This is a quick pick for the best astronomical events due in 2021. A number of astronomical events await sky gazers this year and this is the best possible list that hopefully all of us would live to look at. The astronomical events are listed on a monthly basis for the year 2023 for easy reference.
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Moon at Ascending Node
January 1
15:25 PM
08:25 AM
08:55 PM
Mercury at Perihelion
January 2
20:00 PM
01:00 PM
01:30 AM
Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
January 3
01:24 AM
06:24 PM
06:54 AM
Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn
January 3
19:35 PM
12:35 PM
01:05 AM
Quadrantid Meteor Shower
January 4
03:00 AM
08:00 PM
08:30 AM
Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
January 4
16:00 PM
09:00 AM
09:30 PM
FULL MOON
January 6
23:08 PM
04:08 PM
04:38 AM
Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
January 7
13:00 PM
06:00 AM
06:30 PM
Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
January 7
13:40 PM
06:40 AM
07:10 PM
Moon at Apogee: 406459 km
January 8
09:19 AM
02:19 AM
02:49 PM
Spica 3.9°S of Moon
January 14
21:59 PM
02:59 PM
03:29 AM
LAST QUARTER MOON
January 15
02:10 AM
07:10 PM
07:40 AM
Moon at Descending Node
January 16
06:32 AM
11:32 PM
12:02 PM
Antares 2.1°S of Moon
January 18
09:32 AM
02:32 AM
03:02 PM
Jupiter at Perihelion: 4.95101 AU
January 20
12:00 PM
05:00 AM
05:30 PM
NEW MOON
January 21
20:53 PM
01:53 PM
02:23 AM
Moon at Perigee: 356570 km
January 21
20:58 PM
01:58 PM
02:28 AM
Venus 0.3°S of Saturn
January 22
22:00 PM
3:00 PM
3:30 AM
Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
January 23
07:22 AM
12:22 AM
12:52 PM
Venus 3.5°N of Moon
January 23
08:20 AM
01:20 AM
01:50 PM
Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
January 26
02:00 AM
07:00 PM
07:30 AM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
January 28
15:19 PM
08:19 AM
08:49 PM
Moon at Ascending Node
January 28
16:05 PM
09:05 AM
09:35 PM
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°W
January 30
06:00 AM
11:00 PM
11:30 AM
Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
January 30
07:21 AM
12:21 AM
12:51 PM
Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
January 31
04:24 AM
09:24 PM
09:54 AM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
February 3
19:47 PM
12:47 PM
01:17 AM
Moon at Apogee: 406476 km
February 4
08:55 AM
01:55 AM
02:25 PM
FULL MOON
February 5
18:29 PM
11:29 AM
11:59 PM
Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
February 6
17:44 PM
10:44 AM
11:14 PM
Spica 3.6°S of Moon
February 11
04:23 AM
09:23 PM
09:53 AM
Moon at Descending Node
February 12
07:31 AM
12:31 AM
01:01 PM
LAST QUARTER MOON
February 13
16:01 PM
09:01 AM
09:31 PM
Antares 1.9°S of Moon
February 14
18:09 PM
11:09 AM
11:39 PM
Mercury at Aphelion
February 15
20:00 PM
01:00 PM
01:30 AM
Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
February 16
16:00 PM
09:00 AM
09:30 PM
Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
February 18
20:53 PM
01:53 PM
02:23 AM
Moon at Perigee: 358267 km
February 19
09:06 AM
02:06 AM
02:36 PM
NEW MOON
February 20
07:06 AM
12:06 AM
12:36 PM
Venus 2.1°N of Moon
February 22
07:57 AM
12:57 AM
01:27 PM
Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
February 22
21:58 PM
02:58 PM
03:28 AM
Moon at Ascending Node
February 24
18:56 PM
11:56 AM
12:26 AM
Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
February 26
14:42 PM
07:42 AM
08:12 PM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
February 27
08:06 AM
01:06 AM
01:36 PM
Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
February 28
04:32 AM
09:32 PM
10:02 AM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Venus 0.5°N of Jupiter
March 2
04:00 AM
09:00 PM
09:30 AM
Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
March 3
02:10 AM
07:10 PM
07:40 AM
Moon at Apogee: 405890 km
March 3
18:01 PM
11:01 AM
11:31 PM
Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
March 6
00:08 AM
05:08 PM
05:38 AM
FULL MOON
March 7
12:40 PM
05:40 AM
06:10 PM
Spica 3.4°S of Moon
March 10
10:06 AM
03:06 AM
03:36 PM
Moon at Descending Node
March 11
08:53 AM
01:53 AM
02:23 PM
Antares 1.6°S of Moon
March 14
00:21 AM
05:21 PM
05:51 AM
LAST QUARTER MOON
March 15
02:08 AM
07:08 PM
07:38 AM
Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
March 15
23:00 PM
04:00 PM
04:30 AM
Mercury at Superior Conjunction
March 17
11:00 AM
04:00 AM
04:30 PM
Moon at Perigee: 362698 km
March 19
15:16 PM
08:16 AM
08:46 PM
Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
March 19
15:20 PM
08:20 AM
08:50 PM
Vernal Equinox
March 20
21:25 PM
02:25 PM
02:55 AM
NEW MOON
March 21
17:23 PM
10:23 AM
10:53 PM
Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
March 22
19:54 PM
12:54 PM
01:24 AM
Moon at Ascending Node
March 24
02:08 AM
07:08 PM
07:38 AM
Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
March 24
10:28 AM
03:28 AM
03:58 PM
Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
March 25
23:42 PM
04:42 PM
05:12 AM
Mars 2.3°S of Moon
March 28
13:16 PM
06:16 AM
06:46 PM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
March 29
02:32 AM
07:32 PM
08:02 AM
Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
March 30
09:23 AM
02:23 AM
02:53 PM
Moon at Apogee: 404921 km
March 31
11:18 AM
04:18 AM
04:48 PM
Mercury at Perihelion
March 31
20:00 PM
01:00 PM
01:30 AM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
FULL MOON
April 6
04:35 AM
09:35 PM
10:05 AM
Spica 3.3°S of Moon
April 6
16:45 PM
09:45 AM
10:15 PM
Moon at Descending Node
April 7
13:51 PM
06:51 AM
07:21 PM
Antares 1.5°S of Moon
April 10
05:50 AM
10:50 PM
11:20 AM
Venus 2.5°S of Pleiades
April 11
04:42 AM
09:42 PM
10:12 AM
Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
April 11
21:00 PM
02:00 PM
02:30 AM
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
April 11
22:00 PM
03:00 PM
03:30 AM
LAST QUARTER MOON
April 13
09:11 AM
02:11 AM
02:41 PM
Moon at Perigee: 367967 km
April 16
02:22 AM
07:22 PM
07:52 AM
Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
April 16
03:47 AM
08:47 PM
09:17 AM
Venus at Perihelion
April 17
16:00 PM
09:00 AM
09:30 PM
NEW MOON
April 20
04:12 AM
09:12 PM
09:42 AM
Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.013
April 20
04:17 AM
09:17 PM
09:47 AM
Moon at Ascending Node
April 20
11:32 AM
04:32 AM
05:02 PM
Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
April 22
09:14 AM
02:14 AM
02:44 PM
Lyrid Meteor Shower
April 23
01:00 AM
06:00 PM
06:30 AM
Venus 1.3°S of Moon
April 23
13:03 PM
06:03 AM
06:33 PM
Mars 3.2°S of Moon
April 26
02:18 AM
07:18 PM
07:48 AM
Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
April 26
17:26 PM
10:26 AM
10:56 PM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
April 27
21:20 PM
02:20 PM
02:50 AM
Moon at Apogee: 404300 km
April 28
06:43 AM
11:43 PM
12:13 AM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
May 1
23:00 PM
04:00 PM
04:30 AM
Spica 3.3°S of Moon
May 4
00:55 AM
05:55 PM
06:25 AM
Moon at Descending Node
May 4
21:57 PM
02:57 PM
03:27 AM
Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
May 5
14:00 PM
07:00 AM
07:30 PM
Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.964
May 5
17:23 PM
10:23 AM
10:53 PM
FULL MOON
May 5
17:34 PM
10:34 AM
11:04 PM
Antares 1.5°S of Moon
May 7
12:35 PM
05:35 AM
06:05 PM
Mars 4.9°S of Pollux
May 8
11:27 AM
04:27 AM
04:57 PM
Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
May 9
21:00 PM
02:00 PM
02:30 AM
Moon at Perigee: 369345 km
May 11
04:57 AM
09:57 PM
10:27 AM
LAST QUARTER MOON
May 12
14:28 PM
07:28 AM
07:58 PM
Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
May 13
13:04 PM
06:04 AM
06:34 PM
Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
May 17
13:15 PM
06:15 AM
06:45 PM
Moon at Ascending Node
May 17
19:36 PM
12:36 PM
01:06 AM
Mercury 3.6°S of Moon
May 18
01:34 AM
06:34 PM
07:04 AM
NEW MOON
May 19
15:53 PM
08:53 AM
09:23 PM
Venus 2.2°S of Moon
May 23
12:08 PM
05:08 AM
05:38 PM
Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
May 24
01:37 AM
06:37 PM
07:07 AM
Mars 3.8°S of Moon
May 24
17:32 PM
10:32 AM
11:02 PM
Moon at Apogee: 404510 km
May 26
01:39 AM
06:39 PM
07:09 AM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 27
15:22 PM
08:22 AM
08:52 PM
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.9°W
May 29
05:00 AM
10:00 PM
10:30 AM
Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
May 29
13:04 PM
06:04 AM
06:34 PM
Mars at Aphelion: 1.66594 AU
May 30
21:00 PM
02:00 PM
02:30 AM
Spica 3.3°S of Moon
May 31
10:05 AM
03:05 AM
03:35 PM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Mercury at Superior Conjunction
July 1
05:00 AM
10:00 PM
10:30 AM
Venus 3.6°N of Mars
July 1
06:00 AM
11:00 PM
11:30 AM
Antares 1.5°S of Moon
July 1
07:20 AM
12:20 AM
12:50 PM
FULL MOON
July 3
11:39 AM
04:39 AM
05:09 PM
Moon at Perigee: 360151 km
July 4
22:28 PM
03:28 PM
03:58 AM
Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
July 6
19:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:30 AM
Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
July 7
03:05 AM
08:05 PM
08:35 AM
LAST QUARTER MOON
July 10
01:48 AM
06:48 PM
07:18 AM
Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
July 10
05:21 AM
10:21 PM
10:51 AM
Moon at Ascending Node
July 11
01:23 AM
06:23 PM
06:53 AM
Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
July 11
21:18 PM
02:18 PM
02:48 AM
Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
July 13
06:31 AM
11:31 PM
12:01 PM
Venus 1.7°S of Regulus
July 16
08:05 AM
01:05 AM
01:35 PM
NEW MOON
July 17
18:32 PM
11:32 AM
12:02 AM
Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
July 19
08:56 AM
01:56 AM
02:26 PM
Moon at Apogee: 406291 km
July 20
06:56 AM
11:56 PM
12:26 PM
Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
July 20
13:53 PM
06:53 AM
07:23 PM
Mars 3.3°S of Moon
July 21
04:00 AM
09:00 PM
09:30 AM
Spica 2.8°S of Moon
July 25
03:01 AM
08:01 PM
08:31 AM
Moon at Descending Node
July 25
15:05 PM
08:05 AM
08:35 PM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
July 25
22:07 PM
03:07 PM
03:37 AM
Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
July 28
16:00 PM
09:00 AM
09:30 PM
Antares 1.3°S of Moon
July 28
17:11 PM
10:11 AM
10:41 PM
Mercury 0.1°S of Regulus
July 28
18:21 PM
11:21 AM
11:51 PM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
FULL MOON
August 1
18:31 PM
11:31 AM
12:01 AM
Moon at Perigee: 357311 km
August 2
05:52 AM
10:52 PM
11:22 AM
Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
August 3
10:21 AM
03:21 AM
03:51 PM
Moon at Ascending Node
August 7
02:46 AM
07:46 PM
08:16 AM
Venus at Aphelion
August 8
00:00 AM
05:00 PM
05:30 AM
Jupiter 2.9°S of Moon
August 8
09:41 AM
02:41 AM
03:11 PM
LAST QUARTER MOON
August 8
10:28 AM
03:28 AM
03:58 PM
Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
August 09
12:16 PM
05:16 AM
05:46 PM
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
August 10
02:00 AM
07:00 PM
07:30 AM
Mercury at Aphelion
August 10
18:00 PM
11:00 AM
11:30 PM
Perseid Meteor Shower
August 13
07:00 AM
12:00 AM
12:30 PM
Mercury 4.7°S of Mars
August 13
08:00 AM
01:00 AM
01:30 PM
Venus at Inferior Conjunction
August 13
11:00 AM
04:00 AM
04:30 PM
Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
August 13
21:36 PM
02:36 AM
03:06 AM
NEW MOON
August 16
09:38 AM
02:38 AM
03:08 PM
Moon at Apogee: 406635 km
August 16
11:55 AM
04:55 AM
05:25 PM
Mars 2.2°S of Moon
August 18
23:06 PM
04:06 PM
04:36 AM
Spica 2.6°S of Moon
August 21
09:28 AM
02:28 AM
02:58 PM
Moon at Descending Node
August 21
16:23 PM
09:23 AM
09:53 PM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
August 24
09:57 AM
02:57 AM
03:27 PM
Antares 1.1°S of Moon
August 25
01:29 AM
06:29 PM
06:59 AM
Saturn at Opposition
August 27
08:00 AM
01:00 AM
01:30 PM
Moon at Perigee: 357182 km
August 30
15:51 PM
08:51 AM
09:21 PM
Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
August 30
18:03 PM
11:03 AM
11:33 PM
FULL MOON
August 31
01:35 AM
06:35 PM
07:05 AM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Moon at Ascending Node
September 3
07:44 AM
12:44 AM
01:14 PM
Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon
September 4
19:44 PM
12:44 PM
01:14 AM
Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
September 5
19:25 PM
12:25 PM
12:55 AM
Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
September 6
11:00 AM
04:00 AM
04:30 PM
LAST QUARTER MOON
September 6
22:21 PM
03:21 PM
03:51 AM
Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
September 10
03:32 AM
08:32 PM
09:02 AM
Moon at Apogee: 406289 km
September 12
15:42 PM
08:42 AM
09:12 PM
Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
September 13
02:00 AM
07:00 PM
07:30 AM
NEW MOON
September 15
01:40 AM
06:40 PM
07:10 AM
Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
September 16
19:19 PM
12:19 PM
12:49 AM
Spica 2.4°S of Moon
September 17
15:12 PM
08:12 AM
08:42 PM
Moon at Descending Node
September 17
19:18 PM
12:18 PM
12:48 AM
Neptune at Opposition
September 19
10:00 AM
03:00 AM
03:30 PM
Antares 0.9°S of Moon
September 22
07:50 AM
12:50 AM
01:20 PM
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
September 22
13:00 PM
06:00 AM
06:30 PM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
September 22
19:32 PM
12:32 PM
01:02 AM
Autumnal Equinox
September 23
06:50 AM
11:50 PM
12:20 PM
Mercury at Perihelion
September 23
18:00 PM
11:00 AM
11:30 PM
Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
September 27
01:25 AM
06:25 PM
06:55 AM
Moon at Perigee: 359911 km
September 28
01:05 AM
06:05 PM
06:35 AM
FULL MOON
September 29
09:57 AM
02:57 AM
03:27 PM
Moon at Ascending Node
September 30
16:49 PM
09:49 AM
10:19 PM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
October 2
03:16 AM
08:16 PM
08:46 AM
Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
October 3
04:25 AM
09:25 PM
09:55 AM
LAST QUARTER MOON
October 6
13:48 PM
06:48 AM
07:18 PM
Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
October 7
10:23 AM
03:23 AM
03:53 PM
Venus 2.3°S of Regulus
October 9
06:08 AM
11:08 PM
11:38 AM
Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
October 10
03:41 AM
08:41 PM
09:11 AM
Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
October 10
08:41 AM
01:41 AM
02:11 PM
NEW MOON
October 14
17:55 PM
10:55 AM
11:25 PM
Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.952
October 14
17:59 PM
10:59 AM
11:29 PM
Moon at Descending Node
October 15
01:11 AM
06:11 PM
06:41 AM
Antares 0.9°S of Moon
October 18
13:17 PM
06:17 AM
06:47 PM
Mercury at Superior Conjunction
October 20
05:00 AM
10:00 PM
10:30 AM
Orionid Meteor Shower
October 22
00:00 AM
05:00 PM
05:30 AM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
October 22
03:29 AM
08:29 PM
08:59 AM
Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W
October 23
22:00 PM
03:00 PM
03:30 AM
Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
October 24
07:52 AM
12:52 AM
01:22 PM
Moon at Perigee: 364873 km
October 26
02:53 AM
07:53 PM
08:23 AM
Moon at Ascending Node
October 28
03:14 AM
08:14 PM
08:44 AM
Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.122
October 28
20:14 PM
11:14 PM
11:44 AM
FULL MOON
October 28
20:24 PM
11:24 PM
11:54 AM
Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
October 29
08:10 AM
01:10 AM
01:40 PM
Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
October 30
14:30 PM
07:30 AM
08:00 PM