2014 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.
| 2014 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date CVT Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 10:14 NEW MOON
01 20:00 Moon at Perigee: 356922 km
02 23 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU
03 19 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 10 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
05 19 Jupiter at Opposition
08 02:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 10:26 Moon at Descending Node
11 11 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
12 07:36 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
16 00:53 Moon at Apogee: 406537 km
16 03:52 FULL MOON
23 05:29 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
23 08:22 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
24 01:55 Moon at Ascending Node
24 03 Venus at Perihelion
24 04:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 13:18 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
29 01:36 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
30 08:58 Moon at Perigee: 357080 km
30 20:39 NEW MOON
31 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
Feb 01 06:07 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
02 19:27 Mars 4.4°N of Spica
03 23 Mercury at Perihelion
05 11:41 Moon at Descending Node
06 18:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 13:41 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
12 04:09 Moon at Apogee: 406232 km
14 22:53 FULL MOON
15 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 13:54 Spica 1.6°S of Moon
19 22:59 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
20 02:28 Moon at Ascending Node
21 21:39 Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
22 16:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 16 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
26 04:23 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
27 18:52 Moon at Perigee: 360439 km
27 20:24 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
Mar 01 07:00 NEW MOON
04 16:45 Moon at Descending Node
07 21:07 Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon
08 12:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 18:46 Moon at Apogee: 405367 km
14 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
16 16:09 FULL MOON
18 19:38 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
19 02:14 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
19 05:30 Moon at Ascending Node
19 22 Mercury at Aphelion
20 15:57 Vernal Equinox
21 02:40 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
22 20 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
24 00:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 14:10 Mars 4.6°N of Spica
27 08:52 Venus 3.6°S of Moon
27 17:30 Moon at Perigee: 365706 km
30 17:45 NEW MOON
Apr 01 01:30 Moon at Descending Node
02 06 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
04 05:52 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
07 07:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 13:52 Moon at Apogee: 404503 km
08 19 Mars at Opposition
14 17:24 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
15 02:57 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
15 06:42 FULL MOON
15 06:46 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.291
15 12:22 Moon at Ascending Node
17 06:42 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
22 06:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 16 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 23:27 Moon at Perigee: 369765 km
25 22:16 Venus 4.4°S of Moon
26 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 10:36 Moon at Descending Node
29 05:03 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.987
29 05:14 NEW MOON
May 01 14:51 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
02 22 Mercury at Perihelion
05 05 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 09:22 Moon at Apogee: 404319 km
07 02:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 17 Saturn at Opposition
11 12:32 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
12 11:47 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
12 21:06 Moon at Ascending Node
14 11:41 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
14 18:16 FULL MOON
16 11 Venus at Aphelion
18 10:58 Moon at Perigee: 367099 km
21 11:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E
25 14:43 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
25 16:56 Moon at Descending Node
28 17:40 NEW MOON
Jun 03 03:25 Moon at Apogee: 404956 km
05 19:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 23:44 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
08 21:05 Spica 1.8°S of Moon
09 04:36 Moon at Ascending Node
10 18:11 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
13 03:11 FULL MOON
15 02:34 Moon at Perigee: 362062 km
19 17:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 09:52 Summer Solstice
21 19:30 Moon at Descending Node
24 11:54 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
25 05:22 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
27 07:09 NEW MOON
30 18:09 Moon at Apogee: 405932 km
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Date CVT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 14:08 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran
03 23 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
05 10:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 00:21 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 05:32 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
06 08:50 Moon at Ascending Node
08 01:48 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
12 10:25 FULL MOON
12 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W
13 07:27 Moon at Perigee: 358259 km
13 17:39 Mars 1.2°N of Spica
18 20:21 Moon at Descending Node
19 01:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 10:56 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon
24 17:16 Venus 4.4°N of Moon
24 19 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
26 21:42 NEW MOON
28 02:27 Moon at Apogee: 406570 km
28 07 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 21 Mercury at Perihelion
Aug 02 10:26 Moon at Ascending Node
02 12:27 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
03 09:02 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
03 23:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 09:54 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
08 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 16:43 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km
10 17:09 FULL MOON
12 23 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 23:18 Moon at Descending Node
17 11:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 03 Venus 0.2°N of Jupiter
18 16:46 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon
24 05:09 Moon at Apogee: 406523 km
25 13:13 NEW MOON
26 02 Mars 3.4°S of Saturn
27 04:33 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
29 12 Neptune at Opposition
29 12:14 Moon at Ascending Node
29 18:08 Spica 2.5°S of Moon
31 18:21 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
31 22:43 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
Sep 02 10:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 19 Venus at Perihelion
08 02:29 Moon at Perigee: 358388 km
09 00:38 FULL MOON
11 06:32 Moon at Descending Node
11 21 Mercury at Aphelion
15 00:01 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
16 01:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 12:56 Mercury 0.5°S of Spica
20 13:22 Moon at Apogee: 405846 km
21 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E
23 01:30 Autumnal Equinox
24 05:14 NEW MOON
25 16:41 Moon at Ascending Node
25 23:48 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
26 08:32 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon
28 03:46 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
28 05:26 Mars 3.0°N of Antares
Oct 01 18:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 08:41 Moon at Perigee: 362481 km
07 19 Uranus at Opposition
08 09:51 FULL MOON
08 09:55 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166
08 16:44 Moon at Descending Node
12 08:58 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
15 18:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 05:05 Moon at Apogee: 404898 km
21 15 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 23:46 Moon at Ascending Node
23 20:45 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.811
23 20:57 NEW MOON
25 06 Venus at Superior Conjunction
25 15:04 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
25 20 Mercury at Perihelion
31 01:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Nov 01 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W
02 23:21 Moon at Perigee: 367871 km
04 11:10 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica
05 02:13 Moon at Descending Node
05 16 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 21:23 FULL MOON
08 18:41 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
12 15 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 14:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 00:56 Moon at Apogee: 404338 km
17 21 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 07 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
19 07:18 Moon at Ascending Node
19 15:01 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
22 11:32 NEW MOON
27 22:11 Moon at Perigee: 369825 km
29 09:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 02 07:32 Moon at Descending Node
06 03:35 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon
06 11:27 FULL MOON
08 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 07 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38121 AU
12 17:06 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
12 22:02 Moon at Apogee: 404584 km
14 11 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 11:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 12:27 Moon at Ascending Node
17 00:05 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
19 19:55 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon
21 22:03 Winter Solstice
22 00:36 NEW MOON
22 19 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 15:43 Moon at Perigee: 364791 km
28 17:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 08:27 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
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.
| 2014 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Cape Verde Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 01 10:14 | Jan 08 02:39 | Jan 16 03:52 | Jan 24 04:19 |
| Jan 30 20:39 | Feb 06 18:22 | Feb 14 22:53 | Feb 22 16:15 |
| Mar 01 07:00 | Mar 08 12:27 | Mar 16 16:09 | Mar 24 00:46 |
| Mar 30 17:45 | Apr 07 07:31 | Apr 15 06:42 t | Apr 22 06:52 |
| Apr 29 05:14 A | May 07 02:15 | May 14 18:16 | May 21 11:59 |
| May 28 17:40 | Jun 05 19:39 | Jun 13 03:11 | Jun 19 17:39 |
| Jun 27 07:09 | Jul 05 10:59 | Jul 12 10:25 | Jul 19 01:08 |
| Jul 26 21:42 | Aug 03 23:50 | Aug 10 17:09 | Aug 17 11:26 |
| Aug 25 13:13 | Sep 02 10:11 | Sep 09 00:38 | Sep 16 01:05 |
| Sep 24 05:14 | Oct 01 18:33 | Oct 08 09:51 t | Oct 15 18:12 |
| Oct 23 20:57 P | Oct 31 01:48 | Nov 06 21:23 | Nov 14 14:16 |
| Nov 22 11:32 | Nov 29 09:06 | Dec 06 11:27 | Dec 14 11:51 |
| Dec 22 00:36 | Dec 28 17:31 | - | - |
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 |
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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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