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