2069 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 5 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 | ||||||||
| Eastern Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date EST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 19 Mercury at Perihelion
03 06:39 Moon at Descending Node
03 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 18:39 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
04 14 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
04 14:33 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
07 08:43 FULL MOON
07 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 07:33 Moon at Apogee: 404393 km
15 03:13 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
15 07:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 08:49 Moon at Ascending Node
20 02:10 Mars 3.1°S of Moon
21 05:03 Mercury 1.3°S of Moon
22 22:36 NEW MOON
26 02:47 Moon at Perigee: 366478 km
29 16:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°W
30 07:41 Moon at Descending Node
31 20:32 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
Feb 06 00:29 FULL MOON
11 03:23 Moon at Apogee: 405051 km
11 10:53 Spica 0.0°S of Moon
13 10:55 Moon at Ascending Node
14 04:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 16 Venus at Aphelion
15 18 Mercury at Aphelion
17 05 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
21 10:17 NEW MOON
23 01:27 Moon at Perigee: 361058 km
26 08:31 Moon at Descending Node
28 01:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 01:55 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
Mar 07 17:35 FULL MOON
10 17:33 Moon at Apogee: 405880 km
10 17:44 Spica 0.2°S of Moon
11 07 Venus at Superior Conjunction
12 12:45 Moon at Ascending Node
15 22:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 19:44 Vernal Equinox
22 20:13 NEW MOON
23 10 Saturn at Opposition
23 10:45 Moon at Perigee: 357672 km
25 13:53 Moon at Descending Node
27 09:00 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
29 12:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 18 Mercury at Perihelion
Apr 06 11:13 FULL MOON
06 21:44 Moon at Apogee: 406308 km
06 23:59 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
08 16:44 Moon at Ascending Node
11 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
14 12:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 21:57 Moon at Perigee: 357266 km
21 04:58 NEW MOON
21 05:09 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.899
21 23:46 Moon at Descending Node
22 15 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 18:29 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
28 00:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 02 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 00:38 Moon at Apogee: 406134 km
04 06:08 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
05 04 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 22:48 Moon at Ascending Node
06 04:08 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.323
06 04:11 FULL MOON
11 15 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
13 22:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 02:36 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
19 07:00 Moon at Perigee: 359730 km
19 10:34 Moon at Descending Node
20 12:51 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.088
20 13:06 NEW MOON
21 20:32 Venus 3.8°N of Moon
27 15:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.9°W
31 12:30 Moon at Apogee: 405336 km
31 12:43 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
Jun 02 05:09 Moon at Ascending Node
04 19:19 FULL MOON
07 00 Venus at Perihelion
07 04 Uranus at Opposition
12 04:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 17:42 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
15 18:36 Moon at Descending Node
16 06:35 Mercury 4.1°N of Aldebaran
16 08:22 Moon at Perigee: 364199 km
17 15:05 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
17 17:48 Mercury 1.5°N of Moon
18 21:14 NEW MOON
20 12:40 Summer Solstice
26 07:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 17 Mercury at Perihelion
27 19:56 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
28 05:15 Moon at Apogee: 404412 km
29 04 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38120 AU
29 09 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
29 09:55 Moon at Ascending Node
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Date EST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 08:05 FULL MOON
05 18 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
11 09:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 08:02 Mars 2.9°S of Moon
12 22:05 Moon at Descending Node
13 10:08 Moon at Perigee: 368840 km
14 23:02 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
18 06:13 NEW MOON
18 16:20 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
25 03:38 Spica 0.7°S of Moon
25 23:43 Moon at Apogee: 404051 km
26 00:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 12:40 Moon at Ascending Node
28 01:07 Mercury 0.0°N of Regulus
28 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 02 18:44 FULL MOON
07 12:00 Moon at Perigee: 368723 km
08 22:46 Moon at Descending Node
09 14:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 19:15 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
10 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
10 17 Mercury at Aphelion
11 04:58 Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon
12 21 Perseid Meteor Shower
16 17:03 NEW MOON
16 22 Venus 1.8°S of Saturn
18 20:49 Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
20 06:54 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
21 11:21 Spica 0.9°S of Moon
22 14:49 Moon at Ascending Node
22 18:32 Moon at Apogee: 404552 km
24 18:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Sep 01 04:06 FULL MOON
02 23:39 Venus 1.2°N of Spica
03 15:15 Moon at Perigee: 363898 km
05 00:58 Moon at Descending Node
06 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 02:19 Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
07 10:19 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
07 20:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 15 Jupiter at Opposition
15 06:35 NEW MOON
15 23:03 Mars 4.0°N of Aldebaran
17 18:36 Spica 1.1°S of Moon
18 18:24 Moon at Ascending Node
19 06:56 Venus 2.6°S of Moon
19 12:06 Moon at Apogee: 405575 km
22 04:51 Autumnal Equinox
22 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
23 11:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 17 Mercury at Perihelion
27 09 Venus at Aphelion
30 13:09 FULL MOON
Oct 01 17:56 Moon at Perigee: 359277 km
02 07:51 Moon at Descending Node
02 10 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
04 17:08 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
05 02:12 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
07 04:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 23:03 NEW MOON
14 23:18 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.530
15 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.8°E
15 15:35 Venus 0.9°N of Antares
16 00:03 Moon at Ascending Node
17 00:28 Moon at Apogee: 406378 km
20 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 14 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 02:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 18:38 Moon at Descending Node
29 22:33 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.462
29 22:35 FULL MOON
30 04:15 Moon at Perigee: 356831 km
Nov 01 02:35 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
01 13:40 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
05 14 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 15:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 16:25 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
11 07:13 Spica 1.1°S of Moon
12 06:24 Moon at Ascending Node
12 14 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 02:36 Moon at Apogee: 406514 km
13 17:38 NEW MOON
16 04:54 Mercury 2.5°N of Antares
17 20 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 16:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 05:32 Moon at Descending Node
27 16:53 Moon at Perigee: 357487 km
28 08:46 FULL MOON
28 11:36 Mars 4.6°N of Moon
28 13:53 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
30 03 Mars at Opposition
Dec 04 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.2°E
05 07:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 03:47 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
08 13:25 Spica 1.2°S of Moon
09 11:16 Moon at Ascending Node
10 07:50 Moon at Apogee: 406042 km
10 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 12:38 NEW MOON
14 09 Geminid Meteor Shower
20 16 Mercury at Perihelion
21 02:21 Winter Solstice
21 04:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 18 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 12:13 Moon at Descending Node
24 21 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 09:36 Mars 4.9°N of Moon
26 00:46 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
26 02:40 Moon at Perigee: 361240 km
27 19:50 FULL MOON
30 12 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
Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 5 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 | |||
| Eastern Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 08:43 | Jan 15 07:16 |
| Jan 22 22:36 | Jan 29 16:39 | Feb 06 00:29 | Feb 14 04:27 |
| Feb 21 10:17 | Feb 28 01:54 | Mar 07 17:35 | Mar 15 22:31 |
| Mar 22 20:13 | Mar 29 12:34 | Apr 06 11:13 | Apr 14 12:21 |
| Apr 21 04:58 P | Apr 28 00:56 | May 06 04:11 t | May 13 22:10 |
| May 20 13:06 P | May 27 15:09 | Jun 04 19:19 | Jun 12 04:56 |
| Jun 18 21:14 | Jun 26 07:10 | Jul 04 08:05 | Jul 11 09:59 |
| Jul 18 06:13 | Jul 26 00:30 | Aug 02 18:44 | Aug 09 14:41 |
| Aug 16 17:03 | Aug 24 18:17 | Sep 01 04:06 | Sep 07 20:22 |
| Sep 15 06:35 | Sep 23 11:23 | Sep 30 13:09 | Oct 07 04:20 |
| Oct 14 23:03 P | Oct 23 02:57 | Oct 29 22:35 t | Nov 05 15:40 |
| Nov 13 17:38 | Nov 21 16:31 | Nov 28 08:46 | Dec 05 07:03 |
| Dec 13 12:38 | Dec 21 04:00 | Dec 27 19:50 | - |
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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