THEASTRONOMICALYEAR 2012A CALENDAR OF CELESTIAL EVENTS

JANUARYQ U A D R A N T I D SMETEOR SHOWERJ A N U A R Y 3 - 4

FULL MOON

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1312111098

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24

14

25 26 27 28

29 30 31

NEWMOON

QUADRANDTIDS METEOR SHOWER

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

S M T W T F S

[5]

[1]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

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NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON

FEBRUARY

MERCURYBESTCHANCE TOSEE

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

S M T W T F S

FULL MOON

1 2 3 4

1098765

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21

11

22 23 24 25

[5]

26 27 28 29

NEWMOON

[1]

F E B R U A R Y 2 0 - M A R C H 1 2

*BEST CHANCE TO SEE

MERCURY

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

[6]

NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON

MARCHMARCHE Q U I N O X

MARS AT OPPOSITION

M A R C H 2 0

MARCH 3

CONJUNCTION OF VENUS & JUPITER MARCH 14

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

S M T W T F S

1 2 3

987654

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20

10

21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

[6]

NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON

FULL MOON

[5]

NEWMOON

[1]

MARCHEQUINOX

MARS ATOPPOSITION

CONJUNCTION OFVENUS & JUPITER

APRILLYRIDSMETEOR SHOWER

SATURNAT OPPOSITION

APRIL15

A P R I L 2 1 - 2 2

ASTRONOMY DAY PT 1

APRIL 28

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1312111098

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24

14

25 26 27 28

29 30

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

[6]

NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON

FULL MOON

[5]

NEWMOON

[1]

LYRIDSM E T E O RS H O W E R

SATURN ATOPPOSITION

ASTRONOMYD A Y P A R T 1

MAY ANNUALSOLARECLIPSE

ETA AQUARIDSM E T E O R S H O W E RM AY 5 - 6

MAY 20

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

S M T W T F S

3 4 5

11109876

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22

12

23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31

1 2

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

[6]

NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON

FULL MOON

[5]

NEWMOON

[1]

ETA AQUARIDSM E T E O RS H O W E R

ANNUAL SOLARECLIPSE

*

JUNEJUNE

SOLSTICE

PARTIALL U N A R E C L I P S E

TRANSIT OFVENUSACROSS THESUN

JUNE 5-6

20

JUNE 4

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

S M T W T F S

1 2

876543

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19

9

20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

NEWMOON

[1]

FULLMOON

[1]PARTIALLUNARECLIPSE

JUNESOLSTICE

TRANSIT OF VENUS ACROSS THE SUN

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

[6]

NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON

J U LY

SOUTHERN DELTAA Q U A R I D S METEOR SHOWER

JULY 28-29

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

S M T W T F S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1312111098

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24

14

25 26 27 28

29 30 31

FULL MOON

[5]

NEWMOON

[1]

SOUTHERN DELTA

AQUARIDSM E T E O RS H O W E R

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

[6]

NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON

AUGUST

2 3 4

1098765

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21

11

22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30

1

S M T W T F S

31

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

[6]

NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON

PERSEIDSMETEOR SHOWER

NEPTUNEAT OPPOSITION

AUGUST24

A U G U S T 1 2 - 1 3

CURIOSITYR O V E RAT MARS

AUGUST 6

CURIOSITY R O V E R AT MARS

FULL MOON

[5]

NEWMOON

[1]

FULL MOON

[5]

NEPTUNE ATOPPOSITION

SEPTEMBER

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

S M T W T F S

1

765432

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18

8

19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 [1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

[6]

NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON

SEPTEMBERE Q U I N O X

22URANUS ATOPPOSITION

SEPTEMBER 29

URANUS ATOPPOSITION

SEPTEMBEREQUINOXNEW

MOON[1]

FULL MOON

[5]

OCTOBER[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

S M T W T F S

ORIONIDSMETEOR SHOWERO C T O B E R 2 1 - 2 2

ASTRONOMY DAY PT 2

APRIL 28

FULL MOON

1 2 3 4 5 6

121110987

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23

13

24 25 26 27

28 29 30

NEWMOON

[5]

[1]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

[6]

NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON31

ORIONIDS METEOR SHOWER

ASTRONOMYD A Y P A R T 2

NOVEMBER[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

S M T W T F S

1 2 3

987654

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20

10

21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30FULL MOON

[5]

NEWMOON

[1]

TOTALSOLAR E C L I P S E

NOVEMBER 13

PENUMBRALLUNAR ECLIPSEN O V E M B E R 2 8

CONJUNCTION OF VENUS & SATURNNOVEMBER 27

PENUMBRAL

LUNARECLIPSE

CONJUNCTION OFVENUS & SATURN

T O TA LSOLARECLIPSE

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

[6]

NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON

DECEMBER

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [8][7][6]

DECEMBER

SOLSTICE21 GEMINIDS

METEOR SHOWER

JUPITERAT OPPOSITION

DECEMBER3

S M T W T F S

1

765432

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18

8

19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28

GEMINIDS METEOR SHOWER

JUPITER ATOPPOSITION

D E C E M B E R 1 3 - 1 4

29

3130 [1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[8]

[7]

[6]

NEW MOON

WAXING CRESCENT

FIRST QUARTER

WAXING GIBBOUS WANING CRESCENT

LAST QUARTER

WANING GIBBOUS

FULL MOON

FULL MOON

[5]

NEWMOON

[1]