CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS for 2024 (Universal Time, DT=69.0) MERCURY h h h h Stationary Jan. 2 3.8 Apr. 24 8.4 Aug. 28 2.6 Dec. 15 21.2 Greatest elongation W Jan. 12 14.6 (24°) May 9 21.4 (26°) Sept. 5 2.5 (18°) Dec. 25 2.5 (22°) Superior conjunction Feb. 28 8.7 June 14 16.5 Sept. 30 21.2 Greatest elongation E March 24 22.5 (19°) July 22 6.6 (27°) Nov. 16 8.1 (23°) Stationary Apr. 1 20.1 Aug. 4 8.3 Nov. 26 4.4 Inferior conjunction Apr. 11 23.0 Aug. 19 2.0 Dec. 6 2.3 VENUS h Superior conjunction June 4 15.6 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 3 0.6 Equinoxes March 20 3 06.4 Sept. 22 12 43.7 Aphelion July 5 5.1 Solstices June 20 20 51.0 Dec. 21 9 20.6 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars -- Dec. 7 20.9 -- -- Jupiter May 18 18.8 Oct. 9 7.2 Dec. 7 21.0 -- Saturn Feb. 28 21.4 June 30 21.2 Sept. 8 4.6 Nov. 16 5.9 Uranus May 13 9.2 Sept. 1 15.7 Nov. 17 2.7 Jan. 27 10.8 Neptune March 17 11.4 July 3 3.1 Sept. 21 0.3 Dec. 8 11.0 Pluto Jan. 20 13.8 May 4 3.3 July 23 5.6 Oct. 12 2.2 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h o h o Jan. 27 16.1 Mercury 0.2 N of Mars Apr. 20 7.6 Jupiter 1 S of Uranus Feb. 5 17.7 Mercury 1 N of Pluto Apr. 29 4.0 Mars 0.04 S of Neptune Feb. 14 19.9 Mars 2 N of Pluto May 31 1.4 Mercury 1 S of Uranus Feb. 17 20.8 Venus 3 N of Pluto June 4 10.1 Mercury 0.1 S of Jupiter Feb. 22 15.6 Venus 1 N of Mars July 15 9.4 Mars 1 S of Uranus March 22 2.0 Venus 0.4 N of Saturn Aug. 6 15.2 Mercury 6 S of Venus Apr. 3 10.9 Venus 0.3 S of Neptune Aug. 14 16.8 Mars 0.3 N of Jupiter Apr. 11 3.2 Mars 0.5 N of Saturn Dec. 7 18.3 Venus 1 N of Pluto Apr. 18 22.7 Mercury 2 N of Venus PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h o h o Jan. 8 20.2 Venus 6 N July 21 12.7 Pluto 2 N 9 18.8 Mercury 7 N 24 20.8 Saturn 0.4 S 10 8.5 Mars 4 N 25 14.9 Neptune 1 S 11 12.0 New Moon 29 17.5 Uranus 4 S 14 9.6 Saturn 2 N 30 10.6 Mars 5 S 15 20.4 Neptune 1 N 30 23.9 Jupiter 5 S 18 20.7 Jupiter 3 S Aug. 4 11.2 New Moon 19 19.6 Uranus 3 S 5 22.0 Venus 2 S Feb. 7 18.8 Venus 5 N 6 0.0 Mercury 7 S 8 6.5 Mars 4 N 17 21.7 Pluto 2 N 8 14.2 Pluto 2 N 21 3.0 Saturn 0.5 S 8 22.0 Mercury 3 N 21 22.3 Neptune 1 S 9 23.0 New Moon 26 0.0 Uranus 4 S 11 0.7 Saturn 2 N 27 12.7 Jupiter 6 S 12 6.8 Neptune 1 N 28 0.4 Mars 5 S 15 8.3 Jupiter 3 S Sept. 1 9.3 Mercury 5 S 16 2.0 Uranus 3 S 3 1.9 New Moon March 7 2.1 Pluto 2 N 5 10.3 Venus 1 N 8 5.0 Mars 4 N 14 7.0 Pluto 2 N 8 17.0 Venus 3 N 17 10.4 Saturn 0.3 S 10 9.0 New Moon 18 7.6 Neptune 1 S 14 1.0 Jupiter 4 S 22 7.2 Uranus 5 S 14 11.6 Uranus 3 S 23 23.3 Jupiter 6 S Apr. 3 11.5 Pluto 2 N 25 11.8 Mars 5 S 6 3.9 Mars 2 N Oct. 2 18.8 New Moon 6 9.4 Saturn 1 N 5 20.4 Venus 3 N 7 8.2 Neptune 0.4 N 11 15.3 Pluto 2 N 7 16.6 Venus 0.4 S 14 18.2 Saturn 0.1 S 8 18.3 New Moon 15 17.5 Neptune 1 S 10 21.1 Jupiter 4 S 19 15.9 Uranus 4 S 10 23.9 Uranus 4 S 21 8.1 Jupiter 6 S 30 18.2 Pluto 2 N 23 19.9 Mars 4 S May 3 22.5 Saturn 1 N Nov. 1 12.8 New Moon 4 18.9 Neptune 0.3 N 3 7.6 Mercury 2 N 5 2.4 Mars 0.2 S 5 0.3 Venus 3 N 6 8.4 Mercury 4 S 7 22.0 Pluto 2 N 8 3.4 New Moon 11 1.7 Saturn 0.09 S 27 23.4 Pluto 2 N 12 2.4 Neptune 1 S 31 8.1 Saturn 0.4 N 16 1.2 Uranus 4 S June 1 2.9 Neptune 0.02 N 17 14.9 Jupiter 6 S 2 23.6 Mars 2 S 20 21.1 Mars 2 S 5 0.6 Uranus 4 S Dec. 1 6.4 New Moon 6 12.6 New Moon 4 22.7 Venus 2 N 24 5.2 Pluto 2 N 5 4.4 Pluto 1 N 27 15.0 Saturn 0.08 S 8 8.9 Saturn 0.3 S 28 8.9 Neptune 0.3 S 9 9.3 Neptune 1 S July 1 18.4 Mars 4 S 13 9.6 Uranus 4 S 2 10.1 Uranus 4 S 14 19.7 Jupiter 5 S 3 8.5 Jupiter 5 S 18 8.8 Mars 1 S 5 23.0 New Moon 29 4.4 Mercury 6 N 7 18.5 Mercury 3 S 30 22.4 New Moon CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS for 2024 Date Phenomena h Jan. 2 3.8 Mercury stationary 3 0.6 Sun at perigee 8 20.2 Venus of Moon 6 N 9 18.8 Mercury of Moon 7 N 10 8.5 Mars of Moon 4 N 11 12.0 New Moon 12 14.6 Mercury greatest western elong. (24o) 14 9.6 Saturn of Moon 2 N 15 20.4 Neptune of Moon 1 N 18 20.7 Jupiter of Moon 3 S 19 19.6 Uranus of Moon 3 S 20 13.8 Pluto at conjunction 20 14.1 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 27 10.8 Uranus stationary 27 16.1 Mercury of Mars 0.2 N Feb. 5 17.7 Mercury of Pluto 1 N 7 18.8 Venus of Moon 5 N 8 6.5 Mars of Moon 4 N 8 14.2 Pluto of Moon 2 N 8 22.0 Mercury of Moon 3 N 9 23.0 New Moon 11 0.7 Saturn of Moon 2 N 12 6.8 Neptune of Moon 1 N 14 19.9 Mars of Pluto 2 N 15 8.3 Jupiter of Moon 3 S 16 2.0 Uranus of Moon 3 S 17 20.8 Venus of Pluto 3 N 19 4.2 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 22 15.6 Venus of Mars 1 N 28 8.7 Mercury in superior conjunction 28 21.4 Saturn at conjunction March 7 2.1 Pluto of Moon 2 N 8 5.0 Mars of Moon 4 N 8 17.0 Venus of Moon 3 N 10 9.0 New Moon 14 1.0 Jupiter of Moon 4 S 14 11.6 Uranus of Moon 3 S 17 11.4 Neptune at conjunction 20 3.1 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 22 2.0 Venus of Saturn 0.4 N 24 22.5 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (19o) 25 6.1 Penumbral lunar eclipse Apr. 1 20.1 Mercury stationary 3 10.9 Venus of Neptune 0.3 S 3 11.5 Pluto of Moon 2 N 6 3.9 Mars of Moon 2 N 6 9.4 Saturn of Moon 1 N 7 8.2 Neptune of Moon 0.4 N 7 16.6 Venus of Moon 0.4 S 8 18.3 New Moon 8 18.6 Total solar eclipse 10 21.1 Jupiter of Moon 4 S 10 23.9 Uranus of Moon 4 S 11 3.2 Mars of Saturn 0.5 N 11 23.0 Mercury in inferior conjunction 18 22.7 Mercury of Venus 2 N 19 14.0 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 20 7.6 Jupiter of Uranus 1 S 24 8.4 Mercury stationary 29 4.0 Mars of Neptune 0.04 S 30 18.2 Pluto of Moon 2 N May 3 22.5 Saturn of Moon 1 N 4 3.3 Pluto stationary 4 18.9 Neptune of Moon 0.3 N 5 2.4 Mars of Moon 0.2 S 6 8.4 Mercury of Moon 4 S 8 3.4 New Moon 9 21.4 Mercury greatest western elong. (26o) 13 9.2 Uranus at conjunction 18 18.8 Jupiter at conjunction 20 13.0 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 27 23.4 Pluto of Moon 2 N 31 1.4 Mercury of Uranus 1 S 31 8.1 Saturn of Moon 0.4 N June 1 2.9 Neptune of Moon 0.02 N 2 23.6 Mars of Moon 2 S 4 10.1 Mercury of Jupiter 0.1 S 4 15.6 Venus in superior conjunction 5 0.6 Uranus of Moon 4 S 6 12.6 New Moon 14 16.5 Mercury in superior conjunction 20 20.9 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 24 5.2 Pluto of Moon 2 N 27 15.0 Saturn of Moon 0.08 S 28 8.9 Neptune of Moon 0.3 S 30 21.2 Saturn stationary July 1 18.4 Mars of Moon 4 S 2 10.1 Uranus of Moon 4 S 3 3.1 Neptune stationary 3 8.5 Jupiter of Moon 5 S 5 5.1 Sun at apogee 5 23.0 New Moon 7 18.5 Mercury of Moon 3 S 15 9.4 Mars of Uranus 1 S 21 12.7 Pluto of Moon 2 N 22 6.6 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (27o) 22 7.7 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 23 5.6 Pluto at opposition 24 20.8 Saturn of Moon 0.4 S 25 14.9 Neptune of Moon 1 S 29 17.5 Uranus of Moon 4 S 30 10.6 Mars of Moon 5 S 30 23.9 Jupiter of Moon 5 S Aug. 4 8.3 Mercury stationary 4 11.2 New Moon 5 22.0 Venus of Moon 2 S 6 0.0 Mercury of Moon 7 S 6 15.2 Mercury of Venus 6 S 14 16.8 Mars of Jupiter 0.3 N 17 21.7 Pluto of Moon 2 N 19 2.0 Mercury in inferior conjunction 21 3.0 Saturn of Moon 0.5 S 21 22.3 Neptune of Moon 1 S 22 14.9 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 26 0.0 Uranus of Moon 4 S 27 12.7 Jupiter of Moon 6 S 28 0.4 Mars of Moon 5 S 28 2.6 Mercury stationary Sept. 1 9.3 Mercury of Moon 5 S 1 15.7 Uranus stationary 3 1.9 New Moon 5 2.5 Mercury greatest western elong. (18o) 8 4.6 Saturn at opposition 14 7.0 Pluto of Moon 2 N 17 10.4 Saturn of Moon 0.3 S 18 1.8 Partial lunar eclipse 18 7.6 Neptune of Moon 1 S 21 0.3 Neptune at opposition 22 7.2 Uranus of Moon 5 S 22 12.7 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 23 23.3 Jupiter of Moon 6 S 25 11.8 Mars of Moon 5 S 30 21.2 Mercury in superior conjunction Oct. 2 18.8 New Moon 2 19.1 Annular solar eclipse 5 20.4 Venus of Moon 3 N 9 7.2 Jupiter stationary 11 15.3 Pluto of Moon 2 N 12 2.2 Pluto stationary 14 18.2 Saturn of Moon 0.1 S 15 17.5 Neptune of Moon 1 S 19 15.9 Uranus of Moon 4 S 21 8.1 Jupiter of Moon 6 S 22 22.2 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 23 19.9 Mars of Moon 4 S Nov. 1 12.8 New Moon 3 7.6 Mercury of Moon 2 N 5 0.3 Venus of Moon 3 N 7 22.0 Pluto of Moon 2 N 11 1.7 Saturn of Moon 0.09 S 12 2.4 Neptune of Moon 1 S 16 1.2 Uranus of Moon 4 S 16 5.9 Saturn stationary 16 8.1 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (23o) 17 2.7 Uranus at opposition 17 14.9 Jupiter of Moon 6 S 20 21.1 Mars of Moon 2 S 21 19.9 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius 26 4.4 Mercury stationary Dec. 1 6.4 New Moon 4 22.7 Venus of Moon 2 N 5 4.4 Pluto of Moon 1 N 6 2.3 Mercury in inferior conjunction 7 18.3 Venus of Pluto 1 N 7 20.9 Mars stationary 7 21.0 Jupiter at opposition 8 8.9 Saturn of Moon 0.3 S 8 11.0 Neptune stationary 9 9.3 Neptune of Moon 1 S 13 9.6 Uranus of Moon 4 S 14 19.7 Jupiter of Moon 5 S 15 21.2 Mercury stationary 18 8.8 Mars of Moon 1 S 21 9.3 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 25 2.5 Mercury greatest western elong. (22o) 29 4.4 Mercury of Moon 6 N 30 22.4 New Moon