2023 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.
| 2023 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| New Caledonia Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date NCT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 02:25 Moon at Ascending Node
03 07 Mercury at Perihelion
03 12:24 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
04 06:35 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
04 14 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 03 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
07 10:08 FULL MOON
08 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
08 00:40 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
08 20:19 Moon at Apogee: 406459 km
15 08:59 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
15 13:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 17:32 Moon at Descending Node
18 20:32 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
20 23 Jupiter at Perihelion: 4.95101 AU
22 07:53 NEW MOON
22 07:58 Moon at Perigee: 356570 km
23 09 Venus 0.3°S of Saturn
23 18:22 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
23 19:20 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
26 13:00 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
29 02:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 03:05 Moon at Ascending Node
30 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°W
30 18:21 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
31 15:24 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
Feb 04 06:47 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
04 19:55 Moon at Apogee: 406476 km
06 05:29 FULL MOON
07 04:44 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
11 15:23 Spica 3.6°S of Moon
12 18:31 Moon at Descending Node
14 03:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 05:09 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
16 07 Mercury at Aphelion
17 03 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
19 07:53 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
19 20:06 Moon at Perigee: 358267 km
20 18:06 NEW MOON
22 18:57 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
23 08:58 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
25 05:56 Moon at Ascending Node
27 01:42 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
27 19:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 15:32 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
Mar 02 15 Venus 0.5°N of Jupiter
03 13:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
04 05:01 Moon at Apogee: 405890 km
06 11:08 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
07 23:40 FULL MOON
10 21:06 Spica 3.4°S of Moon
11 19:53 Moon at Descending Node
14 11:21 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
15 13:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 10 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
17 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 02:16 Moon at Perigee: 362698 km
20 02:20 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
21 08:25 Vernal Equinox
22 04:23 NEW MOON
23 06:54 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
24 13:08 Moon at Ascending Node
24 21:28 Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
26 10:42 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
29 00:16 Mars 2.3°S of Moon
29 13:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 20:23 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
31 22:18 Moon at Apogee: 404921 km
Apr 01 07 Mercury at Perihelion
06 15:35 FULL MOON
07 03:45 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
08 00:51 Moon at Descending Node
10 16:50 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
11 15:42 Venus 2.5°S of Pleiades
12 08 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
12 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
13 20:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 13:22 Moon at Perigee: 367967 km
16 14:47 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
18 03 Venus at Perihelion
20 15:12 NEW MOON
20 15:17 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.013
20 22:32 Moon at Ascending Node
22 20:14 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
23 12 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 00:03 Venus 1.3°S of Moon
26 13:18 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
27 04:26 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
28 08:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 17:43 Moon at Apogee: 404300 km
May 02 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 11:55 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
05 08:57 Moon at Descending Node
06 01 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 04:23 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.964
06 04:34 FULL MOON
07 23:35 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
08 22:27 Mars 4.9°S of Pollux
10 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
11 15:57 Moon at Perigee: 369345 km
13 01:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 00:04 Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
18 00:15 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
18 06:36 Moon at Ascending Node
18 12:34 Mercury 3.6°S of Moon
20 02:53 NEW MOON
23 23:08 Venus 2.2°S of Moon
24 12:37 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
25 04:32 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
26 12:39 Moon at Apogee: 404510 km
28 02:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.9°W
30 00:04 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
31 08 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66594 AU
31 21:05 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
Jun 01 17:22 Moon at Descending Node
04 08:19 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
04 14:42 FULL MOON
04 22 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
07 10:07 Moon at Perigee: 364860 km
10 07:19 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
11 06:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 11:05 Moon at Ascending Node
14 17:33 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
16 11:47 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
17 07:16 Mercury 4.2°N of Aldebaran
17 07:39 Mercury 4.3°S of Moon
18 15:37 NEW MOON
20 20:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
22 01:58 Summer Solstice
22 11:47 Venus 3.7°S of Moon
22 21:09 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
23 05:30 Moon at Apogee: 405385 km
23 18:08 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
26 18:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 06 Mercury at Perihelion
28 06:08 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
28 23:22 Moon at Descending Node
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Date NCT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
01 17 Venus 3.6°N of Mars
01 18:20 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
03 22:39 FULL MOON
05 09:28 Moon at Perigee: 360151 km
07 06 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
07 14:05 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
10 12:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 16:21 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
11 12:23 Moon at Ascending Node
12 08:18 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
13 17:31 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
16 19:05 Venus 1.7°S of Regulus
18 05:32 NEW MOON
19 19:56 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
20 17:56 Moon at Apogee: 406291 km
21 00:53 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
21 15:00 Mars 3.3°S of Moon
25 14:01 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
26 02:05 Moon at Descending Node
26 09:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 03 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 04:11 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
29 05:21 Mercury 0.1°S of Regulus
Aug 02 05:31 FULL MOON
02 16:52 Moon at Perigee: 357311 km
03 21:21 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
07 13:46 Moon at Ascending Node
08 11 Venus at Aphelion
08 20:41 Jupiter 2.9°S of Moon
08 21:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 23:16 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
10 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
11 05 Mercury at Aphelion
13 18 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 19 Mercury 4.7°S of Mars
13 22 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
14 08:36 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
16 20:38 NEW MOON
16 22:55 Moon at Apogee: 406635 km
19 10:06 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
21 20:28 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
22 03:23 Moon at Descending Node
24 20:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 12:29 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
27 19 Saturn at Opposition
31 02:51 Moon at Perigee: 357182 km
31 05:03 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
31 12:35 FULL MOON
Sep 03 18:44 Moon at Ascending Node
05 06:44 Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon
06 06:25 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
06 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 09:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 14:32 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
13 02:42 Moon at Apogee: 406289 km
13 13:00 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
15 12:40 NEW MOON
17 06:19 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
18 02:12 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
18 06:18 Moon at Descending Node
19 21 Neptune at Opposition
21 18:50 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
23 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
23 06:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 17:50 Autumnal Equinox
24 05 Mercury at Perihelion
27 12:25 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
28 12:05 Moon at Perigee: 359911 km
29 20:57 FULL MOON
Oct 01 03:49 Moon at Ascending Node
02 14:16 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
03 15:25 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
07 00:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 21:23 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
09 17:08 Venus 2.3°S of Regulus
10 14:41 Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
10 19:41 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
15 04:55 NEW MOON
15 04:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.952
15 12:11 Moon at Descending Node
19 00:17 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
20 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 11 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 14:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 09 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W
24 18:52 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
26 13:53 Moon at Perigee: 364873 km
28 14:14 Moon at Ascending Node
29 07:14 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.122
29 07:24 FULL MOON
29 19:10 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
31 01:30 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
Nov 03 15 Jupiter at Opposition
04 05:31 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
05 19:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 11 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 03:19 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
07 08:49 Moon at Apogee: 404569 km
09 20:28 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
11 16:09 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
11 19:49 Moon at Descending Node
13 11 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 20:27 NEW MOON
14 05 Uranus at Opposition
15 06:42 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
17 08:17 Mercury 2.5°N of Antares
18 16 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
18 17 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 21:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 01:02 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
22 08:03 Moon at Perigee: 369824 km
24 22:02 Moon at Ascending Node
25 22:10 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
27 11:02 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
27 20:16 FULL MOON
28 20 Venus at Perihelion
29 21:27 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
Dec 01 14:23 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
04 11:38 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
05 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.3°E
05 05:42 Moon at Apogee: 404348 km
05 16:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 01:05 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
09 02:24 Moon at Descending Node
10 03:53 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
13 10:32 NEW MOON
14 16:18 Mercury 4.4°N of Moon
15 06 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 05:53 Moon at Perigee: 367900 km
18 08:58 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
20 05:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 04 Mercury at Perihelion
22 00:54 Moon at Ascending Node
22 14:28 Winter Solstice
23 01:20 Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon
23 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 14 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 18:37 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
27 11:33 FULL MOON
28 22:51 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
31 19:52 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
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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
2023 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.
| 2023 Phases of the Moon | |||
| New Caledonia Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 10:08 | Jan 15 13:10 |
| Jan 22 07:53 | Jan 29 02:19 | Feb 06 05:29 | Feb 14 03:01 |
| Feb 20 18:06 | Feb 27 19:06 | Mar 07 23:40 | Mar 15 13:08 |
| Mar 22 04:23 | Mar 29 13:32 | Apr 06 15:35 | Apr 13 20:11 |
| Apr 20 15:12 H | Apr 28 08:20 | May 06 04:34 n | May 13 01:28 |
| May 20 02:53 | May 28 02:22 | Jun 04 14:42 | Jun 11 06:31 |
| Jun 18 15:37 | Jun 26 18:50 | Jul 03 22:39 | Jul 10 12:48 |
| Jul 18 05:32 | Jul 26 09:07 | Aug 02 05:31 | Aug 08 21:28 |
| Aug 16 20:38 | Aug 24 20:57 | Aug 31 12:35 | Sep 07 09:21 |
| Sep 15 12:40 | Sep 23 06:32 | Sep 29 20:57 | Oct 07 00:48 |
| Oct 15 04:55 A | Oct 22 14:29 | Oct 29 07:24 p | Nov 05 19:37 |
| Nov 13 20:27 | Nov 20 21:50 | Nov 27 20:16 | Dec 05 16:49 |
| Dec 13 10:32 | Dec 20 05:39 | Dec 27 11:33 | - |
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
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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