There is probably little new that can be learned from occultations of major planets events in this age of space exploration, but they are still interesting to watch. Photometric records, possibly derived from video recordings, could be used to determine the sizes of asteroids, although timings of occultations of stars by minor planets give more accurate information. - D. Dunham.

Below are world maps, showing the events for the planets Mercury Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus.
Saturn and Neptune are not occulted by the moon in 2023.
Following the world maps for Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus are detailed predictions for events which are practically visible. No occultations predictions are given for remote areas or daytime events. Nor are occultation predictions shown if the planet is too close to the sun or the altitude is too low on the horizon at the time of the occultation.

Observers are strongly encouraged to download the free software Occult v4 to generate their own predictions. Occult has a short tutorial listed in the help file to get observers started using the software. Observers could also use their own planetarium type software (e.g. TheSky, SkySafari, Guide, Stellarium, etc), to get approximate times of the events.

• Cyan - the curves of Occultation D or R at moonrise or moonset
• White continuous line - the northern and southern occultation limits (graze paths), with the event occurring in nighttime
• Blue continuous line - occultation limits, event in twilight
• Red dotted line - occultation limits, event in daylight

Where a line represent a feature of the event is located in the polar regions, remember that the Mercator projection gives rise to serious distortions in polar regions.

DD = disappearance on dark side; DB = disappearance on bright side; RD = Reappearance on dark side; RB = Reappearance on bright side

DATE	PLANET	MAG	PH	% ILL	AREA
03 Jan 2023	Mars	-1.1m	DD	91+	southern Africa
31 Jan 2023	Mars	-0.3m	DD	74+	s USA, Mexico, Central America, nw South America, Caribbean
24 Mar 2023	Venus	-4.0m	DD	9+	s Africa, s Asia, Indonesia
17 May 2023	Jupiter	-1.9m	DD	5-	North America, Canada, Greenland
09 Nov 2023	Venus	-4.4m	RD	15-	Europe