2007 Sky Event Almanac
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 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 | ||||||||
| Atlantic Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date AST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 09:57 FULL MOON
03 15 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
03 21 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 05:39 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
06 14:29 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
07 01:08 Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
07 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 13:44 Moon at Descending Node
10 12:26 Moon at Apogee: 404335 km
11 08:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 15:29 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
15 08:50 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
16 22:06 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
19 00:01 NEW MOON
20 12:53 Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
22 08:24 Moon at Perigee: 366929 km
22 09:00 Moon at Ascending Node
25 19:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 13:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
31 13:29 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
Feb 02 01:45 FULL MOON
02 19:07 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
03 09:28 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
04 18:44 Moon at Descending Node
07 08:39 Moon at Apogee: 404990 km
07 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
07 23:37 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
08 12 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
09 17 Mercury at Perihelion
10 05:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 14 Saturn at Opposition
11 18:04 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
14 21:18 Mars 3.6°N of Moon
17 12:14 NEW MOON
18 16:43 Moon at Ascending Node
19 05:34 Moon at Perigee: 361440 km
19 13:29 Venus 2.5°S of Moon
23 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 18:53 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
24 03:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 19:32 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
Mar 01 21:39 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
02 16:25 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
03 19:17 FULL MOON
03 19:21 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.233
04 01:31 Moon at Descending Node
05 11 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
06 23:37 Moon at Apogee: 405851 km
07 06:46 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
11 02:02 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
11 23:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 21:27 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
16 23:06 Mercury 1.4°N of Moon
18 03:40 Moon at Ascending Node
18 22:32 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.876
18 22:43 NEW MOON
19 14:39 Moon at Perigee: 357816 km
20 20:07 Vernal Equinox
21 10:33 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
21 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
23 02:17 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
25 14:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 16 Mercury at Aphelion
27 01:08 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
29 00:19 Saturn 1.2°S of Moon
29 22:20 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
31 07:41 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 02 13:15 FULL MOON
03 04:38 Moon at Apogee: 406327 km
03 13:04 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
07 08:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
10 14:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 22:16 Venus 2.6°S of Pleiades
13 21:52 Mars 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
14 13:34 Moon at Ascending Node
16 06:36 Mercury 4.9°S of Moon
17 01:55 Moon at Perigee: 357138 km
17 07:36 NEW MOON
19 07 Venus at Perihelion
19 11:59 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
20 04:21 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
22 18 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 08:00 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
24 02:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 05:42 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
26 04:23 Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
27 11:27 Moon at Descending Node
30 06:57 Moon at Apogee: 406209 km
30 19:11 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
May 02 06:09 FULL MOON
03 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 14:11 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
05 07 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 16 Mercury at Perihelion
10 00:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 19:08 Moon at Ascending Node
12 21:11 Mars 3.1°S of Moon
15 11:10 Moon at Perigee: 359393 km
16 15:27 NEW MOON
17 20:14 Mercury 3.0°S of Moon
19 21:12 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
20 16:42 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
22 15:06 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
23 11:37 Regulus 0.7°S of Moon
23 17:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 13:16 Moon at Descending Node
27 18:01 Moon at Apogee: 405458 km
28 01:46 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
29 18:13 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
31 20:21 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
31 21:04 FULL MOON
Jun 02 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°E
04 09 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38148 AU
05 20 Jupiter at Opposition
07 20:35 Moon at Ascending Node
08 07:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 00 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
12 13:07 Moon at Perigee: 363778 km
13 08:31 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
14 23:13 NEW MOON
17 02:25 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
18 10:46 Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
19 03:57 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
19 20:08 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
20 15:32 Moon at Descending Node
21 14:06 Summer Solstice
22 09:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 09:12 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
24 10:25 Moon at Apogee: 404540 km
28 03:35 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
28 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 09:49 FULL MOON
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Date AST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 08 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
04 21:39 Moon at Ascending Node
06 20 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
07 12:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 17:38 Moon at Perigee: 368534 km
10 16:21 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
13 00:04 Venus 1.3°S of Regulus
14 08:04 NEW MOON
16 18:42 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
17 05:10 Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
17 05:48 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
17 20:18 Moon at Descending Node
20 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
21 17:14 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
22 02:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 04:43 Moon at Apogee: 404152 km
25 11:50 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
28 09 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 20:48 FULL MOON
Aug 01 02:03 Moon at Ascending Node
03 19:52 Moon at Perigee: 368892 km
04 15 Mercury at Perihelion
05 17:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 22:15 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
09 15 Venus at Aphelion
10 19:32 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
12 19:03 NEW MOON
13 01 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 13 Neptune at Opposition
14 03:25 Moon at Descending Node
15 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 00 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
18 01:15 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
18 23:28 Moon at Apogee: 404621 km
20 19:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 19 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
21 20:20 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
22 09:00 Mars 4.5°N of Aldebaran
28 06:35 FULL MOON
28 06:37 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.476
28 10:27 Moon at Ascending Node
30 20:12 Moon at Perigee: 364174 km
Sep 03 03:45 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
03 22:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 01:37 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
09 15 Uranus at Opposition
09 20:41 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
09 23:40 Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
10 10:49 Moon at Descending Node
11 08:31 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.751
11 08:44 NEW MOON
13 09:40 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
14 08:40 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
15 17:06 Moon at Apogee: 405645 km
17 15 Mercury at Aphelion
18 04:10 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
19 12:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 04:05 Mercury 0.1°N of Spica
23 05:51 Autumnal Equinox
24 20:40 Moon at Ascending Node
26 15:45 FULL MOON
27 21:53 Moon at Perigee: 359420 km
29 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E
30 10:47 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
Oct 02 15:48 Mars 4.7°S of Moon
03 06:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 07:06 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
06 23:00 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
07 02:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
07 12:10 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon
07 16:03 Moon at Descending Node
08 12:36 Venus 2.7°S of Regulus
11 01:01 NEW MOON
12 21:21 Mercury 1.3°N of Moon
13 05:53 Moon at Apogee: 406491 km
14 17 Venus 2.8°S of Saturn
15 10:50 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 04:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 17 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 05:02 Moon at Ascending Node
23 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 00:52 FULL MOON
26 07:51 Moon at Perigee: 356755 km
27 20:21 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
28 12 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.5°W
30 14:43 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
31 13:47 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
31 15 Mercury at Perihelion
Nov 01 17:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 08:26 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
03 18:09 Moon at Descending Node
03 23:14 Saturn 1.8°N of Moon
05 15:45 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
05 18 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 21:18 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
08 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W
09 08:31 Moon at Apogee: 406671 km
09 19:03 NEW MOON
11 16:45 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
12 17 N Taurid Meteor Shower
17 18:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 23 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 08:46 Moon at Ascending Node
23 20:12 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
24 07:38 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
24 10:30 FULL MOON
27 01:37 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
27 22:49 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
29 23 Venus at Perihelion
30 00:04 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
30 15:38 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
30 19:09 Moon at Descending Node
Dec 01 08:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
01 09:19 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
05 03:37 Spica 2.1°N of Moon
06 12:54 Moon at Apogee: 406235 km
09 13:40 NEW MOON
14 13 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 09:15 Moon at Ascending Node
17 06:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 18:24 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
22 02:08 Winter Solstice
22 06:11 Moon at Perigee: 360817 km
22 21 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 03 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
23 21:16 FULL MOON
23 22:56 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
24 16 Mars at Opposition
25 09:34 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
27 22:57 Moon at Descending Node
28 00:48 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
28 18:33 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
31 03:51 LAST QUARTER 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
2007 Phases of the Moon
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 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 | |||
| Atlantic Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 09:57 | Jan 11 08:45 |
| Jan 19 00:01 | Jan 25 19:02 | Feb 02 01:45 | Feb 10 05:51 |
| Feb 17 12:14 | Feb 24 03:56 | Mar 03 19:17 t | Mar 11 23:54 |
| Mar 18 22:43 P | Mar 25 14:16 | Apr 02 13:15 | Apr 10 14:04 |
| Apr 17 07:36 | Apr 24 02:36 | May 02 06:09 | May 10 00:27 |
| May 16 15:27 | May 23 17:03 | May 31 21:04 | Jun 08 07:43 |
| Jun 14 23:13 | Jun 22 09:15 | Jun 30 09:49 | Jul 07 12:54 |
| Jul 14 08:04 | Jul 22 02:29 | Jul 29 20:48 | Aug 05 17:20 |
| Aug 12 19:03 | Aug 20 19:54 | Aug 28 06:35 t | Sep 03 22:33 |
| Sep 11 08:44 P | Sep 19 12:48 | Sep 26 15:45 | Oct 03 06:06 |
| Oct 11 01:01 | Oct 19 04:33 | Oct 26 00:52 | Nov 01 17:18 |
| Nov 09 19:03 | Nov 17 18:32 | Nov 24 10:30 | Dec 01 08:44 |
| Dec 09 13:40 | Dec 17 06:17 | Dec 23 21:16 | Dec 31 03:51 |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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