2023 Sky Event Almanac
Bangladesh Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Bangladesh Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 6 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.
| 2023 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Bangladesh Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date BST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 21:25 Moon at Ascending Node
03 02 Mercury at Perihelion
03 07:24 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
04 01:35 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
04 09 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 22 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
07 05:08 FULL MOON
07 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 19:40 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
08 15:19 Moon at Apogee: 406459 km
15 03:59 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
15 08:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 12:32 Moon at Descending Node
18 15:32 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
20 18 Jupiter at Perihelion: 4.95101 AU
22 02:53 NEW MOON
22 02:58 Moon at Perigee: 356570 km
23 04 Venus 0.3°S of Saturn
23 13:22 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
23 14:20 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
26 08:00 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
28 21:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 22:05 Moon at Ascending Node
30 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°W
30 13:21 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
31 10:24 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
Feb 04 01:47 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
04 14:55 Moon at Apogee: 406476 km
06 00:29 FULL MOON
06 23:44 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
11 10:23 Spica 3.6°S of Moon
12 13:31 Moon at Descending Node
13 22:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 00:09 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
16 02 Mercury at Aphelion
16 22 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
19 02:53 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
19 15:06 Moon at Perigee: 358267 km
20 13:06 NEW MOON
22 13:57 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
23 03:58 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
25 00:56 Moon at Ascending Node
26 20:42 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
27 14:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 10:32 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
Mar 02 10 Venus 0.5°N of Jupiter
03 08:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
04 00:01 Moon at Apogee: 405890 km
06 06:08 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
07 18:40 FULL MOON
10 16:06 Spica 3.4°S of Moon
11 14:53 Moon at Descending Node
14 06:21 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
15 08:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 05 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
17 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 21:16 Moon at Perigee: 362698 km
19 21:20 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
21 03:25 Vernal Equinox
21 23:23 NEW MOON
23 01:54 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
24 08:08 Moon at Ascending Node
24 16:28 Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
26 05:42 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
28 19:16 Mars 2.3°S of Moon
29 08:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 15:23 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
31 17:18 Moon at Apogee: 404921 km
Apr 01 02 Mercury at Perihelion
06 10:35 FULL MOON
06 22:45 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
07 19:51 Moon at Descending Node
10 11:50 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
11 10:42 Venus 2.5°S of Pleiades
12 03 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
12 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
13 15:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 08:22 Moon at Perigee: 367967 km
16 09:47 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
17 22 Venus at Perihelion
20 10:12 NEW MOON
20 10:17 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.013
20 17:32 Moon at Ascending Node
22 15:14 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
23 07 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 19:03 Venus 1.3°S of Moon
26 08:18 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
26 23:26 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
28 03:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 12:43 Moon at Apogee: 404300 km
May 02 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 06:55 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
05 03:57 Moon at Descending Node
05 20 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 23:23 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.964
05 23:34 FULL MOON
07 18:35 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
08 17:27 Mars 4.9°S of Pollux
10 03 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
11 10:57 Moon at Perigee: 369345 km
12 20:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 19:04 Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
17 19:15 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
18 01:36 Moon at Ascending Node
18 07:34 Mercury 3.6°S of Moon
19 21:53 NEW MOON
23 18:08 Venus 2.2°S of Moon
24 07:37 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
24 23:32 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
26 07:39 Moon at Apogee: 404510 km
27 21:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.9°W
29 19:04 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
31 03 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66594 AU
31 16:05 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
Jun 01 12:22 Moon at Descending Node
04 03:19 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
04 09:42 FULL MOON
04 17 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
07 05:07 Moon at Perigee: 364860 km
10 02:19 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
11 01:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 06:05 Moon at Ascending Node
14 12:33 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
16 06:47 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
17 02:16 Mercury 4.2°N of Aldebaran
17 02:39 Mercury 4.3°S of Moon
18 10:37 NEW MOON
20 15:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
21 20:58 Summer Solstice
22 06:47 Venus 3.7°S of Moon
22 16:09 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
23 00:30 Moon at Apogee: 405385 km
23 13:08 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
26 13:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 01 Mercury at Perihelion
28 01:08 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
28 18:22 Moon at Descending Node
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Date BST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
01 12 Venus 3.6°N of Mars
01 13:20 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
03 17:39 FULL MOON
05 04:28 Moon at Perigee: 360151 km
07 01 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
07 09:05 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
10 07:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 11:21 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
11 07:23 Moon at Ascending Node
12 03:18 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
13 12:31 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
16 14:05 Venus 1.7°S of Regulus
18 00:32 NEW MOON
19 14:56 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
20 12:56 Moon at Apogee: 406291 km
20 19:53 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
21 10:00 Mars 3.3°S of Moon
25 09:01 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
25 21:05 Moon at Descending Node
26 04:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 22 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 23:11 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
29 00:21 Mercury 0.1°S of Regulus
Aug 02 00:31 FULL MOON
02 11:52 Moon at Perigee: 357311 km
03 16:21 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
07 08:46 Moon at Ascending Node
08 06 Venus at Aphelion
08 15:41 Jupiter 2.9°S of Moon
08 16:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 18:16 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
10 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
11 00 Mercury at Aphelion
13 13 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 14 Mercury 4.7°S of Mars
13 17 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
14 03:36 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
16 15:38 NEW MOON
16 17:55 Moon at Apogee: 406635 km
19 05:06 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
21 15:28 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
21 22:23 Moon at Descending Node
24 15:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 07:29 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
27 14 Saturn at Opposition
30 21:51 Moon at Perigee: 357182 km
31 00:03 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
31 07:35 FULL MOON
Sep 03 13:44 Moon at Ascending Node
05 01:44 Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon
06 01:25 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
06 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 04:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 09:32 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
12 21:42 Moon at Apogee: 406289 km
13 08:00 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
15 07:40 NEW MOON
17 01:19 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
17 21:12 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
18 01:18 Moon at Descending Node
19 16 Neptune at Opposition
21 13:50 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
22 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
23 01:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 12:50 Autumnal Equinox
24 00 Mercury at Perihelion
27 07:25 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
28 07:05 Moon at Perigee: 359911 km
29 15:57 FULL MOON
30 22:49 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 02 09:16 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
03 10:25 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
06 19:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 16:23 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
09 12:08 Venus 2.3°S of Regulus
10 09:41 Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
10 14:41 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
14 23:55 NEW MOON
14 23:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.952
15 07:11 Moon at Descending Node
18 19:17 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
20 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 06 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 09:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 04 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W
24 13:52 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
26 08:53 Moon at Perigee: 364873 km
28 09:14 Moon at Ascending Node
29 02:14 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.122
29 02:24 FULL MOON
29 14:10 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
30 20:30 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
Nov 03 10 Jupiter at Opposition
04 00:31 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
05 14:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 06 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 22:19 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
07 03:49 Moon at Apogee: 404569 km
09 15:28 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
11 11:09 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
11 14:49 Moon at Descending Node
13 06 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 15:27 NEW MOON
14 00 Uranus at Opposition
15 01:42 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
17 03:17 Mercury 2.5°N of Antares
18 11 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
18 12 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 16:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 20:02 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
22 03:03 Moon at Perigee: 369824 km
24 17:02 Moon at Ascending Node
25 17:10 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
27 06:02 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
27 15:16 FULL MOON
28 15 Venus at Perihelion
29 16:27 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
Dec 01 09:23 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
04 06:38 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
04 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.3°E
05 00:42 Moon at Apogee: 404348 km
05 11:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 20:05 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
08 21:24 Moon at Descending Node
09 22:53 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
13 05:32 NEW MOON
14 11:18 Mercury 4.4°N of Moon
15 01 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 00:53 Moon at Perigee: 367900 km
18 03:58 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
20 00:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 23 Mercury at Perihelion
21 19:54 Moon at Ascending Node
22 09:28 Winter Solstice
22 20:20 Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon
23 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 09 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 13:37 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
27 06:33 FULL MOON
28 17:51 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
31 14:52 Regulus 3.8°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
2023 Phases of the Moon
Bangladesh Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Bangladesh Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 6 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.
| 2023 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Bangladesh Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 05:08 | Jan 15 08:10 |
| Jan 22 02:53 | Jan 28 21:19 | Feb 06 00:29 | Feb 13 22:01 |
| Feb 20 13:06 | Feb 27 14:06 | Mar 07 18:40 | Mar 15 08:08 |
| Mar 21 23:23 | Mar 29 08:32 | Apr 06 10:35 | Apr 13 15:11 |
| Apr 20 10:12 H | Apr 28 03:20 | May 05 23:34 n | May 12 20:28 |
| May 19 21:53 | May 27 21:22 | Jun 04 09:42 | Jun 11 01:31 |
| Jun 18 10:37 | Jun 26 13:50 | Jul 03 17:39 | Jul 10 07:48 |
| Jul 18 00:32 | Jul 26 04:07 | Aug 02 00:31 | Aug 08 16:28 |
| Aug 16 15:38 | Aug 24 15:57 | Aug 31 07:35 | Sep 07 04:21 |
| Sep 15 07:40 | Sep 23 01:32 | Sep 29 15:57 | Oct 06 19:48 |
| Oct 14 23:55 A | Oct 22 09:29 | Oct 29 02:24 p | Nov 05 14:37 |
| Nov 13 15:27 | Nov 20 16:50 | Nov 27 15:16 | Dec 05 11:49 |
| Dec 13 05:32 | Dec 20 00:39 | Dec 27 06:33 | - |
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: 2021 to 2030
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| IST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| BST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ICT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AWST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| JST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ACT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AEST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NCT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NZST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- 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
For more information and sample pages, see 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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