2068 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 17:02 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
02 20:48 Moon at Ascending Node
04 17 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
04 18 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 04:38 NEW MOON
06 22:29 Moon at Perigee: 361414 km
08 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E
11 19:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 09:02 Mars 2.8°S of Moon
14 16:09 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
15 00 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
15 13:56 Moon at Descending Node
17 05 Mercury at Perihelion
19 11:45 FULL MOON
22 17:47 Moon at Apogee: 406042 km
24 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 15:08 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
27 16:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 03:09 Antares 4.6°S of Moon
30 04:06 Moon at Ascending Node
Feb 02 10:33 Mercury 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
03 15:44 NEW MOON
04 07:46 Moon at Perigee: 357542 km
09 18:04 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
10 07:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 21:43 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
11 15:11 Moon at Descending Node
17 20 Mercury 0.6°N of Jupiter
18 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°W
18 06:38 FULL MOON
18 22:46 Moon at Apogee: 406494 km
22 21:22 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
26 06:48 Moon at Ascending Node
26 08:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
Mar 01 04 Mercury at Aphelion
01 14:00 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
03 20:11 Moon at Perigee: 356802 km
04 01:38 NEW MOON
07 09:22 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
08 06:55 Mars 2.7°S of Pleiades
09 05:01 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
09 07:13 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
09 16:22 Moon at Descending Node
10 13 Saturn at Opposition
10 20 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°E
10 21:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 22 Venus at Perihelion
17 00:03 Moon at Apogee: 406376 km
19 00:56 FULL MOON
19 20:51 Vernal Equinox
21 03:03 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
24 07:32 Moon at Ascending Node
26 20:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
Apr 01 06:33 Moon at Perigee: 359256 km
02 10:51 NEW MOON
03 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 13:30 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
05 14:25 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
05 21:20 Moon at Descending Node
05 23:29 Venus 0.7°N of Pleiades
06 23:38 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
09 13:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 11:52 Moon at Apogee: 405623 km
14 04 Mercury at Perihelion
17 09:21 Spica 1.2°N of Moon
17 17:29 FULL MOON
20 10:24 Moon at Ascending Node
22 15 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 04:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 00:41 Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades
29 08:56 Moon at Perigee: 363942 km
29 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
May 01 20:07 NEW MOON
03 00:38 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
03 06:01 Moon at Descending Node
03 07:26 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
03 20:30 Aldebaran 4.7°S of Moon
05 05 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 18:23 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
09 06:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 22 Mercury 2.7°S of Venus
11 05:18 Moon at Apogee: 404661 km
14 16:48 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
17 07:35 FULL MOON
17 07:40 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953
17 16:48 Moon at Ascending Node
20 22 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
22 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 10:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 11:16 Moon at Perigee: 368748 km
30 15:21 Moon at Descending Node
31 05:54 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.011
31 06:03 NEW MOON
Jun 02 14 Uranus at Opposition
08 00:05 Moon at Apogee: 404221 km
08 00:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 01:04 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
14 01:06 Moon at Ascending Node
15 19:00 FULL MOON
16 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°W
20 12:58 Moon at Perigee: 368627 km
20 13:55 Summer Solstice
22 05:29 Mercury 2.6°N of Aldebaran
22 14:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 14:06 Venus 4.2°S of Moon
26 17:08 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
26 22:13 Moon at Descending Node
27 02 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
27 13:33 Aldebaran 4.7°S of Moon
28 02:51 Mercury 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
29 17:11 NEW MOON
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 04 07 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
05 06 Venus at Aphelion
05 18:27 Moon at Apogee: 404637 km
07 17:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 09:19 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
11 03 Mercury at Perihelion
11 08:32 Moon at Ascending Node
15 04:07 FULL MOON
16 08:09 Venus 1.5°N of Aldebaran
17 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 16:05 Moon at Perigee: 363871 km
21 01 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66605 AU
21 19:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 22:45 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
24 01:14 Moon at Descending Node
24 19:29 Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon
25 09:02 Venus 2.2°S of Moon
28 06 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 05:55 NEW MOON
30 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°W
31 21:41 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
Aug 02 10:59 Moon at Apogee: 405607 km
03 11 Jupiter at Opposition
03 21:23 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
04 16:46 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
05 15 Mercury 0.1°S of Mars
06 09:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 13:02 Moon at Ascending Node
12 22 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 11:51 FULL MOON
14 17:33 Moon at Perigee: 359376 km
19 07 Mercury 2.9°S of Saturn
20 02:01 Moon at Descending Node
20 02:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 04:14 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
21 00:52 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
23 22:56 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
24 03 Mercury at Aphelion
27 20:28 NEW MOON
28 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
29 22:38 Moon at Apogee: 406437 km
30 09:10 Mercury 1.4°N of Moon
31 23:10 Spica 0.7°N of Moon
Sep 03 14:47 Moon at Ascending Node
05 00:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 19:19 FULL MOON
12 02:17 Moon at Perigee: 356950 km
16 04:30 Moon at Descending Node
16 11:19 Pleiades 4.6°N of Moon
17 07:26 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
18 12:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 12 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
22 06:09 Autumnal Equinox
23 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 02:00 Moon at Apogee: 406613 km
26 12:48 NEW MOON
28 05:00 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
30 02:29 Venus 0.0°N of Regulus
30 16:29 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 02 00 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
04 12:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 03 Mercury at Perihelion
09 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
10 02 Mercury 0.4°S of Saturn
10 13:20 Moon at Perigee: 357423 km
11 03:39 FULL MOON
13 11:30 Moon at Descending Node
13 20:45 Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
14 16:14 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
18 02:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 15 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 06:48 Moon at Apogee: 406142 km
25 15 Venus at Perihelion
26 06:17 NEW MOON
26 11 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
27 20:44 Moon at Ascending Node
Nov 02 22:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 15 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 22:44 Moon at Perigee: 360864 km
09 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 13:40 FULL MOON
09 13:45 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.015
09 21:58 Moon at Descending Node
10 07:37 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
11 02:46 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
12 14 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 14:27 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
16 19:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 21 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 21:10 Moon at Apogee: 405230 km
21 18:10 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
22 18:46 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
23 11:34 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
24 03:37 Moon at Ascending Node
24 23:30 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.911
24 23:42 NEW MOON
Dec 02 07:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 21:40 Moon at Perigee: 366315 km
06 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
07 07:58 Moon at Descending Node
07 17:49 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
08 12 Venus 1.1°N of Mars
08 13:11 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
09 01:42 FULL MOON
14 10 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 16:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 17:04 Moon at Apogee: 404457 km
19 02:05 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
21 03:34 Winter Solstice
21 10:53 Moon at Ascending Node
21 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
22 09:21 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
22 18 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 01:48 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
24 15:44 NEW MOON
28 09 Neptune at Opposition
30 01:13 Mars 4.5°N of Antares
31 15:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 17:07 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
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 05 04:38 | Jan 11 19:47 | Jan 19 11:45 | Jan 27 16:27 |
| Feb 03 15:44 | Feb 10 07:20 | Feb 18 06:38 | Feb 26 08:25 |
| Mar 04 01:38 | Mar 10 21:26 | Mar 19 00:56 | Mar 26 20:20 |
| Apr 02 10:51 | Apr 09 13:33 | Apr 17 17:29 | Apr 25 04:30 |
| May 01 20:07 | May 09 06:47 | May 17 07:35 p | May 24 10:00 |
| May 31 06:03 H | Jun 08 00:20 | Jun 15 19:00 | Jun 22 14:25 |
| Jun 29 17:11 | Jul 07 17:31 | Jul 15 04:07 | Jul 21 19:22 |
| Jul 29 05:55 | Aug 06 09:38 | Aug 13 11:51 | Aug 20 02:16 |
| Aug 27 20:28 | Sep 05 00:04 | Sep 11 19:19 | Sep 18 12:16 |
| Sep 26 12:48 | Oct 04 12:23 | Oct 11 03:39 | Oct 18 02:00 |
| Oct 26 06:17 | Nov 02 22:38 | Nov 09 13:40 t | Nov 16 19:33 |
| Nov 24 23:42 P | Dec 02 07:21 | Dec 09 01:42 | Dec 16 16:11 |
| Dec 24 15:44 | Dec 31 15:23 | - | - |
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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