Astronomy Answers: Planetary Phenomena 1888

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Planetary Phenomena 1888


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The diagram below is explained further on the page for the year 2000.

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[1888] [Q 1888]

For an explanation of the above pictures, see the page for the year 2000.

The last table on this page lists a number of noteworthy planetary phenomena during the listed year. The first column ("date") gives the date and hour, in the form year-month-dayThour in the Gregorian calendar, in Universal Time (UT). The second column ("pl") identifies the planet that shows the phenomenon:

pl Planet
Me Mercury
Ve Venus
Ma Mars
Ju Jupiter
Sa Saturn
Ur Uranus
Ne Neptune
Lu Moon

The third column ("*") provides the type of the phenomenon. The fourth column ("AU") shows the value (distance) in Astronomical Units, if applicable. The fifth column ("deg") gives the value of a relevant angle (declination \( δ \), elongation \( E \), conjunction spread \( σ \), or ecliptic longitude \( λ \)) in degrees. Which angle it is for each phenomenon is shown below in column "?". Declinations and ecliptical longitudes are measured relative to the equinox of the date.

 ?  
Explanation
p perigee
a apogee
+dδgreatest northern declination
dδgreatest southern declination
cλconjunction (with the Sun)
oλopposition (relative to the Sun)
eEgreatest elongation
xaλpassage through the ascending node (zero ecliptical latitude)
xdλpassage through the descending node (zero ecliptical latitude)
bσleast conjunction spread (Mercury - Saturn)
Bσleast conjunction spread (Mercury - Neptune)
sσgreatest conjunction spread (Mercury - Saturn)
Sσgreatest conjunction spread (Mercury - Neptune)
Vλbegin eastward (prograde) acceleration
Pgλstationary point: begin eastward (prograde) motion
vλbegin westward (retrograde) acceleration
Rgλstationary point: begin westward (retrograde) motion

The calculations for the planets are based on the VSOP87 model (type A) of Laskar, and the calculations for the Moon are based on the most detailed model from [Meeus]. One position per day was calculated for each celestial object. The hour of the day for each phenomenon was determined by interpolation.

date pl * AU deg
1888-01-01T05 Lu xa +129.81
1888-01-05T09 Me d −24.53
1888-01-06T03
** 
B +129.95
1888-01-08T00 Lu p 0.002469
1888-01-08T06 Lu v +228.21
1888-01-11T17 Me a 1.431
1888-01-12T00 Lu d −20.47
1888-01-12T20 Lu c +292.67
1888-01-14T03 Lu xd +309.65
1888-01-17T23 Me o +297.69
1888-01-19T19 Ur d −6.16
1888-01-20T10 Lu V +27.70
1888-01-20T12 Lu a 0.002703
1888-01-21T04 Ur Rg +197.25
1888-01-22T04
** 
S +205.79
1888-01-22T20 Sa V +123.10
1888-01-22T22 Sa p 8.108
1888-01-23T02 Sa o +123.08
1888-01-26T09 Lu +d +20.46
1888-01-28T11 Lu o +128.55
1888-01-28T13 Lu xa +129.70
1888-01-29T12 Ne d +17.90
1888-01-31T09 Me v +320.82
1888-02-01T18 Lu p 0.002464
1888-02-01T19 Lu v +189.62
1888-02-03T06
** 
B +160.52
1888-02-03T19 Ve d −21.97
1888-02-06T03 Ne Pg +57.27
1888-02-08T07 Lu d −20.46
1888-02-10T11 Lu xd +309.73
1888-02-11T11 Lu c +322.76
1888-02-11T21 Me xd +340.17
1888-02-16T10 Me e +18.09
1888-02-17T09 Lu a 0.002707
1888-02-17T14 Lu V +37.37
1888-02-19T02
** 
S +281.43
1888-02-22T19 Lu +d +20.49
1888-02-23T02 Me Rg +349.39
1888-02-24T23 Lu xa +129.58
1888-02-25T14 Me +d −1.42
1888-02-26T23 Lu o +158.38
1888-02-28T00 Ve xa +305.42
1888-02-29T02
** 
s +172.91
1888-02-29T04 Lu p 0.002427
1888-02-29T05 Lu v +191.15
1888-03-03T03 Ma d −9.04
1888-03-03T06 Me c +343.67
1888-03-03T11
** 
B +184.36
1888-03-03T23 Ma Rg +210.22
1888-03-04T01 Me V +342.89
1888-03-05T18
** 
b +172.60
1888-03-06T06 Me p 0.6195
1888-03-06T13 Lu d −20.55
1888-03-08T17 Lu xd +309.24
1888-03-12T04 Lu c +352.57
1888-03-16T01 Lu a 0.002713
1888-03-16T13 Lu V +45.32
1888-03-16T14 Me Pg +335.25
1888-03-18T07
** 
S +351.11
1888-03-18T22 Ju d −20.42
1888-03-21T03 Lu +d +20.66
1888-03-21T07 Me xa +336.27
1888-03-21T17 Ju Rg +246.36
1888-03-22T12 Me d −9.25
1888-03-23T06 Lu xa +128.21
1888-03-27T10 Lu o +187.69
1888-03-28T10 Lu p 0.002397
1888-03-28T10 Lu v +203.37
1888-03-29T09
** 
B +206.21
1888-03-30T13 Me e −27.78
1888-03-30T14 Sa Pg +119.59
1888-04-01T01 Sa +d +20.81
1888-04-02T18 Lu d −20.76
1888-04-04T01 Ur o +195.22
1888-04-04T09 Ur V +195.20
1888-04-04T18 Ur p 17.37
1888-04-04T18 Lu xd +307.29
1888-04-09T03
** 
S +251.11
1888-04-10T17 Ve v +357.59
1888-04-10T18 Ma o +201.79
1888-04-10T21 Lu c +21.92
1888-04-12T10 Lu a 0.002717
1888-04-12T17 Ma V +201.03
1888-04-12T23 Lu V +47.06
1888-04-16T20 Ma p 0.6050
1888-04-17T11 Lu +d +20.91
1888-04-19T10 Lu xa +125.50
1888-04-20T14
** 
s +322.91
1888-04-21T01
** 
B +201.88
1888-04-25T00 Ve V +15.09
1888-04-25T18 Lu o +216.44
1888-04-25T20 Lu v +217.71
1888-04-25T20 Lu p 0.002385
1888-04-30T02 Lu d −21.00
1888-04-30T20
** 
S +285.65
1888-05-01T20 Lu xd +304.34
1888-05-08T09 Ve v +31.48
1888-05-08T20 Me a 1.325
1888-05-09T08 Lu V +36.45
1888-05-09T13 Lu a 0.002718
1888-05-09T21 Me xd +49.38
1888-05-09T23 Me o +49.62
1888-05-10T13 Lu c +50.76
1888-05-12T05 Me v +54.46
1888-05-14T05 Ma +d −4.11
1888-05-14T17 Lu +d +21.13
1888-05-16T11 Lu xa +122.64
1888-05-18T03
** 
B +151.10
1888-05-19T11 Ne v +59.76
1888-05-19T21 Ne c +59.77
1888-05-20T14 Ne a 30.83
1888-05-21T16 Ma Pg +191.94
1888-05-21T16 Ju o +241.50
1888-05-21T17 Ve V +47.80
1888-05-21T19 Ju V +241.48
1888-05-23T05 Ju p 4.350
1888-05-24T05 Lu v +231.67
1888-05-24T06 Lu p 0.002393
1888-05-25T01 Lu o +244.73
1888-05-27T13 Lu d −21.19
1888-05-28T23 Lu xd +301.78
1888-05-29T03
** 
S +192.76
1888-05-30T00 Me +d +25.64
1888-06-05T07 Ma xa +193.24
1888-06-05T12 Lu V +35.26
1888-06-05T21 Lu a 0.002714
1888-06-09T04 Lu c +79.20
1888-06-11T00 Lu +d +21.24
1888-06-11T16 Me e +24.39
1888-06-12T13 Lu xa +120.88
1888-06-14T14
** 
B +123.71
1888-06-17T06 Me xa +110.34
1888-06-17T20 Ur +d −4.58
1888-06-19T16 Ur Pg +193.13
1888-06-20T04 Ve xd +83.88
1888-06-21T10 Lu v +243.76
1888-06-21T11 Lu p 0.002418
1888-06-23T09 Lu o +272.75
1888-06-23T23 Lu d −21.25
1888-06-25T07 Lu xd +300.57
1888-06-25T10 Me Rg +112.87
1888-06-26T19
** 
S +168.60
1888-06-28T12 Ve +d +23.72
1888-07-03T07 Lu V +41.53
1888-07-03T12 Lu a 0.002708
1888-07-06T00 Me p 0.5677
1888-07-08T01 Me V +107.79
1888-07-08T07 Lu +d +21.25
1888-07-08T17 Me c +107.38
1888-07-08T18 Me d +17.58
1888-07-08T18 Lu c +107.41
1888-07-09T08 Ve a 1.735
1888-07-09T18 Lu xa +120.44
1888-07-10T23 Ve o +109.47
1888-07-11T19
** 
B +116.02
1888-07-17T14 Ju +d −18.61
1888-07-19T02 Lu v +248.89
1888-07-19T04 Lu p 0.002451
1888-07-19T15 Me Pg +103.01
1888-07-21T09 Lu d −21.24
1888-07-22T17 Lu xd +300.48
1888-07-22T17 Lu o +300.75
1888-07-23T02 Ju Pg +236.51
1888-07-24T20
** 
S +164.77
1888-07-29T09 Me e −19.45
1888-07-31T05 Lu a 0.002703
1888-07-31T07 Lu V +49.29
1888-08-01T12 Sa c +130.10
1888-08-01T17 Sa a 10.14
1888-08-01T21 Sa v +130.14
1888-08-03T05 Me +d +20.84
1888-08-04T15 Lu +d +21.24
1888-08-05T20 Me xd +117.32
1888-08-06T02 Lu xa +120.50
1888-08-07T06 Lu c +135.60
1888-08-09T12
** 
B +109.71
1888-08-13T12 Lu v +222.49
1888-08-13T23 Lu p 0.002471
1888-08-17T16 Lu d −21.26
1888-08-18T00 Me v +140.16
1888-08-19T01 Lu xd +300.38
1888-08-21T04 Lu o +328.98
1888-08-22T19
** 
S +154.10
1888-08-24T00 Me o +152.14
1888-08-26T20 Ne +d +18.99
1888-08-28T00 Lu a 0.002703
1888-08-28T08 Lu V +57.58
1888-08-29T16 Me a 1.377
1888-08-31T23 Lu +d +21.32
1888-09-02T10 Lu xa +119.91
1888-09-03T20 Ne Rg +62.34
1888-09-05T16 Lu c +164.00
1888-09-06T03 Ve v +179.99
1888-09-07T01
** 
B +105.13
1888-09-08T17 Lu v +207.56
1888-09-08T23 Lu p 0.002448
1888-09-13T05 Me xa +187.83
1888-09-13T22 Lu d −21.40
1888-09-15T05 Lu xd +299.22
1888-09-18T06
** 
b +80.86
1888-09-19T17 Lu o +275.89
1888-09-21T11
** 
S +156.78
1888-09-24T18 Lu a 0.002708
1888-09-25T08 Lu V +65.94
1888-09-28T07 Lu +d +21.53
1888-09-29T15 Lu xa +117.90
1888-10-05T02 Lu c +192.78
1888-10-05T18
** 
B +113.15
1888-10-06T14 Lu v +215.17
1888-10-06T18 Lu p 0.002414
1888-10-08T00 Me e +25.08
1888-10-09T06 Ur a 19.39
1888-10-09T17 Ve xa +221.49
1888-10-09T17 Ur v +197.63
1888-10-10T00 Ur c +197.64
1888-10-11T03 Lu d −21.63
1888-10-12T06 Lu xd +296.67
1888-10-18T17 Me d −20.14
1888-10-19T09 Lu o +26.93
1888-10-20T03 Me Rg +227.82
1888-10-20T14
** 
S +169.38
1888-10-22T09 Ma d −25.03
1888-10-22T09 Lu a 0.002714
1888-10-23T05 Lu V +72.75
1888-10-25T15 Lu +d +21.79
1888-10-26T17 Lu xa +114.85
1888-10-30T10 Me p 0.6720
1888-10-31T04 Me V +219.42
1888-10-31T11 Me c +219.02
1888-11-01T19 Me xd +217.30
1888-11-03T00
** 
B +125.03
1888-11-03T12 Lu c +222.04
1888-11-03T22 Lu v +228.98
1888-11-04T03 Lu p 0.002390
1888-11-07T11 Lu d −21.89
1888-11-08T07 Lu xd +293.66
1888-11-09T13 Me Pg +211.89
1888-11-11T01 Me +d −10.16
1888-11-16T20 Me e −19.42
1888-11-17T22
** 
S +188.41
1888-11-18T03 Lu o +56.77
1888-11-18T15 Lu a 0.002717
1888-11-19T11 Lu V +72.55
1888-11-20T15 Ve d −25.16
1888-11-21T14 Ne p 28.83
1888-11-21T22 Lu +d +21.99
1888-11-22T05 Ne o +60.91
1888-11-22T09 Ne V +60.91
1888-11-22T19 Lu xa +112.28
1888-11-25T03 Sa d +15.62
1888-11-30T07 Sa Rg +140.36
1888-12-01T22
** 
B +141.24
1888-12-02T11 Lu v +245.10
1888-12-02T15 Lu p 0.002385
1888-12-02T22 Lu c +251.74
1888-12-04T22 Lu d −22.04
1888-12-05T14 Lu xd +291.71
1888-12-06T08 Ju a 6.286
1888-12-08T10 Ju c +257.36
1888-12-09T06 Ju v +257.55
1888-12-10T04 Me xa +249.17
1888-12-15T17 Lu a 0.002716
1888-12-15T17 Lu V +60.66
1888-12-17T22 Lu o +87.02
1888-12-18T01
** 
S +214.44
1888-12-19T04 Lu +d +22.07
1888-12-19T23 Lu xa +111.23
1888-12-24T06 Me a 1.444
1888-12-27T03 Me d −24.97
1888-12-27T23 Me o +277.09
1888-12-31T00 Lu v +261.60
1888-12-31T03 Lu p 0.002403



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