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