CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2004 (Universal Time) MERCURY h h h h Stationary Jan. 6 14.1 o Apr. 29 9.8 o Sept. 1 17.9 o Dec. 20 7.1 o Greatest elongation W Jan. 17 9.2 (24 ) May 14 20.4 (26 ) Sept. 9 13.9 (18 ) Dec. 29 19.9 (22 ) Superior conjunction Mar. 4 1.7 o June 18 21.4 o Oct. 5 18.5 o Greatest elongation E Mar. 29 12.3 (19 ) July 27 3.3 (27 ) Nov. 21 1.1 (22 ) Stationary Apr. 6 21.0 Aug. 9 5.1 Nov. 30 13.1 Inferior conjunction Apr. 17 1.1 Aug. 23 20.8 Dec. 10 8.4 VENUS h o h Greatest elongation E Mar. 29 16.4 (46 ) Stationary June 29 14.3 Greatest brilliancy May 2 7.8 Greatest brilliancy July 15 0.1 o Stationary May 18 0.4 Greatest elongation W Aug. 17 18.3 (46 ) Inferior conjunction June 8 8.7 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 4 17.7 Equinoxes Mar. 20 6 48.6 Sept. 22 16 29.8 Aphelion July 5 10.9 Solstices June 21 0 56.8 Dec. 21 12 41.6 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars Sept. 15 12.9 -- -- -- Jupiter Sept. 21 23.8 Jan. 4 14.8 Mar. 4 5.1 May 5 13.1 Saturn July 8 16.6 Nov. 8 10.6 -- Mar. 7 15.3 Uranus Febr. 22 2.1 June 10 23.6 Aug. 27 18.7 Nov. 12 2.0 Neptune Febr. 2 9.5 May 17 15.0 Aug. 6 3.1 Oct. 24 10.1 Pluto Dec. 13 17.0 Mar. 24 23.1 June 11 12.4 Aug. 31 17.1 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h o h o Jan. 15 0.6 Venus 1 S of Uranus Sept. 1 0.5 Venus 2 S of Saturn Febr. 15 9.2 Mercury 2 S of Neptune Nov. 4 20.7 Venus 1 N of Jupiter May 24 23.5 Mars 2 N of Saturn Nov. 21 20.1 Mercury 11 S of Pluto June 26 21.1 Mercury 2 N of Saturn Dec. 5 7.0 Venus 1 N of Mars July 10 22.7 Mercury 0.2 N of Mars Dec. 7 14.9 Mercury 7 S of Pluto Aug. 17 2.6 Mercury 6 S of Mars Dec. 29 4.8 Mercury 1 N of Venus PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h o h o Jan. 7 0.4 Saturn 5 S July 1 4.2 Pluto 12 N 12 10.8 Jupiter 3 S 4 14.8 Neptune 5 N 19 5.2 Pluto 11 N 6 3.0 Uranus 4 N 20 3.3 Mercury 5 N 14 0.2 Venus 8 S 21 21.1 New Moon 17 11.4 New Moon 23 20.7 Uranus 4 N 19 1.9 Mars 4 S 24 16.1 Venus 4 N 19 15.3 Mercury 5 S 28 3.0 Mars 3 N 21 13.3 Jupiter 3 S Febr. 3 4.1 Saturn 4 S 28 12.9 Pluto 12 N 8 13.6 Jupiter 3 S Aug. 1 0.2 Neptune 5 N 15 13.7 Pluto 12 N 2 11.8 Uranus 4 N 19 0.7 Neptune 5 N 11 23.0 Venus 8 S 20 9.3 New Moon 13 8.7 Saturn 5 S 23 19.5 Venus 3 N 16 1.4 New Moon 26 1.5 Mars 1 N 18 5.3 Jupiter 3 S Mar. 1 10.4 Saturn 5 S 24 19.9 Pluto 12 N 6 15.6 Jupiter 3 S 28 8.7 Neptune 5 N 13 19.8 Pluto 12 N 29 20.1 Uranus 4 N 17 9.4 Neptune 5 N Sept. 9 21.9 Saturn 5 S 18 20.1 Uranus 4 N 10 16.0 Venus 7 S 20 22.7 New Moon 13 0.9 Mercury 4 S 22 4.8 Mercury 4 N 14 14.5 New Moon 24 21.2 Venus 2 N 21 1.6 Pluto 12 N 25 23.9 Mars 1 S 24 15.3 Neptune 5 N 28 19.4 Saturn 5 S 26 2.8 Uranus 4 N Apr. 2 19.3 Jupiter 3 S Oct. 7 10.1 Saturn 5 S 10 1.6 Pluto 12 N 10 18.9 Venus 4 S 13 16.0 Neptune 5 N 12 19.2 Jupiter 2 S 15 4.5 Uranus 4 N 14 2.8 New Moon 19 13.4 New Moon 18 8.1 Pluto 12 N 23 10.2 Venus 1 N 21 20.6 Neptune 5 N 23 20.8 Mars 2 S 23 7.9 Uranus 4 N 25 6.3 Saturn 5 S Nov. 3 20.0 Saturn 5 S 30 2.0 Jupiter 4 S 9 15.7 Jupiter 1 S May 7 9.2 Pluto 12 N 10 1.7 Venus 0.2 N 10 22.3 Neptune 5 N 11 4.3 Mars 0.5 N 12 11.5 Uranus 4 N 12 14.5 New Moon 16 23.1 Mercury 3 S 14 3.3 Mercury 1 N 19 4.9 New Moon 14 17.2 Pluto 12 N 21 12.2 Venus 0.3 S 18 2.5 Neptune 5 N 22 15.7 Mars 3 S 19 13.1 Uranus 4 N 22 18.1 Saturn 5 S Dec. 1 2.4 Saturn 5 S 27 11.5 Jupiter 4 S 7 10.7 Jupiter 0.3 S June 3 18.4 Pluto 12 N 10 0.4 Mars 2 N 7 5.8 Neptune 5 N 10 5.1 Venus 4 N 8 18.8 Uranus 4 N 12 1.5 New Moon 17 20.4 New Moon 15 11.3 Neptune 5 N 19 6.6 Saturn 5 S 16 20.8 Uranus 4 N 20 9.2 Mars 4 S 28 5.7 Saturn 5 S 23 23.4 Jupiter 3 S CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2004 Date Phenomena h Jan. 4 14.8 Jupiter stationary 4 17.7 Sun at perigee 6 14.1 Mercury stationary 7 0.4 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 12 10.8 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 15 0.6 Venus 1 S. of Uranus 17 9.2 Mercury elongation 24 W 19 5.2 Pluto 11 N. of Moon 20 3.3 Mercury 5 N. of Moon 20 17.7 Solar longitude 300, enters into Aquarius 21 21.1 New Moon 23 20.7 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 24 16.1 Venus 4 N. of Moon 28 3.0 Mars 3 N. of Moon Febr. 2 9.5 Neptune in conjunction with Sun 3 4.1 Saturn 4 S. of Moon 8 13.6 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 15 9.2 Mercury 2 S. of Neptune 15 13.7 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 19 0.7 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 19 7.8 Solar longitude 330, enters into Pisces 20 9.3 New Moon 22 2.1 Uranus in conjunction with Sun 23 19.5 Venus 3 N. of Moon 26 1.5 Mars 1 N. of Moon Mar. 1 10.4 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 4 1.7 Mercury in superior conjunction 4 5.1 Jupiter at opposition 6 15.6 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 7 15.3 Saturn stationary 13 19.8 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 17 9.4 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 18 20.1 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 20 6.8 Solar longitude 0, enters into Aries Beginning of the spring 20 22.7 New Moon 22 4.8 Mercury 4 N. of Moon 24 21.2 Venus 2 N. of Moon 24 23.1 Pluto stationary 25 23.9 Mars 1 S. of Moon 28 19.4 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 29 12.3 Mercury elongation 19 E 29 16.4 Venus elongation 46 E Apr. 2 19.3 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 6 21.0 Mercury stationary 10 1.6 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 13 16.0 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 15 4.5 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 17 1.1 Mercury in inferior conjunction 19 13.4 New Moon 19 13.6 Partial eclipse of Sun Apr. 19 17.8 Solar longitude 30, enters into Taurus 23 10.2 Venus 1 N. of Moon 23 20.8 Mars 2 S. of Moon 25 6.3 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 29 9.8 Mercury stationary 30 2.0 Jupiter 4 S. of Moon May 2 7.8 Venus greatest brilliancy 4 20.5 Total eclipse of Moon 5 13.1 Jupiter stationary 7 9.2 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 10 22.3 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 12 11.5 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 14 20.4 Mercury elongation 26 W 16 23.1 Mercury 3 S. of Moon 17 15.0 Neptune stationary 18 0.4 Venus stationary 19 4.9 New Moon 20 17.0 Solar longitude 60, enters into Gemini 21 12.2 Venus 0.3 S. of Moon 22 15.7 Mars 3 S. of Moon 22 18.1 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 24 23.5 Mars 2 N. of Saturn 27 11.5 Jupiter 4 S. of Moon June 3 18.4 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 7 5.8 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 8 8.3 Venus transit across Sun's disk 8 8.7 Venus in inferior conjunction 8 18.8 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 10 23.6 Uranus stationary 11 12.4 Pluto at opposition 17 20.4 New Moon 18 21.4 Mercury in superior conjunction 19 6.6 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 20 9.2 Mars 4 S. of Moon 21 0.9 Solar longitude 90, enters into Cancer Beginning of the summer 23 23.4 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 26 21.1 Mercury 2 N. of Saturn 29 14.3 Venus stationary July 1 4.2 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 4 14.8 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 5 10.9 Sun at apogee 6 3.0 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 8 16.6 Saturn in conjunction with Sun 10 22.7 Mercury 0.2 N. of Mars 14 0.2 Venus 8 S. of Moon 15 0.1 Venus greatest brilliancy 17 11.4 New Moon 19 1.9 Mars 4 S. of Moon 19 15.3 Mercury 5 S. of Moon 21 13.3 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 22 11.8 Solar longitude 120, enters into Leo 27 3.3 Mercury elongation 27 E 28 12.9 Pluto 12 N. of Moon Aug. 1 0.2 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 2 11.8 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 6 3.1 Neptune at opposition 9 5.1 Mercury stationary 11 23.0 Venus 8 S. of Moon 13 8.7 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 16 1.4 New Moon 17 2.6 Mercury 6 S. of Mars 17 18.3 Venus elongation 46 W 18 5.3 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 22 18.9 Solar longitude 150, enters into Virgo 23 20.8 Mercury in inferior conjunction 24 19.9 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 27 18.7 Uranus at opposition 28 8.7 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 29 20.1 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 31 17.1 Pluto stationary Sept. 1 0.5 Venus 2 S. of Saturn 1 17.9 Mercury stationary 9 13.9 Mercury elongation 18 W 9 21.9 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 10 16.0 Venus 7 S. of Moon 13 0.9 Mercury 4 S. of Moon 14 14.5 New Moon 15 12.9 Mars in conjunction with Sun 21 1.6 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 21 23.8 Jupiter in conjunction with Sun 22 16.5 Solar longitude 180, enters into Libra Beginning of the autumn 24 15.3 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 26 2.8 Uranus 4 N. of Moon Oct. 5 18.5 Mercury in superior conjunction 7 10.1 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 10 18.9 Venus 4 S. of Moon 12 19.2 Jupiter 2 S. of Moon 14 2.8 New Moon 14 3.0 Partial eclipse of Sun 18 8.1 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 21 20.6 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 23 1.8 Solar longitude 210, enters into Scorpius 23 7.9 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 24 10.1 Neptune stationary 28 3.1 Total eclipse of Moon Nov. 3 20.0 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 4 20.7 Venus 1 N. of Jupiter 8 10.6 Saturn stationary 9 15.7 Jupiter 1 S. of Moon 10 1.7 Venus 0.2 N. of Moon 11 4.3 Mars 0.5 N. of Moon 12 2.0 Uranus stationary 12 14.5 New Moon 14 3.3 Mercury 1 N. of Moon 14 17.2 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 18 2.5 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 19 13.1 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 21 1.1 Mercury elongation 22 E 21 20.1 Mercury 11 S. of Pluto 21 23.4 Solar longitude 240, enters into Sagittarius 30 13.1 Mercury stationary Dec. 1 2.4 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 5 7.0 Venus 1 N. of Mars 7 10.7 Jupiter 0.3 S. of Moon 7 14.9 Mercury 7 S. of Pluto 10 0.4 Mars 2 N. of Moon 10 5.1 Venus 4 N. of Moon 10 8.4 Mercury in inferior conjunction 12 1.5 New Moon 13 17.0 Pluto in conjunction with Sun 15 11.3 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 16 20.8 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 20 7.1 Mercury stationary 21 12.7 Solar longitude 270, enters into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 28 5.7 Saturn 5 S. of Moon 29 4.8 Mercury 1 N. of Venus 29 19.9 Mercury elongation 22 W