These ephemeris contain information about astronomical events that will take place in 2018, including lunar phases, meteor showers, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, planets in opposition, planetary conjunctions and other interesting events.
Most of the astronomical events in this calendar can be observed with the naked eye, although some may require the aid of a pair of binoculars or a telescope. Most events and times in this calendar come from the U.S. Naval Observatory, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The Old Farmer’s Almanac, SeaSky.org, TimeAndDate.com and many other reputable sources. The events in this calendar are listed in date order. The time is recorded in the calendar according to the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) system. Local time in Vietnam is converted by adding 7 hours.
NOTABLE ASTRONOMIC EVENTS IN 2018
JANUARY
- January 1: Mercury is at its greatest westward elongation
- January 2: Full moon, super moon
- January 3 and 4: Quadrantid meteor shower
- January 17: New moon
- January 31: Full moon, super moon, blue moon
- January 31: total lunar eclipse
FEBRUARY
- February 15: partial solar eclipse
- February 16: New moon
MARCH
- March 2: Full moon
- March 15: Mercury is at its greatest easterly elongation
- March 17: New Moon
- March 20: Spring equinox in the northern hemisphere
- March 31: Full moon, blue moon
APRIL
- April 16: New Moon
- April 22 and 23: Lyrid meteor shower
- April 29: Mercury is at its greatest westward elongation
- April 30: Full moon
CAN
- May 6 and 7: Eta Aquarid meteor shower
- May 9: Jupiter in opposition
- May 15: New moon
- May 29: Full moon
JUNE
- June 14: New Moon
- June 21: Summer solstice in the northern hemisphere
- June 27: Saturn in opposition
- June 28: Full moon
JULY
- July 12: Mercury is at its greatest easterly elongation
- July 13: New Moon
- July 13: partial solar eclipse
- July 27: Mars in opposition
- Night of July 27, early morning of July 28: total lunar eclipse
- July 28: Full moon
- July 28 and 29: Delta Aquarid meteor shower
AUGUST
- August 11: New Moon
- August 11: partial solar eclipse
- August 12 and 13: Perseid meteor shower
- August 17 – Venus at its maximum eastward elongation
- August 26: Full moon
- August 26: Mercury is at its greatest westward elongation
SEPTEMBER
- September 7: Neptune in opposition
- September 10: New Moon
- September 23: Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere
- September 25: Full moon
OCTOBER
- October 8: Draconid meteor shower
- October 9: New moon
- October 21 and 22: Orionid meteor shower
- October 23: Uranus in opposition
- October 24: Full moon
NOVEMBER
- November 5 and 6: Taurid meteor shower
- November 6: Mercury is at its greatest elongation towards the east
- November 7: New moon
- November 17 and 18: Leonid meteor shower
- November 23: Full moon
DECEMBER
- December 7: New moon
- December 13 and 14: Geminid meteor shower
- December 15: Mercury is at its greatest westward elongation
- December 21: Winter solstice in the northern hemisphere
- December 21 and 22: Ursid meteor shower
- December 23: Full moon
According to: VLTV – Hien Phan
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