Astronomical Agenda for 2006
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Remarkable Events
Serviastro offers a compilation of forecasts for the Leonids of this year 2006 published by experts.
A team from the Astronomy and Meteorology Department of the University of Barcelona travelled to Egypt in order to live webcast the eclipse from the totality zone. Besides, other two teams, prepared for the webcast, occupied the roof of the Physics Faculties both in Barcelona (the
UB Faculty) and in Valencia.
Tables
Sun
Changes of Season
| |
Date |
Exact hour |
| Spring |
20 March |
18h 25m 34s UT |
| Summer |
21 June |
12h 25m 51s UT |
| Autumn |
23 September |
04h 03m 22s UT |
| Winter |
22 December |
00h 22m 06s UT |
Hores de sortida i posta de Sol per a qualsevol indret (Eina de càlcul en javascript).
| |
Date |
Distance to the Sun |
| Perihelion (minimum distance) |
4 January |
147.103.000 km |
| Afhelion (maximum distance) |
3 July |
152.096.000 km |
luna
Lunar Phases
| New Moon |
Crescent Moon |
Full Moon |
Waning Moon |
| |
06/01/2006 |
14/01/2006 |
22/01/2006 |
| 29/01/2006 |
05/02/2006 |
13/02/2006 |
21/02/2006 |
| 28/02/2006 |
06/03/2006 |
14/03/2006 |
22/03/2006 |
| 29/03/2006 |
05/04/2006 |
13/04/2006 |
21/04/2006 |
| 27/04/2006 |
05/05/2006 |
13/05/2006 |
20/05/2006 |
| 27/05/2006 |
03/06/2006 |
11/06/2006 |
18/06/2006 |
| 25/06/2006 |
03/07/2006 |
11/07/2006 |
17/07/2006 |
| 25/07/2006 |
02/08/2006 |
09/08/2006 |
16/08/2006 |
| 23/08/2006 |
31/08/2006 |
07/09/2006 |
14/09/2006 |
| 22/09/2006 |
30/09/2006 |
07/10/2006 |
14/10/2006 |
| 22/10/2006 |
29/10/2006 |
05/11/2006 |
12/11/2006 |
| 20/11/2006 |
28/11/2006 |
05/12/2006 |
12/12/2006 |
| 20/12/2006 |
27/12/2006 |
|
|
Orbit of the Moon
| Perigee (minimum distance) |
Apogee (maximum distance) |
| 1 January |
30 January |
27 February |
17 January |
14 February |
13 March |
| 28 March |
25 April |
22 May |
9 April |
7 May |
4 June |
| 16 June |
13 July |
10 August |
1 July |
29 July |
26 August |
| 8 September |
6 October |
4 November |
22 September |
19 October |
15 November |
| 2 December |
28 December |
|
13 December |
|
|
Information about the planets ( UT ):
Mercury
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 26 January |
22 h |
Superior conjunction |
| 24 February |
05 h |
Max. East elongation (18º) |
| 12 March |
03 h |
nferior conjunction |
| 8 April |
19 h |
Max. West elongation (28º) |
| 18 May |
20 h |
Superior conjunction |
| 20 June |
20 h |
Max. East elongation (25º) |
| 18 July |
07 h |
Inferior conjunction |
| 7 August |
01 h |
Max. West elongation (19º) |
| 1 September |
22 h |
Superior conjunction |
| 17 October |
04 h |
Max. East elongation (25º) |
| 8 November |
22 h |
Inferior conjunction - TRANSIT |
| 25 November |
13 h |
Max. West elongation (20º) |
Venus
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 14 January |
00 h |
Inferior conjunction |
| 25 March |
07 h |
Max. West elongation (46.5º) |
| 27 November |
18 h |
Superior conjunction |
Mars
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 23 October |
07 h |
Conjunction |
Jupiter
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 4 May |
15 h |
Opposition |
| 21 November |
23 h |
Conjunction |
Saturn
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 27 January |
23 h |
Opposition |
| 7 July |
12 h |
Conjunction |
Uranus
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 1 March |
11 h |
Conjunction |
| 5 September |
11 h |
Opposition |
Neptune |*Day*|*Hour*|*Event*||
| 6 February |
06 h |
Conjunction |
| 11 August |
05 h |
Opposition |
Pluto
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 16 June |
17 h |
Opposition |
| 18 December |
15 h |
Conjunction |
Eclipses
Solar Eclipses
| Type |
Day |
Hour of the maximum |
Visibility |
| Total |
29 March |
10h 11m UT |
Total in african countries, Turkey, Caucasus and Siberia. Partial in Africa, Europe and West Asia. |
| Annular |
22 September |
11h 40m UT |
Annular in Northern South America. Partial in a part of South America, Western and Southern Africa and regions of Antarctica. |
Lunar Eclipses
| Type |
Day |
Hour of the maximum |
Visibility |
|
Penumbral |
14 March |
23h 47m UT |
Europe, Africa, Western and southern Asia and East of America. |
|
Partial |
7 September |
18h 51m UT |
Australia, Asia and East of Africa. |
Other Events
Meteor Showers
| Name |
Days of activity |
Maximum |
| Quadrantids |
28 December-7 January |
3 January aprox. |
| Lirids |
16-25 April |
20 April approx. |
| η-Aquarids |
21 April-12 May |
5 May approx. |
| Perseids |
23 July-22 August |
12 August |
| Draconids |
6-10 October |
9 October |
| Orionids |
15-29 October |
21 October approx. |
| Taurids |
20 October-25 November |
4 November approx. |
| Leonids |
14-20 November |
17 November approx. |
| Geminids |
6-19 December |
13 December approx. |
| Ursids |
17-24 December |
22 December approx. |
These data have mainly been obtained from the
OAN 
and the
ROA , and from the calendars of the
IMO .
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