2017 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 14:50 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
02 23:44 Moon at Descending Node
03 12:17 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
03 20 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 20 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
06 01:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 19:37 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
10 11:37 Moon at Perigee: 363242 km
12 17:04 FULL MOON
12 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
15 09:37 Regulus 0.9°N of Moon
15 16:14 Moon at Ascending Node
19 10:56 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
19 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.1°W
20 03:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 05:44 Moon at Apogee: 404913 km
24 16:07 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
26 06:16 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
28 05:37 NEW MOON
30 03:51 Moon at Descending Node
31 18:41 Jupiter 3.5°N of Spica
31 20:04 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
Feb 01 06:39 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
04 09:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 02:44 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
06 19:29 Moon at Perigee: 368817 km
07 19 Mercury at Aphelion
11 06:03 FULL MOON
11 06:14 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.988
11 19:34 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
12 01:19 Moon at Ascending Node
15 20:25 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
17 12 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45652 AU
19 01:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 02:44 Moon at Apogee: 404376 km
20 21 Venus at Perihelion
21 05:14 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
26 11:58 Moon at Descending Node
26 20:23 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.992
26 20:28 NEW MOON
Mar 02 00:28 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
02 08 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
03 12:54 Moon at Perigee: 369065 km
05 08:08 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
05 17:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 03:50 Regulus 0.8°N of Moon
11 09:47 Moon at Ascending Node
12 20:24 FULL MOON
15 01:34 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
18 22:55 Moon at Apogee: 404651 km
20 15:59 Vernal Equinox
20 16:19 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
20 21:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 19 Mercury at Perihelion
25 16 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 21:11 Moon at Descending Node
28 08:27 NEW MOON
30 18:09 Moon at Perigee: 363855 km
Apr 01 14:20 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
01 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°E
04 00:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 10:00 Regulus 0.7°N of Moon
07 14:44 Moon at Ascending Node
08 02 Jupiter at Opposition
11 02:50 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
11 11:38 FULL MOON
14 11 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 15:35 Moon at Apogee: 405478 km
17 00:09 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
19 15:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 13:46 Mars 3.4°S of Pleiades
22 04:00 Moon at Descending Node
22 17 Lyrid Meteor Shower
26 17:46 NEW MOON
27 21:48 Moon at Perigee: 359325 km
28 22:49 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
May 03 08:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 15:19 Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
04 16:12 Moon at Ascending Node
05 06 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 02:54 Jupiter 2.1°S of Moon
11 03:13 FULL MOON
13 01:21 Moon at Apogee: 406212 km
14 04:37 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
18 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°W
19 06:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 07:00 Moon at Descending Node
22 18:02 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
24 06:50 Mercury 1.6°N of Moon
26 01:14 NEW MOON
26 06:53 Moon at Perigee: 357210 km
31 17:26 Moon at Ascending Node
31 21:38 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
Jun 01 18:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W
04 05:27 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
09 03:51 Moon at Apogee: 406402 km
09 18:40 FULL MOON
10 06:55 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
13 05 Venus at Aphelion
15 08:10 Moon at Descending Node
15 15 Saturn at Opposition
17 17:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 18 Mercury at Perihelion
21 02:43 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
21 09:55 Summer Solstice
21 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 19:53 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
23 16:19 Moon at Perigee: 357938 km
24 08:01 NEW MOON
27 21:56 Moon at Ascending Node
28 05:56 Regulus 0.1°N of Moon
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 06:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 12:58 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
04 01 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
06 09:57 Moon at Apogee: 405934 km
07 09:04 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
09 09:37 FULL MOON
12 10:47 Moon at Descending Node
13 23:33 Venus 3.1°N of Aldebaran
17 00:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 05:07 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
20 16:43 Venus 2.7°N of Moon
21 22:39 Moon at Perigee: 361238 km
23 15:16 NEW MOON
25 06:16 Moon at Ascending Node
25 14:19 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
25 15:44 Regulus 0.0°S of Moon
25 22:33 Mercury 0.8°S of Regulus
27 05 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
28 08 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 01:45 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
30 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°E
30 20:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Aug 02 18 Mercury at Aphelion
02 23:25 Moon at Apogee: 405026 km
03 13:01 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
07 23:41 FULL MOON
07 23:50 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.246
08 16:26 Moon at Descending Node
13 00 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 06:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 12:09 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
18 18:44 Moon at Perigee: 366129 km
19 10:15 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
21 16:04 Moon at Ascending Node
21 23:56 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.031
22 00:00 NEW MOON
25 18:30 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
27 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 13:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 16:55 Moon at Apogee: 404307 km
30 19:53 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
Sep 05 00:11 Moon at Descending Node
05 10 Neptune at Opposition
06 12:33 FULL MOON
10 11:00 Mercury 0.7°S of Regulus
11 03:14 Jupiter 2.9°N of Spica
12 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
12 17:39 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
13 11:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 21:34 Moon at Perigee: 369856 km
15 17 Mercury at Perihelion
17 00 Mercury 0.1°N of Mars
17 23:58 Moon at Ascending Node
18 06:26 Venus 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
18 10:02 Regulus 0.1°S of Moon
19 01:12 Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
19 04:52 Mercury 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
20 03:00 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
20 11:00 NEW MOON
22 13:21 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
23 01:32 Autumnal Equinox
27 05:39 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
27 12:19 Moon at Apogee: 404342 km
28 08:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Oct 02 07:35 Moon at Descending Node
03 14 Venus at Perihelion
05 22 Venus 0.2°N of Mars
06 00:10 FULL MOON
08 03 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66609 AU
09 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 11:21 Moon at Perigee: 366858 km
09 23:35 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
12 17:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 03:40 Moon at Ascending Node
15 16:24 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
17 15:34 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
18 05:51 Venus 2.0°S of Moon
19 23 Uranus at Opposition
20 00:42 NEW MOON
21 16 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 17:24 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
25 07:55 Moon at Apogee: 405151 km
27 00 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
28 03:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 12:11 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 02 19:28 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
04 10:53 FULL MOON
05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 05:39 Moon at Perigee: 361438 km
06 07:49 Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
11 02:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 04:10 Moon at Ascending Node
11 21:37 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
12 16 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 23:20 Mercury 2.2°N of Antares
15 06:10 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
17 02:56 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
17 22 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 17:12 NEW MOON
21 06:04 Saturn 3.0°S of Moon
22 00:22 Moon at Apogee: 406132 km
24 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°E
25 13:52 Moon at Descending Node
26 22:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 20:00 Mars 2.9°N of Spica
Dec 03 18:30 Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
03 21:17 FULL MOON
04 14:12 Moon at Perigee: 357496 km
08 06:09 Moon at Ascending Node
09 03:55 Regulus 0.7°S of Moon
10 13:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 17 Mercury at Perihelion
13 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 21:57 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 19:56 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
18 12:01 NEW MOON
19 06:57 Moon at Apogee: 406605 km
21 21:59 Winter Solstice
22 02 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
22 15:34 Moon at Descending Node
22 20 Ursid Meteor Shower
26 14:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 05:55 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
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 06 01:17 | Jan 12 17:04 | Jan 20 03:44 |
| Jan 28 05:37 | Feb 04 09:49 | Feb 11 06:03 n | Feb 19 01:03 |
| Feb 26 20:28 A | Mar 05 17:02 | Mar 12 20:24 | Mar 20 21:28 |
| Mar 28 08:27 | Apr 04 00:09 | Apr 11 11:38 | Apr 19 15:27 |
| Apr 26 17:46 | May 03 08:17 | May 11 03:13 | May 19 06:03 |
| May 26 01:14 | Jun 01 18:12 | Jun 09 18:40 | Jun 17 17:03 |
| Jun 24 08:01 | Jul 01 06:21 | Jul 09 09:37 | Jul 17 00:56 |
| Jul 23 15:16 | Jul 30 20:53 | Aug 07 23:41 p | Aug 15 06:45 |
| Aug 22 00:00 T | Aug 29 13:43 | Sep 06 12:33 | Sep 13 11:55 |
| Sep 20 11:00 | Sep 28 08:24 | Oct 06 00:10 | Oct 12 17:55 |
| Oct 20 00:42 | Oct 28 03:52 | Nov 04 10:53 | Nov 11 02:07 |
| Nov 18 17:12 | Nov 26 22:33 | Dec 03 21:17 | Dec 10 13:21 |
| Dec 18 12:01 | Dec 26 14:50 | - | - |
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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