CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2016 (Universal Time, DT=68.0) MERCURY h h h h Stationary Jan. 5 4.6 Apr. 29 3.4 Aug. 30 0.9 Dec. 19 6.8 Inferior conjunction Jan. 14 14.1 May 9 15.2 Sept. 12 23.7 Dec. 28 18.8 Stationary Jan. 25 18.8 May 21 22.1 Sept. 21 9.9 Greatest elongation W Feb. 7 1.3 (26o) June 5 8.7 (24o) Sept. 28 19.4 (18o) Superior conjunction Mar. 23 20.2 July 7 3.4 Oct. 27 16.3 Greatest elongation E Apr. 18 13.9 (20o) Aug. 16 21.3 (27o) Dec. 11 4.6 (21o) VENUS h Superior conjunction June 6 21.8 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 2 22.8 Equinoxes Mar. 20 4 30.2 Sept. 22 14 21.1 Aphelion July 4 16.4 Solstices June 20 22 34.2 Dec. 21 10 44.2 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars -- Apr. 17 2.0 May 22 11.3 June 30 8.3 Jupiter Sept. 26 7.0 Jan. 8 19.5 Mar. 8 11.0 May 9 23.1 Saturn Dec. 10 11.9 Mar. 25 12.7 June 3 6.6 Aug. 13 17.8 Uranus Apr. 9 21.4 July 30 2.0 Oct. 15 10.7 Dec. 29 16.3 Neptune Feb. 28 15.8 June 14 8.3 Sept. 2 16.6 Nov. 20 10.4 Pluto Jan. 6 3.5 Apr. 18 12.7 July 7 22.4 Sept. 26 2.9 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h o h o Jan. 9 3.9 Venus 0.09 N of Saturn Aug. 25 17.8 Mars 4 S of Saturn Jan. 22 1.3 Mercury 2 N of Pluto Aug. 27 5.0 Mercury 5 S of Venus Jan. 30 9.2 Mercury 1 N of Pluto Aug. 27 21.8 Venus 0.07 N of Jupiter Feb. 5 22.6 Venus 1 S of Pluto Oct. 11 4.3 Mercury 1 N of Jupiter Mar. 10 22.1 Mercury 1 S of Neptune Oct. 18 22.6 Mars 3 S of Pluto Mar. 20 13.8 Venus 1 S of Neptune Oct. 30 8.4 Venus 3 S of Saturn Apr. 22 14.3 Venus 1 S of Uranus Nov. 24 0.6 Mercury 3 S of Saturn July 16 17.7 Mercury 1 N of Venus Nov. 25 3.4 Venus 3 S of Pluto PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h o h o Jan. 3 18.7 Mars 1 S July 4 11.0 New Moon 6 23.9 Venus 3 S 9 10.2 Jupiter 1 N 7 4.6 Saturn 3 S 14 18.4 Mars 8 S 10 1.5 New Moon 16 4.8 Saturn 3 S 13 14.7 Neptune 2 S 19 2.1 Pluto 3 S 16 6.3 Uranus 1 N 23 5.6 Neptune 1 S 28 1.3 Jupiter 1 N 26 4.5 Uranus 3 N Feb. 1 8.8 Mars 3 S Aug. 2 20.7 New Moon 3 18.7 Saturn 3 S 4 6.3 Venus 3 N 6 6.7 Pluto 3 S 4 22.2 Mercury 1 N 6 7.5 Venus 4 S 6 3.5 Jupiter 0.2 N 6 16.8 Mercury 4 S 11 21.8 Mars 8 S 8 14.6 New Moon 12 11.8 Saturn 4 S 10 0.3 Neptune 2 S 15 9.7 Pluto 3 S 12 13.7 Uranus 2 N 19 12.0 Neptune 1 S 24 4.0 Jupiter 2 N 22 10.0 Uranus 3 N 29 18.3 Mars 4 S Sept. 1 9.1 New Moon Mar. 2 6.5 Saturn 4 S 2 17.4 Mercury 6 S 4 18.0 Pluto 3 S 2 21.9 Jupiter 0.4 S 7 10.9 Venus 4 S 3 10.5 Venus 1 S 8 5.1 Mercury 4 S 8 21.0 Saturn 4 S 9 1.9 New Moon 9 13.8 Mars 8 S 11 0.6 Uranus 2 N 11 18.3 Pluto 3 S 22 4.0 Jupiter 2 N 15 20.5 Neptune 1 S 28 18.8 Mars 4 S 18 16.8 Uranus 3 N 29 14.6 Saturn 4 S 29 10.7 Mercury 1 N Apr. 1 3.4 Pluto 3 S Oct. 1 0.2 New Moon 5 0.9 Neptune 2 S 3 17.5 Venus 5 S 6 8.5 Venus 1 S 6 7.7 Saturn 4 S 7 11.4 New Moon 8 12.1 Mars 7 S 8 10.6 Mercury 5 N 9 2.6 Pluto 3 S 18 4.8 Jupiter 2 N 13 6.0 Neptune 1 S 25 4.2 Mars 5 S 16 1.5 Uranus 3 N 25 19.1 Saturn 3 S 28 9.6 Jupiter 1 S 28 10.1 Pluto 3 S 30 17.6 New Moon May 2 11.5 Neptune 2 S Nov. 2 19.3 Saturn 4 S 5 3.0 Uranus 2 N 3 4.3 Venus 7 S 6 19.5 New Moon 5 10.1 Pluto 3 S 15 9.6 Jupiter 2 N 6 12.1 Mars 5 S 21 20.4 Mars 6 S 9 14.9 Neptune 1 S 22 21.6 Saturn 3 S 12 11.1 Uranus 3 N 25 15.1 Pluto 3 S 25 1.8 Jupiter 2 S 29 19.2 Neptune 1 S 29 12.3 New Moon June 1 14.2 Uranus 2 N Dec. 1 3.8 Mercury 7 S 3 9.8 Mercury 1 N 2 17.1 Pluto 3 S 5 3.0 New Moon 3 12.6 Venus 6 S 11 19.6 Jupiter 1 N 5 10.7 Mars 3 S 17 10.4 Mars 7 S 6 22.1 Neptune 1 S 19 0.3 Saturn 3 S 9 19.5 Uranus 3 N 21 19.9 Pluto 3 S 22 16.7 Jupiter 2 S 26 0.6 Neptune 1 S 27 20.7 Saturn 4 S 28 22.5 Uranus 3 N 29 6.9 New Moon Occultations of major planets by the Moon of 2016, visible in Russia h Apr. 06 08.5 Venus All territory of Russia, except for the Far East June 26 00.6 Neptune Center of the European part of Russia Aug. 19 12.1 Neptune Far East part of Russia Sept. 03 10.5 Venus The Urals and Siberia 15 20.5 Neptune Center and North of the European part of Russia, northern part of the Urals, northeast of Siberia Oct. 13 06.0 Neptune Chukotka Nov. 09 14.9 Neptune The European part of Russia, all territory of the Urals, all Siberia, except for southeast part CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2016 Date Phenomena h Jan. 2 22.8 Sun at perigee 3 18.7 Mars 1 S of Moon 5 4.6 Mercury stationary 6 3.5 Pluto at conjunction 6 23.9 Venus 3 S of Moon 7 4.6 Saturn 3 S of Moon 8 19.5 Jupiter stationary 9 3.9 Venus 0.09 N of Saturn 10 1.5 New Moon 13 14.7 Neptune 2 S of Moon 14 14.1 Mercury in inferior conjunction 16 6.3 Uranus 1 N of Moon 20 15.5 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 22 1.3 Mercury 2 N of Pluto 25 18.8 Mercury stationary 28 1.3 Jupiter 1 N of Moon 30 9.2 Mercury 1 N of Pluto Feb. 1 8.8 Mars 3 S of Moon 3 18.7 Saturn 3 S of Moon 5 22.6 Venus 1 S of Pluto 6 6.7 Pluto 3 S of Moon 6 7.5 Venus 4 S of Moon 6 16.8 Mercury 4 S of Moon 7 1.3 Mercury greatest western elong. (26o) 8 14.6 New Moon 10 0.3 Neptune 2 S of Moon 12 13.7 Uranus 2 N of Moon 19 5.6 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 24 4.0 Jupiter 2 N of Moon 28 15.8 Neptune at conjunction 29 18.3 Mars 4 S of Moon Mar. 2 6.5 Saturn 4 S of Moon 4 18.0 Pluto 3 S of Moon 7 10.9 Venus 4 S of Moon 8 5.1 Mercury 4 S of Moon 8 11.0 Jupiter at opposition 9 1.9 New Moon 9 2.1 Total solar eclipse 10 22.1 Mercury 1 S of Neptune 11 0.6 Uranus 2 N of Moon 20 4.5 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 20 13.8 Venus 1 S of Neptune 22 4.0 Jupiter 2 N of Moon 23 11.1 Penumbral lunar eclipse 23 20.2 Mercury in superior conjunction 25 12.7 Saturn stationary 28 18.8 Mars 4 S of Moon 29 14.6 Saturn 4 S of Moon Apr. 1 3.4 Pluto 3 S of Moon 5 0.9 Neptune 2 S of Moon 6 8.5 Venus 1 S of Moon 7 11.4 New Moon Apr. 8 10.6 Mercury 5 N of Moon 9 21.4 Uranus at conjunction 17 2.0 Mars stationary 18 4.8 Jupiter 2 N of Moon 18 12.7 Pluto stationary 18 13.9 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (20o) 19 15.5 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 22 14.3 Venus 1 S of Uranus 25 4.2 Mars 5 S of Moon 25 19.1 Saturn 3 S of Moon 28 10.1 Pluto 3 S of Moon 29 3.4 Mercury stationary May 2 11.5 Neptune 2 S of Moon 5 3.0 Uranus 2 N of Moon 6 19.5 New Moon 9 15.2 Mercury in inferior conjunction 9 15.6 Transit of Mercury across the solar disk 9 23.1 Jupiter stationary 15 9.6 Jupiter 2 N of Moon 20 14.6 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 21 20.4 Mars 6 S of Moon 21 22.1 Mercury stationary 22 11.3 Mars at opposition 22 21.6 Saturn 3 S of Moon 25 15.1 Pluto 3 S of Moon 29 19.2 Neptune 1 S of Moon 30 21.6 Mars closest approach June 1 14.2 Uranus 2 N of Moon 3 6.6 Saturn at opposition 3 9.8 Mercury 1 N of Moon 5 3.0 New Moon 5 8.7 Mercury greatest western elong. (24o) 6 21.8 Venus in superior conjunction 11 19.6 Jupiter 1 N of Moon 14 8.3 Neptune stationary 17 10.4 Mars 7 S of Moon 19 0.3 Saturn 3 S of Moon 20 22.6 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 21 19.9 Pluto 3 S of Moon 26 0.6 Neptune 1 S of Moon 28 22.5 Uranus 3 N of Moon 30 8.3 Mars stationary July 4 11.0 New Moon 4 16.4 Sun at apogee 7 3.4 Mercury in superior conjunction 7 22.4 Pluto at opposition 9 10.2 Jupiter 1 N of Moon 14 18.4 Mars 8 S of Moon 16 4.8 Saturn 3 S of Moon 16 17.7 Mercury 1 N of Venus 19 2.1 Pluto 3 S of Moon 22 9.5 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 23 5.6 Neptune 1 S of Moon 26 4.5 Uranus 3 N of Moon 30 2.0 Uranus stationary Aug. 2 20.7 New Moon 4 6.3 Venus 3 N of Moon 4 22.2 Mercury 1 N of Moon 6 3.5 Jupiter 0.2 N of Moon 11 21.8 Mars 8 S of Moon 12 11.8 Saturn 4 S of Moon 13 17.8 Saturn stationary 15 9.7 Pluto 3 S of Moon 16 21.3 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (27o) 18 10.4 Penumbral lunar eclipse 19 12.0 Neptune 1 S of Moon 22 10.0 Uranus 3 N of Moon 22 16.6 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 25 17.8 Mars 4 S of Saturn 27 5.0 Mercury 5 S of Venus 27 21.8 Venus 0.07 N of Jupiter 30 0.9 Mercury stationary Sept. 1 9.1 New Moon 1 9.3 Annular solar eclipse 2 16.6 Neptune at opposition 2 17.4 Mercury 6 S of Moon 2 21.9 Jupiter 0.4 S of Moon 3 10.5 Venus 1 S of Moon 8 21.0 Saturn 4 S of Moon 9 13.8 Mars 8 S of Moon 11 18.3 Pluto 3 S of Moon 12 23.7 Mercury in inferior conjunction 15 20.5 Neptune 1 S of Moon 16 18.3 Penumbral lunar eclipse 18 16.8 Uranus 3 N of Moon 21 9.9 Mercury stationary 22 14.4 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 26 2.9 Pluto stationary 26 7.0 Jupiter at conjunction 28 19.4 Mercury greatest western elong. (18o) 29 10.7 Mercury 1 N of Moon Oct. 1 0.2 New Moon 3 17.5 Venus 5 S of Moon Oct. 6 7.7 Saturn 4 S of Moon 8 12.1 Mars 7 S of Moon 9 2.6 Pluto 3 S of Moon 11 4.3 Mercury 1 N of Jupiter 13 6.0 Neptune 1 S of Moon 15 10.7 Uranus at opposition 16 1.5 Uranus 3 N of Moon 18 22.6 Mars 3 S of Pluto 22 23.8 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 27 16.3 Mercury in superior conjunction 28 9.6 Jupiter 1 S of Moon 30 8.4 Venus 3 S of Saturn 30 17.6 New Moon Nov. 2 19.3 Saturn 4 S of Moon 3 4.3 Venus 7 S of Moon 5 10.1 Pluto 3 S of Moon 6 12.1 Mars 5 S of Moon 9 14.9 Neptune 1 S of Moon 12 11.1 Uranus 3 N of Moon 20 10.4 Neptune stationary 21 21.4 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius 24 0.6 Mercury 3 S of Saturn 25 1.8 Jupiter 2 S of Moon 25 3.4 Venus 3 S of Pluto 29 12.3 New Moon Dec. 1 3.8 Mercury 7 S of Moon 2 17.1 Pluto 3 S of Moon 3 12.6 Venus 6 S of Moon 5 10.7 Mars 3 S of Moon 6 22.1 Neptune 1 S of Moon 9 19.5 Uranus 3 N of Moon 10 11.9 Saturn at conjunction 11 4.6 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (21o) 19 6.8 Mercury stationary 21 10.7 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 22 16.7 Jupiter 2 S of Moon 27 20.7 Saturn 4 S of Moon 28 18.8 Mercury in inferior conjunction 29 6.9 New Moon 29 16.3 Uranus stationary