Astronomy Answers: Planetary Phenomena 1977

Astronomy Answers
Planetary Phenomena 1977


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

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[1977] [Q 1977]

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
1977-01-01T11
** 
b +177.97
1977-01-02T16 Ma d −24.07
1977-01-03T04 Lu +d +19.29
1977-01-04T03
** 
S +205.84
1977-01-05T00 Lu o +105.08
1977-01-05T20 Me c +285.90
1977-01-06T01 Me V +285.58
1977-01-06T15 Me p 0.6706
1977-01-08T09 Me +d −19.66
1977-01-09T22 Ju d +17.16
1977-01-12T19 Lu xa +209.56
1977-01-14T10
** 
s +181.33
1977-01-14T22 Ju Pg +51.17
1977-01-15T21 Lu p 0.002450
1977-01-16T11 Lu v +262.06
1977-01-16T13 Lu d −19.22
1977-01-16T20 Me Pg +277.10
1977-01-16T22
** 
B +150.27
1977-01-19T02 Lu c +299.40
1977-01-21T19 Ve xd +349.16
1977-01-23T23 Ve e +47.00
1977-01-25T22 Lu xd +28.09
1977-01-27T11 Lu V +46.26
1977-01-27T17 Lu a 0.002703
1977-01-28T15 Me e −24.91
1977-01-30T13 Lu +d +19.13
1977-02-01T06 Me d −21.82
1977-02-01T16 Sa p 8.151
1977-02-01T18 Sa V +133.44
1977-02-01T20
** 
S +228.46
1977-02-01T21 Sa o +133.43
1977-02-03T15 Lu o +135.23
1977-02-03T20 Me xa +291.28
1977-02-08T20 Lu xa +206.59
1977-02-10T15 Lu p 0.002475
1977-02-11T17 Lu v +247.03
1977-02-12T21 Lu d −19.02
1977-02-13T06 Ur d −14.94
1977-02-14T04 Ur Rg +221.79
1977-02-15T12
** 
B +164.33
1977-02-17T15 Lu c +329.37
1977-02-22T02 Lu xd +25.44
1977-02-24T12 Lu V +54.49
1977-02-24T14 Lu a 0.002703
1977-02-26T23 Lu +d +18.91
1977-03-04T08
** 
S +253.39
1977-03-04T17 Ne d −21.23
1977-03-05T05 Lu o +165.00
1977-03-07T23 Lu xa +204.70
1977-03-08T05 Lu v +208.25
1977-03-08T11 Lu p 0.002449
1977-03-09T07 Me a 1.370
1977-03-12T02 Lu d −18.82
1977-03-15T14 Ve Rg +24.56
1977-03-16T00 Me o +356.06
1977-03-17T17 Ne Rg +256.14
1977-03-19T04
** 
B +169.62
1977-03-19T06 Lu c +79.23
1977-03-19T23 Ma v +330.32
1977-03-20T18 Ve +d +16.44
1977-03-21T07 Lu xd +24.34
1977-03-21T19 Me v +7.71
1977-03-24T09 Lu a 0.002708
1977-03-24T10 Lu V +61.53
1977-03-25T12 Me xd +15.11
1977-03-26T07 Lu +d +18.76
1977-04-03T16 Lu o +194.27
1977-04-03T21
** 
S +252.21
1977-04-04T08 Lu xa +204.30
1977-04-05T08 Lu v +219.32
1977-04-05T09 Lu p 0.002414
1977-04-05T13 Ve p 0.2830
1977-04-05T14 Ve V +16.46
1977-04-05T18 Ve c +16.34
1977-04-08T09 Lu d −18.74
1977-04-10T01 Me e +19.27
1977-04-10T05 Sa +d +18.71
1977-04-10T16 Sa Pg +129.95
1977-04-17T14 Lu xd +24.36
1977-04-17T22 Lu c +28.30
1977-04-17T22
** 
B +169.18
1977-04-17T23 Me +d +18.98
1977-04-19T14 Me Rg +44.51
1977-04-20T23 Lu a 0.002714
1977-04-21T00 Lu V +64.84
1977-04-22T14 Lu +d +18.74
1977-04-26T21 Ve Pg +8.24
1977-04-29T12 Ur V +219.77
1977-04-29T17 Ur o +219.76
1977-04-30T01 Ur p 17.56
1977-04-30T04 Me c +40.21
1977-04-30T20 Me V +39.78
1977-05-01T19 Lu xa +204.32
1977-05-02T05
** 
S +248.28
1977-05-02T19 Me p 0.5597
1977-05-02T20 Me xa +38.51
1977-05-03T01 Lu o +222.96
1977-05-03T16 Lu p 0.002391
1977-05-03T19 Lu v +234.86
1977-05-05T17 Lu d −18.77
1977-05-08T20 Ve d +4.96
1977-05-13T08 Me Pg +34.71
1977-05-13T08 Ve xa +12.92
1977-05-14T20 Lu xd +24.19
1977-05-16T10
** 
B +164.94
1977-05-17T11 Me d +10.30
1977-05-17T14 Lu c +57.07
1977-05-17T19 Lu V +59.33
1977-05-18T05 Lu a 0.002718
1977-05-19T21 Lu +d +18.81
1977-05-27T13 Me e −24.69
1977-05-29T04 Lu xa +203.51
1977-05-31T07
** 
S +233.15
1977-06-01T03 Lu p 0.002387
1977-06-01T07 Lu v +250.56
1977-06-01T08 Lu o +251.21
1977-06-02T04 Lu d −18.83
1977-06-02T05 Ju v +73.27
1977-06-03T21 Ju c +73.65
1977-06-05T01 Ne o +254.77
1977-06-05T08 Ne V +254.76
1977-06-05T13 Ne p 29.28
1977-06-06T04 Ju a 6.082
1977-06-10T23 Lu xd +22.85
1977-06-13T14 Lu V +53.85
1977-06-14T09 Lu a 0.002717
1977-06-14T14 Ve e −45.73
1977-06-16T04 Lu +d +18.86
1977-06-16T06 Lu c +85.47
1977-06-16T20
** 
B +151.37
1977-06-21T11 Me xd +80.83
1977-06-25T09 Lu xa +201.42
1977-06-28T03 Me v +95.12
1977-06-29T04 Me +d +24.45
1977-06-29T11 Lu p 0.002401
1977-06-29T16 Lu d −18.83
1977-06-29T16 Lu v +265.05
1977-06-30T00 Me o +99.18
1977-06-30T12
** 
S +201.14
1977-06-30T15 Lu o +279.21
1977-06-30T21 Me a 1.328
1977-07-05T16
** 
b +64.38
1977-07-08T01 Lu xd +20.28
1977-07-11T04 Lu V +57.47
1977-07-11T20 Lu a 0.002711
1977-07-13T11 Lu +d +18.80
1977-07-14T00 Ur +d −13.67
1977-07-15T18 Ur Pg +217.68
1977-07-15T20 Lu c +113.72
1977-07-17T00
** 
B +133.39
1977-07-22T10 Lu xa +198.54
1977-07-27T02 Lu d −18.73
1977-07-27T13 Lu p 0.002430
1977-07-27T20 Lu v +276.27
1977-07-29T19 Me xa +152.55
1977-07-29T22 Lu o +307.17
1977-07-30T02
** 
S +179.92
1977-08-04T03 Lu xd +17.45
1977-08-07T20 Ve +d +21.80
1977-08-08T00 Lu V +64.16
1977-08-08T02 Me e +27.35
1977-08-08T11 Lu a 0.002705
1977-08-09T20 Lu +d +18.65
1977-08-09T21
** 
s +68.40
1977-08-11T08 Ne +d −20.93
1977-08-12T18 Sa c +140.40
1977-08-12T20 Sa v +140.41
1977-08-13T00 Sa a 10.19
1977-08-14T09 Lu c +141.99
1977-08-14T23
** 
B +120.06
1977-08-18T11 Lu xa +196.27
1977-08-22T02 Me Rg +170.78
1977-08-23T10 Lu d −18.55
1977-08-23T12 Ju +d +23.04
1977-08-23T20 Lu p 0.002463
1977-08-24T08 Lu v +278.82
1977-08-24T10 Me d −0.20
1977-08-24T20 Ne Pg +253.37
1977-08-27T11
** 
S +162.81
1977-08-28T08 Lu o +335.41
1977-08-29T14 Ma xd +88.81
1977-08-31T09 Lu xd +15.65
1977-09-01T21 Me p 0.6275
1977-09-03T12 Ve xd +127.58
1977-09-03T22 Me V +163.31
1977-09-04T17 Me c +162.55
1977-09-05T00 Lu V +72.01
1977-09-05T06 Lu a 0.002702
1977-09-06T04 Lu +d +18.47
1977-09-07T04 Ma +d +23.53
1977-09-11T19
** 
B +105.59
1977-09-12T21 Lu c +170.49
1977-09-14T02 Me Pg +156.95
1977-09-14T12
** 
b +52.31
1977-09-14T16 Lu xa +195.28
1977-09-17T11 Me xd +157.83
1977-09-17T21 Lu p 0.002467
1977-09-18T04 Lu v +244.54
1977-09-18T06 Me +d +8.66
1977-09-19T16 Lu d −18.42
1977-09-20T18 Me e −17.83
1977-09-24T18
** 
S +150.20
1977-09-26T20 Lu o +238.95
1977-09-27T17 Lu xd +15.22
1977-10-03T01 Lu V +80.33
1977-10-03T01 Lu a 0.002705
1977-10-03T12 Lu +d +18.39
1977-10-06T19 Me v +185.17
1977-10-10T03
** 
B +101.51
1977-10-12T01 Lu xa +195.26
1977-10-12T08 Lu c +199.42
1977-10-14T21 Lu p 0.002435
1977-10-14T23 Lu v +237.37
1977-10-16T21 Lu d −18.40
1977-10-17T20 Ju d +22.94
1977-10-17T23 Me o +204.68
1977-10-23T21 Ju Rg +96.14
1977-10-24T00
** 
S +153.06
1977-10-25T00 Lu xd +15.28
1977-10-25T07 Me a 1.435
1977-10-25T18 Me xa +217.51
1977-10-26T11 Lu o +33.45
1977-10-30T19 Lu a 0.002711
1977-10-30T20 Lu +d +18.43
1977-10-31T00 Lu V +88.20
1977-11-03T19 Ur a 19.59
1977-11-04T03 Ur c +222.12
1977-11-04T13 Ur v +222.14
1977-11-07T12
** 
B +111.05
1977-11-08T11 Lu xa +195.01
1977-11-10T19 Lu c +228.78
1977-11-12T00 Lu p 0.002402
1977-11-12T02 Lu v +248.53
1977-11-13T06 Lu d −18.47
1977-11-21T05 Lu xd +14.58
1977-11-21T22
** 
S +170.80
1977-11-25T05 Lu o +63.33
1977-11-27T03 Lu +d +18.54
1977-11-27T07 Lu a 0.002716
1977-11-27T14 Lu V +91.67
1977-11-28T14 Me d −25.86
1977-11-30T13 Ma d +19.99
1977-12-02T23 Me e +21.18
1977-12-05T14 Sa d +12.53
1977-12-05T18 Lu xa +193.33
1977-12-05T22
** 
B +130.36
1977-12-07T02 Ne a 31.27
1977-12-07T13 Ne c +255.86
1977-12-07T19 Ne v +255.87
1977-12-10T05 Lu c +258.55
1977-12-10T11 Lu p 0.002384
1977-12-10T13 Lu v +263.58
1977-12-10T18 Lu d −18.56
1977-12-10T22 Sa Rg +150.55
1977-12-11T13 Me Rg +277.45
1977-12-12T07 Ma Rg +131.56
1977-12-14T10 Me xd +276.70
1977-12-18T06 Lu xd +12.27
1977-12-19T14
** 
S +190.76
1977-12-21T02 Me c +269.61
1977-12-21T04 Me V +269.47
1977-12-21T05 Ju p 4.151
1977-12-21T09 Me p 0.6762
1977-12-22T03 Ju V +91.12
1977-12-22T12 Ju o +91.07
1977-12-23T17 Lu V +78.23
1977-12-24T01 Ve xa +265.78
1977-12-24T09 Lu a 0.002717
1977-12-24T11 Lu +d +18.58
1977-12-25T00 Lu o +93.63
1977-12-29T04 Me +d −20.07
1977-12-30T16 Ve d −23.64
1977-12-31T10 Me Pg +261.14



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