2008 Sky Event Almanac
Cape Verde Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Cape Verde Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 1 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.
2008 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
Cape Verde Time | ||||||||
January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CVT Event (h:m) Jan 01 13:51 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 02 23 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98328 AU 03 07:06 Moon at Apogee: 405328 km 04 06 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 05 08:55 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 08 10:37 NEW MOON 11 14:17 Moon at Ascending Node 15 18:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON 18 05:43 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon 19 07:39 Moon at Perigee: 366436 km 19 22:40 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn. 21 23:00 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon 22 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°E 22 12:35 FULL MOON 24 09:49 Moon at Descending Node 24 13:57 Regulus 0.7°N of Moon 25 05:25 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon 27 17 Mercury at Perihelion 28 22:09 Spica 2.5°N of Moon 30 04:03 LAST QUARTER MOON 31 03:26 Moon at Apogee: 404532 km Feb 01 12 Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter 01 16:57 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 04 04:52 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon 04 10:35 Venus 4.3°N of Moon 06 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 07 02:44 NEW MOON 07 02:55 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.965 07 20:39 Moon at Ascending Node 11 01 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 14 00:07 Moon at Perigee: 370216 km 14 02:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 11:35 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon 16 06:53 Mars 1.6°S of Moon 18 07:15 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon 20 19:01 Moon at Descending Node 20 23:16 Regulus 0.7°N of Moon 21 02:26 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.106 21 02:31 FULL MOON 21 11:01 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon 24 08 Saturn at Opposition 25 06:47 Spica 2.6°N of Moon 27 07 Mercury 1.1°N of Venus 28 00:27 Moon at Apogee: 404442 km 29 01:16 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 29 01:18 LAST QUARTER MOON Mar 02 23:56 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon 03 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°W 05 12:59 Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 05 18:20 Venus 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 06 05:52 Moon at Ascending Node 07 16:14 NEW MOON 08 19 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 10 20:39 Moon at Perigee: 366302 km 11 17 Mercury at Aphelion 12 17:09 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon 14 09:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON 15 01:58 Mars 1.7°S of Moon 16 13:16 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon 19 01:53 Moon at Descending Node 19 06:35 Regulus 0.7°N of Moon 19 14:31 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon 20 04:49 Vernal Equinox 21 11 Venus at Aphelion 21 17:40 FULL MOON 23 14:47 Spica 2.5°N of Moon 24 12 Mercury 1.0°S of Venus 26 19:13 Moon at Apogee: 405094 km 27 09:04 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 29 20:47 LAST QUARTER MOON 30 16:23 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon Apr 02 14:18 Moon at Ascending Node 05 00:09 Venus 4.7°S of Moon 06 02:55 NEW MOON 07 18:28 Moon at Perigee: 361083 km 09 00:38 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 12 04:35 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn. 12 17:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON 12 18:47 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon 15 04:48 Moon at Descending Node 15 12:23 Regulus 0.9°N of Moon 15 17:42 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon 16 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 19 21:36 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 20 09:25 FULL MOON 22 03 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 08:34 Moon at Apogee: 405945 km 23 15:57 Antares 0.3°N of Moon 24 16 Mercury at Perihelion 26 15:24 Mars 4.7°S of Pollux 27 04:11 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon 28 13:12 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 19:07 Moon at Ascending Node May 02 19:07 Mercury 2.0°S of Pleiades 03 20:12 Saturn 0.6°N of Regulus 04 17 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 11:18 NEW MOON 06 02:22 Moon at Perigee: 357772 km 06 21:17 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon 10 01:51 Pollux 4.3°N of Moon 10 12:44 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 12 02:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON 12 05:37 Moon at Descending Node 12 18:14 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon 12 23:08 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon 13 01 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66594 AU 14 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E 17 03:35 Spica 2.5°N of Moon 20 01:11 FULL MOON 20 13:27 Moon at Apogee: 406404 km 20 22:06 Antares 0.2°N of Moon 24 10:20 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon 26 20:45 Moon at Ascending Node 28 01:57 LAST QUARTER MOON Jun 03 12:08 Moon at Perigee: 357251 km 03 18:23 NEW MOON 06 11:04 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon 07 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 08 01:13 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. 08 08:15 Moon at Descending Node 09 01:37 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon 09 03 Venus at Superior Conjunction 09 08:26 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon 10 14:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON 13 09:37 Spica 2.7°N of Moon 16 16:33 Moon at Apogee: 406229 km 17 04:08 Antares 0.2°N of Moon 18 16:30 FULL MOON 19 13:05 Mercury 1.5°N of Aldebaran 20 11:44 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon 20 23:00 Summer Solstice 22 22:17 Moon at Ascending Node 26 11:10 LAST QUARTER MOON 30 07:13 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon |
Date CVT Event (h:m) Jul 01 09:15 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus 01 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°W 01 20:22 Moon at Perigee: 359513 km 03 01:19 NEW MOON 04 07 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01675 AU 05 14:53 Moon at Descending Node 06 10:46 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon 06 17:03 Mars 2.6°N of Moon 06 21:27 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon 09 08 Jupiter at Opposition 10 03:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 16:33 Spica 2.9°N of Moon 10 22 Mars 0.6°S of Saturn 11 19 Venus at Perihelion 14 03:13 Moon at Apogee: 405452 km 14 10:40 Antares 0.3°N of Moon 17 11:27 Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon 18 06:59 FULL MOON 20 02:27 Moon at Ascending Node 21 15 Mercury at Perihelion 25 17:42 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 15:08 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon 27 18 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 29 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 29 22:24 Moon at Perigee: 363887 km 31 07:31 Pollux 4.6°N of Moon Aug 01 09:13 NEW MOON 01 09:21 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039 02 00:21 Moon at Descending Node 02 13:49 Venus 2.3°N of Moon 02 20:42 Regulus 1.7°N of Moon 03 12:42 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon 04 11:14 Mars 4.0°N of Moon 05 23:57 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus 07 00:38 Spica 3.0°N of Moon 08 19:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 18:00 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 10 19:18 Moon at Apogee: 404558 km 12 10 Perseid Meteor Shower 13 13:12 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon 13 18 Venus 0.2°S of Saturn 15 05 Neptune at Opposition 15 20 Mercury 0.6°S of Saturn 16 09:27 Moon at Ascending Node 16 20:10 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.808 16 20:16 FULL MOON 20 20 Mercury 0.9°S of Venus 23 21:01 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon 23 22:50 LAST QUARTER MOON 26 02:44 Moon at Perigee: 368693 km 27 15:45 Pollux 4.6°N of Moon 29 09:30 Moon at Descending Node 30 18:58 NEW MOON Sep 01 22:16 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon 03 09:20 Spica 3.0°N of Moon 03 15 Mercury at Aphelion 04 01 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 07 01:56 Antares 0.3°N of Moon 07 02 Mercury 2.5°S of Mars 07 13:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 13:58 Moon at Apogee: 404210 km 09 19:26 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon 11 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°E 12 01 Venus 0.3°N of Mars 12 15 Mercury 3.6°S of Venus 12 17:24 Moon at Ascending Node 13 01 Uranus at Opposition 15 08:13 FULL MOON 19 02:35 Venus 2.2°N of Spica 20 02:17 Moon at Perigee: 368890 km 20 02:27 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 22 04:04 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 14:45 Autumnal Equinox 22 23 Mercury 4.0°S of Mars 23 18:51 Mercury 1.2°S of Spica 23 21:57 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon 25 00:47 Mars 2.1°N of Spica 25 15:20 Moon at Descending Node 26 13:38 Regulus 1.7°N of Moon 27 18:53 Saturn 4.6°N of Moon 29 07:12 NEW MOON 30 17:42 Spica 2.9°N of Moon Oct 04 09:52 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 05 09:34 Moon at Apogee: 404716 km 06 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 07 06:22 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon 07 08:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 23:38 Moon at Ascending Node 14 19:03 FULL MOON 17 05:06 Moon at Perigee: 363828 km 17 09:32 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon 17 15 Mercury at Perihelion 21 03 Orionid Meteor Shower 21 03:24 Pollux 4.9°N of Moon 21 10:55 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°W 22 17:00 Moon at Descending Node 23 19:33 Regulus 1.9°N of Moon 26 21:15 Venus 3.1°N of Antares 28 22:14 NEW MOON 31 17:13 Antares 0.1°S of Moon Nov 01 07:11 Venus 2.6°N of Moon 02 03:55 Moon at Apogee: 405723 km 03 20:54 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon 05 03 S Taurid Meteor Shower 06 02:34 Moon at Ascending Node 06 03:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON 12 02 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 05:17 FULL MOON 13 19:16 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon 14 08:59 Moon at Perigee: 358973 km 17 09 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 17:37 Moon at Descending Node 19 20:31 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 01:17 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon 24 07:03 Spica 3.0°N of Moon 25 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 27 15:55 NEW MOON 29 15:55 Moon at Apogee: 406480 km Dec 01 08 Venus 2.0°S of Jupiter 01 13:45 Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon 01 15:01 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 03 03:47 Moon at Ascending Node 05 20:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 21 Mars in Conjunction with Sun 11 06:38 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon 12 15:37 FULL MOON 12 20:37 Moon at Perigee: 356568 km 13 22 Geminid Meteor Shower 15 22:02 Moon at Descending Node 17 08:47 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon 19 09:29 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 11:04 Winter Solstice 21 12:54 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 22 06 Ursid Meteor Shower 25 05:53 Antares 0.1°S of Moon 26 16:50 Moon at Apogee: 406602 km 27 11:22 NEW MOON 29 03:09 Mercury 0.7°S of Moon: Occn. 29 08:07 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn. 30 06:40 Moon at Ascending Node 31 20:03 Venus 3.4°S of 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
2008 Phases of the Moon
Cape Verde Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Cape Verde Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 1 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.
2008 Phases of the Moon | |||
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New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
Jan 08 10:37 | Jan 15 18:46 | Jan 22 12:35 | Jan 30 04:03 |
Feb 07 02:44 A | Feb 14 02:34 | Feb 21 02:31 t | Feb 29 01:18 |
Mar 07 16:14 | Mar 14 09:46 | Mar 21 17:40 | Mar 29 20:47 |
Apr 06 02:55 | Apr 12 17:32 | Apr 20 09:25 | Apr 28 13:12 |
May 05 11:18 | May 12 02:47 | May 20 01:11 | May 28 01:57 |
Jun 03 18:23 | Jun 10 14:04 | Jun 18 16:30 | Jun 26 11:10 |
Jul 03 01:19 | Jul 10 03:35 | Jul 18 06:59 | Jul 25 17:42 |
Aug 01 09:13 T | Aug 08 19:20 | Aug 16 20:16 p | Aug 23 22:50 |
Aug 30 18:58 | Sep 07 13:04 | Sep 15 08:13 | Sep 22 04:04 |
Sep 29 07:12 | Oct 07 08:04 | Oct 14 19:03 | Oct 21 10:55 |
Oct 28 22:14 | Nov 06 03:04 | Nov 13 05:17 | Nov 19 20:31 |
Nov 27 15:55 | Dec 05 20:26 | Dec 12 15:37 | Dec 19 09:29 |
Dec 27 11:23 | - | - | - |
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
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 |
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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