2066 Sky Event Almanac

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.

2066 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Eastern Standard Time
January - June July - December 
Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 03  19:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  14     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  16     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    07  16:53  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
    08  01:46  Moon at Apogee: 405716 km
    11  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    11  17:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  01:03  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.138
    12  01:07  FULL MOON 
    15  05:25  Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
    18  19     Venus at Aphelion 
    19  06:26  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    19  13:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  03:24  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
    22  09:27  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    24  01:57  Moon at Perigee: 363177 km
    25  00:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  06:14  NEW MOON 

Feb 02  15:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  00:18  Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
    04  19:58  Moon at Apogee: 404789 km
    08  01:02  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  18:29  FULL MOON 
    11  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
    11  12:01  Regulus 4.3°N of Moon
    12  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    12  21     Saturn at Opposition 
    15  11:44  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    17  22:14  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  15:50  Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
    18  15:53  Antares 1.4°S of Moon
    20  11:15  Moon at Perigee: 368665 km
    21  07:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  18:50  NEW MOON 
    26  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Mar 01  15:10  Mars 4.4°S of Moon
    03  08:22  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
    04  12:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  16:48  Moon at Apogee: 404251 km
    07  06:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  05:28  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
    10  20:26  Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
    12  08:48  FULL MOON 
    14  18:09  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    17  05:50  Moon at Perigee: 369243 km
    17  21:10  Antares 1.7°S of Moon
    18  00:13  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
    19  05:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  09:40  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  17:19  Vernal Equinox 
    25  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
    26  08:13  NEW MOON 
    28  18     Mercury at Aphelion 
    30  12:47  Mars 2.9°S of Moon
    30  16:28  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon

Apr 01  12:53  Moon at Apogee: 404532 km
    03  08:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  09:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  12:20  Mars 3.2°S of Pleiades
    07  05:59  Regulus 4.5°N of Moon
    10  20:03  FULL MOON 
    11  02:53  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    13  08:32  Moon at Perigee: 364162 km
    14  03:48  Antares 1.9°S of Moon
    14  06:13  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    16  10:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  12:23  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  23:57  Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
    23  11     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  22:29  NEW MOON 
    26  23:52  Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
    27  14:45  Venus 1.9°S of Moon
    28  09:50  Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    29  05:52  Moon at Apogee: 405408 km
    30  10:48  Moon at Descending Node 

May 03  02:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  00     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  12     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    08  13:12  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    10  04:58  FULL MOON 
    11  03     Venus at Perihelion 
    11  11:15  Moon at Perigee: 359581 km
    11  11:30  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
    11  12:52  Antares 2.0°S of Moon
    11  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  13:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  09     Venus 0.6°N of Mars
    16  20:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  13:38  NEW MOON 
    25  03     Uranus at Opposition 
    26  09:57  Mercury 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    26  16:49  Moon at Apogee: 406227 km
    27  06:38  Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
    27  07     Jupiter at Opposition 
    27  14:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  22:33  Venus 2.4°N of Moon

Jun 01  17:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  23:24  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    05  18:44  Venus 4.5°S of Pollux
    06  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.6°E
    07  17:00  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
    07  23:32  Antares 2.0°S of Moon
    08  12:31  FULL MOON 
    08  20:06  Moon at Perigee: 357249 km
    09  22:08  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  16     Mercury 1.9°S of Mars
    15  05:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  12:17  Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
    21  10:16  Summer Solstice 
    22  20:28  Moon at Apogee: 406486 km
    23  05:15  NEW MOON 
    23  05:24  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.943
    23  06     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    23  19:49  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  03:16  Mars 2.6°N of Moon


Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 01  03:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    02  07:57  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    02  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    03  07     Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
    04  23:09  Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
    05  10:04  Antares 2.0°S of Moon
    05  13     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
    07  06:02  Moon at Perigee: 357676 km
    07  08:56  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  19:28  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.775
    07  19:34  FULL MOON 
    08  06:53  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
    14  16:38  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  18:22  Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
    20  02:13  Moon at Apogee: 406051 km
    21  01:27  Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
    21  02:05  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  20:34  NEW MOON 
    24  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W
    29  02     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    29  14:22  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    30  12:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Aug 01  06:10  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
    01  18:50  Antares 2.1°S of Moon
    03  13     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°E
    03  18:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  13:18  Moon at Perigee: 360710 km
    06  02:59  FULL MOON 
    07  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  06:59  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  18     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  01:16  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    16  15:19  Moon at Apogee: 405122 km
    17  07:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  06     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    21  10:50  NEW MOON 
    24  03     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    25  03:40  Venus 1.8°N of Moon
    25  19:40  Spica 3.0°N of Moon
    27  20     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    28  14:35  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
    28  18:25  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  01:19  Antares 2.2°S of Moon
    31  00:04  Moon at Ascending Node 

Sep 01  11:49  Moon at Perigee: 365541 km
    03  08     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66617 AU
    04  11:37  FULL MOON 
    06  09:40  Venus 2.5°S of Spica
    10  09:10  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    12  00:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  08:49  Moon at Apogee: 404308 km
    13  10:19  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  23:47  NEW MOON 
    20  17     Mercury at Aphelion 
    21  23:35  Mercury 3.5°N of Moon
    22  01:40  Spica 2.9°N of Moon
    22  03:02  Venus 2.9°S of Moon
    23  02:12  Mercury 0.3°N of Spica
    23  02:27  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  01:22  Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
    25  06:36  Antares 2.5°S of Moon
    27  00:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  01:20  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  22:48  Moon at Perigee: 369827 km

Oct 03  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°E
    03  22:25  FULL MOON 
    07  17:37  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
    10  12:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  04:32  Moon at Apogee: 404214 km
    11  19:43  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  09     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    19  11:42  NEW MOON 
    22  10     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  12:51  Antares 2.7°S of Moon
    22  15:31  Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
    23  04:37  Moon at Perigee: 367509 km
    24  02:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  06:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  09     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Nov 02  12:13  FULL MOON 
    03  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    04  01:46  Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
    06  11     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  15:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  00:36  Moon at Apogee: 404915 km
    10  15:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°W
    12  17:21  Mars 2.7°N of Spica
    13  10     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    15  19:51  Spica 2.9°N of Moon
    17  23:06  NEW MOON 
    18  16     Leonid Meteor Shower
    19  09:25  Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
    19  20:44  Moon at Perigee: 362077 km
    20  07:20  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  15:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  12     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    30  03:49  Venus 3.6°N of Spica

Dec 01  08:52  Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
    02  05:16  FULL MOON 
    03  21:03  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  17:41  Moon at Apogee: 405855 km
    10  10:38  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  06:13  Spica 2.9°N of Moon
    13  23     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    14  18:40  Mars 4.5°N of Moon
    15  06     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  08:41  Antares 2.8°S of Moon
    17  10:17  NEW MOON 
    17  10:22  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.042
    17  17:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  04:55  Moon at Perigee: 357950 km
    21  20     Venus at Perihelion 
    21  20     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    21  23:45  Winter Solstice 
    23  03     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
    23  14     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  02:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  20     Neptune at Opposition 
    28  14:55  Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
    31  03:41  Moon at Descending Node

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

2066 Phases of the Moon

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.

2066 Phases of the Moon
Australian Eastern Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 03 19:56 Jan 12 01:07 t Jan 19 13:48
Jan 26 06:14 Feb 02 15:44 Feb 10 18:29 Feb 17 22:14
Feb 24 18:50 Mar 04 12:48 Mar 12 08:48 Mar 19 05:25
Mar 26 08:13 Apr 03 09:09 Apr 10 20:03 Apr 17 12:23
Apr 24 22:29 May 03 02:57 May 10 04:58 May 16 20:01
May 24 13:38 Jun 01 17:13 Jun 08 12:31 Jun 15 05:10
Jun 23 05:15 A Jul 01 03:59 Jul 07 19:34 p Jul 14 16:38
Jul 22 20:34 Jul 30 12:01 Aug 06 02:59 Aug 13 06:59
Aug 21 10:50 Aug 28 18:25 Sep 04 11:37 Sep 12 00:16
Sep 19 23:47 Sep 27 00:19 Oct 03 22:25 Oct 11 19:43
Oct 19 11:42 Oct 26 06:52 Nov 02 12:13 Nov 10 15:45
Nov 17 23:06 Nov 24 15:10 Dec 02 05:16 Dec 10 10:38
Dec 17 10:17 T Dec 24 02:07 Jan 01 00:41 n -

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: 2061 to 2070

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2061 to 2070 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 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
IST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
BST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
ICT 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
AWST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
JST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
ACT 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
AEST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
NCT 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
NZST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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

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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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