Astronomical agenda for 2012
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Remarkable events
It will not be visible from Spain.
The entire transit will be visible from northwestern North America, Hawaii, western Pacific, northern Asia, Japan, Korea, eastern China, the Philippines, eastern Australia and New Zealand.
Tables
Sun
Changes of season
| |
Date |
Exact hour |
| Spring |
20th March |
05h 14m UT |
| Summer |
20st June |
23h 09m UT |
| Autumn |
22nd September |
14h 49m UT |
| Winter |
21st December |
11h 11m UT |
Sunrise and sunset hours for any place
(Calculation tool in javascript).
Earth's orbit
| |
Date |
Distance to the Sun |
| Perihelion (minimum distance) |
5th January |
Km |
| Afhelion (maximum distance) |
5th July |
Km |
Moon
Lunar phases ( UT ):
| New Moon |
Crescent Moon |
Full Moon |
Waning Moon |
| |
01/01/2012 |
09/01/2012 |
16/01/2012 |
| 23/01/2012 |
31/01/2012 |
07/02/2012 |
14/02/2012 |
| 21/02/2012 |
01/03/2012 |
08/03/2012 |
15/03/2012 |
| 22/03/2012 |
30/03/2012 |
06/04/2012 |
13/04/2012 |
| 21/04/2012 |
29/04/2012 |
06/05/2012 |
12/05/2012 |
| 20/05/2012 |
28/05/2012 |
04/06/2012 |
11/06/2012 |
| 19/06/2012 |
27/06/2012 |
03/07/2012 |
11/07/2012 |
| 19/07/2012 |
26/07/2012 |
02/08/2012 |
09/08/2012 |
| 17/08/2012 |
24/08/2012 |
31/08/2012 |
08/09/2012 |
| 16/09/2012 |
22/09/2012 |
30/09/2012 |
08/10/2012 |
| 15/10/2012 |
22/10/2012 |
29/10/2012 |
07/11/2012 |
| 13/11/2012 |
20/11/2012 |
28/11/2012 |
06/12/2012 |
| 13/12/2012 |
20/12/2012 |
28/12/2012 |
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Moon's orbit
| Perigee (minimum distance) |
Apogee (maximum distance) |
| 17 January |
11 February |
10 March |
02 January |
30 January |
27 February |
| 07 April |
06 May |
03 June |
26 March |
22 April |
19 May |
| 01 July |
29 August |
23 August |
16 June |
13 July |
10 August |
| 19 September |
17 October |
14 November |
07 September |
05 October |
01 November |
| 12 December |
|
28 November |
25 December |
Information about the planets ( UT ):
Mercury
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| |
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| 5 March |
09 h |
Max Elong East |
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| 18 April |
18 h |
Max Elong West |
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| 1 july |
02 h |
Max Elong East |
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| 16 August |
12 h |
Max Elong West |
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| 26 October |
22 h |
Max Elong East |
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| 4 December |
23 h |
Max Elong West |
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Venus
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 27 March |
08 h |
Max Elong East |
| 15 August |
09 h |
Max Elong West |
Mars
Jupiter
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 3 December |
02 h |
Opposition |
| 13 May |
13 h |
Conjunction |
Saturn
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 15 April |
18 h |
Opposition |
| 25 October |
09 h |
Conjunction |
Uranus
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 24 March |
18 h |
Conjunction |
| 29 September |
29 h |
Opposition |
Neptune
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 19 February |
21 h |
Conjunction |
| 24 August |
13 h |
Opposition |
Eclipses
Solar eclipses
| Type |
Day |
Hour of the maximum |
Visibility |
| Anular |
21 May |
23h 52m TU |
West of Xina, south Japan, West of the USA |
| Total |
13 November |
22h 12m TU |
Northest of Australia, South Pacific |
Lunar eclipses
| Type |
Day |
Hour of the maximum |
Visibility |
| Parcial |
4 June |
11h 03m TU |
Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, America |
| Penumbral |
28 November |
14h 33m TU |
Europ, East Africa, Asia, Australia, Pacific, North America. |
Other Events
Meteors Shower
| 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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