Astronomical Calendar for 2030

January 2030
1Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
The Moon at perigee
2The cluster Messier 41 is well placed
3The Earth at perihelion
Quadrantid meteor shower 2030
4New Moon
The Moon at perihelion
6Venus at inferior solar conjunction
Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
11Moon at First Quarter
13The Moon at apogee
Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
14The cluster Messier 47 is well placed
15NGC 2403 is well placed
16Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
Lunar occultation of Uranus
Mercury at dichotomy
17The cluster NGC 2451 is well placed
19Saturn ends retrograde motion
γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower 2030
Full Moon
20The Moon at aphelion
The cluster NGC 2516 is well placed
22Venus at perihelion
14Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
22Mercury at greatest elongation west
Conjunction of Venus and Mercury
23The cluster NGC 2547 is well placed
26Moon at Last Quarter
28Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
The Moon at perigee
30134340 Pluto at solar conjunction
31Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
The Beehive cluster is well placed
The Omicron Velorum cluster is well placed
The cluster IC 2395 is well placed
February 2030
1The Moon at perihelion
2New Moon
4Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
7Venus at greatest brightness
8α-Centaurid meteor shower 2030
NGC 2808 is well placed
9Mercury at aphelion
10Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
The Moon at apogee
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
Moon at First Quarter
12Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
Lunar occultation of Uranus
15Conjunction of Mars and Ceres
16Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto
18Full Moon
19The Moon at aphelion
Messier 81 is well placed
20Uranus ends retrograde motion
The cluster NGC 3114 is well placed
22The Moon at perigee
24Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
25Moon at Last Quarter
27The cluster IC 2581 is well placed
28Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Close approach of the Moon and Venus
8Venus at highest altitude in morning sky
March 2030
1Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition
2The Moon at perihelion
3The Theta Carinae cluster is well placed
4New Moon
6Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
7Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition
9Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
Mercury at superior solar conjunction
The Wishing Well cluster is well placed
10The Moon at apogee
11Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
Lunar occultation of Uranus
12Moon at First Quarter
13Conjunction of Mars and Neptune
Jupiter enters retrograde motion
14γ-Normid meteor shower 2030
18Venus at greatest elongation west
Venus at dichotomy
19Full Moon
20March equinox
1 Ceres at solar conjunction
21Conjunction of Venus and Pluto
The Moon at aphelion
The Moon at perigee
23Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
24Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
25Mercury at perihelion
26Conjunction of Mercury and Mars
Moon at Last Quarter
29Close approach of the Moon and Venus
30Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Asteroid 7 Iris at opposition
31The Moon at perihelion
Neptune at solar conjunction
April 2030
2The Sombrero Galaxy is well placed
Mercury at dichotomy
New Moon
4Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
Mercury at greatest elongation east
Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
Lunar occultation of Mercury
Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
5Messier 94 is well placed
136472 Makemake at opposition
6The Jewel Box cluster is well placed
Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
The Moon at apogee
8Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
Lunar occultation of Uranus
11Moon at First Quarter
14Centaurus A is well placed
Omega Centauri is well placed
15The Whirlpool Galaxy is well placed
16136199 Eris at solar conjunction
17Messier 83 is well placed
18Messier 3 is well placed
Full Moon
19The Moon at perigee
20Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
The Moon at aphelion
Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
22Lyrid meteor shower 2030
23Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
24Messier 101 is well placed
π-Puppid meteor shower 2030
Moon at Last Quarter
26Asteroid 20 Massalia at opposition
28136108 Haumea at opposition
29Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
30The Moon at perihelion
May 2030
2New Moon
3Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
4The Moon at apogee
5Lunar occultation of Uranus
6η-Aquariid meteor shower 2030
8Mercury at aphelion
9η-Lyrid meteor shower 2030
10Moon at First Quarter
12Conjunction of Venus and Neptune
13Close approach of Venus and Neptune
Messier 5 is well placed
Jupiter at opposition
14Conjunction of Mercury and Eris
Venus at aphelion
Jupiter at perigee
17Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Full Moon
The Moon at perigee
Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
19The Moon at aphelion
Saturn at solar conjunction
20Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition
21Mercury at greatest elongation west
23Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition
24Moon at Last Quarter
25Mars at solar conjunction
26Conjunction of Venus and Ceres
Mercury at dichotomy
28Conjunction of Venus and Eris
29Messier 4 is well placed
Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
30Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
The Moon at perihelion
31The Moon at apogee
Conjunction of Ceres and Eris
June 2030
2Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
1New Moon
Annular solar eclipse
3The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is well placed
4Messier 12 is well placed
7Messier 10 is well placed
8Messier 62 is well placed
Close approach of Mercury and Saturn
Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn
9Moon at First Quarter
Uranus at solar conjunction
10Daytime Arietid meteor shower 2030
12Messier 92 is well placed
13Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
14Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
15The Moon at perigee
Partial lunar eclipse
Full Moon
16The Moon at aphelion
17NGC 6388 is well placed
18The Butterfly cluster is well placed
NGC 6397 is well placed
19The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
21The Ptolemy cluster is well placed
June solstice
Mercury at perihelion
22Moon at Last Quarter
24The Lagoon Nebula is well placed
Mercury at superior solar conjunction
25Close approach of Venus and Saturn
NGC 6541 is well placed
Conjunction of Venus and Saturn
26Asteroid 3 Juno at opposition
27The Moon at apogee
June Bootid meteor shower 2030
Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
28Close approach of the Moon and Venus
Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
29Mars at apogee
30The cluster NGC 6633 is well placed
The Moon at perihelion
New Moon
July 2030
2Messier 22 is well placed
The cluster IC 4756 is well placed
3Asteroid 21 Lutetia at opposition
4The Earth at aphelion
8Moon at First Quarter
9Conjunction of Venus and Uranus
10Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
11The Great Peacock Globular Cluster is well placed
Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
13The Moon at perigee
14The Moon at aphelion
15Jupiter ends retrograde motion
Full Moon
16Neptune enters retrograde motion
18Messier 55 is well placed
22Moon at Last Quarter
25The Moon at apogee
Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
26Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
Lunar occultation of Uranus
28Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
29Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
Piscis Austrinid meteor shower 2030
30New Moon
Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower 2030
α-Capricornid meteor shower 2030
31The Moon at perihelion
Mercury at dichotomy
18Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
August 2030
1Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
2Mercury at greatest elongation east
3134340 Pluto at opposition
4Mercury at aphelion
6Conjunction of Venus and Mars
Moon at First Quarter
7Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
8Lunar occultation of Delta Scorpii
9The Moon at perigee
12The Moon at aphelion
13Perseid meteor shower 2030
Full Moon
15Messier 15 is well placed
16Messier 2 is well placed
18κ-Cygnid meteor shower 2030
21Moon at Last Quarter
Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
The Moon at apogee
23Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
Lunar occultation of Uranus
26Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
28Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Close approach of Mars and M44
29New Moon
Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
30The Moon at perihelion
31Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition
September 2030
1Aurigid meteor shower 2030
3Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
4Venus at perihelion
The Moon at perigee
Moon at First Quarter
9September ε-Perseid meteor shower 2030
The Moon at aphelion
11Full Moon
15Mercury at greatest elongation west
16Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky
15Mercury at dichotomy
17Mercury at perihelion
18Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
The Moon at apogee
19Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
Moon at Last Quarter
20Saturn enters retrograde motion
23September equinox
24Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
26NGC 55 is well placed
27New Moon
Daytime Sextantid meteor shower 2030
2847 Tuc is well placed
Uranus enters retrograde motion
29The Moon at perihelion
30The Moon at perigee
October 2030
1Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
3The Andromeda Galaxy is well placed
4NGC 253 is well placed
Moon at First Quarter
5The Small Magellanic Cloud is well placed
Neptune at opposition
6NGC 300 is well placed
October Camelopardalid meteor shower 2030
8NGC 362 is well placed
The Moon at aphelion
9Draconid meteor shower 2030
136472 Makemake at solar conjunction
10Southern Taurid meteor shower 2030
11Full Moon
δ-Aurigid meteor shower 2030
12Mercury at superior solar conjunction
15Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
16The Triangulum Galaxy is well placed
Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition
The Moon at apogee
Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
18ε-Geminid meteor shower 2030
19Moon at Last Quarter
20136199 Eris at opposition
Venus at superior solar conjunction
21Orionid meteor shower 2030
23Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
24Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2030
26New Moon
27The Perseus Double Cluster is well placed
28The Moon at perigee
Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Lunar occultation of Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
The Moon at perihelion
31Mercury at aphelion
136108 Haumea at solar conjunction
November 2030
2Moon at First Quarter
7The Moon at aphelion
81 Ceres at opposition
10Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury
Full Moon
11Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
12Northern Taurid meteor shower 2030
13Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
The Moon at apogee
18Leonid meteor shower 2030
Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition
Moon at Last Quarter
The Pleiades cluster is well placed
21Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
22α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2030
24Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition
25New Moon
Total solar eclipse
The Moon at perigee
26Asteroid 471 Papagena at opposition
The Moon at perihelion
Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
27Mercury at greatest elongation east
Saturn at opposition
28Jupiter at apogee
November Orionid meteor shower 2030
The Hyades cluster is well placed
30Jupiter at solar conjunction
December 2030
3Mercury at highest altitude in evening sky
1Mercury at dichotomy
Moon at First Quarter
2Pheonicid meteor shower 2030
6December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower 2030
7Puppid-Velid meteor shower 2030
Mars at aphelion
8Asteroid 16 Psyche at opposition
The Moon at aphelion
Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn
9Monocerotid meteor shower 2030
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Full Moon
10Conjunction of Venus and Mercury
Close approach of the Moon and Uranus
The Moon at apogee
12σ-Hydrid meteor shower 2030
Asteroid 192 Nausikaa at opposition
Uranus at opposition
The Large Magellanic Cloud is well placed
14Geminid meteor shower 2030
Mercury at perihelion
15Mercury at inferior solar conjunction
The Running Man cluster is well placed
The Orion Nebula is well placed
16Comae Berenicid meteor shower 2030
18Moon at Last Quarter
19Conjunction of the Moon and Mars
20December Leonis Minorid meteor shower 2030
Asteroid 8 Flora at opposition
21December solstice
Neptune ends retrograde motion
22Ursid meteor shower 2030
23Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter
Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter
Lunar occultation of Jupiter
Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
24The Moon at perigee
New Moon
25Venus at aphelion
The Moon at perihelion
Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
28The cluster NGC 2232 is well placed
29The Rosette Nebula is well placed
30Mercury at dichotomy
31Moon at First Quarter
30Mercury at highest altitude in morning sky

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