2016 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.
| 2016 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 07:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 13:53 Moon at Apogee: 404279 km
03 01 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
03 20:45 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
04 10 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
07 01:57 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
07 06:57 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
08 20 Mercury at Perihelion
09 10 Venus 0.1°N of Saturn
10 03:30 NEW MOON
14 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 17:48 Moon at Descending Node
15 04:10 Moon at Perigee: 369619 km
17 01:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 04:16 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
24 03:46 FULL MOON
26 07:10 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
28 01:58 Moon at Ascending Node
28 03:14 Jupiter 1.4°N of Moon
30 11:10 Moon at Apogee: 404553 km
Feb 01 05:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
01 10:48 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
03 21:05 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
06 09:32 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
06 18:47 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
07 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W
08 16:39 NEW MOON
10 22:46 Moon at Descending Node
11 04:42 Moon at Perigee: 364358 km
13 05 Mercury 4.0°N of Venus
15 09:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 09:41 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
21 19 Mercury at Aphelion
22 14:48 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
22 20:20 FULL MOON
24 05:58 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
24 08:10 Moon at Ascending Node
27 05:28 Moon at Apogee: 405383 km
28 17 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
29 20:16 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
Mar 02 01:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 08:53 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
07 12:54 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
08 12 Jupiter at Opposition
09 03:54 NEW MOON
09 03:57 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.045
09 08:31 Moon at Descending Node
10 09:02 Moon at Perigee: 359509 km
14 15:44 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
15 19:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 06:31 Vernal Equinox
20 16 Venus at Aphelion
20 21:05 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
22 05:57 Jupiter 2.1°N of Moon
22 14:59 Moon at Ascending Node
23 13:47 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.775
23 14:01 FULL MOON
23 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 16:16 Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
28 20:45 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
29 16:58 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
31 17:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
Apr 05 19 Mercury at Perihelion
05 19:27 Moon at Descending Node
06 10:30 Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
07 13:24 NEW MOON
07 19:36 Moon at Perigee: 357164 km
09 23 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
11 00:05 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
14 05:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 02:46 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
18 06:42 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
18 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°E
18 20:04 Moon at Ascending Node
21 18:05 Moon at Apogee: 406352 km
22 07:24 FULL MOON
22 07 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 21:28 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
27 15:51 Mars 4.8°N of Antares
30 05:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
May 03 03:27 Moon at Descending Node
04 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 06:14 Moon at Perigee: 357828 km
06 21:30 NEW MOON
08 10:21 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
09 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 19:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 09:06 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
15 11:30 Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
15 22:39 Moon at Ascending Node
19 00:06 Moon at Apogee: 405934 km
21 23:15 FULL MOON
22 13 Mars at Opposition
22 23:59 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
29 14:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 06:45 Moon at Descending Node
Jun 03 08 Saturn at Opposition
03 11:47 Mercury 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
03 12:55 Moon at Perigee: 361142 km
05 05:00 NEW MOON
05 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.2°W
07 00 Venus at Superior Conjunction
10 16:47 Regulus 2.0°N of Moon
11 21:35 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
12 00:20 Moon at Ascending Node
12 10:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 14:00 Moon at Apogee: 405022 km
19 02:40 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
19 05:39 Mercury 3.7°N of Aldebaran
20 13:02 FULL MOON
21 00:35 Summer Solstice
26 07:28 Moon at Descending Node
27 20:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 08:45 Moon at Perigee: 365983 km
02 05:58 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
02 18 Mercury at Perihelion
04 13:01 NEW MOON
04 18 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01675 AU
07 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 01:33 Regulus 1.8°N of Moon
09 03:41 Moon at Ascending Node
09 12:08 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
11 01 Venus at Perihelion
12 02:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 07:24 Moon at Apogee: 404272 km
16 07:11 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
20 00:57 FULL MOON
23 09:49 Moon at Descending Node
27 01:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 13:25 Moon at Perigee: 369659 km
27 23 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 12:53 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
30 17:55 Mercury 0.3°N of Regulus
Aug 02 22:45 NEW MOON
04 08:19 Venus 2.9°N of Moon
04 10:22 Regulus 1.7°N of Moon
05 00:12 Mercury 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
05 09:48 Moon at Ascending Node
05 13:57 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
06 05:28 Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
10 02:05 Moon at Apogee: 404266 km
10 20:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 14:10 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
12 14 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 18 Mercury at Aphelion
16 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
18 11:27 FULL MOON
19 16:14 Moon at Descending Node
20 08 Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter
22 03:20 Moon at Perigee: 367047 km
24 07:09 Mars 1.8°N of Antares
25 03 Mars 4.3°S of Saturn
25 05:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 18:21 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
28 00 Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter
Sep 01 11:03 NEW MOON
01 11:07 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.974
01 17:27 Moon at Ascending Node
02 17 Neptune at Opposition
02 23:53 Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
03 12:33 Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
06 20:44 Moon at Apogee: 405059 km
08 23:23 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
09 13:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
16 01:55 Moon at Descending Node
16 20:54 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.908
16 21:05 FULL MOON
18 17:15 Venus 2.2°N of Spica
18 19:00 Moon at Perigee: 361894 km
22 00:13 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
22 16:21 Autumnal Equinox
23 11:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 08 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
28 00:32 Regulus 1.7°N of Moon
28 17 Mercury at Perihelion
28 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
29 00:06 Moon at Ascending Node
29 12:42 Mercury 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
Oct 01 02:12 NEW MOON
04 13:02 Moon at Apogee: 406100 km
06 10:04 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
09 06:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 11:43 Moon at Descending Node
15 12 Uranus at Opposition
16 06:23 FULL MOON
17 01:36 Moon at Perigee: 357860 km
19 08:18 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
21 07 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 21:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 06:01 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
26 03:44 Moon at Ascending Node
26 12:56 Venus 3.0°N of Antares
27 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 11:33 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
29 15 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38124 AU
30 04 Venus 3.0°S of Saturn
30 19:38 NEW MOON
31 21:29 Moon at Apogee: 406660 km
Nov 02 21:38 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
05 07 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 21:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 17:57 Moon at Descending Node
12 06 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 13:23 Moon at Perigee: 356512 km
14 15:52 FULL MOON
15 18:50 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
17 13 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 10:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 12:08 Regulus 1.3°N of Moon
22 04:48 Moon at Ascending Node
23 21 Mercury 3.4°S of Saturn
25 03:47 Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon
27 22:08 Moon at Apogee: 406556 km
29 14:18 NEW MOON
Dec 05 12:39 Mars 2.9°S of Moon
06 19:35 Moon at Descending Node
07 11:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 13 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
11 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.8°E
13 01:27 Moon at Perigee: 358463 km
13 06:14 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
14 02 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 02:06 FULL MOON
18 20:13 Regulus 1.0°N of Moon
19 06:46 Moon at Ascending Node
21 03:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 12:45 Winter Solstice
22 10 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 18:37 Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
25 07:55 Moon at Apogee: 405870 km
25 17 Mercury at Perihelion
27 23:00 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
28 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 08:53 NEW MOON
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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
2016 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.
| 2016 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 02 07:30 |
| Jan 10 03:30 | Jan 17 01:26 | Jan 24 03:46 | Feb 01 05:28 |
| Feb 08 16:39 | Feb 15 09:46 | Feb 22 20:20 | Mar 02 01:11 |
| Mar 09 03:54 T | Mar 15 19:03 | Mar 23 14:01 n | Mar 31 17:17 |
| Apr 07 13:24 | Apr 14 05:59 | Apr 22 07:24 | Apr 30 05:29 |
| May 06 21:30 | May 13 19:02 | May 21 23:15 | May 29 14:12 |
| Jun 05 05:00 | Jun 12 10:10 | Jun 20 13:02 | Jun 27 20:19 |
| Jul 04 13:01 | Jul 12 02:52 | Jul 20 00:57 | Jul 27 01:00 |
| Aug 02 22:45 | Aug 10 20:21 | Aug 18 11:27 | Aug 25 05:41 |
| Sep 01 11:03 A | Sep 09 13:49 | Sep 16 21:05 n | Sep 23 11:56 |
| Oct 01 02:12 | Oct 09 06:33 | Oct 16 06:23 | Oct 22 21:14 |
| Oct 30 19:38 | Nov 07 21:51 | Nov 14 15:52 | Nov 21 10:33 |
| Nov 29 14:18 | Dec 07 11:03 | Dec 14 02:06 | Dec 21 03:56 |
| Dec 29 08:53 | - | - | - |
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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