2069 Sky Event Almanac
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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 | ||||||||
| Gulf Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date GST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 04 Mercury at Perihelion
03 15:39 Moon at Descending Node
04 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 03:39 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
04 23 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
04 23:33 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
07 17:43 FULL MOON
07 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 16:33 Moon at Apogee: 404393 km
15 12:13 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
15 16:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 17:49 Moon at Ascending Node
20 11:10 Mars 3.1°S of Moon
21 14:03 Mercury 1.3°S of Moon
23 07:36 NEW MOON
26 11:47 Moon at Perigee: 366478 km
30 01:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°W
30 16:41 Moon at Descending Node
Feb 01 05:32 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
06 09:29 FULL MOON
11 12:23 Moon at Apogee: 405051 km
11 19:53 Spica 0.0°S of Moon
13 19:55 Moon at Ascending Node
14 13:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 01 Venus at Aphelion
16 03 Mercury at Aphelion
17 14 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
21 19:17 NEW MOON
23 10:27 Moon at Perigee: 361058 km
26 17:31 Moon at Descending Node
28 10:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 10:55 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
Mar 08 02:35 FULL MOON
11 02:33 Moon at Apogee: 405880 km
11 02:44 Spica 0.2°S of Moon
11 16 Venus at Superior Conjunction
12 21:45 Moon at Ascending Node
16 07:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 04:44 Vernal Equinox
23 05:13 NEW MOON
23 19 Saturn at Opposition
23 19:45 Moon at Perigee: 357672 km
25 22:53 Moon at Descending Node
27 18:00 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
29 21:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Apr 01 03 Mercury at Perihelion
06 20:13 FULL MOON
07 06:44 Moon at Apogee: 406308 km
07 08:59 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
09 01:44 Moon at Ascending Node
12 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
14 21:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 06:57 Moon at Perigee: 357266 km
21 13:58 NEW MOON
21 14:09 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.899
22 08:46 Moon at Descending Node
23 00 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 03:29 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
28 09:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 02 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 09:38 Moon at Apogee: 406134 km
04 15:08 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 07:48 Moon at Ascending Node
06 13:08 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.323
06 13:11 FULL MOON
12 00 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
14 07:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 11:36 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
19 16:00 Moon at Perigee: 359730 km
19 19:34 Moon at Descending Node
20 21:51 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.088
20 22:06 NEW MOON
22 05:32 Venus 3.8°N of Moon
28 00:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.9°W
31 21:30 Moon at Apogee: 405336 km
31 21:43 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
Jun 02 14:09 Moon at Ascending Node
05 04:19 FULL MOON
07 09 Venus at Perihelion
07 13 Uranus at Opposition
12 13:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 02:42 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
16 03:36 Moon at Descending Node
16 15:35 Mercury 4.1°N of Aldebaran
16 17:22 Moon at Perigee: 364199 km
18 00:05 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
18 02:48 Mercury 1.5°N of Moon
19 06:14 NEW MOON
20 21:40 Summer Solstice
26 16:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 02 Mercury at Perihelion
28 04:56 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
28 14:15 Moon at Apogee: 404412 km
29 13 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38120 AU
29 18 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
29 18:55 Moon at Ascending Node
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Date GST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 17:05 FULL MOON
06 03 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
11 18:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 17:02 Mars 2.9°S of Moon
13 07:05 Moon at Descending Node
13 19:08 Moon at Perigee: 368840 km
15 08:02 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
18 15:13 NEW MOON
19 01:20 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
25 12:38 Spica 0.7°S of Moon
26 08:43 Moon at Apogee: 404051 km
26 09:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 21:40 Moon at Ascending Node
28 10:07 Mercury 0.0°N of Regulus
28 14 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 03 03:44 FULL MOON
07 21:00 Moon at Perigee: 368723 km
09 07:46 Moon at Descending Node
09 23:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 04:15 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
10 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
11 02 Mercury at Aphelion
11 13:58 Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon
13 06 Perseid Meteor Shower
17 02:03 NEW MOON
17 07 Venus 1.8°S of Saturn
19 05:49 Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
20 15:54 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
21 20:21 Spica 0.9°S of Moon
22 23:49 Moon at Ascending Node
23 03:32 Moon at Apogee: 404552 km
25 03:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Sep 01 13:06 FULL MOON
03 08:39 Venus 1.2°N of Spica
04 00:15 Moon at Perigee: 363898 km
05 09:58 Moon at Descending Node
06 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 11:19 Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
07 19:19 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
08 05:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 00 Jupiter at Opposition
15 15:35 NEW MOON
16 08:03 Mars 4.0°N of Aldebaran
18 03:36 Spica 1.1°S of Moon
19 03:24 Moon at Ascending Node
19 15:56 Venus 2.6°S of Moon
19 21:06 Moon at Apogee: 405575 km
22 13:51 Autumnal Equinox
22 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
23 20:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 02 Mercury at Perihelion
27 18 Venus at Aphelion
30 22:09 FULL MOON
Oct 02 02:56 Moon at Perigee: 359277 km
02 16:51 Moon at Descending Node
02 19 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
05 02:08 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
05 11:12 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
07 13:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 08:03 NEW MOON
15 08:18 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.530
15 12 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.8°E
16 00:35 Venus 0.9°N of Antares
16 09:03 Moon at Ascending Node
17 09:28 Moon at Apogee: 406378 km
20 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 11:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 03:38 Moon at Descending Node
30 07:33 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.462
30 07:35 FULL MOON
30 13:15 Moon at Perigee: 356831 km
Nov 01 11:35 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
01 22:40 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
05 23 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 00:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 01:25 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
11 16:13 Spica 1.1°S of Moon
12 15:24 Moon at Ascending Node
12 23 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 11:36 Moon at Apogee: 406514 km
14 02:38 NEW MOON
16 13:54 Mercury 2.5°N of Antares
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
22 01:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 14:32 Moon at Descending Node
28 01:53 Moon at Perigee: 357487 km
28 17:46 FULL MOON
28 20:36 Mars 4.6°N of Moon
28 22:53 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
30 12 Mars at Opposition
Dec 05 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.2°E
05 16:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 12:47 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
08 22:25 Spica 1.2°S of Moon
09 20:16 Moon at Ascending Node
10 16:50 Moon at Apogee: 406042 km
11 01 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 21:38 NEW MOON
14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower
21 01 Mercury at Perihelion
21 11:21 Winter Solstice
21 13:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 03 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 21:13 Moon at Descending Node
25 06 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 18:36 Mars 4.9°N of Moon
26 09:46 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
26 11:40 Moon at Perigee: 361240 km
28 04:50 FULL MOON
30 21 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
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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 | |||
| Gulf Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 17:43 | Jan 15 16:16 |
| Jan 23 07:36 | Jan 30 01:39 | Feb 06 09:29 | Feb 14 13:27 |
| Feb 21 19:17 | Feb 28 10:54 | Mar 08 02:35 | Mar 16 07:31 |
| Mar 23 05:13 | Mar 29 21:34 | Apr 06 20:13 | Apr 14 21:21 |
| Apr 21 13:58 P | Apr 28 09:56 | May 06 13:11 t | May 14 07:10 |
| May 20 22:06 P | May 28 00:09 | Jun 05 04:19 | Jun 12 13:56 |
| Jun 19 06:14 | Jun 26 16:10 | Jul 04 17:05 | Jul 11 18:59 |
| Jul 18 15:13 | Jul 26 09:30 | Aug 03 03:44 | Aug 09 23:41 |
| Aug 17 02:03 | Aug 25 03:17 | Sep 01 13:06 | Sep 08 05:22 |
| Sep 15 15:35 | Sep 23 20:23 | Sep 30 22:09 | Oct 07 13:20 |
| Oct 15 08:03 P | Oct 23 11:57 | Oct 30 07:35 t | Nov 06 00:40 |
| Nov 14 02:38 | Nov 22 01:31 | Nov 28 17:46 | Dec 05 16:03 |
| Dec 13 21:38 | Dec 21 13:00 | Dec 28 04:50 | - |
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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