CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2010 (Universal Time, DT=67.0) MERCURY h h h Jan. 4 19.1 Apr. 28 16.7 Sept. 3 12.6 Dec. 20 1.4 Jan. 15 16.0 May 11 0.1 Sept. 12 3.1 Dec. 30 8.2 Greatest elongation W Jan. 27 5.2 (25°) May 26 2.2 (25°) Sept. 19 17.2 (18°) Superior conjunction Mar. 14 13.3 June 28 12.1 Oct. 17 1.1 Greatest elongation E Apr. 8 23.3 (19°) Aug. 7 1.0 (27°) Dec. 1 15.5 (21°) Stationary Apr. 18 10.3 Aug. 20 3.8 Dec. 10 10.5 VENUS h h Superior conjunction Jan. 11 21.1 Inferior conjunction Oct. 29 1.2 Greatest elongation E Aug. 20 3.6 (46°) Stationary Nov. 16 15.6 Greatest brilliancy Sept. 23 23.6 Greatest brilliancy Dec. 4 14.5 Stationary Oct. 7 19.0 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 3 0.2 Equinoxes Mar. 20 17 32.2 Sept. 23 3 09.0 Aphelion July 6 11.5 Solstices June 21 11 28.4 Dec. 21 23 38.4 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars -- -- Jan. 29 19.7 Mar. 11 8.7 Jupiter Feb. 28 10.7 July 24 3.9 Sept. 21 11.6 Nov. 19 5.9 Saturn Oct. 1 0.7 Jan. 14 18.8 Mar. 22 0.6 May 31 16.3 Uranus Mar. 17 6.8 July 6 0.5 Sept. 21 17.0 Dec. 6 10.0 Neptune Feb. 14 23.3 June 1 1.8 Aug. 20 10.1 Nov. 7 7.7 Pluto Dec. 27 1.0 Apr. 7 0.7 June 25 18.9 Sept. 14 0.6 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h ° h ° Feb. 27 5.1 Mercury 2 S of Neptune Sept. 29 6.4 Venus 6 S of Mars Mar. 3 22.7 Venus 1 S of Uranus Oct. 24 11.1 Mercury 7 N of Venus June 6 18.8 Jupiter 0.5 S of Uranus Nov. 21 0.8 Mercury 2 S of Mars Aug. 1 19.6 Mars 2 S of Saturn Dec. 5 17.4 Mercury 6 S of Pluto Aug. 10 1.7 Venus 3 S of Saturn Dec. 13 22.0 Mars 5 S of Pluto Aug. 23 21.5 Venus 2 S of Mars Dec. 14 3.6 Mercury 1 N of Mars Sept. 22 19.5 Jupiter 1 S of Uranus Dec. 14 8.9 Mercury 4 S of Pluto PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h ° h ° h ° Jan. 3 11.5 Mars 7 N May 12 16.7 Mercury 8 S Aug. 27 11.6 Jupiter 7 S 6 18.5 Saturn 8 N 14 1.1 New Moon Sept. 8 10.5 New Moon 13 12.0 Pluto 7 N 16 10.3 Venus 0.08S 9 22.1 Saturn 8 N 13 16.2 Mercury 5 N 20 11.8 Mars 5 N 11 8.4 Mars 5 N 15 7.2 New Moon 23 4.8 Saturn 8 N 11 13.1 Venus 0.3 N 17 22.9 Neptune 4 S 30 3.4 Pluto 6 N 16 1.7 Pluto 5 N 18 9.8 Jupiter 5 S June 3 18.2 Neptune 5 S 20 16.3 Neptune 5 S 20 10.9 Uranus 6 S 6 11.3 Jupiter 7 S 23 10.7 Jupiter 7 S 30 8.1 Mars 7 N 6 11.4 Uranus 6 S 23 10.9 Uranus 6 S Feb. 3 2.2 Saturn 8 N 11 2.6 Mercury 5 S Oct. 7 18.7 New Moon 9 19.5 Pluto 7 N 12 11.2 New Moon 9 15.9 Venus 3 S 12 5.9 Mercury 2 S 15 7.1 Venus 4 N 10 1.9 Mars 4 N 14 2.9 New Moon 17 18.7 Mars 6 N 13 9.7 Pluto 5 N 16 19.3 Uranus 6 S 19 10.7 Saturn 8 N 17 22.1 Neptune 5 S 26 5.1 Mars 5 N 26 9.9 Pluto 6 N 20 10.9 Jupiter 7 S Mar. 2 10.3 Saturn 8 N July 1 1.4 Neptune 5 S 20 15.4 Uranus 6 S 9 3.1 Pluto 6 N 3 20.1 Uranus 7 S Nov. 4 5.6 Saturn 8 N 13 15.6 Neptune 4 S 4 1.0 Jupiter 7 S 6 4.9 New Moon 15 21.0 New Moon 11 19.7 New Moon 7 22.2 Mars 2 N 17 11.6 Venus 7 S 13 0.7 Mercury 4 N 9 20.0 Pluto 5 N 25 14.0 Mars 5 N 15 1.1 Venus 6 N 14 5.6 Neptune 5 S 29 17.7 Saturn 8 N 16 4.7 Mars 6 N 16 15.6 Jupiter 7 S Apr. 5 11.2 Pluto 6 N 16 19.2 Saturn 8 N 16 21.8 Uranus 6 S 10 0.6 Neptune 4 S 23 15.0 Pluto 6 N Dec. 1 18.0 Saturn 8 N 11 22.0 Jupiter 6 S 28 7.0 Neptune 5 S 2 20.6 Venus 6 N 12 14.4 Uranus 6 S 31 2.6 Uranus 6 S 5 17.6 New Moon 14 12.5 New Moon 31 9.1 Jupiter 7 S 6 21.8 Mars 1 S 15 22.8 Mercury 1 S Aug. 10 3.1 New Moon 7 7.1 Pluto 4 N 16 12.9 Venus 4 S 12 1.6 Mercury 2 N 7 8.8 Mercury 2 S 22 9.5 Mars 5 N 13 7.2 Saturn 8 N 11 14.6 Neptune 5 S 25 23.7 Saturn 8 N 13 12.1 Venus 5 N 14 2.1 Jupiter 7 S May 2 19.6 Pluto 6 N 13 17.4 Mars 6 N 14 5.9 Uranus 7 S 7 9.7 Neptune 4 S 19 19.8 Pluto 6 N 29 3.0 Saturn 8 N 9 17.7 Jupiter 7 S 24 11.6 Neptune 5 S 31 16.4 Venus 7 N 10 1.1 Uranus 6 S 27 7.1 Uranus 6 S OCCULTATIONS OF PLANETS BY THE MOON (in Russia) h May 16 10.2 Venus The southern European part of Russia CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2010 Date Phenomena h Jan. 3 0.2 Солнце at perigee 3 11.5 Mars 7 N of Moon 4 19.1 Mercury in inferior conjunction 6 18.5 Saturn 8 N of Moon 11 21.1 Venus in superior conjunction 13 12.0 Pluto 7 N of Moon 13 16.2 Mercury 5 N of Moon 14 18.8 Saturn stationary 15 7.1 Annular solar eclipse 15 7.2 New Moon 15 16.0 Mercury stationary 17 22.9 Neptune 4 S of Moon 18 9.8 Jupiter 5 S of Moon 20 4.5 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 20 10.9 Uranus 6 S of Moon 27 5.2 Mercury greatest elong. W (25°) 27 19.0 Mars closest approach 29 19.7 Mars at opposition 30 8.1 Mars 7 N of Moon Feb. 3 2.2 Saturn 8 N of Moon 9 19.5 Pluto 7 N of Moon 12 5.9 Mercury 2 S of Moon 14 2.9 New Moon 14 23.3 Neptune in conjunction with Sun 16 19.3 Uranus 6 S of Moon 18 18.6 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 26 5.1 Mars 5 N of Moon 27 5.1 Mercury 2 S of Neptune 28 10.7 Jupiter in conjunction with Sun Mar. 2 10.3 Saturn 8 N of Moon 3 22.7 Venus 1 S of Uranus 9 3.1 Pluto 6 N of Moon 11 8.7 Mars stationary 13 15.6 Neptune 4 S of Moon 14 13.3 Mercury in superior conjunction 15 21.0 New Moon 17 6.8 Uranus in conjunction with Sun 17 11.6 Venus 7 S of Moon 20 17.5 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 22 0.6 Saturn at opposition 25 14.0 Mars 5 N of Moon 29 17.7 Saturn 8 N of Moon Apr. 5 11.2 Pluto 6 N of Moon 7 0.7 Pluto stationary 8 23.3 Mercury greatest elong. E (19°) 10 0.6 Neptune 4 S of Moon 11 22.0 Jupiter 6 S of Moon 12 14.4 Uranus 6 S of Moon 14 12.5 New Moon 15 22.8 Mercury 1 S of Moon 16 12.9 Venus 4 S of Moon 18 10.3 Mercury stationary 20 4.5 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 22 9.5 Mars 5 N of Moon 25 23.7 Saturn 8 N of Moon 28 16.7 Mercury in inferior conjunction May 2 19.6 Pluto 6 N of Moon 7 9.7 Neptune 4 S of Moon 9 17.7 Jupiter 7 S of Moon 10 1.1 Uranus 6 S of Moon 11 0.1 Mercury stationary 12 16.7 Mercury 8 S of Moon 14 1.1 New Moon 16 10.3 Venus 0.08S of Moon 20 11.8 Mars 5 N of Moon 21 3.6 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 23 4.8 Saturn 8 N of Moon 26 2.2 Mercury greatest elong. W (25°) 30 3.4 Pluto 6 N of Moon 31 16.3 Saturn stationary June 1 1.8 Neptune stationary 3 18.2 Neptune 5 S of Moon 6 11.3 Jupiter 7 S of Moon 6 11.4 Uranus 6 S of Moon 6 18.8 Jupiter 0.5 S of Uranus 11 2.6 Mercury 5 S of Moon 12 11.2 New Moon 15 7.1 Venus 4 N of Moon 17 18.7 Mars 6 N of Moon 19 10.7 Saturn 8 N of Moon 21 11.5 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 25 18.9 Pluto at opposition 26 9.9 Pluto 6 N of Moon 26 11.6 Partial lunar eclipses 28 12.1 Mercury in superior conjunction July 1 1.4 Neptune 5 S of Moon 3 20.1 Uranus 7 S of Moon 4 1.0 Jupiter 7 S of Moon 6 0.5 Uranus stationary 6 11.5 Sun at apogee 11 19.6 Total solar eclipse 11 19.7 New Moon 13 0.7 Mercury 4 N of Moon 15 1.1 Venus 6 N of Moon 16 4.7 Mars 6 N of Moon 16 19.2 Saturn 8 N of Moon 22 22.4 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 23 15.0 Pluto 6 N of Moon 24 3.9 Jupiter stationary 28 7.0 Neptune 5 S of Moon 31 2.6 Uranus 6 S of Moon 31 9.1 Jupiter 7 S of Moon Aug. 1 19.6 Mars 2 S of Saturne 7 1.0 Mercury greatest elong. E (27°) 10 1.7 Venus 3 S of Saturne 10 3.1 New Moon 12 1.6 Mercury 2 N of Moon 13 7.2 Saturn 8 N of Moon 13 12.1 Venus 5 N of Moon 13 17.4 Mars 6 N of Moon 19 19.8 Pluto 6 N of Moon 20 3.6 Venus greatest elong. E (46°) 20 3.8 Mercury stationary 20 10.1 Neptune at opposition 23 5.4 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 23 21.5 Venus 2 S of Mars 24 11.6 Neptune 5 S of Moon 27 7.1 Uranus 6 S of Moon 27 11.6 Jupiter 7 S of Moon Sept. 3 12.6 Mercury in inferior conjunction 8 10.5 New Moon 9 22.1 Saturn 8 N of Moon 11 8.4 Mars 5 N of Moon 11 13.1 Venus 0.3 N of Moon 12 3.1 Mercury stationary 14 0.6 Pluto stationary 16 1.7 Pluto 5 N of Moon 19 17.2 Mercury greatest elong. W (18°) 20 16.3 Neptune 5 S of Moon 21 11.6 Jupiter at opposition 21 17.0 Uranus at opposition 22 19.5 Jupiter 1 S of Uranus 23 3.2 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 23 10.7 Jupiter 7 S of Moon 23 10.9 Uranus 6 S of Moon 23 23.6 Venus in greatest brilliancy 29 6.4 Venus 6 S of Марсом Okt. 1 0.7 Saturn in conjunction with Sun 7 18.7 New Moon 7 19.0 Venus stationary 9 15.9 Venus 3 S of Moon 10 1.9 Mars 4 N of Moon 13 9.7 Pluto 5 N of Moon 17 1.1 Mercury in superior conjunction 17 22.1 Neptune 5 S of Moon 20 10.9 Jupiter 7 S of Moon 20 15.4 Uranus 6 S of Moon 23 12.6 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 24 11.1 Mercury 7 N f of Venus 29 1.2 Venus in inferior conjunction Nov. 4 5.6 Saturn 8 N of Moon 6 4.9 New Moon 7 7.7 Neptune stationary 7 22.2 Mars 2 N of Moon 9 20.0 Pluto 5 N of Moon 14 5.6 Neptune 5 S of Moon 16 15.6 Venus stationary 16 15.6 Jupiter 7 S of Moon 16 21.8 Uranus 6 S of Moon 19 5.9 Jupiter stationary 21 0.8 Mercury 2 S of Mars 22 10.2 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius Dec. 1 15.5 Mercury greatest elong. E (21°) 1 18.0 Saturn 8 N of Moon 2 20.6 Venus 6 N of Moon 4 14.5 Venus in greatest brilliancy 5 17.4 Mercury 6 S of Pluto 5 17.6 New Moon 6 10.0 Uranus stationary 6 21.8 Mars 1 S of Moon 7 7.1 Pluto 4 N of Moon 7 8.8 Mercury 2 S of Moon 10 10.5 Mercury stationary 11 14.6 Neptune 5 S of Moon 13 22.0 Mars 5 S of Pluto 14 2.1 Jupiter 7 S of Moon 14 3.6 Mercury 1 N of Mars 14 5.9 Uranus 7 S of Moon 14 8.9 Mercury 4 S of Pluto 20 1.4 Mercury in inferior conjunction 21 8.3 Total lunar eclipse 21 23.6 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 27 1.0 Pluto in conjunction with Sun 29 3.0 Saturn 8 N of Moon 30 8.2 Mercury stationary 31 16.4 Venus 7 N of Moon