2007 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.
2007 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
Australian Eastern Standard Time | ||||||||
January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AEST Even (h:m) Jan 03 23:57 FULL MOON 04 05 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU 04 11 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 19:39 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon 07 04:29 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 07 15:08 Regulus 1.2°S of Moon 07 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 09 03:44 Moon at Descending Node 11 02:26 Moon at Apogee: 404335 km 11 22:45 LAST QUARTER MOON 12 05:29 Spica 1.1°N of Moon 15 22:50 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 17 12:06 Mars 4.5°N of Moon 19 14:01 NEW MOON 21 02:53 Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn. 22 22:24 Moon at Perigee: 366929 km 22 23:00 Moon at Ascending Node 26 09:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON 28 03:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon Feb 01 03:29 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon 02 15:45 FULL MOON 03 09:07 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 03 23:28 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon 05 08:44 Moon at Descending Node 07 22:39 Moon at Apogee: 404990 km 08 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E 08 13:37 Spica 1.3°N of Moon 09 02 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 10 07 Mercury at Perihelion 10 19:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 04 Saturn at Opposition 12 08:04 Antares 0.7°N of Moon 15 11:18 Mars 3.6°N of Moon 18 02:14 NEW MOON 19 06:43 Moon at Ascending Node 19 19:34 Moon at Perigee: 361440 km 20 03:29 Venus 2.5°S of Moon 23 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 24 08:53 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 24 17:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 28 09:32 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon Mar 02 11:39 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn. 03 06:25 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon 04 09:17 FULL MOON 04 09:21 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.233 04 15:31 Moon at Descending Node 06 01 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 07 13:37 Moon at Apogee: 405851 km 07 20:46 Spica 1.3°N of Moon 11 16:02 Antares 0.7°N of Moon 12 13:54 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 11:27 Mars 1.9°N of Moon 17 13:06 Mercury 1.4°N of Moon 18 17:40 Moon at Ascending Node 19 12:32 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.876 19 12:43 NEW MOON 20 04:39 Moon at Perigee: 357816 km 21 10:07 Vernal Equinox 22 00:33 Venus 4.0°S of Moon 22 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W 23 16:17 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 26 04:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 06 Mercury at Aphelion 27 15:08 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon 29 14:19 Saturn 1.2°S of Moon 30 12:20 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon 31 21:41 Moon at Descending Node Apr 03 03:15 FULL MOON 03 18:38 Moon at Apogee: 406327 km 04 03:04 Spica 1.3°N of Moon 07 22:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 11 04:04 LAST QUARTER MOON 12 12:16 Venus 2.6°S of Pleiades 14 11:52 Mars 0.5°S of Moon: Occn. 15 03:34 Moon at Ascending Node 16 20:36 Mercury 4.9°S of Moon 17 15:55 Moon at Perigee: 357138 km 17 21:36 NEW MOON 19 21 Venus at Perihelion 20 01:59 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 20 18:21 Venus 3.3°S of Moon 23 08 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 22:00 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon 24 16:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON 25 19:42 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn. 26 18:23 Regulus 1.0°S of Moon 28 01:27 Moon at Descending Node 30 20:57 Moon at Apogee: 406209 km May 01 09:11 Spica 1.3°N of Moon 02 20:09 FULL MOON 03 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 05 04:11 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 05 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 09 06 Mercury at Perihelion 10 14:27 LAST QUARTER MOON 12 09:08 Moon at Ascending Node 13 11:11 Mars 3.1°S of Moon 16 01:10 Moon at Perigee: 359393 km 17 05:27 NEW MOON 18 10:14 Mercury 3.0°S of Moon 20 11:12 Venus 1.7°S of Moon 21 06:42 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon 23 05:06 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 24 01:37 Regulus 0.7°S of Moon 24 07:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON 25 03:16 Moon at Descending Node 28 08:01 Moon at Apogee: 405458 km 28 15:46 Spica 1.4°N of Moon 30 08:13 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux Jun 01 10:21 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 01 11:04 FULL MOON 02 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°E 04 23 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38148 AU 06 10 Jupiter at Opposition 08 10:35 Moon at Ascending Node 08 21:43 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 14 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E 13 03:07 Moon at Perigee: 363778 km 13 22:31 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 15 13:13 NEW MOON 17 16:25 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon 19 00:46 Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn. 19 17:57 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 20 10:08 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon 21 05:32 Moon at Descending Node 22 04:06 Summer Solstice 22 23:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 24 23:12 Spica 1.6°N of Moon 25 00:25 Moon at Apogee: 404540 km 28 17:35 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 29 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 30 23:49 FULL MOON |
Date AEST Even (h:m) Jul 01 22 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn 05 11:39 Moon at Ascending Node 07 10 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU 08 02:54 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 07:38 Moon at Perigee: 368534 km 11 06:21 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 13 14:04 Venus 1.3°S of Regulus 14 22:04 NEW MOON 17 08:42 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 17 19:10 Regulus 0.3°S of Moon 17 19:48 Venus 2.7°S of Moon 18 10:18 Moon at Descending Node 21 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W 22 07:14 Spica 1.9°N of Moon 22 16:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON 22 18:43 Moon at Apogee: 404152 km 26 01:50 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 28 23 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 30 10:48 FULL MOON Aug 01 16:03 Moon at Ascending Node 04 09:52 Moon at Perigee: 368892 km 05 05 Mercury at Perihelion 06 07:20 LAST QUARTER MOON 07 12:15 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon 10 05 Venus at Aphelion 11 09:32 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon 13 09:03 NEW MOON 13 15 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 03 Neptune at Opposition 14 17:25 Moon at Descending Node 16 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 18 14 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 18 15:15 Spica 2.0°N of Moon 19 13:28 Moon at Apogee: 404621 km 21 09:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON 22 09 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 22 10:20 Antares 0.7°N of Moon 22 23:00 Mars 4.5°N of Aldebaran 28 20:35 FULL MOON 28 20:37 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.476 29 00:27 Moon at Ascending Node 31 10:12 Moon at Perigee: 364174 km Sep 03 17:45 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon 04 12:33 LAST QUARTER MOON 07 15:37 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon 10 05 Uranus at Opposition 10 10:41 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon 10 13:40 Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn. 11 00:49 Moon at Descending Node 11 22:31 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.751 11 22:44 NEW MOON 13 23:40 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon 14 22:40 Spica 2.0°N of Moon 16 07:06 Moon at Apogee: 405645 km 18 05 Mercury at Aphelion 18 18:10 Antares 0.7°N of Moon 20 02:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 22 18:05 Mercury 0.1°N of Spica 23 19:51 Autumnal Equinox 25 10:40 Moon at Ascending Node 27 05:45 FULL MOON 28 11:53 Moon at Perigee: 359420 km 30 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E Oct 01 00:47 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon 03 05:48 Mars 4.7°S of Moon 03 20:06 LAST QUARTER MOON 04 21:06 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon 07 13:00 Venus 3.5°S of Moon 07 16:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon 08 02:10 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon 08 06:03 Moon at Descending Node 09 02:36 Venus 2.7°S of Regulus 11 15:01 NEW MOON 13 11:21 Mercury 1.3°N of Moon 13 19:53 Moon at Apogee: 406491 km 15 07 Venus 2.8°S of Saturn 16 00:50 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 19 18:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON 22 07 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 19:02 Moon at Ascending Node 24 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 26 14:52 FULL MOON 26 21:51 Moon at Perigee: 356755 km 28 10:21 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 29 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.5°W 31 04:43 Mars 3.2°S of Moon Nov 01 03:47 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon 01 05 Mercury at Perihelion 02 07:18 LAST QUARTER MOON 03 22:26 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon 04 08:09 Moon at Descending Node 04 13:14 Saturn 1.8°N of Moon 06 05:45 Venus 3.1°N of Moon 06 08 S Taurid Meteor Shower 08 11:18 Spica 1.9°N of Moon 09 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W 09 22:31 Moon at Apogee: 406671 km 10 09:03 NEW MOON 12 06:45 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 13 07 N Taurid Meteor Shower 18 08:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON 18 13 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 22:46 Moon at Ascending Node 24 10:12 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km 24 21:38 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 25 00:30 FULL MOON 27 15:37 Mars 1.7°S of Moon 28 12:49 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon 30 13 Venus at Perihelion 30 14:04 Venus 3.9°N of Spica Dec 01 05:38 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon 01 09:09 Moon at Descending Node 01 22:44 LAST QUARTER MOON 01 23:19 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon 05 17:37 Spica 2.1°N of Moon 07 02:54 Moon at Apogee: 406235 km 10 03:40 NEW MOON 15 03 Geminid Meteor Shower 15 23:15 Moon at Ascending Node 17 20:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON 18 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 22 08:24 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 22 16:08 Winter Solstice 22 20:11 Moon at Perigee: 360817 km 23 11 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 17 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 24 11:16 FULL MOON 24 12:56 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 25 06 Mars at Opposition 25 23:34 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon 28 12:57 Moon at Descending Node 28 14:48 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon 29 08:33 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon 31 17:51 LAST QUARTER 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
2007 Phases of the Moon
Australian Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.
2007 Phases of the Moon | |||
Australian Eastern Standard Time | |||
New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
- | - | Jan 03 23:57 | Jan 11 22:45 |
Jan 19 14:01 | Jan 26 09:02 | Feb 02 15:45 | Feb 10 19:51 |
Feb 18 02:14 | Feb 24 17:56 | Mar 04 09:17 t | Mar 12 13:54 |
Mar 19 12:43 P | Mar 26 04:16 | Apr 03 03:15 | Apr 11 04:04 |
Apr 17 21:36 | Apr 24 16:36 | May 02 20:09 | May 10 14:27 |
May 17 05:27 | May 24 07:03 | Jun 01 11:04 | Jun 08 21:43 |
Jun 15 13:13 | Jun 22 23:15 | Jun 30 23:49 | Jul 08 02:54 |
Jul 14 22:04 | Jul 22 16:29 | Jul 30 10:48 | Aug 06 07:20 |
Aug 13 09:03 | Aug 21 09:54 | Aug 28 20:35 t | Sep 04 12:33 |
Sep 11 22:44 P | Sep 20 02:48 | Sep 27 05:45 | Oct 03 20:06 |
Oct 11 15:01 | Oct 19 18:33 | Oct 26 14:52 | Nov 02 07:18 |
Nov 10 09:03 | Nov 18 08:32 | Nov 25 00:30 | Dec 01 22:44 |
Dec 10 03:40 | Dec 17 20:17 | Dec 24 11:16 | Dec 31 17:51 |
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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
IST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
BST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
ICT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
AWST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
JST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
ACT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
AEST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
NCT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
NZST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
- 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 |
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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