2021 The Night Sky Highlights

The information linked was taken from In-The-Sky website by Dominc Ford.
(UTC = Coordinated Universal Time +00:00 / BST = British Summer Time +01:00)

January 2021

02 Jan 2021 13:50 UTC The Earth at perihelion Pisces
03 Jan 2021 – Quadrantid meteor shower Bootes
06 Jan 2021 09:37 UTC Moon at Last Quarter Virgo
09 Jan 2021 15:36 UTC The Moon at perigee Scorpius
09 Jan 2021 21:14 UTC Conjunction of Mercury and Saturn Capricornus
10 Jan 2021 16:09 UTC Conjunction of Neptune and Ceres Aquarius
11 Jan 2021 11:06 UTC Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Capricornus
11 Jan 2021 20:11 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Sagittarius
12 Jan 2021 23:50 UTC The Moon at perihelion Sagittarius
13 Jan 2021 05:00 UTC New Moon Sagittarius
14 Jan 2021 08:14 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Capricornus
14 Jan 2021 21:26 UTC 134340 Pluto at solar conjunction Sagittarius
19 Jan 2021 – γ-Ursae Minorid meteor shower Ursa Minor
20 Jan 2021 21:02 UTC Moon at First Quarter Pisces
21 Jan 2021 05:36 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Aries
21 Jan 2021 13:10 UTC The Moon at apogee Aries
21 Jan 2021 21:34 UTC Asteroid 15 Eunomia at opposition Cancer
21 Jan 2021 23:34 UTC Conjunction of Mars and Uranus Aries
24 Jan 2021 01:59 UTC Mercury at greatest elongation east Capricornus
24 Jan 2021 03:04 UTC Saturn at solar conjunction Capricornus
24 Jan 2021 14:22 UTC Asteroid 14 Irene at opposition Cancer
25 Jan 2021 07:37 UTC Mercury at dichotomy Capricornus
27 Jan 2021 – Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky Capricornus
28 Jan 2021 19:16 UTC Full Moon Cancer
29 Jan 2021 00:35 UTC Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Sagittarius
29 Jan 2021 01:44 UTC Jupiter at solar conjunction Capricornus
29 Jan 2021 02:08 UTC Mercury at perihelion Capricornus
29 Jan 2021 16:28 UTC The Moon at aphelion Leo

February 2021

02 Feb 2021 21:34 UTC Asteroid 18 Melpomene at opposition Cancer
03 Feb 2021 19:02 UTC The Moon at perigee Virgo
04 Feb 2021 17:37 UTC Moon at Last Quarter Libra
08 Feb 2021 – α-Centaurid meteor shower Centaurus
08 Feb 2021 13:41 UTC Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Aquarius
10 Feb 2021 09:48 UTC The Moon at perihelion Capricornus
10 Feb 2021 11:11 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus
11 Feb 2021 19:06 UTC New Moon Capricornus
18 Feb 2021 10:21 UTC The Moon at apogee Aries
18 Feb 2021 22:45 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Aries
19 Feb 2021 18:48 UTC Moon at First Quarter Taurus
20 Feb 2021 08:36 UTC Venus at aphelion Capricornus
22 Feb 2021 16:46 UTC Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at opposition Leo
24 Feb 2021 – Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky Capricornus
27 Feb 2021 08:17 UTC Full Moon Leo

March 2021

01 Mar 2021 03:57 UTC The Moon at aphelion Virgo
02 Mar 2021 05:17 UTC The Moon at perigee Virgo
02 Mar 2021 14:10 UTC Mercury at dichotomy Capricornus
04 Mar 2021 23:58 UTC Asteroid 4 Vesta at opposition Leo
05 Mar 2021 06:49 UTC Conjunction of Jupiter and Mercury Capricornus
06 Mar 2021 01:30 UTC Moon at Last Quarter Ophiuchus
06 Mar 2021 09:48 UTC Mercury at greatest elongation west Capricornus
09 Mar 2021 22:58 v Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus
10 Mar 2021 15:37 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Capricornus
11 Mar 2021 00:02 UTC Neptune at solar conjunction Aquarius
11 Mar 2021 01:02 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Capricornus
11 Mar 2021 02:01 UTC The Moon at perihelion Capricornus
13 Mar 2021 10:21 UTC New Moon Aquarius
14 Mar 2021 01:45 UTC Mercury at aphelion Aquarius
14 Mar 2021 – γ-Normid meteor shower Norma
18 Mar 2021 05:02 UTC The Moon at apogee Aries
19 Mar 2021 17:47 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Taurus
20 Mar 2021 09:22 UTC March equinox Pisces
21 Mar 2021 14:41 UTC Moon at First Quarter Gemini
24 Mar 2021 – 10P/Tempel at perihelion Aquarius
26 Mar 2021 06:20 UTC Venus at superior solar conjunction Pisces
27 Mar 2021 14:43 UTC 136472 Makemake at opposition Coma Berenices
28 Mar 2021 19:48 BST Full Moon Virgo
29 Mar 2021 03:39 BST Venus at greatest brightness Cetus
29 Mar 2021 20:10 BST Conjunction of Mercury and Neptune Aquarius
30 Mar 2021 07:15 BST The Moon at perigee Virgo
30 Mar 2021 23:40 BST The Moon at aphelion Libra

April 2021

04 Apr 2021 11:02 BST Moon at Last Quarter Sagittarius
05 Apr 2021 08:10 BST Asteroid 9 Metis at opposition Virgo
06 Apr 2021 09:30 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus
07 Apr 2021 08:18 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Capricornus
07 Apr 2021 13:05 BST 1 Ceres at solar conjunction Cetus
09 Apr 2021 09:32 BST The Moon at perihelion Aquarius
12 Apr 2021 03:31 BST New Moon Pisces
14 Apr 2021 04:04 BST 136199 Eris at solar conjunction Cetus
14 Apr 2021 18:45 BST The Moon at apogee Taurus
17 Apr 2021 13:08 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Taurus
17 Apr 2021 13:10 BST Lunar occultation of Mars Taurus
18 Apr 2021 01:04 BST 136108 Haumea at opposition Bootes
19 Apr 2021 02:36 BST Mercury at superior solar conjunction Aries
20 Apr 2021 07:59 BST Moon at First Quarter Cancer
22 Apr 2021 – Lyrid meteor shower Hercules
23 Apr 2021 – Ï€-Puppid meteor shower Puppis
27 Apr 2021 02:23 BST Mercury at perihelion Aries
27 Apr 2021 04:32 BST Full Moon Libra
27 Apr 2021 16:22 BST The Moon at perigee Libra
28 Apr 2021 20:29 BST Conjunction of Ceres and Eris Cetus
29 Apr 2021 04:32 BST The Moon at aphelion Scorpius
30 Apr 2021 20:55 BST Uranus at solar conjunction Aries

May 2021

03 May 2021 17:59 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus
03 May 2021 20:50 BST Moon at Last Quarter Capricornus
04 May 2021 22:03 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Aquarius
06 May 2021 – η-Aquariid meteor shower Aquarius
08 May 2021 – η-Lyrid meteor shower Lyra
09 May 2021 11:25 BST The Moon at perihelion Pisces
11 May 2021 20:00 BST New Moon Aries
11 May 2021 22:53 BST The Moon at apogee Aries
12 May 2021 06:13 BST Mercury at dichotomy Taurus
12 May 2021 23:04 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Taurus
13 May 2021 – Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky Taurus
13 May 2021 18:58 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Taurus
16 May 2021 05:47 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Gemini
17 May 2021 09:04 BST Mercury at greatest elongation east Taurus
19 May 2021 20:13 BST Moon at First Quarter Leo
26 May 2021 02:49 BST The Moon at perigee Libra
26 May 2021 12:14 BST Full Moon Scorpius
26 May 2021 12:18 BST Total lunar eclipse Scorpius
27 May 2021 20:46 BST The Moon at aphelion Ophiuchus
29 May 2021 06:20 BST Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Taurus
31 May 2021 02:18 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus

June 2021

01 Jun 2021 10:00 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Aquarius
02 Jun 2021 08:25 BST Moon at Last Quarter Aquarius
04 Jun 2021 08:10 BST Asteroid 63 Ausonia at opposition Scorpius
04 Jun 2021 18:43 BST Conjunction of Uranus and Ceres Cetus
08 Jun 2021 03:27 BST The Moon at apogee Aries
09 Jun 2021 04:42 BST The Moon at perihelion Taurus
10 Jun 2021 02:01 BST Mercury at aphelion Taurus
10 Jun 2021 11:42 BST Annular solar eclipse Taurus
10 Jun 2021 11:53 BST New Moon Taurus
10 Jun 2021 – Daytime Arietid meteor shower Aries
11 Jun 2021 02:05 BST Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Taurus
12 Jun 2021 07:43 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Gemini
12 Jun 2021 18:34 BST Venus at perihelion Gemini
13 Jun 2021 20:53 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Cancer
18 Jun 2021 04:54 BST Moon at First Quarter Virgo
18 Jun 2021 – 15P/Finlay at perigee Pisces
21 Jun 2021 04:16 BST June solstice Taurus
23 Jun 2021 10:54 BST The Moon at perigee Ophiuchus
24 Jun 2021 19:40 BST Full Moon Sagittarius
25 Jun 2021 06:47 BST The Moon at aphelion Sagittarius
27 Jun 2021 10:27 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus
27 Jun 2021 – June Bootid meteor shower Bootes
28 Jun 2021 19:41 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Aquarius

July 2021

01 Jul 2021 22:11 BST Moon at Last Quarter Cetus
05 Jul 2021 05:01 BST Mercury at greatest elongation west Taurus
05 Jul 2021 15:46 BST The Moon at apogee Taurus
05 Jul 2021 23:27 BST The Earth at aphelion Pisces
07 Jul 2021 – 15P/Finlay reaches its brightest Aries
08 Jul 2021 05:39 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Taurus
09 Jul 2021 18:40 BST Mercury at dichotomy Taurus
10 Jul 2021 02:17 BST New Moon Gemini
10 Jul 2021 02:49 BST The Moon at perihelion Gemini
11 Jul 2021 – Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky Taurus
12 Jul 2021 10:10 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Leo
12 Jul 2021 11:11 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Leo
13 Jul 2021 01:25 BST Mars at aphelion Leo
13 Jul 2021 08:06 BST Conjunction of Venus and Mars Leo
14 Jul 2021 – 15P/Finlay at perihelion Taurus
17 Jul 2021 11:11 BST Moon at First Quarter Virgo
18 Jul 2021 07:20 BST 134340 Pluto at opposition Sagittarius
18 Jul 2021 22:34 BST Asteroid 6 Hebe at opposition Aquila
21 Jul 2021 11:24 BST The Moon at perigee Ophiuchus
23 Jul 2021 14:44 BST The Moon at aphelion Sagittarius
24 Jul 2021 01:39 BST Mercury at perihelion Gemini
24 Jul 2021 03:37 BST Full Moon Capricornus
24 Jul 2021 17:38 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus
26 Jul 2021 02:21 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Aquarius
28 Jul 2021 – Piscis Austrinid meteor shower Piscis Austrinus
30 Jul 2021 – Southern δ-Aquariid meteor shower Aquarius
30 Jul 2021 – α-Capricornid meteor shower Capricornus
30 Jul 2021 20:10 BST Asteroid 12 Victoria at opposition Aquila
31 Jul 2021 14:16 BST Moon at Last Quarter Aries

August 2021

01 Aug 2021 14:54 BST Mercury at superior solar conjunction Cancer
02 Aug 2021 07:01 BST Saturn at opposition Capricornus
02 Aug 2021 08:35 BST The Moon at apogee Taurus
08 Aug 2021 14:50 BST New Moon Cancer
09 Aug 2021 19:40 BST The Moon at perihelion Leo
10 Aug 2021 01:42 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Leo
11 Aug 2021 07:59 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Virgo
12 Aug 2021 – Perseid meteor shower Perseus
12 Aug 2021 22:34 BST Asteroid 349 Dembowska at opposition Piscis Austrinus
15 Aug 2021 16:20 BST Moon at First Quarter Libra
17 Aug 2021 10:15 BST The Moon at perigee Ophiuchus
18 Aug 2021 – κ-Cygnid meteor shower Draco
19 Aug 2021 05:06 BST Conjunction of Mercury and Mars Leo
19 Aug 2021 20:10 BST Asteroid 43 Ariadne at opposition Aquarius
20 Aug 2021 01:16 BST Jupiter at opposition Capricornus
20 Aug 2021 23:15 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus
21 Aug 2021 00:31 BST The Moon at aphelion Capricornus
22 Aug 2021 05:56 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Capricornus
22 Aug 2021 13:02 BST Blue Moon Aquarius
24 Aug 2021 15:22 BST Asteroid 89 Julia at opposition Aquarius
30 Aug 2021 03:22 BST The Moon at apogee Taurus
30 Aug 2021 08:13 BST Moon at Last Quarter Taurus

September 2021

01 Sep 2021 – Aurigid meteor shower Auriga
01 Sep 2021 – Mercury reaches highest point in evening sky Virgo
06 Sep 2021 01:17 BST Mercury at aphelion Virgo
07 Sep 2021 01:52 BST New Moon Leo
08 Sep 2021 21:18 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Virgo
09 Sep 2021 01:17 BST The Moon at perihelion Virgo
09 Sep 2021 – September ε-Perseid meteor shower Perseus
10 Sep 2021 03:08 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Virgo
10 Sep 2021 – 4P/Faye at perihelion Taurus
11 Sep 2021 11:03 BST The Moon at perigee Libra
11 Sep 2021 20:10 BST Asteroid 2 Pallas at opposition Pisces
13 Sep 2021 21:39 BST Moon at First Quarter Ophiuchus
13 Sep 2021 22:44 BST Mercury at greatest elongation east Virgo
14 Sep 2021 10:05 BST Neptune at opposition Aquarius
17 Sep 2021 03:33 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus
18 Sep 2021 03:49 BST Mercury at dichotomy Virgo
18 Sep 2021 07:54 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Capricornus
18 Sep 2021 17:44 BST The Moon at aphelion Aquarius
20 Sep 2021 12:46 BST Mars at apogee Virgo
21 Sep 2021 00:55 BST Full Moon Pisces
22 Sep 2021 20:06 BST September equinox Virgo
26 Sep 2021 22:43 BST The Moon at apogee Taurus
27 Sep 2021 – Daytime Sextantid meteor shower Sextans
29 Sep 2021 02:57 BST Moon at Last Quarter Gemini
30 Sep 2021 15:50 BST 136472 Makemake at solar conjunction Coma Berenices

October 2021

02 Oct 2021 03:22 BST Asteroid 40 Harmonia at opposition Cetus
03 Oct 2021 01:43 BST Venus at aphelion Libra
05 Oct 2021 – October Camelopardalid meteor shower Draco
06 Oct 2021 12:05 BST New Moon Virgo
08 Oct 2021 05:19 BST Mars at solar conjunction Virgo
08 Oct 2021 16:45 BST The Moon at perihelion Libra
08 Oct 2021 18:27 BST The Moon at perigee Libra
08 Oct 2021 – Draconid meteor shower Draco
09 Oct 2021 17:11 BST Mercury at inferior solar conjunction Virgo
09 Oct 2021 19:35 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Scorpius
10 Oct 2021 – Southern Taurid meteor shower Cetus
11 Oct 2021 – δ-Aurigid meteor shower Auriga
13 Oct 2021 04:25 BST Moon at First Quarter Sagittarius
14 Oct 2021 08:09 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus
15 Oct 2021 11:03 BST Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Capricornus
17 Oct 2021 17:31 BST 136199 Eris at opposition Cetus
18 Oct 2021 02:12 BST The Moon at aphelion Aquarius
18 Oct 2021 – ε-Geminid meteor shower Gemini
20 Oct 2021 00:56 BST Mercury at perihelion Virgo
20 Oct 2021 15:57 BST Full Moon Pisces
21 Oct 2021 – Orionid meteor shower Orion
21 Oct 2021 23:21 BST 136108 Haumea at solar conjunction Bootes
23 Oct 2021 23:32 BST Mercury at dichotomy Virgo
24 Oct 2021 – Leonis Minorid meteor shower Leo Minor
24 Oct 2021 16:28 BST The Moon at apogee Taurus
25 Oct 2021 – Mercury reaches highest point in morning sky Virgo
25 Oct 2021 04:35 BST Mercury at greatest elongation west Virgo
28 Oct 2021 15:22 BST Venus at dichotomy Ophiuchus
28 Oct 2021 21:05 BST Moon at Last Quarter Cancer
29 Oct 2021 15:43 BST Venus at greatest elongation east Ophiuchus

November 2021

02 Nov 2021 – 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at perihelion Gemini
03 Nov 2021 18:39 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury Virgo
04 Nov 2021 21:15 UTC New Moon Libra
04 Nov 2021 23:43 UTC Uranus at opposition Aries
05 Nov 2021 22:17 UTC The Moon at perigee Libra
06 Nov 2021 17:21 UTC The Moon at perihelion Ophiuchus
07 Nov 2021 – 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko reaches its brightest Gemini
08 Nov 2021 05:20 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Sagittarius
08 Nov 2021 05:28 UTC Lunar occultation of Venus Sagittarius
10 Nov 2021 14:24 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus
11 Nov 2021 12:46 UTC Moon at First Quarter Capricornus
11 Nov 2021 17:17 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Capricornus
12 Nov 2021 – Northern Taurid meteor shower Taurus
12 Nov 2021 – 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko at perigee Cancer
17 Nov 2021 06:51 UTC The Moon at aphelion Pisces
17 Nov 2021 – Leonid meteor shower Leo
19 Nov 2021 08:58 UTC Full Moon Taurus
19 Nov 2021 09:03 UTC Partial lunar eclipse Taurus
21 Nov 2021 02:12 UTC The Moon at apogee Taurus
21 Nov 2021 – α-Monocerotid meteor shower Canis Minor
27 Nov 2021 06:29 UTC 1 Ceres at opposition Taurus
27 Nov 2021 12:28 UTC Moon at Last Quarter Leo
28 Nov 2021 – November Orionid meteor shower Orion
29 Nov 2021 04:20 UTC Mercury at superior solar conjunction Scorpius

December 2021

02 Dec 2021 – Pheonicid meteor shower Phoenix
02 Dec 2021 23:34 UTC Mercury at aphelion Ophiuchus
03 Dec 2021 00:28 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Libra
04 Dec 2021 07:33 UTC Total solar eclipse Ophiuchus
04 Dec 2021 07:43 UTC New Moon Ophiuchus
04 Dec 2021 10:04 UTC The Moon at perigee Ophiuchus
05 Dec 2021 09:23 UTC The Moon at perihelion Sagittarius
06 Dec 2021 – December φ-Cassiopeid meteor shower Andromeda
07 Dec 2021 00:48 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Venus Sagittarius
07 Dec 2021 – Puppid-Velid meteor shower Vela
07 Dec 2021 16:07 UTC Venus at greatest brightness Sagittarius
08 Dec 2021 01:50 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn Capricornus
09 Dec 2021 – Monocerotid meteor shower Monoceros
09 Dec 2021 06:11 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter Capricornus
10 Dec 2021 16:46 UTC Asteroid 44 Nysa at opposition Taurus
11 Dec 2021 01:36 UTC Moon at First Quarter Aquarius
12 Dec 2021 – σ-Hydrid meteor shower Hydra
13 Dec 2021 06:45 UTC Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Sagittarius
14 Dec 2021 – Geminid meteor shower Gemini
14 Dec 2021 – Venus reaches highest point in evening sky Ophiuchus
16 Dec 2021 – Comae Berenicid meteor shower Leo
18 Dec 2021 02:14 UTC The Moon at apogee Taurus
18 Dec 2021 06:58 UTC The Moon at aphelion Taurus
19 Dec 2021 04:36 UTC Full Moon Taurus
19 Dec 2021 – December Leonis Minorid meteor shower Leo Minor
21 Dec 2021 15:45 UTC December solstice Sagittarius
22 Dec 2021 02:48 UTC Conjunction of Venus and Pluto Sagittarius
22 Dec 2021 – Ursid meteor shower Ursa Minor
27 Dec 2021 02:24 UTC Moon at Last Quarter Virgo
29 Dec 2021 01:02 UTC Conjunction of Venus and Mercury Sagittarius
30 Dec 2021 14:18 UTC Conjunction of Mercury and Pluto Sagittarius
31 Dec 2021 19:53 UTC Lunar occultation of Mars Ophiuchus
31 Dec 2021 20:13 UTC Conjunction of the Moon and Mars Ophiuchus


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