2066 Sky Event Almanac
Moskow Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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 | ||||||||
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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 12:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 07 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 09 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
07 09:53 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
07 18:46 Moon at Apogee: 405716 km
11 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 10:54 Moon at Descending Node
11 18:03 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.138
11 18:07 FULL MOON
14 22:25 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
18 12 Venus at Aphelion
18 23:26 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
19 06:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 20:24 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
22 02:27 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
23 18:57 Moon at Perigee: 363177 km
24 17:22 Moon at Ascending Node
25 23:14 NEW MOON
Feb 02 08:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 17:18 Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
04 12:58 Moon at Apogee: 404789 km
07 18:02 Moon at Descending Node
10 11:29 FULL MOON
10 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
11 05:01 Regulus 4.3°N of Moon
12 12 Mercury at Perihelion
12 14 Saturn at Opposition
15 04:44 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
17 15:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 08:50 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
18 08:53 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
20 04:15 Moon at Perigee: 368665 km
21 00:32 Moon at Ascending Node
24 11:50 NEW MOON
26 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Mar 01 08:10 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
03 01:22 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
04 05:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 09:48 Moon at Apogee: 404251 km
06 23:17 Moon at Descending Node
09 22:28 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
10 13:26 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
12 01:48 FULL MOON
14 11:09 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
16 22:50 Moon at Perigee: 369243 km
17 14:10 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
17 17:13 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
18 22:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 02:40 Moon at Ascending Node
20 10:19 Vernal Equinox
25 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
26 01:13 NEW MOON
28 11 Mercury at Aphelion
30 05:47 Mars 2.9°S of Moon
30 09:28 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
Apr 01 05:53 Moon at Apogee: 404532 km
03 01:54 Moon at Descending Node
03 02:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 05:20 Mars 3.2°S of Pleiades
06 22:59 Regulus 4.5°N of Moon
10 13:03 FULL MOON
10 19:53 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
13 01:32 Moon at Perigee: 364162 km
13 20:48 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
13 23:13 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
16 03:07 Moon at Ascending Node
17 05:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 16:57 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
23 04 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 15:29 NEW MOON
26 16:52 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
27 07:45 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
28 02:50 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
28 22:52 Moon at Apogee: 405408 km
30 03:48 Moon at Descending Node
May 02 19:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 17 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 06:12 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
09 21:58 FULL MOON
10 20 Venus at Perihelion
11 04:15 Moon at Perigee: 359581 km
11 04:30 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
11 05:52 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
11 11 Mercury at Perihelion
13 06:46 Moon at Ascending Node
14 02 Venus 0.6°N of Mars
16 13:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 06:38 NEW MOON
24 20 Uranus at Opposition
26 02:57 Mercury 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
26 09:49 Moon at Apogee: 406227 km
26 23:38 Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
27 00 Jupiter at Opposition
27 07:17 Moon at Descending Node
27 15:33 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
Jun 01 10:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 16:24 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
05 11:44 Venus 4.5°S of Pollux
05 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.6°E
07 10:00 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
07 16:32 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
08 05:31 FULL MOON
08 13:06 Moon at Perigee: 357249 km
09 15:08 Moon at Ascending Node
10 09 Mercury 1.9°S of Mars
14 22:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 05:17 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
21 03:16 Summer Solstice
22 13:28 Moon at Apogee: 406486 km
22 22:15 NEW MOON
22 22:24 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.943
22 23 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
23 12:49 Moon at Descending Node
24 20:16 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
30 20:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 00:57 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
02 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 00 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
04 16:09 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
05 03:04 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
05 06 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
06 23:02 Moon at Perigee: 357676 km
07 01:56 Moon at Ascending Node
07 12:28 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.775
07 12:34 FULL MOON
07 23:53 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
14 09:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 11:22 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
19 19:13 Moon at Apogee: 406051 km
20 18:27 Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
20 19:05 Moon at Descending Node
22 13:34 NEW MOON
24 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W
28 19 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 07:22 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
30 05:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 23:10 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
Aug 01 11:50 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
03 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°E
03 11:33 Moon at Ascending Node
04 06:18 Moon at Perigee: 360710 km
05 19:59 FULL MOON
07 10 Mercury at Perihelion
12 23:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 11 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 18:16 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
16 08:19 Moon at Apogee: 405122 km
17 00:13 Moon at Descending Node
18 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 03:50 NEW MOON
23 20 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
24 20:40 Venus 1.8°N of Moon
25 12:40 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
27 13 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
28 07:35 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
28 11:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 18:19 Antares 2.2°S of Moon
30 17:04 Moon at Ascending Node
Sep 01 04:49 Moon at Perigee: 365541 km
03 01 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66617 AU
04 04:37 FULL MOON
06 02:40 Venus 2.5°S of Spica
10 02:10 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
11 17:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 01:49 Moon at Apogee: 404308 km
13 03:19 Moon at Descending Node
19 16:47 NEW MOON
20 10 Mercury at Aphelion
21 16:35 Mercury 3.5°N of Moon
21 18:40 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
21 20:02 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
22 19:12 Mercury 0.3°N of Spica
22 19:27 Autumnal Equinox
24 18:22 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
24 23:36 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
26 17:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 18:20 Moon at Ascending Node
27 15:48 Moon at Perigee: 369827 km
Oct 03 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°E
03 15:25 FULL MOON
07 10:37 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
10 05:18 Moon at Descending Node
10 21:32 Moon at Apogee: 404214 km
11 12:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 02 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
19 04:42 NEW MOON
22 03 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 05:51 Antares 2.7°S of Moon
22 08:31 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
22 21:37 Moon at Perigee: 367509 km
23 19:13 Moon at Ascending Node
25 23:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Nov 02 05:13 FULL MOON
03 09 Mercury at Perihelion
03 18:46 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
06 04 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 08:29 Moon at Descending Node
07 17:36 Moon at Apogee: 404915 km
10 08:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°W
12 10:21 Mars 2.7°N of Spica
13 03 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 12:51 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
17 16:06 NEW MOON
18 09 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 02:25 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
19 13:44 Moon at Perigee: 362077 km
20 00:20 Moon at Ascending Node
24 08:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 05 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 20:49 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
Dec 01 01:52 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
01 22:16 FULL MOON
03 14:03 Moon at Descending Node
05 10:41 Moon at Apogee: 405855 km
10 03:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 23:13 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
13 16 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
14 11:40 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
14 23 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 01:41 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
17 03:17 NEW MOON
17 03:22 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.042
17 10:22 Moon at Ascending Node
17 21:55 Moon at Perigee: 357950 km
21 13 Venus at Perihelion
21 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 16:45 Winter Solstice
22 20 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
23 07 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 19:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 13 Neptune at Opposition
28 07:55 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
30 20:41 Moon at Descending Node
31 17:28 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.977
31 17:41 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
Moskow Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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 | |||
| Moskow Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 03 12:56 | Jan 11 18:07 t | Jan 19 06:48 |
| Jan 25 23:14 | Feb 02 08:44 | Feb 10 11:29 | Feb 17 15:14 |
| Feb 24 11:50 | Mar 04 05:48 | Mar 12 01:48 | Mar 18 22:25 |
| Mar 26 01:13 | Apr 03 02:09 | Apr 10 13:03 | Apr 17 05:23 |
| Apr 24 15:29 | May 02 19:57 | May 09 21:58 | May 16 13:01 |
| May 24 06:38 | Jun 01 10:13 | Jun 08 05:31 | Jun 14 22:10 |
| Jun 22 22:15 A | Jun 30 20:59 | Jul 07 12:34 p | Jul 14 09:38 |
| Jul 22 13:34 | Jul 30 05:01 | Aug 05 19:59 | Aug 12 23:59 |
| Aug 21 03:50 | Aug 28 11:25 | Sep 04 04:37 | Sep 11 17:16 |
| Sep 19 16:47 | Sep 26 17:19 | Oct 03 15:25 | Oct 11 12:43 |
| Oct 19 04:42 | Oct 25 23:52 | Nov 02 05:13 | Nov 10 08:45 |
| Nov 17 16:06 | Nov 24 08:10 | Dec 01 22:16 | Dec 10 03:38 |
| Dec 17 03:17 T | Dec 23 19:07 | Dec 31 17:41 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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