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