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