CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2008 (Universal Time) MERCURY h h h Greatest elongation E Jan. 22 5.2 (19o) May 14 3.7 (22o) Sept. 11 4.4 (27o) Stationary Jan. 28 7.3 May 26 20.8 Sept. 24 5.3 Inferior conjunction Feb. 6 18.3 June 7 15.4 Oct. 6 20.9 Stationary Feb. 18 15.6 June 19 14.6 Oct. 15 5.0 Greatest elongation W Mar. 3 11.0 (27o) July 1 17.7 (22o) Oct. 22 9.4 (18o) Superior conjunction Apr. 16 7.4 July 29 20.1 Nov. 25 16.9 VENUS h Superior conjunction June 9 4.3 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 2 23.9 Equinoxes Mar. 20 5 48.3 Sept. 22 15 44.5 Aphelion July 4 7.7 Solstices June 20 23 59.3 Dec. 21 12 03.7 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars Dec. 5 22.1 -- -- Jan. 30 21.1 Jupiter -- May 9 15.0 July 9 7.7 Sept. 8 3.4 Saturn Sept. 4 2.0 -- Feb. 24 9.8 May 3 13.4 Uranus Mar. 8 20.3 June 27 8.1 Sept. 13 2.4 Nov. 28 0.2 Neptune Feb. 11 2.1 May 26 21.8 Aug. 15 7.7 Nov. 2 7.0 Pluto Dec. 22 9.4 Apr. 2 8.7 June 20 19.7 Sept. 9 5.7 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h o h o Jan. 23 4.1 Mercury 0.3 N of Neptune Aug. 16 0.0 Mercury 1 S of Saturn Jan. 24 7.0 Venus 5 S of Pluto Aug. 23 5.2 Mercury 1 S of Venus Feb. 1 12.6 Venus 1 N of Jupiter Sept. 11 4.9 Mercury 4 S of Venus Feb. 1 20.3 Mercury 3 N of Neptune Sept. 11 20.6 Venus 0.3 N of Mars Feb. 26 2.6 Mercury 1 N of Venus Sept. 12 20.9 Mercury 3 S of Mars Mar. 6 20.2 Venus 1 S of Neptune Sept. 19 5.2 Mercury 4 S of Mars Mar. 9 2.7 Mercury 1 S of Neptune Nov. 12 6.4 Venus 8 S of Pluto Mar. 23 10.2 Mercury 1 S of Venus Dec. 1 0.6 Venus 2 S of Jupiter Mar. 27 9.9 Mercury 2 S of Uranus Dec. 12 18.2 Mercury 8 S of Pluto Mar. 28 17.0 Venus 1 S of Uranus Dec. 27 1.8 Venus 1 S of Neptune July 11 6.4 Mars 1 S of Saturn Dec. 31 5.9 Mercury 1 S of Jupiter Aug. 13 19.0 Venus 0.2 S of Saturn PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h o h o h o Jan. 5 6.0 Venus 7 N May 5 12.3 New Moon Sept. 8 16.9 Pluto 10 N 7 0.6 Pluto 11 N 6 22.3 Mercury 3 S 9 20.4 Jupiter 3 N 8 11.6 New Moon 10 13.7 Mars 0.2 S 13 1.9 Neptune 1 S 9 15.5 Mercury 0.3 N 12 23.9 Saturn 3 N 15 7.9 Uranus 4 S 11 1.3 Neptune 0.4 N 22 16.9 Pluto 10 N 27 19.7 Saturn 5 N 13 1.0 Uranus 3 S 24 11.3 Jupiter 2 N 29 8.2 New Moon 19 23.7 Mars 1 S 27 3.2 Neptune 1 S 30 11.3 Mercury 1 N 25 6.2 Saturn 3 N 29 9.0 Uranus 4 S Oct. 1 4.3 Mars 5 N Feb. 3 10.3 Pluto 11 N June 3 19.4 New Moon 2 2.4 Venus 5 N 4 5.8 Jupiter 4 N 8 2.2 Mars 1 N 6 1.3 Pluto 10 N 4 11.6 Venus 4 N 9 9.2 Saturn 3 N 7 7.3 Jupiter 2 N 7 3.7 New Moon 18 21.6 Pluto 10 N 10 10.3 Neptune 1 S 9 9.7 Uranus 3 S 20 12.7 Jupiter 2 N 12 15.7 Uranus 4 S 16 7.9 Mars 2 S 23 8.8 Neptune 1 S 25 8.1 Saturn 5 N 21 11.8 Saturn 3 N 25 16.5 Uranus 4 S 27 17.5 Mercury 7 N Mar. 1 20.2 Pluto 11 N July 1 14.7 Mercury 8 S 28 23.2 New Moon 3 0.9 Jupiter 4 N 3 2.3 New Moon Nov. 1 8.2 Venus 3 N 5 14.0 Mercury 0.2 N 6 18.0 Mars 3 N 2 9.8 Pluto 9 N 5 19.3 Venus 0.2 S 6 22.3 Saturn 3 N 3 21.9 Jupiter 2 N 5 21.7 Neptune 0.2 N 16 2.8 Pluto 10 N 6 19.1 Neptune 1 S 7 17.2 New Moon 17 12.4 Jupiter 3 N 9 0.6 Uranus 4 S 15 3.0 Mars 2 S 20 13.5 Neptune 1 S 21 18.4 Saturn 6 N 19 15.3 Saturn 3 N 22 21.6 Uranus 4 S 27 16.9 New Moon 29 4.8 Pluto 11 N Aug. 1 10.2 New Moon 29 18.0 Pluto 9 N 30 17.3 Jupiter 3 N 2 14.8 Venus 2 N Dec. 1 14.7 Jupiter 1 N Apr. 2 9.2 Neptune 0.00S 3 13.5 Saturn 4 N 1 16.0 Venus 1 S 4 9.9 Uranus 3 S 4 12.2 Mars 4 N 4 3.2 Neptune 1 S 5 1.1 Venus 5 S 12 9.3 Pluto 10 N 6 9.3 Uranus 4 S 6 3.9 New Moon 13 14.2 Jupiter 3 N 19 3.4 Saturn 6 N 12 5.6 Mars 1 S 16 18.9 Neptune 1 S 27 12.4 New Moon 15 18.5 Saturn 3 N 19 2.2 Uranus 4 S 29 4.2 Mercury 1 S 25 11.7 Pluto 10 N 30 20.0 New Moon 29 9.1 Jupiter 1 N 27 5.1 Jupiter 3 N Sept. 1 20.6 Venus 5 N 31 10.6 Neptune 2 S 29 19.4 Neptune 0.3 S 1 23.3 Mercury 3 N 31 21.1 Venus 3 S May 1 22.6 Uranus 3 S 2 7.9 Mars 5 N OCCULTATIONS OF PLANETS BY THE MOON h Jan. 19 23.6 Mars Central and N. Siberia, N.E. Russia July 20 13.4 Neptune E. and Far East of Russia Aug. 16 18.9 Neptune European part of Russia, Siberia Oct. 10 10.3 Neptune E. Russia Dec. 1 16.0 Venus Kaliningrad 29 04.1 Mercury Kamchatka CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2008 Date Phenomena h Jan. 2 23.9 Sun at perigee 5 6.0 Venus 7 N. of Moon 7 0.6 Pluto 11 N. of Moon 8 11.6 New Moon 9 15.5 Mercury 0.3 N. of Moon 11 1.3 Neptune 0.4 N. of Moon 13 1.0 Unanus 3 S. of Moon 19 23.7 Mars 1 S. of Moon 20 16.7 Solar longitude 300, enters into Aquarius 22 5.2 Mercury greatest elong. E. (19o) 23 4.1 Mercury 0.3 N. of Neptune 24 7.0 Venus 5 S. of Pluto 25 6.2 Saturn 3 N. of Moon 28 7.3 Mercury stationary 30 21.1 Mars stationary Feb. 1 12.6 Venus 1 N. of Jupiter 1 20.3 Mercury 3 N. of Neptune 3 10.3 Pluto 11 N. of Moon 4 5.8 Jupiter 4 N. of Moon 4 11.6 Venus 4 N. of Moon 6 18.3 Mercury in inferior conjunction 7 3.7 New Moon 7 3.9 Annular solar eclipse 9 9.7 Unanus 3 S. of Moon 11 2.1 Neptune in conjunction with Sun 16 7.9 Mars 2 S. of Moon 18 15.6 Mercury stationary 19 6.8 Solar longitude 330, enters into Pisces 21 3.4 Total lunar eclipse 21 11.8 Saturn 3 N. of Moon 24 9.8 Saturn at opposition 26 2.6 Mercury 1 N. of Venus Mar. 1 20.2 Pluto 11 N. of Moon 3 0.9 Jupiter 4 N. of Moon 3 11.0 Mercury greatest elong. W. (27o) 5 14.0 Mercury 0.2 N. of Moon 5 19.3 Venus 0.2 S. of Moon 5 21.7 Neptune 0.2 N. of Moon 6 20.2 Venus 1 S. of Neptune 7 17.2 New Moon 8 20.3 Unanus in conjunction with Sun 9 2.7 Mercury 1 S. of Neptune 15 3.0 Mars 2 S. of Moon 19 15.3 Saturn 3 N. of Moon 20 5.8 Solar longitude 0, enters into Aries Beginning of the spring 23 10.2 Mercury 1 S. of Venus 27 9.9 Mercury 2 S. of Unanus 28 17.0 Venus 1 S. of Unanus 29 4.8 Pluto 11 N. of Moon 30 17.3 Jupiter 3 N. of Moon Apr. 2 8.7 Pluto stationary 2 9.2 Neptune 0.00S. of Moon 4 9.9 Unanus 3 S. of Moon 5 1.1 Venus 5 S. of Moon 6 3.9 New Moon 12 5.6 Mars 1 S. of Moon 15 18.5 Saturn 3 N. of Moon 16 7.4 Mercury in superior conjunction 19 16.9 Solar longitude 30, enters into Taurus 25 11.7 Pluto 10 N. of Moon 27 5.1 Jupiter 3 N. of Moon 29 19.4 Neptune 0.3 S. of Moon May 1 22.6 Unanus 3 S. of Moon 3 13.4 Saturn stationary 5 12.3 New Moon 6 22.3 Mercury 3 S. of Moon 9 15.0 Jupiter stationary 10 13.7 Mars 0.2 S. of Moon 12 23.9 Saturn 3 N. of Moon 14 3.7 Mercury greatest elong. E. (22o) 20 16.0 Solar longitude 60, enters into Gemini 22 16.9 Pluto 10 N. of Moon 24 11.3 Jupiter 2 N. of Moon 26 20.8 Mercury stationary 26 21.8 Neptune stationary 27 3.2 Neptune 1 S. of Moon 29 9.0 Unanus 4 S. of Moon June 3 19.4 New Moon 7 15.4 Mercury in inferior conjunction 8 2.2 Mars 1 N. of Moon 9 4.3 Venus in superior conjunction 9 9.2 Saturn 3 N. of Moon 18 21.6 Pluto 10 N. of Moon 19 14.6 Mercury stationary 20 12.7 Jupiter 2 N. of Moon 20 19.7 Pluto at opposition 21 0.0 Solar longitude 90, enters into Cancer Beginning of the summer 23 8.8 Neptune 1 S. of Moon 25 16.5 Unanus 4 S. of Moon 27 8.1 Unanus stationary July 1 14.7 Mercury 8 S. of Moon 1 17.7 Mercury greatest elong. W. (22o) 3 2.3 New Moon 4 7.7 Sun at apogee 6 18.0 Mars 3 N. of Moon 6 22.3 Saturn 3 N. of Moon 9 7.7 Jupiter at opposition 11 6.4 Mars 1 S. of Saturn 16 2.8 Pluto 10 N. of Moon 17 12.4 Jupiter 3 N. of Moon 20 13.5 Neptune 1 S. of Moon 22 10.9 Solar longitude 120, enters into Leo 22 21.6 Unanus 4 S. of Moon 29 20.1 Mercury in superior conjunction Aug. 1 10.2 New Moon 1 10.4 Total solar eclipse 2 14.8 Venus 2 N. of Moon 3 13.5 Saturn 4 N. of Moon 4 12.2 Mars 4 N. of Moon 12 9.3 Pluto 10 N. of Moon 13 14.2 Jupiter 3 N. of Moon 13 19.0 Venus 0.2 S. of Saturn 15 7.7 Neptune at opposition 16 0.0 Mercury 1 S. of Saturn 16 18.9 Neptune 1 S. of Moon 16 21.2 Partial lunar eclipse 19 2.2 Unanus 4 S. of Moon 22 18.0 Solar longitude 150, enters into Virgo 23 5.2 Mercury 1 S. of Venus 30 20.0 New Moon Sept. 1 20.6 Venus 5 N. of Moon 1 23.3 Mercury 3 N. of Moon 2 7.9 Mars 5 N. of Moon 4 2.0 Saturn in conjunction with Sun 8 3.4 Jupiter stationary 8 16.9 Pluto 10 N. of Moon 9 5.7 Pluto stationary 9 20.4 Jupiter 3 N. of Moon 11 4.4 Mercury greatest elong. E. (27o) 11 4.9 Mercury 4 S. of Venus 11 20.6 Venus 0.3 N. of Mars 12 20.9 Mercury 3 S. of Mars 13 1.9 Neptune 1 S. of Moon 13 2.4 Unanus at opposition 15 7.9 Unanus 4 S. of Moon 19 5.2 Mercury 4 S. of Mars 22 15.7 Solar longitude 180, enters into Libra Beginning of the autumn 24 5.3 Mercury stationary 27 19.7 Saturn 5 N. of Moon 29 8.2 New Moon 30 11.3 Mercury 1 N. of Moon Oct. 1 4.3 Mars 5 N. of Moon 2 2.4 Venus 5 N. of Moon 6 1.3 Pluto 10 N. of Moon 6 20.9 Mercury in inferior conjunction 7 7.3 Jupiter 2 N. of Moon 10 10.3 Neptune 1 S. of Moon 12 15.7 Unanus 4 S. of Moon 15 5.0 Mercury stationary 22 9.4 Mercury greatest elong. W. (18o) 23 1.1 Solar longitude 210, enters into Scorpius 25 8.1 Saturn 5 N. of Moon 27 17.5 Mercury 7 N. of Moon 28 23.2 New Moon Nov. 1 8.2 Venus 3 N. of Moon 2 7.0 Neptune stationary 2 9.8 Pluto 9 N. of Moon 3 21.9 Jupiter 2 N. of Moon 6 19.1 Neptune 1 S. of Moon 9 0.6 Unanus 4 S. of Moon 12 6.4 Venus 8 S. of Pluto 21 18.4 Saturn 6 N. of Moon 21 22.7 Solar longitude 240, enters into Sagittarius 25 16.9 Mercury in superior conjunction 27 16.9 New Moon 28 0.2 Unanus stationary 29 18.0 Pluto 9 N. of Moon Dec. 1 0.6 Venus 2 S. of Jupiter 1 14.7 Jupiter 1 N. of Moon 1 16.0 Venus 1 S. of Moon 4 3.2 Neptune 1 S. of Moon 5 22.1 Mars in conjunction with Sun 6 9.3 Unanus 4 S. of Moon 12 18.2 Mercury 8 S. of Pluto 19 3.4 Saturn 6 N. of Moon 21 12.1 Solar longitude 270, enters into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 22 9.4 Pluto in conjunction with Sun 27 1.8 Venus 1 S. of Neptune 27 12.4 New Moon 29 4.2 Mercury 1 S. of Moon 29 9.1 Jupiter 1 N. of Moon 31 5.9 Mercury 1 S. of Jupiter 31 10.6 Neptune 2 S. of Moon 31 21.1 Venus 3 S. of Moon