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