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