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