2068 Sky Event Almanac
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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 | ||||||||
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 09:02 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
02 12:48 Moon at Ascending Node
04 09 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
04 10 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 20:38 NEW MOON
06 14:29 Moon at Perigee: 361414 km
08 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E
11 11:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 01:02 Mars 2.8°S of Moon
14 08:09 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
14 16 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
15 05:56 Moon at Descending Node
16 21 Mercury at Perihelion
19 03:45 FULL MOON
22 09:47 Moon at Apogee: 406042 km
24 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 07:08 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
27 08:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 19:09 Antares 4.6°S of Moon
29 20:06 Moon at Ascending Node
Feb 02 02:33 Mercury 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
03 07:44 NEW MOON
03 23:46 Moon at Perigee: 357542 km
09 10:04 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
09 23:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 13:43 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
11 07:11 Moon at Descending Node
17 12 Mercury 0.6°N of Jupiter
17 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°W
17 22:38 FULL MOON
18 14:46 Moon at Apogee: 406494 km
22 13:22 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
25 22:48 Moon at Ascending Node
26 00:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 20 Mercury at Aphelion
Mar 01 06:00 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
03 12:11 Moon at Perigee: 356802 km
03 17:38 NEW MOON
07 01:22 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
07 22:55 Mars 2.7°S of Pleiades
08 21:01 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
08 23:13 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
09 08:22 Moon at Descending Node
10 05 Saturn at Opposition
10 12 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°E
10 13:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 14 Venus at Perihelion
16 16:03 Moon at Apogee: 406376 km
18 16:56 FULL MOON
19 12:51 Vernal Equinox
20 19:03 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
23 23:32 Moon at Ascending Node
26 12:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 22:33 Moon at Perigee: 359256 km
Apr 02 02:51 NEW MOON
02 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 05:30 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
05 06:25 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
05 13:20 Moon at Descending Node
05 15:29 Venus 0.7°N of Pleiades
06 15:38 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
09 05:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 03:52 Moon at Apogee: 405623 km
13 20 Mercury at Perihelion
17 01:21 Spica 1.2°N of Moon
17 09:29 FULL MOON
20 02:24 Moon at Ascending Node
22 07 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 20:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 16:41 Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades
29 00:56 Moon at Perigee: 363942 km
29 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
May 01 12:07 NEW MOON
02 16:38 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
02 22:01 Moon at Descending Node
02 23:26 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
03 12:30 Aldebaran 4.7°S of Moon
04 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 10:23 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
08 22:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 14 Mercury 2.7°S of Venus
10 21:18 Moon at Apogee: 404661 km
14 08:48 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
16 23:35 FULL MOON
16 23:40 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953
17 08:48 Moon at Ascending Node
20 14 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
21 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 02:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 03:16 Moon at Perigee: 368748 km
30 07:21 Moon at Descending Node
30 21:54 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.011
30 22:03 NEW MOON
Jun 02 06 Uranus at Opposition
07 16:05 Moon at Apogee: 404221 km
07 16:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 17:04 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
13 17:06 Moon at Ascending Node
15 11:00 FULL MOON
16 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°W
20 04:58 Moon at Perigee: 368627 km
20 05:55 Summer Solstice
21 21:29 Mercury 2.6°N of Aldebaran
22 06:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 06:06 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
26 09:08 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
26 14:13 Moon at Descending Node
26 18 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
27 05:33 Aldebaran 4.7°S of Moon
27 18:51 Mercury 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
29 09:11 NEW MOON
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jul 03 23 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
04 22 Venus at Aphelion
05 10:27 Moon at Apogee: 404637 km
07 09:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 01:19 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
10 19 Mercury at Perihelion
11 00:32 Moon at Ascending Node
14 20:07 FULL MOON
16 00:09 Venus 1.5°N of Aldebaran
16 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 08:05 Moon at Perigee: 363871 km
20 17 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66605 AU
21 11:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 14:45 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
23 17:14 Moon at Descending Node
24 11:29 Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon
25 01:02 Venus 2.2°S of Moon
27 22 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 21:55 NEW MOON
29 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°W
31 13:41 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
Aug 02 02:59 Moon at Apogee: 405607 km
03 03 Jupiter at Opposition
03 13:23 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
04 08:46 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
05 07 Mercury 0.1°S of Mars
06 01:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 05:02 Moon at Ascending Node
12 14 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 03:51 FULL MOON
14 09:33 Moon at Perigee: 359376 km
18 23 Mercury 2.9°S of Saturn
19 18:01 Moon at Descending Node
19 18:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 20:14 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
20 16:52 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
23 14:56 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
23 19 Mercury at Aphelion
27 12:28 NEW MOON
27 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
29 14:38 Moon at Apogee: 406437 km
30 01:10 Mercury 1.4°N of Moon
31 15:10 Spica 0.7°N of Moon
Sep 03 06:47 Moon at Ascending Node
04 16:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 11:19 FULL MOON
11 18:17 Moon at Perigee: 356950 km
15 20:30 Moon at Descending Node
16 03:19 Pleiades 4.6°N of Moon
16 23:26 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
18 04:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 04 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
21 22:09 Autumnal Equinox
23 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 18:00 Moon at Apogee: 406613 km
26 04:48 NEW MOON
27 21:00 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
29 18:29 Venus 0.0°N of Regulus
30 08:29 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 01 16 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
04 04:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 19 Mercury at Perihelion
08 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
09 18 Mercury 0.4°S of Saturn
10 05:20 Moon at Perigee: 357423 km
10 19:39 FULL MOON
13 03:30 Moon at Descending Node
13 12:45 Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
14 08:14 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
17 18:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 07 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 22:48 Moon at Apogee: 406142 km
25 07 Venus at Perihelion
25 22:17 NEW MOON
26 03 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
27 12:44 Moon at Ascending Node
Nov 02 14:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 07 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 14:44 Moon at Perigee: 360864 km
08 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 05:40 FULL MOON
09 05:45 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.015
09 13:58 Moon at Descending Node
09 23:37 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
10 18:46 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
12 06 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 06:27 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
16 11:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 13 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 13:10 Moon at Apogee: 405230 km
21 10:10 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
22 10:46 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
23 03:34 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
23 19:37 Moon at Ascending Node
24 15:30 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.911
24 15:42 NEW MOON
Dec 01 23:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 13:40 Moon at Perigee: 366315 km
06 02 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
06 23:58 Moon at Descending Node
07 09:49 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
08 04 Venus 1.1°N of Mars
08 05:11 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
08 17:42 FULL MOON
14 02 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 08:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 09:04 Moon at Apogee: 404457 km
18 18:05 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
20 19:34 Winter Solstice
21 02:53 Moon at Ascending Node
21 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
22 01:21 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
22 10 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 17:48 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
24 07:44 NEW MOON
28 01 Neptune at Opposition
29 17:13 Mars 4.5°N of Antares
31 07:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 09:07 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 Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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 | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 04 20:38 | Jan 11 11:47 | Jan 19 03:45 | Jan 27 08:27 |
| Feb 03 07:44 | Feb 09 23:20 | Feb 17 22:38 | Feb 26 00:25 |
| Mar 03 17:38 | Mar 10 13:26 | Mar 18 16:56 | Mar 26 12:20 |
| Apr 02 02:51 | Apr 09 05:33 | Apr 17 09:29 | Apr 24 20:30 |
| May 01 12:07 | May 08 22:47 | May 16 23:35 p | May 24 02:00 |
| May 30 22:03 H | Jun 07 16:20 | Jun 15 11:00 | Jun 22 06:25 |
| Jun 29 09:11 | Jul 07 09:31 | Jul 14 20:07 | Jul 21 11:22 |
| Jul 28 21:55 | Aug 06 01:38 | Aug 13 03:51 | Aug 19 18:16 |
| Aug 27 12:28 | Sep 04 16:04 | Sep 11 11:19 | Sep 18 04:16 |
| Sep 26 04:48 | Oct 04 04:23 | Oct 10 19:39 | Oct 17 18:00 |
| Oct 25 22:17 | Nov 02 14:38 | Nov 09 05:40 t | Nov 16 11:33 |
| Nov 24 15:42 P | Dec 01 23:21 | Dec 08 17:42 | Dec 16 08:11 |
| Dec 24 07:44 | Dec 31 07:23 | - | - |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2061 to 2070 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| AST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| EST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| CST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| MST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| PST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| AKST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| HST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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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