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Astronomical Events
Diary of Phenomena for 2008
from The Astronomical Pocket Diary
Copyright Norbert Haley 2007

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January 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 1 15    Spica 2.3degN of Moon
 3  0    Sun closest to Earth
 3  8    Moon furthest from Earth
 5  5    Moon 7degS of Venus
 5 10    Antares 0.45degN of Moon
 7  1    Antares 6degS of Venus
 7 10    Moon 4.3degS of Jupiter
 8 11 38 New Moon
 9 15    Moon 0.29degS of MercuryOccultation
11  1    Moon 0.49degS of NeptuneOccultation
13  1    Moon 2.6degN of Uranus
15 19 47 First Quarter
18  7    Pleiades 1.2degS of Moon
19  1    Aldebaran 11degS of Moon
19  8    Moon closest to Earth
19 23    Moon 1.1degN of MarsOccultation
19 23    Venus opposite of Mars
22  0    Pollux 3.8degN of Moon
22  5    Mercury furthest east from Sun 19deg
22 13 35 Full Moon
23  4    Mercury 0.33degN of Neptune
24 15    Regulus 0.69degN of Moon
25  6    Moon 2.9degS of Saturn
28  7    Mercury stationary (retro)
28 23    Spica 2.5degN of Moon
30  5  7 Last Quarter
30 21    Mars stationary (fwd)
31  4    Moon furthest from Earth
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February 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 1 12    Venus 0.59degN of Jupiter
 1 18    Antares 0.56degN of Moon
 4  5    Moon 4.0degS of Jupiter
 4 11    Moon 4.3degS of Venus
 6 18    Mercury in inferior conjunction
 7  3 45 New Moon   
            Annular Eclipse  NZ+Antarctica
 8 16    Mercury closest to Earth
 9  9    Moon 2.7degN of Uranus
11  2    Neptune in conjunction
11 14    Neptune furthest from Earth
14  1    Moon closest to Earth
14  3 36 First Quarter
14 12    Pleiades 1.2degS of Moon
15  7    Aldebaran 11degS of Moon
16  7    Moon 1.6degN of Mars
18  8    Pollux 3.7degN of Moon
18 16    Mercury stationary (fwd)
20 10    Mercury closest approach to Jupiter 25deg
21  0    Regulus 0.7degN of Moon
21  3 31 Full Moon
           TOTAL Lunar eclipse   1h43-3h01-3h52
21 11    Moon 2.8degS of Saturn
24  7    Saturn closest to Earth
24  9    Saturn at opposition
25  8    Spica 2.6degN of Moon
26  2    Mercury 1.3degN of Venus
26  2    Mercury 1.3degN of Venus
28  1    Moon furthest from Earth
29  2 21 Last Quarter
29  2    Antares 0.59degN of Moon
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March 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 3  0    Moon 3.7degS of Jupiter
 3 11    Mercury furthest west from Sun 27deg
 5 14    Moon 0.19degS of MercuryOccultation
 5 19    Moon 0.17degN of VenusOccultation  (Fiji)
 5 21    Moon 0.23degS of NeptuneOccultation
 6 20    Venus 0.60degS of Neptune
 7 17 15 New Moon
 8 20    Uranus in conjunction
 9  2    Mercury 0.9degS of Neptune
 9 20    Uranus furthest from Earth
10 22    Moon closest to Earth
12 18    Pleiades 1.2degS of Moon
13 13    Aldebaran 11degS of Moon
14 10 48 First Quarter
15  2    Moon 1.7degN of Mars
16  1    Venus opposite of Saturn
16 14    Pollux 3.8degN of Moon
19  7    Regulus 0.68degN of Moon
19 15    Moon 2.6degS of Saturn
20  5 49 Equinox
21 1     Venus at Aphelion 
21 18 40 Full Moon
23 10    Mercury 1.1degS of Venus
23 16    Spica 2.5degN of Moon
26 20    Moon furthest from Earth
27  9    Mercury 1.8degS of Uranus
27 10    Antares 0.44degN of Moon
28 17    Venus 0.7degS of Uranus
29 21 47 Last Quarter
30 17    Moon 3.2degS of Jupiter
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April 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 2  9    Moon 0.05degS of NeptuneOccultation
 2  9    Pluto stationary (retro)
 4  9    Moon 3.0degN of Uranus
 5  1    Moon 4.7degN of Venus
 5 12    Moon 6degN of Mercury
 6  3 56 New Moon
 7 19    Moon closest to Earth
 9  2    Pleiades 1.1degS of Moon
 9 19    Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
12  5    Moon 1.2degN of Mars
12 14    Mercury furthest from Earth
12 18 34 First Quarter
12 20    Pollux 4.0degN of Moon
15 13    Regulus 0.9degN of Moon
15 18    Moon 2.6degS of Saturn
16  7    Mercury in superior conjunction
19 22    Spica 2.4degN of Moon
20 10 26 Full Moon
23 10    Moon furthest from Earth
23 17    Antares 0.28degN of Moon
23 20    Mars opposite of Jupiter
27  5    Moon 2.8degS of Jupiter
28 14 10 Last Quarter
28 19    Pollux 4.9degN of Mars
29 19    Moon 0.20degN of NeptuneOccultation
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May 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 1 22    Moon 3.4degN of Uranus
 2 15    Pleiades 2.1degN of Mercury
 3 11    Saturn closest approach to Regulus 2deg
 3 13    Saturn stationary (fwd)
 5  0    Moon 6degN of Venus
 5 12 19 New Moon
 6  3    Moon closest to Earth
 6 11    Pleiades 0.9degS of Moon
 6 22    Moon 2.5degN of Mercury
 7  5    Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
 9 15    Jupiter stationary (retro)
10  3    Pollux 4.3degN of Moon
10  5    Aldebaran 8degS of Mercury
10 13    Moon 0.29degN of MarsOccultation  (SE Asia!)
12  3 48 First Quarter
12 19    Regulus 1.0degN of Moon
12 23    Moon 2.7degS of Saturn
13 00    Mars at Aphelion 
14  2    Mercury furthest east from Sun 22deg
17  4    Spica 2.5degN of Moon
20  2 12 Full Moon
20 14    Moon furthest from Earth
20 23    Antares 0.17degN of Moon
24  4    Pleiades 4.7degN of Venus
24 11    Moon 2.5degS of Jupiter
26 20    Mercury stationary (retro)
26 22    Neptune stationary (retro)
27  3    Moon 0.57degN of NeptuneOccultation
28  2 53 Last Quarter
29  9    Moon 3.8degN of Uranus
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June 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 2 15    Aldebaran 5degS of Venus
 2 22    Pleiades 0.9degS of Moon
 3 13    Moon closest to Earth
 3 19 24 New Moon
 6 12    Pollux 4.5degN of Moon
 7  7    Mercury closest to Earth
 7 15    Mercury in inferior conjunction
 8  2    Moon 1.0degS of Mars
 9  2    Regulus 1.4degN of Moon
 9  3    Venus in superior conjunction
 9  4    Venus furthest from Earth
 9  9    Moon 3.1degS of Saturn
10 15  3 First Quarter
13 10    Spica 2.7degN of Moon
16 17    Moon furthest from Earth
17  5    Antares 0.18degN of Moon
18 17 31 Full Moon
19  8    Pluto closest to Earth
19 14    Mercury stationary (fwd)
19 15    Mercury closest approach to Aldebaran 3deg
20 12    Moon 2.5degS of Jupiter
20 19    Pluto at opposition
21  0  1 Solstice
23  8    Moon 0.8degN of NeptuneOccultation
25 16    Moon 4.1degN of Uranus
26 12  7 Last Quarter
27  8    Uranus stationary (retro)
30  8    Pleiades 1.0degS of Moon




    

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July 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  2    Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
 1  4    Regulus 0.7degS of Mars
 1 14    Moon 8degN of Mercury
 1 21    Moon closest to Earth
 1 22    Mercury furthest west from Sun 22deg
 3  2 20 New Moon
 4  8    Sun furthest from Earth
 6 11    Regulus 1.5degN of Moon
 6 18    Moon 2.6degS of Mars
 6 22    Moon 3.4degS of Saturn
 8  4    Pollux 6degN of Venus
 9  7    Jupiter at opposition
10  4 33 First Quarter
10 11    Jupiter closest to Earth
10 17    Spica 2.9degN of Moon
11  6    Mars 0.69degS of Saturn
11 20    Venus at Perihelion 
14  4    Moon furthest from Earth
14 11    Antares 0.27degN of Moon
17 12    Moon 2.7degS of Jupiter
18  8  0 Full Moon
19 19    Mercury opposite of Jupiter
20 13    Moon 0.8degN of NeptuneOccultation
22 21    Moon 4.2degN of Uranus
23 19    Pollux 6degN of Mercury
25 18 41 Last Quarter
27 16    Pleiades 1.1degS of Moon
28 10    Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
29 19    Mercury in superior conjunction
29 23    Moon closest to Earth
31  8    Pollux 4.5degN of Moon
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August 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 1 10 14 New Moon
             Total solar eclipse Europe & Asia
 2 12    Mercury furthest from Earth
 2 14    Moon 2.3degS of Venus
 2 21    Regulus 1.6degN of Moon
 3 13    Moon 3.8degS of Saturn
 4 12    Moon 4.0degS of Mars
 5 19    Regulus 1.1degS of Venus
 7  1    Spica 2.9degN of Moon
 8 20 18 First Quarter
10  5    Regulus 1.1degS of Mercury
10 19    Antares 0.34degN of Moon
10 20    Moon furthest from Earth
13 14    Moon 2.8degS of Jupiter
13 19    Venus 0.24degS of Saturn
14 18    Neptune closest to Earth
15  7    Neptune at opposition
16       Planet Triangle of 
           Mercury, Venus & Saturn within 2.3degrees
16 18    Moon 0.7degN of NeptuneOccultation
16 21 18 Full Moon   partial eclipse South America Europe Asia 
                                   19h35-21h10-22h44
19  2    Moon 4.1degN of Uranus
23  5    Mercury 1.3degS of Venus
23 22    Pleiades 1.1degS of Moon
23 23 52 Last Quarter
24 17    Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
26  4    Moon closest to Earth
27 16    Pollux 4.5degN of Moon
30 19 59 New Moon
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September 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 1 20    Moon 5degS of Venus
 1 23    Moon 2.8degS of Mercury
 2  7    Moon 5.0degS of Mars
 3 10    Spica 3.0degN of Moon
 4  2    Saturn in conjunction
 4  5    Saturn furthest from Earth
 7  3    Antares 0.28degN of Moon
 7 14  3 First Quarter
 7 15    Moon furthest from Earth
 8  3    Jupiter stationary (fwd)
 9  6    Pluto stationary (fwd)
 9 20    Moon 2.8degS of Jupiter
11  4    Mercury furthest east from Sun 27deg
11  4    Mercury 3.6degS of Venus
11 20    Venus 0.34degN of Mars
12  4    Uranus closest to Earth
12 20    Mercury 3.4degS of Mars
13  1    Moon 0.66degN of NeptuneOccultation
13  2    Uranus at opposition
15  7    Moon 3.9degN of Uranus
15  9 15 Full Moon
18  8    Spica 2.7degS of Venus
19  5    Mercury 4.1degS of Mars
20  3    Moon closest to Earth
20  3    Pleiades 1.0degS of Moon
20 22    Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
22  5 10 Last Quarter
22 15 45 Equinox
23 19    Spica 2.5degS of Mars
23 23    Pollux 4.7degN of Moon
24  5    Mercury closest approach to Spica 2deg
24  5    Mercury stationary (retro)
26 14    Regulus 1.6degN of Moon
27 19    Moon 4.5degS of Saturn
29  8 13 New Moon
30 11    Moon 1.1degS of Mercury
30 18    Spica 2.8degN of Moon
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October 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  4    Moon 5degS of Mars
 2  2    Moon 5degS of Venus
 4 11    Antares 0.12degN of Moon
 4 23    Mercury closest to Earth
 5 10    Moon furthest from Earth
 6 20    Mercury in inferior conjunction
 7  7    Moon 2.5degS of Jupiter
 7  9  4 First Quarter
10 10    Moon 0.8degN of NeptuneOccultation
12 15    Moon 4.0degN of Uranus
14 20  4 Full Moon
15  4    Mercury stationary (fwd)
15 20    Mercury closest approach to Saturn 19deg
17  6    Moon closest to Earth
17 10    Pleiades 0.8degS of Moon
18  4    Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
21  4    Pollux 4.9degN of Moon
21 12  2 Last Quarter
22  9    Mercury furthest west from Sun 18deg
23 20    Regulus 1.8degN of Moon
25  8    Moon 5.0degS of Saturn
26 12    Antares 3.2degS of Venus
27 17    Moon 7degS of Mercury
28 23 15 New Moon
30  1    Moon 5degS of Mars
30 19    Spica 4.4degS of Mercury
31  4    Mars furthest from Earth
31 18    Antares 0.09degS of Moon
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November 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  8    Moon 2.6degS of Venus
 2  5    Moon furthest from Earth
 2  7    Neptune stationary (fwd)
 3 21    Moon 2.0degS of Jupiter
 6  4  5 First Quarter
 6 19    Moon 1.1degN of NeptuneOccultation
 9  0    Moon 4.1degN of Uranus
13  6 19 Full Moon
13 20    Pleiades 0.7degS of Moon
14 10    Moon closest to Earth
14 14    Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
17 11    Pollux 5degN of Moon
19 21 38 Last Quarter
20  2    Regulus 2.2degN of Moon
21 18    Moon 5degS of Saturn
24  8    Spica 2.9degN of Moon
25 16    Mercury in superior conjunction
27 16    Mercury furthest from Earth
27 16 56 New Moon
28  0    Uranus stationary (fwd)
28  1    Antares 0.14degS of Moon
29  4    Antares 4.2degS of Mars
29  5    Antares 3.7degS of Mercury
29 17    Moon furthest from Earth
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December 2008
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 d  h  m UTC
 1  0    Venus 2.0degS of Jupiter
 1 14    Moon 1.3degS of Jupiter
 1 16    Moon 0.8degN of Venus (Occultation Sth Europe)
 4  3    Moon 1.4degN of Neptune
 5 21 29 First Quarter
 5 22    Mars in conjunction
 6  9    Moon 4.3degN of Uranus
11  8    Pleiades 0.8degS of Moon
12  1    Aldebaran 10degS of Moon
12 16 39 Full Moon
12 22    Moon closest to Earth
14 21    Pollux 5degN of Moon
17 10    Regulus 2.4degN of Moon
19  3    Moon 6degS of Saturn
19 10 34 Last Quarter
21 12  4 Solstice
21 14    Spica 3.1degN of Moon
22  9    Pluto in conjunction
23 22    Pluto furthest from Earth
25  7    Antares 0.10degS of Moon
26 18    Moon furthest from Earth
26 23    Moon 2.7degS of Mars
27  1    Venus 1.5degS of Neptune
27 12 24 New Moon
29  4    Moon 0.64degN of Mercury
29  9    Moon 0.64degS of Jupiter
31  5    Mercury 1.3degS of Jupiter
31 10    Moon 1.7degN of Neptune
31 21    Moon 3.4degN of Venus
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January 2009
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 d  h  m UTC
 1 20    Saturn stationary (retro)
 2 17    Moon 4.6degN of Uranus


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