2068 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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.
| 2068 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 02 23:02 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
03 02:48 Moon at Ascending Node
04 23 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
05 00 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 10:38 NEW MOON
07 04:29 Moon at Perigee: 361414 km
09 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E
12 01:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 15:02 Mars 2.8°S of Moon
14 22:09 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
15 06 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
15 19:56 Moon at Descending Node
17 11 Mercury at Perihelion
19 17:45 FULL MOON
22 23:47 Moon at Apogee: 406042 km
24 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 21:08 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
27 22:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 09:09 Antares 4.6°S of Moon
30 10:06 Moon at Ascending Node
Feb 02 16:33 Mercury 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
03 21:44 NEW MOON
04 13:46 Moon at Perigee: 357542 km
10 00:04 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
10 13:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 03:43 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
11 21:11 Moon at Descending Node
18 02 Mercury 0.6°N of Jupiter
18 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°W
18 12:38 FULL MOON
19 04:46 Moon at Apogee: 406494 km
23 03:22 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
26 12:48 Moon at Ascending Node
26 14:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
Mar 01 10 Mercury at Aphelion
01 20:00 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
04 02:11 Moon at Perigee: 356802 km
04 07:38 NEW MOON
07 15:22 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
08 12:55 Mars 2.7°S of Pleiades
09 11:01 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
09 13:13 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
09 22:22 Moon at Descending Node
10 19 Saturn at Opposition
11 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°E
11 03:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 04 Venus at Perihelion
17 06:03 Moon at Apogee: 406376 km
19 06:56 FULL MOON
20 02:51 Vernal Equinox
21 09:03 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
24 13:32 Moon at Ascending Node
27 02:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
Apr 01 12:33 Moon at Perigee: 359256 km
02 16:51 NEW MOON
03 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 19:30 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
05 20:25 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
06 03:20 Moon at Descending Node
06 05:29 Venus 0.7°N of Pleiades
07 05:38 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
09 19:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 17:52 Moon at Apogee: 405623 km
14 10 Mercury at Perihelion
17 15:21 Spica 1.2°N of Moon
17 23:29 FULL MOON
20 16:24 Moon at Ascending Node
22 21 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 10:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 06:41 Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades
29 14:56 Moon at Perigee: 363942 km
29 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
May 02 02:07 NEW MOON
03 06:38 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
03 12:01 Moon at Descending Node
03 13:26 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
04 02:30 Aldebaran 4.7°S of Moon
05 11 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 00:23 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
09 12:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 04 Mercury 2.7°S of Venus
11 11:18 Moon at Apogee: 404661 km
14 22:48 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
17 13:35 FULL MOON
17 13:40 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953
17 22:48 Moon at Ascending Node
21 04 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
22 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 16:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 17:16 Moon at Perigee: 368748 km
30 21:21 Moon at Descending Node
31 11:54 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.011
31 12:03 NEW MOON
Jun 02 20 Uranus at Opposition
08 06:05 Moon at Apogee: 404221 km
08 06:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 07:04 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
14 07:06 Moon at Ascending Node
16 01:00 FULL MOON
17 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°W
20 18:58 Moon at Perigee: 368627 km
20 19:55 Summer Solstice
22 11:29 Mercury 2.6°N of Aldebaran
22 20:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 20:06 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
26 23:08 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
27 04:13 Moon at Descending Node
27 08 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
27 19:33 Aldebaran 4.7°S of Moon
28 08:51 Mercury 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
29 23:11 NEW MOON
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 04 13 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
05 12 Venus at Aphelion
06 00:27 Moon at Apogee: 404637 km
07 23:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 15:19 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
11 09 Mercury at Perihelion
11 14:32 Moon at Ascending Node
15 10:07 FULL MOON
16 14:09 Venus 1.5°N of Aldebaran
17 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 22:05 Moon at Perigee: 363871 km
21 07 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66605 AU
22 01:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 04:45 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
24 07:14 Moon at Descending Node
25 01:29 Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon
25 15:02 Venus 2.2°S of Moon
28 12 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 11:55 NEW MOON
30 08 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°W
Aug 01 03:41 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
02 16:59 Moon at Apogee: 405607 km
03 17 Jupiter at Opposition
04 03:23 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
04 22:46 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
05 21 Mercury 0.1°S of Mars
06 15:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 19:02 Moon at Ascending Node
13 04 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 17:51 FULL MOON
14 23:33 Moon at Perigee: 359376 km
19 13 Mercury 2.9°S of Saturn
20 08:01 Moon at Descending Node
20 08:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 10:14 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
21 06:52 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
24 04:56 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
24 09 Mercury at Aphelion
28 02:28 NEW MOON
28 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
30 04:38 Moon at Apogee: 406437 km
30 15:10 Mercury 1.4°N of Moon
Sep 01 05:10 Spica 0.7°N of Moon
03 20:47 Moon at Ascending Node
05 06:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 01:19 FULL MOON
12 08:17 Moon at Perigee: 356950 km
16 10:30 Moon at Descending Node
16 17:19 Pleiades 4.6°N of Moon
17 13:26 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
18 18:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 18 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
22 12:09 Autumnal Equinox
23 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 08:00 Moon at Apogee: 406613 km
26 18:48 NEW MOON
28 11:00 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
30 08:29 Venus 0.0°N of Regulus
30 22:29 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 02 06 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
04 18:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 09 Mercury at Perihelion
09 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
10 08 Mercury 0.4°S of Saturn
10 19:20 Moon at Perigee: 357423 km
11 09:39 FULL MOON
13 17:30 Moon at Descending Node
14 02:45 Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
14 22:14 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
18 08:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 21 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 12:48 Moon at Apogee: 406142 km
25 21 Venus at Perihelion
26 12:17 NEW MOON
26 17 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
28 02:44 Moon at Ascending Node
Nov 03 04:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 21 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 04:44 Moon at Perigee: 360864 km
09 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 19:40 FULL MOON
09 19:45 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.015
10 03:58 Moon at Descending Node
10 13:37 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
11 08:46 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
12 20 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 20:27 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
17 01:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 03 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 03:10 Moon at Apogee: 405230 km
22 00:10 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
23 00:46 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
23 17:34 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
24 09:37 Moon at Ascending Node
25 05:30 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.911
25 05:42 NEW MOON
Dec 02 13:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 03:40 Moon at Perigee: 366315 km
06 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
07 13:58 Moon at Descending Node
07 23:49 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
08 18 Venus 1.1°N of Mars
08 19:11 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
09 07:42 FULL MOON
14 16 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 22:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 23:04 Moon at Apogee: 404457 km
19 08:05 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
21 09:34 Winter Solstice
21 16:53 Moon at Ascending Node
22 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
22 15:21 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
23 00 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 07:48 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
24 21:44 NEW MOON
28 15 Neptune at Opposition
30 07:13 Mars 4.5°N of Antares
31 21:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 23:07 Moon at Perigee: 370337 km
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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
2068 Phases of the Moon
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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.
| 2068 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 05 10:38 | Jan 12 01:47 | Jan 19 17:45 | Jan 27 22:27 |
| Feb 03 21:44 | Feb 10 13:20 | Feb 18 12:38 | Feb 26 14:25 |
| Mar 04 07:38 | Mar 11 03:26 | Mar 19 06:56 | Mar 27 02:20 |
| Apr 02 16:51 | Apr 09 19:33 | Apr 17 23:29 | Apr 25 10:30 |
| May 02 02:07 | May 09 12:47 | May 17 13:35 p | May 24 16:00 |
| May 31 12:03 H | Jun 08 06:20 | Jun 16 01:00 | Jun 22 20:25 |
| Jun 29 23:11 | Jul 07 23:31 | Jul 15 10:07 | Jul 22 01:22 |
| Jul 29 11:55 | Aug 06 15:38 | Aug 13 17:51 | Aug 20 08:16 |
| Aug 28 02:28 | Sep 05 06:04 | Sep 12 01:19 | Sep 18 18:16 |
| Sep 26 18:48 | Oct 04 18:23 | Oct 11 09:39 | Oct 18 08:00 |
| Oct 26 12:17 | Nov 03 04:38 | Nov 09 19:40 t | Nov 17 01:33 |
| Nov 25 05:42 P | Dec 02 13:21 | Dec 09 07:42 | Dec 16 22:11 |
| Dec 24 21:44 | Dec 31 21:23 | - | - |
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 | |||||
- 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)
- 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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