2013 Astronomy events In Tanzania
JANUARY
1 Jan Mars at 15 deg, at magnitude 1.39
1 Jan Venus in morning sky 23 deg DIPPING LOWER
Orion prominent in East 26 degrees elevation
Jupiter shifting westwards from zenith
13 Jan Moon Mars close
FEBRUARY
8 Feb Mercury-Mars VERY close but low 10 deg
12 Feb Mars-Mercury-Moon in LINE
18 Feb Moon Jupiter close
MARCH
1 Mar Moon Spica close morning sky
17 Mar Moon Jupiter close
APRIL
1 Apr Saturn in morning sky
14 April Moon Jupiter close
+ Aldebaran-moon-Jup in line
15 Mid April Saturn enters sky
25 April Moon Saturn close rising in east full moon
25 April Deep Penumbral and Partial Lunar Eclipse
MAY
10 May Annualar Solar Eclipse over the Atlantic,
not seen in Tanzania
12 May Moon Jupiter close
25 May Very slight Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
27 May Venus/Jupiter/Mercury close TRIANGLE + Orion to the left
28 May Venus Jupiter closest
30 May Jupiter-Venus-Mercury in LINE but low
Last of Jupiter and Orion
JUNE
10 June Moon Venus Mercury close
20 June Venus Mercury closest
JULY
10 July Moon Venus closest
16 July Moon Saturn overhead closest
22 July Venus Regulus closest.
AUGUST
9 Aug Moon Venus closest.
13 Aug Moon Saturn overhead closest
Venus Closing in on Spica
SEPTEMBER
6 Sept Venus closest to Spica
8 Sept Moon Spica VERY CLOSE with Venus very close
9 Sept Moon closest to Saturn
6 to 10 Sept IN LINE Merc-Ven-Sat-Moon
17 Sept Venus Saturn closest
25 Sept Mercury Spica closest
OCTOBER
6 Oct Moon Mercury Saturn TRIANGLE
8 Oct moon Venus closest
10 Oct last of Saturn
10 Oct Mercury highest with Saturn close by
16 Oct Venus Antares closest
18 Oct Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
NOVEMBER
3 Nov Total Solar Eclipse
Over Central Africa and
Partial solar eclipse
Over Tanzania where nearly 70% of Sun covered
6 Nov Moon Venus close
17 Nov Venus highest
DECEMBER
1 Dec Orion enters sky in east
1 Dec Saturn in eastern
5 Dec Moon Venus close
JANUARY 2014
2 Jan 14 Moon Venus closest
FEBRUARY 2014
Feb 14 Mars brightening to highest in April
Feb 14 Venus in morning sky