2007 Sky Event Almanac
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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 | ||||||||
| Mountain Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date MST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 06:57 FULL MOON
03 12 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
03 18 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 02:39 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
06 11:29 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
06 22:08 Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
06 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 10:44 Moon at Descending Node
10 09:26 Moon at Apogee: 404335 km
11 05:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 12:29 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
15 05:50 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
16 19:06 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
18 21:01 NEW MOON
20 09:53 Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
22 05:24 Moon at Perigee: 366929 km
22 06:00 Moon at Ascending Node
25 16:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 10:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
31 10:29 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
Feb 01 22:45 FULL MOON
02 16:07 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
03 06:28 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
04 15:44 Moon at Descending Node
07 05:39 Moon at Apogee: 404990 km
07 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
07 20:37 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
08 09 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
09 14 Mercury at Perihelion
10 02:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 11 Saturn at Opposition
11 15:04 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
14 18:18 Mars 3.6°N of Moon
17 09:14 NEW MOON
18 13:43 Moon at Ascending Node
19 02:34 Moon at Perigee: 361440 km
19 10:29 Venus 2.5°S of Moon
22 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 15:53 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
24 00:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 16:32 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
Mar 01 18:39 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
02 13:25 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
03 16:17 FULL MOON
03 16:21 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.233
03 22:31 Moon at Descending Node
05 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
06 20:37 Moon at Apogee: 405851 km
07 03:46 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
10 23:02 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
11 20:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 18:27 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
16 20:06 Mercury 1.4°N of Moon
18 00:40 Moon at Ascending Node
18 19:32 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.876
18 19:43 NEW MOON
19 11:39 Moon at Perigee: 357816 km
20 17:07 Vernal Equinox
21 07:33 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
21 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
22 23:17 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
25 11:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 13 Mercury at Aphelion
26 22:08 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
28 21:19 Saturn 1.2°S of Moon
29 19:20 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
31 04:41 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 02 10:15 FULL MOON
03 01:38 Moon at Apogee: 406327 km
03 10:04 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
07 05:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
10 11:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 19:16 Venus 2.6°S of Pleiades
13 18:52 Mars 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
14 10:34 Moon at Ascending Node
16 03:36 Mercury 4.9°S of Moon
16 22:55 Moon at Perigee: 357138 km
17 04:36 NEW MOON
19 04 Venus at Perihelion
19 08:59 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
20 01:21 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
22 15 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 05:00 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
23 23:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 02:42 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
26 01:23 Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
27 08:27 Moon at Descending Node
30 03:57 Moon at Apogee: 406209 km
30 16:11 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
May 02 03:09 FULL MOON
02 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 11:11 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
05 04 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 13 Mercury at Perihelion
09 21:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 16:08 Moon at Ascending Node
12 18:11 Mars 3.1°S of Moon
15 08:10 Moon at Perigee: 359393 km
16 12:27 NEW MOON
17 17:14 Mercury 3.0°S of Moon
19 18:12 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
20 13:42 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
22 12:06 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
23 08:37 Regulus 0.7°S of Moon
23 14:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 10:16 Moon at Descending Node
27 15:01 Moon at Apogee: 405458 km
27 22:46 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
29 15:13 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
31 17:21 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
31 18:04 FULL MOON
Jun 02 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°E
04 06 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38148 AU
05 17 Jupiter at Opposition
07 17:35 Moon at Ascending Node
08 04:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 21 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
12 10:07 Moon at Perigee: 363778 km
13 05:31 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
14 20:13 NEW MOON
16 23:25 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
18 07:46 Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
19 00:57 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
19 17:08 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
20 12:32 Moon at Descending Node
21 11:06 Summer Solstice
22 06:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 06:12 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
24 07:25 Moon at Apogee: 404540 km
28 00:35 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
28 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 06:49 FULL MOON
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Date MST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 05 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
04 18:39 Moon at Ascending Node
06 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
07 09:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 14:38 Moon at Perigee: 368534 km
10 13:21 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
12 21:04 Venus 1.3°S of Regulus
14 05:04 NEW MOON
16 15:42 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
17 02:10 Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
17 02:48 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
17 17:18 Moon at Descending Node
20 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
21 14:14 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
21 23:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 01:43 Moon at Apogee: 404152 km
25 08:50 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
28 06 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 17:48 FULL MOON
31 23:03 Moon at Ascending Node
Aug 03 16:52 Moon at Perigee: 368892 km
04 12 Mercury at Perihelion
05 14:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 19:15 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
09 12 Venus at Aphelion
10 16:32 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
12 16:03 NEW MOON
12 22 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 10 Neptune at Opposition
14 00:25 Moon at Descending Node
15 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 21 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
17 22:15 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
18 20:28 Moon at Apogee: 404621 km
20 16:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 16 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
21 17:20 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
22 06:00 Mars 4.5°N of Aldebaran
28 03:35 FULL MOON
28 03:37 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.476
28 07:27 Moon at Ascending Node
30 17:12 Moon at Perigee: 364174 km
Sep 03 00:45 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
03 19:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 22:37 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
09 12 Uranus at Opposition
09 17:41 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
09 20:40 Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
10 07:49 Moon at Descending Node
11 05:31 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.751
11 05:44 NEW MOON
13 06:40 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
14 05:40 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
15 14:06 Moon at Apogee: 405645 km
17 12 Mercury at Aphelion
18 01:10 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
19 09:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 01:05 Mercury 0.1°N of Spica
23 02:51 Autumnal Equinox
24 17:40 Moon at Ascending Node
26 12:45 FULL MOON
27 18:53 Moon at Perigee: 359420 km
29 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E
30 07:47 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
Oct 02 12:48 Mars 4.7°S of Moon
03 03:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 04:06 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
06 20:00 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
06 23:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
07 09:10 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon
07 13:03 Moon at Descending Node
08 09:36 Venus 2.7°S of Regulus
10 22:01 NEW MOON
12 18:21 Mercury 1.3°N of Moon
13 02:53 Moon at Apogee: 406491 km
14 14 Venus 2.8°S of Saturn
15 07:50 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 01:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 14 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 02:02 Moon at Ascending Node
23 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 21:52 FULL MOON
26 04:51 Moon at Perigee: 356755 km
27 17:21 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
28 09 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.5°W
30 11:43 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
31 10:47 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
31 12 Mercury at Perihelion
Nov 01 14:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 05:26 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
03 15:09 Moon at Descending Node
03 20:14 Saturn 1.8°N of Moon
05 12:45 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
05 15 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 18:18 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
08 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W
09 05:31 Moon at Apogee: 406671 km
09 16:03 NEW MOON
11 13:45 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
12 14 N Taurid Meteor Shower
17 15:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 20 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 05:46 Moon at Ascending Node
23 17:12 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
24 04:38 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
24 07:30 FULL MOON
26 22:37 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
27 19:49 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
29 20 Venus at Perihelion
29 21:04 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
30 12:38 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
30 16:09 Moon at Descending Node
Dec 01 05:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
01 06:19 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
05 00:37 Spica 2.1°N of Moon
06 09:54 Moon at Apogee: 406235 km
09 10:40 NEW MOON
14 10 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 06:15 Moon at Ascending Node
17 03:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 15:24 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
21 23:08 Winter Solstice
22 03:11 Moon at Perigee: 360817 km
22 18 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 00 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
23 18:16 FULL MOON
23 19:56 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
24 13 Mars at Opposition
25 06:34 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
27 19:57 Moon at Descending Node
27 21:48 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
28 15:33 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
31 00:51 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
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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 | |||
| Mountain Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 06:57 | Jan 11 05:45 |
| Jan 18 21:01 | Jan 25 16:02 | Feb 01 22:45 | Feb 10 02:51 |
| Feb 17 09:14 | Feb 24 00:56 | Mar 03 16:17 t | Mar 11 20:54 |
| Mar 18 19:43 P | Mar 25 11:16 | Apr 02 10:15 | Apr 10 11:04 |
| Apr 17 04:36 | Apr 23 23:36 | May 02 03:09 | May 09 21:27 |
| May 16 12:27 | May 23 14:03 | May 31 18:04 | Jun 08 04:43 |
| Jun 14 20:13 | Jun 22 06:15 | Jun 30 06:49 | Jul 07 09:54 |
| Jul 14 05:04 | Jul 21 23:29 | Jul 29 17:48 | Aug 05 14:20 |
| Aug 12 16:03 | Aug 20 16:54 | Aug 28 03:35 t | Sep 03 19:33 |
| Sep 11 05:44 P | Sep 19 09:48 | Sep 26 12:45 | Oct 03 03:06 |
| Oct 10 22:01 | Oct 19 01:33 | Oct 25 21:52 | Nov 01 14:18 |
| Nov 09 16:03 | Nov 17 15:32 | Nov 24 07:30 | Dec 01 05:44 |
| Dec 09 10:40 | Dec 17 03:17 | Dec 23 18:16 | Dec 31 00:51 |
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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