2014 Sky Event Almanac
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 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.
| 2014 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Alaska Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jan 01 02:14 NEW MOON
01 12:00 Moon at Perigee: 356922 km
02 15 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU
03 11 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 02 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
05 11 Jupiter at Opposition
07 18:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 02:26 Moon at Descending Node
11 03 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
11 23:36 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
15 16:53 Moon at Apogee: 406537 km
15 19:52 FULL MOON
22 21:29 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
23 00:22 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
23 17:55 Moon at Ascending Node
23 19 Venus at Perihelion
23 20:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 05:18 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
28 17:36 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
30 00:58 Moon at Perigee: 357080 km
30 12:39 NEW MOON
31 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
31 22:07 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
Feb 02 11:27 Mars 4.4°N of Spica
03 15 Mercury at Perihelion
05 03:41 Moon at Descending Node
06 10:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 05:41 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
11 20:09 Moon at Apogee: 406232 km
14 14:53 FULL MOON
15 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 05:54 Spica 1.6°S of Moon
19 14:59 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
19 18:28 Moon at Ascending Node
21 13:39 Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
22 08:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 08 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
25 20:23 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
27 10:52 Moon at Perigee: 360439 km
27 12:24 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
28 23:00 NEW MOON
Mar 04 08:45 Moon at Descending Node
07 13:07 Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon
08 04:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 10:46 Moon at Apogee: 405367 km
13 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
16 08:09 FULL MOON
18 11:38 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
18 18:14 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
18 21:30 Moon at Ascending Node
19 14 Mercury at Aphelion
20 07:57 Vernal Equinox
20 18:40 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
22 12 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
23 16:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 06:10 Mars 4.6°N of Spica
27 00:52 Venus 3.6°S of Moon
27 09:30 Moon at Perigee: 365706 km
30 09:45 NEW MOON
31 17:30 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 01 22 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
03 21:52 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
06 23:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 05:52 Moon at Apogee: 404503 km
08 11 Mars at Opposition
14 09:24 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
14 18:57 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
14 22:42 FULL MOON
14 22:46 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.291
15 04:22 Moon at Ascending Node
16 22:42 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
21 22:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 08 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 15:27 Moon at Perigee: 369765 km
25 14:16 Venus 4.4°S of Moon
25 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 02:36 Moon at Descending Node
28 21:03 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.987
28 21:14 NEW MOON
May 01 06:51 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
02 14 Mercury at Perihelion
04 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 01:22 Moon at Apogee: 404319 km
06 18:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 09 Saturn at Opposition
11 04:32 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
12 03:47 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
12 13:06 Moon at Ascending Node
14 03:41 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
14 10:16 FULL MOON
16 03 Venus at Aphelion
18 02:58 Moon at Perigee: 367099 km
21 03:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E
25 06:43 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
25 08:56 Moon at Descending Node
28 09:40 NEW MOON
Jun 02 19:25 Moon at Apogee: 404956 km
05 11:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 15:44 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
08 13:05 Spica 1.8°S of Moon
08 20:36 Moon at Ascending Node
10 10:11 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
12 19:11 FULL MOON
14 18:34 Moon at Perigee: 362062 km
19 09:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 01:52 Summer Solstice
21 11:30 Moon at Descending Node
24 03:54 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
24 21:22 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
26 23:09 NEW MOON
30 10:09 Moon at Apogee: 405932 km
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Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jul 01 06:08 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran
03 15 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
05 02:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 16:21 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
05 21:32 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
06 00:50 Moon at Ascending Node
07 17:48 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
12 02:25 FULL MOON
12 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W
12 23:27 Moon at Perigee: 358259 km
13 09:39 Mars 1.2°N of Spica
18 12:21 Moon at Descending Node
18 17:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 02:56 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon
24 09:16 Venus 4.4°N of Moon
24 11 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
26 13:42 NEW MOON
27 18:27 Moon at Apogee: 406570 km
27 23 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 13 Mercury at Perihelion
Aug 02 02:26 Moon at Ascending Node
02 04:27 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
03 01:02 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
03 15:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 01:54 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
08 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 08:43 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km
10 09:09 FULL MOON
12 15 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 15:18 Moon at Descending Node
17 03:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 19 Venus 0.2°N of Jupiter
18 08:46 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon
23 21:09 Moon at Apogee: 406523 km
25 05:13 NEW MOON
25 18 Mars 3.4°S of Saturn
26 20:33 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
29 04 Neptune at Opposition
29 04:14 Moon at Ascending Node
29 10:08 Spica 2.5°S of Moon
31 10:21 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
31 14:43 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
Sep 02 02:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 11 Venus at Perihelion
07 18:29 Moon at Perigee: 358388 km
08 16:38 FULL MOON
10 22:32 Moon at Descending Node
11 13 Mercury at Aphelion
14 16:01 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
15 17:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 04:56 Mercury 0.5°S of Spica
20 05:22 Moon at Apogee: 405846 km
21 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E
22 17:30 Autumnal Equinox
23 21:14 NEW MOON
25 08:41 Moon at Ascending Node
25 15:48 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
26 00:32 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon
27 19:46 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
27 21:26 Mars 3.0°N of Antares
Oct 01 10:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 00:41 Moon at Perigee: 362481 km
07 11 Uranus at Opposition
08 01:51 FULL MOON
08 01:55 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166
08 08:44 Moon at Descending Node
12 00:58 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
15 10:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 21:05 Moon at Apogee: 404898 km
21 07 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 15:46 Moon at Ascending Node
23 12:45 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.811
23 12:57 NEW MOON
24 22 Venus at Superior Conjunction
25 07:04 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
25 12 Mercury at Perihelion
30 17:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Nov 01 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W
02 15:21 Moon at Perigee: 367871 km
04 03:10 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica
04 18:13 Moon at Descending Node
05 08 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 13:23 FULL MOON
08 10:41 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
12 07 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 06:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 16:56 Moon at Apogee: 404338 km
17 13 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 23 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
18 23:18 Moon at Ascending Node
19 07:01 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
22 03:32 NEW MOON
27 14:11 Moon at Perigee: 369825 km
29 01:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 23:32 Moon at Descending Node
05 19:35 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon
06 03:27 FULL MOON
08 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 23 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38121 AU
12 09:06 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
12 14:02 Moon at Apogee: 404584 km
14 03 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 03:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 04:27 Moon at Ascending Node
16 16:05 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
19 11:55 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon
21 14:03 Winter Solstice
21 16:36 NEW MOON
22 11 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 07:43 Moon at Perigee: 364791 km
28 09:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 00:27 Moon at Descending Node
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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
2014 Phases of the Moon
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 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.
| 2014 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Alaska Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 01 02:14 | Jan 07 18:39 | Jan 15 19:52 | Jan 23 20:19 |
| Jan 30 12:39 | Feb 06 10:22 | Feb 14 14:53 | Feb 22 08:15 |
| Feb 28 23:00 | Mar 08 04:27 | Mar 16 08:09 | Mar 23 16:46 |
| Mar 30 09:45 | Apr 06 23:31 | Apr 14 22:42 t | Apr 21 22:52 |
| Apr 28 21:14 A | May 06 18:15 | May 14 10:16 | May 21 03:59 |
| May 28 09:40 | Jun 05 11:39 | Jun 12 19:11 | Jun 19 09:39 |
| Jun 26 23:09 | Jul 05 02:59 | Jul 12 02:25 | Jul 18 17:08 |
| Jul 26 13:42 | Aug 03 15:50 | Aug 10 09:09 | Aug 17 03:26 |
| Aug 25 05:13 | Sep 02 02:11 | Sep 08 16:38 | Sep 15 17:05 |
| Sep 23 21:14 | Oct 01 10:33 | Oct 08 01:51 t | Oct 15 10:12 |
| Oct 23 12:57 P | Oct 30 17:48 | Nov 06 13:23 | Nov 14 06:16 |
| Nov 22 03:32 | Nov 29 01:06 | Dec 06 03:27 | Dec 14 03:51 |
| Dec 21 16:36 | Dec 28 09:31 | - | - |
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: 2011 to 2020
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2011 to 2020 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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| EST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| CST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| MST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| PST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AKST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| HST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
- 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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