CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2011 (Universal Time, DT=67.0) MERCURY h h h h Greatest elongation W Jan. 9 14.2 (23ш) May 7 18.9 (27ш) Sept. 3 5.8 (18ш) Dec. 23 3.0 (22ш) Superior conjunction Feb. 25 8.8 June 12 23.7 Sept. 28 20.3 Greatest elongation E Mar. 23 1.0 (19ш) July 20 4.9 (27ш) Nov. 14 8.5 (23ш) Stationary Mar. 30 17.2 Aug. 2 6.8 Nov. 24 9.6 Inferior conjunction Apr. 9 19.6 Aug. 17 1.1 Dec. 4 8.9 Stationary Apr. 22 5.1 Aug. 26 4.1 Dec. 14 1.7 VENUS h h Greatest elongation W Jan. 8 15.8 (47ш) Superior conjunction Aug. 16 12.1 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 3 18.5 Equinoxes Mar. 20 23 20.7 Sept. 23 9 04.6 Aphelion July 4 14.9 Solstices June 21 17 16.5 Dec. 22 5 30.0 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars Feb. 4 16.7 -- -- -- Jupiter Apr. 6 14.7 Aug. 30 17.5 Oct. 29 1.7 Dec. 26 11.4 Saturn Oct. 13 21.2 Jan. 27 8.2 Apr. 3 23.9 June 14 4.6 Uranus Mar. 21 12.4 July 10 8.0 Sept. 26 0.2 Dec. 10 15.2 Neptune Feb. 17 9.9 June 3 15.3 Aug. 22 23.4 Nov. 9 21.1 Pluto Dec. 29 7.7 Apr. 9 7.1 June 28 5.3 Sept. 16 12.0 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h ш h ш Jan. 2 14.0 Jupiter 1 S of Uranus Apr. 22 18.9 Venus 1 S of Uranus Jan. 18 2.5 Mercury 4 S of Pluto May 1 11.1 Mars 0.4 N of Jupiter Feb. 9 23.4 Venus 2 S of Pluto May 10 22.8 Mercury 2 S of Jupiter Mar. 9 18.0 Mercury 0.4 N of Uranus May 11 9.2 Venus 1 S of Jupiter Mar. 16 17.4 Mercury 2 N of Jupiter May 20 1.3 Mercury 2 S of Mars Mar. 27 0.5 Venus 0.2 S of Neptune May 22 15.2 Venus 1 S of Mars Apr. 3 17.8 Mars 0.2 S of Uranus Sept. 30 11.1 Venus 1 S of Saturn Apr. 19 8.4 Mercury 1 N of Mars Dec. 1 8.9 Venus 5 S of Pluto PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h ш h ш Jan. 2 14.5 Mercury 4 N July 14 0.3 Pluto 3 N 4 9.0 New Moon 18 10.0 Neptune 6 S 8 0.4 Neptune 5 S 21 6.5 Uranus 6 S 10 15.0 Uranus 7 S 24 0.6 Jupiter 5 S 10 17.0 Jupiter 7 S 27 16.9 Mars 0.5 N 25 9.8 Saturn 8 N 30 18.7 New Moon 30 3.6 Venus 3 N Aug. 1 11.3 Mercury 1 N 31 1.7 Pluto 4 N 4 11.9 Saturn 8 N Feb. 1 18.2 Mercury 4 S 10 5.9 Pluto 3 N 3 2.5 New Moon 14 16.3 Neptune 6 S 4 9.7 Neptune 5 S 17 13.0 Uranus 6 S 7 0.4 Uranus 6 S 20 12.3 Jupiter 5 S 7 10.4 Jupiter 7 S 25 13.6 Mars 3 N 21 16.6 Saturn 8 N 28 1.1 Mercury 3 N 27 8.5 Pluto 4 N 29 3.1 New Moon Mar. 1 3.7 Venus 2 S 31 23.3 Saturn 7 N 3 18.3 Neptune 5 S Sept. 6 10.8 Pluto 3 N 4 20.8 New Moon 10 21.4 Neptune 6 S 6 9.6 Uranus 6 S 13 17.8 Uranus 6 S 7 5.0 Jupiter 7 S 16 18.4 Jupiter 5 S 21 0.3 Saturn 8 N 23 8.4 Mars 5 N 26 15.4 Pluto 4 N 27 11.1 New Moon 31 2.2 Neptune 5 S 28 10.3 Venus 6 N 31 13.4 Venus 6 S 28 13.8 Saturn 7 N Apr. 3 14.5 New Moon Oct. 3 17.0 Pluto 3 N 17 8.2 Saturn 8 N 8 2.1 Neptune 6 S 22 23.5 Pluto 3 N 10 21.8 Uranus 6 S 27 10.1 Neptune 6 S 13 19.5 Jupiter 5 S 30 4.0 Uranus 6 S 21 23.9 Mars 6 N 30 23.1 Venus 7 S 26 19.9 New Moon May 1 6.6 Mercury 8 S 28 2.2 Mercury 0.2 N 1 19.4 Jupiter 6 S 28 5.2 Venus 2 N 1 19.7 Mars 6 S 31 1.8 Pluto 2 N 3 6.8 New Moon Nov. 4 7.7 Neptune 6 S 14 15.3 Saturn 8 N 7 2.2 Uranus 6 S 20 8.5 Pluto 3 N 9 18.7 Jupiter 5 S 24 18.3 Neptune 6 S 19 10.2 Mars 8 N 27 13.5 Uranus 6 S 22 21.6 Saturn 7 N 29 14.5 Jupiter 6 S 25 6.2 New Moon 30 20.1 Mars 4 S 26 9.8 Mercury 2 S 31 4.0 Venus 4 S 27 4.5 Venus 3 S 31 17.6 Mercury 4 S 27 13.3 Pluto 2 N June 1 21.0 New Moon Dec. 1 15.5 Neptune 6 S 10 21.3 Saturn 8 N 4 8.2 Uranus 6 S 16 17.1 Pluto 3 N 6 20.2 Jupiter 5 S 21 2.5 Neptune 6 S 17 13.5 Mars 8 N 23 22.5 Uranus 6 S 20 10.2 Saturn 7 N 26 8.8 Jupiter 5 S 23 3.9 Mercury 3 N 28 19.0 Mars 2 S 24 18.1 New Moon July 1 8.9 New Moon 27 10.9 Venus 6 S 3 2.2 Mercury 5 N 29 1.5 Neptune 6 S 8 3.6 Saturn 8 N 31 16.4 Uranus 6 S In 2011 there are no occultations of major planets by the Moon, visible in Russia. CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2011 Date Phenomena h Jan. 2 14.0 Jupiter 1 S of Uranus 2 14.5 Mercury 4 N of Moon 3 18.5 Sun at perigee 4 8.8 Partial solar eclipse 4 9.0 New Moon 8 0.4 Neptune 5 S of Moon 8 15.8 Venus greatest elong. W (47ш) 9 14.2 Mercury greatest elong. W (23ш) 10 15.0 Uranus 7 S of Moon 10 17.0 Jupiter 7 S of Moon 18 2.5 Mercury 4 S of Pluto 20 10.3 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 25 9.8 Saturn 8 N of Moon 27 8.2 Saturn stationary 30 3.6 Venus 3 N of Moon 31 1.7 Pluto 4 N of Moon Feb. 1 18.2 Mercury 4 S of Moon 3 2.5 New Moon 4 9.7 Neptune 5 S of Moon 4 16.7 Mars at conjunction 7 0.4 Uranus 6 S of Moon 7 10.4 Jupiter 7 S of Moon 9 23.4 Venus 2 S of Pluto 17 9.9 Neptune at conjunction 19 0.4 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 21 16.6 Saturn 8 N of Moon 25 8.8 Mercury in superior conjunction 27 8.5 Pluto 4 N of Moon Mar. 1 3.7 Venus 2 S of Moon 3 18.3 Neptune 5 S of Moon 4 20.8 New Moon 6 9.6 Uranus 6 S of Moon 7 5.0 Jupiter 7 S of Moon 9 18.0 Mercury 0.4 N of Uranus 16 17.4 Mercury 2 N of Jupiter 20 23.3 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 21 0.3 Saturn 8 N of Moon 21 12.4 Uranus at conjunction 23 1.0 Mercury greatest elong. E (19ш) 26 15.4 Pluto 4 N of Moon 27 0.5 Venus 0.2 S of Neptune 30 17.2 Mercury stationary 31 2.2 Neptune 5 S of Moon 31 13.4 Venus 6 S of Moon Apr. 3 14.5 New Moon 3 17.8 Mars 0.2 S of Uranus 3 23.9 Saturn at opposition 6 14.7 Jupiter at conjunction 9 7.1 Pluto stationary 9 19.6 Mercury in inferior conjunction 17 8.2 Saturn 8 N of Moon Apr. 19 8.4 Mercury 1 N of Mars 20 10.3 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 22 5.1 Mercury stationary 22 18.9 Venus 1 S of Uranus 22 23.5 Pluto 3 N of Moon 27 10.1 Neptune 6 S of Moon 30 4.0 Uranus 6 S of Moon 30 23.1 Venus 7 S of Moon May 1 6.6 Mercury 8 S of Moon 1 11.1 Mars 0.4 N of Jupiter 1 19.4 Jupiter 6 S of Moon 1 19.7 Mars 6 S of Moon 3 6.8 New Moon 7 18.9 Mercury greatest elong. W (27ш) 10 22.8 Mercury 2 S of Jupiter 11 9.2 Venus 1 S of Jupiter 14 15.3 Saturn 8 N of Moon 20 1.3 Mercury 2 S of Mars 20 8.5 Pluto 3 N of Moon 21 9.4 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 22 15.2 Venus 1 S of Mars 24 18.3 Neptune 6 S of Moon 27 13.5 Uranus 6 S of Moon 29 14.5 Jupiter 6 S of Moon 30 20.1 Mars 4 S of Moon 31 4.0 Venus 4 S of Moon 31 17.6 Mercury 4 S of Moon June 1 21.0 New Moon 1 21.3 Partial solar eclipse 3 15.3 Neptune stationary 10 21.3 Saturn 8 N of Moon 12 23.7 Mercury in superior conjunction 14 4.6 Saturn stationary 15 20.2 Total lunar eclipse 16 17.1 Pluto 3 N of Moon 21 2.5 Neptune 6 S of Moon 21 17.3 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 23 22.5 Uranus 6 S of Moon 26 8.8 Jupiter 5 S of Moon 28 5.3 Pluto at opposition 28 19.0 Mars 2 S of Moon July 1 8.6 Partial solar eclipse 1 8.9 New Moon 3 2.2 Mercury 5 N of Moon 4 14.9 Sun at apogee 8 3.6 Saturn 8 N of Moon 10 8.0 Uranus stationary 14 0.3 Pluto 3 N of Moon 18 10.0 Neptune 6 S of Moon 20 4.9 Mercury greatest elong. E (27ш) 21 6.5 Uranus 6 S of Moon 23 4.2 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 24 0.6 Jupiter 5 S of Moon 27 16.9 Mars 0.5 N of Moon 30 18.7 New Moon Aug. 1 11.3 Mercury 1 N of Moon 2 6.8 Mercury stationary 4 11.9 Saturn 8 N of Moon 10 5.9 Pluto 3 N of Moon 14 16.3 Neptune 6 S of Moon 16 12.1 Venus in superior conjunction 17 1.1 Mercury in inferior conjunction 17 13.0 Uranus 6 S of Moon 20 12.3 Jupiter 5 S of Moon 22 23.4 Neptune at opposition 23 11.3 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 25 13.6 Mars 3 N of Moon 26 4.1 Mercury stationary 28 1.1 Mercury 3 N of Moon 29 3.1 New Moon 30 17.5 Jupiter stationary 31 23.3 Saturn 7 N of Moon Sept. 3 5.8 Mercury greatest elong. W (18ш) 6 10.8 Pluto 3 N of Moon 10 21.4 Neptune 6 S of Moon 13 17.8 Uranus 6 S of Moon 16 12.0 Pluto stationary 16 18.4 Jupiter 5 S of Moon 23 8.4 Mars 5 N of Moon 23 9.1 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 26 0.2 Uranus at opposition 27 11.1 New Moon 28 10.3 Venus 6 N of Moon 28 13.8 Saturn 7 N of Moon 28 20.3 Mercury in superior conjunction 30 11.1 Venus 1 S of Saturn Oct. 3 17.0 Pluto 3 N of Moon 8 2.1 Neptune 6 S of Moon 10 21.8 Uranus 6 S of Moon 13 19.5 Jupiter 5 S of Moon 13 21.2 Saturn at conjunction 21 23.9 Mars 6 N of Moon 23 18.5 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 26 19.9 New Moon 28 2.2 Mercury 0.2 N of Moon 28 5.2 Venus 2 N of Moon 29 1.7 Jupiter at opposition 31 1.8 Pluto 2 N of Moon Nov. 4 7.7 Neptune 6 S of Moon 7 2.2 Uranus 6 S of Moon 9 18.7 Jupiter 5 S of Moon 9 21.1 Neptune stationary 14 8.5 Mercury greatest elong. E (23ш) 19 10.2 Mars 8 N of Moon 22 16.1 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius 22 21.6 Saturn 7 N of Moon 24 9.6 Mercury stationary 25 6.2 New Moon 25 6.3 Partial solar eclipse 26 9.8 Mercury 2 S of Moon 27 4.5 Venus 3 S of Moon 27 13.3 Pluto 2 N of Moon Dec. 1 8.9 Venus 5 S of Pluto 1 15.5 Neptune 6 S of Moon 4 8.2 Uranus 6 S of Moon 4 8.9 Mercury in inferior conjunction 6 20.2 Jupiter 5 S of Moon 10 14.5 Total lunar eclipse 10 15.2 Uranus stationary 14 1.7 Mercury stationary 17 13.5 Mars 8 N of Moon 20 10.2 Saturn 7 N of Moon 22 5.5 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 23 3.0 Mercury greatest elong. W (22ш) 23 3.9 Mercury 3 N of Moon 24 18.1 New Moon 26 11.4 Jupiter stationary 27 10.9 Venus 6 S of Moon 29 1.5 Neptune 6 S of Moon 29 7.7 Pluto at conjunction 31 16.4 Uranus 6 S of Moon