2069 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.
| 2069 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Central Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 18 Mercury at Perihelion
03 05:39 Moon at Descending Node
03 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 17:39 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
04 13 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
04 13:33 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
07 07:43 FULL MOON
07 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 06:33 Moon at Apogee: 404393 km
15 02:13 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
15 06:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 07:49 Moon at Ascending Node
20 01:10 Mars 3.1°S of Moon
21 04:03 Mercury 1.3°S of Moon
22 21:36 NEW MOON
26 01:47 Moon at Perigee: 366478 km
29 15:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°W
30 06:41 Moon at Descending Node
31 19:32 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
Feb 05 23:29 FULL MOON
11 02:23 Moon at Apogee: 405051 km
11 09:53 Spica 0.0°S of Moon
13 09:55 Moon at Ascending Node
14 03:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 15 Venus at Aphelion
15 17 Mercury at Aphelion
17 04 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
21 09:17 NEW MOON
23 00:27 Moon at Perigee: 361058 km
26 07:31 Moon at Descending Node
28 00:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 00:55 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
Mar 07 16:35 FULL MOON
10 16:33 Moon at Apogee: 405880 km
10 16:44 Spica 0.2°S of Moon
11 06 Venus at Superior Conjunction
12 11:45 Moon at Ascending Node
15 21:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 18:44 Vernal Equinox
22 19:13 NEW MOON
23 09 Saturn at Opposition
23 09:45 Moon at Perigee: 357672 km
25 12:53 Moon at Descending Node
27 08:00 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
29 11:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 17 Mercury at Perihelion
Apr 06 10:13 FULL MOON
06 20:44 Moon at Apogee: 406308 km
06 22:59 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
08 15:44 Moon at Ascending Node
11 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
14 11:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 20:57 Moon at Perigee: 357266 km
21 03:58 NEW MOON
21 04:09 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.899
21 22:46 Moon at Descending Node
22 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 17:29 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
27 23:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 02 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 23:38 Moon at Apogee: 406134 km
04 05:08 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
05 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 21:48 Moon at Ascending Node
06 03:08 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.323
06 03:11 FULL MOON
11 14 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
13 21:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 01:36 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
19 06:00 Moon at Perigee: 359730 km
19 09:34 Moon at Descending Node
20 11:51 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.088
20 12:06 NEW MOON
21 19:32 Venus 3.8°N of Moon
27 14:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.9°W
31 11:30 Moon at Apogee: 405336 km
31 11:43 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
Jun 02 04:09 Moon at Ascending Node
04 18:19 FULL MOON
06 23 Venus at Perihelion
07 03 Uranus at Opposition
12 03:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 16:42 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
15 17:36 Moon at Descending Node
16 05:35 Mercury 4.1°N of Aldebaran
16 07:22 Moon at Perigee: 364199 km
17 14:05 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
17 16:48 Mercury 1.5°N of Moon
18 20:14 NEW MOON
20 11:40 Summer Solstice
26 06:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 16 Mercury at Perihelion
27 18:56 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
28 04:15 Moon at Apogee: 404412 km
29 03 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38120 AU
29 08 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
29 08:55 Moon at Ascending Node
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 07:05 FULL MOON
05 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
11 08:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 07:02 Mars 2.9°S of Moon
12 21:05 Moon at Descending Node
13 09:08 Moon at Perigee: 368840 km
14 22:02 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
18 05:13 NEW MOON
18 15:20 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
25 02:38 Spica 0.7°S of Moon
25 22:43 Moon at Apogee: 404051 km
25 23:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 11:40 Moon at Ascending Node
28 00:07 Mercury 0.0°N of Regulus
28 04 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 02 17:44 FULL MOON
07 11:00 Moon at Perigee: 368723 km
08 21:46 Moon at Descending Node
09 13:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 18:15 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
10 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
10 16 Mercury at Aphelion
11 03:58 Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon
12 20 Perseid Meteor Shower
16 16:03 NEW MOON
16 21 Venus 1.8°S of Saturn
18 19:49 Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
20 05:54 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
21 10:21 Spica 0.9°S of Moon
22 13:49 Moon at Ascending Node
22 17:32 Moon at Apogee: 404552 km
24 17:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Sep 01 03:06 FULL MOON
02 22:39 Venus 1.2°N of Spica
03 14:15 Moon at Perigee: 363898 km
04 23:58 Moon at Descending Node
06 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 01:19 Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
07 09:19 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
07 19:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 14 Jupiter at Opposition
15 05:35 NEW MOON
15 22:03 Mars 4.0°N of Aldebaran
17 17:36 Spica 1.1°S of Moon
18 17:24 Moon at Ascending Node
19 05:56 Venus 2.6°S of Moon
19 11:06 Moon at Apogee: 405575 km
22 03:51 Autumnal Equinox
22 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
23 10:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 16 Mercury at Perihelion
27 08 Venus at Aphelion
30 12:09 FULL MOON
Oct 01 16:56 Moon at Perigee: 359277 km
02 06:51 Moon at Descending Node
02 09 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
04 16:08 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
05 01:12 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
07 03:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 22:03 NEW MOON
14 22:18 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.530
15 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.8°E
15 14:35 Venus 0.9°N of Antares
15 23:03 Moon at Ascending Node
16 23:28 Moon at Apogee: 406378 km
20 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 13 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 01:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 17:38 Moon at Descending Node
29 21:33 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.462
29 21:35 FULL MOON
30 03:15 Moon at Perigee: 356831 km
Nov 01 01:35 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
01 12:40 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 14:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 15:25 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
11 06:13 Spica 1.1°S of Moon
12 05:24 Moon at Ascending Node
12 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 01:36 Moon at Apogee: 406514 km
13 16:38 NEW MOON
16 03:54 Mercury 2.5°N of Antares
17 19 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 15:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 04:32 Moon at Descending Node
27 15:53 Moon at Perigee: 357487 km
28 07:46 FULL MOON
28 10:36 Mars 4.6°N of Moon
28 12:53 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
30 02 Mars at Opposition
Dec 04 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.2°E
05 06:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 02:47 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
08 12:25 Spica 1.2°S of Moon
09 10:16 Moon at Ascending Node
10 06:50 Moon at Apogee: 406042 km
10 15 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 11:38 NEW MOON
14 08 Geminid Meteor Shower
20 15 Mercury at Perihelion
21 01:21 Winter Solstice
21 03:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 17 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 11:13 Moon at Descending Node
24 20 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 08:36 Mars 4.9°N of Moon
25 23:46 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
26 01:40 Moon at Perigee: 361240 km
27 18:50 FULL MOON
30 11 Neptune at Opposition
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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
2069 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.
| 2069 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 07:43 | Jan 15 06:16 |
| Jan 22 21:36 | Jan 29 15:39 | Feb 05 23:29 | Feb 14 03:27 |
| Feb 21 09:17 | Feb 28 00:54 | Mar 07 16:35 | Mar 15 21:31 |
| Mar 22 19:13 | Mar 29 11:34 | Apr 06 10:13 | Apr 14 11:21 |
| Apr 21 03:58 P | Apr 27 23:56 | May 06 03:11 t | May 13 21:10 |
| May 20 12:06 P | May 27 14:09 | Jun 04 18:19 | Jun 12 03:56 |
| Jun 18 20:14 | Jun 26 06:10 | Jul 04 07:05 | Jul 11 08:59 |
| Jul 18 05:13 | Jul 25 23:30 | Aug 02 17:44 | Aug 09 13:41 |
| Aug 16 16:03 | Aug 24 17:17 | Sep 01 03:06 | Sep 07 19:22 |
| Sep 15 05:35 | Sep 23 10:23 | Sep 30 12:09 | Oct 07 03:20 |
| Oct 14 22:03 P | Oct 23 01:57 | Oct 29 21:35 t | Nov 05 14:40 |
| Nov 13 16:38 | Nov 21 15:31 | Nov 28 07:46 | Dec 05 06:03 |
| Dec 13 11:38 | Dec 21 03:00 | Dec 27 18:50 | - |
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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