CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2013 (Universal Time, DT=67.0) MERCURY h h h h Superior conjunction Jan. 18 8.9 May 11 21.2 Aug. 24 20.9 Dec. 29 6.5 Greatest elongation E Feb. 16 21.5 (18o) June 12 16.7 (24o) Oct. 9 10.1 (25o) Stationary Feb. 22 19.3 June 25 23.0 Oct. 21 14.8 Inferior conjunction Mar. 4 13.0 July 9 18.7 Nov. 1 20.3 Stationary Mar. 16 21.2 July 20 13.8 Nov. 10 13.8 Greatest elongation W Mar. 31 21.8 (28o) July 30 8.7 (20o) Nov. 18 2.3 (19o) VENUS h h Superior conjunction Mar. 28 17.1 Greatest brilliancy Dec. 7 1.7 Greatest elongation E Nov. 1 7.9 (47o) Stationary Dec. 20 19.6 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 2 4.6 Equinoxes Mar. 20 11 01.9 Sept. 22 20 44.1 Aphelion July 5 14.7 Solstices June 21 5 04.0 Dec. 21 17 11. SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars Apr. 18 0.3 -- -- -- Jupiter June 19 16.2 Nov. 7 7.3 -- Jan. 30 16.3 Saturn Nov. 6 12.0 Feb. 19 10.6 Apr. 28 8.4 July 9 4.2 Uranus Mar. 29 0.6 July 17 23.9 Oct. 3 14.2 Dec. 18 1.5 Neptune Feb. 21 7.3 June 7 17.8 Aug. 27 1.7 Nov. 13 22.2 Pluto -- Apr. 12 19.3 July 2 0.1 Sept. 20 5.4 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h o h o Jan. 16 20.8 Venus 3 S of Pluto May 28 20.7 Venus 1 N of Jupiter Feb. 4 16.0 Mars 0.4 S of Neptune June 20 17.6 Mercury 2 S of Venus Feb. 6 20.6 Mercury 0.5 S of Neptune July 22 5.7 Mars 1 N of Jupiter Feb. 8 21.1 Mercury 0.3 N of Mars Sept. 20 0.2 Venus 4 S of Saturn Feb. 24 22.5 Mercury 4 N of Mars Oct. 10 18.6 Mercury 5 S of Saturn Apr. 19 21.2 Mercury 2 S of Uranus Nov. 15 8.3 Venus 7 S of Pluto May 25 3.9 Mercury 1 N of Venus Nov. 26 3.6 Mercury 0.3 S of Saturn May 27 9.8 Mercury 2 N of Jupiter PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h o h o Jan. 7 1.2 Saturn 4 N July 25 5.8 Neptune 6 S 10 11.6 Venus 3 S 27 22.4 Uranus 3 S 11 19.7 New Moon Aug. 3 22.5 Jupiter 4 N 13 11.9 Mars 6 S 4 11.3 Mars 5 N 14 17.0 Neptune 6 S 5 8.6 Mercury 4 N 17 5.2 Uranus 5 S 6 21.8 New Moon 22 3.0 Jupiter 0.5 N 10 2.3 Venus 5 N Feb. 3 9.6 Saturn 3 N 13 8.5 Saturn 3 N 7 11.4 Pluto 0.5 S 17 18.7 Pluto 1 S 10 7.3 New Moon 21 14.9 Neptune 6 S 11 14.2 Mars 6 S 24 6.6 Uranus 3 S 11 17.8 Mercury 5 S 31 16.7 Jupiter 4 N 13 16.4 Uranus 4 S Sept. 2 9.7 Mars 6 N 18 11.6 Jupiter 1 N 5 11.6 New Moon Mar. 2 15.0 Saturn 3 N 6 14.2 Mercury 5 N 6 19.4 Pluto 1 S 8 21.1 Venus 0.4 N 10 16.0 Neptune 6 S 9 17.1 Saturn 2 N 11 19.9 New Moon 14 1.2 Pluto 1 S 13 4.2 Uranus 4 S 17 23.1 Neptune 6 S 18 1.4 Jupiter 1 N 20 14.6 Uranus 3 S 29 20.0 Saturn 3 N 28 9.2 Jupiter 5 N Apr. 3 1.3 Pluto 1 S Oct. 1 6.5 Mars 7 N 7 0.7 Neptune 6 S 5 0.6 New Moon 8 9.8 Mercury 7 S 6 22.5 Mercury 3 S 10 9.6 New Moon 7 4.2 Saturn 2 N 14 18.5 Jupiter 2 N 8 12.1 Venus 5 S 26 2.1 Saturn 4 N 11 6.9 Pluto 2 S 30 7.5 Pluto 1 S 15 5.5 Neptune 6 S May 4 7.4 Neptune 6 S 17 21.4 Uranus 3 S 6 23.9 Uranus 4 S 25 22.1 Jupiter 5 N 10 0.5 New Moon 30 0.9 Mars 6 N 12 13.1 Jupiter 3 N Nov. 3 12.8 New Moon 23 9.6 Saturn 4 N 7 0.5 Venus 8 S 27 15.3 Pluto 1 S 7 13.7 Pluto 2 S 31 13.8 Neptune 6 S 11 10.7 Neptune 6 S June 3 7.5 Uranus 4 S 14 2.5 Uranus 3 S 8 15.9 New Moon 22 5.5 Jupiter 5 N 10 11.3 Venus 5 N 27 16.2 Mars 6 N 10 22.7 Mercury 6 N Dec. 1 9.9 Saturn 1 N 19 17.4 Saturn 4 N 1 22.4 Mercury 0.4 S 24 0.7 Pluto 1 S 3 0.4 New Moon 27 21.1 Neptune 6 S 4 23.5 Pluto 2 S 30 14.7 Uranus 4 S 6 0.1 Venus 8 S July 6 12.2 Mars 4 N 8 16.8 Neptune 6 S 8 7.2 New Moon 11 7.1 Uranus 3 S 10 22.9 Venus 7 N 19 7.3 Jupiter 5 N 17 0.9 Saturn 3 N 26 2.8 Mars 5 N 21 10.3 Pluto 1 S 29 1.4 Saturn 1 N Occultations of major planets by the Moon of 2013, visible in Russia h Mar. 06 19.3 Pluto Kamchatka Apr. 03 01.3 Pluto All European part of Russia, except for northern part and Kaliningrad. May 27 15.3 Pluto The Far East, except for the western and northern parts. June 24 00.7 Pluto Kaliningrad July 21 10.3 Pluto Chukotka, Kamchatka Aug. 17 18.7 Pluto The centre of the European part of Russia. CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS 2013 Date Phenomena h Jan. 2 4.6 Sun at perigee 7 1.2 Saturn 4 N Of Moon 10 11.6 Venus 3 S of Moon 11 19.7 New Moon 13 11.9 Mars 6 S of Moon 14 17.0 Neptune 6 S of Moon 16 20.8 Venus 3 S of Pluto 17 5.2 Uranus 5 S of Moon 18 8.9 Mercury in superior conjunction 19 21.9 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 22 3.0 Jupiter 0.5 N of Moon 30 16.3 Jupiter stationary Feb. 3 9.6 Saturn 3 N of Moon 4 16.0 Mars 0.4 S of Neptune 6 20.6 Mercury 0.5 S of Neptune 7 11.4 Pluto 0.5 S of Moon 8 21.1 Mercury 0.3 N of Mars 10 7.3 New Moon 11 14.2 Mars 6 S of Moon 11 17.8 Mercury 5 S of Moon 13 16.4 Uranus 4 S of Moon 16 21.5 Mercury greatest elong. E (18o) 18 11.6 Jupiter 1 N of Moon 18 12.0 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 19 10.6 Saturn stationary 21 7.3 Neptune at conjunction 22 19.3 Mercury stationary 24 22.5 Mercury 4 N of Mars Mar. 2 15.0 Saturn 3 N of Moon 4 13.0 Mercury in inferior conjunction 6 19.4 Pluto 1 S of Moon 10 16.0 Neptune 6 S of Moon 11 19.9 New Moon 13 4.2 Uranus 4 S of Moon 16 21.2 Mercury stationary 18 1.4 Jupiter 1 N of Moon 20 11.0 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 28 17.1 Venus in superior conjunction 29 0.6 Uranus at conjunction 29 20.0 Saturn 3 N of Moon 31 21.8 Mercury greatest elong. W (28o) Apr. 3 1.3 Pluto 1 S of Moon 7 0.7 Neptune 6 S of Moon 8 9.8 Mercury 7 S of Moon 10 9.6 New Moon 12 19.3 Pluto stationary 14 18.5 Jupiter 2 N of Moon 18 0.3 Mars at conjunction 19 21.2 Mercury 2 S of Uranus 19 22.1 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 25 20.6 Partial lunar eclipse 26 2.1 Saturn 4 N of Moon 28 8.4 Saturn at opposition 30 7.5 Pluto 1 S of Moon May 4 7.4 Neptune 6 S of Moon 6 23.9 Uranus 4 S of Moon 10 0.3 Annular solar eclipse 10 0.5 New Moon 11 21.2 Mercury in superior conjunction 12 13.1 Jupiter 3 N of Moon 20 21.2 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 23 9.6 Saturn 4 N of Moon 25 3.9 Mercury 1 N of Venus 25 3.9 Penumbral lunar eclipse 27 9.8 Mercury 2 N of Jupiter 27 15.3 Pluto 1 S of Moon 28 20.7 Venus 1 N of Jupiter 31 13.8 Neptune 6 S of Moon June 3 7.5 Uranus 4 S of Moon 7 17.8 Neptune stationary 8 15.9 New Moon 10 11.3 Venus 5 N of Moon 10 22.7 Mercury 6 N of Moon 12 16.7 Mercury greatest elong. E (24o) 19 16.2 Jupiter at conjunction 19 17.4 Saturn 4 N of Moon 20 17.6 Mercury 2 S of Venus 21 5.1 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 24 0.7 Pluto 1 S of Moon 25 23.0 Mercury stationary 27 21.1 Neptune 6 S of Moon 30 14.7 Uranus 4 S of Moon July 2 0.1 Pluto at opposition 5 14.7 Sun at apogee 6 12.2 Mars 4 N of Moon 8 7.2 New Moon 9 4.2 Saturn stationary 9 18.7 Mercury in inferior conjunction 10 22.9 Venus 7 N of Moon 17 0.9 Saturn 3 N of Moon 17 23.9 Uranus stationary 20 13.8 Mercury stationary 21 10.3 Pluto 1 S of Moon 22 5.7 Mars 1 N of Jupiter 22 15.9 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 25 5.8 Neptune 6 S of Moon 27 22.4 Uranus 3 S of Moon 30 8.7 Mercury greatest elong. W (20o) Aug. 3 22.5 Jupiter 4 N of Moon 4 11.3 Mars 5 N of Moon 5 8.6 Mercury 4 N of Moon 6 21.8 New Moon 10 2.3 Venus 5 N of Moon 13 8.5 Saturn 3 N of Moon 17 18.7 Pluto 1 S of Moon 21 14.9 Neptune 6 S of Moon 22 23.0 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 24 6.6 Uranus 3 S of Moon 24 20.9 Mercury in superior conjunction 27 1.7 Neptune at opposition 31 16.7 Jupiter 4 N Sept. 2 9.7 Mars 6 N of Moon 5 11.6 New Moon of Moon 6 14.2 Mercury 5 N 8 21.1 Venus 0.4 N of Moon 9 17.1 Saturn 2 N of Moon 14 1.2 Pluto 1 S of Moon 17 23.1 Neptune 6 S of Moon 20 0.2 Venus 4 S of Moon 20 5.4 Pluto stationary 20 14.6 Uranus 3 S of Moon 22 20.7 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 28 9.2 Jupiter 5 N of Moon Oct. 1 6.5 Mars 7 N of Moon 3 14.2 Uranus at opposition 5 0.6 New Moon 6 22.5 Mercury 3 S of Moon 7 4.2 Saturn 2 N of Moon 8 12.1 Venus 5 S of Moon 9 10.1 Mercury greatest elong. E (25o) 10 18.6 Mercury 5 S of Saturn 11 6.9 Pluto 2 S of Moon 15 5.5 Neptune 6 S of Moon 17 21.4 Uranus 3 S of Moon 19 0.4 Penumbral lunar eclipse 21 14.8 Mercury stationary 23 6.2 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 25 22.1 Jupiter 5 N of Moon 30 0.9 Mars 6 N of Moon Nov. 1 7.9 Venus greatest elong. E (47o) 1 20.3 Mercury in inferior conjunction 3 12.6 Annular solar eclipse 3 12.8 New Moon 6 12.0 Saturn at conjunction 7 0.5 Venus 8 S of Moon 7 7.3 Jupiter stationary 7 13.7 Pluto 2 S of Moon 10 13.8 Mercury stationary 11 10.7 Neptune 6 S of Moon 13 22.2 Neptune stationary 14 2.5 Uranus 3 S of Moon 15 8.3 Venus 7 S of Pluto 18 2.3 Mercury greatest elong. W (19o) 22 3.8 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius 22 5.5 Jupiter 5 N of Moon 26 3.6 Mercury 0.3 S of Saturn 27 16.2 Mars 6 N of Moon Dec. 1 9.9 Saturn 1 N of Moon 1 22.4 Mercury 0.4 S of Moon 3 0.4 New Moon 4 23.5 Pluto 2 S of Moon 6 0.1 Venus 8 S of Moon 7 1.7 Venus in greatest brilliancy 8 16.8 Neptune 6 S of Moon 11 7.1 Uranus 3 S of Moon 18 1.5 Uranus stationary 19 7.3 Jupiter 5 N of Moon 20 19.6 Venus stationary 21 17.2 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 26 2.8 Mars 5 N of Moon 29 1.4 Saturn 1 N of Moon 29 6.5 Mercury in superior conjunction