Diary of Phenomena for 2005
... a list of astronomical events.
Copyright Norbert Haley 2004
You'll find world-maps of planetary occultations here
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January 2005
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d h m UTC
1 22 Sun closest to Earth
3 17 43 Last Quarter
4 1 Moon 0.32degS of Jupiter OCCULTATION MAP
4 11 Spica 2.8degS of Moon
6 10 Pollux 7degN of Saturn
7 19 Moon 3.4degS of Mars
7 19 Antares 1.3degS of Moon
7 21 Antares 4.7degS of Mars
9 1 Moon 4.8degS of Mercury
9 3 Moon 4.8degS of Venus
10 10 Moon closest to Earth
10 12 4 New Moon
13 7 Moon 3.7degS of Uranus
13 19 Saturn closest to Earth
13 22 Saturn at opposition
14 0 Mercury 0.34degS of Venus
17 7 0 First Quarter
19 21 Pleiades 1.5degN of Moon
20 20 Aldebaran 9degS of Moon
23 19 Moon furthest from Earth
24 7 Moon 5degN of Saturn
24 10 Pollux 1.7degN of Moon
25 10 33 Full Moon
25 14 Mercury opposite of Saturn
27 8 Regulus 4.1degS of Moon
27 19 Venus opposite of Saturn
29 7 Mars 8degS of Pluto
31 10 Moon 0.9degS of Jupiter
31 17 Spica 2.6degS of Moon OCCULTATION MAP
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February 2005
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d h m UTC
2 7 25 Last Quarter
2 14 Spica closest approach to Jupiter 3deg
2 16 Jupiter stationary (retro)
3 19 Neptune in conjunction
4 4 Antares 1.1degS of Moon
4 7 Neptune furthest from Earth
5 13 Moon 4.3degS of Mars
6 15 Mercury furthest from Earth
7 22 Moon closest to Earth
7 23 Moon 4.3degS of Venus
8 22 30 New Moon
14 10 Mercury in superior conjunction
14 19 Venus 1.0degS of Neptune
16 0 20 First Quarter
16 4 Pleiades 1.2degN of Moon
17 3 Aldebaran 9degS of Moon
20 5 Moon furthest from Earth
20 10 Moon 5degN of Saturn
20 16 Pollux 1.6degN of Moon
23 14 Regulus 4.1degS of Moon
24 4 55 Full Moon
25 6 Uranus in conjunction
26 7 Uranus furthest from Earth
27 14 Moon 1.1degS of Jupiter OCCULTATION MAP
27 23 Spica 2.3degS of Moon
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March 2005
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d h m UTC
3 11 Antares 0.9degS of Moon
3 17 37 Last Quarter
4 3 Venus 0.69degS of Uranus
6 5 Moon 4.5degS of Mars
7 13 Mars opposite of Saturn
7 23 Moon 5degS of Neptune
8 3 Moon closest to Earth
9 10 Moon 3.4degS of Uranus
9 22 Moon 2.1degS of Venus
10 9 13 New Moon
11 15 Moon 3.5degS of Mercury
12 17 Mercury furthest east from Sun 18deg
15 13 Pleiades 1.0degN of Moon
16 11 Aldebaran 9degS of Moon
17 19 23 First Quarter
19 15 Mercury stationary (retro)
19 16 Moon 5degN of Saturn
19 23 Moon furthest from Earth
20 0 Pollux 1.5degN of Moon
20 12 34 Equinox
22 0 Saturn stationary (fwd)
22 22 Regulus 4.1degS of Moon
25 21 1 Full Moon
26 15 Moon 0.9degS of Jupiter OCCULTATION MAP
27 5 Spica 2.3degS of Moon
27 7 Pluto stationary (retro)
28 22 Mercury 4.8degN of Venus
29 16 Mercury in inferior conjunction
30 16 Antares 0.8degS of Moon
31 2 Venus in superior conjunction
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April 2005
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d h m UTC
2 0 54 Last Quarter
2 2 Mercury closest to Earth
3 2 Venus opposite of Jupiter
3 15 Jupiter at opposition
3 21 Moon 4.1degS of Mars
4 1 Venus furthest from Earth
4 8 Moon 5degS of Neptune
4 11 Moon closest to Earth
4 14 Jupiter closest to Earth
5 21 Moon 3.3degS of Uranus
7 14 Moon 3.0degS of Mercury
8 20 35 New Moon Annular-Total Eclipse 20h43
starts annular Sth Pacific, Oeno Atoll (total),
N of Galapagos, annular: Panama (David),
N Colombia, Venezuela (M‚rida)
9 1 Moon 1.1degN of Venus OCCULTATION MAP
11 2 Mercury stationary (fwd)
11 22 Pleiades 0.9degN of Moon
12 20 Aldebaran 9degS of Moon
13 0 Mars 1.3degS of Neptune
16 1 Moon 5degN of Saturn
16 8 Pollux 1.4degN of Moon
16 14 41 First Quarter
16 19 Moon furthest from Earth
19 6 Regulus 4.2degS of Moon
22 17 Moon 0.60degS of Jupiter OCCULTATION MAP
23 14 Spica 2.2degS of Moon
24 10 9 Full Moon Penumbral Eclipse max. 9h54
26 17 Mercury furthest west from Sun 27deg
26 23 Antares 0.8degS of Moon
27 17 Mercury opposite of Jupiter
29 10 Moon closest to Earth
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May 2005
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d h m UTC
1 6 30 Last Quarter
1 14 Moon 5degS of Neptune
2 14 Moon 2.8degS of Mars
3 5 Moon 3.2degS of Uranus
6 10 Moon 3.1degN of Mercury
8 8 49 New Moon
9 6 Moon 3.3degN of Venus
9 7 Pleiades 1.0degN of Moon
9 11 Pleiades 4.2degN of Venus
10 4 Aldebaran 9degS of Moon
13 13 Moon 5degN of Saturn
13 16 Pollux 1.5degN of Moon
14 13 Moon furthest from Earth
14 20 Mars 1.2degS of Uranus
16 8 59 First Quarter
16 14 Regulus 4.1degS of Moon
18 20 Aldebaran 6degS of Venus
19 22 Moon 0.26degS of Jupiter OCCULTATION MAP
20 3 Neptune stationary (retro)
20 23 Spica 2.3degS of Moon
23 20 21 Full Moon
24 7 Antares 0.8degS of Moon
26 11 Moon closest to Earth
28 0 Pleiades 4.6degN of Mercury
28 20 Moon 4.9degS of Neptune
29 17 Venus opposite of Pluto
30 11 54 Last Quarter
30 12 Moon 3.0degS of Uranus
31 5 Pollux 7degN of Saturn
31 9 Moon 0.59degS of Mars OCCULTATION MAP
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June 2005
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d h m UTC
3 1 Mercury furthest from Earth
3 8 Mercury in superior conjunction
5 14 Pleiades 1.0degN of Moon
5 22 Jupiter stationary (fwd)
6 21 58 New Moon
7 8 Moon 3.2degN of Mercury
8 12 Moon 3.8degN of Venus
9 23 Pollux 1.6degN of Moon
10 1 Moon 5.0degN of Saturn
11 6 Moon furthest from Earth
12 22 Regulus 3.9degS of Moon
12 22 Pluto closest to Earth
14 2 Pluto at opposition
15 1 23 First Quarter
15 7 Uranus stationary (retro)
16 6 Moon 0.32degS of Jupiter OCCULTATION MAP
17 8 Spica 2.1degS of Moon
20 17 Antares 0.8degS of Moon
21 6 47 Solstice
22 4 16 Full Moon
23 11 Pollux 5degN of Venus
23 12 Moon closest to Earth
24 8 Pollux 5.0degN of Mercury
25 4 Moon 4.6degS of Neptune
25 6 Mars opposite of Jupiter
25 21 Venus 1.3degN of Saturn
26 6 Mercury 1.4degN of Saturn
26 19 Moon 2.7degS of Uranus
27 20 Mercury 0.08degS of Venus
28 18 29 Last Quarter
29 3 Moon 2.0degN of Mars
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July 2005
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d h m UTC
2 20 Pleiades 0.8degN of Moon
3 18 Aldebaran 9degS of Moon
5 5 Sun furthest from Earth
6 12 5 New Moon
7 6 Pollux 1.7degN of Moon
7 8 Mercury 1.6degS of Venus
7 14 Moon 4.8degN of Saturn
8 18 Moon furthest from Earth
8 18 Moon 5degN of Mercury
8 19 Moon 3.1degN of Venus
9 3 Mercury furthest east from Sun 26deg
10 5 Regulus 3.6degS of Moon
13 18 Moon 0.67degS of Jupiter OCCULTATION MAP
14 15 19 First Quarter
14 17 Spica 1.8degS of Moon
18 4 Antares 0.63degS of Moon
21 11 3 Full Moon
21 20 Moon closest to Earth
22 5 Mercury stationary (retro)
22 12 Moon 4.6degS of Neptune
22 14 Regulus 1.2degS of Venus
23 17 Saturn in conjunction
23 22 Saturn furthest from Earth
24 3 Moon 2.5degS of Uranus
27 20 Moon 4.3degN of Mars
28 3 22 Last Quarter
30 1 Pleiades 0.65degN of Moon OCCN? Sth Am?
30 23 Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
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August 2005
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d h m UTC
2 15 Mercury closest to Earth
3 12 Pollux 1.7degN of Moon
4 3 Moon 4.7degN of Saturn
4 22 Moon furthest from Earth
5 3 6 New Moon
5 23 Mercury in inferior conjunction
6 11 Regulus 3.5degS of Moon
8 3 Moon 1.3degN of Venus OCCULTATION (maybe not) MAP
8 4 Neptune closest to Earth
8 15 Neptune at opposition
10 8 Moon 1.3degS of Jupiter Occn?
10 23 Spica 1.5degS of Moon
13 2 37 First Quarter
14 12 Antares 0.45degS of Moon
15 13 Mercury stationary (fwd)
16 13 Mercury closest approach to Saturn 4deg
18 22 Moon 4.5degS of Neptune
19 6 Moon closest to Earth
19 17 55 Full Moon
20 12 Moon 2.4degS of Uranus
23 23 Mercury furthest west from Sun 18deg
25 6 Moon 6degN of Mars
26 8 Pleiades 0.40degN of Moon
26 15 18 Last Quarter
27 6 Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
30 18 Pollux 1.6degN of Moon
31 5 Uranus closest to Earth
31 16 Moon 4.7degN of Saturn
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September 2005
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d h m UTC
1 2 Uranus at opposition
1 3 Moon furthest from Earth
2 9 Moon 2.9degN of Mercury
2 12 Venus 1.4degS of Jupiter
2 17 Regulus 3.5degS of Moon
3 3 Pluto stationary (fwd)
3 18 46 New Moon
4 11 Regulus 1.1degS of Mercury
5 20 Spica 1.8degS of Venus
6 23 Moon 1.8degS of Jupiter
7 5 Spica 1.3degS of Moon
7 9 Moon 0.62degS of Venus OCCULTATION MAP
9 0 Mercury opposite of Uranus
10 19 Antares 0.25degS of Moon
11 11 35 First Quarter
15 7 Moon 4.6degS of Neptune
16 14 Moon closest to Earth
16 20 Moon 2.6degS of Uranus
18 2 Mercury in superior conjunction
18 2 2 Full Moon
21 22 Spica 3.4degS of Jupiter
22 6 Moon 6degN of Mars
22 17 Pleiades 0.26degN of Moon
22 22 24 Equinox
23 14 Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
25 6 38 Last Quarter
25 13 Mercury furthest from Earth
27 1 Pollux 1.5degN of Moon
28 5 Moon 4.6degN of Saturn
28 15 Moon furthest from Earth
30 0 Regulus 3.5degS of Moon
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October 2005
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d h m UTC
1 9 Pleiades closest approach to Mars 5deg
1 10 Mars stationary (retro)
3 2 Venus opposite of Mars
3 10 28 New Moon Annular Solar Eclippse
10h31 dur 4m32s Atlantic, N Portugal (Braga, Chaves),
Spain (Orense, Santiago de Compostela, Valladolid, Madrid,
Valencia, Alicante), Ibiza, Algeria (Algiers, Biskra),
Tunesia, Libya, Sudan, SW Ethiopia, Kenya, S Somalia, Indian Ocean.
4 7 Spica 2.1degS of Mercury
4 11 Spica 1.3degS of Moon
4 12 Moon 0.9degS of Mercury
4 16 Moon 2.3degS of Jupiter
6 7 Mercury 1.5degS of Jupiter
7 6 Moon 1.3degS of Venus
8 1 Antares 0.19degS of Moon
10 19 1 First Quarter
12 14 Moon 4.7degS of Neptune
14 4 Moon 2.6degS of Uranus
14 14 Moon closest to Earth
16 18 Antares 1.6degS of Venus
17 12 14 Full Moon Partial Lunar Eclipse
tiny eclipse 11h33 12h03m13s 12h33 max PACIFIC (and NZ, Japan)
USA eclipse at moon-set
19 13 Moon 5.0degN of Mars
20 2 Pleiades 0.28degN of Moon
20 20 Jupiter furthest from Earth
20 23 Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
22 12 Jupiter in conjunction
23 7 Mercury opposite of Mars
24 8 Pollux 1.5degN of Moon
25 1 13 Last Quarter
25 16 Moon 4.5degN of Saturn
26 9 Moon furthest from Earth
26 22 Neptune stationary (fwd)
27 7 Regulus 3.5degS of Moon
29 16 Venus 11degS of Pluto
30 3 Mars closest to Earth
31 19 Spica 1.3degS of Moon
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November 2005
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d h m UTC
1 11 Moon 2.8degS of Jupiter
2 1 24 New Moon
3 15 Venus furthest east from Sun 47deg
3 16 Mercury furthest east from Sun 24deg
3 23 Moon 1.3degS of Mercury
4 7 Antares 0.26degS of Moon
5 19 Moon 1.4degS of Venus
7 8 Mars at opposition
8 20 Moon 4.6degS of Neptune
9 1 58 First Quarter
9 16 Antares 1.9degS of Mercury
10 0 Moon closest to Earth
10 10 Moon 2.7degS of Uranus
14 9 Mercury stationary (retro)
15 6 Moon 2.7degN of Mars
16 0 57 Full Moon
16 7 Uranus stationary (fwd)
16 12 Pleiades 0.32degN of Moon
17 8 Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
18 16 Antares 3.5degS of Mercury
20 17 Pollux 1.6degN of Moon
22 2 Moon 4.2degN of Saturn
22 18 Saturn stationary (retro)
23 6 Moon furthest from Earth
23 16 Regulus 3.3degS of Moon
23 22 9 Last Quarter
24 4 Mercury closest to Earth
24 15 Mercury in inferior conjunction
28 4 Spica 1.2degS of Moon
29 8 Moon 3.5degS of Jupiter
30 17 Moon 6degS of Mercury
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December 2005
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d h m UTC
1 15 0 New Moon
2 19 Mars opposite of Jupiter
4 0 Mercury stationary (fwd)
4 18 Moon 2.4degS of Venus
5 5 Moon closest to Earth
6 2 Moon 4.4degS of Neptune
7 16 Moon 2.4degS of Uranus
8 9 39 First Quarter
10 23 Mars stationary (fwd)
12 5 Moon 1.2degN of Mars occn?
12 12 Mercury furthest west from Sun 21deg
13 20 Pleiades 0.27degN of Moon
14 16 Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
15 16 16 Full Moon
16 4 Pluto in conjunction
17 10 Pluto furthest from Earth
18 1 Pollux 1.8degN of Moon
19 9 Moon 4.0degN of Saturn
20 6 Antares 6degS of Mercury
21 0 Regulus 3.1degS of Moon
21 2 Moon furthest from Earth
21 18 36 Solstice
23 5 Venus stationary (retro)
23 19 35 Last Quarter
25 13 Spica 1.0degS of Moon
27 3 Moon 4.1degS of Jupiter
29 1 Antares 0.24degS of Moon
29 23 Moon 4.9degS of Mercury
31 3 12 New Moon
END OF LISTING
Some data is probably slightly more accurately given in Fred Espenak's NASA Reference Publication 1349
Data is taken from The Astronomical Pocket Diary
ISBN 0473025396.
If you use this data you must buy a copy
and mention
in your publication.
All of the above data is (c) N.Haley 2004.