CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2009 (Universal Time) MERCURY h h h h Greatest elongation E Jan. 4 13.8 (19°) Apr. 26 7.6 (20°) Aug. 24 16.1 (27°) Dec. 18 17.5 (20°) Stationary Jan. 11 6.7 May 7 16.1 Sept. 6 19.7 Dec. 26 8.7 Inferior conjunction Jan. 20 16.0 May 18 10.0 Sept. 20 10.1 Stationary Feb. 1 2.1 May 30 15.8 Sept. 28 18.5 Greatest elongation W Feb. 13 20.5 (26°) June 13 11.7 (23°) Oct. 6 1.3 (18°) Superior conjunction Mar. 31 3.5 July 14 2.3 Nov. 5 8.0 VENUS h Superior conjunction June 9 4.3 BEHEPA h h Greatest elongation E Jan. 14 21.1 (47°) Stationary Apr. 15 8.1 Greatest brilliancy Feb. 19 16.0 Greatest brilliancy May 2 7.8 Stationary Mar. 5 0.6 Greatest elongation W June 5 20.6 (46°) Inferior conjunction Mar. 27 19.4 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 4 15.5 Equinoxes Mar. 20 11 43.6 Sept. 22 21 18.6 Aphelion July 4 1.7 Solstices June 21 5 45.5 Dec. 21 17 46.8 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars -- Dec. 21 15.6 -- -- Jupiter Jan. 24 5.7 June 15 19.9 Aug. 14 17.9 Oct. 13 8.6 Saturn Sept. 17 18.4 Jan. 1 19.7 Mar. 8 19.9 May 17 19.0 Uranus Mar. 13 1.5 July 1 15.6 Sept. 17 9.7 Dec. 2 4.6 Neptune Feb. 12 12.7 May 29 10.8 Aug. 17 20.9 Nov. 4 19.1 Pluto Dec. 24 17.5 Apr. 4 16.1 June 23 7.7 Sept. 11 15.9 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h ° h ° Jan. 23 15.6 Venus 1 N of Uranus May 25 12.7 Jupiter 0.4 S of Neptune Jan. 26 18.4 Mercury 4 N of Mars June 19 14.2 Venus 2 S of Mars Feb. 17 9.6 Mars 1 S of Jupiter July 13 19.0 Jupiter 1 S of Neptune Feb. 24 3.1 Mercury 1 S of Jupiter Aug. 18 21.3 Mercury 3 S of Saturn Mar. 1 20.4 Mercury 1 S of Mars Oct. 8 9.3 Mercury 0.3 S of Saturn Mar. 5 0.8 Mercury 2 S of Neptune Oct. 13 15.6 Venus 1 S of Saturn Mar. 8 4.2 Mars 1 S of Neptune Dec. 7 6.9 Mercury 7 S of Pluto Apr. 15 3.8 Mars 0.5 S of Uranus Dec. 20 5.0 Jupiter 1 S of Neptune Apr. 18 16.4 Venus 6 N of Mars PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h ° h ° h ° Jan. 2 17.1 Uranus 5 S May 17 9.1 Neptune 3 S Sept. 3 7.2 Neptune 3 S 15 12.0 Saturn 6 N 19 19.9 Uranus 5 S 5 21.1 Uranus 6 S 23 10.2 Pluto 9 N 21 8.2 Venus 7 S 13 16.0 Mars 1 S 25 2.3 Mars 1 N 21 19.8 Mars 7 S 16 18.2 Venus 3 N 26 7.9 New Moon 24 12.2 New Moon 18 18.7 New Moon 27 18.4 Neptune 2 S 31 17.0 Saturn 6 N 25 23.7 Pluto 8 N 30 0.8 Uranus 5 S June 9 0.4 Pluto 8 N 30 0.3 Jupiter 3 S 30 11.6 Venus 3 S 13 16.4 Neptune 3 S 30 13.5 Neptune 3 S Feb. 11 20.0 Saturn 6 N 13 18.0 Jupiter 3 S Oct. 3 2.2 Uranus 6 S 19 18.7 Pluto 9 N 16 5.6 Uranus 6 S 12 1.5 Mars 1 N 22 22.2 Mercury 1 S 19 17.3 Mars 6 S 16 12.8 Saturn 7 N 23 1.0 Jupiter 1 S 19 17.4 Venus 8 S 16 19.0 Venus 7 N 23 7.8 Mars 2 S 21 8.7 Mercury 7 S 18 5.6 New Moon 25 1.6 New Moon 22 19.6 New Moon 23 8.7 Pluto 7 N 26 9.7 Uranus 5 S 28 2.0 Saturn 7 N 27 8.7 Jupiter 3 S 27 23.0 Venus 1 N July 6 5.3 Pluto 8 N 27 21.2 Neptune 3 S Mar. 11 2.6 Saturn 6 N 10 21.8 Neptune 3 S 30 9.2 Uranus 6 S 19 3.4 Pluto 9 N 10 22.1 Jupiter 4 S Nov. 9 6.0 Mars 3 N 22 21.5 Jupiter 1 S 13 12.5 Uranus 6 S 13 1.2 Saturn 8 N 23 13.5 Neptune 2 S 18 11.6 Mars 5 S 15 19.7 Venus 6 N 24 14.1 Mars 4 S 19 5.2 Venus 6 S 16 19.2 New Moon 26 16.1 New Moon 22 2.6 New Moon 19 18.4 Pluto 7 N Apr. 7 7.3 Saturn 6 N 25 14.6 Saturn 7 N 23 22.1 Jupiter 4 S 15 11.7 Pluto 8 N Aug. 2 10.1 Pluto 8 N 24 5.9 Neptune 3 S 19 16.4 Jupiter 2 S 6 22.0 Jupiter 3 S 26 17.6 Uranus 6 S 19 23.8 Neptune 2 S 7 2.3 Neptune 3 S Dec. 7 2.8 Mars 6 N 22 8.3 Uranus 5 S 9 17.1 Uranus 6 S 10 10.7 Saturn 8 N 22 14.3 Venus 1 S 16 3.2 Mars 3 S 16 12.0 New Moon 22 18.6 Mars 6 S 17 20.8 Venus 2 S 18 8.3 Mercury 1 S 25 3.4 New Moon 20 10.0 New Moon 21 14.6 Neptune 4 S 26 16.5 Mercury 2 S 22 5.9 Saturn 7 N 21 15.0 Jupiter 4 S May 4 11.4 Saturn 6 N 22 11.6 Mercury 3 N 24 2.4 Uranus 6 S 12 18.7 Pluto 8 N 29 16.1 Pluto 8 N 17 7.8 Jupiter 3 S Sept. 2 21.4 Jupiter 3 S OCCULTATIONS OF PLANETS BY THE MOON (in Russia) h Sept. 13 16.0 Mars Northern part of Russia CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2009 Date Phenomena h Jun. 1 19.7 Saturn stationary 2 17.1 Uranus 5 S. of Moon 4 13.8 Mercury greatest elong. E. (19°) 4 15.5 Sun at perigee 11 6.7 Mercury stationary 14 21.1 Venus greatest elong. E. (47°) 15 12.0 Saturn 6 N. of Moon 19 22.7 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 20 16.0 Mercury in inferior conjunction 23 10.2 Pluto 9 N. of Moon 23 15.6 Venus 1 N. of Uranus 24 5.7 Jupiter in conjunction with Sun 25 2.3 Mars of Moon 1 N 26 7.9 New Moon 26 8.0 Annular solar eclipse 26 18.4 Mercury 4 N. of Mars 27 18.4 Neptune 2 S. of Moon 30 0.8 Uranus 5 S. of Moon 30 11.6 Venus 3 S. of Moon Feb. 1 2.1 Mercury stationary 9 14.6 Penumbral lunar eclipse 11 20.0 Saturn 6 N. of Moon 12 12.7 Neptune in conjunction with Sun 13 20.5 Mercury greatest elong. W. (26°) 17 9.6 Mars 1 S. of Jupiter 18 12.8 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 19 16.0 Venus greatest brilliancy 19 18.7 Pluto 9 N. of Moon 22 22.2 Mercury 1 S. of Moon 23 1.0 Jupiter 1 S. of Moon 23 7.8 Mars 2 S. of Moon 24 3.1 Mercury 1 S. of Jupiter 25 1.6 New Moon 26 9.7 Uranus 5 S. of Moon 27 23.0 Venus 1 N. of Moon Mar. 1 20.4 Mercury 1 S. of Mars 5 0.6 Venus stationary 5 0.8 Mercury 2 S. of Neptune 8 4.2 Mars 1 S. of Moon 8 19.9 Saturn at opposition 11 2.6 Saturn 6 N. of Moon 13 1.5 Uranus in conjunction with Sun 19 3.4 Pluto 9 N. of Moon 20 11.7 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 22 21.5 Jupiter 1 S. of Moon 23 13.5 Neptune 2 S. of Moon 24 14.1 Mars 4 S. of Moon 26 16.1 New Moon 27 19.4 Venus in inferior conjunction 31 3.5 Mercury in superior conjunction Apr. 4 16.1 Pluto stationary 7 7.3 Saturn 6 N. of Moon 15 3.8 Mars со Uranus 0.5 S 15 8.1 Venus stationary 15 11.7 Pluto 8 N. of Moon 18 16.4 Venus 6 N. of Mars 19 16.4 Jupiter of Moon 2 S 19 22.7 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 19 23.8 Neptune 2 S. of Moon 22 8.3 Uranus 5 S. of Moon 22 14.3 Venus 1 S. of Moon 22 18.6 Mars 6 S. of Moon 25 3.4 New Moon 26 7.6 Mercury greatest elong. E. (20°) 26 16.5 Mercury 2 S. of Moon May 2 7.8 Venus greatest brilliancy 4 11.4 Saturn 6 N. of Moon 7 16.1 Mercury stationary 12 18.7 Pluto 8 N. of Moon 17 7.8 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 17 9.1 Neptune 3 S. of Moon 17 19.0 Saturn stationary 18 10.0 Mercury in conjunction with Sun, inferior 19 19.9 Uranus 5 S. of Moon 20 21.9 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 21 8.2 Venus 7 S. of Moon 21 19.8 Mars 7 S. of Moon 24 12.2 New Moon 25 12.7 Jupiter 0.4 S. of Neptune 29 10.8 Neptune stationary 30 15.8 Mercury stationary 31 17.0 Saturn 6 N. of Moon June 5 20.6 Venus greatest elong. W. (46°) 9 0.4 Pluto 8 N. of Moon 13 11.7 Mercury greatest elong. W. (23°) 13 16.4 Neptune 3 S. of Moon 13 18.0 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 15 19.9 Jupiter stationary 16 5.6 Uranus 6 S. of Moon 19 14.2 Venus 2 S. of Mars 19 17.3 Mars 6 S. of Moon 19 17.4 Venus 8 S. of Moon 21 5.8 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 21 8.7 Mercury 7 S. of Moon 22 19.6 New Moon 23 7.7 Pluto at opposition 28 2.0 Saturn 7 N. of Moon July 1 15.6 Uranus stationary 4 1.7 Sun at apogee 6 5.3 Pluto 8 N. of Moon 7 9.6 Penumbral lunar eclipse 10 21.8 Neptune 3 S. of Moon 10 22.1 Jupiter 4 S. of Moon 13 12.5 Uranus 6 S. of Moon 13 19.0 Jupiter 1 S. of Neptune 14 2.3 Mercury in superior conjunction 18 11.6 Mars 5 S. of Moon 19 5.2 Venus 6 S. of Moon 22 2.6 New Moon 22 2.6 Total solar eclipse 22 16.6 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 25 14.6 Saturn 7 N. of Moon Aug. 2 10.1 Pluto 8 N. of Moon 6 0.7 Penumbral lunar eclipse 6 22.0 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 7 2.3 Neptune 3 S. of Moon 9 17.1 Uranus 6 S. of Moon 14 17.9 Jupiter at opposition 16 3.2 Mars 3 S. of Moon 17 20.8 Venus 2 S. of Moon 17 20.9 Neptune at opposition 18 21.3 Mercury 3 S. of Saturn 20 10.0 New Moon 22 5.9 Saturn 7 N. of Moon 22 11.6 Mercury 3 N. of Moon 22 23.6 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 24 16.1 Mercury greatest elong. E. (27°) 29 16.1 Pluto 8 N. of Moon Sept. 2 21.4 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 3 7.2 Neptune 3 S. of Moon 5 21.1 Uranus 6 S. of Moon 6 19.7 Mercury stationary 11 15.9 Pluto stationary 13 16.0 Mars 1 S. of Moon 16 18.2 Venus 3 N. of Moon 17 9.7 Uranus at opposition 17 18.4 Saturn in conjunction with Sun 18 18.7 New Moon 20 10.1 Mercury in inferior conjunction 22 21.3 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 25 23.7 Pluto 8 N. of Moon 28 18.5 Mercury stationary 30 0.3 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 30 13.5 Neptune 3 S. of Moon Oct. 3 2.2 Uranus 6 S. of Moon 6 1.3 Mercury greatest elong. W. (18°) 8 9.3 Mercury 0.3 S. of Saturn 12 1.5 Mars 1 N. of Moon 13 8.6 Jupiter stationary 13 15.6 Venus 1 S. of Saturn 16 12.8 Saturn 7 N. of Moon 16 19.0 Venus 7 N. of Moon 18 5.6 New Moon 23 6.7 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 23 8.7 Pluto 7 N. of Moon 27 8.7 Jupiter 3 S. of Moon 27 21.2 Neptune 3 S. of Moon 30 9.2 Uranus 6 S. of Moon Nov. 4 19.1 Neptune stationary 5 8.0 Mercury in superior conjunction 9 6.0 Mars 3 N. of Moon 13 1.2 Saturn 8 N. of Moon 15 19.7 Venus 6 N. of Moon 16 19.2 New Moon 19 18.4 Pluto 7 N. of Moon 22 4.4 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius 23 22.1 Jupiter 4 S. of Moon 24 5.9 Neptune 3 S. of Moon 26 17.6 Uranus 6 S. of Moon Dec. 2 4.6 Uranus stationary 7 2.8 Mars 6 N. of Moon 7 6.9 Mercury 7 S. of Pluto 10 10.7 Saturn 8 N. of Moon 16 12.0 New Moon 18 8.3 Mercury 1 S. of Moon 18 17.5 Mercury greatest elong. E. (20°) 20 5.0 Jupiter 1 S. of Neptune 21 14.6 Neptune 4 S. of Moon 21 15.0 Jupiter 4 S. of Moon 21 15.6 Mars stationary 21 17.8 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 24 2.4 Uranus 6 S. of Moon 24 17.5 Pluto in conjunction with Sun 26 8.7 Mercury stationary 31 19.4 Partial lunar eclipse