2007 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | ||||||||
| Central European Time | ||||||||
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 14:57 FULL MOON
03 20 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
04 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 10:39 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
06 19:29 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
07 06:08 Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
07 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 18:44 Moon at Descending Node
10 17:26 Moon at Apogee: 404335 km
11 13:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 20:29 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
15 13:50 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
17 03:06 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
19 05:01 NEW MOON
20 17:53 Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
22 13:24 Moon at Perigee: 366929 km
22 14:00 Moon at Ascending Node
26 00:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 18:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
31 18:29 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
Feb 02 06:45 FULL MOON
03 00:07 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
03 14:28 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
04 23:44 Moon at Descending Node
07 13:39 Moon at Apogee: 404990 km
07 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
08 04:37 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
08 17 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
09 22 Mercury at Perihelion
10 10:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 19 Saturn at Opposition
11 23:04 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
15 02:18 Mars 3.6°N of Moon
17 17:14 NEW MOON
18 21:43 Moon at Ascending Node
19 10:34 Moon at Perigee: 361440 km
19 18:29 Venus 2.5°S of Moon
23 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 23:53 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
24 08:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 00:32 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
Mar 02 02:39 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
02 21:25 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
04 00:17 FULL MOON
04 00:21 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.233
04 06:31 Moon at Descending Node
05 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
07 04:37 Moon at Apogee: 405851 km
07 11:46 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
11 07:02 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
12 04:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 02:27 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
17 04:06 Mercury 1.4°N of Moon
18 08:40 Moon at Ascending Node
19 03:32 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.876
19 03:43 NEW MOON
19 19:39 Moon at Perigee: 357816 km
21 01:07 Vernal Equinox
21 15:33 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
22 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
23 07:17 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
25 19:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 21 Mercury at Aphelion
27 06:08 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
29 05:19 Saturn 1.2°S of Moon
30 03:20 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
31 12:41 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 02 18:15 FULL MOON
03 09:38 Moon at Apogee: 406327 km
03 18:04 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
07 13:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
10 19:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 03:16 Venus 2.6°S of Pleiades
14 02:52 Mars 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
14 18:34 Moon at Ascending Node
16 11:36 Mercury 4.9°S of Moon
17 06:55 Moon at Perigee: 357138 km
17 12:36 NEW MOON
19 12 Venus at Perihelion
19 16:59 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
20 09:21 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
22 23 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 13:00 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
24 07:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 10:42 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
26 09:23 Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
27 16:27 Moon at Descending Node
30 11:57 Moon at Apogee: 406209 km
May 01 00:11 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
02 11:09 FULL MOON
03 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 19:11 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
05 12 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 21 Mercury at Perihelion
10 05:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 00:08 Moon at Ascending Node
13 02:11 Mars 3.1°S of Moon
15 16:10 Moon at Perigee: 359393 km
16 20:27 NEW MOON
18 01:14 Mercury 3.0°S of Moon
20 02:12 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
20 21:42 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
22 20:06 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
23 16:37 Regulus 0.7°S of Moon
23 22:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 18:16 Moon at Descending Node
27 23:01 Moon at Apogee: 405458 km
28 06:46 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
29 23:13 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
Jun 01 01:21 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
01 02:04 FULL MOON
02 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°E
04 14 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38148 AU
06 01 Jupiter at Opposition
08 01:35 Moon at Ascending Node
08 12:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 05 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
12 18:07 Moon at Perigee: 363778 km
13 13:31 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
15 04:13 NEW MOON
17 07:25 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
18 15:46 Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
19 08:57 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
20 01:08 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
20 20:32 Moon at Descending Node
21 19:06 Summer Solstice
22 14:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 14:12 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
24 15:25 Moon at Apogee: 404540 km
28 08:35 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
28 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 14:49 FULL MOON
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 13 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
05 02:39 Moon at Ascending Node
07 01 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
07 17:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 22:38 Moon at Perigee: 368534 km
10 21:21 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
13 05:04 Venus 1.3°S of Regulus
14 13:04 NEW MOON
16 23:42 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
17 10:10 Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
17 10:48 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
18 01:18 Moon at Descending Node
20 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
21 22:14 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
22 07:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 09:43 Moon at Apogee: 404152 km
25 16:50 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
28 14 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 01:48 FULL MOON
Aug 01 07:03 Moon at Ascending Node
04 00:52 Moon at Perigee: 368892 km
04 20 Mercury at Perihelion
05 22:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 03:15 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
09 20 Venus at Aphelion
11 00:32 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
13 00:03 NEW MOON
13 06 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 18 Neptune at Opposition
14 08:25 Moon at Descending Node
15 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 05 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
18 06:15 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
19 04:28 Moon at Apogee: 404621 km
21 00:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 00 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
22 01:20 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
22 14:00 Mars 4.5°N of Aldebaran
28 11:35 FULL MOON
28 11:37 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.476
28 15:27 Moon at Ascending Node
31 01:12 Moon at Perigee: 364174 km
Sep 03 08:45 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
04 03:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 06:37 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
09 20 Uranus at Opposition
10 01:41 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
10 04:40 Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
10 15:49 Moon at Descending Node
11 13:31 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.751
11 13:44 NEW MOON
13 14:40 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
14 13:40 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
15 22:06 Moon at Apogee: 405645 km
17 20 Mercury at Aphelion
18 09:10 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
19 17:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 09:05 Mercury 0.1°N of Spica
23 10:51 Autumnal Equinox
25 01:40 Moon at Ascending Node
26 20:45 FULL MOON
28 02:53 Moon at Perigee: 359420 km
29 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E
30 15:47 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
Oct 02 20:48 Mars 4.7°S of Moon
03 11:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 12:06 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
07 04:00 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
07 07:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
07 17:10 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon
07 21:03 Moon at Descending Node
08 17:36 Venus 2.7°S of Regulus
11 06:01 NEW MOON
13 02:21 Mercury 1.3°N of Moon
13 10:53 Moon at Apogee: 406491 km
14 22 Venus 2.8°S of Saturn
15 15:50 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 09:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 22 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 10:02 Moon at Ascending Node
24 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 05:52 FULL MOON
26 12:51 Moon at Perigee: 356755 km
28 01:21 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
28 17 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.5°W
30 19:43 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
31 18:47 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
31 20 Mercury at Perihelion
Nov 01 22:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 13:26 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
03 23:09 Moon at Descending Node
04 04:14 Saturn 1.8°N of Moon
05 20:45 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
05 23 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 02:18 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
08 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W
09 13:31 Moon at Apogee: 406671 km
10 00:03 NEW MOON
11 21:45 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
12 22 N Taurid Meteor Shower
17 23:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 04 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 13:46 Moon at Ascending Node
24 01:12 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
24 12:38 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
24 15:30 FULL MOON
27 06:37 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
28 03:49 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
30 04 Venus at Perihelion
30 05:04 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
30 20:38 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
Dec 01 00:09 Moon at Descending Node
01 13:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
01 14:19 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
05 08:37 Spica 2.1°N of Moon
06 17:54 Moon at Apogee: 406235 km
09 18:40 NEW MOON
14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 14:15 Moon at Ascending Node
17 11:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 23:24 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
22 07:08 Winter Solstice
22 11:11 Moon at Perigee: 360817 km
23 02 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 08 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
24 02:16 FULL MOON
24 03:56 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
24 21 Mars at Opposition
25 14:34 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
28 03:57 Moon at Descending Node
28 05:48 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
28 23:33 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
31 08:51 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
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 14:57 | Jan 11 13:45 |
| Jan 19 05:01 | Jan 26 00:02 | Feb 02 06:45 | Feb 10 10:51 |
| Feb 17 17:14 | Feb 24 08:56 | Mar 04 00:17 t | Mar 12 04:54 |
| Mar 19 03:43 P | Mar 25 19:16 | Apr 02 18:15 | Apr 10 19:04 |
| Apr 17 12:36 | Apr 24 07:36 | May 02 11:09 | May 10 05:27 |
| May 16 20:27 | May 23 22:03 | Jun 01 02:04 | Jun 08 12:43 |
| Jun 15 04:13 | Jun 22 14:15 | Jun 30 14:49 | Jul 07 17:54 |
| Jul 14 13:04 | Jul 22 07:29 | Jul 30 01:48 | Aug 05 22:20 |
| Aug 13 00:03 | Aug 21 00:54 | Aug 28 11:35 t | Sep 04 03:33 |
| Sep 11 13:44 P | Sep 19 17:48 | Sep 26 20:45 | Oct 03 11:06 |
| Oct 11 06:01 | Oct 19 09:33 | Oct 26 05:52 | Nov 01 22:18 |
| Nov 10 00:03 | Nov 17 23:32 | Nov 24 15:30 | Dec 01 13:44 |
| Dec 09 18:40 | Dec 17 11:17 | Dec 24 02:16 | Dec 31 08:51 |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| GMT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CET | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EET | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MSK | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| GST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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