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 2027 for easy reference.
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Spica 2.8°N of Moon
January 1
12:29 AM
05:29 PM
05:59 AM
Mercury at Superior Conjunction
January 1
17:00 PM
10:00 AM
10:30 PM
Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
January 3
02:00 am
07:00 pm
07:30 am
Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W
January 3
19:18 PM
12:00 PM
12:30 AM
Quadrantid Meteor Shower
January 4
04:00 AM
09:00 PM
09:30 AM
Antares 0.3°N of Moon
January 4
16:34 PM
09:34 AM
10:04 PM
Moon at Apogee: 406610 km
January 7
08:10 AM
01:10 AM
01:40 PM
NEW MOON
January 7
20:24 PM
01:24 PM
01:54 AM
Moon at Ascending Node
January 10
15:58 PM
08:58 AM
09:28 PM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
January 15
20:34 PM
01:34 PM
02:04 AM
Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
January 18
08:46 AM
01:46 AM
02:16 PM
Moon at Perigee: 357285 km
January 21
21:49 PM
02:49 PM
03:19 AM
Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
January 21
23:18 PM
04:18 PM
04:48 AM
FULL MOON
January 22
12:17 PM
05:17 AM
05:47 PM
Moon at Descending Node
January 23
17:26 PM
10:26 AM
10:56 PM
Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
January 24
12:24 AM
05:24 PM
05:54 AM
Regulus 1.5°N of Moon
January 24
09:19 PM
02:19 AM
02:49 PM
Spica 2.9°N of Moon
January 28
07:55 AM
12:55 AM
01:25 PM
LAST QUARTER MOON
January 29
10:55 AM
03:55 AM
04:25 PM
Mars 2.3°S of Pollux
January 31
22:48 PM
03:48 PM
04:18 AM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
February 3
06:00 AM
11:00 PM
11:30 AM
Moon at Apogee: 406189 km
February 3
13:31 PM
06:31 AM
07:01 PM
Mercury at Perihelion
February 6
08:00 AM
01:00 AM
01:30 PM
NEW MOON
February 6
15:56 PM
08:56 AM
09:26 PM
Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
February 6
16:00 PM
09:00 AM
09:30 PM
Moon at Ascending Node
February 6
21:44 PM
02:44 PM
03:14 AM
Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
February 8
03:36 AM
08:36 PM
09:06 AM
Jupiter at Opposition
February 11
00:00 AM
05:00 PM
05:30 AM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
February 14
07:58 AM
12:58 AM
01:28 PM
Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
February 14
16:13 PM
09:13 AM
09:43 PM
Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
February 18
09:50 AM
02:50 AM
03:20 PM
Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
February 18
17:00 PM
10:00 AM
10:30 PM
Moon at Perigee: 361015 km
February 19
07:30 AM
12:30 AM
01:00 PM
Mars at Opposition
February 19
15:00 PM
08:00 AM
08:30 PM
Moon at Descending Node
February 20
04:40 AM
09:40 PM
10:10 AM
Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
February 20
05:46 AM
10:46 PM
11:16 AM
Regulus 1.5°N of Moon
February 20
20:33 PM
01:33 PM
02:03 AM
Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.927
February 20
23:13 PM
04:13 PM
04:43 AM
FULL MOON
February 20
23:23 PM
04:23 PM
04:53 AM
Mars 3.8°N of Regulus
February 22
04:31 AM
09:31 PM
10:01 AM
Spica 2.9°N of Moon
February 24
17:14 PM
10:14 AM
10:44 PM
LAST QUARTER MOON
February 28
05:16 AM
10:16 PM
10:46 AM
Antares 0.4°N of Moon
February 28
06:09 AM
11:09 PM
11:39 AM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Moon at Apogee: 405221 km
March 3
05:41 AM
10:41 PM
11:11 AM
Venus 2.1°N of Moon
March 4
18:59 PM
11:59 AM
12:29 AM
Mars at Aphelion: 1.66610 AU
March 4
23:00 PM
04:00 PM
04:30 AM
Moon at Ascending Node
March 6
04:41 AM
09:41 PM
10:11 AM
Mercury 1.2°N of Moon
March 6
05:28 AM
10:28 PM
10:58 AM
NEW MOON
March 8
09:29 AM
02:29 AM
02:59 PM
Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
March 13
21:43 PM
02:43 PM
03:13 AM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
March 15
16:25 PM
09:25 AM
09:55 PM
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
March 17
07:00 AM
12:00 AM
12:30 PM
Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
March 17
17:40 PM
10:40 AM
11:10 PM
Moon at Perigee: 366440 km
March 19
04:31 AM
09:31 PM
10:01 AM
Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
March 19
10:05 AM
03:05 AM
03:35 PM
Moon at Descending Node
March 19
13:05 PM
06:05 AM
06:35 PM
Mars 4.3°N of Moon
March 19
18:33 PM
11:33 AM
12:03 AM
Regulus 1.5°N of Moon
March 20
06:13 AM
11:13 PM
11:43 AM
Vernal Equinox
March 20
20:25 PM
01:25 PM
01:55 AM
Mercury at Aphelion
March 22
07:00 AM
12:00 AM
12:30 PM
FULL MOON
March 22
10:44 AM
03:44 AM
04:14 PM
Spica 2.8°N of Moon
March 24
03:12 AM
08:12 PM
08:42 AM
Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
March 24
22:00 PM
03:00 PM
03:30 AM
Antares 0.3°N of Moon
March 27
14:36 PM
07:36 AM
08:06 PM
LAST QUARTER MOON
March 30
12:54 AM
05:54 PM
06:24 AM
Moon at Apogee: 404331 km
March 31
01:33 AM
06:33 PM
07:03 AM
Mars 4.3°N of Jupiter
March 31
06:00 AM
11:00 PM
11:30 AM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Moon at Ascending Node
April 2
10:17 AM
03:17 AM
03:47 PM
Venus 3.3°S of Moon
April 4
06:49 AM
11:49 PM
12:19 PM
NEW MOON
April 6
23:51 PM
04:51 PM
05:21 AM
Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
April 7
17:00 PM
10:00 AM
10:30 PM
Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
April 10
03:30 AM
04:51 AM
05:21 PM
Mercury 2.1°N of Saturn
April 10
12:00 PM
08:30 PM
09:00 AM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
April 13
22:57 PM
03:57 PM
04:27 AM
Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
April 13
23:23 AM
04:23 PM
04:53 AM
Moon at Perigee: 370001 km
April 14
00:41 AM
05:41 PM
06:11 AM
Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
April 15
15:01 PM
08:01 AM
08:31 PM
Moon at Descending Node
April 15
16:31 PM
09:31 AM
10:01 PM
Mars 3.3°N of Moon
April 16
01:00 AM
06:00 PM
06:30 AM
Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
April 16
13:21 PM
06:21 AM
06:51 PM
Venus at Aphelion
April 17
05:00 AM
10:00 PM
10:30 AM
Spica 2.8°N of Moon
April 20
12:09 PM
05:09 AM
05:39 PM
FULL MOON
April 20
22:27 PM
03:27 PM
03:57 AM
Lyrid Meteor Shower
April 23
01:00 AM
06:00 PM
06:30 AM
Antares 0.1°N of Moon
April 23
23:16 PM
04:16 PM
04:46 AM
Moon at Apogee: 404170 km
April 27
21:21 PM
02:21 PM
02:51 AM
LAST QUARTER MOON
April 28
20:18 PM
01:18 PM
01:48 AM
Mercury at Superior Conjunction
April 28
21:00 PM
02:00 PM
02:30 AM
Moon at Ascending Node
April 29
13:24 PM
06:24 AM
06:54 PM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Mercury at Perihelion
May 5
07:00 AM
12:00 AM
12:30 PM
Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
May 5
14:00 PM
07:00 AM
07:30 PM
NEW MOON
May 6
10:58 AM
03:58 AM
04:28 PM
Venus 0.6°N of Saturn
May 7
16:00 PM
09:00 AM
09:30 PM
Moon at Perigee: 366635 km
May 9
20:07 PM
01:07 PM
01:37 AM
Pollux 4.9°N of Moon
May 11
05:06 AM
10:06 PM
10:36 AM
Moon at Descending Node
May 12
17:03 PM
10:03 AM
10:33 PM
Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
May 12
22:49 PM
03:49 PM
04:19 AM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 13
04:44 AM
09:44 PM
10:14 AM
Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
May 13
18:57 PM
11:57 AM
12:27 AM
Mars 3.3°N of Moon
May 13
19:34 AM
12:34 PM
01:04 AM
Mars 1.1°N of Regulus
May 14
10:58 AM
03:58 AM
04:28 PM
Spica 2.9°N of Moon
May 17
19:16 PM
12:16 PM
12:46 AM
FULL MOON
May 20
10:59 AM
03:59 AM
04:29 PM
Antares 0.0°S of Moon
May 21
07:08 AM
12:08 AM
12:38 PM
Moon at Apogee: 404801 km
May 25
15:13 PM
08:13 AM
08:43 PM
Moon at Ascending Node
May 26
15:22 PM
08:22 AM
08:52 PM
Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
May 27
08:00 AM
01:00 AM
01:30 PM
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E
May 28
10:00 AM
03:00 AM
03:30 PM
LAST QUARTER MOON
May 28
13:58 PM
06:58 AM
07:28 PM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
July 1
07:04 AM
12:04 AM
12:34 PM
NEW MOON
July 4
03:02 AM
08:02 PM
08:32 AM
Moon at Perigee: 358284 km
July 4
20:55 PM
01:55 PM
02:25 AM
Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
July 5
06:00 AM
11:00 PM
11:30 AM
Moon at Descending Node
July 6
02:14 AM
07:14 PM
07:44 AM
Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
July 7
03:14 AM
08:14 PM
08:44 AM
Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
July 7
09:01 AM
02:01 AM
02:31 PM
Mars 4.7°N of Moon
July 9
07:52 AM
12:52 AM
01:22 PM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
July 10
18:39 PM
11:39 AM
12:09 AM
Spica 3.2°N of Moon
July 11
06:50 AM
11:50 PM
12:20 PM
Antares 0.1°N of Moon
July 14
19:34 PM
12:34 PM
01:04 AM
Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.7°W
July 15
19:00 AM
12:00 PM
12:30 AM
FULL MOON
July 18
15:45 PM
08:45 AM
09:15 PM
Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.002
July 18
16:03 PM
09:03 AM
09:33 PM
Moon at Apogee: 406217 km
July 19
11:52 AM
04:52 AM
05:22 PM
Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
July 19
23:33 PM
04:33 PM
05:03 AM
Jupiter 0.4°N of Regulus
July 25
06:23 AM
11:23 PM
11:53 AM
LAST QUARTER MOON
July 26
16:55 PM
09:55 AM
10:25 PM
Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
July 28
16:00 PM
09:00 PM
09:30 AM
Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
July 28
16:20 PM
09:20 AM
09:50 PM
EVENTS
DATE
GMT TIME
PACIFIC TIME
INDIA TIME
Mercury at Perihelion
August 1
06:00 AM
11:00 PM
11:30 AM
Moon at Perigee: 357362 km
August 2
06:28 AM
11:28 PM
11:58 AM
NEW MOON
August 2
10:05 AM
03:05 AM
03:35 PM
Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.079
August 2
10:07 AM
03:07 AM
03:37 PM
Moon at Descending Node
August 2
12:33 PM
05:33 AM
06:03 PM
Regulus 2.4°N of Moon
August 3
19:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:30 AM
Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
August 3
22:38 PM
03:38 PM
04:08 AM
Venus at Perihelion
August 7
14:00 PM
07:00 AM
07:30 PM
Spica 3.3°N of Moon
August 7
14:03 PM
07:03 AM
07:33 PM
FIRST QUARTER MOON
August 9
04:54 AM
09:54 PM
10:24 AM
Antares 0.1°N of Moon
August 11
01:31 AM
06:31 PM
07:01 AM
Mercury at Superior Conjunction
August 11
11:00 AM
04:00 AM
04:30 PM
Venus at Superior Conjunction
August 12
00:00 AM
05:00 PM
05:30 AM
Perseid Meteor Shower
August 13
08:00 AM
01:00 AM
01:30 PM
Moon at Apogee: 406086 km
August 15
14:23 PM
07:23 AM
07:53 PM
Moon at Ascending Node
August 16
05:51 AM
10:51 PM
11:21 AM
Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.546
August 17
07:14 AM
12:14 AM
12:44 PM
FULL MOON
August 17
07:29 AM
12:29 AM
12:59 PM
Mars 1.7°N of Spica
August 23
14:36 PM
07:36 AM
08:06 PM
Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
August 24
23:36 PM
04:36 PM
05:06 AM
LAST QUARTER MOON
August 25
02:27 AM
07:27 pm
07:57 AM
Moon at Descending Node
August 29
23:01 PM
04:01 PM
04:31 AM
Moon at Perigee: 359208 km
August 30
15:36 PM
08:36 AM
09:06 PM
Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
August 31
08:00 AM
01:00 AM
01:30 PM
NEW MOON
August 31
17:41 PM
10:41 AM
11:11 PM
