2066 Sky Event Almanac
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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 | ||||||||
| Gulf Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date GST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 13:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 08 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 10 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
07 10:53 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
07 19:46 Moon at Apogee: 405716 km
11 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 11:54 Moon at Descending Node
11 19:03 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.138
11 19:07 FULL MOON
14 23:25 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
18 13 Venus at Aphelion
19 00:26 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
19 07:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 21:24 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
22 03:27 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
23 19:57 Moon at Perigee: 363177 km
24 18:22 Moon at Ascending Node
26 00:14 NEW MOON
Feb 02 09:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 18:18 Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
04 13:58 Moon at Apogee: 404789 km
07 19:02 Moon at Descending Node
10 12:29 FULL MOON
10 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
11 06:01 Regulus 4.3°N of Moon
12 13 Mercury at Perihelion
12 15 Saturn at Opposition
15 05:44 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
17 16:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 09:50 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
18 09:53 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
20 05:15 Moon at Perigee: 368665 km
21 01:32 Moon at Ascending Node
24 12:50 NEW MOON
26 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Mar 01 09:10 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
03 02:22 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
04 06:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 10:48 Moon at Apogee: 404251 km
07 00:17 Moon at Descending Node
09 23:28 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
10 14:26 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
12 02:48 FULL MOON
14 12:09 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
16 23:50 Moon at Perigee: 369243 km
17 15:10 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
17 18:13 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
18 23:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 03:40 Moon at Ascending Node
20 11:19 Vernal Equinox
25 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
26 02:13 NEW MOON
28 12 Mercury at Aphelion
30 06:47 Mars 2.9°S of Moon
30 10:28 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
Apr 01 06:53 Moon at Apogee: 404532 km
03 02:54 Moon at Descending Node
03 03:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 06:20 Mars 3.2°S of Pleiades
06 23:59 Regulus 4.5°N of Moon
10 14:03 FULL MOON
10 20:53 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
13 02:32 Moon at Perigee: 364162 km
13 21:48 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
14 00:13 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
16 04:07 Moon at Ascending Node
17 06:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 17:57 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
23 05 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 16:29 NEW MOON
26 17:52 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
27 08:45 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
28 03:50 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
28 23:52 Moon at Apogee: 405408 km
30 04:48 Moon at Descending Node
May 02 20:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 18 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 07:12 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
09 22:58 FULL MOON
10 21 Venus at Perihelion
11 05:15 Moon at Perigee: 359581 km
11 05:30 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
11 06:52 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
11 12 Mercury at Perihelion
13 07:46 Moon at Ascending Node
14 03 Venus 0.6°N of Mars
16 14:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 07:38 NEW MOON
24 21 Uranus at Opposition
26 03:57 Mercury 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
26 10:49 Moon at Apogee: 406227 km
27 00:38 Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
27 01 Jupiter at Opposition
27 08:17 Moon at Descending Node
27 16:33 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
Jun 01 11:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 17:24 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
05 12:44 Venus 4.5°S of Pollux
05 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.6°E
07 11:00 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
07 17:32 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
08 06:31 FULL MOON
08 14:06 Moon at Perigee: 357249 km
09 16:08 Moon at Ascending Node
10 10 Mercury 1.9°S of Mars
14 23:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 06:17 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
21 04:16 Summer Solstice
22 14:28 Moon at Apogee: 406486 km
22 23:15 NEW MOON
22 23:24 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.943
23 00 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
23 13:49 Moon at Descending Node
24 21:16 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
30 21:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date GST Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 01:57 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
02 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 01 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
04 17:09 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
05 04:04 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
05 07 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
07 00:02 Moon at Perigee: 357676 km
07 02:56 Moon at Ascending Node
07 13:28 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.775
07 13:34 FULL MOON
08 00:53 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
14 10:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 12:22 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
19 20:13 Moon at Apogee: 406051 km
20 19:27 Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
20 20:05 Moon at Descending Node
22 14:34 NEW MOON
24 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W
28 20 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 08:22 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
30 06:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Aug 01 00:10 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
01 12:50 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
03 07 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°E
03 12:33 Moon at Ascending Node
04 07:18 Moon at Perigee: 360710 km
05 20:59 FULL MOON
07 11 Mercury at Perihelion
13 00:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 12 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 19:16 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
16 09:19 Moon at Apogee: 405122 km
17 01:13 Moon at Descending Node
19 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 04:50 NEW MOON
23 21 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
24 21:40 Venus 1.8°N of Moon
25 13:40 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
27 14 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
28 08:35 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
28 12:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 19:19 Antares 2.2°S of Moon
30 18:04 Moon at Ascending Node
Sep 01 05:49 Moon at Perigee: 365541 km
03 02 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66617 AU
04 05:37 FULL MOON
06 03:40 Venus 2.5°S of Spica
10 03:10 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
11 18:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 02:49 Moon at Apogee: 404308 km
13 04:19 Moon at Descending Node
19 17:47 NEW MOON
20 11 Mercury at Aphelion
21 17:35 Mercury 3.5°N of Moon
21 19:40 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
21 21:02 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
22 20:12 Mercury 0.3°N of Spica
22 20:27 Autumnal Equinox
24 19:22 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
25 00:36 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
26 18:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 19:20 Moon at Ascending Node
27 16:48 Moon at Perigee: 369827 km
Oct 03 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°E
03 16:25 FULL MOON
07 11:37 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
10 06:18 Moon at Descending Node
10 22:32 Moon at Apogee: 404214 km
11 13:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 03 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
19 05:42 NEW MOON
22 04 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 06:51 Antares 2.7°S of Moon
22 09:31 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
22 22:37 Moon at Perigee: 367509 km
23 20:13 Moon at Ascending Node
26 00:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Nov 02 06:13 FULL MOON
03 10 Mercury at Perihelion
03 19:46 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
06 05 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 09:29 Moon at Descending Node
07 18:36 Moon at Apogee: 404915 km
10 09:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°W
12 11:21 Mars 2.7°N of Spica
13 04 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 13:51 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
17 17:06 NEW MOON
18 10 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 03:25 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
19 14:44 Moon at Perigee: 362077 km
20 01:20 Moon at Ascending Node
24 09:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 06 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 21:49 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
Dec 01 02:52 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
01 23:16 FULL MOON
03 15:03 Moon at Descending Node
05 11:41 Moon at Apogee: 405855 km
10 04:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 00:13 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
13 17 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
14 12:40 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
15 00 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 02:41 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
17 04:17 NEW MOON
17 04:22 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.042
17 11:22 Moon at Ascending Node
17 22:55 Moon at Perigee: 357950 km
21 14 Venus at Perihelion
21 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 17:45 Winter Solstice
22 21 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
23 08 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 20:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 14 Neptune at Opposition
28 08:55 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
30 21:41 Moon at Descending Node
31 18:28 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.977
31 18:41 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
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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 | |||
| Gulf Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 03 13:56 | Jan 11 19:07 t | Jan 19 07:48 |
| Jan 26 00:14 | Feb 02 09:44 | Feb 10 12:29 | Feb 17 16:14 |
| Feb 24 12:50 | Mar 04 06:48 | Mar 12 02:48 | Mar 18 23:25 |
| Mar 26 02:13 | Apr 03 03:09 | Apr 10 14:03 | Apr 17 06:23 |
| Apr 24 16:29 | May 02 20:57 | May 09 22:58 | May 16 14:01 |
| May 24 07:38 | Jun 01 11:13 | Jun 08 06:31 | Jun 14 23:10 |
| Jun 22 23:15 A | Jun 30 21:59 | Jul 07 13:34 p | Jul 14 10:38 |
| Jul 22 14:34 | Jul 30 06:01 | Aug 05 20:59 | Aug 13 00:59 |
| Aug 21 04:50 | Aug 28 12:25 | Sep 04 05:37 | Sep 11 18:16 |
| Sep 19 17:47 | Sep 26 18:19 | Oct 03 16:25 | Oct 11 13:43 |
| Oct 19 05:42 | Oct 26 00:52 | Nov 02 06:13 | Nov 10 09:45 |
| Nov 17 17:06 | Nov 24 09:10 | Dec 01 23:16 | Dec 10 04:38 |
| Dec 17 04:17 T | Dec 23 20:07 | Dec 31 18:41 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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