CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2015 (Universal Time, DT=68.0) MERCURY h h h h Greatest elongation E Jan. 14 20.5 (19o) May 7 4.8 (21o) Sept. 4 10.3 (27o) Dec. 29 3.1 (20o) Stationary Jan. 21 3.8 May 19 10.7 Sept. 17 13.4 Inferior conjunction Jan. 30 13.8 May 30 16.9 Sept. 30 14.6 Stationary Feb. 11 6.4 June 11 19.6 Oct. 8 22.1 Greatest elongation W Feb. 24 16.3 (27o) June 24 17.1 (22o) Oct. 16 3.2 (18o) Superior conjunction Apr. 10 4.0 July 23 19.4 Nov. 17 14.9 VENUS h h Greatest elongation E June 6 18.4 (45o) Stationary Sept. 5 8.5 Greatest brilliancy July 9 22.8 Greatest brilliancy Sept. 21 22.4 Stationary July 23 6.3 reatest elongation W Oct. 26 7.1 (46o) Inferior conjunction Aug. 15 19.4 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 4 6.6 Equinoxes Mar. 20 22 45.1 Sept. 23 8 20.5 Aphelion July 6 19.7 Solstices June 21 16 37.9 Dec. 22 4 47.9 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars June 14 15.9 -- -- -- Jupiter Aug. 26 22.0 -- Feb. 6 18.3 Apr. 8 19.9 Saturn Nov. 30 0.3 Mar. 14 21.8 May 23 1.6 Aug. 2 19.7 Uranus Apr. 6 14.1 July 26 16.1 Oct. 12 3.8 Dec. 26 11.2 Neptune Feb. 26 4.9 June 12 20.1 Sept. 1 3.6 Nov. 18 21.4 Pluto Jan. 3 23.6 Apr. 17 7.0 July 6 15.6 Sept. 24 18.8 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h o h o Jan. 19 21.4 Mars 0.2 S of Neptune July 31 19.8 Venus 6 S of Jupiter Feb. 1 11.4 Venus 1 S of Neptune Aug. 5 8.9 Mercury 8 N of Venus Feb. 21 19.7 Venus 0.5 S of Mars Aug. 7 4.1 Mercury 1 N of Jupiter Mar. 4 19.5 Venus 0.10 N of Uranus Aug. 29 5.3 Venus 9 S of Mars Mar. 11 19.9 Mars 0.3 N of Uranus Oct. 17 13.8 Mars 0.4 N of Jupiter Mar. 17 23.6 Mercury 2 S of Neptune Oct. 26 8.2 Venus 1 S of Jupiter Apr. 23 7.1 Mercury 1 N of Mars Nov. 3 16.1 Venus 1 S of Mars July 1 14.3 Venus 0.4 S of Jupiter Dec. 19 12.0 Mercury 4 S of Pluto PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h o h o Jan. 8 8.4 Jupiter 5 N July 2 10.5 Pluto 3 S 16 11.5 Saturn 2 S 6 8.4 Neptune 3 S 19 11.3 Pluto 3 S 9 2.8 Uranus 1 N 20 13.2 New Moon 16 1.4 New Moon 21 17.6 Mercury 3 S 18 17.6 Jupiter 4 N 22 5.0 Venus 6 S 19 1.1 Venus 0.4 N 23 0.8 Neptune 4 S 26 8.3 Saturn 2 S 23 4.7 Mars 4 S 29 18.9 Pluto 3 S 25 11.9 Uranus 1 S Aug. 2 15.3 Neptune 3 S Feb. 4 8.7 Jupiter 5 N 5 8.7 Uranus 1 N 12 23.8 Saturn 2 S 13 4.6 Mars 6 N 15 23.7 Pluto 3 S 14 14.9 New Moon 17 6.3 Mercury 4 S 16 14.6 Mercury 2 N 18 23.8 New Moon 22 17.0 Saturn 3 S 21 0.9 Venus 2 S 26 4.1 Pluto 3 S 21 1.5 Mars 2 S 30 0.1 Neptune 3 S 21 22.3 Uranus 0.3 S Sept. 1 16.0 Uranus 1 N Mar. 3 8.1 Jupiter 5 N 10 5.9 Venus 3 S 12 8.1 Saturn 2 S 10 23.2 Mars 5 N 15 10.0 Pluto 3 S 13 6.7 New Moon 19 1.9 Neptune 4 S 15 6.3 Mercury 5 S 19 4.9 Mercury 5 S 19 2.5 Saturn 3 S 20 9.6 New Moon 22 12.7 Pluto 3 S 21 11.3 Uranus 0.1 S 26 10.0 Neptune 3 S 21 22.2 Mars 1 N 29 0.9 Uranus 1 N 22 19.8 Venus 3 N Oct. 8 20.5 Venus 1 N 30 10.4 Jupiter 6 N 9 16.8 Mars 3 N Apr. 8 12.8 Saturn 2 S 9 23.6 Jupiter 3 N 11 17.2 Pluto 3 S 11 12.0 Mercury 1 N 15 13.1 Neptune 4 S 13 0.1 New Moon 18 18.9 New Moon 16 13.0 Saturn 3 S 19 19.0 Mars 3 N 19 19.8 Pluto 3 S 21 18.1 Venus 7 N 23 19.1 Neptune 3 S 26 18.2 Jupiter 5 N 26 10.4 Uranus 1 N May 5 15.9 Saturn 2 S Nov. 6 15.9 Jupiter 2 N 8 22.4 Pluto 3 S 7 10.0 Mars 2 N 12 21.3 Neptune 3 S 7 13.9 Venus 1 N 15 11.9 Uranus 0.2 N 11 17.8 New Moon 18 4.2 New Moon 13 0.7 Saturn 3 S 19 6.9 Mercury 6 N 16 2.2 Pluto 3 S 21 18.9 Venus 8 N 20 2.3 Neptune 3 S 24 7.1 Jupiter 5 N 22 18.7 Uranus 1 N June 1 19.6 Saturn 2 S Dec. 4 6.4 Jupiter 2 N 5 3.7 Pluto 3 S 6 2.7 Mars 0.10 N 9 3.0 Neptune 3 S 7 16.9 Venus 1 S 11 20.4 Uranus 0.5 N 11 10.5 New Moon 15 2.4 Mercury 0.04 N 12 14.2 Mercury 7 S 16 14.1 New Moon 13 9.7 Pluto 3 S 20 11.5 Venus 6 N 17 8.0 Neptune 3 S 20 23.6 Jupiter 5 N 20 0.8 Uranus 1 N 29 1.1 Saturn 2 S 31 18.0 Jupiter 1 N Occultations of major planets by the Moon of 2015, visible in Russia h Jan. 25 11.8 Uranus the whole area of Siberia, the Far East, except for Chukotka and Kamchatka CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2015 Date Phenomena h Jan. 3 23.6 Pluto at conjunction 4 6.6 Sun at perigee 8 8.4 Jupiter 5 N of Moon 14 20.5 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (19o) 16 11.5 Saturn 2 S of Moon 19 11.3 Pluto 3 S of Moon 19 21.4 Mars 0.2 S of Neptune 20 9.7 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 20 13.2 New Moon 21 3.8 Mercury stationary 21 17.6 Mercury 3 S of Moon 22 5.0 Venus 6 S of Moon 23 0.8 Neptune 4 S of Moon 23 4.7 Mars 4 S of Moon 25 11.9 Uranus 1 S of Moon 30 13.8 Mercury in inferior conjunction Feb. 1 11.4 Venus 1 S of Neptune 4 8.7 Jupiter 5 N of Moon 6 18.3 Jupiter at opposition 11 6.4 Mercury stationary 12 23.8 Saturn 2 S of Moon 15 23.7 Pluto 3 S of Moon 17 6.3 Mercury 4 S of Moon 18 23.8 New Moon 18 23.8 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 21 0.9 Venus 2 S of Moon 21 1.5 Mars 2 S of Moon 21 19.7 Venus 0.5 S of Mars 21 22.3 Uranus 0.3 S of Moon 24 16.3 Mercury greatest western elong. (27o) 26 4.9 Neptune at conjunction Mar. 3 8.1 Jupiter 5 N of Moon 4 19.5 Venus 0.10 N of Uranus 11 19.9 Mars 0.3 N of Uranus 12 8.1 Saturn 2 S of Moon 14 21.8 Saturn stationary 15 10.0 Pluto 3 S of Moon 17 23.6 Mercury 2 S of Neptune 19 1.9 Neptune 4 S of Moon 19 4.9 Mercury 5 S of Moon 20 9.6 New Moon 20 10.3 Total solar eclipse 20 22.8 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 21 11.3 Uranus 0.1 S of Moon 21 22.2 Mars 1 N of Moon 22 19.8 Venus 3 N of Moon 30 10.4 Jupiter 6 N of Moon Apr. 4 11.7 Total lunar eclipse 6 14.1 Uranus at conjunction 8 12.8 Saturn 2 S of Moon 8 19.9 Jupiter stationary 10 4.0 Mercury in superior conjunction 11 17.2 Pluto 3 S of Moon 15 13.1 Neptune 4 S of Moon 17 7.0 Pluto stationary 18 18.9 New Moon 19 19.0 Mars 3 N of Moon 20 9.7 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 21 18.1 Venus 7 N of Moon 23 7.1 Mercury 1 N of Mars 26 18.2 Jupiter 5 N of Moon May 5 15.9 Saturn 2 S of Moon 7 4.8 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (21o) 8 22.4 Pluto 3 S of Moon 12 21.3 Neptune 3 S of Moon 15 11.9 Uranus 0.2 N of Moon 18 4.2 New Moon 19 6.9 Mercury 6 N of Moon 19 10.7 Mercury stationary 21 8.7 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 21 18.9 Venus 8 N of Moon 23 1.6 Saturn at opposition 24 7.1 Jupiter 5 N of Moon 30 16.9 Mercury in inferior conjunction June 1 19.6 Saturn 2 S of Moon 5 3.7 Pluto 3 S of Moon 6 18.4 Venus greatest eastern elong. (45o) 9 3.0 Neptune 3 S of Moon 11 19.6 Mercury stationary 11 20.4 Uranus of Moon 0.5 N 12 20.1 Neptune stationary 14 15.9 Mars at conjunction 15 2.4 Mercury 0.04 N of Moon 16 14.1 New Moon 20 11.5 Venus 6 N of Moon 20 23.6 Jupiter 5 N of Moon 21 16.6 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 24 17.1 Mercury greatest western elong. (22o) 29 1.1 Saturn 2 S of Moon July 1 14.3 Venus 0.4 S of Jupiter 2 10.5 Pluto 3 S of Moon 6 8.4 Neptune 3 S of Moon 6 15.6 Pluto at opposition 6 19.7 Sun at apogee 9 2.8 Uranus 1 N of Moon 9 22.8 Venus in greatest brilliancy 16 1.4 New Moon 18 17.6 Jupiter 4 N of Moon 19 1.1 Venus 0.4 N of Moon 23 3.5 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 23 6.3 Venus stationary 23 19.4 Mercury in superior conjunction 26 8.3 Saturn 2 S of Moon 26 16.1 Uranus stationary 29 18.9 Pluto 3 S of Moon 31 19.8 Venus 6 S of Jupiter Aug. 2 15.3 Neptune 3 S of Moon 2 19.7 Saturn stationary 5 8.7 Uranus 1 N of Moon 5 8.9 Mercury 8 N of Venus 7 4.1 Mercury 1 N of Jupiter 13 4.6 Mars 6 N of Moon 14 14.9 New Moon 15 19.4 Venus in inferior conjunction 16 14.6 Mercury 2 N of Moon 22 17.0 Saturn 3 S of Moon 23 10.6 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 26 4.1 Pluto 3 S of Moon 26 22.0 Jupiter at conjunction 29 5.3 Venus 9 S of Mars 30 0.1 Neptune 3 S of Moon Sept. 1 3.6 Neptune at opposition 1 16.0 Uranus 1 N of Moon 4 10.3 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (27o) 5 8.5 Venus stationary 10 5.9 Venus 3 S of Moon 10 23.2 Mars 5 N of Moon 13 6.7 New Moon 13 7.6 Partial solar eclipse 15 6.3 Mercury 5 S of Moon 17 13.4 Mercury stationary 19 2.5 Saturn 3 S of Moon 21 22.4 Venus in greatest brilliancy 22 12.7 Pluto 3 S of Moon 23 8.3 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 24 18.8 Pluto stationary 26 10.0 Neptune 3 S of Moon 28 2.6 Total lunar eclipse 29 0.9 Uranus 1 N of Moon 30 14.6 Mercury in inferior conjunction Oct. 8 20.5 Venus 1 N of Moon 8 22.1 Mercury stationary 9 16.8 Mars 3 N of Moon 9 23.6 Jupiter 3 N of Moon 11 12.0 Mercury 1 N of Moon 12 3.8 Uranus at opposition 13 0.1 New Moon 16 3.2 Mercury greatest western elong. (18o) 16 13.0 Saturn 3 S of Moon 17 13.8 Mars 0.4 N of Jupiter 19 19.8 Pluto 3 S of Moon 23 17.8 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 23 19.1 Neptune 3 S of Moon 26 7.1 Venus greatest western elong. (46o) 26 8.2 Venus 1 S of Jupiter 26 10.4 Uranus 1 N of Moon Nov. 3 16.1 Venus 1 S of Mars 6 15.9 Jupiter 2 N of Moon 7 10.0 Mars 2 N of Moon 7 13.9 Venus 1 N of Moon 11 17.8 New Moon 13 0.7 Saturn 3 S of Moon 16 2.2 Pluto 3 S of Moon 17 14.9 Mercury in superior conjunction 18 21.4 Neptune stationary 20 2.3 Neptune 3 S of Moon 22 15.4 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius 22 18.7 Uranus 1 N of Moon 30 0.3 Saturn at conjunction Dec. 4 6.4 Jupiter 2 N of Moon 6 2.7 Mars 0.10 N of Moon 7 16.9 Venus 1 S of Moon 11 10.5 New Moon 12 14.2 Mercury 7 S of Moon 13 9.7 Pluto 3 S of Moon 17 8.0 Neptune 3 S of Moon 19 12.0 Mercury 4 S of Pluto 20 0.8 Uranus 1 N of Moon 22 4.8 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 26 11.2 Uranus stationary 29 3.1 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (20o) 31 18.0 Jupiter 1 N of Moon