waning
Moon |
| |
07/01/2010 |
| 15/01/2010 |
23/01/2010 |
30/01/2010 |
05/02/2010 |
| 14/02/2010 |
22/02/2010 |
28/02/2010 |
07/03/2010 |
| 15/03/2010 |
23/03/2010 |
30/03/2010 |
06/04/2010 |
| 14/04/2010 |
21/04/2010 |
28/04/2010 |
06/05/2010 |
| 14/05/2010 |
20/05/2010 |
27/05/2010 |
04/06/2010 |
| 12/06/2010 |
19/06/2010 |
26/06/2010 |
04/07/2010 |
| 11/07/2010 |
18/07/2010 |
26/07/2010 |
03/08/2010 |
| 10/08/2010 |
16/08/2010 |
24/08/2010 |
01/09/2010 |
| 08/09/2010 |
15/09/2010 |
23/09/2010 |
01/10/2010 |
| 07/10/2010 |
14/10/2010 |
23/10/2010 |
30/10/2010 |
| 06/11/2010 |
13/11/2010 |
21/11/2010 |
28/11/2010 |
| 05/12/2010 |
13/12/2010 |
21/12/2010 |
28/12/2010 |
Moon's orbit
| Perigee (minimum distance) |
Apogee (maximum distance) |
| 1st January |
30th January |
27th February |
17th January |
13th February |
12th March |
| 28th March |
24th April |
20th May |
9th April |
6th May |
3rd June |
| 15th June |
13th July |
10th August |
1st July |
29th July |
25th August |
| 8th September |
6th October |
3rd November |
21st September |
18th October |
15th November |
| 30th November |
25th December |
13th December |
Information about the planets ( UT ):
Mercury
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 4th January |
19h |
Inferior Conjunction |
| 27th January |
05h |
Max. West elongation (24.8º) |
| 14th March |
13h |
Superior Conjunction |
| 8th April |
23h |
Max. East elongation (19.3º) |
| 28th April |
17h |
Inferior Conjunction |
| 26th May |
02h |
Max. West elongation (25.1º) |
| 28th June |
12h |
Superior Conjunction |
|
7th August |
01h |
Max. East elongation (27.4º) |
| 3rd September |
12h |
Inferior Conjunction |
| 19th September |
17h |
Max. West elongation (17.9º) |
| 17th October |
01h |
Superior Conjunction |
| 1st December |
16h |
Max. East elongation (21.5º) |
| 20th December |
01h |
Inferior Conjunction |
Venus
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 11th January |
21h |
Superior Conjunction |
| 20th August |
02h |
Max. East elongation (46.0º) |
| 29th October |
01h |
Inferior Conjunction |
Mars
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 29th January |
19h |
Opposition |
Jupiter
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 28th February |
12h |
Conjunction |
| 21st September |
12h |
Opposition |
Saturn
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 22nd March |
00h |
Opposition |
| 1st October |
00h |
Conjunction |
Uranus
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 17th March |
15h |
Conjunction |
| 22nd September |
01h |
Opposition |
Neptune
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 14th February |
17h |
Conjunction |
| 20th August |
03h |
Opposition |
Eclipses
Solar Eclipses
| Type |
Day |
Hour of the maximum |
Visibility |
| Annular |
15th January |
07h 10m UT |
Asia and a great part of Africa. The strip of annularity will pass through the center of Africa, the South of India, Myanmar and China. |
| Total |
11th July |
19h 30m UT |
Totality will cross a part of the Pacific, Chile and Argentina. It will be partial over the whole South of South America. |
Lunar Eclipses
| Type |
Day |
Hour of the maximum |
Visibility |
| Partial |
26th June |
11h 40m UT |
Eastern Asia, Australia, Pacific and Western America. |
| Total |
21st December |
08h 17m UT |
Visible from Europe |
Other Events
Meteor showers
| Name |
Days |
Maximum aprox |
Constelation around the radiant |
Meteors per hour (aprox) |
| Quadrantids |
1-5 January |
3 January |
Bootes |
120 |
| Lyrid |
15-28 April |
22 April |
Lyra |
15 |
| Eta-Aquarid |
19 April - 28 May |
6 May |
Aquarius |
60 |
| Arietid |
22 May-2 July |
7 June |
Aries |
54 |
| Delta Aquarid |
12 july-19 August |
28 July |
Aquarius |
20 |
| Perseids |
17 July - 24 August |
12 August |
Perseus |
90 |
| Orionids |
2October-7 November |
21 October |
Orion |
20 |
| Leonids |
14 - 21 November |
17 October |
Leo |
variable |
| Geminids |
7 17 December |
14 December |
Gemini |
120 |
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