Diary of Phenomena
Copyright Norbert Haley 1999

Find below a list of astronomical events for the whole year.

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please email Norbert at: norb@kcbbs.gen.nz

Some data is probably slightly accurately given in Fred Espenak's NASA Reference Publication 1349



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January 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 3  3    Moon 2.6degN of Venus
 3  5    Sun closest to Earth
 3 14    Antares 9degS of Moon
 4 12    Moon furthest from Earth
 6  5    Moon 3.6degN of Mercury
 6 18 15 New Moon
 7 10    Antares 7degS of Venus
 8  5    Moon 0.23degS of Neptune
 9  4    Moon 0.45degS of Uranus
 9 22    Mercury furthest from Earth
10 18    Moon 1.9degS of Mars
13  2    Saturn stationary (fwd)
14 13 38 First Quarter
14 15    Moon 4.3degS of Jupiter
15 16    Moon 3.1degS of Saturn
15 16    Unusual Aligment of Galilean Satellites
16  1    Mercury in superior conjunction
17  0    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
17 19    Aldebaran 1.2degS of Moon
19 23    Moon closest to Earth
20 19    Pollux 8degN of Moon
20 21    Mercury 2.4degS of Neptune
21  4 42 Full Moon
21  4 47 Total Lunar Eclipse  mag=1.33
23  3    Regulus 2.0degS of Moon
24 18    Neptune in conjunction
25  0    Neptune furthest from Earth
26 23    Spica 8degS of Moon
28  4    Mercury 1.3degS of Uranus
28  7 57 Last Quarter
30 21    Antares 9degS of Moon
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February 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  1    Moon furthest from Earth
 2 15    Moon 1.4degN of Venus
 4 14    Moon 0.32degS of Neptune
 5 13  5 New Moon
 5 12 50 Partial Solar Eclipse mag=0.575
 5 14    Moon 0.57degS of Uranus
 6  7    Uranus in conjunction
 6 19    Moon 1.8degS of Mercury
 7  5    Uranus furthest from Earth
 8 16    Moon 4.0degS of Mars
11  2    Moon 4.5degS of Jupiter
12  0    Moon 3.2degS of Saturn
12 23 25 First Quarter
13  7    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
14  3    Aldebaran 1.2degS of Moon
15  1    Mercury furthest east from Sun 18deg
16  3    Mercury closest to Earth
17  2    Moon closest to Earth
17  5    Pollux 8degN of Moon
19 14    Regulus 2degS of Moon
19 16 28 Full Moon
20 22    Mercury stationary (retro)
22  5    Venus 0.50degS of Neptune
23  9    Spica 8degS of Moon
27  3 53 Last Quarter
27  4    Antares 9degS of Moon
28 21    Moon furthest from Earth
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March 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 1 15    Mercury in inferior conjunction
 2 23    Moon 0.45degS of Neptune
 4  0    Venus 0.07degS of Uranus
         Exceptionally Favorable Dual Planetary Occultation
         visible in Indian Ocean and New Zealand
 4  0    Moon 0.67degS of Venus
 4  0    Moon 0.7degS of Uranus
 4 10    Mercury closest to Earth
 5  9    Moon 7degS of Mercury
 6  5 19 New Moon
 8 13    Moon 5degS of Mars
 9 17    Moon 4.4degS of Jupiter
10  9    Moon 3.1degS of Saturn
11 12    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
12  8    Aldebaran 1.4degS of Moon
13  7  1 First Quarter
13 22    Mercury stationary (fwd)
15  0    Moon closest to Earth
15  0    Mercury 2.5degN of Venus
15 12    Pollux 7degN of Moon
16 11    Pluto stationary (retro)
17 23    Regulus 2.0degS of Moon
20  4 45 Full Moon
20  7 36 Equinox
21 18    Spica 8degS of Moon
25 13    Antares 9degS of Moon
27 17    Moon furthest from Earth
28  0 19 Last Quarter
28 21    Mercury furthest west from Sun 28deg
30  9    Moon 0.67degS of Neptune
31 11    Moon 1.0degS of Uranus
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April 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 2 12    Moon 1.6degS of Mercury
 3  5    Moon 2.8degS of Venus
 4 18 15 New Moon
 6 10    Moon 5degS of Mars
 6 10    Moon 4.3degS of Jupiter
 6 21    Moon 3degS of Saturn
 6 23    Mars 1.1degN of Jupiter
 7 18    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
 8 14    Aldebaran 1.6degS of Moon
 8 22    Moon closest to Earth
11 13 31 First Quarter
11 17    Pollux 7degN of Moon
14  5    Regulus 2.2degS of Moon
16 23    Mars 2.4degN of Saturn
18  2    Spica 8degS of Moon
18 17 42 Full Moon
21 21    Antares 9degS of Moon
24 12    Moon furthest from Earth
26 18    Moon 1.0degS of Neptune
26 19 29 Last Quarter
27 21    Moon 1.3degS of Uranus
28  9    Mercury 0.35degS of Venus
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May 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 2 15    Pleiades 3.7degN of Mars
 3  7    Moon 4.0degS of Venus
 3 14    Moon 4.3degS of Mercury
 4  4 14 New Moon
 4  7    Moon 4.1degS of Jupiter
 4 12    Moon 2.8degS of Saturn
 5  3    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
 5  6    Moon 4.8degS of Mars
 5 22    Aldebaran 1.8degS of Moon
 6  9    Moon closest to Earth
 7  5    Mercury furthest from Earth
 8  4    Jupiter in conjunction
 8 13    Neptune stationary (retro)
 8 21    Mercury 0.9degN of Jupiter
 8 23    Pollux 7degN of Moon
 9  3    Mercury in superior conjunction
10  3    Mercury 2.3degN of Saturn
10  8    Jupiter furthest from Earth
10 19    Saturn in conjunction
10 19 59 First Quarter
10 21    Saturn furthest from Earth
11 10    Regulus 2.5degS of Moon
13 23    Pleiades 3.3degN of Mercury
15  9    Spica 8degS of Moon
17 10    Venus 0.01degN of Jupiter
18  7 35 Full Moon
18 19    Venus 1.2degN of Saturn
19  2    Aldebaran 6degS of Mars
19  4    Antares 8degS of Moon
19 10    Aldebaran 7degS of Mercury
19 15    Mercury 1.1degN of Mars
22  4    Moon furthest from Earth
24  1    Moon 1.2degS of Neptune
24 15    Pleiades 4.8degN of Venus
25  6    Moon 1.5degS of Uranus
25 15    Uranus stationary (retro)
26 11 55 Last Quarter
31 10    Jupiter 1.2degN of Saturn
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June 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  4    Moon 2.8degS of Saturn
 1  4    Moon 3.9degS of Jupiter
 1  5    Pluto closest to Earth
 1 13    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
 1 18    Pluto at opposition
 2  7    Moon 3.5degS of Venus
 2  8    Aldebaran 1.8degS of Moon
 2 12 16 New Moon
 3  1    Moon 3.6degS of Mars
 3  2    Aldebaran 5degS of Venus
 3 13    Moon closest to Earth
 4  3    Moon 3.6degS of Mercury
 5  7    Pollux 7degN of Moon
 7 17    Regulus 2.6degS of Moon
 9  3 26 First Quarter
 9 13    Mercury furthest east from Sun 24deg
11  7    Venus furthest from Earth
11  9    Venus in superior conjunction
11 14    Spica 8degS of Moon
15 11    Antares 8degS of Moon
16 22 28 Full Moon
18 13    Moon furthest from Earth
20  7    Moon 1.3degS of Neptune
21  1 48 Solstice
21 11    Moon 1.7degS of Uranus
21 19    Venus 0.31degS of Mars
22 19    Mercury stationary (retro)
25  1  3 Last Quarter
25  2    Pleiades 5degN of Jupiter
28 20    Moon 2.6degS of Saturn
28 23    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
29  1    Moon 3.7degS of Jupiter
29 19    Aldebaran 1.7degS of Moon
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July 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 1 16    Mars in conjunction
 1 19 22 New Moon
 1 19 37 Partial Solar Eclipse mag=0.48
 1 19    Moon 2.2degS of Mars
 1 22    Moon closest to Earth
 2  5    Moon 1.6degS of Venus
 2  5    Moon 3.3degN of Mercury
 2  9    Mercury 5.0degS of Venus
 2 17    Pollux 7degN of Moon
 4  0    Sun furthest from Earth
 4  0    Mercury closest to Earth
 5  1    Regulus 2.8degS of Moon
 6 11    Mercury in inferior conjunction
 7  3    Mercury 6degS of Mars
 8 12 50 First Quarter
 8 15    Pollux 6degN of Venus
 8 20    Spica 8degS of Moon
12 17    Antares 8degS of Moon
15 15    Moon furthest from Earth
16 13 57 Full Moon
16 13 57 Total Lunar Eclipse mag=1.773
17  9    Mercury stationary (fwd)
17 11    Moon 1.3degS of Neptune
18 16    Moon 1.6degS of Uranus
21  5    Mars furthest from Earth
21 19    Pleiades 6degN of Saturn
23  4    Pollux 6degN of Mars
24 11  7 Last Quarter
26  8    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
26  9    Moon 2.5degS of Saturn
26 19    Moon 3.3degS of Jupiter
27  4    Aldebaran 1.7degS of Moon
27 11    Mercury furthest west from Sun 20deg
27 17    Neptune closest to Earth
27 22    Neptune at opposition
29 17    Moon 0.8degN of Mercury
30  4    Pollux 7degN of Moon
30  8    Moon closest to Earth
30 12    Moon 0.63degS of Mars
31  2 27 New Moon
31  2 13 Partial Solar Eclipse mag=0.598
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August 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  1    Moon 1.1degN of Venus
 1 11    Regulus 2.7degS of Moon
 3 22    Pollux 7degN of Mercury
 5  4    Spica 8degS of Moon
 6  6    Regulus 1.1degS of Venus
 7  1  1 First Quarter
 8 23    Antares 9degS of Moon
10  7    Uranus closest to Earth
10 13    Mercury 0.08degS of Mars
11  5    Uranus at opposition
11 22    Moon furthest from Earth
13 16    Moon 1.2degS of Neptune
14 20    Moon 1.5degS of Uranus
15  5 15 Full Moon
22  0    Mercury in superior conjunction
22  2    Regulus 1.4degS of Mercury
22 15    Pleiades 9degN of Moon
22 18 56 Last Quarter
22 19    Moon 2.1degS of Saturn
22 20    Pluto stationary (fwd)
23  9    Moon 2.9degS of Jupiter
23 12    Aldebaran 1.8degS of Moon
26 14    Pollux 7degN of Moon
27 14    Moon closest to Earth
27 20    Mercury furthest from Earth
28  3    Moon 0.9degN of Mars
28 22    Regulus 2.7degS of Moon
29 10 21 New Moon
29 21    Moon 2.7degN of Mercury
30 22    Moon 3.9degN of Venus
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September 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 1 13    Spica 8degS of Moon
 5  6    Antares 8degS of Moon
 5 16 29 First Quarter
 7 17    Aldebaran 4.6degS of Jupiter
 8 12    Moon furthest from Earth
 9 22    Moon 1.2degS of Neptune
11  1    Moon 1.5degS of Uranus
12 20    Saturn stationary (retro)
13 19 39 Full Moon
16  7    Regulus 0.8degS of Mars
18 18    Spica 2.7degS of Venus
18 21    Pleiades 8degN of Moon
19  1    Moon 1.9degS of Saturn
19 17    Aldebaran 2.0degS of Moon
19 19    Moon 2.5degS of Jupiter
21  1 34 Last Quarter
22 17 28 Equinox
22 21    Pollux 7degN of Moon
23 15    Spica 0.66degS of Mercury
24  8    Moon closest to Earth
25  7    Regulus 2.8degS of Moon
25 16    Moon 2.4degN of Mars
27 19 54 New Moon
28 23    Spica 8degS of Moon
29 12    Moon 8degN of Mercury
29 14    Jupiter stationary (retro)
30  0    Moon 5degN of Venus
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October 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 2 15    Antares 8degS of Moon
 5 11  3 First Quarter
 6  7    Moon furthest from Earth
 6 10    Mercury furthest east from Sun 26deg
 7  5    Moon 1.4degS of Neptune
 8  7    Moon 1.6degS of Uranus
13  8 56 Full Moon
15 11    Neptune stationary (fwd)
16  3    Pleiades 8degN of Moon
16  5    Moon 1.6degS of Saturn
16 23    Aldebaran 2.3degS of Moon
17  0    Moon 2.3degS of Jupiter
18 17    Mercury stationary (retro)
19 22    Moon closest to Earth
20  3    Pollux 6degN of Moon
20  8  4 Last Quarter
21  5    Aldebaran 4.6degS of Jupiter
22 13    Regulus 3.0degS of Moon
24  5    Moon 3.5degN of Mars
26  8    Spica 8degS of Moon
26 20    Uranus stationary (fwd)
26 21    Antares 3.2degS of Venus
27  7 59 New Moon
27 14    Moon 7degN of Mercury
28 21    Mercury closest to Earth
30  0    Antares 8degS of Moon
30  2    Mercury in inferior conjunction
30  8    Moon 4.5degN of Venus
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November 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 3  3    Moon furthest from Earth
 3 13    Moon 1.6degS of Neptune
 4  7 32 First Quarter
 4 15    Moon 1.9degS of Uranus
 5 21    Pleiades 7degN of Saturn
 7 18    Mercury stationary (fwd)
11 21 17 Full Moon
12 10    Moon 1.6degS of Saturn
12 11    Pleiades 8degN of Moon
13  3    Moon 2.4degS of Jupiter
13  7    Aldebaran 2.4degS of Moon
14 23    Moon closest to Earth
15  5    Mercury furthest west from Sun 19deg
16  8    Pollux 6degN of Moon
18 15 27 Last Quarter
18 19    Regulus 3.2degS of Moon
19 11    Saturn closest to Earth
19 12    Saturn at opposition
21 17    Moon 4.2degN of Mars
22 15    Spica 8degS of Moon
24 11    Moon 3.0degN of Mercury
25 23 13 New Moon
26  7    Antares 8degS of Moon
26 15    Jupiter closest to Earth
28  2    Jupiter at opposition
29 18    Moon 2.0degN of Venus
30 22    Moon 1.9degS of Neptune
30 23    Moon furthest from Earth
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December 2000
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 d  h  m UTC
 2  0    Moon 2.1degS of Uranus
 4  4  1 First Quarter
 4 14    Pluto in conjunction
 5  5    Pluto furthest from Earth
 9 16    Antares 4.6degS of Mercury
 9 17    Moon 1.9degS of Saturn
 9 21    Pleiades 8degN of Moon
10  7    Moon 2.7degS of Jupiter
10 17    Aldebaran 2.4degS of Moon
11  1    Spica 3.6degS of Mars
11  9  5 Full Moon
11 20    Venus 2.5degS of Neptune
12 22    Moon closest to Earth
13 16    Pollux 6degN of Moon
16  1    Regulus 3.4degS of Moon
18  0 42 Last Quarter
19 20    Spica 8degS of Moon
20  6    Moon 4.2degN of Mars
21 13 38 Solstice
22 12    Mercury furthest from Earth
23 14    Antares 8degS of Moon
23 20    Venus 1.3degS of Uranus
25 17    Moon 2.7degN of Mercury
25 17 24 New Moon
25 17 37 Partial Solar Eclipse mag=0.729
25 19    Mercury in superior conjunction
28  7    Moon 2.0degS of Neptune
28 15    Moon furthest from Earth
29  9    Moon 2.3degS of Uranus
29 22    Moon 1.8degS of Venus


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Data is taken from The Astronomical Pocket Diary ISBN 0473025396. If you use this data you are obliged to buy a copy and mention the APD in your publication.

All of the above data is (c) N.Haley 1999.