2068 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | ||||||||
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 16:02 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
02 19:48 Moon at Ascending Node
04 16 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
04 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 03:38 NEW MOON
06 21:29 Moon at Perigee: 361414 km
08 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E
11 18:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 08:02 Mars 2.8°S of Moon
14 15:09 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
14 23 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
15 12:56 Moon at Descending Node
17 04 Mercury at Perihelion
19 10:45 FULL MOON
22 16:47 Moon at Apogee: 406042 km
24 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 14:08 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
27 15:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 02:09 Antares 4.6°S of Moon
30 03:06 Moon at Ascending Node
Feb 02 09:33 Mercury 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
03 14:44 NEW MOON
04 06:46 Moon at Perigee: 357542 km
09 17:04 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
10 06:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 20:43 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
11 14:11 Moon at Descending Node
17 19 Mercury 0.6°N of Jupiter
18 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°W
18 05:38 FULL MOON
18 21:46 Moon at Apogee: 406494 km
22 20:22 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
26 05:48 Moon at Ascending Node
26 07:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
Mar 01 03 Mercury at Aphelion
01 13:00 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
03 19:11 Moon at Perigee: 356802 km
04 00:38 NEW MOON
07 08:22 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
08 05:55 Mars 2.7°S of Pleiades
09 04:01 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
09 06:13 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
09 15:22 Moon at Descending Node
10 12 Saturn at Opposition
10 19 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°E
10 20:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 21 Venus at Perihelion
16 23:03 Moon at Apogee: 406376 km
18 23:56 FULL MOON
19 19:51 Vernal Equinox
21 02:03 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
24 06:32 Moon at Ascending Node
26 19:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
Apr 01 05:33 Moon at Perigee: 359256 km
02 09:51 NEW MOON
03 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 12:30 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
05 13:25 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
05 20:20 Moon at Descending Node
05 22:29 Venus 0.7°N of Pleiades
06 22:38 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
09 12:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 10:52 Moon at Apogee: 405623 km
14 03 Mercury at Perihelion
17 08:21 Spica 1.2°N of Moon
17 16:29 FULL MOON
20 09:24 Moon at Ascending Node
22 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 03:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 23:41 Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades
29 07:56 Moon at Perigee: 363942 km
29 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
May 01 19:07 NEW MOON
02 23:38 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
03 05:01 Moon at Descending Node
03 06:26 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
03 19:30 Aldebaran 4.7°S of Moon
05 04 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 17:23 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
09 05:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 21 Mercury 2.7°S of Venus
11 04:18 Moon at Apogee: 404661 km
14 15:48 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
17 06:35 FULL MOON
17 06:40 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953
17 15:48 Moon at Ascending Node
20 21 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
22 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 09:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 10:16 Moon at Perigee: 368748 km
30 14:21 Moon at Descending Node
31 04:54 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.011
31 05:03 NEW MOON
Jun 02 13 Uranus at Opposition
07 23:05 Moon at Apogee: 404221 km
07 23:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 00:04 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
14 00:06 Moon at Ascending Node
15 18:00 FULL MOON
16 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°W
20 11:58 Moon at Perigee: 368627 km
20 12:55 Summer Solstice
22 04:29 Mercury 2.6°N of Aldebaran
22 13:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 13:06 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
26 16:08 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
26 21:13 Moon at Descending Node
27 01 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
27 12:33 Aldebaran 4.7°S of Moon
28 01:51 Mercury 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
29 16:11 NEW MOON
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 04 06 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
05 05 Venus at Aphelion
05 17:27 Moon at Apogee: 404637 km
07 16:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 08:19 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
11 02 Mercury at Perihelion
11 07:32 Moon at Ascending Node
15 03:07 FULL MOON
16 07:09 Venus 1.5°N of Aldebaran
17 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 15:05 Moon at Perigee: 363871 km
21 00 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66605 AU
21 18:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 21:45 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
24 00:14 Moon at Descending Node
24 18:29 Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon
25 08:02 Venus 2.2°S of Moon
28 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 04:55 NEW MOON
30 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°W
31 20:41 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
Aug 02 09:59 Moon at Apogee: 405607 km
03 10 Jupiter at Opposition
03 20:23 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
04 15:46 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
05 14 Mercury 0.1°S of Mars
06 08:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 12:02 Moon at Ascending Node
12 21 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 10:51 FULL MOON
14 16:33 Moon at Perigee: 359376 km
19 06 Mercury 2.9°S of Saturn
20 01:01 Moon at Descending Node
20 01:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 03:14 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
20 23:52 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
23 21:56 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
24 02 Mercury at Aphelion
27 19:28 NEW MOON
27 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
29 21:38 Moon at Apogee: 406437 km
30 08:10 Mercury 1.4°N of Moon
31 22:10 Spica 0.7°N of Moon
Sep 03 13:47 Moon at Ascending Node
04 23:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 18:19 FULL MOON
12 01:17 Moon at Perigee: 356950 km
16 03:30 Moon at Descending Node
16 10:19 Pleiades 4.6°N of Moon
17 06:26 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
18 11:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 11 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
22 05:09 Autumnal Equinox
23 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 01:00 Moon at Apogee: 406613 km
26 11:48 NEW MOON
28 04:00 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
30 01:29 Venus 0.0°N of Regulus
30 15:29 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 01 23 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
04 11:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 02 Mercury at Perihelion
09 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
10 01 Mercury 0.4°S of Saturn
10 12:20 Moon at Perigee: 357423 km
11 02:39 FULL MOON
13 10:30 Moon at Descending Node
13 19:45 Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
14 15:14 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
18 01:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 14 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 05:48 Moon at Apogee: 406142 km
25 14 Venus at Perihelion
26 05:17 NEW MOON
26 10 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
27 19:44 Moon at Ascending Node
Nov 02 21:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 14 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 21:44 Moon at Perigee: 360864 km
09 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 12:40 FULL MOON
09 12:45 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.015
09 20:58 Moon at Descending Node
10 06:37 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
11 01:46 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
12 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 13:27 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
16 18:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 20 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 20:10 Moon at Apogee: 405230 km
21 17:10 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
22 17:46 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
23 10:34 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
24 02:37 Moon at Ascending Node
24 22:30 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.911
24 22:42 NEW MOON
Dec 02 06:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 20:40 Moon at Perigee: 366315 km
06 09 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
07 06:58 Moon at Descending Node
07 16:49 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
08 11 Venus 1.1°N of Mars
08 12:11 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
09 00:42 FULL MOON
14 09 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 15:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 16:04 Moon at Apogee: 404457 km
19 01:05 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
21 02:34 Winter Solstice
21 09:53 Moon at Ascending Node
21 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
22 08:21 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
22 17 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 00:48 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
24 14:44 NEW MOON
28 08 Neptune at Opposition
30 00:13 Mars 4.5°N of Antares
31 14:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 16:07 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
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 05 03:38 | Jan 11 18:47 | Jan 19 10:45 | Jan 27 15:27 |
| Feb 03 14:44 | Feb 10 06:20 | Feb 18 05:38 | Feb 26 07:25 |
| Mar 04 00:38 | Mar 10 20:26 | Mar 18 23:56 | Mar 26 19:20 |
| Apr 02 09:51 | Apr 09 12:33 | Apr 17 16:29 | Apr 25 03:30 |
| May 01 19:07 | May 09 05:47 | May 17 06:35 p | May 24 09:00 |
| May 31 05:03 H | Jun 07 23:20 | Jun 15 18:00 | Jun 22 13:25 |
| Jun 29 16:11 | Jul 07 16:31 | Jul 15 03:07 | Jul 21 18:22 |
| Jul 29 04:55 | Aug 06 08:38 | Aug 13 10:51 | Aug 20 01:16 |
| Aug 27 19:28 | Sep 04 23:04 | Sep 11 18:19 | Sep 18 11:16 |
| Sep 26 11:48 | Oct 04 11:23 | Oct 11 02:39 | Oct 18 01:00 |
| Oct 26 05:17 | Nov 02 21:38 | Nov 09 12:40 t | Nov 16 18:33 |
| Nov 24 22:42 P | Dec 02 06:21 | Dec 09 00:42 | Dec 16 15:11 |
| Dec 24 14:44 | Dec 31 14:23 | - | - |
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
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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