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Astronomy Events for 2007

This listing gives notable astronomical events in our solar system, including solar and lunar eclipses, meteor showers, periodic comets, phases of the moon, and motions of the planets.

January

Jan 10, 2007: Moon at apogee
Jan 11, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
Jan 18, 2007: New Moon phase
Jan 22, 2007: Moon at perigee
Jan 25, 2007: First Quarter Moon phase

February

Feb 2, 2007: Full Moon phase
Feb 7, 2007: Moon at apogee
Feb 8, 2007: Neptune in conjunction with Sun
Feb 10, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
Feb 10, 2007: Saturn at opposition
Feb 17, 2007: New Moon phase
Feb 19, 2007: Moon at perigee
Feb 22, 2007: Mercury in inferior conjunction
Feb 24, 2007: First Quarter Moon phase

March

Mar 3, 2007: Full Moon phase - Total lunar eclipse
Mar 5, 2007: Uranus in conjunction with Sun
Mar 6, 2007: Moon at apogee
Mar 11, 2007: Daylight Saving Time begins
Mar 11, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
Mar 19, 2007: Moon at perigee
Mar 20, 2007: Vernal equinox
Mar 21, 2007: Ceres in conjunction with Sun
Mar 25, 2007: First Quarter Moon phase

April

Apr 2, 2007: Full Moon phase
Apr 3, 2007: Moon at apogee
Apr 9, 2007: Juno at opposition
Apr 10, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
Apr 17, 2007: New Moon phase
Apr 17, 2007: Moon at perigee
Apr 21, 2007: Lyrid meteors
Apr 24, 2007: First Quarter Moon phase
Apr 30, 2007: Moon at apogee

May

May 2, 2007: Full Moon phase
May 2, 2007: Mercury in superior conjunction
May 4, 2007: Eta Aquarid meteors
May 10, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
May 15, 2007: Moon at perigee
May 16, 2007: New Moon phase
May 23, 2007: First Quarter Moon phase
May 27, 2007: Moon at apogee
May 30, 2007: Vesta at opposition
May 31, 2007: Full Moon phase

June

Jun 4, 2007: Mars at perihelion
Jun 5, 2007: Jupiter at opposition
Jun 8, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
Jun 12, 2007: Moon at perigee
Jun 14, 2007: New Moon phase
Jun 19, 2007: Pluto at opposition
Jun 21, 2007: Summer solstice
Jun 22, 2007: First Quarter Moon phase
Jun 24, 2007: Moon at apogee
Jun 28, 2007: Mercury in inferior conjunction
Jun 30, 2007: Full Moon phase

July

Jul 6, 2007: Earth at aphelion
Jul 7, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
Jul 9, 2007: Moon at perigee
Jul 12, 2007: Venus at max brightness (mag -4.4)
Jul 14, 2007: New Moon phase
Jul 22, 2007: First Quarter Moon
Jul 22, 2007: Moon at apogee
Jul 27, 2007: Delta Aquarid meteors
Jul 29, 2007: Full Moon phase

August

Aug 3, 2007: Moon at perigee
Aug 5, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
Aug 11, 2007: Perseid meteors
Aug 12, 2007: New Moon phase
Aug 13, 2007: Neptune at opposition
Aug 15, 2007: Mercury in superior conjunction
Aug 17, 2007: Venus in inferior conjunction
Aug 18, 2007: Moon at apogee
Aug 21, 2007: Saturn in conjunction with Sun
Aug 28, 2007: Full Moon phase - Total lunar eclipse
Aug 30, 2007: Moon at perigee

September

Sep 2, 2007: Pallas at opposition
Sep 3, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
Sep 9, 2007: Uranus at opposition
Sep 11, 2007: New Moon phase
Sep 15, 2007: Moon at apogee
Sep 19, 2007: First Quarter Moon phase
Sep 23, 2007: Autumnal equinox
Sep 23, 2007: Venus at max brightness (mag -4.5)
Sep 26, 2007: Full Moon phase
Sep 27, 2007: Moon at perigee

October

Oct 3, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
Oct 8, 2007: Draconid meteors
Oct 11, 2007: New Moon phase
Oct 13, 2007: Moon at apogee
Oct 19, 2007: First Quarter Moon phase
Oct 21, 2007: Orionid meteors
Oct 23, 2007: Mercury in inferior conjunction
Oct 26, 2007: Full Moon phase
Oct 26, 2007: Moon at perigee

November

Nov 1, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
Nov 4, 2007: Daylight Saving Time ends
Nov 4, 2007: Taurid meteors
Nov 9, 2007: New Moon phase
Nov 9, 2007: Moon at apogee
Nov 9, 2007: Ceres at opposition
Nov 14, 2007: Juno in conjunction with Sun
Nov 17, 2007: First Quarter Moon phase
Nov 17, 2007: Leonid meteors
Nov 23, 2007: Moon at perigee
Nov 24, 2007: Full Moon phase

December

Dec 1, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase
Dec 6, 2007: Moon at apogee
Dec 9, 2007: New Moon
Dec 13, 2007: Geminid meteors
Dec 17, 2007: First Quarter Moon phase
Dec 17, 2007: Mercury in superior conjunction
Dec 18, 2007: Mars closest approach
Dec 20, 2007: Pluto in conjunction with Sun
Dec 22, 2007: Winter solstice
Dec 22, 2007: Moon at perigee
Dec 23, 2007: Full Moon phase
Dec 23, 2007: Jupiter in conjunction with Sun
Dec 24, 2007: Mars at opposition
Dec 31, 2007: Last Quarter Moon phase

Astronomy Event Definitions:

Apogee: point in the Moon's orbit when it is farthest from Earth.

Conjunction: Occurs when two or more bodies appear close together in the sky.

Elongation: is the apparent angular separation of an object from the Sun.

Inferior conjunction: When planet Mercury or Venus pass between the Sun and the Earth.

Occultation: Passage of one object in front of a smaller one, thus obscuring all or part of the background object from view.

Opposition: When a planet farther from the Sun than Earth appears opposite the Sun in the sky. This is the best time to observe a planet.

Perigee: point in the Moon's orbit when it is nearest to Earth.

Stationary: Object appears motionless in the sky due to the turning point between its direct and retrograde motion.

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