2005 Sky Event Almanac
Argentina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Argentina 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.
| 2005 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ART Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 21 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
03 09 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 14:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 22:35 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
04 08:00 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
04 18:52 Moon at Descending Node
07 16:28 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
07 16:31 Mars 3.4°N of Moon
08 19:22 Mars 4.6°N of Antares
08 22:56 Mercury 4.8°N of Moon
09 00:06 Venus 4.8°N of Moon
10 07:07 Moon at Perigee: 356572 km
10 09:03 NEW MOON
13 03 Mercury 0.3°S of Venus
13 20 Saturn at Opposition
17 03:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 04:32 Moon at Ascending Node
19 18:33 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
23 00 Mercury at Aphelion
23 15:54 Moon at Apogee: 406444 km
24 07:18 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
25 07:32 FULL MOON
27 05:15 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
31 07:45 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
31 14:45 Spica 2.5°S of Moon
31 19:48 Moon at Descending Node
Feb 02 04:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 16 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
04 01:45 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
05 10:12 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
07 19:09 Moon at Perigee: 358564 km
08 19:28 NEW MOON
13 07:25 Moon at Ascending Node
14 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 21:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 01:34 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
20 01:59 Moon at Apogee: 405806 km
20 13:49 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
21 21 Venus at Aphelion
23 11:38 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
24 01:54 FULL MOON
25 03 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
27 11:31 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
27 20:23 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
27 21:10 Moon at Descending Node
Mar 03 08:21 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
03 14:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 02:40 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
08 00 Mercury at Perihelion
08 00:42 Moon at Perigee: 363235 km
10 06:10 NEW MOON
11 12:37 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
12 14:37 Moon at Ascending Node
12 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
15 10:06 Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
17 16:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 19:54 Moon at Apogee: 404848 km
19 21:08 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
20 09:34 Vernal Equinox
22 19:02 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
25 17:58 FULL MOON
26 12:38 Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
27 02:15 Moon at Descending Node
27 02:48 Spica 2.2°S of Moon
29 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 13:46 Antares 0.7°S of Moon
31 00 Venus at Superior Conjunction
Apr 01 21:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 12 Jupiter at Opposition
03 18:52 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
04 08:10 Moon at Perigee: 368492 km
07 11:07 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
08 17:32 NEW MOON
08 17:36 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.007
08 23:59 Moon at Ascending Node
11 19:19 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
14 19 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45652 AU
16 05:07 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
16 11:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 15:41 Moon at Apogee: 404304 km
19 03:16 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
22 07 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 14:28 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
23 10:30 Moon at Descending Node
23 10:55 Spica 2.2°S of Moon
24 06:55 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.865
24 07:06 FULL MOON
26 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°W
26 20:12 Antares 0.7°S of Moon
29 06:59 Moon at Perigee: 369029 km
May 01 03:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 11:56 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
04 20 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 07:04 Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
06 07:56 Moon at Ascending Node
08 05:45 NEW MOON
13 13:10 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
14 10:41 Moon at Apogee: 404601 km
16 05:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 11:37 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
19 19:18 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
20 19:02 Moon at Descending Node
20 20:19 Spica 2.1°S of Moon
23 17:18 FULL MOON
24 04:44 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
26 07:43 Moon at Perigee: 364241 km
30 08:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 06:18 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
Jun 02 12:14 Moon at Ascending Node
03 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
03 23 Mercury at Perihelion
05 10:58 Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
06 18:55 NEW MOON
08 09:13 Venus 3.8°S of Moon
09 20:36 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
11 03:11 Moon at Apogee: 405506 km
12 19:20 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
14 05 Venus at Perihelion
14 22:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 03:46 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
17 00:59 Moon at Descending Node
17 05:48 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
20 14:49 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
21 03:46 Summer Solstice
22 01:14 FULL MOON
23 08:49 Moon at Perigee: 359675 km
23 12:17 Mercury 4.8°S of Pollux
25 23 Venus 1.3°N of Saturn
26 09 Mercury 1.4°N of Saturn
27 13 Mercury 0.1°S of Venus
28 15:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 00:53 Mars 2.1°S of Moon
29 13:29 Moon at Ascending Node
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Date ART Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 16:51 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
05 02 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01674 AU
06 09:03 NEW MOON
08 14:39 Moon at Apogee: 406363 km
08 16:21 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
09 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°E
10 02:04 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
13 15:18 Jupiter 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
14 03:35 Moon at Descending Node
14 12:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 14:07 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
17 13 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38130 AU
17 23 Mercury at Aphelion
18 01:01 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
21 08:00 FULL MOON
21 16:44 Moon at Perigee: 357160 km
22 18:46 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
23 14 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
26 14:58 Moon at Ascending Node
27 17:16 Mars 4.3°S of Moon
27 22 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 00:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 22:33 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
Aug 03 09:06 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
04 18:49 Moon at Apogee: 406631 km
05 00:05 NEW MOON
05 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 08:06 Regulus 3.4°S of Moon
08 00:51 Venus 1.2°S of Moon
08 12 Neptune at Opposition
10 04:53 Moon at Descending Node
10 05:03 Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
10 20:47 Spica 1.4°S of Moon
12 14 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 23:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 09:49 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
19 02:32 Moon at Perigee: 357396 km
19 14:53 FULL MOON
22 20:05 Moon at Ascending Node
23 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°W
26 05:20 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
26 12:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 15:07 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
30 22 Mercury at Perihelion
31 23:35 Moon at Apogee: 406210 km
Sep 01 00 Uranus at Opposition
01 18 Venus 1.2°S of Jupiter
03 15:45 NEW MOON
06 07:52 Moon at Descending Node
06 07:54 Venus 1.5°N of Spica
06 20:36 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
07 02:28 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
07 06:03 Venus 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
10 16:32 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
11 08:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 10:58 Moon at Perigee: 360406 km
17 23:01 FULL MOON
18 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 05:09 Moon at Ascending Node
22 13:47 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
22 19:23 Autumnal Equinox
25 03:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 21:55 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
27 13:51 Jupiter 2.9°N of Spica
28 12:20 Moon at Apogee: 405307 km
29 20:55 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
Oct 03 07:28 NEW MOON
03 07:32 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.958
03 13:51 Moon at Descending Node
04 14 Venus at Aphelion
07 03:29 Venus 1.4°N of Moon
07 21:59 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
10 16:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 10:50 Moon at Perigee: 365450 km
16 15:25 Moon at Ascending Node
16 20:57 Venus 1.6°N of Antares
17 09:03 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.063
17 09:14 FULL MOON
19 23:25 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
21 06 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 10 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
24 05:47 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
24 22:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 13:46 Saturn 4.4°S of Moon
26 06:34 Moon at Apogee: 404493 km
27 04:39 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
30 21:32 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 01 22:25 NEW MOON
03 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°E
03 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
03 20:10 Mercury 1.3°N of Moon
04 04:04 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
05 07 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 16:02 Venus 1.4°N of Moon
07 05 Mars at Opposition
08 22:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 12:37 Mercury 1.9°N of Antares
09 21:15 Moon at Perigee: 370014 km
12 06 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 23:02 Moon at Ascending Node
15 03:08 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
15 21:58 FULL MOON
16 08:50 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
17 12 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 14:18 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
21 23:31 Saturn 4.2°S of Moon
23 03:17 Moon at Apogee: 404371 km
23 12:59 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
23 19:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 22 Mercury at Perihelion
27 04:13 Moon at Descending Node
28 01:12 Spica 1.2°S of Moon
29 05:00 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
Dec 01 12:01 NEW MOON
04 15:08 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
05 01:32 Moon at Perigee: 367365 km
08 06:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 01:49 Moon at Ascending Node
12 02:16 Mars 1.3°S of Moon
12 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
13 16:39 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
14 01 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 13:16 FULL MOON
17 22:34 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
19 06:23 Saturn 3.9°S of Moon
20 21:08 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
20 23:49 Moon at Apogee: 405014 km
21 15:35 Winter Solstice
22 10 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 16:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 07:43 Moon at Descending Node
25 10:40 Spica 0.9°S of Moon
27 00:36 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
28 22:35 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
29 20:55 Mercury 4.9°N of Moon
31 00:12 NEW 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
2005 Phases of the Moon
Argentina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Argentina 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.
| 2005 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Argentina Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 03 14:46 |
| Jan 10 09:03 | Jan 17 03:58 | Jan 25 07:32 | Feb 02 04:27 |
| Feb 08 19:28 | Feb 15 21:16 | Feb 24 01:54 | Mar 03 14:36 |
| Mar 10 06:10 | Mar 17 16:19 | Mar 25 17:58 | Apr 01 21:50 |
| Apr 08 17:32 H | Apr 16 11:37 | Apr 24 07:06 n | May 01 03:24 |
| May 08 05:45 | May 16 05:56 | May 23 17:18 | May 30 08:47 |
| Jun 06 18:55 | Jun 14 22:22 | Jun 22 01:14 | Jun 28 15:23 |
| Jul 06 09:03 | Jul 14 12:20 | Jul 21 08:00 | Jul 28 00:19 |
| Aug 05 00:05 | Aug 12 23:39 | Aug 19 14:53 | Aug 26 12:18 |
| Sep 03 15:45 | Sep 11 08:37 | Sep 17 23:01 | Sep 25 03:41 |
| Oct 03 07:28 A | Oct 10 16:01 | Oct 17 09:14 p | Oct 24 22:17 |
| Nov 01 22:25 | Nov 08 22:57 | Nov 15 21:58 | Nov 23 19:11 |
| Dec 01 12:01 | Dec 08 06:36 | Dec 15 13:16 | Dec 23 16:36 |
| Dec 31 00:12 | - | - | - |
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: 2001 to 2010
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| PST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AKST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| HST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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
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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