Diary of Astronomical Phenomena
All times are local, including one hour daylight
savings time (when appropriate), topocentric to
mid-Norfolk in Eastern England.
October
dd hh
02 13 Moon at descending node
02 20 New Moon (Annular Solar Eclipse)
02 21 Moon at apogee (406517 km)
05 20 Venus 3.7° north of the Moon
07 21 Antares 1.0° north of the Moon
09 13 Moon farthest south for 2024 (geocentric declination -28.7°)
10 20 First quarter Moon
14 19 Saturn 0.9° north of the Moon
15 18 Neptune 0.5° north of the Moon
16 08 Moon at ascending node
17 02 Moon at perigee (357173 km)
17 12 Full Moon
19 15 Uranus 3.3° south of the Moon
19 21 Pleiades 0.6° north of the Moon
21 07 Orionid Meteor Shower
20 15 Aldebaran 9.3° south of the Moon
21 10 Jupiter 5.2° south of the Moon
22 02 Moon farthest north (geocentric declination +28.7°)
23 12 Castor 5.8° north of the Moon
23 18 Pollux 2.6° north of the Moon
23 21 Mars 3.1° south of the Moon
24 20 Beehive Cluster 2.4° south of the Moon
24 09 Last quarter Moon
26 01 Venus 3.0° north of Antares
26 18 Regulus 1.8° south of the Moon
27 02 British Summer Time ends
29 18 Moon at descending node
29 23 Moon at apogee (406164 km)
November
dd hh
01 13 New Moon
03 05 Mercury 2.4° north of the Moon
04 01 Antares 0.5° north of the Moon
05 01 Venus 3.5° north of the Moon
05 06 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 17 Moon farthest south (geocentric declination -28.6°)
09 06 First quarter Moon
10 04 Mercury 2.0° north of Antares
11 03 Saturn 0.3° north of the Moon
12 03 Neptune occulted by the Moon
12 06 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 16 Moon at ascending node
14 11 Moon at perigee (360110 km)
15 21 Full Moon
15 22 Uranus 3.6° south of the Moon
16 08 Mercury at greatest elongation (22.5° east)
16 09 Pleiades 0.6° north of the Moon
16 20 Aldebaran 9.5° south of the Moon
17 03 Uranus at opposition
17 12 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 14 Jupiter 4.6° south of the Moon
18 10 Moon farthest north (geocentric declination +28.5°)
19 21 Castor 5.8° north of the Moon
20 01 Pollux 2.2° north of the Moon
20 21 Mars 1.7° south of the Moon
21 05 Beehive Cluster 2.6° south of the Moon
22 22 Regulus 2.0° south of the Moon
23 01 Last quarter Moon
25 22 Moon at descending node
26 12 Moon at apogee (405315 km)
27 13 Spica 0.5° north of the Moon