Astronomical Events in 2019
January
02 Jan Crescent Moon close to Venus and Jupiter in the morning sky.
03 Jan Crescent Moon close to Jupiter.
03/4 Jan Quadrantids meteor shower maximum.
06 Jan New Moon and Venus Greatest W Elongation 47°.
21 Jan Total eclipse of the Moon 3 am to 6 am – visible in the UK.
22 Jan Venus and Jupiter conjunction in the morning sky.
30 Jan Crescent Moon, Antares, Venus and Jupiter.
February
01 Feb The Crescent Moon is close to Venus in the morning sky.
02 Feb The Crescent Moon is close Saturn in the morning sky.
04 Feb New Moon.
12 Feb The Moon is close to Uranus by 1 degree!
14 Feb Moon occults star in Hyades in the morning sky.
18 Feb Conjunction of Venus and Saturn (1 degree).
Moon close to the star cluster Praesepe.
19 Feb Full Moon.
27 Feb Moon close to Jupiter and
Mercury greatest Eastern Elongation 18 degrees East.
28 Feb Moon close to the planet Jupiter in the morning sky.
March
01 Mar Saturn conjunction with the Moon (0.3 degrees).
02-03 Mar Crescent Moon close to Saturn and Venus.
03 Mar Crescent Moon close to Venus in the morning sky.
21 Mar Full Moon.
27 Mar Moon very close to Jupiter.
29 Mar Saturn conjunction with the Moon (0.05 degrees).
30 Mar Mars close to the Pleaides star cluster.
April
01 Apr Moon is close to the planet Venus.
05 Apr New Moon.
09 Apr Moon close to Aldebaran, Mars and the Pleiades star cluster.
11 Apr Mercury greatest Western Elongation 27.7 degrees W.
13 Apr The Moon occults the star cluster Praesepe.
16-17 Apr Venus close to Mercury in the morning sky.
23 Apr Lyrid Meteor Shower maximum (debris from Comet Thatcher).
25 Apr Moon near the planet Saturn in the morning sky (0.37 degrees).
May
04 May New Moon.
05 - 06 May Eta Aquarids meteor shower maximum (debris from Halley’s comet).
06 May Crescent Moon near Aldebaran.
07 May Crescent Moon near Mars in the evening sky.
10 May Moon near Praesepe.
18 May Full Moon.
20 May Moon close to Jupiter 1.7 degrees.
23 May Gibbous Moon near Saturn in the morning sky.
June
03 Jun New Moon.
10 Jun Jupiter at Opposition 641 million km from Earth!
15 Jun Moon near Jupiter and Antares.
16 Jun Moon very close to Jupiter.
17 Jun Full Moon.
18 Jun Conjunction of Mercury and Mars < ¼ degree or 14 arc minutes.
19 Jun Moon close to the planet Saturn.
23 Jun Mercury greatest Elongation East 25 degrees East.
July
02 Jul New Moon.
04 Jul Moon, Mercury and Mars close together in the evening sly 21.45.
09 Jul Saturn at Opposition.
13 Jul Jupiter close to the Moon.
15 Jul Moon close to Saturn.
16 Jul Lunar eclipse partially visible UK (65% at 10:32 pm).
28 Jul Crescent Moon close to Aldebaran and Hyades cluster.
29 Jul Delta Aquarids.
August
01 Aug New Moon.
09 Aug Mercury Greatest Western Elongation 19 degrees West in the Morning Sky.
09 Aug Moon near Antares and Jupiter.
11 Aug Moon near Saturn in the evening sky.
12 – 13 Aug Perseid Meteor Shower.
23 Aug Moon occults stars in the Hyades star cluster.
30 Aug New Moon.
September
05 Sep Moon near the planet Jupiter and the star Antares.
06 Sep Neptune is very close to the 4 magnitude star Phi Aquarii.
10 Sep Neptune at Opposition magnitude +7.8.
14 Sep Full Moon.
24 Sep Moon near Castor and Pollux in Gemini.
26 Sep Crescent Moon near the star Regulus in Leo.
October
03 Oct Crescent Moon close to Jupiter.
05 Oct First Quarter Moon close to the planet Saturn.
12 Oct Full Moon.
17 Oct Gibbous near Alderbaran.
21/22 Oct Orionid meteor shower Maximum (debris from Halley’s Comet).
22 Oct The Moon occults stars in the Praesepe star cluster.
28 Oct Uranus at Opposition magnitude +5.7.
29 Oct Moon very close to Venus.
30 Oct Moon close to Venus and Jupiter.
31 Oct Crescent Moon close to Jupiter in the evening sky.
November
02 Nov Crescent Moon near the planet Saturn.
11 Nov Mercury Transits the Sun UK 12.35 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
12 Nov Full Moon.
18 Nov Leonids Meteor shower maximum.
26 Nov New Moon.
28 Nov Mercury Greatest Western Elongation 20 degrees West.
29 Nov Crescent Moon near Saturn.
December
10 Dec Venus close to Saturn after Sunset in the evening sky.
11 Dec Venus in conjunction with Saturn < 2 degrees.
12 Dec Full Moon.
12 Dec Mars close to the star Zubenelgenubi (Alpha Librae).
13 Dec Geminid meteors.
14 Dec Geminids meteor shower maximum.
28 Dec Crescent Moon close to Venus in the evening sky.
29 Dec Crescent Moon close to Venus.
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Also in 2019
I am giving a number of Astronomy Talks this year:
TBC Herne Bay Astronomical Society
Norton Knatchbul Grammar School.
