| Date |
Event Description |
Time Range |
| 03/04-Jan-2012 |
Quadrantids Meteor Shower |
N/A |
| 03-Mar-2012 |
Mars reaches Opposition |
N/A |
| 14-Mar-2012 |
Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter |
N/A |
| 20-Mar-2012 |
Vernal Equinox, Day & Night are of equal length |
N/A |
| 15-Apr-2012 |
Saturn reaches Opposition |
N/A |
| 21/22 Apr-2012 |
Lyrids Meteor Shower |
N/A |
| 28-Apr-2012 |
Astronomy Day |
N/A |
| 06-Jun-2012 |
Venus transits the sun |
At Sunrise (barely visible in UK) |
| 20-Jun-2012 |
Summer Solstice (Longest day) |
N/A |
| 24-Aug-2012 |
Neptune reaches Opposition |
N/A |
| 12-13 Aug-2012 |
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks |
Both nights |
| 22-Sep-2012 |
Autumnal Equinox, Day & Night are of equal length |
N/A |
| 29-Sep-2012 |
Uranus reaches Opposition |
N/A |
| 20-Oct-2012 |
Astronomy Day (Part 2) |
N/A |
| 21/22-Oct-2012 |
Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks |
N/A |
| 03-Nov-2012 |
Taurid Meteor Shower Peaks |
N/A |
| 17-Nov-2012 |
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks |
N/A |
| 27-Nov-2012 |
Conjunction of Venus and Saturn |
N/A |
| 03-Dec-2012 |
Jupiter at Oppositon |
N/A |
| 14-Dec-2012 |
Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks |
N/A |
| 21-Dec-2012 |
Winter Solstice (Shortest Day) |
N/A |
