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| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
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| Day | Moonage | Phenomenon (JST) | |
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| 1 | Wed | 18.3 | |
| 2 | Thu | 19.3 | `Hachiju-Hachi ya' (88th day from Risshun, Feb.4) |
| 01:57 Moon is at southernmost (Decl.: -24°58.6') | |||
| 3 | Fri | 20.3 | National Holiday in Japan (`Kenpo Kinenbi') |
| 23:44 δ-Lib is at minimum brightness | |||
| 4 | Sat | 21.3 | National holiday in Japan |
| R-Dra is at maximum brightness (Mag: 6.7 - 13.2, Period: 246 days) | |||
| 08:40 Moon passes 4°18.7' south of Neptune | |||
| 12:42 Mercury is at eastern greatest elongation (20°58.2', Mag:0.4, Dia.: 7.9") | |||
| 14:17 Saturn is closest to Mars (2°11.8') | |||
| 16:16 Last quarter moon | |||
| 5 | Sun | 22.3 | National holiday in Japan (`Kodomo no hi') |
| 02:18 Mars passes 2°12.8' north of Saturn | |||
| 18:42 Moon passes 4°23.2' south of Uranus | |||
| 6 | Mon | 23.3 | National holiday in Japan |
| 01:37 `Rikka' (Longitude of the sun reaches 45 degrees) | |||
| 02h η-Aqr meteor shower is at peak | |||
| 23:03 Neptune is at western quadrature (Mag: 7.9, Dia.: 2.2") | |||
| 7 | Tue | 24.3 | 19:17 Saturn is closest to Venus (2°23.2') |
| 8 | Wed | 25.3 | W-Lyr is at maximum brightness (Mag: 7.3 - 13.0, Period: 198 days) |
| 03:19 Venus passes 2°24.9' north of Saturn | |||
| 04h Moon is farthest from the Earth (1.055, 405,485km, Dia.: 29'28") | |||
| 07:58 Moon is closest to Asteroid Ceres (3°12.4') | |||
| 9 | Thu | 26.3 | 11:51 Moon passes equator, to northern hemisphere |
| 10 | Fri | 27.3 | 23:19 δ-Lib is at minimum brightness |
| 11 | Sat | 28.3 | 04:07 Mars (Mag: 1.7) is closest to Venus (Mag: -3.9) (0°17.7') |
| 06:06 Venus passes 0°17.9' north of Mars | |||
| 12 | Sun | 29.3 | 19:45 New Moon |
| 13 | Mon | 0.7 | 22:46 Neptune is at apogee (R.A.: 20h53.6m) |
| 14 | Tue | 1.7 | 06:07 Moon passes 2°31.1' south of Mercury |
| 17:01 Moon passes 1°05.6' north of Saturn (Occultation of Saturn around Greenland) | |||
| 15 | Wed | 2.7 | RS-Her is at maximum brightness (Mag: 7.0 - 12.0, Period: 220 days) |
| 03:36 Moon passes 0°38.0' south of Mars (Occultation of Mars in South America) | |||
| 07:59 Moon passes 0°51.0' south of Venus (Occultation of Venus in South Pacific Ocean) | |||
| 21:20 Moon is closest to Asteroid Vesta (1°08.2') (Occultation of Vesta in Arctic Ocean) | |||
| 16 | Thu | 3.7 | 02h Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke passses perihelion (Period: 6.4 years) |
| 13:45 Mercury is at apogee (R.A.: 04h32.6m) | |||
| 16:48 Moon is at northernmost (Decl.: +25°02.3') | |||
| 21:03 Moon passes 2°02.5' north of Jupiter | |||
| 17 | Fri | 4.7 | R-CMi is at maximum brightness (Mag: 7.2 - 11.6, Period: 338 days) |
| 03:12 Algol is at minimum brightness | |||
| 22:53 δ-Lib is at minimum brightness | |||
| 18 | Sat | 5.7 | R-Vir is at maximum brightness (Mag: 6.1 - 12.1, Period: 145 days) |
| 19 | Sun | 6.7 | |
| 20 | Mon | 7.7 | 04:42 First quarter moon |
| 21 | Tue | 8.7 | T-Aqr is at maximum brightness (Mag: 7.2 - 14.2, Period: 202 days) |
| 14:29 `Shoman' (Longitude of the sun reaches 60 degrees) | |||
| 22 | Wed | 9.7 | |
| 23 | Thu | 10.7 | 03:50 Moon passes equator, to southern hemisphere |
| 24 | Fri | 11.7 | T-Dra is at maximum brightness (Mag: 7.2 - 13.5, Period: 421 days) |
| 01h Moon is nearest to the Earth (0.949, 364,989km, Dia.: 32'44") | |||
| 06:01 Venus is closest to Asteroid Vesta (1°26.4') | |||
| 22:27 δ-Lib is at minimum brightness | |||
| 23:19 Uranus is western quadrature (Mag: 5.8, Dia.: 3.5") | |||
| 25 | Sat | 12.7 | |
| 26 | Sun | 13.7 | V-Peg is at maximum brightness (Mag: 7.0 - 15.0, Period: 302 days) |
| 20:51 Full Moon (Penumbra Lunar Eclipse in Japan) | |||
| 27 | Mon | 14.7 | R-Tri is at maximum brightness (Mag: 5.4 - 12.6, Period: 267 days) |
| 11:08 Mercury is closest to Sun (1°45.4') | |||
| 18:08 Moon passes 10°09.9' south of Pluto | |||
| 21:16 Mercury is at inferior conjunction (1°52.4' south of Sun, Mag:0.5, Dia.: 12.2") | |||
| 28 | Tue | 15.7 | |
| 29 | Wed | 16.7 | 11:43 Moon is at southernmost (Decl.: -25°03.4') |
| 30 | Thu | 17.7 | |
| 31 | Fri | 18.7 | S-Her is at maximum brightness (Mag: 6.4 - 13.0, Period: 307 days) |
| 16:59 Moon passes 4°24.2' south of Neptune | |||
| 22:02 δ-Lib is at minimum brightness | |||
