Talk:Occultation/Archive 1

beautiful occultations

I think we should highlight those occultations that are beautiful to watch (with the naked eye). A bright planet like Venus being occulted by the Moon it worth throwing a party. For example the Venus occulatation by the Moon on 16 may 2010 will be marvellous to watch from Sumatra. More here, 2010 dates: Mars at dusk 6dec2010 in midwestusa, Venus at dusk Liberia 5nov2010.) Y23 (talk) 13:10, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Picture of Moon and Jupiter has wrong date

The picture showing the occultation of Jupiter by the Moon shows the date to be 7 June 2005. This cannot be, as on that date Jupiter was in Virgo while the Moon was a very thin slightly waxing phase, situated near the Sun and Mercury in Taurus. As such, they were not near each other then and the date needs readjusting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.86.126.232 (talk) 14:28, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

List of planetary occultations of stars brighter than 6 mag between 1800 and 2100

List of all planetary occultations of stars brighter than 6 mag between 1800 and 2100. The number behind the name of the star shows its brightness, then follows its right ascension and its declination (both in actual equinox)

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Date Planet Time Star Brightness of Star Right ascension of star (Actual Equinox) Declination of star (Actual Equinox) 1802 December 09 Mercury 7h 36,9m UT AKRAB 2,6 16 5 26,325 -19 48 14,73 1802 December 09 Mercury 7h 38,8m UT AKRAB-B 4,9 16 5 27,037 -19 48 5,22 1807 July 04 Mercury 12h 24,1m UT ETA CANCRI 5,5 8 32 43,108 20 26 36,79 1812 January 23 Mercury 3h 9,5m UT 43 SAGITTARII 5,1 19 17 38,213 -18 57 8,47 1813 May 02 Mercury 15h 1,8m UT OMICRON PISCIUM 4,4 1 45 22,738 9 9 20,57 1814 January 02 Mercury 23h 57,6m UT SAO 185367 6,0 17 24 42,230 -21 26 24,30 1819 November 20 Mercury 11h 42,8m UT 26 OPHIUCHI 5,8 17 0 8,859 -24 59 10,77 1821 May 31 Mercury 0h 1,8m UT TAU TAURI 4,2 4 42 14,738 22 57 28,56 1821 December 14 Mercury 9h 45,8m UT NY SCORPII 4,0 16 11 59,857 -19 27 34,05 1826 June 30 Mercury 1h 26,1m UT 48 GEMINORUM 5,9 7 12 26,577 24 7 50,73 1828 August 12 Mercury 22h 53,5m UT 20 CANCRI 6,0 8 23 22,484 18 20 1,58 1831 April 24 Mercury 7h 37,4m UT TAU ARIETIS 5,3 3 22 45,833 20 44 33,96 1831 November 08 Mercury 15h 51,9m UT ZUBENELGENUBI-B 5,2 14 50 42,766 -15 59 40,05 1833 June 07 Mercury 5h 29,3m UT OMEGA TAURI 5,0 4 17 16,146 20 34 53,16 1835 May 29 Mercury 9h 2,6m UT 118 TAURI 5,5 5 29 16,361 25 9 6,92 1836 November 21 Mercury 22h 2,5m UT NY LIBRAE 5,3 15 6 38,009 -16 15 20,75 1837 July 11 Mercury 12h 51,6m UT ETA GEMINORUM 3,3 6 14 53,390 22 30 26,14 1843 March 12 Mercury 9h 20,9m UT MY CAPRILICORNI 5,2 21 53 14,406 -13 33 8,51 1843 May 15 Mercury 7h 30,2m UT 98 TAURI 5,8 4 58 9,091 25 3 8,92 1845 April 20 Mercury 16h 24,1m UT ZETA ARIETIS 4,9 3 14 54,426 21 2 51,92 1846 January 28 Mercury 22h 59,9m UT SAO 187992 5,7 19 20 38,265 -22 24 13,43 1849 October 01 Mercury 16h 6,3m UT SAO 158401 5,0 14 10 50,446 -16 18 5,67 1850 December 16 Mercury 11h 28,5m UT LAMBDA SAGITTARII 3,0 18 27 58,733 -25 24 50,36 1853 July 04 Mercury 11h 27,9m UT ETA CANCRI 5,5 8 32 42,962 20 26 34,73 1859 March 20 Mercury 19h 26,3m UT SAO 109471 5,9 0 48 15,832 5 19 30,88 1863 April 13 Mercury 22h 5,8m UT 80 PISCIUM 5,6 1 8 24,473 5 39 21,97 1865 December 05 Mercury 14h 20,9m UT LAMBDA SAGITTARII 3,0 18 27 58,684 -25 24 53,14 1866 March 02 Mercury 9h 31,6m UT 83 AQUARII 5,5 23 5 8,676 - 7 41 38,63 1870 April 15 Mercury 17h 45,3m UT SAO 92659 6,0 1 50 52,584 11 2 39,77 1872 August 13 Mercury 14h 43,1m UT 65 LEONIS 5,7 11 6 57,462 1 57 30,80 1877 February 24 Mercury 7h 11,3m UT 19 CAPRILICORNI 5,9 20 54 48,323 -17 55 20,33 1878 May 11 Mercury 14h 29,1m UT SIGMA ARIETIS 5,5 2 51 29,324 15 4 58,29 1878 December 24 Mercury 1h 43,5m UT SAO 187071 6,0 18 37 54,448 -21 23 43,86 1880 December 17 Mercury 15h 2,3m UT PSI OPHIUCHI 4,7 16 24 6,365 -20 2 8,72 1881 June 07 Mercury 20h 54,6m UT EPSILON GEMINORUM 3,2 6 43 55,978 25 7 53,57 1885 November 18 Mercury 19h 17,5m UT SAO 184892 6,0 16 59 57,683 -25 5 30,20 1887 December 06 Mercury 8h 17,4m UT ZETA 4 LIBRAE 5,5 15 32 55,304 -16 51 8,53 1890 June 17 Mercury 3h 3,4m UT DELTA 2 TAURI 4,9 4 24 4,919 17 26 42,54 1893 November 02 Mercury 1h 24,1m UT SAO 184113 5,9 16 6 6,462 -23 36 19,64 1896 July 29 Mercury 8h 38,5m UT ETA CANCRI 5,5 8 32 42,825 20 26 32,81 1899 June 16 Mercury 0h 4,6m UT 132 TAURI 5,0 5 49 0,878 24 34 3,95 1902 December 12 Mercury 5h 3,3m UT OMICRON OPHIUCHI 5,3 17 18 1,101 -24 17 12,10 1906 May 09 Mercury 2h 57,3m UT MY PISCIUM 5,0 1 30 9,274 6 8 42,10 1911 January 23 Mercury 8h 5,6m UT 29 SAGITTARII 5,4 18 49 40,118 -20 19 31,85 1917 August 11 Mercury 9h 35,0m UT 59 LEONIS 5,0 11 0 45,084 6 6 7,05 1919 September 03 Mercury 20h 10,5m UT PSI LEONIS 5,5 9 43 43,876 14 1 18,58 1923 April 22 Mercury 9h 24,5m UT RHO ARIETIS 5,4 2 55 48,541 18 19 55,05 1923 June 20 Mercury 22h 12,5m UT DELTA 3 TAURI 4,3 4 25 28,803 17 55 42,96 1926 February 26 Mercury 11h 43,4m UT PHI AQUARII 4,3 23 14 19,131 - 6 2 41,95 1931 March 21 Mercury 14h 53,3m UT 44 PISCIUM 5,9 0 25 24,274 1 56 23,78 1937 December 24 Mercury 18h 38,5m UT OMICRON SAGITTARII 3,9 19 4 40,642 -21 44 25,78 1940 June 10 Mercury 2h 25,2m UT EPSILON GEMINORUM 3,2 6 43 55,952 25 7 52,81 1943 November 15 Mercury 6h 39,6m UT SAO 159330 5,6 15 32 36,777 -19 40 11,44 1945 December 10 Mercury 12h 29,7m UT SAO 160052 5,7 16 41 53,584 -19 55 30,02 1946 February 25 Mercury 7h 2,0m UT 96 AQUARII 5,7 23 19 23,253 - 5 7 26,57 1951 April 23 Mercury 2h 26,5m UT 19 ARIETIS 5,8 2 13 2,97 1 15 16 48,51 1952 November 17 Mercury 0h 57,8m UT SAO 184892 6,0 16 59 57,696 -25 5 31,21 1953 June 11 Mercury 10h 52,1m UT EPSILON GEMINORUM 3,2 6 43 55,946 25 7 52,64 1953 November 12 Mercury 12h 8,9m UT SAO 159330 5,6 15 32 36,763 -19 40 11,83 1957 August 02 Mercury 4h 16,5m UT 45 LEONIS 6,0 10 27 38,968 9 45 44,89 1958 December 28 Mercury 8h 42,5m UT SAO 184754 6,0 16 53 25,390 -20 24 54,88 1960 May 22 Mercury 18h 50,8m UT YPSILON TAURI 4,4 4 26 18,152 22 48 50,71 1963 March 08 Mercury 2h 15,0m UT IOTA AQUARII 4,3 22 6 26,127 -13 52 8,74 1963 April 17 Mercury 21h 44,0m UT 40 ARIETIS 6,0 2 48 31,980 18 17 2,85 1964 May 28 Mercury 2h 43,6m UT 38 ARIETIS 5,2 2 44 57,280 12 26 47,76 1965 September 27 Mercury 15h 31,5m UT ETA VIRGINIS 3,9 12 19 54,492 - 0 39 59,70 1966 August 17 Mercury 6h 12,8m UT THETA CANCRI 5,5 8 31 35,871 18 5 41,80 1967 January 01 Mercury 3h 39,8m UT 7 SAGITTARII 5,5 18 2 51,097 -24 16 56,30 1968 December 25 Mercury 4h 49,1m UT SAO 187599 5,8 19 2 27,728 -24 50 43,07 1969 April 24 Mercury 13h 24,3m UT DELTA ARIETIS 4,5 3 11 37,429 19 43 36,30 1971 June 18 Mercury 22h 43,7m UT 121 TAURI 5,4 5 35 27,099 24 2 23,10 1974 March 23 Mercury 19h 17,3m UT SIGMA AQUARII 4,8 22 30 38,813 -10 40 39,94 1976 October 22 Mercury 0h 58,1m UT THETA VIRGINIS 4,4 13 9 57,046 - 5 32 19,67 1977 July 02 Mercury 16h 18,8m UT OMEGA GEMINNORUM 5,4 7 2 24,791 24 12 55,61 1977 September 27 Mercury 11h 44,8m UT SIGMA LEONIS 4,0 11 21 8,331 6 1 45,84 1981 January 28 Mercury 7h 41,7m UT MY CAPRILICORNI 5,2 21 53 17,365 -13 33 6,62 1981 November 29 Mercury 0h 6,0m UT LAMBDA LIBRAE 5,0 15 53 20,063 -20 10 1,00 1992 May 29 Mercury 23h 21,4m UT 56 TAURI 5,3 4 19 36,689 21 46 24,88 1992 June 26 Mercury 18h 15,0m UT MY CANCRI 5,4 8 7 45,843 21 34 55,04 1992 November 27 Mercury 4h 32,1m UT ZETA 1 LIBRAE 5,8 15 28 15,400 -16 42 59,11 1993 December 07 Mercury 10h 52,2m UT 47 LIBRAE 6,0 15 55 0,368 -19 22 58,42 1995 May 31 Mercury 5h 29,7m UT IOTA TAURI 4,7 5 3 5,725 21 35 24,05 1997 July 01 Mercury 11h 13,5m UT 48 GEMINORUM 5,9 7 12 26,381 24 7 43,05 1997 November 05 Mercury 20h 26,1m UT SAO 183646 6,0 15 38 16,272 -21 0 58,62 1997 December 13 Mercury 9h 2,2m UT SAO 186135 5,7 18 1 54,381 -22 46 49,07 2000 December 18 Mercury 5h 12,7m UT 44 OPHIUCHI 4,2 17 26 22,216 -24 10 31,23 2002 May 21 Mercury 14h 48,3m UT SAO 76618 5,8 4 28 0,800 21 37 11,57 2003 April 09 Mercury 5h 51,1m UT 19 ARIETIS 5,8 2 13 3,328 15 16 47,43 2005 March 28 Mercury 5h 51,5m UT 51 PISCIUM 5,7 0 32 23,798 6 57 19,69 2005 May 31 Mercury 11h 53,3m UT 51 TAURI 5,7 4 18 23,240 21 34 45,28 2006 February 24 Mercury 8h 25,9m UT 14 PISCIUM 6,0 23 34 9,061 - 1 14 51,32 2006 May 30 Mercury 19h 42,8m UT 118 TAURI 5,5 5 29 16,506 25 9 0,54 2008 May 14 Mercury 22h 21,8m UT 98 TAURI 5,8 4 58 9,409 25 3 1,06 2009 March 08 Mercury 1h 28,2m UT IOTA AQUARII 4,3 22 6 26,255 -13 52 11,37 2011 February 22 Mercury 18h 8,3m UT 42 AQUARII 5,5 22 16 48,046 -12 49 53,12 2012 January 10 Mercury 5h 30,5m UT 11 SAGITTARII 5,1 18 11 43,340 -23 42 4,78 2013 July 14 Mercury 7h 11,9m UT SAO 96407 6,0 7 2 25,554 17 45 20,24 2015 December 04 Mercury 16h 15,7m UT THETA OPHIUCHI 3,2 17 22 0,568 -24 59 58,74 2016 December 11 Mercury 7h 45,0m UT SAO 187216 5,8 18 44 49,601 -25 0 39,64 2025 May 29 Mercury 23h 4,7m UT KAPPA TAURI 5,3 4 25 25,221 22 11 58,80 2028 March 14 Mercury 13h 19,7m UT 42 AQUARII 5,5 22 16 48,048 -12 49 53,04 2031 November 05 Mercury 5h 22,7m UT SAO 184164 5,9 16 8 43,697 -23 41 8,32 2031 December 02 Mercury 0h 55,2m UT NY SCORPII 4,0 16 11 59,713 -19 27 39,36 2038 June 02 Mercury 10h 13,9m UT TAU TAURI 4,2 4 42 14,694 22 57 24,15 2038 September 14 Mercury 1h 5,8m UT SIGMA LEONIS 4,0 11 21 7,956 6 1 45,06 2040 July 23 Mercury 19h 58,2m UT 36 GEMINNORUM 5,3 6 51 33,028 21 45 38,73 2049 December 20 Mercury 1h 31,9m UT NY SAGITTARII 5,0 18 54 10,188 -22 44 41,69 2051 September 24 Mercury 7h 23,2m UT 13 VIRGINIS 6,0 12 18 40,433 - 0 47 14,70 2052 March 06 Mercury 1h 29,8m UT LAMBDA PISCIUM 4,6 23 42 2,355 1 46 40,07 2052 November 10 Mercury 7h 18,7m UT ZUBENELGENUBI 2,8 14 50 52,326 -16 2 34,05 2055 January 10 Mercury 21h 13,0m UT YPSILON CAPRILICORNI 5,2 20 40 2,857 -18 8 20,36 2055 January 29 Mercury 17h 23,6m UT SAO 162816 5,8 19 37 3,382 -18 13 52,55 2056 January 18 Mercury 5h 43,3m UT 21 SAGITTARII 4,9 18 25 21,074 -20 32 31,65 2058 May 29 Mercury 7h 28,7m UT KAPPA TAURI 4,3 4 25 22,609 22 17 35,37 2058 November 17 Mercury 12h 7,8m UT KAPPA LIBRAE 4,9 15 41 56,660 -19 40 49,92 2058 November 18 Mercury 2h 10,5m UT 41 LIBRAE 5,5 15 38 54,910 -19 18 11,24 2061 February 23 Mercury 7h 55,1m UT YPSILON CAPRILICORNI 5,2 20 40 2,847 -18 8 20,49 2074 March 15 Mercury 12h 8,9m UT 42 AQUARII 5,5 22 16 48,054 -12 49 52,82 2074 April 23 Mercury 23h 37,6m UT PI ARIETIS 5,2 2 49 17,579 17 27 50,43 2078 May 22 Mercury 6h 25,0m UT 13 TAURI 5,7 3 42 18,981 19 41 59,88 2082 May 01 Mercury 5h 23,9m UT RHO ARIETIS 5,4 2 55 48,451 18 19 52,68 2082 August 04 Mercury 9h 39,8m UT 49 LEONIS 5,7 10 35 1,865 8 39 1,07 2083 May 10 Mercury 6h 24,3m UT MY PISCIUM 5,0 1 30 12,754 6 8 33,89 2088 December 26 Mercury 7h 12,8m UT 50 SAGITTARII 5,7 19 26 19,387 -21 46 36,50 2092 April 30 Mercury 0h 27,5m UT OMICRON PISCIUM 4,4 1 45 24,072 9 9 31,45 Occultations caused by Venus between 1800 and 2100 Date Planet Time Star Brightness of Star Right ascension of star (Actual Equinox) Declination of star (Actual Equinox) 1802 December 06 Venus 20h 42,1m UT CHI SAGITTARII 5,6 19 25 29,922 -23 57 42,21 1810 December 22 Venus 6h 32,5m UT XI SAGITTARII 3,7 18 57 43,330 -21 6 21,62 1811 January 29 Venus 11h 8,4m UT SAO 161260 5,9 18 17 11,652 -17 22 23,31 1813 February 04 Venus 2h 0,3m UT SAO 188121 5,7 19 26 18,671 -21 46 35,24 1814 March 04 Venus 4h 2,3m UT SAO 128335 5,9 23 41 57,035 7 15 9,57 1815 May 03 Venus 19h 38,8m UT 99 TAURI 6,0 4 57 48,612 23 56 56,55 1816 March 03 Venus 12h 0,7m UT YPSILON CAPRILICORNI 5,2 20 40 3,238 -18 8 15,20 1817 May 31 Venus 2h 9,1m UT 13 TAURI 5,7 3 42 18,873 19 42 3,33 1817 November 14 Venus 23h 19,6m UT 82 VIRGINIS 5,1 13 41 37,902 - 8 42 18,08 1818 December 22 Venus 23h 26,6m UT SAO 187086 6,0 18 38 54,369 -21 2 39,24 1820 May 22 Venus 6h 4,5m UT 57 GEMINORUM 5,2 7 23 29,391 25 3 7,02 1821 March 12 Venus 6h 43,2m UT SIGMA AQUARII 4,8 22 30 38,794 -10 40 35,92 1824 May 22 Venus 5h 14,9m UT SIGMA ARIETIS 5,5 2 51 29,208 15 4 59,54 1825 July 11 Venus 9h 10,1m UT DELTA 1 TAURI 3,9 4 22 54,779 17 32 38,08 1828 February 21 Venus 10h 19,6m UT 44 PISCIUM 5,9 0 25 24,373 1 56 25,11 1833 May 14 Venus 22h 1,4m UT SAO 76215 5,4 3 48 20,585 23 25 24,30 1833 August 20 Venus 0h 47,5m UT ZETA GEMINORUM 4,2 7 4 6,600 20 34 13,23 1834 May 09 Venus 15h 38,4m UT 56 TAURI 5,3 4 19 36,352 21 46 31,42 1835 June 21 Venus 16h 12,6m UT OMEGA TAURI 5,7 4 9 8,716 19 36 38,39 1835 September 28 Venus 4h 59,8m UT ETA VIRGINIS 3,9 12 19 55,005 - 0 39 56,69 1841 May 09 Venus 19h 35,6m UT 17 TAURI 3,7 3 44 52,288 24 6 55,15 1843 February 09 Venus 10h 44,0m UT SAO 161540 5,8 18 30 11,492 -18 43 29,46 1843 September 27 Venus 17h 59,7m UT ETA VIRGINIS 3,9 12 19 54,973 - 0 39 56,88 1844 August 11 Venus 11h 33,0m UT SAO 97157 5,6 7 42 3,229 14 12 32,29 1845 October 20 Venus 2h 36,2m UT RHO OPHIUCHI 4,6 16 25 35,180 -23 26 45,98 1846 April 20 Venus 17h 37,2m UT SAO 146593 5,6 23 15 34,385 - 3 29 46,47 1849 July 13 Venus 8h 28,2m UT DELTA 3 TAURI 4,3 4 25 28,242 17 55 45,36 1852 December 27 Venus 9h 11,3m UT NY SCORPII 4,0 16 11 59,835 -19 27 34,84 1852 December 29 Venus 17h 48,1m UT PSI OPHIUCHI 4,7 16 24 6,408 -20 2 7,39 1854 January 19 Venus 5h 15,7m UT SAO 146388 5,9 22 55 10,677 - 4 59 15,19 1854 December 18 Venus 19h 38,1m UT 4 SAGITTARII 4,7 17 59 47,610 -23 48 50,79 1855 May 22 Venus 5h 4,4m UT EPSILON GEMINORUM 3,2 6 43 55,989 25 7 53,90 1855 September 25 Venus 18h 58,2m UT SAO 157361 5,7 12 33 34,426 -12 49 56,18 1856 March 16 Venus 14h 20,3m UT MY CAPRILICORNI 5,2 21 53 14,685 -13 33 8,33 1859 April 24 Venus 7h 12,5m UT 20 PISCIUM 5,7 23 47 55,637 - 2 45 42,53 1862 February 11 Venus 11h 32,3m UT 2 PISCIUM 5,6 22 59 26,627 0 57 55,87 1864 December 04 Venus 11h 22,7m UT CHI SAGITTARII 5,6 19 25 29,840 -23 57 43,04 1865 May 10 Venus 3h 12,6m UT 47 ARIETIS 5,9 2 58 2,969 20 40 11,70 1867 February 20 Venus 1h 10,6m UT SAO 162229 5,5 19 8 16,653 -19 17 24,89 1868 June 15 Venus 0h 14,4m UT SAO 80112 6,0 8 20 20,365 20 44 57,79 1874 November 02 Venus 17h 30,6m UT 43 OPHIUCHI 5,4 17 23 21,588 -28 8 30,53 1874 December 16 Venus 19h 54,0m UT SAO 184754 6,0 16 53 25,737 -20 24 52,59 1875 March 20 Venus 10h 35,3m UT 29 CAPRILICORNI 5,4 21 15 44,629 -15 10 18,03 1875 November 21 Venus 10h 29,7m UT 24 OPHIUCHI 5,6 16 56 48,057 -23 9 0,02 1877 July 04 Venus 0h 39,3m UT MY CANCRI 5,4 8 7 45,653 21 35 2,77 1877 October 25 Venus 14h 51,8m UT 26 OPHIUCHI 5,8 17 0 9,068 -24 59 13,95 1882 June 06 Venus 17h 4,7m UT OMEGA GEMINORUM 5,4 7 2 24,836 24 12 55,65 1883 April 15 Venus 14h 13,9m UT PHI AQUARII 4,3 23 14 18,998 - 6 2 33,55 1884 July 16 Venus 20h 25,0m UT LAMBDA GEMINORUM 3,6 7 18 5,949 16 32 29,76 1886 September 23 Venus 20h 26,9m UT CHI LEONIS 4,7 11 5 3,650 7 20 15,00 1888 March 12 Venus 20h 12,5m UT 44 CAPRILICORNI 6,0 21 43 4,427 -14 24 1,23 1889 January 22 Venus 3h 46,4m UT 96 AQUARII 5,7 23 19 22,485 - 5 7 25,40 1890 November 21 Venus 8h 14,0m UT 36 OPHIUCHI 4,5 17 15 24,832 -26 34 5,37 1892 March 23 Venus 11h 9,9m UT RHO ARIETIS 5,4 2 55 48,559 18 19 55,51 1892 June 23 Venus 17h 50,3m UT 85 GEMINORUM 5,4 7 55 40,007 19 53 6,57 1893 August 09 Venus 0h 55,5m UT CHI LEONIS 4,7 11 5 3,490 7 20 14,67 1893 November 21 Venus 1h 32,1m UT PSI SAGITTARII 5,0 19 15 32,056 -25 15 20,75 1894 September 23 Venus 9h 38,6m UT CHI LEONIS 4,7 11 5 3,464 7 20 14,62 1896 September 08 Venus 15h 52,1m UT 13 VIRGINIS 6,0 12 18 40,087 - 0 47 12,19 1897 June 12 Venus 13h 7,1m UT 31 ARIETIS 5,8 2 36 35,959 12 27 0,26 1897 August 28 Venus 11h 57,2m UT 85 GEMINORUM 5,4 7 55 40,002 19 53 6,36 1900 May 28 Venus 2h 38,0m UT 57 GEMINORUM 5,2 7 23 28,999 25 3 4,75 1901 August 09 Venus 14h 37,7m UT CHI LEONIS 4,7 11 5 3,305 7 20 14,29 1905 April 25 Venus 16h 26,3m UT THETA ARIETIS 5,6 2 18 7,644 19 54 4,10 1906 December 09 Venus 17h 45,9m UT AKRAB 2,6 16 5 26,275 -19 48 17,32 1906 December 09 Venus 17h 47,3m UT AKRAB-B 4,9 16 5 26,782 -19 48 6,00 1910 July 27 Venus 2h 57,0m UT ETA GEMINORUM 3,3 6 14 53,061 22 30 25,39 1912 January 15 Venus 22h 14,3m UT SAO 184754 6,0 16 53 25,584 -20 24 53,60 1912 January 25 Venus 17h 27,1m UT 58 OPHIUCHI 5,0 17 43 26,411 -21 40 55,58 1918 March 02 Venus 16h 24,1m UT 7 AQUARII 5,6 20 56 54,047 - 9 41 50,22 1919 August 01 Venus 20h 45,8m UT 79 LEONIS 5,6 11 24 2,415 1 24 27,90 1924 July 14 Venus 22h 34,3m UT SAO 95419 5,9 6 14 28,599 17 54 23,67 1926 February 19 Venus 3h 1,9m UT MY AQUARII 4,8 20 52 38,999 - 8 58 57,51 1929 March 19 Venus 20h 39,4m UT 15 ARIETIS 5,7 2 10 37,153 19 30 3,13 1929 November 27 Venus 13h 30,5m UT NY LIBRAE 5,3 15 6 37,773 -16 15 22,91 1930 May 06 Venus 10h 27,9m UT KAPPA TAURI 4,3 4 25 21,636 22 17 41,02 1934 February 11 Venus 4h 13,7m UT MY AQUARII 4,8 20 52 39,024 - 8 58 57,78 1935 April 18 Venus 11h 3,2m UT 37 TAURI 4,5 4 4 41,289 22 4 58,72 1936 January 21 Venus 1h 24,4m UT SAO 185367 6,0 17 24 42,099 -21 26 27,60 1938 June 06 Venus 15h 33,1m UT 48 GEMINORUM 5,9 7 12 26,449 24 7 45,70 1938 October 16 Venus 12h 23,0m UT 4 SCORPII 5,7 15 55 30,239 -26 15 55,74 1938 December 30 Venus 18h 13,3m UT ETA LIBRAE 5,5 15 44 4,545 -15 40 18,33 1943 September 02 Venus 8h 9,5m UT SAO 137871 5,6 10 53 44,026 - 2 7 45,98 1947 October 25 Venus 1h 46,7m UT ZUBENELGENUBI 2,8 14 50 53,096 -16 2 26,80 1953 July 23 Venus 11h 5,9m UT 106 TAURI 5,3 5 7 48,560 20 25 7,62 1955 March 08 Venus 9h 19,2m UT PI CAPRILICORNI 5,1 20 27 19,177 -18 12 41,71 1958 December 20 Venus 3h 36,6m UT 24 SAGITTARII 5,6 18 33 53,495 -24 1 55,93 1959 May 25 Venus 5h 46,7m UT 52 GEMINORUM 6,0 7 14 41,816 24 53 9,58 1959 July 07 Venus 14h 28,0m UT REGULUS 1,3 10 8 22,999 11 58 1,75 1960 November 26 Venus 15h 14,5m UT SAO 187599 5,8 19 2 27,742 -24 50 41,64 1967 May 20 Venus 23h 30,1m UT 37 GEMINNORUM 5,9 6 55 18,754 25 22 31,69 1967 December 27 Venus 21h 36,6m UT ZETA 3 LIBRAE 6,0 15 30 40,349 -16 36 33,99 1968 July 17 Venus 5h 31,1m UT SAO 80112 6,0 8 20 20,828 20 44 53,23 1969 April 14 Venus 11h 36,3m UT 58 PISCIUM 5,7 0 47 1,346 11 58 26,94 1971 November 22 Venus 15h 14,2m UT 44 OPHIUCHI 4,2 17 26 22,220 -24 10 27,81 1972 May 07 Venus 6h 32,6m UT 136 TAURI 4,6 5 53 19,638 27 36 44,41 1973 July 04 Venus 12h 13,3m UT ETA CANCRI 5,5 8 32 42,581 20 26 29,37 1981 November 17 Venus 15h 32,9m UT NUNKI 2,0 18 55 15,907 -26 17 47,25 1984 November 19 Venus 1h 34,2m UT LAMBDA SAGITTARII 3,0 18 27 58,291 -25 25 15,30 1988 May 11 Venus 19h 31,2m UT 136 TAURI 4,6 5 53 19,643 27 36 44,26 1990 July 09 Venus 23h 5,8m UT 105 TAURI 5,9 5 7 55,435 21 42 17,41 1991 December 27 Venus 9h 38,1m UT ZETA 4 LIBRAE 5,5 15 32 55,227 -16 51 10,12 1994 March 05 Venus 10h 25,9m UT 20 PISCIUM 5,7 23 47 56,505 - 2 45 41,78 1995 October 15 Venus 20h 40,4m UT LAMBDA VIRGINIS 4,6 14 19 6,597 -13 22 16,07 1997 November 29 Venus 7h 37,5m UT 51 SAGITTARII 5,7 19 36 1,652 -24 43 8,64 2005 November 09 Venus 13h 2,3m UT SAO 186612 4,8 18 18 3,193 -27 2 33,52 2006 January 12 Venus 6h 17,2m UT 55 SAGITTARII 5,1 19 42 31,162 -16 7 26,44 2007 May 07 Venus 23h 52,0m UT 139 TAURI 4,8 5 57 59,654 25 57 14,07 2008 February 26 Venus 18h 9,3m UT 19 CAPRILICORNI 5,9 20 54 47,783 -17 55 22,56 2009 April 01 Venus 23h 55,9m UT 32 PISCIUM 5,8 0 2 29,644 8 29 7,23 2013 June 05 Venus 9h 25,8m UT 5 GEMINORUM 6,0 6 11 32,307 24 25 12,21 2014 April 16 Venus 18h 6,0m UT LAMBDA AQUARII 3,8 22 52 36,895 - 7 34 46,09 2017 December 09 Venus 5h 34,6m UT OMEGA OPHIUCHI 4,5 16 32 8,225 -21 27 58,35 2021 October 26 Venus 14h 46,3m UT 36 OPHIUCHI 4,5 17 15 20,208 -26 36 35,14 2026 August 18 Venus 4h 31,8m UT 25 VIRGINIS 5,9 12 36 47,306 - 5 49 55,35 2027 May 13 Venus 7h 58,8m UT OMICRON PISCIUM 4,4 1 45 23,761 9 9 28,92 2028 January 27 Venus 21h 3,9m UT PHI AQUARII 4,3 23 14 19,447 - 6 3 1,91 2028 July 24 Venus 16h 36,9m UT 104 TAURI 5,0 5 7 28,083 18 38 42,72 2028 August 15 Venus 3h 27,7m UT NY GEMINORUM 4,1 6 28 57,775 20 12 43,28 2031 December 24 Venus 17h 27,0m UT ZETA 1 LIBRAE 5,8 15 28 15,445 -16 43 0,41 2032 May 29 Venus 1h 54,0m UT 53 TAURI 5,5 4 19 26,166 21 8 30,92 2034 January 31 Venus 10h 37,2m UT IOTA CAPRILICORNI 4,4 21 22 14,869 -16 50 4,17 2035 February 17 Venus 15h 20,0m UT PI SAGITTARII 3,0 19 9 45,830 -21 1 26,31 2038 November 18 Venus 15h 58,0m UT OMEGA SCORPII 4,5 16 7 24,449 -20 52 9,31 2040 November 27 Venus 19h 52,9m UT CHI SAGITARII 5,1 19 25 16,682 -24 30 32,99 2042 September 20 Venus 4h 41,7m UT 89 VIRGINIS 5,1 13 49 51,986 -18 8 4,61 2044 October 01 Venus 22h 1,0m UT REGULUS 1,3 10 8 21,550 11 58 2,17 2044 November 11 Venus 0h 16,8m UT THETA VIRGINIS 4,4 13 9 56,886 - 5 32 21,91 2046 January 14 Venus 16h 29,8m UT SAO 161260 5,9 18 17 11,622 -17 22 26,64 2046 February 23 Venus 19h 32,1m UT RHO SAGITTARII 4,0 19 21 40,272 -17 50 48,88 2048 February 07 Venus 13h 54,8m UT SAO 188121 5,7 19 26 19,281 -21 46 36,31 2048 March 15 Venus 5h 10,4m UT SIGMA AQUARII 4,8 22 30 38,822 -10 40 41,89 2049 January 23 Venus 5h 17,8m UT SAO 146593 5,6 23 15 34,217 - 3 29 47,13 2051 March 06 Venus 23h 13,8m UT YPSILON CAPRILICORNI 5,2 20 40 2,863 -18 8 20,28 2055 February 24 Venus 7h 27,9m UT 44 PISCIUM 5,9 0 25 24,156 1 56 22,18 2058 May 07 Venus 20h 15,1m UT 103 TAURI 5,5 5 8 6,631 24 15 54,32 2061 December 18 Venus 3h 35,1m UT 28 SAGITTARIII 5,5 18 46 20,752 -22 23 31,62 2062 December 08 Venus 16h 47,5m UT 7 SAGITTARII 5,5 18 2 51,102 -24 16 58,00 2067 May 25 Venus 5h 59,5m UT SIGMA ARIETIS 5,5 2 51 29,732 15 4 53,88 2068 April 07 Venus 1h 6,3m UT 18 TAURI 5,6 3 45 9,834 24 50 18,15 2069 May 04 Venus 20h 6,3m UT 13 TAURI 5,7 3 42 18,977 19 41 60,00 2069 August 11 Venus 20h 22,3m UT BETA VIRGINIS 3,7 11 50 45,159 1 45 34,11 2070 November 14 Venus 4h 9,7m UT LAMBDA LIBRAE 5,0 15 53 20,040 -20 10 2,69 2072 May 28 Venus 10h 34,6m UT SAO 76618 5,8 4 28 1,297 21 37 8,73 2075 November 15 Venus 13h 25,5m UT OMICRON OPHIUCHI 5,3 17 18 0,349 -24 17 13,43 2077 November 06 Venus 7h 55,5m UT 3 SAGITTARII 4,7 17 47 33,603 -27 49 51,67 2078 April 27 Venus 9h 53,3m UT 20 PISCIUM 5,7 23 47 57,047 - 2 45 41,32 2078 September 30 Venus 5h 45,8m UT ETA VIRGINIS 3,9 12 19 54,046 - 0 40 2,31 2078 November 10 Venus 22h 19,9m UT 41 LIBRAE 5,5 15 38 55,028 -19 18 12,74 2079 May 25 Venus 18h 35,5m UT 57 GEMINORUM 5,2 7 23 28,122 25 2 59,65 2079 August 03 Venus 1h 43,4m UT 8 CANCRI 5,2 8 5 4,297 13 7 0,49 2081 September 28 Venus 13h 16,1m UT CHI LEONIS 4,7 11 4 59,135 7 20 5,75 2082 April 28 Venus 13h 3,8m UT YPSILON TAURI 4,4 4 26 19,110 22 48 45,12 2085 December 15 Venus 12h 19,8m UT SAO 186135 5,7 18 1 54,378 -22 46 49,33 2086 December 01 Venus 15h 17,7m UT 51 OPHIUCHI 4,8 17 31 24,985 -23 57 47,77 2087 April 10 Venus 10h 25,8m UT 32 TAURI 5,7 3 56 52,514 22 28 30,68 2089 September 28 Venus 2h 35,5m UT CHI LEONIS 4,7 11 4 58,950 7 20 5,37 2093 October 08 Venus 14h 28,4m UT SAO 183901 5,4 15 53 55,776 -23 58 43,40 2094 December 07 Venus 2h 42,9m UT 9 SAGITTARII 6,0 18 3 52,449 -24 21 38,79 2095 December 13 Venus 18h 20,7m UT MY LIBRAE 5,3 14 49 18,617 -14 8 57,90 2095 December 30 Venus 11h 9,0m UT NY SCORPII 4,0 16 11 59,669 -19 27 40,97 2096 January 01 Venus 19h 43,7m UT PSI OPHIUCHI 4,7 16 24 6,038 -20 2 18,94 2097 March 03 Venus 17h 38,6m UT ZETA AQUARII 3,8 22 28 51,151 - 0 1 8,26 2099 February 04 Venus 4h 27,7m UT 14 SAGITTARII 5,6 18 14 15,794 -21 42 49,71 Occultations caused by Mars between 1800 and 2100 Date Planet Time Star Brightness of Star Right ascension of star (Actual Equinox) Declination of star (Actual Equinox) 1801 January 21 Mars 15h 26,6m UT DELTA ARIETIS 4,5 3 11 35,587 19 43 37,71 1802 July 11 Mars 8h 44,8m UT SIGMA ARIETIS 5,5 2 51 29,161 15 5 0,05 1803 December 04 Mars 20h 36,4m UT 24 OPHIUCHI 5,6 16 56 48,069 -23 8 59,31 1812 October 26 Mars 13h 35,2m UT 13 VIRGINIS 6,0 12 18 39,899 - 0 47 10,84 1825 May 25 Mars 14h 30,1m UT 56 TAURI 5,3 4 19 36,333 21 46 31,79 1831 March 17 Mars 23h 18,6m UT 37 TAURI 4,5 4 4 40,602 22 5 4,81 1839 August 07 Mars 15h 11,0m UT 76 VIRGINIS 5,4 13 32 58,407 -10 9 47,91 1843 August 24 Mars 11h 36,6m UT 36 OPHIUCHI 4,5 17 15 26,500 -26 33 11,33 1846 April 04 Mars 12h 44,3m UT YPSILON TAURI 4,4 4 26 17,255 22 48 55,94 1873 February 26 Mars 22h 11,0m UT MY LIBRAE 5,3 14 49 19,626 -14 8 54,60 1875 June 30 Mars 5h 53,0m UT 3 SAGITTARII 4,7 17 47 33,659 -27 49 49,51 1893 May 07 Mars 20h 45,2m UT 132 TAURI 5,0 5 49 0,873 24 34 4,00 1905 October 20 Mars 11h 12,8m UT SAO 187216 5,8 18 44 49,611 -25 0 37,33 1909 March 07 Mars 8h 13,2m UT SAO 187080 5,8 18 38 30,719 -23 30 15,84 1914 March 30 Mars 12h 38,3m UT 52 GEMINORUM 6,0 7 14 41,634 24 53 13,62 1918 April 11 Mars 11h 57,0m UT SAO 118735 6,0 11 14 1,580 8 3 47,23 1918 October 28 Mars 2h 23,8m UT OMICRON OPHIUCHI 5,3 17 18 1,032 -24 17 12,22 1921 March 10 Mars 2h 24,2m UT ZETA PISCIUM 5,3 1 13 43,135 7 34 35,66 1922 January 26 Mars 11h 34,9m UT NY LIBRAE 5,3 15 6 37,793 -16 15 22,73 1934 May 29 Mars 9h 13,6m UT 13 TAURI 5,7 3 42 18,921 19 42 1,78 1941 June 27 Mars 21h 42,7m UT 27 PISCIUM 5,0 23 58 40,598 - 3 33 17,31 1957 November 18 Mars 8h 59,4m UT LAMBDA VIRGINIS 4,6 14 19 6,641 -13 22 17,18 1965 May 21 Mars 12h 0,5m UT CHI LEONIS 4,7 11 5 1,829 7 20 11,27 1966 April 16 Mars 18h 38,8m UT SAO 92659 6,0 1 50 52,132 11 2 37,10 1976 April 08 Mars 0h 57,6m UT EPSILON GEMINORUM 3,2 6 43 55,936 25 7 52,35 1989 February 17 Mars 9h 28,0m UT RHO ARIETIS 5,7 2 56 25,941 18 1 25,61 1992 April 30 Mars 17h 37,4m UT 20 PISCIUM 5,7 23 47 56,494 - 2 45 41,79 1994 July 13 Mars 6h 21,6m UT 53 TAURI 5,5 4 19 26,086 21 8 32,54 2013 July 31 Mars 14h 18,2m UT SAO 78816 5,8 6 51 59,948 23 36 6,05 2015 October 18 Mars 19h 26,7m UT CHI LEONIS 4,7 11 5 0,662 7 20 8,88 2032 January 23 Mars 12h 18,1m UT 96 AQUARII 5,7 23 19 24,409 - 5 7 28,32 2035 March 12 Mars 4h 54,1m UT SAO 187080 5,8 18 38 30,714 -23 30 18,31 2036 March 29 Mars 21h 50,3m UT 72 TAURI 5,5 4 27 17,447 22 59 46,33 2054 June 26 Mars 12h 48,2m UT OMICRON PISCIUM 4,4 1 45 23,891 9 9 29,97 2063 April 11 Mars 10h 1,3m UT 47 LIBRAE 6,0 15 55 0,316 -19 22 59,70 2063 September 14 Mars 0h 46,7m UT SAO 184892 6,0 16 59 57,718 -25 5 32,87 2067 May 19 Mars 9h 34,4m UT IOTA AQUARII 4,3 22 6 26,417 -13 52 14,70 2068 December 22 Mars 19h 12,2m UT OMEGA SCORPII 4,5 16 7 24,542 -20 52 10,68 2078 March 19 Mars 12h 48,4m UT MY LIBRAE 5,3 14 49 18,697 -14 8 57,64 2078 October 03 Mars 22h 0,3m UT THETA OPHIUCHI 3,2 17 22 0,527 -25 0 0,23 2079 May 15 Mars 20h 12,8m UT KAPPA TAURI 5,3 4 25 25,658 22 11 56,26 2079 June 08 Mars 11h 51,1m UT 121 TAURI 5,4 5 35 27,217 24 2 20,91 2086 June 07 Mars 15h 41,6m UT 80 PISCIUM 5,6 1 8 20,760 5 38 45,05 Occultations caused by Jupiter between 1800 and 2100 Date Planet Time Star Brightness of Star Right ascension of star (Actual Equinox) Declination of star (Actual Equinox) 1808 May 20 Jupiter 5h 28,9m UT PHI AQUARII 4,3 23 14 18,766 - 6 2 18,88 1814 November 08 Jupiter 9h 7,5m UT 13 VIRGINIS 6,0 12 18 39,904 - 0 47 10,87 1835 December 18 Jupiter 22h 31,6m UT 44 GEMINNORUM 6,0 7 5 18,381 22 38 16,38 1843 April 10 Jupiter 8h 7,2m UT 44 CAPRILICORNI 6,0 21 43 4,438 -14 24 2,14 1876 February 28 Jupiter 5h 13,6m UT AKRAB 2,6 16 5 26,290 -19 48 16,55 1888 June 10 Jupiter 11h 30,0m UT 47 LIBRAE 6,0 15 55 0,448 -19 22 56,48 1901 December 13 Jupiter 15h 2,1m UT SAO 187992 5,7 19 20 38,223 -22 24 11,87 1906 August 04 Jupiter 12h 49,3m UT 3 GEMINNORUM 5,8 6 9 43,992 23 6 48,61 1912 September 15 Jupiter 22h 8,5m UT OMEGA OPHIUCHI 4,5 16 32 8,073 -21 28 2,17 1926 April 18 Jupiter 22h 1,3m UT 44 CAPRILICORNI 6,0 21 43 4,417 -14 24 0,45 1929 July 05 Jupiter 14h 45,6m UT OMEGA TAURI 5,0 4 17 15,866 20 34 47,26 1952 November 20 Jupiter 11h 49,6m UT SIGMA ARIETIS 5,5 2 51 29,485 15 4 56,55 1957 August 28 Jupiter 2h 29,8m UT 13 VIRGINIS 6,0 12 18 40,223 - 0 47 13,18 1971 May 13 Jupiter 19h 8,0m UT AKRAB 2,6 16 5 26,244 -19 48 18,92 1971 May 13 Jupiter 18h 58,2m UT AKRAB-B 4,9 16 5 26,624 -19 48 6,48 1995 September 24 Jupiter 23h 51,9m UT OMEGA OPHIUCHI 4,5 16 32 8,193 -21 27 59,16 1996 March 06 Jupiter 13h 31,1m UT NY 2 SAGITTARII 5,2 18 55 7,111 -22 40 16,66 2008 February 13 Jupiter 22h 58,7m UT NY 1 SAGITTARII 5,0 18 54 10,179 -22 44 41,45 2049 July 17 Jupiter 0h 30,5m UT 44 GEMINNORUM 6,0 7 5 18,366 22 38 14,39 Occultations caused by Saturn between 1800 and 2100 Date Planet Time Star Brightness of Star Right ascension of star (Actual Equinox) Declination of star (Actual Equinox) 1818 March 27 Saturn 1h 30,7m UT 83 AQUARII 5,5 23 5 8,278 - 7 41 38,97 1857 June 30 Saturn 0h 12,6m UT DELTA GEMINORUM 3,6 7 20 7,569 21 58 57,46 1965 April 23 Saturn 15h 0,3m UT 83 AQUARII 5,5 23 5 9,499 - 7 41 37,93 1989 July 03 Saturn 7h 42,1m UT 28 SAGITTARII 5,5 18 46 20,584 -22 23 31,87 2032 April 07 Saturn 6h 17,6m UT 105 TAURI 5,9 5 7 55,440 21 42 17,15 Occultations caused by Uranus between 1800 and 2100 Date Planet Time Star Brightness of Star Right ascension of star (Actual Equinox) Declination of star (Actual Equinox) 1897 September 08 Uranus 7h 26,1m UT 41 LIBRAE 5,5 15 38 53,951 -19 17 59,11 Occultations caused by Neptune between 1800 and 2100 Date Planet Time Star Brightness of Star Right ascension of star (Actual Equinox) Declination of star (Actual Equinox) 1808 July 29 Neptune 7h 14,3m UT NY SCORPII 4,0 16 11 59,866 -19 27 33,72

Can the moon occult Pollux?

Can the moon occult Pollux?

At present, no. However, I believe it did in the past and will do so again in the future. The effect which makes this possible is Planetary Precession, which is the long-term change of the plane of the ecliptic, relative to a fixed frame of reference. This means that the ecliptic latitude of Pollux will vary over time. If it reduces to less than the inclination of the Moon's orbit (and allowing for other factors such as parallax and the apparent angular radius of the moon), then occultations of Pollux will be possible. --Portnadler 12:05, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

What is the difference between transit and occultation?

If a planet goes in front of Sun, but not "annular eclipse" but "partial eclipse", can we call it transit? can we call it occultation? or partial occulation?

As I understand it, an occultation is when the foreground body's apparent diameter is larger than that of the background body – a transit is when the foreground body appears smaller than the background body. Hence, an annular solar eclipse is a special case of a transit, and a total solar eclipse is a special case of an occultation. --Portnadler 18:01, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Between transit and occultation

The text says "Compared to astronomical transits and eclipses, an occultation is said to occur when the nearer object appears larger and completely hides the more distant object. In contrast, the word transit refers to cases where the nearer object appears considerably smaller in apparent size than the more distant object, such as transit of Mercury or Venus across the Sun's disk."

This leaves a gap between transits ("considerably smaller") and occultations ("larger"). What is it when the nearer object is roughly the same size, or smaller, but not considerably so? Either the text is incorrect, or there is a word for the middling case, or it's such a rare situation that there is no term for it. 65.241.152.139 00:00, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

The only such 'middling' case commonly visible from Earth is an annular eclipse of the sun. Personally, I would consider this to be a special case of a transit, because the foreground object is smaller than the background object. I don't think we need to worry about degrees of 'considerableness'. --Portnadler 11:00, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

No citation?

Why has the author of this article not given a single citation? This leads me (A casual reader) to believe that the definition of Occulation is based upon their own interpretation, and not upon the research of those considered to be credible in the field of astronomy. — Sbauman487 06:27, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Occultations by the Moon

Google "occultation saturn moon 2007" locates <http://astronomer.proboards23.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Conjunctions&thread=1169667225&page=1> which includes "A series of occultations by the Moon over Saturn began on 2006 DEC 10 and will continue every 27.3 days until 2007 OCT 07." If that's right, it seems wrong to mention only one.

82.163.24.100 13:10, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Javascript

There is some dodgy Javascript in this article. Both IE7 and Firefox are throwing back errors. DoyleyTalk 11:45, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Occultation implies eclipse?

It's stated very strongly in the article that every time an occultation occurs (body X moves between a viewer and body Y, i.e. Y-X-viewer arrangement), an eclipse occurs (body X moves into the shadow of body Y, i.e. X-Y-Sun arrangement). Is this necessarily true? To give an example, consider a comet travelling into the inner solar system. There may come a moment when our view of that comet is blocked by the moon. But the comet is still in full sunlight. Is the argument dependent on the orbits being fully concentric? Rpresser (talk) 18:43, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Never mind, I misread the article: it says eclipse entails occultation, not the other way around. And I agree this is true, given the specialized meaning of eclipse as "blocks the sun's light". I'd wager, though, that once the word meant "hides from view" and the more specific meaning was only given to distinguish it from transit and occult -- i.e., to give single words to the different kinds of occurrences. Rpresser (talk) 18:48, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

I've updated the section to the best of my understanding based on looking through various NASA sites (nothing special about NASA as an authority, but they have a bunch of easily accessible material). I've also checked a few dictionaries. This whole thing about eclipse referring to a body going into shadow is just ... odd. I have no idea where it comes from. Perhaps it was current in some technical sense at some earlier time?

There are a couple of other cases that could be mentioned: Shadow transits, where the shadow of a body passes across another (which the previous text had insisted was an eclipse) and eclipsing binaries, where one star passes in front of another and nothing is shadowed. --Dmh (talk) 02:45, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

I was in a bit of a hurry writing that. I meant "This whole thing about eclipse referring only to a body going into shadow (and of any shadow cast on a body being an eclipse) ..." --Dmh (talk) 22:23, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

References for observations by Chinese astronomers and Gervase of Canterbury

This Google books search turns up a couple of editions of Gervase's chronicle in the original latin. The passage of interest is:

Idus Septembris, nocte media, duo planetae sic conjungi videbantur, ut quasi una cademque stella fuissent appararet; sed ilico abinvicem separati sunt.

My Latin is not good at all, but roughly: "Ides of September, midnight, two planets appeared conjoined, looking almost like a [something] star, then immediately separated." --Dmh (talk) 17:07, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

And here's a table from a Harvard paper using Chinese astronomical records to confirm models of planetary motion, showing the Mars-Jupiter event (Julian date 2148655).

Not sure how best to cite these in the article. --Dmh (talk) 23:09, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

OK, so it wasn't that hard. The cite for the astronomy journal is a bit garbled, though. --Dmh (talk) 23:25, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

You need to stop talking to yourself so much --Dmh (talk) 23:25, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

can anyone tell me the list of jupiter occulations and inner planets farthest away from earth

eg in dec 2019\jan 2020 jupiter will occult earth and all the inner planets will be away from earth(atleast not near the vicinity)

http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/wspace?tbody=1000&vbody=1001&month=1&day=4&year=2020&hour=00&minute=00&fovmul=1&rfov=10&bfov=30&porbs=1&showsc=1

can anyone give me the list of jupiter occulation from 2000-2100 and also is there anyway to find out a planetary alignment with jupiter occultation and all the inner planets away from earth?. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.161.158.18 (talk) 13:53, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Table of occultations may need revision

I have tested the table of occultations given in the main page (not the large one above) and have corrected some mistakes. However, there are still some inconsistencies between the results I obtain with my library (JPARSEC, check http://conga.oan.es/~alonso/doku.php?id=jparsec) and the results presented in Wikipedia, which have NO CITATION AT ALL. I use the Sky Master 2000 version 5 catalog (Myers 2006) and very precise up-to-date and well documented reduction algorithms (IAU 2006 resolutions).

I cannot reproduce the occultations on years 1837, 1843, 1937, and 1940 (some historical record to support those results?), neither the next predicted occultations on 2015 and 2069. Dates and times are fine, but by a few arcseconds the planet will not produce an occultation. The rest of them are fine.

Some comments/answers ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.164.44.251 (talk) 10:33, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Moon occultation of Venus

On this image it appears like Venus is behind the Moon but still seen. Is this possible? I have only rotated the original image and drawn the circle. Soerfm (talk) 14:35, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Due to craters, valleys, mountains, and diffraction I would say yes. -- Kheider (talk) 01:16, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Venus occultation of Mars

"An occultation of Mars by Venus on 3 October 1590 was observed by the German astronomer Michael Maestlin at Heidelberg.[2]"

Running the simulation Stellarium (v.11.1) shows that the alignment took place October 12th, not on the 3rd, at approximately 2100 hours local time and was only partial from the noted location in Germany. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.76.32.211 (talk) 01:09, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

I am not sure Stellarium is accurate enough to run this simulation 400 years into the past. But also I have not seen the Sky & Telescope article. The statement was added on 19 October 2005. A quick look at text output with Horizons suggests that it occurred around 1590-Oct-13 04:30 UT as seen from Heidelberg-Konigstuhl. I suspect the original editor meant 13 Oct. Good catch, I am going to update the article. -- Kheider (talk) 01:19, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

You can simulate the event using a library called JPARSEC (see previous post). It is far more accurate than Stellarium, since this software does not correct planetary positions by certain critical effects like light-time, and uses old algorithms for planetary ephemerides. Strictly speaking it was not an occultation. Maximum at 04:50 UTC assuming TT-UT1 = 123.5s for that date (05:50 LT). Direct link for the interactive simulation (Java 1.6 required) is http://conga.oan.es/~alonso/servidorEfem/Sky.html?loc=Heidelberg&exec=true&object=Mars&year=1590&month=10&day=13&hour=5&minute=50&telescope=Schmidt-Cassegrain%2080cm%20f/10. First execution could need a few minutes to complete data download. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.34.243.33 (talk) 12:13, 16 August 2012 (UTC)