CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2005 (Universal Time) MERCURY h o h o h o Superior conjunction Feb. 14 10.8 June 3 9.2 Sept. 18 2.6 Greatest elongation E Mar. 12 18.2(18) July 9 3.2(26) Nov. 3 15.7(24) Stationary Mar. 19 15.9 July 22 5.4 Nov. 14 9.6 Inferior conjunction Mar. 29 16.2 Aug. 5 23.6 Nov. 24 15.7 Stationary Apr. 11 2.4 Aug. 15 12.7 Dec. 4 0.9 Greatest elongation W Apr. 26 16.2(27) Aug. 23 23.1(18) Dec. 12 12.5(21) VENUS h o h Superior conjunction Mar. 31 3.5 Greatest brilliancy Dec. 9 12.8 Greatest elongation E Nov. 3 19.3 (47) Stationary Dec. 23 4.7 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 2 0.6 Equinoxes Mar. 20 12 33.4 Sept. 22 22 23.1 Aphelion July 5 5.0 Solstices June 21 6 46.1 Dec. 21 18 34.9 SUPERIOR PLANETS Stationary Opposition Stationary Conjunction h h h h Mars Oct. 1 9.7 Nov. 7 8.0 Dec. 10 22.8 -- Jupiter Feb. 2 15.7 Apr. 3 15.5 June 5 22.0 Oct. 22 12.9 Saturn Nov. 22 18.4 Jan. 13 23.1 Mar. 22 0.0 Jule 23 17.0 Uranus June 15 6.6 Sep. 1 3.0 Nov. 16 7.5 Feb. 25 6.5 Neptune May 20 3.1 Aug. 8 16.2 Oct. 26 22.0 Feb. 3 19.5 Pluto Mar. 27 7.5 June 14 3.2 Sep. 3 2.9 Dec. 16 4.2 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h o h o Jan. 4 7.1 Venus 7 S of Pluto June 26 6.2 Mercury 1 N of Saturne Jan. 5 1.0 Mercury 7 S of Pluto June 27 20.3 Mercury 0.08S of Venus Jan. 14 0.7 Mercury 0.3 S of Venus July 7 8.3 Mercury 2 S of Venus Jan. 29 7.1 Mars 8 S of Pluto Sep. 2 12.1 Venus 1 S of Jupiter Feb. 14 19.2 Venus 1 S of Neptune Oct. 6 7.0 Mercury 1 S of Jupiter Apr. 13 0.3 Mars 1 S of Neptune Oct. 29 16.2 Venus 11 S of Pluto May 14 20.5 Mars 1 S of Uranus Dec. 31 15.9 Mercury 8 S of Pluto June 25 21.4 Venus 1 N of Saturne PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h o h o Jan. 4 1.6 Jupiter 0.4 N July 6 12.0 New Moon 7 19.5 Mars 3 N 8 18.5 Mercury 5 S 8 18.1 Pluto 12 N 8 19.3 Venus 3 S 9 1.9 Mercury 5 N 13 18.3 Jupiter 1 N 9 3.1 Venus 5 N 19 2.1 Pluto 13 N 10 12.0 New Moon 22 12.9 Neptune 4 N 11 23.2 Neptune 5 N 24 3.1 Uranus 2 N 13 7.9 Uranus 4 N 27 20.2 Mars 4 S 24 7.6 Saturne 5 S Aug. 5 3.1 New Moon 31 10.8 Jupiter 1 N 8 3.9 Venus 1 S Feb. 5 5.4 Pluto 12 N 10 8.1 Jupiter 1 N 5 13.2 Mars 4 N 15 10.9 Pluto 13 N 7 23.2 Venus 4 N 18 22.6 Neptune 5 N 8 22.5 New Moon 20 12.1 Uranus 2 N 9 21.4 Uranus 3 N 25 6.9 Mars 6 S 20 10.5 Saturne 5 S 31 16.6 Saturne 5 S 27 14.6 Jupiter 1 N Sep. 2 9.5 Mercury 3 S Mar. 4 13.5 Pluto 13 N 3 18.8 New Moon 6 5.6 Mars 5 N 6 23.6 Jupiter 2 N 7 23.8 Neptune 5 N 7 9.0 Venus 1 N 10 9.2 New Moon 11 18.2 Pluto 13 N 11 15.6 Mercury 3 N 15 7.6 Neptune 5 N 19 16.3 Saturne 5 S 16 21.0 Uranus 2 N 26 15.7 Jupiter 1 N 22 6.5 Mars 6 S 31 19.3 Pluto 13 N 28 5.1 Saturne 5 S Apr. 3 21.8 Mars 4 N Oct. 3 10.5 New Moon 4 8.5 Neptune 5 N 4 16.9 Jupiter 2 N 5 21.7 Uranus 3 N 7 6.5 Venus 1 N 7 14.1 Mercury 3 N 9 0.3 Pluto 13 N 8 20.5 New Moon 12 14.7 Neptune 5 N 16 1.4 Saturne 5 S 14 4.5 Uranus 3 N 22 17.5 Jupiter 1 N 19 13.1 Mars 5 S 28 0.8 Pluto 13 N 25 16.7 Saturne 4 S May 1 14.9 Neptune 5 N Nov. 2 1.4 New Moon 2 14.9 Mars 3 N 3 23.2 Mercury 1 N 3 5.9 Uranus 3 N 5 7.1 Pluto 13 N 6 10.1 Mercury 3 S 5 19.0 Venus 1 N 8 8.8 New Moon 8 20.5 Neptune 5 N 13 13.0 Saturne 5 S 10 10.4 Uranus 3 N 19 22.4 Jupiter 0.4 N 15 6.2 Mars 3 S 25 7.8 Pluto 13 N 22 2.5 Saturne 4 S 28 20.8 Neptune 5 N 29 8.0 Jupiter 3 N 30 12.5 Uranus 3 N Dec. 1 15.0 New Moon 31 9.3 Mars 1 N 2 16.2 Pluto 12 N June 6 21.9 New Moon 4 18.1 Venus 2 N 8 12.2 Venus 4 S 6 2.9 Neptune 4 N 10 1.8 Saturne 5 S 7 16.2 Uranus 2 N 16 6.8 Jupiter 0.4 N 12 5.3 Mars 1 S 21 16.6 Pluto 13 N 19 9.4 Saturne 4 S 25 4.0 Neptune 5 N 27 3.6 Jupiter 4 N 26 19.2 Uranus 3 N 29 23.9 Mercury 5 N 29 3.9 Mars 2 S 30 3.8 Pluto 12 N 31 3.2 New Moon CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2005 Date Phenomena h Jan. 2 0.6 Sun at perigee 4 1.6 Jupiter 0.4 N. of Moon 4 7.1 Venus 7 S. of Pluto 5 1.0 Mercury 7 S. of Pluto 7 19.5 Mars 3 N. of Moon 8 18.1 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 9 1.9 Mercury 5 N. of Moon 9 3.1 Venus 5 N. of Moon 10 12.0 New Moon 11 23.2 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 13 7.9 Uranus 4 N. of Moon 13 23.1 Saturne in opposite with Sun 14 0.7 Mercury 0.3 S. of Venus 19 23.4 Solar longitude 300, enters into Aquarius 24 7.6 Saturne 5 S. of Moon 29 7.1 Mars 8 S. of Pluto 31 10.8 Jupiter 1 N. of Moon Feb. 2 15.7 Jupiter stationary 3 19.5 Neptune in conjunction with Sun 5 5.4 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 5 13.2 Mars 4 N. of Moon 7 23.2 Venus 4 N. of Moon 8 22.5 New Moon 9 21.4 Uranus 3 N. of Moon 14 10.8 Mercury in superior conjunction 14 19.2 Venus 1 S. of Neptune 18 13.5 Solar longitude 330, enters into Pisces 20 10.5 Saturne 5 S. of Moon 25 6.5 Uranus in conjunction with Sun 27 14.6 Jupiter 1 N. of Moon Mar. 4 13.5 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 6 5.6 Mars 5 N. of Moon 7 23.8 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 10 9.2 New Moon 11 15.6 Mercury 3 N. of Moon 12 18.2 Mercury elongation 18 E 19 15.9 Mercury stationary 19 16.3 Saturne 5 S. of Moon 20 12.6 Solar longitude 0, enters into Aries Beginning of the spring 22 0.0 Saturne stationary 26 15.7 Jupiter 1 N. of Moon 27 7.5 Pluto stationary 29 16.2 Mercury in inferior conjunction 31 3.5 Venus in superior conjunction 31 19.3 Pluto 13 N. of Moon Apr. 3 15.5 Jupiter at opposition 3 21.8 Mars 4 N. of Moon 4 8.5 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 5 21.7 Uranus 3 N. of Moon 7 14.1 Mercury 3 N. of Moon 8 20.5 New Moon 8 20.6 Annular-total solar eclipse 11 2.4 Mercury stationary 13 0.3 Mars 1 S. of Neptune 16 1.4 Saturne 5 S. of Moon 19 23.6 Solar longitude 30, enters into Taurus 22 17.5 Jupiter 1 N. of Moon 24 9.9 Penumbral lunar eclipse 26 16.2 Mercury elongation 27 W 28 0.8 Pluto 13 N. of Moon May 1 14.9 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 2 14.9 Mars 3 N. of Moon 3 5.9 Uranus 3 N. of Moon 6 10.1 Mercury 3 S. of Moon 8 8.8 New Moon 13 13.0 Saturne 5 S. of Moon 14 20.5 Mars 1 S. of Uranus 19 22.4 Jupiter 0.4 N. of Moon 20 3.1 Neptune stationary 20 22.8 Solar longitude 60, enters into Gemini 25 7.8 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 28 20.8 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 30 12.5 Uranus 3 N. of Moon 31 9.3 Mars 1 N. of Moon June 3 9.2 Mercury in superior conjunction 5 22.0 Jupiter stationary 6 21.9 New Moon 8 12.2 Venus 4 S. of Moon 10 1.8 Saturne 5 S. of Moon 14 3.2 Pluto at opposition 15 6.6 Uranus stationary 16 6.8 Jupiter 0.4 N. of Moon 21 6.8 Solar longitude 90, enters into Cancer Beginning of the summer 21 16.6 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 25 4.0 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 25 21.4 Venus 1 N. of Saturne 26 6.2 Mercury 1 N. of Saturne 26 19.2 Uranus 3 N. of Moon 27 20.3 Mercury 0.08S. of Venus 29 3.9 Mars 2 S. of Moon July 5 5.0 Sun at apogee 6 12.0 New Moon 7 8.3 Mercury 2 S. of Venus 8 18.5 Mercury 5 S. of Moon 8 19.3 Venus 3 S. of Moon 9 3.2 Mercury elongation 26 E 13 18.3 Jupiter 1 N. of Moon 19 2.1 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 22 5.4 Mercury stationary 22 12.9 Neptune 4 N. of Moon 22 17.7 Solar longitude 120, enters into Leo 23 17.0 Saturne in conjunction with Sun 24 3.1 Uranus 2 N. of Moon 27 20.2 Mars 4 S. of Moon Aug. 5 3.1 New Moon 5 23.6 Mercury in inferior conjunction 8 3.9 Venus 1 S. of Moon 8 16.2 Neptune at opposition 10 8.1 Jupiter 1 N. of Moon 15 10.9 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 15 12.7 Mercury stationary 18 22.6 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 20 12.1 Uranus 2 N. of Moon 23 0.8 Solar longitude 150, enters into Virgo 23 23.1 Mercury elongation 18 W 25 6.9 Mars 6 S. of Moon 31 16.6 Saturne 5 S. of Moon Sep. 1 3.0 Uranus at opposition 2 9.5 Mercury 3 S. of Moon 2 12.1 Venus 1 S. of Jupiter 3 2.9 Pluto stationary 3 18.8 New Moon 6 23.6 Jupiter 2 N. of Moon 7 9.0 Venus 1 N. of Moon 11 18.2 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 15 7.6 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 16 21.0 Uranus 2 N. of Moon 18 2.6 Mercury in superior conjunction 22 6.5 Mars 6 S. of Moon 22 22.4 Solar longitude 180, enters into Libra Beginning of the autumn 28 5.1 Saturne 5 S. of Moon Oct. 1 9.7 Mars stationary 3 10.5 New Moon 3 10.5 Annular solar eclipse 4 16.9 Jupiter 2 N. of Moon 6 7.0 Mercury 1 S. of Jupiter 7 6.5 Venus 1 N. of Moon 9 0.3 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 12 14.7 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 14 4.5 Uranus 3 N. of Moon 17 12.1 Partial lunar eclipse 19 13.1 Mars 5 S. of Moon 22 12.9 Jupiter in conjunction with Sun 23 7.7 Solar longitude 210, enters into Scorpius 25 16.7 Saturne 4 S. of Moon 26 22.0 Neptune stationary 29 16.2 Venus 11 S. of Pluto 30 3.4 Mars in great approach with the Earth Nov. 2 1.4 New Moon 3 15.7 Mercury elongation 24 E 3 19.3 Venus elongation 47 E 3 23.2 Mercury 1 N. of Moon 5 7.1 Pluto 13 N. of Moon 5 19.0 Venus 1 N. of Moon 7 8.0 Mars at opposition 8 20.5 Neptune 5 N. of Moon 10 10.4 Uranus 3 N. of Moon 14 9.6 Mercury stationary 15 6.2 Mars 3 S. of Moon 16 7.5 Uranus stationary 22 2.5 Saturne 4 S. of Moon 22 5.2 Solar longitude 240, enters into Sagittarius 22 18.4 Saturne stationary 24 15.7 Mercury in inferior conjunction 29 8.0 Jupiter 3 N. of Moon Dec. 1 15.0 New Moon 2 16.2 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 4 0.9 Mercury stationary 4 18.1 Venus 2 N. of Moon 6 2.9 Neptune 4 N. of Moon 7 16.2 Uranus 2 N. of Moon 9 12.8 Venus greatest brilliancy 10 22.8 Mars stationary 12 5.3 Mars 1 S. of Moon 12 12.5 Mercury elongation 21 W 16 4.2 Pluto in conjunction with Sun 19 9.4 Saturne 4 S. of Moon 21 18.6 Solar longitude 270, enters into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 23 4.7 Venus stationary 27 3.6 Jupiter 4 N. of Moon 29 23.9 Mercury 5 N. of Moon 30 3.8 Pluto 12 N. of Moon 31 3.2 New Moon 31 15.9 Mercury 8 S. of Pluto