Astronomy Calender 2014

Events	Date	Description
New Moon	1st Jan 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 11:14 UTC.
Quadrantid meteor shower	3-4 Jan 2014	Quadrantid meteor shower will be peaked on 3rd and 4th January but it will be visible on 1-5 January 2014. One can see upto 40 meteors per hour during peak. Meteors seems to radiate from the constellation Bootes, close to the North Star. In 1932, the Quadrantid meteor shower showed maximum activity with 80 meteors per hour.
Earth at Perihelion	4th Jan 2014	Earth reaches the closest point to the Sun.
Jupiter at opposition	5th Jan 2014	Jupiter and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Jupiter will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe Jupiter and its planets.
Full Moon	16th Jan 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 04:52 UTC.
New Moon	30th Jan 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 21:38 UTC.
Mercury at maximum elongation	31st Jan 2014	Mercury will be at maximum elongation (East). Mercury will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
Jupiter at opposition	14th Feb 2014	Jupiter and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Jupiter will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe it. This phase occurs at 23:53 UTC.
Full Moon	14th Feb 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 04:52 UTC.
New Moon	1st Mar 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 08:00 UTC.
Mercury at Maximum Elongation	14th Mar 2014	Mercury will be at maximum elongation (West). Mercury will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
Full Moon	16th Mar 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 17:08 UTC.
Venus at Maximum Elongation	22nd Mar 2014	Venus will be at maximum elongation. Venus will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
New Moon	30th Mar 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 18:45 UTC.
Mars at Opposition	8th Apr 2014	Mars and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Mars will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe it.
Full Moon	15th Apr 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 07:42 UTC.
Lunar eclipse	15th Apr 2014	The Moon will cross into the Earth's shadow creating a total lunar eclipse. The lunar eclipse will be visible from North and South America, Australia and New Zealand.
Lyrid meteor shower	21-22 Apr 2014	Lyrid is a medium intensity meteor shower. It usually produces about 20 meteors per hour in its peak. The shower will peak on 21-22 April but some meteors will be visible between 16 to 25th April. Meteors seems to radiate from the constellation Lyra.
New Moon	29th Apr 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 06:14 UTC.
Annular Solar Eclipse	29th Apr 2014	On 29th April 2014, an annular solar eclipse will take place. The annular solar eclipse will be visible from part of Antarctica. The partial solar eclipse will be visible from Antarctica and Australia. A solar eclipse take place when Moon passes between Sun and Earth and shadow of moon totally or partially obscures Sun for a viewer on Earth.
Eta Aquarid meteor shower	5-6 May 2014	Eta Aquarid is a low intensity meteor shower. It usually produces about 10 meteors per hour in its peak. The shower will peak on 5-6 May. Meteors seems to radiate from the constellation Aquarius.
Saturn at Opposition	10th May 2014	Saturn and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Saturn will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe it.
Full Moon	14th May 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 19:16 UTC.
Sun at Maximum Elongation	25th May 2014	Mercury will be at maximum elongation. Sun will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
New Moon	28th May 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 18:40 UTC.
Conjunction of the Moon and Mars	7th Jun 2014	The Moon will pass within 2o of Mars in the evening sky.
Full Moon	13th Jun 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 04:11 UTC.
New Moon	27th Jun 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 08:08 UTC.
Full Moon	12th Jul 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 11:25 UTC.
Mercury at Maximum Elongation	12th Jul 2014	Mercury will be at maximum elongation. Mercury will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
New Moon	26th Jul 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 22:42 UTC.
South Delta Aquarids meteor shower	28-29th Jul 2014	This is a medium intensity meteor shower with about 20 meteors per hour at peak. These meteors will come out from constellation Aquarius.
Full Moon	10th Aug 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 18:09 UTC.
Perseid meteor shower	12-13th Aug 2014	Perseids are one of the strong meteor showers. It produce up to 60 meteors per hour at peak hours. Radiant point of this shower is in the constellation Perseus. These meteors originate from the tail of comet Swift-Tuttle.
Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter	18th Aug 2014	Venus and Jupiter will be within quarter of a degree.
New Moon	25th Aug 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 14:13 UTC.
Neptune at Opposition	29th Aug 2014	Neptune and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Neptune will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe it.
Full Moon	9th Sep 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 01:38 UTC.
New Moon	24th Sep 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 06:14 UTC.
Mercury at Maximum Elongation	21st Sep 2014	Mercury will be at maximum elongation. Mercury will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
Uranus at Opposition	7th Oct 2014	Uranus and Earth will be at their closest distance from one another. Uranus will also be fully illuminated by the Sun making this the ideal time to observe it.
Full Moon	8th Oct 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 10:51 UTC.
Total Lunar Eclipse	8th Oct 2014	The Moon will cross into the Earth's shadow creating a total lunar eclipse. The lunar eclipse will be visible from North and South America, eastern Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Orionid meteor shower	21-22 Oct 2014	Orionid is a medium intensity meteor shower and one can see about 25 meteors per hour.
New Moon	23th Oct 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 21:57 UTC.
Annular solar eclipse	23th Oct 2014	The annular solar eclipse will be visible from North America. A solar eclipse take place when Moon passes between Sun and Earth and shadow of Moon totally or partially obscures Sun for a viewer on Earth.
Mercury at Maximum Elongation	1st Nov 2014	Mercury will be at maximum elongation. Mercury will be its furthest distance from the Sun as seen from Earth and this will be the ideal time to view it.
Full Moon	6th Nov 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 22:23 UTC.
Leonids meteor shower	17-18th Nov 2014	Annual event of Leonid meteor shower can be seen on 16-17th November. Leonid meteor shower is visible towards the constellation Leo, the Lion. During Leonid meteor shower, Earth will pass through a stream of debris which is left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle.
New Moon	22th Nov 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 12:32 UTC.
Full Moon	6th Dec 2014	Earth is between the Sun and the Moon and so the Moon will be fully illuminated as seen from Earth. This phase occurs at 12:27 UTC.
Geminids meteor shower	13-14th Dec 2014	Geminids meteor shower is a strong meteor shower. Annual event of Geminids meteor shower take place on 13-14th December but some meteors will be visible between 6 to 19th December. For many observers, geminid is the best meteor shower. It can produce 60-80 meteors per hour at its peak.
New Moon	22th Dec 2014	Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will not be visible from Earth. This phase occurs at 01:36 UTC.
Ursids meteor shower	22-23 Dec 2014	Ursids meteor shower is a medium intensity meteor shower. Ursids meteor shower peaks on 22-23 December. It usually produces 5-10 meteors per hour but occasionally it can produce about 100 meteors per hour.

Terminology

Aphelion: Farthest position of a planet from the Sun.

Perihelion: Closest position of a planet from the Sun.

Apogee: the position of the Moon farthest from Earth.

Perigee: the position of the Moon closest from Earth.

Superior Conjunction: Venus or Mercury is on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth.

Inferior Conjunction: Venus or Mercury is between the Earth and Sun.

Greatest elongation: elongation is the angle between the Sun and a planet as seen from Earth, during eastern elongation, the planet appears as an evening star, during western elongation, the planet appears as a morning star.

Opposition: position in the orbit of a planet when opposites the Sun as seen from Earth.

Conjunction: position in the orbit of a planet when appears closer to the Sun as seen from Earth.

Occultation: Moon occults or eclipses a planet or a star.

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