CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS for 2025 (Universal Time, DT=69.0) MERCURY h h h Superior conjunction Feb. 9 12.1 May 30 4.2 Sept. 13 10.9 Greatest elongation E March 8 6.1 (18°) July 4 4.6 (26°) Oct. 29 22.0 (24°) Stationary March 14 20.6 July 17 7.3 Nov. 9 23.3 Inferior conjunction March 24 19.8 July 31 23.7 Nov. 20 9.4 Stationary Apr. 6 6.3 Aug. 10 18.0 Nov. 29 15.2 Greatest elongation W Apr. 21 18.8 (27°) Aug. 19 9.8 (19°) Dec. 7 21.0 (21°) VENUS h h Greatest elongation E Jan. 10 5.0 (47°) Stationary Apr. 10 14.9 Greatest brilliancy Feb. 14 23.4 Greatest brilliancy Apr. 27 10.2 Stationary Feb. 28 3.4 Greatest elongation W June 1 3.4 (46°) Inferior conjunction March 23 1.1 EARTH h h m h m Perihelion Jan. 4 13.5 Equinoxes March 20 9 01.5 Sept. 22 18 19.3 Aphelion July 3 19.9 Solstices June 21 2 42.3 Dec. 21 15 03.1 SUPERIOR PLANETS Conjunction Stationary Opposition Stationary h h h h Mars -- -- Jan. 16 2.6 Feb. 24 9.5 Jupiter June 24 15.3 Nov. 11 19.8 -- Feb. 4 13.1 Saturn March 12 10.5 July 14 7.9 Sept. 21 5.8 Nov. 29 0.5 Uranus May 17 23.5 Sept. 6 4.9 Nov. 21 12.4 Jan. 30 19.0 Neptune March 19 23.4 July 5 14.5 Sept. 23 12.9 Dec. 11 0.3 Pluto Jan. 21 12.5 May 6 5.8 July 25 6.5 Oct. 14 7.9 PLANETARY CONJUNCTION h o h o Jan. 20 5.3 Venus 3 N of Saturn June 8 20.2 Mercury 2 N of Jupiter Feb. 3 19.9 Venus 4 N of Neptune June 29 8.4 Saturn 1 S of Neptune Feb. 25 21.5 Mercury 2 N of Saturn July 4 1.1 Venus 2 S of Uranus March 3 6.4 Mercury 2 N of Neptune Aug. 6 9.8 Saturn 1 S of Neptune March 9 10.9 Mercury 6 S of Venus Aug. 12 7.7 Venus 1 S of Jupiter March 30 6.1 Venus 10 N of Saturn Oct. 21 6.3 Mercury 2 S of Mars Apr. 16 18.5 Mercury 1 S of Neptune Nov. 12 18.8 Mercury 1 S of Mars Apr. 29 2.4 Venus 4 N of Saturn Nov. 25 4.9 Mercury 1 N of Venus May 4 2.8 Venus 2 N of Neptune PLANETS CONJUNCTION WITH THE MOON h o h o Jan. 1 12.3 Pluto 1 N July 11 22.7 Pluto 0.02 S 3 15.4 Venus 1 N 16 10.2 Neptune 3 S 4 17.4 Saturn 1 S 16 10.5 Saturn 4 S 5 15.3 Neptune 1 S 20 13.1 Uranus 5 S 9 15.9 Uranus 4 S 21 19.4 Venus 7 S 10 23.2 Jupiter 5 S 23 4.3 Jupiter 5 S 14 3.7 Mars 0.2 S 24 19.2 New Moon 29 12.6 New Moon 28 19.7 Mars 1 N Feb. 1 4.9 Saturn 1 S Aug. 8 5.4 Pluto 0.01 S 1 20.5 Venus 2 N 12 15.3 Saturn 4 S 1 22.8 Neptune 1 S 12 15.6 Neptune 3 S 5 21.2 Uranus 5 S 16 20.0 Uranus 5 S 7 3.6 Jupiter 5 S 19 21.1 Jupiter 5 S 9 19.6 Mars 1 S 20 10.8 Venus 5 S 25 10.1 Pluto 1 N 21 16.2 Mercury 4 S 28 0.7 New Moon 23 6.1 New Moon March 1 4.0 Mercury 0.4 N 26 16.7 Mars 3 N 1 9.1 Neptune 2 S Sept. 4 13.6 Pluto 0.06 N 1 23.3 Venus 6 N 8 20.4 Saturn 4 S 5 4.0 Uranus 5 S 8 22.4 Neptune 3 S 6 11.5 Jupiter 6 S 13 1.9 Uranus 5 S 9 0.5 Mars 2 S 16 11.1 Jupiter 5 S 24 21.2 Pluto 1 N 19 11.8 Venus 1 S 28 12.2 Saturn 2 S 21 19.9 New Moon 29 11.0 New Moon 24 14.8 Mars 4 N Apr. 1 13.9 Uranus 5 S Oct. 1 22.5 Pluto 0.05 N 3 0.4 Jupiter 6 S 6 3.0 Saturn 4 S 5 19.1 Mars 2 S 6 7.3 Neptune 3 S 21 6.0 Pluto 1 N 10 8.6 Uranus 5 S 25 1.4 Venus 2 N 13 22.5 Jupiter 4 S 25 4.4 Saturn 2 S 19 21.6 Venus 4 N 25 10.1 Neptune 2 S 21 12.4 New Moon 26 1.1 Mercury 4 S 23 13.5 Mars 5 N 27 19.5 New Moon 23 16.2 Mercury 2 N 29 2.4 Uranus 5 S 29 6.7 Pluto 0.1 S 30 17.6 Jupiter 5 S Nov. 2 11.0 Saturn 4 S May 3 23.2 Mars 2 S 2 17.1 Neptune 3 S 18 12.4 Pluto 0.4 N 6 17.2 Uranus 5 S 22 18.0 Saturn 3 S 10 7.9 Jupiter 4 S 22 20.7 Neptune 2 S 20 6.8 New Moon 23 23.9 Venus 4 S 21 12.5 Mars 4 N 27 3.0 New Moon 25 13.9 Pluto 0.4 S 28 13.2 Jupiter 5 S 29 19.3 Saturn 4 S June 1 9.8 Mars 1 S 30 2.2 Neptune 3 S 14 17.4 Pluto 0.1 N Dec. 4 2.9 Uranus 5 S 19 4.0 Saturn 3 S 7 15.8 Jupiter 4 S 19 4.5 Neptune 2 S 18 12.2 Mercury 6 N 22 8.6 Venus 7 S 20 1.7 New Moon 23 3.6 Uranus 5 S 22 20.9 Pluto 1 S 25 10.5 New Moon 27 3.6 Saturn 4 S 27 6.0 Mercury 3 S 27 9.4 Neptune 3 S 30 1.1 Mars 0.2 S 31 11.8 Uranus 5 S CONFIGURATIONS OF THE SUN, MOON AND PLANETS for 2025 Date Phenomena h Jan. 1 12.3 Pluto of Moon 1 N 3 15.4 Venus of Moon 1 N 4 13.5 Sun at perigee 4 17.4 Saturn of Moon 1 S 5 15.3 Neptune of Moon 1 S 9 15.9 Neptune of Moon 4 S 10 5.0 Venus greatest eastern elong. (47o) 10 23.2 Jupiter of Moon 5 S 12 13.6 Mars closest approach 14 3.7 Mars of Moon 0.2 S 16 2.6 Mars at opposition 19 20.0 Solar longitude 300, enter into Aquarius 20 5.3 Venus of Saturn 3 N 21 12.5 Pluto at conjunction 29 12.6 New Moon 30 19.0 Uranus stationary Feb. 1 4.9 Saturn of Moon 1 S 1 20.5 Venus of Moon 2 N 1 22.8 Neptune of Moon 1 S 3 19.9 Venus of Neptune 4 N 4 13.1 Jupiter stationary 5 21.2 Neptune of Moon 5 S 7 3.6 Jupiter of Moon 5 S 9 12.1 Mercury in superior conjunction 9 19.6 Mars of Moon 1 S 14 23.4 Venus in greatest brilliancy 18 10.1 Solar longitude 330, enter into Pisces 24 9.5 Mars stationary 25 10.1 Pluto of Moon 1 N 25 21.5 Mercury of Saturn 2 N 28 0.7 New Moon 28 3.4 Venus stationary March 1 4.0 Mercury of Moon 0.4 N 1 9.1 Neptune of Moon 2 S 1 23.3 Venus of Moon 6 N 3 6.4 Mercury of Neptune 2 N 5 4.0 Neptune of Moon 5 S 6 11.5 Jupiter of Moon 6 S 8 6.1 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (18o) 9 0.5 Mars of Moon 2 S 9 10.9 Mercury of Venus 6 S 12 10.5 Saturn at conjunction 14 6.6 Total lunar eclipse 14 20.6 Mercury stationary 19 23.4 Neptune at conjunction 20 9.0 Solar longitude 0, enter into Aries Beginning of the spring 23 1.1 Venus inferior conjunction 24 19.8 Mercury in inferior conjunction 24 21.2 Pluto of Moon 1 N 28 12.2 Saturn of Moon 2 S 29 11.0 New Moon 29 11.8 Partial solar eclipse 30 6.1 Venus of Saturn 10 N Apr. 1 13.9 Neptune of Moon 5 S 3 0.4 Jupiter of Moon 6 S 5 19.1 Mars of Moon 2 S 6 6.3 Mercury stationary 10 14.9 Venus stationary 16 18.5 Mercury of Neptune 1 S 19 19.9 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 21 6.0 Pluto of Moon 1 N 21 18.8 Mercury greatest western elong. (27o) 25 1.4 Venus of Moon 2 N 25 4.4 Saturn of Moon 2 S 25 10.1 Neptune of Moon 2 S 26 1.1 Mercury of Moon 4 S 27 10.2 Venus in greatest brilliancy 27 19.5 New Moon 29 2.4 Neptune of Moon 5 S 29 2.4 Venus of Saturn 4 N 30 17.6 Jupiter of Moon 5 S May 3 23.2 Mars of Moon 2 S 4 2.8 Venus of Neptune 2 N 6 5.8 Pluto stationary 17 23.5 Uranus at conjunction 18 12.4 Pluto of Moon 0.4 N 20 18.9 Solar longitude 60, enter into Gemini 22 18.0 Saturn of Moon 3 S 22 20.7 Neptune of Moon 2 S 23 23.9 Venus of Moon 4 S 27 3.0 New Moon 28 13.2 Jupiter of Moon 5 S 30 4.2 Mercury in superior conjunction June 1 3.4 Venus greatest western elong. (46o) 1 9.8 Mars of Moon 1 S 8 20.2 Mercury of Jupiter 2 N 14 17.4 Pluto of Moon 0.1 N 19 4.0 Saturn of Moon 3 S 19 4.5 Neptune of Moon 2 S 21 2.7 Solar longitude 90, enter into Cancer Beginning of the summer 22 8.6 Venus of Moon 7 S 23 3.6 Neptune of Moon 5 S 24 15.3 Jupiter at conjunction 25 10.5 New Moon 27 6.0 Mercury of Moon 3 S 29 8.4 Saturn of Neptune 1 S 30 1.1 Mars of Moon 0.2 S July 3 19.9 Sun at apogee 4 1.1 Venus of Uranus 2 S 4 4.6 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (26o) 5 14.5 Neptune stationary 11 22.7 Pluto of Moon 0.02 S 14 7.9 Saturn stationary 16 10.2 Neptune of Moon 3 S 16 10.5 Saturn of Moon 4 S 17 7.3 Mercury stationary 20 13.1 Neptune of Moon 5 S 21 19.4 Venus of Moon 7 S 22 13.5 Solar longitude 120, enter into Leo 23 4.3 Jupiter of Moon 5 S 24 19.2 New Moon 25 6.5 Pluto at opposition 28 19.7 Mars of Moon 1 N 31 23.7 Mercury in inferior conjunction Aug. 6 9.8 Saturn of Neptune 1 S 8 5.4 Pluto of Moon 0.01 S 10 18.0 Mercury stationary 12 7.7 Venus of Jupiter 1 S 12 15.3 Saturn of Moon 4 S 12 15.6 Neptune of Moon 3 S 16 20.0 Neptune of Moon 5 S 19 9.8 Mercury greatest western elong. (19o) 19 21.1 Jupiter of Moon 5 S 20 10.8 Venus of Moon 5 S 21 16.2 Mercury of Moon 4 S 22 20.6 Solar longitude 150, enter into Virgo 23 6.1 New Moon 26 16.7 Mars of Moon 3 N Sept. 4 13.6 Pluto of Moon 0.06 N 6 4.9 Uranus stationary 7 18.0 Total lunar eclipse 8 20.4 Saturn of Moon 4 S 8 22.4 Neptune of Moon 3 S 13 1.9 Neptune of Moon 5 S 13 10.9 Mercury in superior conjunction 16 11.1 Jupiter of Moon 5 S 19 11.8 Venus of Moon 1 S 21 5.8 Saturn at opposition 21 19.9 New Moon 21 20.8 Partial solar eclipse 22 18.3 Solar longitude 180, enter into Libra Beginning of the autumn 23 12.9 Neptune at opposition 24 14.8 Mars of Moon 4 N Oct. 1 22.5 Pluto of Moon 0.05 N 6 3.0 Saturn of Moon 4 S 6 7.3 Neptune of Moon 3 S 10 8.6 Neptune of Moon 5 S 13 22.5 Jupiter of Moon 4 S 14 7.9 Pluto stationary 19 21.6 Venus of Moon 4 N 21 6.3 Mercury of Mars 2 S 21 12.4 New Moon 23 3.8 Solar longitude 210, enter into Scorpius 23 13.5 Mars of Moon 5 N 23 16.2 Mercury of Moon 2 N 29 6.7 Pluto of Moon 0.1 S 29 22.0 Mercury greatest eastern elong. (24o) Nov. 2 11.0 Saturn of Moon 4 S 2 17.1 Neptune of Moon 3 S 6 17.2 Neptune of Moon 5 S 9 23.3 Mercury stationary 10 7.9 Jupiter of Moon 4 S 11 19.8 Jupiter stationary 12 18.8 Mercury of Mars 1 S 20 6.8 New Moon 20 9.4 Mercury in inferior conjunction 21 12.4 Uranus at opposition 21 12.5 Mars of Moon 4 N 22 1.6 Solar longitude 240, enter into Sagittarius 25 4.9 Mercury of Venus 1 N 25 13.9 Pluto of Moon 0.4 S 29 0.5 Saturn stationary 29 15.2 Mercury stationary 29 19.3 Saturn of Moon 4 S 30 2.2 Neptune of Moon 3 S Dec. 4 2.9 Neptune of Moon 5 S 7 15.8 Jupiter of Moon 4 S 7 21.0 Mercury greatest western elong. (21o) 11 0.3 Neptune stationary 18 12.2 Mercury of Moon 6 N 20 1.7 New Moon 21 15.1 Solar longitude 270, enter into Capricornus Beginning of the winter 22 20.9 Pluto of Moon 1 S 27 3.6 Saturn of Moon 4 S 27 9.4 Neptune of Moon 3 S 31 11.8 Neptune of Moon 5 S