MONTHYLY SKY WATCH OF EVENTS FOR 2012

Attractive views to watch in Tanzanian night skies in 2012

JANUARY

1 Jan 09 morning 6 am - Moon Mars Saturn Mercury in line.

1 Jan 26 evening 7 pm - Venus Moon together.

1 Jan 30 evening 9.30 pm - Jupiter Moon together.

1 Jan 30 evening 9.30 pm - Mars rising.

FEBRUARY

2 Feb 25, 26, 27 evening 7 pm - Venus Moon Jupiter close arrangement.

2 Feb 29 Leap Day evening 7 pm - Mercury Highest and on Ecliptic with Venus Jupiter Moon.

MARCH

3 Mar 05 evening 8 pm - Mars Brightest.

3 Mar 07 evening 7 pm - Moon Mars close, Venus Jupiter close and in ecliptic line.

3 Mar 07 to 17 evening 7 pm - close movements Venus passes above Jupiter.

3 Mar 10 evening 9 pm - Saturn rising close to Moon.

3 Mar 12 evening 7 pm - Venus Jupiter closest.

3 Mar 15 evening 7 pm - Venus Jupiter together.

3 Mar 16 evening 7 pm - Venus Jupiter at same level.

3 Mar 25, 26, 27 evening 7 pm - Venus Moon arrangements.

3 Mar 26 evening 7 pm - Jupiter, Crescent Moon, Venus, Pleiades, Taurus, Aldebaran.

APRIL

4 Apr 03 evening 7 pm - Mars Close to Moon.

4 Apr 07 evening 7.30 pm - Moon Saturn close.

4 Apr 09 to 14 evening 7 pm - Jupiter Venus Mars Saturn on ecliptic line.

4 Apr 18 evening 6.45 pm - Jupiter last views and with Venus Mars Saturn on ecliptic line.

4 Apr 24 evening 7 pm - Moon Venus close.

4 Apr 25 = evening 7 pm - Venus and Moon as crescents - Western Sky

4 Apr 25 = evening 7 pm - Venus and Moon as crescents - Full Sky

4 Apr 25 = evening 7 pm - Venus and Moon as crescents.

4 Apr 25 = evening 7 pm - Venus as a crescent

4 Apr 30 May 1 evening 7 pm - Moon Saturn close.

MAY

5 May 1 and Apr 30 evening 7 pm - Moon Saturn close.

5 May 04 evening 7.30 pm - Moon Saturn close movement on ecliptic line from Venus to Mars to Saturn.

5 May 22 evening 7 pm - Venus Moon close, last views of Venus.

5 May 28 evening 7 pm - Mars Moon close.

5 May 31 evening 7 pm - Saturn Moon close.

JUNE

6 Jun 17 evening 7 pm - Mercury very high and visible.

6 Jun 22 evening 7 pm - Mercury Moon close.

6 Jun 26 evening 7 pm - Mars Moon close.

6 Jun 27 and 28 7 pm - Saturn Moon close.

JULY

7 Jul 01 evening 7 pm - Mercury highest best chance to see it.

7 Jul 01 evening 7 pm - Mercury Mars Saturn Moon on ecliptic line.

7 Jul 02 evening 7 pm - Mercury Mars Saturn Moon still on ecliptic line.

7 Jul 15 morning 5 am - Jupiter very close to Moon and Venus close by.

7 Jul 24 to 27 evening 7 am - Mars Saturn Moon arrangements.

AUGUST

8 Aug 14 evening 7 pm - Mars Saturn close and movement in line with Spica.

8 Aug 14 morning 5 am - Venus close to Moon and Jupiter close.

8 Aug 16 evening 7 pm – Mars Saturn closest and at same level.

8 Aug 21, 22 evening 7 pm - Moon Mars Saturn Spica closest arrangement.

SEPTEMBER

9 Sep 18 evening 7 pm - Moon Saturn close.

9 Sep 19 evening 7 pm - Moon Mars close.

9 Sep 30 evening 7 pm - Saturn last view.

OCTOBER

10 Oct 16 evening 7 pm - Moon Mercury close.

10 Oct 17 evening 7 pm - Moon between Mercury and Mars.

10 Oct 18 evening 7 pm - Moon Mars very close.

10 Oct 19 to 29 evening 7 pm - Moon moves along straight ecliptic line.

10 Oct 27 evening 7 pm - Mercury hightest Merc Mars Moon i.

10 Oct 29 evening 9 pm - Jupiter rises by 9pm.

NOVEMBER

11 Nov 01 evening 10 pm - Moon Jupiter very close.

11 Nov 02 evening 7 pm - last view Mercury.

11 Nov 02 morning 5 am - Jupiter very close to Moon.

11 Nov 16 evening 7 pm - Moon close to Mars.

11 Nov 27 morning 5 am - Saturn Venus very close.

11 Nov 28 evening 7 pm - Jupiter Moon close.

11 Nov 28 evening 10 pm - Moon Jupiter very close.

DECEMBER

12 Dec 03 evening 7 pm - Jupiter rising at sunset.

12 Dec 09 morning 6 am - Mercury Venus Saturn Moon arrangement.

12 Dec 11 morning 5 am - Saturn Moon Venus Mercury in line.

12 Dec 15 evening 7 pm - Moon Mars close.

12 Dec 25 eveing 7 pm - Moon Jupiter close.

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