Occultations

As the moon moves across our sky, it passes in front of many stars. Sometimes it passes in front of planets. These events are called occultations. Because the moon can be rather bright itself, astronomers usually pay attention to the occulations of brighter objects that can be more easily seen next to the moon. However, when the moon's in a crescent phase, it's much easier to see the beginning or end of an occultation involving a dimmer object.

Below are times and dates in Universal Time for lunar occultations involving several planets and some bright stars from 2010 to 2029.



Mercury August 4, 2016 at 22:11

Venus September 11, 2010 at 13:07
September 8, 2013 at 21:04
February 26, 2014 at 05:23
July 19, 2015 at 01:07
October 8, 2015 at 20:32
December 7, 2015 at 16:56
January 31, 2019 at 17:35
May 27, 2022 at 02:51 Moon occults Venus.
March 24, 2023 at 10:27 Moon occults Venus.
June 17, 2026 at 20:21 Moon occults Venus.

Mars July 27, 2011 at 16:53 Moon occults Mars.
September 19, 2012 at 20:38 Moon occults Mars.
July 6, 2014 at 01:22 Moon occults Mars.
December 6, 2015 at 02:42 Moon occults Mars.
January 3, 2017 at 06:46 Moon occults Mars.
August 9, 2020 at 08:00 Moon occults Mars.
September 6, 2020 at 04:46 Moon occults Mars.
October 3, 2020 at 03:26 Moon occults Mars.
April 17, 2021 at 12:08 Moon occults Mars.
December 8, 2022 at 04:25 Moon occults Mars.
January 3, 2023 at 19:37 Moon occults Mars.
January 14, 2025 at 03:43 Moon occults Mars.
February 9, 2025 at 19:36 Moon occults Mars.
June 30, 2025 at 01:05 Moon occults Mars.
October 11, 2029 at 16:15 Moon occults Mars.

Jupiter July 15, 2012 at 03:06 Moon occults Jupiter.
August 11, 2012 at 20:30 Moon occults Jupiter.
September 8, 2012 at 11:05 Moon occults Jupiter.
October 5, 2012 at 20:57 Moon occults Jupiter.
November 2, 2012 at 01:06 Moon occults Jupiter.
November 29, 2012 at 00:54 Moon occults Jupiter.
December 26, 2012 at 00:10 Moon occults Jupiter.
January 22, 2013 at 03:03 Moon occults Jupiter.
February 18, 2013 at 11:36 Moon occults Jupiter.
July 9, 2016 at 10:11 Moon occults Jupiter.
August 6, 2016 at 03:30 Moon occults Jupiter.
October 6, 2026 at 10:16 Moon occults Jupiter.
November 2, 2026 at 23:10 Moon occults Jupiter.
November 30, 2026 at 09:16 Moon occults Jupiter.
February 20, 2027 at 05:44 Moon occults Jupiter.
March 19, 2027 at 10:03 Moon occults Jupiter.
April 15, 2027 at 14:58 Moon occults Jupiter.

Saturn January 25, 2014 at 13:58 Moon occults Saturn.
February 21, 2014 at 22:18 Moon occults Saturn.
March 21, 2014 at 03:18 Moon occults Saturn.
April 17, 2014 at 07:20 Moon occults Saturn.
May 14, 2014 at 12:18 Moon occults Saturn.
June 10, 2014 at 18:48 Moon occults Saturn.
July 8, 2014 at 02:25 Moon occults Saturn.
August 4, 2014 at 10:31 Moon occults Saturn.
August 31, 2014 at 18:59 Moon occults Saturn.
March 1, 2019 at 18:28 Moon occults Saturn.
March 29, 2019 at 04:59 Moon occults Saturn.
April 25, 2019 at 14:27 Moon occults Saturn.
May 22, 2019 at 22:14 Moon occults Saturn.
June 19, 2019 at 03:46 Moon occults Saturn.
July 16, 2019 at 07:15 Moon occults Saturn.
August 12, 2019 at 09:53 Moon occults Saturn.
September 8, 2019 at 13:42 Moon occults Saturn.
October 5, 2019 at 20:36 Moon occults Saturn.
November 2, 2019 at 07:21 Moon occults Saturn.
May 31, 2024 at 08:09 Moon occults Saturn.
June 27, 2024 at 15:00 Moon occults Saturn.
July 24, 2024 at 20:47 Moon occults Saturn.
August 21, 2024 at 03:02 Moon occults Saturn.
September 17, 2024 at 10:22 Moon occults Saturn.
October 14, 2024 at 18:13 Moon occults Saturn.
November 11, 2024 at 01:43 Moon occults Saturn.
December 8, 2024 at 08:56 Moon occults Saturn.
January 4, 2025 at 17:24 Moon occults Saturn.

Uranus June 24, 2022 at 22:13 Moon occults Uranus.
July 22, 2022 at 06:22 Moon occults Uranus.
August 18, 2022 at 14:38 Moon occults Uranus.
September 14, 2022 at 22:59 Moon occults Uranus.
January 1, 2023 at 22:16 Moon occults Uranus.
January 29, 2023 at 04:09 Moon occults Uranus.
September 29, 2029 at 07:00 Moon occults Uranus.
October 26, 2029 at 12:23 Moon occults Uranus.
November 22, 2029 at 16:24 Moon occults Uranus.
December 19, 2029 at 20:45 Moon occults Uranus.

Al Niyat January 11, 2010 at 09:22 Moon occults al Niyat.
February 7, 2010 at 15:09 Moon occults al Niyat.
March 6, 2010 at 22:16 Moon occults al Niyat.
April 3, 2010 at 07:06 Moon occults al Niyat.
April 30, 2010 at 16:36 Moon occults al Niyat.
May 28, 2010 at 01:21 Moon occults al Niyat.
June 24, 2010 at 08:30 Moon occults al Niyat.
July 21, 2010 at 14:18 Moon occults al Niyat.
March 13, 2023 at 21:32 Moon occults Al Niyat.
April 10, 2023 at 03:02 Moon occults Al Niyat.
May 7, 2023 at 09:51 Moon occults Al Niyat.
June 3, 2023 at 18:38 Moon occults Al Niyat.
July 1, 2023 at 04:39 Moon occults Al Niyat.
July 28, 2023 at 14:27 Moon occults Al Niyat.
August 24, 2023 at 22:40 Moon occults Al Niyat.
September 21, 2023 at 04:58 Moon occults Al Niyat.
October 18, 2023 at 10:24 Moon occults Al Niyat.
January 8, 2024 at 11:37 Moon occults Al Niyat.
February 4, 2024 at 21:25 Moon occults Al Niyat.
March 3, 2024 at 05:21 Moon occults Al Niyat.
March 30, 2024 at 11:28 Moon occults Al Niyat.
April 26, 2024 at 17:05 Moon occults Al Niyat.
May 23, 2024 at 23:39 Moon occults Al Niyat.
June 20, 2024 at 07:42 Moon occults Al Niyat.
July 17, 2024 at 16:46 Moon occults Al Niyat.
August 14, 2024 at 01:43 Moon occults Al Niyat.
September 10, 2024 at 09:30 Moon occults Al Niyat.
October 7, 2024 at 15:48 Moon occults Al Niyat.
March 20, 2025 at 12:56 Moon occults Al Niyat.
April 16, 2025 at 19:17 Moon occults Al Niyat.
May 14, 2025 at 01:09 Moon occults Al Niyat.
June 10, 2025 at 07:25 Moon occults Al Niyat.
July 7, 2025 at 14:37 Moon occults Al Niyat.
August 3, 2025 at 22:40 Moon occults Al Niyat.
May 3, 2026 at 23:18 Moon occults Al Niyat.
May 31, 2026 at 05:32 Moon occults Al Niyat.
June 27, 2026 at 11:32 Moon occults Al Niyat.
March 27, 2027 at 11:44 Moon occults Al Niyat.
April 23, 2027 at 20:26 Moon occults Al Niyat.
May 21, 2027 at 04:18 Moon occults Al Niyat.
June 17, 2027 at 10:54 Moon occults Al Niyat.
July 14, 2027 at 16:42 Moon occults Al Niyat.
August 10, 2027 at 22:39 Moon occults Al Niyat.
September 7, 2027 at 05:44 Moon occults Al Niyat.
October 4, 2027 at 14:15 Moon occults Al Niyat.
October 31, 2027 at 23:29 Moon occults Al Niyat.
January 21, 2028 at 20:58 Moon occults Al Niyat.
February 18, 2028 at 02:51 Moon occults Al Niyat.
March 16, 2028 at 10:25 Moon occults Al Niyat.
April 12, 2028 at 19:43 Moon occults Al Niyat.
May 10, 2028 at 05:29 Moon occults Al Niyat.
June 6, 2028 at 14:12 Moon occults Al Niyat.
July 3, 2028 at 21:09 Moon occults Al Niyat.
July 31, 2028 at 02:46 Moon occults Al Niyat.
August 27, 2028 at 08:29 Moon occults Al Niyat.
September 23, 2028 at 15:47 Moon occults Al Niyat.

Alcyone January 25, 2010 at 11:27 Moon occults Alcyone.
February 21, 2010 at 19:00 Moon occults Alcyone.
March 21, 2010 at 00:36 Moon occults Alcyone.
April 17, 2010 at 06:11 Moon occults Alcyone.
July 8, 2010 at 07:53 Moon occults Alcyone.
August 4, 2010 at 16:56 Moon occults Alcyone.
September 1, 2010 at 00:17 Moon occults Alcyone.
September 28, 2010 at 06:02 Moon occults Alcyone.
September 5, 2023 at 20:14 Moon occults Alcyone.
October 3, 2023 at 05:14 Moon occults Alcyone.
October 30, 2023 at 15:19 Moon occults Alcyone.
November 27, 2023 at 00:51 Moon occults Alcyone.
December 24, 2023 at 08:27 Moon occults Alcyone.
January 20, 2024 at 14:15 Moon occults Alcyone.
February 16, 2024 at 20:03 Moon occults Alcyone.
March 15, 2024 at 03:42 Moon occults Alcyone.
April 11, 2024 at 13:24 Moon occults Alcyone.
July 2, 2024 at 16:18 Moon occults Alcyone.
July 29, 2024 at 22:01 Moon occults Alcyone.
August 26, 2024 at 03:42 Moon occults Alcyone.
September 22, 2024 at 11:04 Moon occults Alcyone.
October 19, 2024 at 20:45 Moon occults Alcyone.
November 16, 2024 at 07:45 Moon occults Alcyone.
December 13, 2024 at 18:00 Moon occults Alcyone.
January 10, 2025 at 01:49 Moon occults Alcyone.
February 6, 2025 at 07:32 Moon occults Alcyone.
March 5, 2025 at 13:19 Moon occults Alcyone.
April 1, 2025 at 21:13 Moon occults Alcyone.
September 12, 2025 at 22:36 Moon occults Alcyone.
October 10, 2025 at 06:06 Moon occults Alcyone.
November 6, 2025 at 16:11 Moon occults Alcyone.
December 4, 2025 at 03:39 Moon occults Alcyone.
December 31, 2025 at 14:08 Moon occults Alcyone.
January 27, 2026 at 21:55 Moon occults Alcyone.
September 30, 2026 at 18:28 Moon occults Alcyone.
October 28, 2026 at 02:00 Moon occults Alcyone.
November 24, 2026 at 12:05 Moon occults Alcyone.
December 21, 2026 at 23:25 Moon occults Alcyone.
March 13, 2027 at 22:34 Moon occults Alcyone.
July 28, 2027 at 17:11 Moon occults Alcyone.
August 25, 2027 at 00:29 Moon occults Alcyone.
September 21, 2027 at 06:06 Moon occults Alcyone.
October 18, 2027 at 11:42 Moon occults Alcyone.
November 14, 2027 at 19:07 Moon occults Alcyone.
December 12, 2027 at 04:47 Moon occults Alcyone.
January 8, 2028 at 15:22 Moon occults Alcyone.
February 5, 2028 at 00:43 Moon occults Alcyone.
March 3, 2028 at 07:44 Moon occults Alcyone.
March 30, 2028 at 13:13 Moon occults Alcyone.
July 17, 2028 at 20:33 Moon occults Alcyone.
August 14, 2028 at 05:10 Moon occults Alcyone.
September 10, 2028 at 12:08 Moon occults Alcyone.
October 7, 2028 at 17:49 Moon occults Alcyone.
November 3, 2028 at 23:33 Moon occults Alcyone.
December 1, 2028 at 06:44 Moon occults Alcyone.
December 28, 2028 at 15:34 Moon occults Alcyone.
January 25, 2029 at 00:55 Moon occults Alcyone.
February 21, 2029 at 09:17 Moon occults Alcyone.
March 20, 2029 at 16:03 Moon occults Alcyone.

Antares February 5, 2024 at 00:52 Moon occults Antares.
March 3, 2024 at 08:54 Moon occults Antares.
March 30, 2024 at 15:03 Moon occults Antares.
April 26, 2024 at 10:39 Moon occults Antares.
May 24, 2024 at 03:10 Moon occults Antares.
June 20, 2024 at 11:11 Moon occults Antares.
July 17, 2024 at 20:16 Moon occults Antares.
August 14, 2024 at 05:17 Moon occults Antares.
September 10, 2024 at 13:09 Moon occults Antares.
October 7, 2024 at 19:29 Moon occults Antares.
January 25, 2025 at 00:14 Moon occults Antares.
February 21, 2025 at 09:02 Moon occults Antares.
March 20, 2025 at 16:40 Moon occults Antares.
April 16, 2025 at 23:02 Moon occults Antares.
May 14, 2025 at 04:53 Moon occults Antares.
June 10, 2025 at 11:08 Moon occults Antares.
July 7, 2025 at 18:19 Moon occults Antares.
August 4, 2025 at 02:22 Moon occults Antares.
August 31, 2025 at 10:38 Moon occults Antares.
September 27, 2025 at 18:18 Moon occults Antares.
April 6, 2026 at 20:06 Moon occults Antares.
May 4, 2026 at 03:05 Moon occults Antares.
May 31, 2026 at 09:18 Moon occults Antares.
June 27, 2026 at 15:18 Moon occults Antares.
July 27, 2026 at 21:45 Moon occults Antares.
August 21, 2026 at 05:03 Moon occults Antares.
October 14, 2026 at 21:09 Moon occults Antares.
January 31, 2027 at 23:34 Moon occults Antares.
February 28, 2027 at 06:54 Moon occults Antares.
March 27, 2027 at 15:21 Moon occults Antares.
April 24, 2027 at 00:01 Moon occults Antares.
May 21, 2027 at 07:53 Moon occults Antares.
June 17, 2027 at 14:32 Moon occults Antares.
July 14, 2027 at 20:20 Moon occults Antares.
August 11, 2027 at 02:16 Moon occults Antares.
September 7, 2027 at 09:18 Moon occults Antares.
October 4, 2027 at 17:44 Moon occults Antares.
January 22, 2028 at 00:31 Moon occults Antares.
February 18, 2028 at 06:22 Moon occults Antares.
March 16, 2028 at 13:50 Moon occults Antares.
April 12, 2028 at 23:03 Moon occults Antares.
May 10, 2028 at 08:47 Moon occults Antares.
June 6, 2028 at 17:32 Moon occults Antares.
July 4, 2028 at 00:32 Moon occults Antares.
July 31, 2028 at 06:12 Moon occults Antares.

Kaus Borealis February 9, 2010 at 23:46 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
March 9, 2010 at 06:11 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
October 21, 2020 at 18:15 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
November 18, 2020 at 03:44 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
February 8, 2021 at 08:22 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
March 7, 2021 at 13:58 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
April 3, 2021 at 19:38 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
May 1, 2021 at 03:17 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
May 28, 2021 at 13:06 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
June 24, 2021 at 23:45 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
July 22, 2021 at 09:28 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
August 18, 2021 at 17:07 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
September 14, 2021 at 22:52 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
October 12, 2021 at 04:23 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
May 23, 2027 at 11:58 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
June 19, 2027 at 18:53 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
July 17, 2027 at 01:01 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
August 13, 2027 at 06:59 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
September 9, 2027 at 13:32 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
October 6, 2027 at 21:11 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
November 3, 2027 at 05:42 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
February 20, 2028 at 09:59 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
March 18, 2028 at 16:31 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
April 15, 2028 at 00:33 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
May 12, 2028 at 09:36 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
June 8, 2028 at 18:28 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
July 6, 2028 at 02:08 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
August 2, 2028 at 08:26 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.
August 29, 2028 at 14:02 Moon occults Kaus Borealis.

Regulus December 18, 2016 at 18:38 Moon occults Regulus.
January 15, 2017 at 04:31 Moon occults Regulus.
February 11, 2017 at 14:29 Moon occults Regulus.
March 10, 2017 at 22:45 Moon occults Regulus.
April 7, 2017 at 04:56 Moon occults Regulus.
May 4, 2017 at 10:14 Moon occults Regulus.
May 31, 2017 at 16:33 Moon occults Regulus.
June 28, 2017 at 00:49 Moon occults Regulus.
July 25, 2017 at 10:37 Moon occults Regulus.
September 18, 2017 at 04:56 Moon occults Regulus.
October 15, 2017 at 11:19 Moon occults Regulus.
November 11, 2017 at 16:32 Moon occults Regulus.
December 8, 2017 at 22:50 Moon occults Regulus.
January 5, 2018 at 07:48 Moon occults Regulus.
February 1, 2018 at 18:48 Moon occults Regulus.
March 1, 2018 at 05:33 Moon occults Regulus.
March 28, 2018 at 14:02 Moon occults Regulus.
April 24, 2018 at 20:04 Moon occults Regulus.
November 12, 2025 at 23:32 Moon occults Regulus.
December 10, 2025 at 07:13 Moon occults Regulus.
January 6, 2026 at 17:00 Moon occults Regulus.
February 3, 2026 at 03:28 Moon occults Regulus.
March 2, 2026 at 12:41 Moon occults Regulus.
March 29, 2026 at 19:42 Moon occults Regulus.
April 26, 2026 at 01:19 Moon occults Regulus.
May 23, 2026 at 07:21 Moon occults Regulus.
June 19, 2026 at 15:10 Moon occults Regulus.
July 17, 2026 at 00:46 Moon occults Regulus.
November 3, 2026 at 09:21 Moon occults Regulus.
November 30, 2026 at 15:16 Moon occults Regulus.

Spica August 21, 2012 at 22:22 Moon occults Spica.
January 5, 2013 at 20:12 Moon occults Spica.
February 2, 2013 at 01:45 Moon occults Spica.
March 1, 2013 at 07:16 Moon occults Spica.
March 28, 2013 at 14:48 Moon occults Spica.
April 25, 2013 at 00:29 Moon occults Spica.
May 22, 2013 at 10:53 Moon occults Spica.
June 18, 2013 at 10:53 Moon occults Spica.
June 18, 2013 at 20:16 Moon occults Spica.
July 16, 2013 at 03:33 Moon occults Spica.
August 12, 2013 at 09:06 Moon occults Spica.
June 16, 2024 at 18:11 Moon occults Spica.
July 14, 2024 at 02:31 Moon occults Spica.
August 10, 2024 at 10:17 Moon occults Spica.
September 6, 2024 at 17:05 Moon occults Spica.
November 27, 2024 at 12:16 Moon occults Spica.
December 24, 2024 at 20:11 Moon occults Spica.
January 21, 2025 at 04:37 Moon occults Spica.
February 17, 2025 at 12:46 Moon occults Spica.
March 16, 2025 at 20:01 Moon occults Spica.
July 3, 2025 at 22:23 Moon occults Spica.
July 31, 2025 at 06:30 Moon occults Spica.

Tejat September 30, 2010 at 23:29 Moon occults Tejat.
October 28, 2010 at 05:04 Moon occults Tejat.
November 24, 2010 at 10:55 Moon occults Tejat.
December 21, 2010 at 18:51 Moon occults Tejat.
January 18, 2011 at 04:55 Moon occults Tejat.
February 14, 2011 at 15:26 Moon occults Tejat.
March 14, 2011 at 00:27 Moon occults Tejat.
April 10, 2011 at 07:14 Moon occults Tejat.
May 7, 2011 at 12:45 Moon occults Tejat.
August 24, 2011 at 20:38 Moon occults Tejat.
September 21, 2011 at 05:18 Moon occults Tejat.
October 18, 2011 at 12:16 Moon occults Tejat.
November 14, 2011 at 17:59 Moon occults Tejat.
December 11, 2011 at 23:59 Moon occults Tejat.
January 8, 2012 at 07:31 Moon occults Tejat.
November 25, 2018 at 15:59 Moon occults Tejat.
December 23, 2018 at 01:36 Moon occults Tejat.
January 19, 2019 at 12:54 Moon occults Tejat.
February 15, 2019 at 23:29 Moon occults Tejat.
March 15, 2019 at 07:35 Moon occults Tejat.
April 11, 2019 at 13:25 Moon occults Tejat.
May 8, 2019 at 18:53 Moon occults Tejat.
August 26, 2019 at 06:48 Moon occults Tejat.
September 22, 2019 at 14:51 Moon occults Tejat.
October 19, 2019 at 20:53 Moon occults Tejat.
November 16, 2019 at 02:20 Moon occults Tejat.
December 18, 2019 at 09:15 Moon occults Tejat.
January 9, 2020 at 18:28 Moon occults Tejat.
February 6, 2020 at 04:54 Moon occults Tejat.
March 4, 2020 at 14:33 Moon occults Tejat.
September 3, 2029 at 08:21 Moon occults Tejat.
September 30, 2029 at 16:34 Moon occults Tejat.
October 27, 2029 at 23:15 Moon occults Tejat.
November 24, 2029 at 05:00 Moon occults Tejat.
December 21, 2029 at 11:13 Moon occults Tejat.