2023 Sky Event Almanac

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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.

2023 Sky Event Almanac
Moskow Time
January - June July - December
Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  18:25  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    03  04:24  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    03  22:35  Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    04  06     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  19     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
    07  02:08  FULL MOON 
    07  16     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    07  16:40  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
    08  12:19  Moon at Apogee: 406459 km
    15  00:59  Spica 3.9°S of Moon
    15  05:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  09:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  12:32  Antares 2.1°S of Moon
    20  15     Jupiter at Perihelion:  4.95101 AU
    21  23:53  NEW MOON 
    21  23:58  Moon at Perigee: 356570 km
    23  01     Venus 0.3°S of Saturn
    23  10:22  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
    23  11:20  Venus 3.5°N of Moon
    26  05:00  Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
    28  18:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  19:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°W
    30  10:21  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    31  07:24  Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.

Feb 03  22:47  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
    04  11:55  Moon at Apogee: 406476 km
    05  21:29  FULL MOON 
    06  20:44  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    11  07:23  Spica 3.6°S of Moon
    12  10:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  19:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  21:09  Antares 1.9°S of Moon
    15  23     Mercury at Aphelion 
    16  19     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  23:53  Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
    19  12:06  Moon at Perigee: 358267 km
    20  10:06  NEW MOON 
    22  10:57  Venus 2.1°N of Moon
    23  00:58  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    24  21:56  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  17:42  Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
    27  11:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  07:32  Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.

Mar 02  07     Venus 0.5°N of Jupiter
    03  05:10  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    03  21:01  Moon at Apogee: 405890 km
    06  03:08  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    07  15:40  FULL MOON 
    10  13:06  Spica 3.4°S of Moon
    11  11:53  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  03:21  Antares 1.6°S of Moon
    15  05:08  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  02     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    17  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    19  18:16  Moon at Perigee: 362698 km
    19  18:20  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    21  00:25  Vernal Equinox 
    21  20:23  NEW MOON 
    22  22:54  Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    24  05:08  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  13:28  Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    26  02:42  Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
    28  16:16  Mars 2.3°S of Moon
    29  05:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  12:23  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    31  14:18  Moon at Apogee: 404921 km
    31  23     Mercury at Perihelion 

Apr 06  07:35  FULL MOON 
    06  19:45  Spica 3.3°S of Moon
    07  16:51  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  08:50  Antares 1.5°S of Moon
    11  07:42  Venus 2.5°S of Pleiades
    12  00     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    12  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
    13  12:11  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  05:22  Moon at Perigee: 367967 km
    16  06:47  Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
    17  19     Venus at Perihelion 
    20  07:12  NEW MOON 
    20  07:17  Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.013
    20  14:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  12:14  Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
    23  04     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  16:03  Venus 1.3°S of Moon
    26  05:18  Mars 3.2°S of Moon
    26  20:26  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    28  00:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  09:43  Moon at Apogee: 404300 km

May 02  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    04  03:55  Spica 3.3°S of Moon
    05  00:57  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  17     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  20:23  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.964
    05  20:34  FULL MOON 
    07  15:35  Antares 1.5°S of Moon
    08  14:27  Mars 4.9°S of Pollux
    10  00     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    11  07:57  Moon at Perigee: 369345 km
    12  17:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  16:04  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    17  16:15  Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    17  22:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  04:34  Mercury 3.6°S of Moon
    19  18:53  NEW MOON 
    23  15:08  Venus 2.2°S of Moon
    24  04:37  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    24  20:32  Mars 3.8°S of Moon
    26  04:39  Moon at Apogee: 404510 km
    27  18:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.9°W
    29  16:04  Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
    31  00     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66594 AU
    31  13:05  Spica 3.3°S of Moon

Jun 01  09:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  00:19  Antares 1.6°S of Moon
    04  06:42  FULL MOON 
    04  14     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
    07  02:07  Moon at Perigee: 364860 km
    09  23:19  Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
    10  22:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  03:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  09:33  Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
    16  03:47  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    16  23:16  Mercury 4.2°N of Aldebaran
    16  23:39  Mercury 4.3°S of Moon
    18  07:37  NEW MOON 
    20  12:10  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    21  17:58  Summer Solstice 
    22  03:47  Venus 3.7°S of Moon
    22  13:09  Mars 3.8°S of Moon
    22  21:30  Moon at Apogee: 405385 km
    23  10:08  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    26  10:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  22     Mercury at Perihelion 
    27  22:08  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    28  15:22  Moon at Descending Node 

Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    01  09     Venus 3.6°N of Mars
    01  10:20  Antares 1.5°S of Moon
    03  14:39  FULL MOON 
    05  01:28  Moon at Perigee: 360151 km
    06  22     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
    07  06:05  Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
    10  04:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  08:21  Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
    11  04:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  00:18  Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
    13  09:31  Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
    16  11:05  Venus 1.7°S of Regulus
    17  21:32  NEW MOON 
    19  11:56  Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
    20  09:56  Moon at Apogee: 406291 km
    20  16:53  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    21  07:00  Mars 3.3°S of Moon
    25  06:01  Spica 2.8°S of Moon
    25  18:05  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  01:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  19     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  20:11  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    28  21:21  Mercury 0.1°S of Regulus

Aug 01  21:31  FULL MOON 
    02  08:52  Moon at Perigee: 357311 km
    03  13:21  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
    07  05:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  03     Venus at Aphelion 
    08  12:41  Jupiter 2.9°S of Moon
    08  13:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  15:16  Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
    10  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    10  21     Mercury at Aphelion 
    13  10     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  11     Mercury 4.7°S of Mars
    13  14     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    14  00:36  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    16  12:38  NEW MOON 
    16  14:55  Moon at Apogee: 406635 km
    19  02:06  Mars 2.2°S of Moon
    21  12:28  Spica 2.6°S of Moon
    21  19:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  12:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  04:29  Antares 1.1°S of Moon
    27  11     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  18:51  Moon at Perigee: 357182 km
    30  21:03  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
    31  04:35  FULL MOON 

Sep 03  10:44  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  22:44  Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon
    05  22:25  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
    06  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    07  01:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  06:32  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    12  18:42  Moon at Apogee: 406289 km
    13  05:00  Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
    15  04:40  NEW MOON 
    16  22:19  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    17  18:12  Spica 2.4°S of Moon
    17  22:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  13     Neptune at Opposition 
    21  10:50  Antares 0.9°S of Moon
    22  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    22  22:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  09:50  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  21     Mercury at Perihelion 
    27  04:25  Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
    28  04:05  Moon at Perigee: 359911 km
    29  12:57  FULL MOON 
    30  19:49  Moon at Ascending Node 

Oct 02  06:16  Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
    03  07:25  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    06  16:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  13:23  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
    09  09:08  Venus 2.3°S of Regulus
    10  06:41  Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
    10  11:41  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    14  20:55  NEW MOON 
    14  20:59  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.952
    15  04:11  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  16:17  Antares 0.9°S of Moon
    20  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    22  03     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  06:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  01     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W
    24  10:52  Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
    26  05:53  Moon at Perigee: 364873 km
    28  06:14  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  23:14  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.122
    28  23:24  FULL MOON 
    29  11:10  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
    30  17:30  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon

Nov 03  07     Jupiter at Opposition 
    03  21:31  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
    05  11:37  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  03     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  19:19  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    07  00:49  Moon at Apogee: 404569 km
    09  12:28  Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    11  08:09  Spica 2.4°S of Moon
    11  11:49  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  03     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  12:27  NEW MOON 
    13  21     Uranus at Opposition 
    14  22:42  Antares 0.9°S of Moon
    17  00:17  Mercury 2.5°N of Antares
    18  08     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  09     Leonid Meteor Shower
    20  13:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  17:02  Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
    22  00:03  Moon at Perigee: 369824 km
    24  14:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  14:10  Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
    27  03:02  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    27  12:16  FULL MOON 
    28  12     Venus at Perihelion 
    29  13:27  Venus 3.9°N of Spica

Dec 01  06:23  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    04  03:38  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    04  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.3°E
    04  21:42  Moon at Apogee: 404348 km
    05  08:49  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  17:05  Spica 2.3°S of Moon
    08  18:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  19:53  Venus 3.6°N of Moon
    13  02:32  NEW MOON 
    14  08:18  Mercury 4.4°N of Moon
    14  22     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  21:53  Moon at Perigee: 367900 km
    18  00:58  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
    19  21:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  20     Mercury at Perihelion 
    21  16:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  06:28  Winter Solstice 
    22  17:20  Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon
    22  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    23  06     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  10:37  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    27  03:33  FULL MOON 
    28  14:51  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    31  11:52  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon

    

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

2023 Phases of the Moon

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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.

2023 Phases of the Moon
Moskow Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 07 02:08 Jan 15 05:10
Jan 21 23:53 Jan 28 18:19 Feb 05 21:29 Feb 13 19:01
Feb 20 10:06 Feb 27 11:06 Mar 07 15:40 Mar 15 05:08
Mar 21 20:23 Mar 29 05:32 Apr 06 07:35 Apr 13 12:11
Apr 20 07:12 H Apr 28 00:20 May 05 20:34 n May 12 17:28
May 19 18:53 May 27 18:22 Jun 04 06:42 Jun 10 22:31
Jun 18 07:37 Jun 26 10:50 Jul 03 14:39 Jul 10 04:48
Jul 17 21:32 Jul 26 01:07 Aug 01 21:31 Aug 08 13:28
Aug 16 12:38 Aug 24 12:57 Aug 31 04:35 Sep 07 01:21
Sep 15 04:40 Sep 22 22:32 Sep 29 12:57 Oct 06 16:48
Oct 14 20:55 A Oct 22 06:29 Oct 28 23:24 p Nov 05 11:37
Nov 13 12:27 Nov 20 13:50 Nov 27 12:16 Dec 05 08:49
Dec 13 02:32 Dec 19 21:39 Dec 27 03:33 -

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

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
CVT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
GMT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
CET 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
EET 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
MSK 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
GST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
        • CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 hours)
          (where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)

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

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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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