posted December 10, 2007 12:29 PM
Calendar Year 2008
January 8 -New Moon
January 22 - Full Moon
February 1 - Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. The planets Venus and Jupiter will appear only 0.6 degrees apart in the early morning sky.
February 7 - New Moon
February 7 - Annular Solar Eclipse. The path of annularity will only be visible over some parts of Antarctica. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout New Zealand and some parts of eastern Australia. (NASA Map and Eclipse Information | NASA Eclipse Animation)
February 21 - Full Moon
February 24 - Saturn at Opposition. The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view and photograph Saturn and its moons.
February 21 - Total Lunar Eclipse. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of the Americas, Africa, and Europe. (NASA Eclipse Information)
March 7 - New Moon
March 20 - The Vernal Equinox occurs in the northern hemisphere at 05:48 UT. There will be equal amounts of day and night. This is also the first day of spring.
March 21 - Full Moon
April 6 - New Moon
April 20 - Full Moon
May 5 - New Moon
May 20 - Full Moon
June 3 - New Moon
June 18 - Full Moon
June 20 - The Summer Solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere at 23:59 UT. The Sun is at its highest point in the sky and it will be the longest day of the year. This is also the first day of summer.
July 3 - New Moon
July 9 - Jupiter at Opposition. The giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view and photograph Jupiter and its moons.
July 18 - Full Moon
August 1 - New Moon
August 1 - Total Solar Eclipse. The path of totality will begin in northern Canada and move east and south through northern Greenland, Siberia, Mongolia, and central China. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout most of Greenland, Europe, And Asia. (NASA Map and Eclipse Information | NASA Eclipse Animation)
August 15 - Neptune at Opposition. The blue planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view Neptune, although it will only appear as a tiny blue dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
August 16 - Full Moon
August 16 - Partial Lunar Eclipse. The eclipse will be visible throughout most of South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. (NASA Eclipse Information)
August 30 - New Moon
September 13 - Uranus at Opposition. The blue-green planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view Uranus, although it will only appear as a tiny blue-green dot in all but the most powerful telescopes.
September 15 - Full Moon
September 22 - The Autumnal Equinox occurs in the northern hemisphere at 15:44 UT. There will be equal amounts of day and night. This is also the first day of fall.
September 29 - New Moon
October 14 - Full Moon
October 28 - New Moon
November 13 - Full Moon
November 27 - New Moon
December 1 - Conjunction of Moon, Venus, and Jupiter. The crescent moon, Venus, and Jupiter will form a 3-degree triangle in the evening sky.
December 12 - Full Moon
December 21 - The Winter Solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere at 12:04 UT. The Sun is at its lowest point in the sky and it will be the shortest day of the year. This is also the first day of winter.
December 27 - New Moon
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