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 |
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 |
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 | |||||
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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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