2025 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 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.
| 2025 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date EST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 10:24 Venus 1.4°N of Moon
03 10 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 09 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
04 12:18 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
05 14:46 Moon at Ascending Node
06 18:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 18:34 Moon at Perigee: 370173 km
09 20:01 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
09 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E
13 16:45 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
13 17:27 FULL MOON
13 22:42 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
15 20 Mars at Opposition
16 09:57 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
18 11 Venus 2.2°N of Saturn
18 20:48 Moon at Descending Node
19 09 Mercury at Aphelion
20 22:53 Spica 0.1°N of Moon
20 23:55 Moon at Apogee: 404299 km
21 15:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 12:07 Mars 2.3°S of Pollux
24 18:34 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
29 07:36 NEW MOON
31 23:46 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
Feb 01 15:27 Venus 2.3°N of Moon
01 17:06 Moon at Ascending Node
01 21:43 Moon at Perigee: 367457 km
05 03:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 01:43 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
09 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 14:36 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
10 00:19 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
12 08:53 FULL MOON
12 18:21 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
15 01:53 Moon at Descending Node
17 07:01 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
17 20:11 Moon at Apogee: 404882 km
19 13 Venus at Perihelion
20 12:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 03:21 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
27 19:45 NEW MOON
28 23:03 Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
Mar 01 00:40 Moon at Ascending Node
01 16:18 Moon at Perigee: 361967 km
04 09 Mercury at Perihelion
05 07:32 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
06 11:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
08 19:27 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
09 06:06 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
12 01:07 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
12 05 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
14 01:55 FULL MOON
14 01:59 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.178
14 08:45 Moon at Descending Node
16 14:16 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
17 11:37 Moon at Apogee: 405754 km
19 17 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
20 04:02 Vernal Equinox
20 10:58 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
22 06:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 20 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
24 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
28 11:29 Moon at Ascending Node
29 05:47 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.938
29 05:58 NEW MOON
29 14:29 Mars 3.9°S of Pollux
30 00:26 Moon at Perigee: 358127 km
Apr 01 15:28 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
04 21:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 11:46 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
05 14:04 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
08 06:51 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
10 07 Mercury 2.1°N of Saturn
10 14:56 Moon at Descending Node
12 19:22 FULL MOON
12 20:39 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
13 17:48 Moon at Apogee: 406295 km
16 17 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU
16 17:19 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
20 20:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°W
22 08 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 20:21 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
24 21:23 Moon at Ascending Node
24 23:15 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
25 20:05 Mercury 4.4°S of Moon
27 11:15 Moon at Perigee: 357119 km
27 14:31 NEW MOON
28 14 Venus 3.7°N of Saturn
29 01:35 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
May 02 19:02 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
03 18:12 Mars 2.1°S of Moon
04 08:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 12:58 Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
07 18:44 Moon at Descending Node
10 02:43 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
10 19:49 Moon at Apogee: 406245 km
12 11:56 FULL MOON
13 23:10 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
17 20 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
20 06:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 03:05 Moon at Ascending Node
22 12:51 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
23 18:52 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
25 20:37 Moon at Perigee: 359023 km
26 22:02 NEW MOON
29 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
30 04:13 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
31 08 Mercury at Perihelion
31 21 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W
Jun 01 04:49 Mars 1.4°S of Moon
01 20:30 Regulus 1.8°S of Moon
02 22:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 20:33 Moon at Descending Node
06 09:15 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
07 05:42 Moon at Apogee: 405553 km
10 05:25 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
11 02:44 FULL MOON
11 22 Venus at Aphelion
16 21:05 Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
18 04:41 Moon at Ascending Node
18 14:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 22:47 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
20 21:42 Summer Solstice
21 14:51 Mercury 4.8°S of Pollux
22 21:59 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
22 23:43 Moon at Perigee: 363178 km
24 10 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
25 05:31 NEW MOON
26 14:14 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
27 01:02 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
29 05:26 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
29 20:05 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
30 22:46 Moon at Descending Node
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Date EST Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 14:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 16 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
03 16:39 Spica 0.8°N of Moon
03 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°E
04 21:29 Moon at Apogee: 404627 km
07 12:37 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
10 15:37 FULL MOON
13 03:32 Venus 3.1°N of Aldebaran
14 08 Mercury at Aphelion
15 05:42 Moon at Ascending Node
16 05:19 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
17 19:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 05:27 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
20 08:52 Moon at Perigee: 368047 km
22 23:20 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
24 14:11 NEW MOON
26 14:44 Regulus 1.4°S of Moon
27 23 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 03:30 Moon at Descending Node
28 14:45 Mars 1.3°N of Moon
31 00:45 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
31 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Aug 01 07:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 15:37 Moon at Apogee: 404164 km
03 20:40 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
09 02:55 FULL MOON
11 09:53 Moon at Ascending Node
12 02 Venus 0.9°S of Jupiter
12 10:05 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
12 15 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 13:01 Moon at Perigee: 369287 km
16 00:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 11:09 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
19 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W
19 16:05 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
20 07:07 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
21 11:14 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
23 01:06 NEW MOON
24 10:41 Moon at Descending Node
26 11:41 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
27 07 Mercury at Perihelion
27 08:57 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
29 10:34 Moon at Apogee: 404552 km
31 01:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 04:55 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
Sep 07 13:09 FULL MOON
07 13:12 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.362
07 18:08 Moon at Ascending Node
08 15:09 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
10 07:09 Moon at Perigee: 364781 km
12 16:48 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
12 22:28 Mars 2.0°N of Spica
13 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
14 05:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 06:06 Jupiter 4.6°S of Moon
16 12:58 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
19 03:57 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
19 06:11 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
19 06:46 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
20 18:13 Moon at Descending Node
21 00 Saturn at Opposition
21 14:42 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.855
21 14:54 NEW MOON
22 13:20 Autumnal Equinox
23 06 Neptune at Opposition
23 16:31 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
24 09:50 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
26 04:46 Moon at Apogee: 405552 km
27 12:34 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
29 18:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Oct 02 06 Venus at Perihelion
05 04:20 Moon at Ascending Node
05 21:46 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
06 22:47 FULL MOON
08 07:36 Moon at Perigee: 359819 km
10 00:20 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
13 13:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 17:31 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
13 18:31 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
16 11:56 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
17 23:34 Moon at Descending Node
19 15 Mercury 2.0°S of Mars
19 16:37 Venus 3.7°N of Moon
21 07 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 07:25 NEW MOON
23 11:15 Mercury 2.3°N of Moon
23 18:31 Moon at Apogee: 406445 km
24 19:15 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
29 11:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°E
Nov 01 12:46 Moon at Ascending Node
01 20:02 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
02 05:46 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
05 08 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 08:19 FULL MOON
05 17:29 Moon at Perigee: 356833 km
06 10:26 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
08 21:41 Mercury 2.6°N of Antares
10 01:40 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
10 02:56 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
12 00:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 07 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 17:51 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
12 23 Mercury 1.2°S of Mars
14 01:38 Moon at Descending Node
17 05:11 Spica 1.2°N of Moon
17 13 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 21:48 Moon at Apogee: 406693 km
20 01:47 NEW MOON
20 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 08 Uranus at Opposition
23 06 Mercury at Perihelion
28 01:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 16:33 Moon at Ascending Node
29 14:08 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
Dec 03 21:54 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
04 06:06 Moon at Perigee: 356962 km
04 18:14 FULL MOON
07 10:48 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
07 11:21 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
07 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.7°W
10 01:32 Regulus 0.8°S of Moon
11 02:35 Moon at Descending Node
11 15:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 02 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 11:27 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
17 01:09 Moon at Apogee: 406324 km
18 07:29 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
19 20:43 NEW MOON
21 10:03 Winter Solstice
22 11 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 17:03 Moon at Ascending Node
26 22:24 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
27 14:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 08:21 Pleiades 0.9°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
2025 Phases of the Moon
Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 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.
| 2025 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Eastern Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 06 18:56 | Jan 13 17:27 | Jan 21 15:31 |
| Jan 29 07:36 | Feb 05 03:02 | Feb 12 08:53 | Feb 20 12:33 |
| Feb 27 19:45 | Mar 06 11:32 | Mar 14 01:55 t | Mar 22 06:30 |
| Mar 29 05:58 P | Apr 04 21:15 | Apr 12 19:22 | Apr 20 20:36 |
| Apr 27 14:31 | May 04 08:52 | May 12 11:56 | May 20 06:59 |
| May 26 22:02 | Jun 02 22:41 | Jun 11 02:44 | Jun 18 14:19 |
| Jun 25 05:31 | Jul 02 14:30 | Jul 10 15:37 | Jul 17 19:38 |
| Jul 24 14:11 | Aug 01 07:41 | Aug 09 02:55 | Aug 16 00:12 |
| Aug 23 01:06 | Aug 31 01:25 | Sep 07 13:09 t | Sep 14 05:33 |
| Sep 21 14:54 P | Sep 29 18:54 | Oct 06 22:47 | Oct 13 13:13 |
| Oct 21 07:25 | Oct 29 11:21 | Nov 05 08:19 | Nov 12 00:28 |
| Nov 20 01:47 | Nov 28 01:59 | Dec 04 18:14 | Dec 11 15:52 |
| Dec 19 20:43 | Dec 27 14:10 | - | - |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| PST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AKST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| HST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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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