2023 Sky Event Almanac
Moskow Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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 | ||||||||
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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 18:25 Moon at Ascending Node
02 23 Mercury at Perihelion
03 04:24 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
03 22:35 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
04 06 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 19 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
07 02:08 FULL MOON
07 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 16:40 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
08 12:19 Moon at Apogee: 406459 km
15 00:59 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
15 05:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 09:32 Moon at Descending Node
18 12:32 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
20 15 Jupiter at Perihelion: 4.95101 AU
21 23:53 NEW MOON
21 23:58 Moon at Perigee: 356570 km
23 01 Venus 0.3°S of Saturn
23 10:22 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
23 11:20 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
26 05:00 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
28 18:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 19:05 Moon at Ascending Node
30 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°W
30 10:21 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
31 07:24 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
Feb 03 22:47 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
04 11:55 Moon at Apogee: 406476 km
05 21:29 FULL MOON
06 20:44 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
11 07:23 Spica 3.6°S of Moon
12 10:31 Moon at Descending Node
13 19:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 21:09 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
15 23 Mercury at Aphelion
16 19 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
18 23:53 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
19 12:06 Moon at Perigee: 358267 km
20 10:06 NEW MOON
22 10:57 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
23 00:58 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
24 21:56 Moon at Ascending Node
26 17:42 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
27 11:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 07:32 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
Mar 02 07 Venus 0.5°N of Jupiter
03 05:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
03 21:01 Moon at Apogee: 405890 km
06 03:08 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
07 15:40 FULL MOON
10 13:06 Spica 3.4°S of Moon
11 11:53 Moon at Descending Node
14 03:21 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
15 05:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 02 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
17 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 18:16 Moon at Perigee: 362698 km
19 18:20 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
21 00:25 Vernal Equinox
21 20:23 NEW MOON
22 22:54 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
24 05:08 Moon at Ascending Node
24 13:28 Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
26 02:42 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
28 16:16 Mars 2.3°S of Moon
29 05:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 12:23 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
31 14:18 Moon at Apogee: 404921 km
31 23 Mercury at Perihelion
Apr 06 07:35 FULL MOON
06 19:45 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
07 16:51 Moon at Descending Node
10 08:50 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
11 07:42 Venus 2.5°S of Pleiades
12 00 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
12 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
13 12:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 05:22 Moon at Perigee: 367967 km
16 06:47 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
17 19 Venus at Perihelion
20 07:12 NEW MOON
20 07:17 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.013
20 14:32 Moon at Ascending Node
22 12:14 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
23 04 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 16:03 Venus 1.3°S of Moon
26 05:18 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
26 20:26 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
28 00:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 09:43 Moon at Apogee: 404300 km
May 02 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 03:55 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
05 00:57 Moon at Descending Node
05 17 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 20:23 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.964
05 20:34 FULL MOON
07 15:35 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
08 14:27 Mars 4.9°S of Pollux
10 00 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
11 07:57 Moon at Perigee: 369345 km
12 17:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 16:04 Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
17 16:15 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
17 22:36 Moon at Ascending Node
18 04:34 Mercury 3.6°S of Moon
19 18:53 NEW MOON
23 15:08 Venus 2.2°S of Moon
24 04:37 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
24 20:32 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
26 04:39 Moon at Apogee: 404510 km
27 18:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.9°W
29 16:04 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
31 00 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66594 AU
31 13:05 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
Jun 01 09:22 Moon at Descending Node
04 00:19 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
04 06:42 FULL MOON
04 14 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
07 02:07 Moon at Perigee: 364860 km
09 23:19 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
10 22:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 03:05 Moon at Ascending Node
14 09:33 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
16 03:47 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
16 23:16 Mercury 4.2°N of Aldebaran
16 23:39 Mercury 4.3°S of Moon
18 07:37 NEW MOON
20 12:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
21 17:58 Summer Solstice
22 03:47 Venus 3.7°S of Moon
22 13:09 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
22 21:30 Moon at Apogee: 405385 km
23 10:08 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
26 10:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 22 Mercury at Perihelion
27 22:08 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
28 15:22 Moon at Descending Node
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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
01 09 Venus 3.6°N of Mars
01 10:20 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
03 14:39 FULL MOON
05 01:28 Moon at Perigee: 360151 km
06 22 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
07 06:05 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
10 04:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 08:21 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
11 04:23 Moon at Ascending Node
12 00:18 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
13 09:31 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
16 11:05 Venus 1.7°S of Regulus
17 21:32 NEW MOON
19 11:56 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
20 09:56 Moon at Apogee: 406291 km
20 16:53 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
21 07:00 Mars 3.3°S of Moon
25 06:01 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
25 18:05 Moon at Descending Node
26 01:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 19 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 20:11 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
28 21:21 Mercury 0.1°S of Regulus
Aug 01 21:31 FULL MOON
02 08:52 Moon at Perigee: 357311 km
03 13:21 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
07 05:46 Moon at Ascending Node
08 03 Venus at Aphelion
08 12:41 Jupiter 2.9°S of Moon
08 13:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 15:16 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
10 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
10 21 Mercury at Aphelion
13 10 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 11 Mercury 4.7°S of Mars
13 14 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
14 00:36 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
16 12:38 NEW MOON
16 14:55 Moon at Apogee: 406635 km
19 02:06 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
21 12:28 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
21 19:23 Moon at Descending Node
24 12:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 04:29 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
27 11 Saturn at Opposition
30 18:51 Moon at Perigee: 357182 km
30 21:03 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
31 04:35 FULL MOON
Sep 03 10:44 Moon at Ascending Node
04 22:44 Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon
05 22:25 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
06 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 01:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 06:32 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
12 18:42 Moon at Apogee: 406289 km
13 05:00 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
15 04:40 NEW MOON
16 22:19 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
17 18:12 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
17 22:18 Moon at Descending Node
19 13 Neptune at Opposition
21 10:50 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
22 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
22 22:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 09:50 Autumnal Equinox
23 21 Mercury at Perihelion
27 04:25 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
28 04:05 Moon at Perigee: 359911 km
29 12:57 FULL MOON
30 19:49 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 02 06:16 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
03 07:25 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
06 16:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 13:23 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
09 09:08 Venus 2.3°S of Regulus
10 06:41 Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
10 11:41 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
14 20:55 NEW MOON
14 20:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.952
15 04:11 Moon at Descending Node
18 16:17 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
20 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 03 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 06:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W
24 10:52 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
26 05:53 Moon at Perigee: 364873 km
28 06:14 Moon at Ascending Node
28 23:14 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.122
28 23:24 FULL MOON
29 11:10 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
30 17:30 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
Nov 03 07 Jupiter at Opposition
03 21:31 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
05 11:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 03 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 19:19 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
07 00:49 Moon at Apogee: 404569 km
09 12:28 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
11 08:09 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
11 11:49 Moon at Descending Node
13 03 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 12:27 NEW MOON
13 21 Uranus at Opposition
14 22:42 Antares 0.9°S of Moon
17 00:17 Mercury 2.5°N of Antares
18 08 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
18 09 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 13:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 17:02 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
22 00:03 Moon at Perigee: 369824 km
24 14:02 Moon at Ascending Node
25 14:10 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
27 03:02 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
27 12:16 FULL MOON
28 12 Venus at Perihelion
29 13:27 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
Dec 01 06:23 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
04 03:38 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
04 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.3°E
04 21:42 Moon at Apogee: 404348 km
05 08:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 17:05 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
08 18:24 Moon at Descending Node
09 19:53 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
13 02:32 NEW MOON
14 08:18 Mercury 4.4°N of Moon
14 22 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 21:53 Moon at Perigee: 367900 km
18 00:58 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
19 21:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 20 Mercury at Perihelion
21 16:54 Moon at Ascending Node
22 06:28 Winter Solstice
22 17:20 Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon
22 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 06 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 10:37 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
27 03:33 FULL MOON
28 14:51 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
31 11:52 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
Moskow Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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 | |||
| Moskow Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 02:08 | Jan 15 05:10 |
| Jan 21 23:53 | Jan 28 18:19 | Feb 05 21:29 | Feb 13 19:01 |
| Feb 20 10:06 | Feb 27 11:06 | Mar 07 15:40 | Mar 15 05:08 |
| Mar 21 20:23 | Mar 29 05:32 | Apr 06 07:35 | Apr 13 12:11 |
| Apr 20 07:12 H | Apr 28 00:20 | May 05 20:34 n | May 12 17:28 |
| May 19 18:53 | May 27 18:22 | Jun 04 06:42 | Jun 10 22:31 |
| Jun 18 07:37 | Jun 26 10:50 | Jul 03 14:39 | Jul 10 04:48 |
| Jul 17 21:32 | Jul 26 01:07 | Aug 01 21:31 | Aug 08 13:28 |
| Aug 16 12:38 | Aug 24 12:57 | Aug 31 04:35 | Sep 07 01:21 |
| Sep 15 04:40 | Sep 22 22:32 | Sep 29 12:57 | Oct 06 16:48 |
| Oct 14 20:55 A | Oct 22 06:29 | Oct 28 23:24 p | Nov 05 11:37 |
| Nov 13 12:27 | Nov 20 13:50 | Nov 27 12:16 | Dec 05 08:49 |
| Dec 13 02:32 | Dec 19 21:39 | Dec 27 03:33 | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| GMT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MSK | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| GST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- 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
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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