2027 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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.
| 2027 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 01:29 Spica 2.8°N of Moon
01 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
03 03 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
03 20 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W
04 05 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 17:34 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
07 09:10 Moon at Apogee: 406610 km
07 21:24 NEW MOON
10 16:58 Moon at Ascending Node
15 21:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 09:46 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
21 22:49 Moon at Perigee: 357285 km
22 00:18 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
22 13:17 FULL MOON
23 18:26 Moon at Descending Node
24 01:24 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
24 10:19 Regulus 1.5°N of Moon
28 08:55 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
29 11:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 23:48 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
Feb 03 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
03 14:31 Moon at Apogee: 406189 km
06 09 Mercury at Perihelion
06 16:56 NEW MOON
06 17:00 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
06 22:44 Moon at Ascending Node
08 04:36 Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
11 01 Jupiter at Opposition
14 08:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 17:13 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
18 10:50 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
18 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 08:30 Moon at Perigee: 361015 km
19 16 Mars at Opposition
20 05:40 Moon at Descending Node
20 06:46 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
20 21:33 Regulus 1.5°N of Moon
21 00:13 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.927
21 00:23 FULL MOON
22 05:31 Mars 3.8°N of Regulus
24 18:14 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
28 06:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 07:09 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
Mar 03 06:41 Moon at Apogee: 405221 km
04 19:59 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
05 00 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66610 AU
06 05:41 Moon at Ascending Node
06 06:28 Mercury 1.2°N of Moon
08 10:29 NEW MOON
13 22:43 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
15 17:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
17 18:40 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
19 05:31 Moon at Perigee: 366440 km
19 11:05 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
19 14:05 Moon at Descending Node
19 19:33 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
20 07:13 Regulus 1.5°N of Moon
20 21:25 Vernal Equinox
22 08 Mercury at Aphelion
22 11:44 FULL MOON
24 04:12 Spica 2.8°N of Moon
24 23 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
27 15:36 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
30 01:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 02:33 Moon at Apogee: 404331 km
31 07 Mars 4.3°N of Jupiter
Apr 02 11:17 Moon at Ascending Node
04 07:49 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
07 00:51 NEW MOON
07 18 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
10 04:30 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
13 23:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 00:23 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
14 01:41 Moon at Perigee: 370001 km
15 16:01 Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
15 17:31 Moon at Descending Node
16 02:00 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
16 14:21 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
17 06 Venus at Aphelion
20 13:09 Spica 2.8°N of Moon
20 23:27 FULL MOON
23 02 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 00:16 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
27 22:21 Moon at Apogee: 404170 km
28 21:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 14:24 Moon at Ascending Node
May 05 08 Mercury at Perihelion
05 15 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 11:58 NEW MOON
07 17 Venus 0.6°N of Saturn
09 21:07 Moon at Perigee: 366635 km
11 06:06 Pollux 4.9°N of Moon
12 18:03 Moon at Descending Node
12 23:49 Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
13 05:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 19:57 Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
13 20:34 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
14 11:58 Mars 1.1°N of Regulus
17 20:16 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
20 11:59 FULL MOON
21 08:08 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
25 16:13 Moon at Apogee: 404801 km
26 16:22 Moon at Ascending Node
27 09 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
28 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E
28 14:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
Jun 04 20:40 NEW MOON
06 07:29 Mercury 2.7°S of Moon
06 15:54 Moon at Perigee: 361703 km
08 20:23 Moon at Descending Node
09 11:54 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
10 02:01 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon
10 23:45 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
11 11:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 02:01 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
16 11:11 Venus 4.7°N of Aldebaran
17 14:46 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
19 01:44 FULL MOON
21 15:11 Summer Solstice
22 06:08 Moon at Apogee: 405698 km
22 19:25 Moon at Ascending Node
23 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 05:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 08:04 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
04 04:02 NEW MOON
04 21:55 Moon at Perigee: 358284 km
05 07 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
06 03:14 Moon at Descending Node
07 04:14 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
07 10:01 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
09 08:52 Mars 4.7°N of Moon
10 19:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 07:50 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
14 20:34 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
15 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.7°W
18 16:45 FULL MOON
18 17:03 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.002
19 12:52 Moon at Apogee: 406217 km
20 00:33 Moon at Ascending Node
25 07:23 Jupiter 0.4°N of Regulus
26 17:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 17 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 17:20 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
Aug 01 07 Mercury at Perihelion
02 07:28 Moon at Perigee: 357362 km
02 11:05 NEW MOON
02 11:07 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.079
02 13:33 Moon at Descending Node
03 20:00 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon
03 23:38 Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
07 15 Venus at Perihelion
07 15:03 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
09 05:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 02:31 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
11 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 01 Venus at Superior Conjunction
13 09 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 15:23 Moon at Apogee: 406086 km
16 06:51 Moon at Ascending Node
17 08:14 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.546
17 08:29 FULL MOON
23 15:36 Mars 1.7°N of Spica
25 00:36 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
25 03:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 00:01 Moon at Descending Node
30 16:36 Moon at Perigee: 359208 km
31 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
31 18:41 NEW MOON
Sep 02 05:46 Mercury 4.5°N of Moon
04 00:07 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
07 09:34 Antares 0.0°N of Moon
07 19:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 00:39 Moon at Apogee: 405384 km
12 12:26 Moon at Ascending Node
14 07 Mercury at Aphelion
16 00:04 FULL MOON
21 04:21 Mercury 0.2°S of Spica
21 06:12 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
23 07:02 Autumnal Equinox
23 11:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°E
26 07:04 Moon at Descending Node
27 16:35 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon
27 21:12 Moon at Perigee: 363455 km
28 14 Neptune at Opposition
28 16:39 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
30 03:36 NEW MOON
Oct 01 10:12 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
02 01:27 Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
03 09:58 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
04 18:01 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
07 12:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 15:57 Moon at Ascending Node
09 16:47 Moon at Apogee: 404531 km
11 15 Mercury 3.8°S of Venus
15 14:47 FULL MOON
18 01 Saturn at Opposition
18 11:48 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
19 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
22 01 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 18:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 09:15 Moon at Descending Node
25 00:09 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
25 06:36 Moon at Perigee: 368651 km
26 10:33 Jupiter 4.9°N of Moon
28 07 Mercury at Perihelion
29 14:36 NEW MOON
29 14:47 Mars 3.7°N of Antares
31 08:57 Venus 4.4°N of Moon
Nov 01 03:13 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
01 07:53 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
04 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°W
05 01:48 Mercury 4.0°N of Spica
05 17:54 Moon at Ascending Node
06 02 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 09:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 12:37 Moon at Apogee: 404183 km
09 07:44 Venus 3.8°N of Antares
13 01 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 04:26 FULL MOON
14 19:14 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
18 07 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 01:10 Moon at Perigee: 369356 km
19 09:34 Moon at Descending Node
21 01:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 05:52 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
25 02 Venus 0.3°S of Mars
25 03:24 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
27 23 Venus at Aphelion
28 04:24 NEW MOON
30 08:53 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
30 11 Uranus at Opposition
30 14:20 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
Dec 02 20:38 Moon at Ascending Node
04 09:42 Moon at Apogee: 404663 km
06 06:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 04:55 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
13 17:09 FULL MOON
14 21 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 03:21 Moon at Perigee: 364026 km
16 13:21 Moon at Descending Node
18 11:50 Regulus 3.1°N of Moon
20 10:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 03:43 Winter Solstice
22 09:13 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
23 05 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 19:01 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
27 21:12 NEW MOON
29 13:10 Mars 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
30 01:51 Moon at Ascending Node
31 02:54 Venus 3.1°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
2027 Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2027 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 07 21:24 | Jan 15 21:34 | Jan 22 13:17 | Jan 29 11:55 |
| Feb 06 16:56 A | Feb 14 08:58 | Feb 21 00:23 n | Feb 28 06:16 |
| Mar 08 10:29 | Mar 15 17:25 | Mar 22 11:44 | Mar 30 01:54 |
| Apr 07 00:51 | Apr 13 23:57 | Apr 20 23:27 | Apr 28 21:18 |
| May 06 11:58 | May 13 05:44 | May 20 11:59 | May 28 14:58 |
| Jun 04 20:40 | Jun 11 11:56 | Jun 19 01:44 | Jun 27 05:54 |
| Jul 04 04:02 | Jul 10 19:39 | Jul 18 16:45 | Jul 26 17:55 |
| Aug 02 11:05 T | Aug 09 05:54 | Aug 17 08:29 n | Aug 25 03:27 |
| Aug 31 18:41 | Sep 07 19:31 | Sep 16 00:04 | Sep 23 11:20 |
| Sep 30 03:36 | Oct 07 12:47 | Oct 15 14:47 | Oct 22 18:29 |
| Oct 29 14:36 | Nov 06 09:00 | Nov 14 04:26 | Nov 21 01:48 |
| Nov 28 04:24 | Dec 06 06:22 | Dec 13 17:09 | Dec 20 10:11 |
| Dec 27 21:12 | - | - | - |
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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