2017 Sky Event Almanac
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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.
| 2017 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 16:20 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
03 01:14 Moon at Descending Node
03 13:47 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
03 21 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 22 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
06 02:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 21:07 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
10 13:07 Moon at Perigee: 363242 km
12 18:34 FULL MOON
12 20 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
15 11:07 Regulus 0.9°N of Moon
15 17:44 Moon at Ascending Node
19 12:26 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
19 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.1°W
20 05:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 07:14 Moon at Apogee: 404913 km
24 17:37 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
26 07:46 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
28 07:07 NEW MOON
30 05:21 Moon at Descending Node
31 20:11 Jupiter 3.5°N of Spica
31 21:34 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
Feb 01 08:09 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
04 11:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 04:14 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
06 20:59 Moon at Perigee: 368817 km
07 21 Mercury at Aphelion
11 07:33 FULL MOON
11 07:44 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.988
11 21:04 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
12 02:49 Moon at Ascending Node
15 21:55 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
17 14 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45652 AU
19 02:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 04:14 Moon at Apogee: 404376 km
20 23 Venus at Perihelion
21 06:44 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
26 13:28 Moon at Descending Node
26 21:53 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.992
26 21:58 NEW MOON
Mar 02 01:58 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
02 09 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
03 14:24 Moon at Perigee: 369065 km
05 09:38 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
05 18:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 05:20 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
11 11:17 Moon at Ascending Node
12 21:54 FULL MOON
15 03:04 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
19 00:25 Moon at Apogee: 404651 km
20 17:29 Vernal Equinox
20 17:49 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
20 22:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 21 Mercury at Perihelion
25 18 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 22:41 Moon at Descending Node
28 09:57 NEW MOON
30 19:39 Moon at Perigee: 363855 km
Apr 01 15:50 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
01 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°E
04 01:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 11:30 Regulus 0.7°N of Moon
07 16:14 Moon at Ascending Node
08 04 Jupiter at Opposition
11 04:20 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
11 13:08 FULL MOON
14 13 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 17:05 Moon at Apogee: 405478 km
17 01:39 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
19 16:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 15:16 Mars 3.4°S of Pleiades
22 05:30 Moon at Descending Node
22 19 Lyrid Meteor Shower
26 19:16 NEW MOON
27 23:18 Moon at Perigee: 359325 km
29 00:19 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
May 03 09:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 16:49 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
04 17:42 Moon at Ascending Node
05 08 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 04:24 Jupiter 2.1°S of Moon
11 04:43 FULL MOON
13 02:51 Moon at Apogee: 406212 km
14 06:07 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
18 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°W
19 07:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 08:30 Moon at Descending Node
22 19:32 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
24 08:20 Mercury 1.6°N of Moon
26 02:44 NEW MOON
26 08:23 Moon at Perigee: 357210 km
31 18:56 Moon at Ascending Node
31 23:08 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
Jun 01 19:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W
04 06:57 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
09 05:21 Moon at Apogee: 406402 km
09 20:10 FULL MOON
10 08:25 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
13 07 Venus at Aphelion
15 09:40 Moon at Descending Node
15 16 Saturn at Opposition
17 18:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 20 Mercury at Perihelion
21 04:13 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
21 11:25 Summer Solstice
21 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 21:23 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
23 17:49 Moon at Perigee: 357938 km
24 09:31 NEW MOON
27 23:26 Moon at Ascending Node
28 07:26 Regulus 0.1°N of Moon
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Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 07:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 14:28 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
04 03 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
06 11:27 Moon at Apogee: 405934 km
07 10:34 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
09 11:07 FULL MOON
12 12:17 Moon at Descending Node
14 01:03 Venus 3.1°N of Aldebaran
17 02:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 06:37 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
20 18:13 Venus 2.7°N of Moon
22 00:09 Moon at Perigee: 361238 km
23 16:46 NEW MOON
25 07:46 Moon at Ascending Node
25 15:49 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
25 17:14 Regulus 0.0°S of Moon
26 00:03 Mercury 0.8°S of Regulus
27 07 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
28 10 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 03:15 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
30 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°E
30 22:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Aug 02 20 Mercury at Aphelion
03 00:55 Moon at Apogee: 405026 km
03 14:31 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
08 01:11 FULL MOON
08 01:20 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.246
08 17:56 Moon at Descending Node
13 02 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 08:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 13:39 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
18 20:14 Moon at Perigee: 366129 km
19 11:45 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
21 17:34 Moon at Ascending Node
22 01:26 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.031
22 01:30 NEW MOON
25 20:00 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
27 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 15:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 18:25 Moon at Apogee: 404307 km
30 21:23 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
Sep 05 01:41 Moon at Descending Node
05 11 Neptune at Opposition
06 14:03 FULL MOON
10 12:30 Mercury 0.7°S of Regulus
11 04:44 Jupiter 2.9°N of Spica
12 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
12 19:09 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
13 13:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 23:04 Moon at Perigee: 369856 km
15 19 Mercury at Perihelion
17 01 Mercury 0.1°N of Mars
18 01:28 Moon at Ascending Node
18 07:56 Venus 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
18 11:32 Regulus 0.1°S of Moon
19 02:42 Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
19 06:22 Mercury 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
20 04:30 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
20 12:30 NEW MOON
22 14:51 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
23 03:02 Autumnal Equinox
27 07:09 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
27 13:49 Moon at Apogee: 404342 km
28 09:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Oct 02 09:05 Moon at Descending Node
03 16 Venus at Perihelion
05 23 Venus 0.2°N of Mars
06 01:40 FULL MOON
08 05 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66609 AU
09 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 12:51 Moon at Perigee: 366858 km
10 01:05 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
12 19:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 05:10 Moon at Ascending Node
15 17:54 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
17 17:04 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
18 07:21 Venus 2.0°S of Moon
20 00 Uranus at Opposition
20 02:12 NEW MOON
21 18 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 18:54 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
25 09:25 Moon at Apogee: 405151 km
27 01 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
28 05:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 13:41 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 02 20:58 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
04 12:23 FULL MOON
05 18 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 07:09 Moon at Perigee: 361438 km
06 09:19 Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
11 03:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 05:40 Moon at Ascending Node
11 23:07 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
12 18 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 00:50 Mercury 2.2°N of Antares
15 07:40 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
17 04:26 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
18 00 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 18:42 NEW MOON
21 07:34 Saturn 3.0°S of Moon
22 01:52 Moon at Apogee: 406132 km
24 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°E
25 15:22 Moon at Descending Node
27 00:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 21:30 Mars 2.9°N of Spica
Dec 03 20:00 Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
03 22:47 FULL MOON
04 15:42 Moon at Perigee: 357496 km
08 07:39 Moon at Ascending Node
09 05:25 Regulus 0.7°S of Moon
10 14:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 19 Mercury at Perihelion
13 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 23:27 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
14 13 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 21:26 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
18 13:31 NEW MOON
19 08:27 Moon at Apogee: 406605 km
21 23:29 Winter Solstice
22 03 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
22 17:04 Moon at Descending Node
22 22 Ursid Meteor Shower
26 16:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 07:25 Aldebaran 0.7°S of 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
2017 Phases of the Moon
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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.
| 2017 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Indochina Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 06 02:47 | Jan 12 18:34 | Jan 20 05:14 |
| Jan 28 07:07 | Feb 04 11:19 | Feb 11 07:33 n | Feb 19 02:33 |
| Feb 26 21:58 A | Mar 05 18:32 | Mar 12 21:54 | Mar 20 22:58 |
| Mar 28 09:57 | Apr 04 01:39 | Apr 11 13:08 | Apr 19 16:57 |
| Apr 26 19:16 | May 03 09:47 | May 11 04:43 | May 19 07:33 |
| May 26 02:44 | Jun 01 19:42 | Jun 09 20:10 | Jun 17 18:33 |
| Jun 24 09:31 | Jul 01 07:51 | Jul 09 11:07 | Jul 17 02:26 |
| Jul 23 16:46 | Jul 30 22:23 | Aug 08 01:11 p | Aug 15 08:15 |
| Aug 22 01:30 T | Aug 29 15:13 | Sep 06 14:03 | Sep 13 13:25 |
| Sep 20 12:30 | Sep 28 09:54 | Oct 06 01:40 | Oct 12 19:25 |
| Oct 20 02:12 | Oct 28 05:22 | Nov 04 12:23 | Nov 11 03:37 |
| Nov 18 18:42 | Nov 27 00:03 | Dec 03 22:47 | Dec 10 14:51 |
| Dec 18 13:31 | Dec 26 16:20 | - | - |
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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2011 to 2020 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| IST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| BST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| ICT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AWST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| JST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| ACT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AEST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| NCT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| NZST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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