Output of Planets.py from 2022 until 2030:
$ Planets.py help
Planets.py Version V1.1 hvf 2022-09-30 Planets.py based on Meeus
Usage: Planets.py Planet [Planet ...] year [year ...]
Planets are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Usage: Planets.py all year [year ...]
produces output for all seven planets
year must be not less than -4713 (start of Julian Day counting)
Usage: Planets.py verify
runs Meeus's benchmark cases
Planet Events are:
Superior Conjunction, planet passes behind the Sun
the angle between Sun and planet has a minimum
Inferior Conjunction, planet passes between Sun and Earth
this is only possible for Mercury and Venus
Opposition, planet is opposite to Sun
this applies to the outer planets
Eastern Elongation (Venus, Mercury): maximum angle between
Sun and planet, planet visible in the evening
Western Elongation (Venus, Mercury): maximum angle between
Sun and planet, planet visible in the morning
$ Planets.py verify
Planets.py Version V1.1 hvf 2022-09-30 Planets.py based on Meeus
Verification for each Planet
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All times are TDT
Meeus p.252 ex.36a: Mercury Inferior Conjunction nearest to 1993-10-01
Expecting 1993-11-06 03h
Calculated 1993-11-06 03h
Mercury first observed transit over the solar disk by Gassendi in Paris
Expecting 1631-11-07 07h
Calculated 1631-11-07 07h
Venus Inferior Conjunction 1874-12-09 04h
Expecting 1874-12-09 04h
Calculated 1874-12-09 04h
Venus Inferior Conjunction 1882-12-06 17h
Last transit of Venus before that of A.D. 2004
Expecting 1882-12-06 17h
Calculated 1882-12-06 17h
Venus Inferior Conjunction 2004-06-08 08h
Last transit of Venus for Europeans
Expecting 2004-06-08 08h
Calculated 2004-06-08 09h
Venus Inferior Conjunction 2012-06-06 02h
Last transit of Venus in our lifetime
Expecting 2012-06-06 02h
Calculated 2012-06-06 01h
Mars Opposition 2729-09-09 3h
A perihelic oppostion of Mars
Expecting 2729-09-09 03h
Calculated 2729-09-09 03h
Jupiter Opposition -0006-09-15 7h
Expecting -0006-09-15 07h
Calculated -0006-09-15 07h
Saturn Opposition -0006-09-14 9h
Expecting -0006-09-14 09h
Calculated -0006-09-14 09h
Saturn Conjunction 2125-08-26 10h
Expecting 2125-08-26 10h
Calculated 2125-08-26 10h
Uranus Opposition 1780-12-17 14h
Three months before Uranus' discovery by William Herschel
Expecting 1780-12-17 14h
Calculated 1780-12-17 14h
Neptune Opposition 1846-08-20 4h
One month before Neptune's discovery
Expecting 1846-08-20 04h
Calculated 1846-08-20 04h
$ Planets.py Venus 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Planets.py Version V1.1 hvf 2022-09-30 Planets.py based on Meeus
Planet Events
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Date Time Planet Event Elongation
2022-01-09 01h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2022-03-20 10h Venus Western Elongation 46.58
2022-10-22 21h Venus Superior Conjunction
2023-06-04 11h Venus Eastern Elongation 45.39
2023-08-13 11h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2023-10-23 22h Venus Western Elongation 46.41
2024-06-04 15h Venus Superior Conjunction
2025-01-10 04h Venus Eastern Elongation 47.17
2025-03-23 01h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2025-06-01 02h Venus Western Elongation 45.88
2026-01-06 16h Venus Superior Conjunction
2026-08-15 06h Venus Eastern Elongation 45.89
2026-10-24 03h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2027-01-03 19h Venus Western Elongation 46.95
2027-08-12 00h Venus Superior Conjunction
2028-03-22 13h Venus Eastern Elongation 46.12
2028-06-01 10h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2028-08-10 17h Venus Western Elongation 45.78
2029-03-23 20h Venus Superior Conjunction
2029-10-27 12h Venus Eastern Elongation 47.01
2030-01-06 13h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2030-03-17 23h Venus Western Elongation 46.61
2030-10-20 11h Venus Superior Conjunction
$ Planets.py all 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Planets.py Version V1.1 hvf 2022-09-30 Planets.py based on Meeus
Planet Events
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Date Time Planet Event Elongation
2022-01-07 11h Mercury Eastern Elongation 19.22
2022-01-09 01h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2022-01-23 10h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2022-02-04 19h Saturn Superior Conjunction
2022-02-16 21h Mercury Western Elongation 26.28
2022-03-05 13h Jupiter Superior Conjunction
2022-03-13 11h Neptune Superior Conjunction
2022-03-20 10h Venus Western Elongation 46.58
2022-04-02 23h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2022-04-29 08h Mercury Eastern Elongation 20.61
2022-05-05 09h Uranus Superior Conjunction
2022-05-21 19h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2022-06-16 15h Mercury Western Elongation 23.20
2022-07-16 20h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2022-08-14 17h Saturn Opposition
2022-08-27 16h Mercury Eastern Elongation 27.32
2022-09-16 21h Neptune Opposition
2022-09-23 07h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2022-09-26 18h Jupiter Opposition
2022-10-08 21h Mercury Western Elongation 17.98
2022-10-22 21h Venus Superior Conjunction
2022-11-08 16h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2022-11-09 09h Uranus Opposition
2022-12-08 04h Mars Opposition
2022-12-21 15h Mercury Eastern Elongation 20.14
2023-01-07 13h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2023-01-30 06h Mercury Western Elongation 24.96
2023-02-16 16h Saturn Superior Conjunction
2023-03-15 23h Neptune Superior Conjunction
2023-03-17 11h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2023-04-11 21h Jupiter Superior Conjunction
2023-04-11 22h Mercury Eastern Elongation 19.49
2023-05-01 23h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2023-05-09 21h Uranus Superior Conjunction
2023-05-29 05h Mercury Western Elongation 24.89
2023-06-04 11h Venus Eastern Elongation 45.39
2023-07-01 05h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2023-08-10 02h Mercury Eastern Elongation 27.40
2023-08-13 11h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2023-08-27 08h Saturn Opposition
2023-09-06 11h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2023-09-19 10h Neptune Opposition
2023-09-22 13h Mercury Western Elongation 17.86
2023-10-20 05h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2023-10-23 22h Venus Western Elongation 46.41
2023-11-03 04h Jupiter Opposition
2023-11-13 18h Uranus Opposition
2023-11-18 05h Mars Superior Conjunction
2023-12-04 14h Mercury Eastern Elongation 21.27
2023-12-22 19h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2024-01-12 14h Mercury Western Elongation 23.50
2024-02-28 08h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2024-02-28 21h Saturn Superior Conjunction
2024-03-17 11h Neptune Superior Conjunction
2024-03-24 22h Mercury Eastern Elongation 18.70
2024-04-11 23h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2024-05-09 21h Mercury Western Elongation 26.37
2024-05-13 11h Uranus Superior Conjunction
2024-05-18 18h Jupiter Superior Conjunction
2024-06-04 15h Venus Superior Conjunction
2024-06-14 16h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2024-07-22 07h Mercury Eastern Elongation 26.93
2024-08-19 02h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2024-09-05 02h Mercury Western Elongation 18.05
2024-09-08 04h Saturn Opposition
2024-09-20 23h Neptune Opposition
2024-09-30 21h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2024-11-16 08h Mercury Eastern Elongation 22.55
2024-11-17 03h Uranus Opposition
2024-12-06 02h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2024-12-07 20h Jupiter Opposition
2024-12-25 02h Mercury Western Elongation 22.05
2025-01-10 04h Venus Eastern Elongation 47.17
2025-01-16 01h Mars Opposition
2025-02-09 12h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2025-03-08 06h Mercury Eastern Elongation 18.25
2025-03-12 10h Saturn Superior Conjunction
2025-03-19 22h Neptune Superior Conjunction
2025-03-23 01h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2025-03-24 20h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2025-04-21 19h Mercury Western Elongation 27.39
2025-05-18 01h Uranus Superior Conjunction
2025-05-30 04h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2025-06-01 02h Venus Western Elongation 45.88
2025-06-24 15h Jupiter Superior Conjunction
2025-07-04 04h Mercury Eastern Elongation 25.93
2025-08-01 00h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2025-08-19 10h Mercury Western Elongation 18.58
2025-09-13 11h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2025-09-21 05h Saturn Opposition
2025-09-23 12h Neptune Opposition
2025-10-29 22h Mercury Eastern Elongation 23.88
2025-11-20 09h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2025-11-21 13h Uranus Opposition
2025-12-07 21h Mercury Western Elongation 20.73
2026-01-06 16h Venus Superior Conjunction
2026-01-09 10h Mars Superior Conjunction
2026-01-10 08h Jupiter Opposition
2026-01-21 16h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2026-02-19 18h Mercury Eastern Elongation 18.12
2026-03-07 11h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2026-03-22 10h Neptune Superior Conjunction
2026-03-25 08h Saturn Superior Conjunction
2026-04-03 23h Mercury Western Elongation 27.82
2026-05-14 14h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2026-05-22 16h Uranus Superior Conjunction
2026-06-15 20h Mercury Eastern Elongation 24.52
2026-07-13 01h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2026-07-29 12h Jupiter Superior Conjunction
2026-08-02 08h Mercury Western Elongation 19.47
2026-08-15 06h Venus Eastern Elongation 45.89
2026-08-27 17h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2026-09-26 00h Neptune Opposition
2026-10-04 12h Saturn Opposition
2026-10-12 10h Mercury Eastern Elongation 25.16
2026-10-24 03h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2026-11-04 14h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2026-11-20 23h Mercury Western Elongation 19.62
2026-11-25 23h Uranus Opposition
2027-01-01 17h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2027-01-03 19h Venus Western Elongation 46.95
2027-02-03 06h Mercury Eastern Elongation 18.32
2027-02-11 00h Jupiter Opposition
2027-02-18 17h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2027-02-19 15h Mars Opposition
2027-03-17 07h Mercury Western Elongation 27.63
2027-03-24 22h Neptune Superior Conjunction
2027-04-07 17h Saturn Superior Conjunction
2027-04-28 21h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2027-05-27 08h Uranus Superior Conjunction
2027-05-28 10h Mercury Eastern Elongation 22.92
2027-06-23 08h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2027-07-15 19h Mercury Western Elongation 20.70
2027-08-11 11h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2027-08-12 00h Venus Superior Conjunction
2027-08-31 08h Jupiter Superior Conjunction
2027-09-24 22h Mercury Eastern Elongation 26.26
2027-09-28 13h Neptune Opposition
2027-10-18 00h Saturn Opposition
2027-10-19 15h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2027-11-04 09h Mercury Western Elongation 18.77
2027-11-30 10h Uranus Opposition
2027-12-11 22h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2028-01-17 17h Mercury Eastern Elongation 18.81
2028-02-02 09h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2028-02-27 16h Mercury Western Elongation 26.90
2028-03-12 15h Jupiter Opposition
2028-03-21 01h Mars Superior Conjunction
2028-03-22 13h Venus Eastern Elongation 46.12
2028-03-26 10h Neptune Superior Conjunction
2028-04-11 23h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2028-04-20 12h Saturn Superior Conjunction
2028-05-09 06h Mercury Eastern Elongation 21.39
2028-05-31 01h Uranus Superior Conjunction
2028-06-01 10h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2028-06-02 03h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2028-06-26 19h Mercury Western Elongation 22.23
2028-07-25 13h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2028-08-10 17h Venus Western Elongation 45.78
2028-09-06 10h Mercury Eastern Elongation 27.05
2028-09-30 02h Neptune Opposition
2028-09-30 13h Jupiter Superior Conjunction
2028-10-02 11h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2028-10-17 23h Mercury Western Elongation 18.19
2028-10-30 17h Saturn Opposition
2028-11-20 02h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2028-12-03 21h Uranus Opposition
2028-12-31 01h Mercury Eastern Elongation 19.58
2029-01-16 08h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2029-02-09 02h Mercury Western Elongation 25.75
2029-03-23 20h Venus Superior Conjunction
2029-03-25 08h Mars Opposition
2029-03-26 16h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2029-03-28 23h Neptune Superior Conjunction
2029-04-12 03h Jupiter Opposition
2029-04-21 13h Mercury Eastern Elongation 20.09
2029-05-04 17h Saturn Superior Conjunction
2029-05-12 23h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2029-06-04 18h Uranus Superior Conjunction
2029-06-08 12h Mercury Western Elongation 23.93
2029-07-09 20h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2029-08-19 21h Mercury Eastern Elongation 27.42
2029-09-15 21h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2029-10-01 15h Mercury Western Elongation 17.89
2029-10-02 14h Neptune Opposition
2029-10-27 12h Venus Eastern Elongation 47.01
2029-10-30 23h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2029-10-30 23h Jupiter Superior Conjunction
2029-11-13 15h Saturn Opposition
2029-12-08 09h Uranus Opposition
2029-12-14 03h Mercury Eastern Elongation 20.60
2029-12-31 12h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2030-01-06 13h Venus Inferior Conjunction
2030-01-22 10h Mercury Western Elongation 24.35
2030-03-09 23h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2030-03-17 23h Venus Western Elongation 46.61
2030-03-31 11h Neptune Superior Conjunction
2030-04-04 08h Mercury Eastern Elongation 19.11
2030-04-23 11h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2030-05-13 10h Jupiter Opposition
2030-05-19 06h Saturn Superior Conjunction
2030-05-21 02h Mercury Western Elongation 25.56
2030-05-25 10h Mars Superior Conjunction
2030-06-09 13h Uranus Superior Conjunction
2030-06-24 07h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2030-08-02 05h Mercury Eastern Elongation 27.27
2030-08-29 20h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
2030-09-15 06h Mercury Western Elongation 17.90
2030-10-05 03h Neptune Opposition
2030-10-11 23h Mercury Superior Conjunction
2030-10-20 11h Venus Superior Conjunction
2030-11-26 23h Mercury Eastern Elongation 21.80
2030-11-27 16h Saturn Opposition
2030-11-30 13h Jupiter Superior Conjunction
2030-12-12 21h Uranus Opposition
2030-12-15 19h Mercury Inferior Conjunction
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