Lunar-Planetary Close Approaches (Appulses)

This table list dates and times when the Moon will pass within three degrees of a solar system planet (I'm considering the Sun as a planet in this table) during the next year. If the predictions are a little off, it's because the calculations were made a long time ago on my Apple //e. The table lists the month, day, and year for the close approach. You will need to use a more accurate routine to determine the exact separation and Universal Time, but these will get you close. The minimum separation distance is shown in degrees. The diameter of the full Moon is about 1/2 a degree, so if the separation is near 0.5 in the table, there is a good chance you can see either a solar eclipse or the occultation of a major planet by the Moon.

Lunar-Planetary Close Approaches (Appulses)
This table list dates and times when the Moon will pass within three degrees of a solar system planet (I'm considering the Sun as a planet in this table) during the next year. If the predictions are a little off, it's because the calculations were made a long time ago on my Apple //e. The table lists the month, day, and year for the close approach. You will need to use a more accurate routine to determine the exact separation and Universal Time, but these will get you close. The minimum separation distance is shown in degrees. The diameter of the full Moon is about 1/2 a degree, so if the separation is near 0.5 in the table, there is a good chance you can see either a solar eclipse or the occultation of a major planet by the Moon.
	Click here to download a more extensive table . The file is zipped compressed in a Comma Separated Variable (CSV) format (about 25KB). This table lists all separations for the period 2000-2010. About 1,300 minimum separation events. Click here to download my complete database of minimum separation events between the Moon and solar system planets. This table is also zipped compressed in CSV format and list all events my Apple //e found for the years 1993 to 2100. Over 11,000 events. It's a big file. About 220KB.
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