CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS for 2023 (Universal Time, DT=70.0) MERCURY h h h h Inferior conjunction Jan. 7 13.0 May 1 23.5 Sept. 6 11.2 Dec. 22 18.9 Stationary Jan. 18 11.8 May 14 6.7 Sept. 15 0.3 Greatest elongation W Jan. 30 5.8 (25°) May 29 5.5 (25°) Sept. 22 13.2 (18°) Superior conjunction March 17 10.7 July 1 5.1 Oct. 20 5.6 Greatest elongation E Apr. 11 22.1 (19°) Aug. 10 1.7 (27°) Dec. 4 14.4 (21°) Stationary Apr. 21 16.0 Aug. 23 4.8 Dec. 13 4.9 VENUS h h Greatest elongation E June 4 11.0 (45°) Stationary Sept. 3 3.5 Greatest brilliancy July 7 13.7 Greatest brilliancy Sept. 19 14.1 Stationary July 20 23.4 Greatest elongation W Oct. 23 23.2 (46°) Inferior conjunction Aug. 13 11.3 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 4 16.3 Equinoxes March 20 21 24.4 Sept. 23 6 50.0 Aphelion July 6 20.1 Solstices June 21 14 57.8 Dec. 22 3 27.4 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars Nov. 18 5.7 -- -- Jan. 12 20.2 Jupiter Apr. 11 22.1 Sept. 4 21.0 Nov. 3 5.0 Dec. 31 15.1 Saturn Feb. 16 16.8 June 18 15.2 Aug. 27 8.5 Nov. 4 17.0 Uranus May 9 19.9 Aug. 29 3.4 Nov. 13 17.3 Jan. 23 2.8 Neptune March 15 23.7 July 1 13.4 Sept. 19 11.3 Dec. 6 23.8 Pluto Jan. 18 14.7 May 2 23.2 July 22 3.9 Oct. 10 23.9 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h ° h ° Jan. 1 8.9 Venus 1 N of Pluto March 28 14.6 Mercury 1 N of Jupiter Jan. 22 19.6 Venus 0.4 S of Saturn March 31 6.2 Venus 1 N of Uranus Feb. 10 23.3 Mercury 2 N of Pluto June 4 4.7 Mercury 3 S of Uranus Feb. 15 12.3 Venus 0.01 S of Neptune July 26 12.7 Mercury 5 N of Venus March 2 9.6 Mercury 1 S of Saturn Dec. 28 2.8 Mercury 4 N of Mars March 2 10.7 Venus 1 N of Jupiter PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h ° h ° Jan. 1 22.3 Uranus 1 S July 8 14.2 Neptune 2 N 3 19.6 Mars 1 N 11 21.4 Jupiter 2 S 20 7.8 Mercury 7 N 12 17.8 Uranus 2 S 21 20.9 New Moon 17 18.5 New Moon 23 7.4 Saturn 4 N 19 8.9 Mercury 4 S 23 8.3 Venus 3 N 20 8.6 Venus 8 S 25 5.9 Neptune 3 N 21 4.0 Mars 3 S 26 2.1 Jupiter 2 N Aug. 1 1.4 Pluto 2 N 29 4.1 Uranus 1 S 3 10.4 Saturn 2 N 31 4.4 Mars 0.1 N 4 22.0 Neptune 1 N Feb. 18 3.4 Pluto 3 N 8 9.7 Jupiter 3 S 18 20.9 Mercury 4 N 9 1.1 Uranus 3 S 20 7.1 New Moon 16 9.6 New Moon 21 18.3 Neptune 2 N 18 11.4 Mercury 7 S 22 7.9 Venus 2 N 18 23.1 Mars 2 S 22 22.0 Jupiter 1 N 28 11.0 Pluto 2 N 25 13.1 Uranus 1 S 30 18.1 Saturn 2 N 28 4.5 Mars 1 S Sept. 1 7.3 Neptune 1 N March 17 13.2 Pluto 3 N 4 19.8 Jupiter 3 S 19 15.4 Saturn 4 N 5 8.8 Uranus 3 S 21 17.4 New Moon 11 13.0 Venus 11 S 22 19.9 Jupiter 1 N 13 17.7 Mercury 6 S 24 10.4 Venus 0.1 N 15 1.7 New Moon 25 0.7 Uranus 2 S 16 19.3 Mars 1 S 28 13.3 Mars 2 S 24 19.2 Pluto 3 N Apr. 13 20.1 Pluto 3 N 27 1.5 Saturn 3 N 16 3.8 Saturn 3 N 28 17.0 Neptune 1 N 17 17.4 Neptune 2 N Oct. 2 3.3 Jupiter 3 S 20 4.2 New Moon 2 17.3 Uranus 3 S 21 7.1 Mercury 2 N 10 9.7 Venus 7 S 21 13.0 Uranus 2 S 14 17.9 New Moon 23 13.0 Venus 1 S 22 1.6 Pluto 3 N 26 2.3 Mars 3 S 24 7.9 Saturn 3 N May 11 1.6 Pluto 3 N 26 1.4 Neptune 2 N 13 13.1 Saturn 3 N 29 8.2 Jupiter 3 S 15 1.4 Neptune 2 N 30 1.9 Uranus 3 S 17 13.3 Jupiter 1 S Nov. 9 9.5 Venus 1 S 18 1.6 Mercury 4 S 13 9.5 New Moon 19 15.9 New Moon 14 14.6 Mercury 2 N 23 12.1 Venus 2 S 18 7.6 Pluto 3 N 24 17.5 Mars 4 S 20 14.1 Saturn 3 N June 7 7.9 Pluto 3 N 22 7.8 Neptune 1 N 9 20.4 Saturn 3 N 25 11.2 Jupiter 3 S 11 7.8 Neptune 2 N 26 9.3 Uranus 3 S 14 6.6 Jupiter 2 S Dec. 9 16.9 Venus 4 N 15 9.9 Uranus 2 S 12 23.5 New Moon 16 20.6 Mercury 4 S 14 5.3 Mercury 4 N 18 4.6 New Moon 15 15.2 Pluto 2 N 22 0.8 Venus 4 S 17 22.0 Saturn 2 N 22 10.2 Mars 4 S 19 13.3 Neptune 1 N July 4 15.9 Pluto 2 N 22 14.4 Jupiter 3 S 7 3.2 Saturn 3 N 23 14.9 Uranus 3 S Occultations of major planets by the Moon, visible in Russia h Jan. 01 22.3 Uranus Center and north of the European part of Russia, Ural 29 04.2 Uranus Northwest Siberia, Eastern Chukotka Feb. 28 04.6 Mars North of the European part of Russia Nov. 09 09.5 Venus The European part of Russia, the north of the Urals CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS for 2023 Date Phenomena h Jan. 1 8.9 Venus of Pluto 1 N 1 22.3 Uranus of Moon 1 S 3 19.6 Mars of Moon 1 N 4 16.3 Sun at perigee 7 13.0 Mercury in inferior conjunction 12 20.2 Mars stationary 18 11.8 Mercury stationary 18 14.7 Pluto at conjunction 20 7.8 Mercury of Moon 7 N 20 8.5 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 21 20.9 New Moon 22 19.6 Venus of Saturn 0.4 S 23 2.8 Uranus stationary 23 7.4 Saturn of Moon 4 N 23 8.3 Venus of Moon 3 N 25 5.9 Neptune of Moon 3 N 26 2.1 Jupiter of Moon 2 N 29 4.1 Uranus of Moon 1 S 30 5.8 Mercury greatest western elong. (25o) 31 4.4 Mars of Moon 0.1 N Feb. 10 23.3 Mercury of Pluto 2 N 15 12.3 Venus of Neptune 0.01 S 16 16.8 Saturn at conjunction 18 3.4 Pluto of Moon 3 N 18 20.9 Mercury of Moon 4 N 18 22.6 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 20 7.1 New Moon 21 18.3 Neptune of Moon 2 N 22 7.9 Venus of Moon 2 N 22 22.0 Jupiter of Moon 1 N 25 13.1 Uranus of Moon 1 S 28 4.5 Mars of Moon 1 S March 2 9.6 Mercury of Saturn 1 S 2 10.7 Venus of Jupiter 1 N 15 23.7 Neptune at conjunction 17 10.7 Mercury in superior conjunction 17 13.2 Pluto of Moon 3 N 19 15.4 Saturn of Moon 4 N 20 21.4 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 21 17.4 New Moon 22 19.9 Jupiter of Moon 1 N 24 10.4 Venus of Moon 0.1 N 25 0.7 Uranus of Moon 2 S 28 13.3 Mars of Moon 2 S 28 14.6 Mercury of Jupiter 1 N 31 6.2 Venus of Uranus 1 N Apr. 11 22.1 Jupiter at conjunction 11 22.1 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (19o) 13 20.1 Pluto of Moon 3 N 16 3.8 Saturn of Moon 3 N 17 17.4 Neptune of Moon 2 N 20 3.9 Annular-total eclipse of the Sun 20 4.2 New Moon 20 8.2 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 21 7.1 Mercury of Moon 2 N 21 13.0 Uranus of Moon 2 S 21 16.0 Mercury stationary 23 13.0 Venus of Moon 1 S 26 2.3 Mars of Moon 3 S May 1 23.5 Mercury in inferior conjunction 2 23.2 Pluto stationary 5 18.2 Penumbral eclipse of the Moon 9 19.9 Uranus at conjunction 11 1.6 Pluto of Moon 3 N 13 13.1 Saturn of Moon 3 N 14 6.7 Mercury stationary 15 1.4 Neptune of Moon 2 N 17 13.3 Jupiter of Moon 1 S 18 1.6 Mercury of Moon 4 S 19 15.9 New Moon 21 7.2 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 23 12.1 Venus of Moon 2 S 24 17.5 Mars of Moon 4 S 29 5.5 Mercury greatest western elong. (25o) June 4 4.7 Mercury of Uranus 3 S 4 11.0 Venus greatest eastern elong. (45o) 7 7.9 Pluto of Moon 3 N 9 20.4 Saturn of Moon 3 N 11 7.8 Neptune of Moon 2 N 14 6.6 Jupiter of Moon 2 S 15 9.9 Uranus of Moon 2 S 16 20.6 Mercury of Moon 4 S 18 4.6 New Moon 18 15.2 Saturn stationary 21 15.0 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 22 0.8 Venus of Moon 4 S 22 10.2 Mars of Moon 4 S July 1 5.1 Mercury in superior conjunction 1 13.4 Neptune stationary 4 15.9 Pluto of Moon 2 N 6 20.1 Sun at apogee 7 3.2 Saturn of Moon 3 N 7 13.7 Venus in greatest brilliancy 8 14.2 Neptune of Moon 2 N 11 21.4 Jupiter of Moon 2 S 12 17.8 Uranus of Moon 2 S 17 18.5 New Moon 19 8.9 Mercury of Moon 4 S 20 8.6 Venus of Moon 8 S 20 23.4 Venus stationary 21 4.0 Mars of Moon 3 S 22 3.9 Pluto at opposition 23 1.8 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 26 12.7 Mercury of Venus 5 N Aug. 1 1.4 Pluto of Moon 2 N 3 10.4 Saturn of Moon 2 N 4 22.0 Neptune of Moon 1 N 8 9.7 Jupiter of Moon 3 S 9 1.1 Uranus of Moon 3 S 10 1.7 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (27o) 13 11.3 Venus in inferior conjunction 16 9.6 New Moon 18 11.4 Mercury of Moon 7 S 18 23.1 Mars of Moon 2 S 23 4.8 Mercury stationary 23 9.0 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 27 8.5 Saturn at opposition 28 11.0 Pluto of Moon 2 N 29 3.4 Uranus stationary 30 18.1 Saturn of Moon 2 N Sept. 1 7.3 Neptune of Moon 1 N 3 3.5 Venus stationary 4 19.8 Jupiter of Moon 3 S 4 21.0 Jupiter stationary 5 8.8 Uranus of Moon 3 S 6 11.2 Mercury in inferior conjunction 11 13.0 Venus of Moon 11 S 13 17.7 Mercury of Moon 6 S 15 0.3 Mercury stationary 15 1.7 New Moon 16 19.3 Mars of Moon 1 S 19 11.3 Neptune at opposition 19 14.1 Venus in greatest brilliancy 22 13.2 Mercury greatest western elong. (18o) 23 6.8 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 24 19.2 Pluto of Moon 3 N 27 1.5 Saturn of Moon 3 N 28 17.0 Neptune of Moon 1 N Oct. 2 3.3 Jupiter of Moon 3 S 2 17.3 Uranus of Moon 3 S 10 9.7 Venus of Moon 7 S 10 23.9 Pluto stationary 14 17.6 Annular eclipse of the Sun 14 17.9 New Moon 20 5.6 Mercury in superior conjunction 22 1.6 Pluto of Moon 3 N 23 16.3 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 23 23.2 Venus greatest western elong. (46o) 24 7.9 Saturn of Moon 3 N 26 1.4 Neptune of Moon 2 N 28 21.1 Partial eclipse of the Moon 29 8.2 Jupiter of Moon 3 S 30 1.9 Uranus of Moon 3 S Nov. 3 5.0 Jupiter at opposition 4 17.0 Saturn stationary 9 9.5 Venus of Moon 1 S 13 9.5 New Moon 13 17.3 Uranus at opposition 14 14.6 Mercury of Moon 2 N 18 5.7 Mars at conjunction 18 7.6 Pluto of Moon 3 N 20 14.1 Saturn of Moon 3 N 22 7.8 Neptune of Moon 1 N 22 14.0 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius 25 11.2 Jupiter of Moon 3 S 26 9.3 Uranus of Moon 3 S Dec. 4 14.4 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (21o) 6 23.8 Neptune stationary 9 16.9 Venus of Moon 4 N 12 23.5 New Moon 13 4.9 Mercury stationary 14 5.3 Mercury of Moon 4 N 15 15.2 Pluto of Moon 2 N 17 22.0 Saturn of Moon 2 N 19 13.3 Neptune of Moon 1 N 22 3.5 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 22 14.4 Jupiter of Moon 3 S 22 18.9 Mercury in inferior conjunction 23 14.9 Uranus of Moon 3 S 28 2.8 Mercury of Mars 4 N 31 15.1 Jupiter stationary