2066 Sky Event Almanac

Eastern European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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
Eastern European Time
January - June July - December 
Date     EET   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 03  11:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  06     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  08     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    07  08:53  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
    07  17:46  Moon at Apogee: 405716 km
    11  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    11  09:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  17:03  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.138
    11  17:07  FULL MOON 
    14  21:25  Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
    18  11     Venus at Aphelion 
    18  22:26  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    19  05:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  19:24  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
    22  01:27  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    23  17:57  Moon at Perigee: 363177 km
    24  16:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  22:14  NEW MOON 

Feb 02  07:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  16:18  Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
    04  11:58  Moon at Apogee: 404789 km
    07  17:02  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  10:29  FULL MOON 
    10  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
    11  04:01  Regulus 4.3°N of Moon
    12  11     Mercury at Perihelion 
    12  13     Saturn at Opposition 
    15  03:44  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    17  14:14  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  07:50  Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
    18  07:53  Antares 1.4°S of Moon
    20  03:15  Moon at Perigee: 368665 km
    20  23:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  10:50  NEW MOON 
    26  09     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

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

Apr 01  04:53  Moon at Apogee: 404532 km
    03  00:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  01:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  04:20  Mars 3.2°S of Pleiades
    06  21:59  Regulus 4.5°N of Moon
    10  12:03  FULL MOON 
    10  18:53  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    13  00:32  Moon at Perigee: 364162 km
    13  19:48  Antares 1.9°S of Moon
    13  22:13  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    16  02:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  04:23  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  15:57  Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
    23  03     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  14:29  NEW MOON 
    26  15:52  Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
    27  06:45  Venus 1.9°S of Moon
    28  01:50  Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    28  21:52  Moon at Apogee: 405408 km
    30  02:48  Moon at Descending Node 

May 02  18:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  16     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    08  05:12  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    09  20:58  FULL MOON 
    10  19     Venus at Perihelion 
    11  03:15  Moon at Perigee: 359581 km
    11  03:30  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
    11  04:52  Antares 2.0°S of Moon
    11  10     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  05:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  01     Venus 0.6°N of Mars
    16  12:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  05:38  NEW MOON 
    24  19     Uranus at Opposition 
    26  01:57  Mercury 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    26  08:49  Moon at Apogee: 406227 km
    26  22:38  Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
    26  23     Jupiter at Opposition 
    27  06:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  14:33  Venus 2.4°N of Moon

Jun 01  09:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  15:24  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    05  10:44  Venus 4.5°S of Pollux
    05  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.6°E
    07  09:00  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
    07  15:32  Antares 2.0°S of Moon
    08  04:31  FULL MOON 
    08  12:06  Moon at Perigee: 357249 km
    09  14:08  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  08     Mercury 1.9°S of Mars
    14  21:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  04:17  Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
    21  02:16  Summer Solstice 
    22  12:28  Moon at Apogee: 406486 km
    22  21:15  NEW MOON 
    22  21:24  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.943
    22  22     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    23  11:49  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  19:16  Mars 2.6°N of Moon
    30  19:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON 


Date     EET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  23:57  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    02  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    02  23     Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
    04  15:09  Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
    05  02:04  Antares 2.0°S of Moon
    05  05     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
    06  22:02  Moon at Perigee: 357676 km
    07  00:56  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  11:28  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.775
    07  11:34  FULL MOON 
    07  22:53  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
    14  08:38  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  10:22  Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
    19  18:13  Moon at Apogee: 406051 km
    20  17:27  Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
    20  18:05  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  12:34  NEW MOON 
    23  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W
    28  18     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    29  06:22  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    30  04:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  22:10  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon

Aug 01  10:50  Antares 2.1°S of Moon
    03  05     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°E
    03  10:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  05:18  Moon at Perigee: 360710 km
    05  18:59  FULL MOON 
    07  09     Mercury at Perihelion 
    12  22:59  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  10     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  17:16  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    16  07:19  Moon at Apogee: 405122 km
    16  23:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    21  02:50  NEW MOON 
    23  19     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    24  19:40  Venus 1.8°N of Moon
    25  11:40  Spica 3.0°N of Moon
    27  12     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    28  06:35  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
    28  10:25  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  17:19  Antares 2.2°S of Moon
    30  16:04  Moon at Ascending Node 

Sep 01  03:49  Moon at Perigee: 365541 km
    03  00     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66617 AU
    04  03:37  FULL MOON 
    06  01:40  Venus 2.5°S of Spica
    10  01:10  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    11  16:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  00:49  Moon at Apogee: 404308 km
    13  02:19  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  15:47  NEW MOON 
    20  09     Mercury at Aphelion 
    21  15:35  Mercury 3.5°N of Moon
    21  17:40  Spica 2.9°N of Moon
    21  19:02  Venus 2.9°S of Moon
    22  18:12  Mercury 0.3°N of Spica
    22  18:27  Autumnal Equinox 
    24  17:22  Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
    24  22:36  Antares 2.5°S of Moon
    26  16:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  17:20  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  14:48  Moon at Perigee: 369827 km

Oct 03  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°E
    03  14:25  FULL MOON 
    07  09:37  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
    10  04:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  20:32  Moon at Apogee: 404214 km
    11  11:43  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  01     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    19  03:42  NEW MOON 
    22  02     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  04:51  Antares 2.7°S of Moon
    22  07:31  Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
    22  20:37  Moon at Perigee: 367509 km
    23  18:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  22:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

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

Dec 01  00:52  Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
    01  21:16  FULL MOON 
    03  13:03  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  09:41  Moon at Apogee: 405855 km
    10  02:38  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  22:13  Spica 2.9°N of Moon
    13  15     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    14  10:40  Mars 4.5°N of Moon
    14  22     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  00:41  Antares 2.8°S of Moon
    17  02:17  NEW MOON 
    17  02:22  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.042
    17  09:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  20:55  Moon at Perigee: 357950 km
    21  12     Venus at Perihelion 
    21  12     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    21  15:45  Winter Solstice 
    22  19     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
    23  06     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  18:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  12     Neptune at Opposition 
    28  06:55  Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
    30  19:41  Moon at Descending Node 
    31  16:28  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.977
    31  16:41  FULL MOON

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

Eastern European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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
Eastern European Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 03 11:56 Jan 11 17:07 t Jan 19 05:48
Jan 25 22:14 Feb 02 07:44 Feb 10 10:29 Feb 17 14:14
Feb 24 10:50 Mar 04 04:48 Mar 12 00:48 Mar 18 21:25
Mar 26 00:13 Apr 03 01:09 Apr 10 12:03 Apr 17 04:23
Apr 24 14:29 May 02 18:57 May 09 20:58 May 16 12:01
May 24 05:38 Jun 01 09:13 Jun 08 04:31 Jun 14 21:10
Jun 22 21:15 A Jun 30 19:59 Jul 07 11:34 p Jul 14 08:38
Jul 22 12:34 Jul 30 04:01 Aug 05 18:59 Aug 12 22:59
Aug 21 02:50 Aug 28 10:25 Sep 04 03:37 Sep 11 16:16
Sep 19 15:47 Sep 26 16:19 Oct 03 14:25 Oct 11 11:43
Oct 19 03:42 Oct 25 22:52 Nov 02 04:13 Nov 10 07:45
Nov 17 15:06 Nov 24 07:10 Dec 01 21:16 Dec 10 02:38
Dec 17 02:17 T Dec 23 18:07 Dec 31 16:41 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

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2061 to 2070 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 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
GMT 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
CET 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
EET 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
MSK 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
GST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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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