CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS for 2019 (Universal Time, DT=70.0) MERCURY h h h Superior conjunction Jan. 30 2.9 May 21 13.1 Sept. 4 1.7 Greatest elongation E Feb. 27 1.4 (18°) June 23 23.2 (25°) Oct. 20 4.0 (25°) Stationary March 5 5.4 July 7 4.4 Oct. 31 20.5 Inferior conjunction March 15 1.8 July 21 12.6 Nov. 11 15.4 Stationary March 27 11.7 July 31 18.8 Nov. 20 14.5 Greatest elongation W Apr. 11 19.6 (28°) Aug. 9 23.1 (19°) Nov. 28 10.4 (20°) VENUS h h Greatest elongation W Jan. 6 4.8 (47°) Superior conjunction Aug. 14 6.1 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 3 5.3 Equinoxes March 20 21 58.4 Sept. 23 7 50.2 Aphelion July 4 22.2 Solstices June 21 15 54.2 Dec. 22 4 19.4 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars Sept. 2 10.7 -- -- -- Jupiter Dec. 27 18.4 Apr. 10 17.0 June 10 15.5 Aug. 11 16.4 Saturn Jan. 2 5.8 Apr. 30 2.4 July 9 17.1 Sept. 18 6.2 Uranus Apr. 22 23.1 Aug. 12 5.5 Oct. 28 8.3 Jan. 7 2.4 Neptune March 7 1.0 June 22 3.9 Sept. 10 7.4 Nov. 27 20.2 Pluto Jan. 11 11.6 Apr. 25 8.9 July 14 14.9 Oct. 2 21.3 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h ° h ° Jan. 13 10.8 Mercury 2 S of Saturn May 8 8.2 Mercury 1 S of Uranus Jan. 22 5.8 Venus 2 N of Jupiter May 18 8.2 Venus 1 S of Uranus Feb. 13 20.2 Mars 1 N of Uranus June 18 14.6 Mercury 0.2 N с Марсом Feb. 18 13.9 Venus 1 N of Saturn July 7 13.6 Mercury 4 S с Марсом Feb. 19 11.1 Mercury 1 N of Neptune Oct. 30 8.5 Mercury 3 S of Venus Feb. 23 8.7 Venus 1 N of Pluto Nov. 24 14.0 Venus 1 S of Jupiter March 22 6.5 Mercury 3 N of Neptune Dec. 11 4.7 Venus 2 S of Saturn Apr. 2 18.7 Mercury 0.4 N of Neptune Dec. 13 11.6 Venus 1 S of Pluto Apr. 10 3.8 Venus 0.3 S of Neptune PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h ° h ° Jan. 1 21.8 Venus 1 S July 2 19.3 New Moon 3 7.6 Jupiter 3 S 4 5.7 Mars 0.09 S 4 17.7 Mercury 3 S 4 8.6 Mercury 3 S 6 1.5 New Moon 13 19.7 Jupiter 2 S 10 22.3 Neptune 3 N 16 7.2 Saturn 0.2 N 12 19.8 Mars 5 N 16 17.3 Pluto 0.04 S 14 12.5 Uranus 5 N 21 7.7 Neptune 4 N 30 23.9 Jupiter 3 S 25 7.2 Uranus 5 N 31 17.6 Venus 0.09 S 31 2.3 Mercury 5 S Feb. 2 7.1 Saturn 1 S Aug. 1 3.2 New Moon 2 20.4 Pluto 1 S 9 22.9 Jupiter 2 S 4 21.1 New Moon 12 9.9 Saturn 0.04 N 7 6.2 Neptune 3 N 12 22.2 Pluto 0.1 S 10 16.3 Mars 6 N 17 13.2 Neptune 4 N 10 20.3 Uranus 5 N 21 14.6 Uranus 5 N 27 14.3 Jupiter 2 S 30 10.6 New Moon March 1 18.5 Saturn 0.3 S Sept. 6 6.9 Jupiter 2 S 2 4.0 Pluto 1 S 8 13.7 Saturn 0.04 N 2 21.4 Venus 1 N 9 3.1 Pluto 0.08 S 6 16.1 New Moon 13 17.9 Neptune 4 N 10 4.2 Uranus 5 N 17 19.6 Uranus 4 N 11 12.2 Mars 6 N 28 18.4 New Moon 27 2.5 Jupiter 2 S 29 22.0 Mercury 6 S 29 5.0 Saturn 0.05 N Oct. 3 20.4 Jupiter 2 S 29 11.7 Pluto 0.3 S 5 20.6 Saturn 0.3 N Apr. 2 4.3 Venus 3 N 6 9.2 Pluto 0.1 N 2 22.8 Neptune 3 N 10 22.7 Neptune 4 N 2 23.0 Mercury 4 N 14 23.6 Uranus 4 N 5 8.8 New Moon 26 16.9 Mars 5 S 6 13.0 Uranus 5 N 28 3.6 New Moon 9 6.7 Mars 5 N 29 13.5 Venus 4 S 23 11.6 Jupiter 2 S 29 14.9 Mercury 7 S 25 14.4 Saturn 0.4 N 31 14.4 Jupiter 1 S 25 19.8 Pluto 0.07 S Nov. 2 7.3 Saturn 1 N 30 7.8 Neptune 3 N 2 17.5 Pluto 0.4 N May 2 11.6 Venus 4 N 7 4.6 Neptune 4 N 3 6.4 Mercury 3 N 11 4.3 Uranus 4 N 4 22.8 New Moon 24 9.0 Mars 4 S 7 23.6 Mars 3 N 25 2.8 Mercury 2 S 20 16.9 Jupiter 2 S 26 15.1 New Moon 22 22.2 Saturn 1 N 28 10.8 Jupiter 1 S 23 3.9 Pluto 0.07 N 28 18.8 Venus 2 S 27 16.7 Neptune 4 N 29 21.0 Saturn 1 N 31 10.4 Uranus 5 N 30 3.8 Pluto 1 N June 1 18.2 Venus 3 N Dec. 4 12.1 Neptune 4 N 3 10.0 New Moon 8 10.5 Uranus 5 N 4 15.7 Mercury 4 N 23 1.8 Mars 4 S 5 15.1 Mars 2 N 26 5.2 New Moon 16 18.8 Jupiter 2 S 27 11.8 Saturn 1 N 19 3.8 Saturn 0.4 N 27 14.5 Pluto 1 N 19 11.3 Pluto 0.07 N 29 1.5 Venus 1 N 24 0.9 Neptune 4 N 31 21.0 Neptune 4 N 27 21.5 Uranus 5 N Occultations of major planets by the Moon, visible in Russia h Jan. 06 12.4 Pluto Moscow and the South of the European part of Russia Feb. 02 07.1 Saturn Kaliningrad July 31 20.6 Venus Eastern Russia Nov. 28 10.8 Jupiter South Ural CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS for 2019 Date Phenomena h Jan. 1 21.8 Venus of Moon 1 S 2 5.8 Saturn at conjunction 3 5.3 Sun at perigee 3 7.6 Jupiter of Moon 3 S 4 17.7 Mercury of Moon 3 S 6 1.5 New Moon 6 1.7 Partial solar eclipse 6 4.8 Venus greatest western elong. (47o) 7 2.4 Uranus stationary 10 22.3 Neptune of Moon 3 N 11 11.6 Pluto at conjunction 12 19.8 Mars of Moon 5 N 13 10.8 Mercury of Saturn 2 S 14 12.5 Uranus of Moon 5 N 20 9.0 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 21 5.1 Total lunar eclipse 22 5.8 Venus of Jupiter 2 N 30 2.9 Mercury in superior conjunction 30 23.9 Jupiter of Moon 3 S 31 17.6 Venus of Moon 0.09 S Feb. 2 7.1 Saturn of Moon 1 S 2 20.4 Pluto of Moon 1 S 4 21.1 New Moon 7 6.2 Neptune of Moon 3 N 10 16.3 Mars of Moon 6 N 10 20.3 Uranus of Moon 5 N 13 20.2 Mars of Uranus 1 N 18 13.9 Venus of Saturn 1 N 18 23.1 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 19 11.1 Mercury of Neptune 1 N 23 8.7 Venus of Pluto 1 N 27 1.4 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (18o) 27 14.3 Jupiter of Moon 2 S March 1 18.5 Saturn of Moon 0.3 S 2 4.0 Pluto of Moon 1 S 2 21.4 Venus of Moon 1 N 5 5.4 Mercury stationary 6 16.1 New Moon 7 1.0 Neptune at conjunction 10 4.2 Uranus of Moon 5 N 11 12.2 Mars of Moon 6 N 15 1.8 Mercury in inferior conjunction 20 22.0 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 22 6.5 Mercury of Neptune 3 N 27 2.5 Jupiter of Moon 2 S 27 11.7 Mercury stationary 29 5.0 Saturn of Moon 0.05 N 29 11.7 Pluto of Moon 0.3 S Apr. 2 4.3 Venus of Moon 3 N 2 18.7 Mercury of Neptune 0.4 N 2 22.8 Neptune of Moon 3 N 2 23.0 Mercury of Moon 4 N 5 8.8 New Moon 6 13.0 Uranus of Moon 5 N 9 6.7 Mars of Moon 5 N 10 3.8 Venus of Neptune 0.3 S 10 17.0 Jupiter stationary 11 19.6 Mercury greatest western elong. (28o) 20 8.9 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 22 23.1 Uranus at conjunction 23 11.6 Jupiter of Moon 2 S 25 8.9 Pluto stationary 25 14.4 Saturn of Moon 0.4 N 25 19.8 Pluto of Moon 0.07 S 30 2.4 Saturn stationary 30 7.8 Neptune of Moon 3 N May 2 11.6 Venus of Moon 4 N 3 6.4 Mercury of Moon 3 N 4 22.8 New Moon 7 23.6 Mars of Moon 3 N 8 8.2 Mercury of Uranus 1 S 18 8.2 Venus of Uranus 1 S 20 16.9 Jupiter of Moon 2 S 21 8.0 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 21 13.1 Mercury in superior conjunction 22 22.2 Saturn of Moon 1 N 23 3.9 Pluto of Moon 0.07 N 27 16.7 Neptune of Moon 4 N 31 10.4 Uranus of Moon 5 N June 1 18.2 Venus of Moon 3 N 3 10.0 New Moon 4 15.7 Mercury of Moon 4 N 5 15.1 Mars of Moon 2 N 10 15.5 Jupiter at opposition 16 18.8 Jupiter of Moon 2 S 18 14.6 Mercury of Mars 0.2 N 19 3.8 Saturn of Moon 0.4 N 19 11.3 Pluto of Moon 0.07 N 21 15.9 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 22 3.9 Neptune stationary 23 23.2 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (25o) 24 0.9 Neptune of Moon 4 N 27 21.5 Uranus of Moon 5 N July 2 19.3 New Moon 2 19.4 Total solar eclipse 4 5.7 Mars of Moon 0.09 S 4 8.6 Mercury of Moon 3 S 4 22.2 Sun at apogee 7 4.4 Mercury stationary 7 13.6 Mercury of Mars 4 S 9 17.1 Сатурн at opposition 13 19.7 Jupiter of Moon 2 S 14 14.9 Pluto at opposition 16 7.2 Saturn of Moon 0.2 N 16 17.3 Pluto of Moon 0.04 S 16 21.4 Partial lunar eclipse 21 7.7 Neptune of Moon 4 N 21 12.6 Mercury in inferior conjunction 23 2.8 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 25 7.2 Uranus of Moon 5 N 31 2.3 Mercury of Moon 5 S 31 18.8 Mercury stationary Aug. 1 3.2 New Moon 9 22.9 Jupiter of Moon 2 S 9 23.1 Mercury greatest western elong. (19o) 11 16.4 Jupiter stationary 12 5.5 Uranus stationary 12 9.9 Saturn of Moon 0.04 N 12 22.2 Pluto of Moon 0.1 S 14 6.1 Venus in superior conjunction 17 13.2 Neptune of Moon 4 N 21 14.6 Uranus of Moon 5 N 23 10.0 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 30 10.6 New Moon Sept. 2 10.7 Mars at conjunction 4 1.7 Mercury in superior conjunction 6 6.9 Jupiter of Moon 2 S 8 13.7 Saturn of Moon 0.04 N 9 3.1 Pluto of Moon 0.08 S 10 7.4 Neptune at opposition 13 17.9 Neptune of Moon 4 N 17 19.6 Uranus of Moon 4 N 18 6.2 Saturn stationary 23 7.8 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 28 18.4 New Moon 29 22.0 Mercury of Moon 6 S Oct. 2 21.3 Pluto stationary 3 20.4 Jupiter of Moon 2 S 5 20.6 Saturn of Moon 0.3 N 6 9.2 Pluto of Moon 0.1 N 10 22.7 Neptune of Moon 4 N 14 23.6 Uranus of Moon 4 N 20 4.0 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (25o) 23 17.3 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 26 16.9 Mars of Moon 5 S 28 3.6 New Moon 28 8.3 Uranus at opposition 29 13.5 Venus of Moon 4 S 29 14.9 Mercury of Moon 7 S 30 8.5 Mercury of Venus 3 S 31 14.4 Jupiter of Moon 1 S 31 20.5 Mercury stationary Nov. 2 7.3 Saturn of Moon 1 N 2 17.5 Pluto of Moon 0.4 N 7 4.6 Neptune of Moon 4 N 11 4.3 Uranus of Moon 4 N 11 15.4 Mercury in inferior conjunction 11 15.4 Transit of Mercury across the solar disk 20 14.5 Mercury stationary 22 15.0 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius 24 9.0 Mars of Moon 4 S 24 14.0 Venus of Jupiter 1 S 25 2.8 Mercury of Moon 2 S 26 15.1 New Moon 27 20.2 Neptune stationary 28 10.4 Mercury greatest western elong. (20o) 28 10.8 Jupiter of Moon 1 S 28 18.8 Venus of Moon 2 S 29 21.0 Saturn of Moon 1 N 30 3.8 Pluto of Moon 1 N Dec. 4 12.1 Neptune of Moon 4 N 8 10.5 Uranus of Moon 5 N 11 4.7 Venus of Saturn 2 S 13 11.6 Venus of Pluto 1 S 22 4.3 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 23 1.8 Mars of Moon 4 S 26 5.2 New Moon 26 5.2 Annular solar eclipse 27 11.8 Saturn of Moon 1 N 27 14.5 Pluto of Moon 1 N 27 18.4 Jupiter at conjunction 29 1.5 Venus of Moon 1 N 31 21.0 Neptune of Moon 4 N