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Remarkable events
Tables
Sun
Changes of season
| |
Date |
Exact hour |
| Spring |
20th March |
11h 02m UT |
| Summer |
21st June |
05h 04m UT |
| Autumn |
22nd September |
20h 44m UT |
| Winter |
21st December |
17h 11m UT |
Sunrise and sunset hours for any place
(Calculation tool in javascript).
Earth's orbit
| |
Date |
Distance to the Sun |
| Perihelion (minimum distance) |
2nd January |
147.0970984 km |
| Afhelion (maximum distance) |
5th July |
152.0970525 km |
Moon
Lunar phases ( UT ):
| New Moon |
Crescent Moon |
Full Moon |
Waning Moon |
| |
|
|
05/01/2013 |
| 11/01/2013 |
18/01/2013 |
27/01/2013 |
03/02/2013 |
| 10/02/2013 |
17/02/2013 |
25/02/2013 |
04/03/2013 |
| 11/03/2013 |
19/03/2013 |
27/03/2013 |
03/04/2013 |
| 10/04/2013 |
18/04/2013 |
25/04/2013 |
02/05/2013 |
| 10/05/2013 |
18/05/2013 |
25/05/2013 |
31/05/2013 |
| 08/06/2013 |
16/06/2013 |
23/06/2013 |
30/06/2013 |
| 08/07/2013 |
16/07/2013 |
22/07/2013 |
29/07/2013 |
| 06/08/2013 |
14/08/2013 |
21/08/2013 |
28/08/2013 |
| 05/09/2013 |
12/09/2013 |
19/09/2013 |
27/09/2013 |
| 05/10/2013 |
11/10/2013 |
18/10/2013 |
26/10/2013 |
| 03/11/2013 |
10/11/2013 |
17/11/2013 |
25/11/2013 |
| 03/12/2013 |
09/12/2013 |
17/12/2013 |
25/12/2013 |
Moon's orbit
| Perigee (minimum distance) |
Apogee (maximum distance) |
| 10 January |
07 February |
05 March |
22 January |
19 February |
19 March |
| 31 March |
27 April |
26 May |
15 April |
13 May |
09 June |
| 23 June |
21 July |
19 August |
09 July |
03 August |
31 August |
| 15 September |
10 October |
06 November |
27 September |
25 October |
22 November |
| 04 December |
|
20 December |
|
Information about the planets ( UT ):
Mercury
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| |
|
|
| 16 February |
21 h |
Max elong East |
| |
|
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| 31 March |
22 h |
Max elong West |
| |
|
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| 12 June |
17 h |
Max elong East |
| |
|
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| 30 July |
09 h |
Max elong West |
| |
|
|
| 09 October |
10 h |
Max elong East |
| |
|
|
| 18 November |
18 h |
Max elong West |
| |
|
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Venus
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 01 November |
08 h |
Max elong East |
Mars
| 18 April |
00 h |
Conjunction |
Jupiter
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 19 June |
16 h |
Conjunction |
Saturn
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 28 April |
08 h |
Opposition |
| 06 November |
12 h |
Conjunction |
Uranus
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 29 March |
01 h |
Conjunction |
| 03 October |
14 h |
Opposition |
Neptune
| Day |
Hour |
Event |
| 21 February |
07 h |
Conjunction |
| 27 August |
02 h |
Opposition |
Eclipses
Solar eclipses
| Type |
Day |
Hour of the maximum |
Visibility |
| Annular |
09-10 May |
00h 19m TU |
The annular path will pass throught NorthEast of Australia, and the Equatorial Pacific. It will be Partial over Hawaii, North New Zealand, Papua-New Guinea, Southern Philippines |
| Annular-Total |
03 November |
12h 38m TU |
Totality will pass through the Equatorial Pacific and Africa. In Catalonia will be visible as partial, almost imperceptible, 0.6% |
Lunar eclipses
| Type |
Day |
Hour of the maximum |
Visibility |
| Parcial |
25 April |
20h 07m TU |
Partial eclipse almost imperceptible. Europe, Asia, Africa, Western Australia, Antarctica. |
| Penombral |
25 May |
04h 09m TU |
Antarctica, America, Western Africa. Almost imperceptible. |
| Penombral 18-19 d'October |
18-19 d'October |
23h 50m TU |
Europe, Africa, Western Asia, South America, East of Noth America |
Other Events
| 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 |
30 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 November |
Leo |
variable |
| Geminids |
7 17 December |
13-14 December |
Gemini |
120 |
Links
- Ephemerids from Observatorio Astronómico Nacional
- Space calendar
- Ephemerids from ROA
- Eclipse Homepage from NASA
- http://olympus.umons.ac.be/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/ephemerides-olympus-2012.pdf
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