Here now the preliminary list of astronomical events for 1997. If you find mistakes or want to inquire about the unique Astronomical Pocket Diary and if you need some astronomical calculations done, please email Norbert at: norb@kcbbs.gen.nz
1996 31 0 Venus furthest west from Sun 22deg ----------------------------------- January 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 1 3 Moon 3degS of Mars 1 23 Sun closest to Earth 2 1 Mercury in inferior conjunction 2 1 45 Last Quarter 2 16 Mercury closest to Earth 7 16 Moon 4.5degN of Venus 8 5 Moon 1.7degN of Mercury 9 4 26 New Moon 10 9 Moon closest to Earth 12 13 Mercury 2.7degN of Venus 12 20 Mercury stationary (fwd) 14 4 Moon 2.3degN of Saturn 15 20 2 First Quarter 17 12 Neptune in conjunction 19 13 Jupiter in conjunction 23 15 11 Full Moon 24 5 Mercury furthest west from Sun 24.5deg 24 13 Uranus in conjunction 25 17 Moon furthest from Earth 28 22 Moon 2.8degS of Mars 30 1 Mercury closest approach to Venus 9deg 31 19 40 Last Quarter ----------------------------------- February 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 1 10 Venus 1degS of Neptune 6 0 Venus 0.3degS of Jupiter 6 4 Moon 5degN of Mercury 6 7 Moon 4degN of Neptune 6 17 Moon 4.7degN of Jupiter 6 18 Moon 5degN of Venus 6 18 Mars stationary (retro) 6 19 Moon 4.8degN of Uranus 7 11 Venus 0.2degS of Uranus 7 15 6 New Moon 7 19 Mercury 1.4degS of Neptune 7 21 Moon closest to Earth 10 17 Moon 1.8degN of Saturn 12 13 Mercury 1degS of Jupiter 13 0 Mercury 0.9degS of Uranus 14 8 57 First Quarter 16 8 Jupiter 0.2degN of Uranus 21 17 Moon furthest from Earth 22 10 27 Full Moon 25 1 Moon 3.41degS of Mars ----------------------------------- March 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 2 0 Mercury 0.9degS of Venus 2 9 37 Last Quarter 4 20 Mercury furthest from Earth 5 19 Moon 4degN of Neptune 6 9 Moon 5degN of Uranus 6 14 Moon 4.5degN of Jupiter 8 9 Moon closest to Earth 9 1 15 New Moon 10 6 Pluto stationary (retro) 10 8 Moon 1.4degN of Saturn 11 15 Mercury in superior conjunction 15 11 Mercury closest approach to Mars 6deg 16 0 6 First Quarter 17 7 Mars at opposition 20 13 55 Equinox 20 17 Mars closest to Earth 21 0 Moon furthest from Earth 21 2 Mercury 2degN of Saturn 23 13 Moon 4degS of Mars 24 4 45 Full Moon 30 22 Saturn in conjunction 30 23 Saturn furthest from Earth 31 19 38 Last Quarter ----------------------------------- April 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 2 4 Moon 4degN of Neptune 2 13 Venus in superior conjunction 2 19 Moon 4.8degN of Uranus 3 7 Moon 4.2degN of Jupiter 5 17 Moon closest to Earth 6 1 Mercury furthest east from Sun 19deg 6 8 Venus furthest from Earth 7 1 Moon 1degN of Saturn 7 11 2 New Moon 14 17 0 First Quarter 15 4 Mercury stationary (retro) 17 15 Moon furthest from Earth 19 5 Moon 3.6degS of Mars 22 20 33 Full Moon 25 10 Mercury in inferior conjunction 28 7 Mercury closest to Earth 29 6 Mars stationary (fwd) 29 11 Moon 4degN of Neptune 30 2 Moon 4.6degN of Uranus 30 2 37 Last Quarter 30 21 Moon 4degN of Jupiter ----------------------------------- May 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 1 23 Neptune stationary (retro) 3 11 Moon closest to Earth 4 15 Moon 0.8degN of Saturn 5 16 Moon 1.2degS of Mercury 6 20 46 New Moon 7 11 Moon 4degS of Venus 7 17 Mercury stationary (fwd) 13 9 Uranus stationary (retro) 14 10 55 First Quarter 15 10 Moon furthest from Earth 16 15 Moon 2.2degS of Mars 22 9 13 Full Moon 22 23 Mercury furthest west from Sun 25deg 25 9 Pluto at opposition 26 16 Moon 3.8degN of Neptune 27 7 Moon 4.4degN of Uranus 28 6 Moon 3.6degN of Jupiter 29 7 Moon closest to Earth 29 7 51 Last Quarter ----------------------------------- June 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 1 3 Moon 0.4degN of Saturn 3 12 Moon 1.6degS of Mercury 5 7 3 New Moon 6 17 Moon 6degS of Venus 10 11 Jupiter stationary (retro) 12 5 Moon furthest from Earth 13 4 51 First Quarter 13 15 Moon 0.2degS of Mars 20 19 9 Full Moon 21 8 20 Solstice 22 22 Moon 3.6degN of Neptune 23 13 Moon 4.2degN of Uranus 24 5 Moon closest to Earth 24 12 Moon 3.6degN of Jupiter 25 19 Mercury in superior conjunction 27 12 42 Last Quarter 28 12 Moon 0.16degN of Saturn ----------------------------------- July 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 4 18 40 New Moon 4 19 Sun furthest from Earth 5 21 Moon 6degS of Mercury 7 2 Moon 5degS of Venus 9 23 Moon furthest from Earth 12 1 Moon 1.8degN of Mars 12 21 44 First Quarter 20 3 20 Full Moon 20 6 Moon 3degN of Neptune 20 20 Moon 4degN of Uranus 21 7 Neptune at opposition 21 16 Moon 3.7degN of Jupiter 21 23 Moon closest to Earth 25 19 Moon 0.06degS of Saturn 26 18 28 Last Quarter 27 19 Mercury closest approach to Venus 5deg 29 19 Uranus at opposition ----------------------------------- August 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 2 18 Saturn stationary (retro) 3 8 14 New Moon 4 0 Mercury furthest east from Sun 27.3deg 5 18 Moon 1degN of Mercury 6 9 Moon 1.5degS of Venus 6 14 Moon furthest from Earth 9 13 Jupiter at opposition 9 15 Moon 4degN of Mars 10 1 Jupiter closest to Earth 11 12 42 First Quarter 12 17 Moon 7degS of Pluto 16 5 Pluto stationary (fwd) 16 15 Moon 3.7degN of Neptune 17 3 Mercury stationary (retro) 17 5 Moon 4degN of Uranus 17 21 Moon 4degN of Jupiter 18 10 55 Full Moon 19 5 Moon closest to Earth 22 2 Moon 0.07degS of Saturn 25 2 23 Last Quarter 28 14 Mercury closest to Earth 31 13 Mercury in inferior conjunction ----------------------------------- September 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 1 23 52 New Moon 2 21 Moon furthest from Earth 5 12 Moon 3.3degN of Venus 7 9 Moon 5.5degN of Mars 9 1 Moon 7degS of Pluto 9 5 Mercury stationary (fwd) 10 1 31 First Quarter 13 1 Moon 3.8degN of Neptune 13 14 Moon 4.4degN of Uranus 14 3 Moon 4.2degN of Jupiter 16 15 Moon closest to Earth 16 18 50 Full Moon 16 22 Mercury furthest west from Sun 18deg 18 10 Moon 0.18degN of Saturn 22 23 56 Equinox 23 13 35 Last Quarter 29 23 Moon furthest from Earth 30 19 Moon 1.2degS of Mercury ----------------------------------- October 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 1 16 51 New Moon 5 13 Moon 7degN of Venus 6 6 Moon 6degN of Mars 6 8 Moon 7degS of Pluto 7 11 Mars 13degS of Pluto 8 7 Jupiter stationary (fwd) 8 22 Neptune stationary (fwd) 9 12 22 First Quarter 10 4 Saturn at opposition 10 8 Moon 4degN of Neptune 10 22 Moon 4degN of Uranus 11 11 Moon 4.2degN of Jupiter 13 20 Mercury in superior conjunction 14 14 Uranus stationary (fwd) 15 2 Moon closest to Earth 15 17 Moon 0.33degN of Saturn 16 3 46 Full Moon 23 4 48 Last Quarter 26 23 Venus 2degS of Mars 27 9 Moon furthest from Earth 31 10 1 New Moon ----------------------------------- November 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 1 6 Moon 6degN of Mercury 2 15 Moon 7degS of Pluto 4 5 Moon 6degN of Mars 4 10 Moon 8degN of Venus 6 7 Venus furthest east from Sun 47deg 6 15 Moon 3.5degN of Neptune 7 5 Moon 4degN of Uranus 7 20 Moon 4degN of Jupiter 7 21 43 First Quarter 12 0 Moon 0.4degN of Saturn 12 8 Moon closest to Earth 14 14 12 Full Moon 21 23 58 Last Quarter 24 2 Moon furthest from Earth 27 16 Pluto in conjunction 28 16 Mercury furthest east from Sun 22deg 30 0 Moon 7degS of Pluto 30 2 14 New Moon ----------------------------------- December 1997 ----------------------------------- d h m UTC 1 20 Moon 7degN of Mercury 2 2 Mercury closest approach to Mars 18deg 2 20 Mercury closest approach to Venus 25deg 3 4 Moon 5.5degN of Mars 3 17 Moon 6.6degN of Venus 3 21 Moon 3degN of Neptune 4 11 Moon 4degN of Uranus 5 7 Moon 3.3degN of Jupiter 7 6 9 First Quarter 7 15 Mercury stationary (retro) 7 20 Venus 2.8degS of Neptune 9 6 Moon 0.2degN of Saturn 9 17 Moon closest to Earth 14 2 37 Full Moon 15 18 Mars 1.6degS of Neptune 17 7 Mercury in inferior conjunction 17 11 Saturn stationary (fwd) 21 20 8 Solstice 21 21 43 Last Quarter 21 23 Moon furthest from Earth 22 11 Venus 1.1degN of Mars 24 8 Venus closest approach to Uranus 3deg 24 17 Venus closest approach to Neptune 5deg 25 14 Venus stationary (retro) 26 19 Mars 0.6degS of Uranus 27 10 Moon 7degS of Pluto 27 12 Mercury stationary (fwd) 28 3 Moon 2degN of Mercury 29 16 56 New Moon 31 6 Moon 3degN of Neptune 31 13 Moon 1.2degN of Venus 31 20 Moon 3.6degN of Uranus END OF LISTING
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