CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2006 (Universal Time) MERCURY h h h Superior conjunction Jan. 26 21.6 May 18 20.0 Sept. 1 4.8 Greatest elongation E Feb. 24 4.9 (18®) June 20 20.0 (25®) Oct. 17 3.9 (25®) Stationary Mar. 2 7.1 July 4 1.8 Oct. 29 0.1 Inferior conjunction Mar. 12 2.7 July 18 7.1 Nov. 8 21.5 Stationary Mar. 24 12.3 July 28 16.8 Nov. 17 19.0 Greatest elongation W Apr. 8 18.5 (28®) Aug. 7 0.4 (19®) Nov. 25 12.8 (20®) VENUS h h o Inferior conjunction Jan. 14 0.0 Greatest elongation W Mar. 25 6.5 (47) Stationary Feb. 3 6.7 Superior conjunction Oct. 27 17.8 Greatest brilliancy Feb. 17 14.9 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 4 15.5 Equinoxes Mar. 20 18 25.5 Sept. 23 4 03.3 Aphelion July 3 23.2 Solstices June 21 12 25.8 Dec. 22 0 22.0 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars Oct. 23 6.8 -- -- -- Jupiter Nov. 21 23.3 Mar. 5 0.2 May 4 14.6 July 6 19.1 Saturn Aug. 7 11.9 Dec. 6 20.1 Jan. 27 22.8 Apr. 5 12.0 Uranus Mar. 1 11.0 June 19 15.7 Sep. 5 10.9 Nov. 20 13.7 Neptune Feb. 6 5.6 May 22 17.2 Aug. 11 5.2 Oct. 29 7.0 Pluto Dec. 18 14.6 Mar. 29 15.2 June 16 17.4 Sep. 5 10.7 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h ® h ® Feb. 14 15.7 Mercury 0.03N of Uranus Oct. 25 21.7 Mercury 4 S of Jupiter Mar. 26 20.9 Venus 2 N of Neptune Oct. 28 16.5 Mercury 4 S of Jupiter Apr. 18 12.5 Venus 0.3 N of Uranus Dec. 8 7.9 Venus 8 S of Pluto June 17 22.8 Mars 1 N of Saturne Dec. 9 20.3 Mercury 1 N of Mars Aug. 20 22.7 Mercury 1 N of Saturne Dec. 10 16.5 Mercury 0.1 N of Jupiter Aug. 26 23.1 Venus 0.07N of Saturne Dec. 11 23.6 Mars 1 S of Jupiter Sep. 15 20.5 Mercury 0.2 S of Mars Dec. 25 22.6 Mercury 8 S of Pluto PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h ® h ® h ® џ­ў. 1 10.0 Venus 7 N ЂЇа. 26 8.1 Mercury 4 S ЂўЈ. 23 19.2 New Moon 2 12.1 Neptune 4 N 27 19.7 New Moon 25 13.7 Mars 1 N 4 0.3 Uranus 2 N Њ © 2 10.7 Mars 4 S 30 1.2 Jupiter 5 N 8 19.8 Mars 1 S 4 8.5 Saturne 4 S ‘Ґ­в. 2 4.9 Pluto 13 N 15 13.2 Saturne 4 S 12 16.0 Jupiter 5 N 5 21.7 Neptune 3 N 23 20.3 Jupiter 5 N 15 20.9 Pluto 13 N 7 14.8 Uranus 0.4 N 26 16.0 Pluto 12 N 19 15.4 Neptune 4 N 19 2.6 Saturne 2 S 27 23.8 Venus 12 N 21 10.4 Uranus 1 N 22 11.7 New Moon 29 14.2 New Moon 24 8.5 Venus 4 S 24 3.6 Mercury 2 N 31 11.9 Uranus 2 N 27 5.4 New Moon 26 16.1 Jupiter 5 N ”Ґўа. 5 21.9 Mars 2 S 31 3.4 Mars 3 S 29 12.3 Pluto 12 N 11 15.2 Saturne 4 S 31 20.8 Saturne 4 S ЋЄв. 3 6.9 Neptune 3 N 20 7.9 Jupiter 5 N €о­м 8 18.9 Jupiter 5 N 5 0.0 Uranus 1 N 23 2.7 Pluto 13 N 12 3.3 Pluto 13 N 16 14.4 Saturne 2 S 24 21.4 Venus 10 N 15 20.9 Neptune 3 N 22 5.2 New Moon 26 13.2 Neptune 4 N 17 16.5 Uranus 1 N 24 7.7 Mercury 1 N 28 0.5 New Moon 23 3.3 Venus 6 S 24 8.4 Jupiter 5 N Њ ав 1 1.7 Mercury 4 N 25 16.1 New Moon 26 18.9 Pluto 12 N 6 6.8 Mars 3 S 27 13.9 Mercury 5 S 30 14.4 Neptune 3 N 10 17.8 Saturne 4 S 28 10.7 Saturne 3 S Ќ®пЎ. 1 8.2 Uranus 0.5 N 19 13.7 Jupiter 5 N 28 21.5 Mars 2 S 13 1.4 Saturne 2 S 22 10.3 Pluto 13 N €о«м 6 1.6 Jupiter 5 N 19 13.1 Mercury 6 N 25 23.2 Venus 6 N 9 11.3 Pluto 13 N 20 22.3 New Moon 26 0.7 Neptune 4 N 13 3.6 Neptune 3 N 23 2.0 Pluto 12 N 27 15.2 Uranus 1 N 14 22.6 Uranus 0.4 N 26 20.6 Neptune 3 N 27 16.6 Mercury 2 N 22 23.8 Venus 6 S 28 14.8 Uranus 0.3 N 29 10.3 New Moon 25 4.5 New Moon „ҐЄ. 10 11.0 Saturne 1 S ЂЇа. 3 19.6 Mars 4 S 27 17.0 Mars 1 S 18 21.3 Jupiter 6 N 6 23.2 Saturne 4 S ЂўЈ. 2 12.0 Jupiter 5 N 19 3.9 Mars 5 N 15 15.3 Jupiter 5 N 5 20.3 Pluto 13 N 20 14.0 New Moon 18 15.8 Pluto 13 N 9 12.1 Neptune 3 N 21 15.4 Venus 4 N 22 9.3 Neptune 4 N 11 5.9 Uranus 0.3 N 24 3.5 Neptune 3 N 24 2.3 Uranus 1 N 22 3.2 Venus 3 S 25 21.2 Uranus 0.08S 24 13.6 Venus 0.5 N 22 14.1 Saturne 3 S CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2006 Date Phenomena h Jan. 1 10.0 Venus 7 N. of Moon 2 12.1 Neptune 4 N. of Moon 4 0.3 Uranus 2 N. of Moon 4 15.5 Sun at perigee 8 19.8 Mars 1 S. of Moon 14 0.0 Venus in inferior conjunction 15 13.2 Saturne 4 S. of Moon 20 5.3 Solar longitude 300, enters into Aquarius 23 20.3 Jupiter 5 N. of Moon 26 16.0 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 26 21.6 Mercury in superior conjunction 27 22.8 Saturne at opposition 27 23.8 Venus 12 N. of Moon 29 14.2 New Moon 31 11.9 Uranus 2 N. of Moon Feb. 3 6.7 Venus stationary 5 21.9 Mars 2 S. of Moon 6 5.6 Neptune in conjunction with Sun 11 15.2 Saturne 4 S. of Moon 14 15.7 Mercury 0.03N. of Uranus 17 14.9 Venus greatest brilliancy 18 19.4 Solar longitude 330, enters into Pisces 20 7.9 Jupiter 5 N. of Moon 23 2.7 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 24 4.9 Mercury elongation 18 E 24 21.4 Venus 10 N. of Moon 26 13.2 Neptune 4 N. of Moon 28 0.5 New Moon Mar. 1 1.7 Mercury 4 N. of Moon 1 11.0 Uranus in conjunction with Sun 2 7.1 Mercury stationary 5 0.2 Jupiter stationary 6 6.8 Mars 3 S. of Moon 10 17.8 Saturne 4 S. of Moon 12 2.7 Mercury in inferior conjunction 14 23.8 Penumbral lunar eclipse 19 13.7 Jupiter 5 N. of Moon 20 18.4 Solar longitude 0, enters into Aries Beginning of the spring 22 10.3 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 24 12.3 Mercury stationary 25 6.5 Venus elongation 47 W 25 23.2 Venus 6 N. of Moon 26 0.7 Neptune 4 N. of Moon 26 20.9 Venus 2 N. of Neptune 27 15.2 Uranus 1 N. of Moon 27 16.6 Mercury 2 N. of Moon 29 10.2 Total solar eclipse 29 10.3 New Moon 29 15.2 Pluto stationary Apr. 3 19.6 Mars 4 S. of Moon 5 12.0 Saturne stationary 6 23.2 Saturne 4 S. of Moon 8 18.5 Mercury elongation 28 W 15 15.3 Jupiter 5 N. of Moon 18 12.5 Venus 0.3 N. of Uranus 18 15.8 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 20 5.4 Solar longitude 30, enters into Taurus 22 9.3 Neptune 4 N. of Moon 24 2.3 Uranus 1 N. of Moon 24 13.6 Venus 0.5 N. of Moon 26 8.1 Mercury 4 S. of Moon 27 19.7 New Moon May 2 10.7 Mars 4 S. of Moon 4 8.5 Saturne 4 S. of Moon 4 14.6 Jupiter at opposition 12 16.0 Jupiter 5 N. of Moon 15 20.9 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 18 20.0 Mercury in superior conjunction 19 15.4 Neptune 4 N. of Moon 21 4.5 Solar longitude 60, enters into Gemini 21 10.4 Uranus 1 N. of Moon 22 17.2 Neptune stationary 24 8.5 Venus 4 S. of Moon 27 5.4 New Moon 31 3.4 Mars 3 S. of Moon 31 20.8 Saturne 4 S. of Moon June 8 18.9 Jupiter 5 N. of Moon 12 3.3 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 15 20.9 Neptune 3 N. of Moon 16 17.4 Pluto at opposition 17 16.5 Uranus 1 N. of Moon 17 22.8 Mars 1 N. of Saturne 19 15.7 Uranus stationary 20 20.0 Mercury elongation 25 E 21 12.4 Solar longitude 90, enters into Cancer Beginning of the summer 23 3.3 Venus 6 S. of Moon 25 16.1 New Moon 27 13.9 Mercury 5 S. of Moon 28 10.7 Saturne 3 S. of Moon 28 21.5 Mars 2 S. of Moon July 3 23.2 Sun at apogee 4 1.8 Mercury stationary 6 1.6 Jupiter 5 N. of Moon 6 19.1 Jupiter stationary 9 11.3 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 13 3.6 Neptune 3 N. of Moon 14 22.6 Uranus 0.4 N. of Moon 18 7.1 Mercury in inferior conjunction 22 23.3 Solar longitude 120, enters into Leo 22 23.8 Venus 6 S. of Moon 25 4.5 New Moon 27 17.0 Mars 1 S. of Moon 28 16.8 Mercury stationary Aug. 2 12.0 Jupiter 5 N. of Moon 5 20.3 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 7 0.4 Mercury elongation 19 W 7 11.9 Saturne in conjunction with Sun 9 12.1 Neptune 3 N. of Moon 11 5.2 Neptune at opposition 11 5.9 Uranus 0.3 N. of Moon 20 22.7 Mercury 1 N. of Saturne 22 3.2 Venus 3 S. of Moon 22 14.1 Saturne 3 S. of Moon 23 6.4 Solar longitude 150, enters into Virgo 23 19.2 New Moon 25 13.7 Mars 1 N. of Moon 26 23.1 Venus 0.07N. of Saturne 30 1.2 Jupiter 5 N. of Moon Sep. 1 4.8 Mercury in superior conjunction 2 4.9 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 5 10.7 Pluto stationary 5 10.9 Uranus at opposition 5 21.7 Neptune 3 N. of Moon 7 14.8 Uranus 0.4 N. of Moon 7 18.9 Partial lunar eclipse 15 20.5 Mercury 0.2 S. of Mars 19 2.6 Saturne 2 S. of Moon 22 11.7 Annular solar eclipse 22 11.7 New Moon 23 4.1 Solar longitude 180, enters into Libra Beginning of the autumn 24 3.6 Mercury 2 N. of Moon 26 16.1 Jupiter 5 N. of Moon 29 12.3 Pluto 12 N. of Moon Oct. 3 6.9 Neptune 3 N. of Moon 5 0.0 Uranus 1 N. of Moon 16 14.4 Saturne 2 S. of Moon 17 3.9 Mercury elongation 25 E 22 5.2 New Moon 23 6.8 Mars in conjunction with Sun 23 13.4 Solar longitude 210, enters into Scorpius 24 7.7 Mercury 1 N. of Moon 24 8.4 Jupiter 5 N. of Moon 25 21.7 Mercury 4 S. of Jupiter 26 18.9 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 27 17.8 Venus in superior conjunction 28 16.5 Mercury 4 S. of Jupiter 29 0.1 Mercury stationary 29 7.0 Neptune stationary 30 14.4 Neptune 3 N. of Moon Nov. 1 8.2 Uranus 0.5 N. of Moon 8 21.5 Mercury in inferior conjunction 8 21.7 Transit of Mercury across the solar disk 13 1.4 Saturne 2 S. of Moon 17 19.0 Mercury stationary 19 13.1 Mercury 6 N. of Moon 20 13.7 Uranus stationary 20 22.3 New Moon 21 23.3 Jupiter in conjunction with Sun 22 11.0 Solar longitude 240, enters into Sagittarius 23 2.0 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 25 12.8 Mercury elongation 20 W 26 20.6 Neptune 3 N. of Moon 28 14.8 Uranus 0.3 N. of Moon Dec. 6 20.1 Saturne stationary 8 7.9 Venus 8 S. of Pluto 9 20.3 Mercury 1 N. of Mars 10 11.0 Saturne 1 S. of Moon 10 16.5 Mercury 0.1 N. of Jupiter 11 23.6 Mars 1 S. of Jupiter 18 14.6 Pluto in conjunction with Sun 18 21.3 Jupiter 6 N. of Moon 19 3.9 Mars 5 N. of Moon 20 14.0 New Moon 21 15.4 Venus 4 N. of Moon 22 0.4 Solar longitude 270, enters into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 24 3.5 Neptune 3 N. of Moon 25 21.2 Uranus 0.08S. of Moon 25 22.6 Mercury 8 S. of Pluto