APT Calendar 2024

This calendar is a gift to the community from the APT users and team with wishes for a year with many clear nights and great time under the stars :)

Everyone can download the file for free and print it in the local print shop in quality and quantity that wants, preparing interesting Christmas presents. Each image comes with short information and QR code to address where you can see more images from the author. In addition to the beautiful images 148 celestial events are marked. Short information about them can be found below here. The list for every month is accessible via dedicated QR code on every page.

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Special thanks to all authors who submitted images and to the APT forum members who made the final selection by voting!

The authors of the images in the calendar are:

Andy Brown (United Kingdom)
Monty Chandler (United States)
Laurence Bradt (United States)
Siegfried Bauer (France)
Greg Golden (United States)
Andy Booth (United Kingdom)
Robert Browning (United States)
Peter Komatović (Slovenia)
Víctor Téllez Garza (Mexico)
Aldo Zanetti (Italy)
Richard Cofer & Jim Cadieux (United States)
James E. Cahill (United States)

Cover:
Giulio Ercolani (Italy)
Matthew Paige (United States)
Steven Bellavia (United States)
Jan-Willem Duijndam (Netherlands)

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The list of all events. The dates with more than one event are marked with apostrophe.

January

'3 - The Earth at perihelion
'3-4 - Quadrantid meteor shower peak (up to 40-120 per hour) - the night of 3rd and morning of 4th
'4 - Moon at Last Quarter
11 - New Moon
14 - Close position Moon and Saturn - 2°08' Distance
'18 - Moon at First Quarter
'18 - Close position of Moon and Jupiter - 2°46' distance
20 - Close position of Moon and M45 - 45'
'25 - Comet 144P/Kushida passes perihelion (expected brightness 9m)
'25 - Full Moon

February

3 - Moon at Last Quarter
5 - Lunar occultation of Antares (Parts of Asia)
10 - New Moon
11 - Close position of Moon and Saturn - 1°48' Distance
16 - Moon at First Quarter
16- Close position of Moon and M45 - 31'
24 - Full Moon (micro moon)
22 - Close position of Venus and Mars - 34'
29 - Peak brightness of Comet C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS), expected brightness 8.1m

March

'3 - Moon at Last Quarter
'3 - Lunar occultation of Antares (Parts of South America)
8 - Moon Close position with Mars (3°31') and Venus (3°16')
10 - New Moon
'14 - Moon Close position with Jupiter 3°19' distance
'14 - Comet C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) passes perigee (expected brightness 8.2m)
15 - Close position of Moon and M45 - 21'
17 - Moon at First Quarter
20 - Spring Equinox
22 - Close position of Venus and Saturn - 19'
'25 - Full Moon (micro moon),
'25 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (North and South Americas)

April

4 - Moon at Last Quarter
5 - Close position of Venus and Neptune - 17'
6 - Moon Close position with Mars (1°45') and Saturn (1°13')
7 - Moon Close position with Venus 21' distance
'8 - New Moon
'8 - Total Solar Eclipse (Parts of North America, Europe)
10 - Close position of Mars and Saturn - 26'
11 - Close position of Moon and M45 - 20'
15 - Moon at First Quarter
20 - Close position of Jupiter and Uranus - 31'
22 - Lyrid meteor shower peak (18 per hour)
24 - Full Moon
26 - Lunar occultation of Antares (Parts of Africa and Asia)
29 - Close position of Mars and Neptun - 2' 14”

May

1 - Moon at Last Quarter
4 - Moon Close position with Saturn 48' distance
'5 - Close position of Moon and M45 - 10',
'5 - η-Aquariid meteor shower peak (40 per hour)
'5 - Close approach of the Moon and Mars 10' distance
8 - New Moon
15 - Moon at First Quarter
19 - Comet 46P/Wirtanen passes perihelion (expected brightness 10.5m)
23 - Full Moon
24 - Lunar occultation of Antares (Parts of South America and Africa)
30 - Moon at Last Quarter
31 - Moon Close position with Saturn 20' distance
31 - Lunar occultation of Saturn (Parts of South America)

June

1- Moon Close position with Neptune 1' distance
1 - Lunar occultation of Neptune (Parts of Africa)
2 - Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks passes perigee (expected brightness 4.5m)
6 - New Moon
14 - Moon at First Quarter
16 - Lunar occultation of Spica (parts of Asia)
20 - Summer Solstice
22 - Full Moon
'27 - Moon Close position with Saturn 4' distance
'27 - Lunar occultation of Saturn (Parts of Australia)
'28 - Moon Close position with Neptune 16' distance
'28 - Lunar occultation of Neptune (Parts of South America)
29 - Moon at Last Quarter
30 - Comet 13P/Olbers passes perihelion (expected brightness 8m)

July

1 - Moon Close position with Mars 3°49' distance
2 - Close position of Moon and M45 - 17'
6 - New Moon
'14 - Moon at First Quarter
'14 - Lunar occultation of Spica (Parts of North America)
15 - Close position of Mars and Uranus - 31'
17 - Lunar occultation of Antares (Parts of Africa)
21 - Full Moon
'24 - Moon Close position with Saturn 21' distance
'24 - Lunar occultation of Saturn (Parts of Asia, Parts of North America)
25 - Moon Close position with Neptune 30' distance
'28 - Moon at Last Quarter
'28-29 - Southern δ-Aquarid Meteor Shower peak (25 per hour)

August

4 - New Moon
'12 - Moon at First Quarter
'12-13 Perseid Meteor Shower peak (60-150 per hour)
14 - Close approach of Jupiter and Mars 18' distance
19 - Full Moon (Supermoon)
'21 - Moon Close position with Saturn 21' distance
'21 - Lunar occultation of Saturn (Parts of Europe, Africa, South America)
22 - Lunar occultation of Neptune (Parts of Asia, Europe, Africa)
'26 - Moon at Last Quarter
'26 - Close position of Moon and M45 - 7'

September

3 - New Moon
8 - Saturn at Opposition
10 - Lunar occultation of Antares (Parts of Australia)
11 - Moon at First Quarter
'17 - Moon Close position with Saturn 16' distance
'17 - Lunar occultation of Saturn (Parts of Australia)
'18 - Full Moon (Supermoon),
'18 - Partial Lunar Eclipse (Europe, South America, Africa, Parts of North America, Asia)
'18 - Lunar occultation of Neptune (Parts of North America)
20 - Neptune at Opposition
'22 - Close position of Moon and M45 - 13'
'22 - Autumn equinox
24 - Moon at Last Quarter
27 - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) passes perihelion (expected brightness -2.7m)

October

'4 - New Moon
'4 - Annular solar eclipse (Parts of South America)
10 - Moon at First Quarter
12 - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) passes perigee (expected brightness -2.2m)
'14 - Moon Close position with Saturn 6' distance
'14 - Lunar occultation of Saturn (Parts of Asia and Africa)
15 - Lunar occultation of Neptune (Parts of Asia and Africa)
17 - Full Moon (Supermoon)
19 - Close position of Moon and M45 - 12'
21 - Orionid meteor shower peak (20 per hour)
24 - Moon Close position with Mars 3° 49' distance
24 - Moon at Last Quarter

November

1 - New Moon
5 - Close approach of the Moon and Venus 3° 05' distance
9 - Moon at First Quarter
'11 - Moon Close position with Saturn 5' distance
'11 - Lunar occultation of Saturn (Parts of South and North America)
12 - Lunar occultation of Neptune (Parts of North America)
15 - Full Moon (Supermoon)
'17 - Uranus at Opposition
'17 - 18 Leonids Meteor Shower peak (15 per hour)
21 - Close approach of the Moon and Mars 2° 19' distance
23 - Moon at Last Quarter
27 - Lunar occultation of Spica (Parts of North America)

December

1 - New Moon
7 - Jupiter at opposition
8 - Moon at First Quarter
'13 - Close position of Moon and M45 - 10'
'13-14 - Geminids Meteor Shower peak (120 per hour)
15 - Full Moon
18 - Close approach of the Moon and Mars 52'
21 - Winter solstice
22 - Ursid meteor shower peak (10 per hour)
23 - Moon at Last Quarter
24 - Lunar occultation of Spica (Parts of Asia mainly Japan)
31 - New Moon

January 2025

'3-4 - Quadrantid meteor shower peak (up to 40-120 per hour) - the night of 3rd and morning of 4th
'4 - Moon Close position with Saturn 36' distance
'4 - Lunar occultation of Saturn (Most of Europe)
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APT Calendar 2024

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