CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2012 (Universal Time, DT=67.0) MERCURY h h h Superior conjunction Feb. 7 9.0 May 27 11.3 Sept. 10 12.7 Greatest elongation E Mar. 5 9.5 (18°) July 1 1.9 (26°) Oct. 26 22.1 (24°) Stationary Mar. 11 20.8 July 14 5.3 Nov. 7 3.6 Inferior conjunction Mar. 21 19.3 July 28 20.0 Nov. 17 15.8 Stationary Apr. 3 5.9 Aug. 7 17.3 Nov. 26 19.8 Greatest elongation W Apr. 18 17.3 (27°) Aug. 16 12.0 (19°) Dec. 4 22.8 (21°) VENUS h h Greatest elongation E Mar. 27 7.7 (46°) Stationary June 27 4.3 Greatest brilliancy Apr. 30 1.3 Greatest brilliancy July 12 15.5 Stationary May 15 17.3 Greatest elongation W Aug. 15 9.1 (46°) Inferior conjunction June 6 1.1 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 5 0.5 Equinoxes Mar. 20 5 14.4 Sept. 22 14 49.0 Aphelion July 5 3.5 Solstices June 20 23 08.8 Dec. 21 11 11.6 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars -- Jan. 25 0.6 Mar. 3 20.2 Apr. 15 12.3 Jupiter May 13 13.4 Oct. 4 13.8 Dec. 3 1.8 -- Saturn Oct. 25 8.5 Feb. 8 12.4 Apr. 15 18.4 June 26 9.1 Uranus Mar. 24 18.3 July 13 16.8 Sept. 29 7.2 Dec. 13 20.0 Neptune Feb. 19 20.7 June 5 5.7 Aug. 24 12.5 Nov. 11 10.7 Pluto Dec. 30 13.6 Apr. 10 15.1 June 29 15.0 Sept. 17 20.8 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h ° h ° Jan. 13 7.0 Venus 1 S of Neptune Apr. 22 2.0 Mercury 2 S of Uranus Jan. 13 8.8 Mercury 5 S of Pluto Aug. 17 8.7 Mars 3 S of Saturn Feb. 10 5.4 Venus 0.3 N of Uranus Oct. 6 7.1 Mercury 3 S of Saturn Mar. 6 23.7 Mercury 3 N of Uranus Nov. 27 5.2 Venus 1 S of Saturn Mar. 15 10.6 Venus 3 N of Jupiter Nov. 27 11.4 Mars 5 S of Pluto Mar. 16 2.1 Mercury 5 N of Uranus PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h ° h ° Jan. 3 2.8 Jupiter 5 S July 10 8.9 Uranus 5 S 14 6.9 Mars 9 N 15 3.1 Jupiter 0.5 S 16 18.8 Saturn 6 N 15 15.5 Venus 4 S 21 12.3 Pluto 2 N 19 4.4 New Moon 23 7.7 New Moon 20 7.8 Mercury 1 N 25 12.4 Neptune 6 S 24 22.1 Mars 4 N 26 18.8 Venus 7 S 25 19.1 Saturn 6 N 28 2.3 Uranus 6 S 30 20.0 Pluto 1 N 30 14.7 Jupiter 5 S Aug. 3 22.0 Neptune 6 S Feb. 10 11.5 Mars 10 N 6 16.7 Uranus 5 S 13 0.8 Saturn 6 N 11 20.5 Jupiter 0.1 N 17 20.5 Pluto 2 N 13 19.7 Venus 1 S 21 22.6 New Moon 16 5.1 Mercury 4 N 23 5.9 Mercury 6 S 17 15.9 New Moon 24 12.9 Uranus 6 S 22 3.4 Saturn 5 N 25 21.7 Venus 3 S 22 7.9 Mars 2 N 27 6.3 Jupiter 4 S 27 2.0 Pluto 1 N Mar. 8 5.5 Mars 10 N 31 5.2 Neptune 6 S 11 6.7 Saturn 6 N Sept. 2 23.7 Uranus 5 S 16 2.8 Pluto 1 N 8 11.1 Jupiter 1 N 20 7.4 Neptune 6 S 12 17.2 Venus 4 N 22 14.6 New Moon 16 2.2 New Moon 25 24.0 Jupiter 3 S 18 14.5 Saturn 5 N 26 18.4 Venus 2 N 19 20.6 Mars 0.2 N Apr. 4 2.8 Mars 9 N 23 7.3 Pluto 0.4 N 7 13.8 Saturn 6 N 27 11.0 Neptune 6 S 12 9.4 Pluto 1 N 30 5.5 Uranus 5 S 16 14.7 Neptune 6 S Oct. 5 21.0 Jupiter 1 N 19 2.0 Mercury 8 S 12 19.2 Venus 6 N 19 8.1 Uranus 6 S 15 12.0 New Moon 21 7.3 New Moon 17 1.7 Mercury 1 S 22 18.5 Jupiter 2 S 18 13.1 Mars 2 S 25 2.4 Venus 6 N 20 13.8 Pluto 0.08 N May 1 13.5 Mars 8 N 24 15.9 Neptune 6 S 4 21.7 Saturn 6 N 27 10.0 Uranus 5 S 9 17.5 Pluto 1 N Nov. 2 1.1 Jupiter 1 N 13 21.7 Neptune 6 S 11 17.9 Venus 5 N 16 16.6 Uranus 6 S 12 20.8 Saturn 4 N 20 23.8 New Moon 13 22.1 New Moon 22 20.9 Venus 5 N 16 9.7 Mars 4 S 29 11.3 Mars 7 N 16 23.3 Pluto 0.1 S June 1 5.4 Saturn 7 N 20 21.7 Neptune 6 S 6 2.8 Pluto 1 N 23 14.5 Uranus 5 S 10 5.4 Neptune 6 S 29 0.9 Jupiter 1 N 13 0.8 Uranus 5 S Dec. 10 12.5 Saturn 4 N 17 8.4 Jupiter 1 S 11 13.8 Venus 2 N 18 0.8 Venus 2 S 12 0.7 Mercury 1 N 19 15.0 New Moon 13 8.7 New Moon 21 19.0 Mercury 6 N 14 11.5 Pluto 0.2 S 26 15.0 Mars 6 N 15 9.8 Mars 6 S 28 12.3 Saturn 6 N 18 6.0 Neptune 6 S July 3 12.1 Pluto 1 N 20 20.5 Uranus 5 S 7 13.7 Neptune 6 S 26 0.2 Jupiter 0.4 N Occultations of major planets by the Moon of 2012, visible in Russia h July 15 3.1 Jupiter Kaliningrad Aug. 13 19.7 Venus central part of Siberia, the whole of eastern part of Russia CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2012 Date Phenomena h Jan. 3 2.8 Jupiter 5 S of Moon 5 0.5 Sun at perigee 13 7.0 Venus 1 S of Neptune 13 8.8 Mercury 5 S of Pluto 14 6.9 Mars 9 N of Moon 16 18.8 Saturn 6 N of Moon 20 16.2 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 21 12.3 Pluto 2 N of Moon 23 7.7 New Moon 25 0.6 Mars stationary 25 12.4 Neptune 6 S of Moon 26 18.8 Venus 7 S of Moon 28 2.3 Uranus 6 S of Moon 30 14.7 Jupiter 5 S of Moon Feb. 7 9.0 Mercury in superior conjunction 8 12.4 Saturn stationary 10 5.4 Venus 0.3 N of Uranus 10 11.5 Mars 10 N of Moon 13 0.8 Saturn 6 N of Moon 17 20.5 Pluto 2 N of Moon 19 6.3 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 19 20.7 Neptune at conjunction 21 22.6 New Moon 23 5.9 Mercury 6 S of Moon 24 12.9 Uranus 6 S of Moon 25 21.7 Venus 3 S of Moon 27 6.3 Jupiter 4 S of Moon Mar. 3 20.2 Mars at opposition 5 9.5 Mercury greatest elong. E (18°) 5 17.0 Mars closest approach 6 23.7 Mercury 3 N of Uranus 8 5.5 Mars 10 N of Moon 11 6.7 Saturn 6 N of Moon 11 20.8 Mercury stationary 15 10.6 Venus 3 N of Jupiter 16 2.1 Mercury 5 N of Uranus 16 2.8 Pluto 1 N of Moon 20 5.2 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 20 7.4 Neptune 6 S of Moon 21 19.3 Mercury in inferior conjunction 22 14.6 New Moon 24 18.3 Uranus at conjunction 25 24.0 Jupiter 3 S of Moon 26 18.4 Venus 2 N of Moon 27 7.7 Venus greatest elong. E (46°) Apr. 3 5.9 Mercury stationary 4 2.8 Mars 9 N of Moon 7 13.8 Saturn 6 N of Moon 10 15.1 Pluto stationary 12 9.4 Pluto 1 N of Moon 15 12.3 Mars stationary 15 18.4 Saturn at opposition 16 14.7 Neptune 6 S of Moon 18 17.3 Mercury greatest elong. W (27°) 19 2.0 Mercury 8 S of Moon 19 8.1 Uranus 6 S of Moon 19 16.2 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 21 7.3 New Moon 22 2.0 Mercury 2 S of Uranus 22 18.5 Jupiter 2 S of Moon 25 2.4 Venus 6 N of Moon 30 1.3 Venus in greatest brilliancy May 1 13.5 Mars 8 N of Moon 4 21.7 Saturn 6 N of Moon 9 17.5 Pluto 1 N of Moon 13 13.4 Jupiter at conjunction 13 21.7 Neptune 6 S of Moon 15 17.3 Venus stationary 16 16.6 Uranus 6 S of Moon 20 15.3 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 20 23.8 New Moon 20 23.9 Annular solar eclipse 22 20.9 Venus 5 N of Moon 27 11.3 Mercury in superior conjunction 29 11.3 Mars 7 N of Moon June 1 5.4 Saturn 7 N of Moon 4 11.1 Partial lunar eclipse 5 5.7 Neptune stationary 6 1.1 Venus in inferior conjunction 6 1.5 Venus transit across Sun's disk 6 2.8 Pluto 1 N of Moon 10 5.4 Neptune 6 S of Moon 13 0.8 Uranus 5 S of Moon 17 8.4 Jupiter 1 S of Moon 18 0.8 Venus 2 S of Moon 19 15.0 New Moon 20 23.1 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 21 19.0 Mercury 6 N of Moon 26 9.1 Saturn stationary 26 15.0 Mars 6 N of Moon 27 4.3 Venus stationary 28 12.3 Saturn 6 N of Moon 29 15.0 Pluto at opposition July 1 1.9 Mercury greatest elong. E (26°) 3 12.1 Pluto 1 N of Moon 5 3.5 Sun at apogee 7 13.7 Neptune 6 S of Moon 10 8.9 Uranus 5 S of Moon 12 15.5 Venus in greatest brilliancy 13 16.8 Uranus stationary 14 5.3 Mercury stationary 15 3.1 Jupiter 0.5 S of Moon 15 15.5 Venus 4 S of Moon 19 4.4 New Moon 20 7.8 Mercury 1 N of Moon 22 10.0 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 24 22.1 Mars 4 N of Moon 25 19.1 Saturn 6 N of Moon 28 20.0 Mercury in inferior conjunction 30 20.0 Pluto 1 N of Moon Aug. 3 22.0 Neptune 6 S of Moon 6 16.7 Uranus 5 S of Moon 7 17.3 Mercury stationary 11 20.5 Jupiter 0.1 N of Moon 13 19.7 Venus 1 S of Moon 15 9.1 Venus greatest elong. W (46°) 16 5.1 Mercury 4 N of Moon 16 12.0 Mercury greatest elong. W (19°) 17 8.7 Mars 3 S of Saturn 17 15.9 New Moon 22 3.4 Saturn 5 N of Moon 22 7.9 Mars 2 N of Moon 22 17.1 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 24 12.5 Neptune at opposition 27 2.0 Pluto 1 N of Moon 31 5.2 Neptune 6 S of Moon Sept. 2 23.7 Uranus 5 S of Moon 8 11.1 Jupiter 1 N of Moon 10 12.7 Mercury in superior conjunction 12 17.2 Venus 4 N of Moon 16 2.2 New Moon 17 20.8 Pluto stationary 18 14.5 Saturn 5 N of Moon 19 20.6 Mars 0.2 N of Moon 22 14.8 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 23 7.3 Pluto 0.4 N of Moon 27 11.0 Neptune 6 S of Moon 29 7.2 Uranus at opposition 30 5.5 Uranus 5 S of Moon Oct. 4 13.8 Jupiter stationary 5 21.0 Jupiter 1 N of Moon 6 7.1 Mercury 3 S of Saturn 12 19.2 Venus 6 N of Moon 15 12.0 New Moon 17 1.7 Mercury 1 S of Moon 18 13.1 Mars 2 S of Moon 20 13.8 Pluto 0.08 N of Moon 23 0.2 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 24 15.9 Neptune 6 S of Moon 25 8.5 Saturn at conjunction 26 22.1 Mercury greatest elong. E (24°) 27 10.0 Uranus 5 S of Moon Nov. 2 1.1 Jupiter 1 N of Moon 7 3.6 Mercury stationary 11 10.7 Neptune stationary 11 17.9 Venus 5 N of Moon 12 20.8 Saturn 4 N of Moon 13 22.1 New Moon 13 22.2 Total solar eclipse 16 9.7 Mars 4 S of Moon 16 23.3 Pluto 0.1 S of Moon 17 15.8 Mercury in inferior conjunction 20 21.7 Neptune 6 S of Moon 21 21.8 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius 23 14.5 Uranus 5 S of Moon 26 19.8 Mercury stationary 27 5.2 Venus 1 S of Saturn 27 11.4 Mars 5 S of Pluto 28 14.5 Peumbral lunar eclipse 29 0.9 Jupiter 1 N of Moon Dec. 3 1.8 Jupiter at opposition 4 22.8 Mercury greatest elong. W (21°) 10 12.5 Saturn 4 N of Moon 11 13.8 Venus 2 N of Moon 12 0.7 Mercury 1 N of Moon 13 8.7 New Moon 13 20.0 Uranus stationary 14 11.5 Pluto 0.2 S of Moon 15 9.8 Mars 6 S of Moon 18 6.0 Neptune 6 S of Moon 20 20.5 Uranus 5 S of Moon 21 11.2 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 26 0.2 Jupiter 0.4 N of Moon 30 13.6 Pluto at conjunction