2066 Sky Event Almanac
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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 | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 09:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 04 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 06 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
07 06:53 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
07 15:46 Moon at Apogee: 405716 km
10 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 07:54 Moon at Descending Node
11 15:03 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.138
11 15:07 FULL MOON
14 19:25 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
18 09 Venus at Aphelion
18 20:26 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
19 03:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 17:24 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
21 23:27 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
23 15:57 Moon at Perigee: 363177 km
24 14:22 Moon at Ascending Node
25 20:14 NEW MOON
Feb 02 05:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 14:18 Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
04 09:58 Moon at Apogee: 404789 km
07 15:02 Moon at Descending Node
10 08:29 FULL MOON
10 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
11 02:01 Regulus 4.3°N of Moon
12 09 Mercury at Perihelion
12 11 Saturn at Opposition
15 01:44 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
17 12:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 05:50 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
18 05:53 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
20 01:15 Moon at Perigee: 368665 km
20 21:32 Moon at Ascending Node
24 08:50 NEW MOON
26 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Mar 01 05:10 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
02 22:22 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
04 02:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 06:48 Moon at Apogee: 404251 km
06 20:17 Moon at Descending Node
09 19:28 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
10 10:26 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
11 22:48 FULL MOON
14 08:09 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
16 19:50 Moon at Perigee: 369243 km
17 11:10 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
17 14:13 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
18 19:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 23:40 Moon at Ascending Node
20 07:19 Vernal Equinox
25 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
25 22:13 NEW MOON
28 08 Mercury at Aphelion
30 02:47 Mars 2.9°S of Moon
30 06:28 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
Apr 01 02:53 Moon at Apogee: 404532 km
02 22:54 Moon at Descending Node
02 23:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 02:20 Mars 3.2°S of Pleiades
06 19:59 Regulus 4.5°N of Moon
10 10:03 FULL MOON
10 16:53 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
12 22:32 Moon at Perigee: 364162 km
13 17:48 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
13 20:13 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
16 00:07 Moon at Ascending Node
17 02:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 13:57 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
23 01 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 12:29 NEW MOON
26 13:52 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
27 04:45 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
27 23:50 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
28 19:52 Moon at Apogee: 405408 km
30 00:48 Moon at Descending Node
May 02 16:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 14 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 03:12 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
09 18:58 FULL MOON
10 17 Venus at Perihelion
11 01:15 Moon at Perigee: 359581 km
11 01:30 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
11 02:52 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
11 08 Mercury at Perihelion
13 03:46 Moon at Ascending Node
13 23 Venus 0.6°N of Mars
16 10:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 03:38 NEW MOON
24 17 Uranus at Opposition
25 23:57 Mercury 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
26 06:49 Moon at Apogee: 406227 km
26 20:38 Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
26 21 Jupiter at Opposition
27 04:17 Moon at Descending Node
27 12:33 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
Jun 01 07:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 13:24 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
05 08:44 Venus 4.5°S of Pollux
05 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.6°E
07 07:00 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
07 13:32 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
08 02:31 FULL MOON
08 10:06 Moon at Perigee: 357249 km
09 12:08 Moon at Ascending Node
10 06 Mercury 1.9°S of Mars
14 19:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 02:17 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
21 00:16 Summer Solstice
22 10:28 Moon at Apogee: 406486 km
22 19:15 NEW MOON
22 19:24 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.943
22 20 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
23 09:49 Moon at Descending Node
24 17:16 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
30 17:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 21:57 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
02 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
02 21 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
04 13:09 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
05 00:04 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
05 03 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
06 20:02 Moon at Perigee: 357676 km
06 22:56 Moon at Ascending Node
07 09:28 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.775
07 09:34 FULL MOON
07 20:53 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
14 06:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 08:22 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
19 16:13 Moon at Apogee: 406051 km
20 15:27 Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
20 16:05 Moon at Descending Node
22 10:34 NEW MOON
23 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W
28 16 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 04:22 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
30 02:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 20:10 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
Aug 01 08:50 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
03 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°E
03 08:33 Moon at Ascending Node
04 03:18 Moon at Perigee: 360710 km
05 16:59 FULL MOON
07 07 Mercury at Perihelion
12 20:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 08 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 15:16 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
16 05:19 Moon at Apogee: 405122 km
16 21:13 Moon at Descending Node
18 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 00:50 NEW MOON
23 17 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
24 17:40 Venus 1.8°N of Moon
25 09:40 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
27 10 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
28 04:35 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
28 08:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 15:19 Antares 2.2°S of Moon
30 14:04 Moon at Ascending Node
Sep 01 01:49 Moon at Perigee: 365541 km
02 22 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66617 AU
04 01:37 FULL MOON
05 23:40 Venus 2.5°S of Spica
09 23:10 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
11 14:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 22:49 Moon at Apogee: 404308 km
13 00:19 Moon at Descending Node
19 13:47 NEW MOON
20 07 Mercury at Aphelion
21 13:35 Mercury 3.5°N of Moon
21 15:40 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
21 17:02 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
22 16:12 Mercury 0.3°N of Spica
22 16:27 Autumnal Equinox
24 15:22 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
24 20:36 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
26 14:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 15:20 Moon at Ascending Node
27 12:48 Moon at Perigee: 369827 km
Oct 02 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°E
03 12:25 FULL MOON
07 07:37 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
10 02:18 Moon at Descending Node
10 18:32 Moon at Apogee: 404214 km
11 09:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 23 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
19 01:42 NEW MOON
22 00 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 02:51 Antares 2.7°S of Moon
22 05:31 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
22 18:37 Moon at Perigee: 367509 km
23 16:13 Moon at Ascending Node
25 20:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Nov 02 02:13 FULL MOON
03 06 Mercury at Perihelion
03 15:46 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
06 01 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 05:29 Moon at Descending Node
07 14:36 Moon at Apogee: 404915 km
10 05:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°W
12 07:21 Mars 2.7°N of Spica
13 00 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 09:51 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
17 13:06 NEW MOON
18 06 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 23:25 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
19 10:44 Moon at Perigee: 362077 km
19 21:20 Moon at Ascending Node
24 05:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 02 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 17:49 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
30 22:52 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
Dec 01 19:16 FULL MOON
03 11:03 Moon at Descending Node
05 07:41 Moon at Apogee: 405855 km
10 00:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 20:13 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
13 13 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
14 08:40 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
14 20 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 22:41 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
17 00:17 NEW MOON
17 00:22 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.042
17 07:22 Moon at Ascending Node
17 18:55 Moon at Perigee: 357950 km
21 10 Venus at Perihelion
21 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 13:45 Winter Solstice
22 17 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
23 04 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 16:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 10 Neptune at Opposition
28 04:55 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
30 17:41 Moon at Descending Node
31 14:28 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.977
31 14:41 FULL 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
2066 Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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 | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 03 09:56 | Jan 11 15:07 t | Jan 19 03:48 |
| Jan 25 20:14 | Feb 02 05:44 | Feb 10 08:29 | Feb 17 12:14 |
| Feb 24 08:50 | Mar 04 02:48 | Mar 11 22:48 | Mar 18 19:25 |
| Mar 25 22:13 | Apr 02 23:09 | Apr 10 10:03 | Apr 17 02:23 |
| Apr 24 12:29 | May 02 16:57 | May 09 18:58 | May 16 10:01 |
| May 24 03:38 | Jun 01 07:13 | Jun 08 02:31 | Jun 14 19:10 |
| Jun 22 19:15 A | Jun 30 17:59 | Jul 07 09:34 p | Jul 14 06:38 |
| Jul 22 10:34 | Jul 30 02:01 | Aug 05 16:59 | Aug 12 20:59 |
| Aug 21 00:50 | Aug 28 08:25 | Sep 04 01:37 | Sep 11 14:16 |
| Sep 19 13:47 | Sep 26 14:19 | Oct 03 12:25 | Oct 11 09:43 |
| Oct 19 01:42 | Oct 25 20:52 | Nov 02 02:13 | Nov 10 05:45 |
| Nov 17 13:06 | Nov 24 05:10 | Dec 01 19:16 | Dec 10 00:38 |
| Dec 17 00:17 T | Dec 23 16:07 | Dec 31 14:41 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 | |||||
- 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
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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