2021 Sky Event Almanac
New Caledonia Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for New Caledonia Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 11 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.
| 2021 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date NCT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 01 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98325 AU
03 08:58 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
04 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 20:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 02:39 Moon at Perigee: 367390 km
11 07:14 Moon at Descending Node
12 07:12 Venus 1.5°N of Moon
13 16:00 NEW MOON
14 19:15 Mercury 2.3°N of Moon
21 08:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 00:11 Moon at Apogee: 404361 km
24 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°E
24 13 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 08:47 Moon at Ascending Node
28 02:46 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
29 06:16 FULL MOON
29 12 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
29 13 Mercury at Perihelion
30 15:56 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
Feb 04 06:33 Moon at Perigee: 370127 km
05 04:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 11:29 Moon at Descending Node
09 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 22:16 Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
12 06:06 NEW MOON
18 21:22 Moon at Apogee: 404467 km
19 09:47 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
20 05:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 16 Venus at Aphelion
21 12:44 Moon at Ascending Node
23 19 Mercury 4.0°N of Saturn
24 12:10 Pollux 3.7°N of Moon
27 01:04 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
27 19:17 FULL MOON
Mar 02 16:19 Moon at Perigee: 365422 km
04 10:36 Mars 2.6°S of Pleiades
05 16 Mercury 0.3°N of Jupiter
06 11:56 Moon at Descending Node
06 12:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°W
10 10:02 Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
11 02:35 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
11 11 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
11 12:02 Mercury 3.7°N of Moon
13 21:21 NEW MOON
14 13 Mercury at Aphelion
18 16:04 Moon at Apogee: 405253 km
20 04:48 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
20 14:31 Moon at Ascending Node
20 20:37 Vernal Equinox
22 01:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 21:26 Pollux 3.5°N of Moon
26 11:17 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
26 17 Venus at Superior Conjunction
29 05:48 FULL MOON
30 17:12 Moon at Perigee: 360311 km
Apr 02 07:49 Antares 4.9°S of Moon
02 13:41 Moon at Descending Node
04 21:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 19:34 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
07 18:15 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
12 13:31 NEW MOON
15 04:47 Moon at Apogee: 406120 km
16 16:53 Moon at Ascending Node
17 23:09 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
19 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 05:18 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
20 17:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 23 Lyrid Meteor Shower
27 12 Mercury at Perihelion
27 14:31 FULL MOON
28 02:24 Moon at Perigee: 357379 km
29 17:07 Antares 4.8°S of Moon
29 20:17 Moon at Descending Node
May 01 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
04 04:02 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
04 06:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 14:03 Mercury 2.1°S of Pleiades
05 08:00 Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon
05 12 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
12 06:00 NEW MOON
12 08:54 Moon at Apogee: 406512 km
13 21:29 Moon at Ascending Node
14 04:59 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
16 15:47 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
17 11:39 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
17 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°E
20 06:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 12:52 Moon at Perigee: 357310 km
26 22:14 FULL MOON
26 22:19 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.009
27 03:55 Antares 4.8°S of Moon
27 06:38 Moon at Descending Node
29 14 Mercury 0.4°S of Venus
31 12:22 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
Jun 01 19:57 Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon
02 18:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 13:27 Moon at Apogee: 406230 km
10 03:42 Moon at Ascending Node
10 21:42 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.943
10 21:53 NEW MOON
11 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 17:44 Venus 1.5°S of Moon
13 00 Venus at Perihelion
13 17:19 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
14 06:52 Mars 2.8°S of Moon
18 14:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 14:32 Summer Solstice
23 14:26 Antares 4.8°S of Moon
23 17:07 Moon at Descending Node
23 20:58 Moon at Perigee: 359960 km
25 05:40 FULL MOON
27 20:30 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
29 05:38 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
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Date NCT Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 08:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.6°W
06 01:48 Moon at Apogee: 405342 km
06 10 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
07 09:41 Moon at Ascending Node
08 15:38 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
10 12:17 NEW MOON
12 20:10 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
12 21:10 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
13 11 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66596 AU
14 00 Venus 0.5°N of Mars
17 21:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 23:06 Antares 4.7°S of Moon
21 00:22 Moon at Descending Node
21 21:30 Moon at Perigee: 364520 km
22 08:21 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
24 12 Mercury at Perihelion
24 13:37 FULL MOON
25 03:42 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
26 12:17 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
28 14 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 01:09 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
Aug 01 00:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
02 16 Saturn at Opposition
02 18:35 Moon at Apogee: 404412 km
03 13:51 Moon at Ascending Node
07 06:42 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
09 00:50 NEW MOON
10 11:42 Mars 4.3°S of Moon
11 18:00 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
13 06 Perseid Meteor Shower
16 02:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 03:04 Moon at Descending Node
17 05:34 Antares 4.5°S of Moon
17 20:23 Moon at Perigee: 369127 km
19 14 Mercury 0.1°S of Mars
20 10 Jupiter at Opposition
21 09:19 Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
22 15:52 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
22 23:02 FULL MOON
30 13:22 Moon at Apogee: 404100 km
30 16:13 Moon at Ascending Node
30 18:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
Sep 03 15:04 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
06 01:32 Venus 1.4°N of Spica
06 11 Mercury at Aphelion
07 11:52 NEW MOON
10 13:09 Venus 4.1°S of Moon
11 21:05 Moon at Perigee: 368464 km
13 03:35 Moon at Descending Node
13 10:59 Antares 4.2°S of Moon
14 07:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.8°E
14 19 Neptune at Opposition
17 13:37 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
18 17:50 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
21 10:55 FULL MOON
21 13:00 Mercury 1.2°S of Spica
23 06:21 Autumnal Equinox
26 18:33 Moon at Ascending Node
27 08:44 Moon at Apogee: 404641 km
29 12:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 23:44 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
Oct 03 09 Venus at Aphelion
06 22:05 NEW MOON
08 15 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
09 04:28 Moon at Perigee: 363388 km
10 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 05:36 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
10 06:35 Moon at Descending Node
10 17:27 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
13 14:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 18:12 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
15 20:58 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
17 00:24 Venus 1.4°N of Antares
20 11 Mercury at Perihelion
21 01:57 FULL MOON
21 22 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 16:45 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
23 22:47 Moon at Ascending Node
25 02:30 Moon at Apogee: 405616 km
25 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°W
28 07:40 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
29 07:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 09 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°E
Nov 02 12:18 Mercury 3.7°N of Spica
04 05:40 Mercury 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
05 08:15 NEW MOON
05 11 Uranus at Opposition
05 23 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 09:23 Moon at Perigee: 358845 km
06 14:38 Moon at Descending Node
07 02:29 Antares 3.9°S of Moon
08 16:21 Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
11 01:27 Saturn 4.1°N of Moon
11 23:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 04:13 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
12 22 N Taurid Meteor Shower
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 19:58 FULL MOON
19 20:03 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.974
19 23:21 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
20 04:59 Moon at Ascending Node
21 13:14 Moon at Apogee: 406276 km
24 14:22 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
27 23:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
Dec 03 11:28 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
04 01:58 Moon at Descending Node
04 18:33 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.037
04 18:43 NEW MOON
04 21:01 Moon at Perigee: 356794 km
07 11:48 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
08 12:52 Saturn 4.2°N of Moon
09 17:07 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
11 12:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 05:30 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
17 11:12 Moon at Ascending Node
18 13:16 Moon at Apogee: 406322 km
19 15:36 FULL MOON
21 20:20 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
22 02:59 Winter Solstice
23 02 Ursid Meteor Shower
27 13:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 20:15 Mars 4.4°N of Antares
29 16 Mercury 4.2°S of Venus
31 12:07 Moon at Descending Node
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Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac
- Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
- Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
- Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
- Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
- during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
- during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star - Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit
- Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
- Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
- Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
- Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
- Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
- Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus
2021 Phases of the Moon
New Caledonia Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for New Caledonia Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 11 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2021 Phases of the Moon | |||
| New Caledonia Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 06 20:37 |
| Jan 13 16:00 | Jan 21 08:02 | Jan 29 06:16 | Feb 05 04:37 |
| Feb 12 06:06 | Feb 20 05:47 | Feb 27 19:17 | Mar 06 12:30 |
| Mar 13 21:21 | Mar 22 01:40 | Mar 29 05:48 | Apr 04 21:02 |
| Apr 12 13:31 | Apr 20 17:59 | Apr 27 14:31 | May 04 06:50 |
| May 12 06:00 | May 20 06:13 | May 26 22:14 t | Jun 02 18:24 |
| Jun 10 21:53 A | Jun 18 14:54 | Jun 25 05:40 | Jul 02 08:11 |
| Jul 10 12:17 | Jul 17 21:11 | Jul 24 13:37 | Aug 01 00:16 |
| Aug 09 00:50 | Aug 16 02:20 | Aug 22 23:02 | Aug 30 18:13 |
| Sep 07 11:52 | Sep 14 07:39 | Sep 21 10:55 | Sep 29 12:57 |
| Oct 06 22:05 | Oct 13 14:25 | Oct 21 01:57 | Oct 29 07:05 |
| Nov 05 08:15 | Nov 11 23:46 | Nov 19 19:58 p | Nov 27 23:28 |
| Dec 04 18:43 T | Dec 11 12:36 | Dec 19 15:36 | Dec 27 13:24 |
For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.
The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.
If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the Phases of the Moon table. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial. Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.
Solar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Sky Event Almanacs: 2021 to 2030
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| IST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| BST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ICT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AWST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| JST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ACT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AEST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NCT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NZST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.
Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.
The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.
| Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs | |
| Solstice/Equinox (Earth) | ± 0.5 minute |
| Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) | ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU |
| Solar and Lunar Eclipses | ± 0.5 minute |
| Phases of the Moon | ± 0.5 minute |
| Moon at Nodes | ± 2 minutes |
| Apogee/Perigee of Moon | ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers |
| Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet | ± 10 minutes |
| Conjunctions of Planet with Planet | ± 3 hours |
| Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) | ± 3 hours |
| Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets | ± 30 minutes |
Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070
For more information and sample pages, see Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 To 2070.
Acknowledgements
All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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