2014 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 13:14 NEW MOON
01 23:00 Moon at Perigee: 356922 km
03 02 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU
03 22 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 13 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
05 22 Jupiter at Opposition
08 05:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 13:26 Moon at Descending Node
11 14 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
12 10:36 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
16 03:53 Moon at Apogee: 406537 km
16 06:52 FULL MOON
23 08:29 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
23 11:22 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
24 04:55 Moon at Ascending Node
24 06 Venus at Perihelion
24 07:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 16:18 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
29 04:36 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
30 11:58 Moon at Perigee: 357080 km
30 23:39 NEW MOON
31 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
Feb 01 09:07 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
02 22:27 Mars 4.4°N of Spica
04 02 Mercury at Perihelion
05 14:41 Moon at Descending Node
06 21:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 16:41 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
12 07:09 Moon at Apogee: 406232 km
15 01:53 FULL MOON
15 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 16:54 Spica 1.6°S of Moon
20 01:59 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
20 05:28 Moon at Ascending Node
22 00:39 Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
22 19:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 19 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
26 07:23 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
27 21:52 Moon at Perigee: 360439 km
27 23:24 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
Mar 01 10:00 NEW MOON
04 19:45 Moon at Descending Node
08 00:07 Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon
08 15:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 21:46 Moon at Apogee: 405367 km
14 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
16 19:09 FULL MOON
18 22:38 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
19 05:14 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
19 08:30 Moon at Ascending Node
20 01 Mercury at Aphelion
20 18:57 Vernal Equinox
21 05:40 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
22 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
24 03:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 17:10 Mars 4.6°N of Spica
27 11:52 Venus 3.6°S of Moon
27 20:30 Moon at Perigee: 365706 km
30 20:45 NEW MOON
Apr 01 04:30 Moon at Descending Node
02 09 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
04 08:52 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
07 10:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 16:52 Moon at Apogee: 404503 km
08 22 Mars at Opposition
14 20:24 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
15 05:57 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
15 09:42 FULL MOON
15 09:46 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.291
15 15:22 Moon at Ascending Node
17 09:42 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
22 09:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 19 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 02:27 Moon at Perigee: 369765 km
26 01:16 Venus 4.4°S of Moon
26 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 13:36 Moon at Descending Node
29 08:03 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.987
29 08:14 NEW MOON
May 01 17:51 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
03 01 Mercury at Perihelion
05 08 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 12:22 Moon at Apogee: 404319 km
07 05:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 20 Saturn at Opposition
11 15:32 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
12 14:47 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
13 00:06 Moon at Ascending Node
14 14:41 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
14 21:16 FULL MOON
16 14 Venus at Aphelion
18 13:58 Moon at Perigee: 367099 km
21 14:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E
25 17:43 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
25 19:56 Moon at Descending Node
28 20:40 NEW MOON
Jun 03 06:25 Moon at Apogee: 404956 km
05 22:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 02:44 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
09 00:05 Spica 1.8°S of Moon
09 07:36 Moon at Ascending Node
10 21:11 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
13 06:11 FULL MOON
15 05:34 Moon at Perigee: 362062 km
19 20:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 12:52 Summer Solstice
21 22:30 Moon at Descending Node
24 14:54 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
25 08:22 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
27 10:09 NEW MOON
30 21:09 Moon at Apogee: 405932 km
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 17:08 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran
04 02 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
05 13:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 03:21 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 08:32 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
06 11:50 Moon at Ascending Node
08 04:48 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
12 13:25 FULL MOON
12 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W
13 10:27 Moon at Perigee: 358259 km
13 20:39 Mars 1.2°N of Spica
18 23:21 Moon at Descending Node
19 04:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 13:56 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon
24 20:16 Venus 4.4°N of Moon
24 22 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
27 00:42 NEW MOON
28 05:27 Moon at Apogee: 406570 km
28 10 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 00 Mercury at Perihelion
Aug 02 13:26 Moon at Ascending Node
02 15:27 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
03 12:02 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
04 02:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 12:54 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
08 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 19:43 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km
10 20:09 FULL MOON
13 02 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 02:18 Moon at Descending Node
17 14:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 06 Venus 0.2°N of Jupiter
18 19:46 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon
24 08:09 Moon at Apogee: 406523 km
25 16:13 NEW MOON
26 05 Mars 3.4°S of Saturn
27 07:33 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
29 15 Neptune at Opposition
29 15:14 Moon at Ascending Node
29 21:08 Spica 2.5°S of Moon
31 21:21 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
Sep 01 01:43 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
02 13:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 22 Venus at Perihelion
08 05:29 Moon at Perigee: 358388 km
09 03:38 FULL MOON
11 09:32 Moon at Descending Node
12 00 Mercury at Aphelion
15 03:01 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
16 04:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 15:56 Mercury 0.5°S of Spica
20 16:22 Moon at Apogee: 405846 km
22 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E
23 04:30 Autumnal Equinox
24 08:14 NEW MOON
25 19:41 Moon at Ascending Node
26 02:48 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
26 11:32 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon
28 06:46 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
28 08:26 Mars 3.0°N of Antares
Oct 01 21:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 11:41 Moon at Perigee: 362481 km
07 22 Uranus at Opposition
08 12:51 FULL MOON
08 12:55 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166
08 19:44 Moon at Descending Node
12 11:58 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
15 21:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 08:05 Moon at Apogee: 404898 km
21 18 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 02:46 Moon at Ascending Node
23 23:45 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.811
23 23:57 NEW MOON
25 09 Venus at Superior Conjunction
25 18:04 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
25 23 Mercury at Perihelion
31 04:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Nov 01 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W
03 02:21 Moon at Perigee: 367871 km
04 14:10 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica
05 05:13 Moon at Descending Node
05 19 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 00:23 FULL MOON
08 21:41 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
12 18 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 17:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 03:56 Moon at Apogee: 404338 km
18 00 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 10 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
19 10:18 Moon at Ascending Node
19 18:01 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
22 14:32 NEW MOON
28 01:11 Moon at Perigee: 369825 km
29 12:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 02 10:32 Moon at Descending Node
06 06:35 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon
06 14:27 FULL MOON
08 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 10 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38121 AU
12 20:06 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
13 01:02 Moon at Apogee: 404584 km
14 14 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 14:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 15:27 Moon at Ascending Node
17 03:05 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
19 22:55 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon
22 01:03 Winter Solstice
22 03:36 NEW MOON
22 22 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 18:43 Moon at Perigee: 364791 km
28 20:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 11:27 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
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 01 13:14 | Jan 08 05:39 | Jan 16 06:52 | Jan 24 07:19 |
| Jan 30 23:39 | Feb 06 21:22 | Feb 15 01:53 | Feb 22 19:15 |
| Mar 01 10:00 | Mar 08 15:27 | Mar 16 19:09 | Mar 24 03:46 |
| Mar 30 20:45 | Apr 07 10:31 | Apr 15 09:42 t | Apr 22 09:52 |
| Apr 29 08:14 A | May 07 05:15 | May 14 21:16 | May 21 14:59 |
| May 28 20:40 | Jun 05 22:39 | Jun 13 06:11 | Jun 19 20:39 |
| Jun 27 10:09 | Jul 05 13:59 | Jul 12 13:25 | Jul 19 04:08 |
| Jul 27 00:42 | Aug 04 02:50 | Aug 10 20:09 | Aug 17 14:26 |
| Aug 25 16:13 | Sep 02 13:11 | Sep 09 03:38 | Sep 16 04:05 |
| Sep 24 08:14 | Oct 01 21:33 | Oct 08 12:51 t | Oct 15 21:12 |
| Oct 23 23:57 P | Oct 31 04:48 | Nov 07 00:23 | Nov 14 17:16 |
| Nov 22 14:32 | Nov 29 12:06 | Dec 06 14:27 | Dec 14 14:51 |
| Dec 22 03:36 | Dec 28 20:31 | - | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2011 to 2020 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| GMT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| CET | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| EET | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| MSK | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| GST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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