2071 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.

2071 Sky Event Almanac
Gulf Standard Time
January - June July - December 
Date     GST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  16:15  NEW MOON 
    02  08     Neptune at Opposition 
    04  15     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  14     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98337 AU
    08  23:48  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  15:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  18:26  Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    11  01     Mercury 0.5°N of Mars
    13  05:41  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
    15  12:40  Moon at Perigee: 357535 km
    16  06:35  FULL MOON 
    18  15:06  Regulus 3.9°N of Moon
    20  22     Mercury at Aphelion 
    21  10:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  10:02  Spica 3.4°S of Moon
    23  03:10  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
    23  06:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  01:04  Moon at Apogee: 406168 km
    31  11:16  NEW MOON 

Feb 03  02:15  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    05  00:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  06:00  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    08  02:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  13:54  Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
    10  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    12  21:21  Moon at Perigee: 361680 km
    14  17:33  FULL MOON 
    15  02:07  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
    17  16:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  19:01  Spica 3.7°S of Moon
    19  12:03  Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    22  01:29  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  17:58  Moon at Apogee: 405181 km

Mar 02  04:31  NEW MOON 
    03  14:03  Mercury 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    04  04:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  01:26  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    05  20:11  Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    05  21     Mercury at Perihelion 
    08  19:42  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    09  10:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
    12  14:31  Moon at Perigee: 367245 km
    14  11:51  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
    15  08     Venus 1.3°N of Jupiter
    16  05:18  FULL MOON 
    16  05:29  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.888
    17  01:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  04:51  Spica 3.7°S of Moon
    18  19:46  Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
    20  16:36  Vernal Equinox 
    23  21:32  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  14:06  Moon at Apogee: 404399 km
    26  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    28  20:25  Mars 4.5°S of Moon
    31  12:03  Moon at Descending Node 
    31  18:59  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.992
    31  19:03  NEW MOON 

Apr 02  13:23  Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
    05  01:15  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    06  22:12  Moon at Perigee: 369847 km
    07  17:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  18:51  Venus 2.2°S of Pleiades
    10  19:05  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
    12  12     Venus at Perihelion 
    13  10:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  13:47  Spica 3.7°S of Moon
    14  17:56  FULL MOON 
    15  01:24  Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    18  11     Saturn at Opposition 
    21  09:51  Moon at Apogee: 404395 km
    22  16:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°W
    23  12     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    26  22:58  Mars 2.6°S of Moon
    27  20:51  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  06:32  Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
    30  06:30  NEW MOON 

May 02  08:33  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    03  01     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    03  06:56  Moon at Perigee: 365651 km
    06  01     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  23:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  00:32  Regulus 3.7°N of Moon
    10  15:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  20:49  Spica 3.7°S of Moon
    12  05:02  Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    14  07:24  FULL MOON 
    17  14     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38142 AU
    19  03:14  Moon at Apogee: 405116 km
    21  13     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
    22  10:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  03:39  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  23:18  Mars 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    28  06:00  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
    29  07:47  Venus 3.8°S of Pollux
    29  15:17  NEW MOON 
    31  04:58  Moon at Perigee: 360783 km
    31  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 

Jun 01  20     Mercury at Perihelion 
    04  06:12  Regulus 3.5°N of Moon
    05  05:38  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  17:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  02:22  Spica 3.9°S of Moon
    08  08:10  Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    12  21:36  FULL MOON 
    15  15:49  Moon at Apogee: 405978 km
    17  04     Uranus at Opposition 
    21  01:04  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  06:57  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  09:21  Summer Solstice 
    22  12:44  Mercury 4.8°S of Pollux
    23  21:26  Mars 1.8°N of Moon
    25  02:29  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    26  04:27  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    27  22:21  NEW MOON 
    28  12:00  Moon at Perigee: 357750 km
    30  12:07  Venus 3.5°N of Moon


Date     GST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  13:46  Regulus 3.3°N of Moon
    03  18:17  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  14:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  22     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    05  01     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
    05  07:54  Spica 4.1°S of Moon
    05  13:06  Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
    05  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E
    08  17:50  Saturn 3.9°N of Spica
    12  12:25  FULL MOON 
    12  20:49  Moon at Apogee: 406386 km
    13  14     Mercury 1.2°N of Venus
    15  20     Mercury at Aphelion 
    18  08:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  12:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  17:13  Mars 3.5°N of Moon
    22  20:43  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
    23  14:16  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
    25  08:41  Mars 4.8°S of Pleiades
    26  13     Mars 0.1°N of Jupiter
    26  21:22  Moon at Perigee: 357370 km
    27  04:56  NEW MOON 
    28  23:26  Regulus 3.1°N of Moon
    29  03     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  15     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    30  22:19  Moon at Ascending Node 

Aug 01  14:53  Spica 4.4°S of Moon
    01  21:32  Saturn 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    02  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    02  20     Venus at Aphelion 
    03  01:04  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  17:59  Mars 4.8°N of Aldebaran
    09  00:04  Moon at Apogee: 406136 km
    11  03:39  FULL MOON 
    13  19     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  10:41  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  21:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  11:01  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
    19  22:11  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
    20  10:02  Mars 4.7°N of Moon
    20  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W
    23  06:43  Venus 2.4°S of Moon
    24  05:45  Moon at Perigee: 359752 km
    24  07:28  Mercury 3.8°N of Moon
    25  12:16  NEW MOON 
    27  06:28  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  20     Mercury at Perihelion 
    28  23:47  Spica 4.5°S of Moon
    29  09:40  Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.

Sep 01  15:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  10:50  Moon at Apogee: 405348 km
    09  18:51  FULL MOON 
    09  19:03  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.899
    10  15:59  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  20     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    15  20:20  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
    16  04:09  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
    17  05:07  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  14:46  Venus 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    21  08:01  Moon at Perigee: 364336 km
    21  19:52  Regulus 3.1°N of Moon
    23  01:39  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  16:38  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  21:18  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.033
    23  21:21  NEW MOON 
    25  09:46  Spica 4.6°S of Moon
    26  00:16  Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.

Oct 01  08:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  03:37  Moon at Apogee: 404514 km
    07  23:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  15     Mercury 3.1°S of Saturn
    09  09:23  FULL MOON 
    09  14:10  Venus 1.5°S of Regulus
    09  20     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°W
    13  01:09  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
    13  09:37  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
    16  11:30  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  09:18  Moon at Perigee: 369285 km
    19  03:27  Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
    19  20:39  Venus 1.6°N of Moon
    21  01:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  11     Orionid Meteor Shower
    23  08:49  NEW MOON 
    28  01     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    30  23:30  Moon at Apogee: 404279 km
    31  04:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°E

Nov 04  06:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  12     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  22:47  FULL MOON 
    09  03:49  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
    09  16:38  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
    10  04:56  Mercury 2.4°N of Antares
    12  05:07  Moon at Perigee: 368535 km
    13  11     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    14  18:24  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  08:59  Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
    17  05:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  11:36  Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    18  17     Leonid Meteor Shower
    19  02:44  Spica 4.6°S of Moon
    20  05:11  Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    21  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    21  22:59  NEW MOON 
    23  05     Venus at Perihelion 
    23  09     Jupiter at Opposition 
    24  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    27  05:07  Venus 3.8°N of Spica
    27  20:12  Moon at Apogee: 404865 km
    30  01:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Dec 01  11:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  07:17  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    07  02:05  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
    07  10:57  FULL MOON 
    09  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.8°W
    09  14:47  Moon at Perigee: 362998 km
    10  06     Venus 0.1°S of Saturn
    12  14:32  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
    14  02:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  05:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  06     Geminid Meteor Shower
    17  16:37  Saturn 1.4°S of Moon
    18  09:16  Venus 2.2°S of Moon
    20  00:30  Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
    20  02     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    21  15:47  NEW MOON 
    21  23:05  Winter Solstice 
    23  15     Ursid Meteor Shower
    25  14:25  Moon at Apogee: 405839 km
    28  12:59  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  21:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON

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

2071 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.

2071 Phases of the Moon
Gulf Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 01 16:15 Jan 09 15:08 Jan 16 06:35 Jan 23 06:16
Jan 31 11:16 Feb 08 02:30 Feb 14 17:33 Feb 22 01:29
Mar 02 04:31 Mar 09 10:53 Mar 16 05:18 n Mar 23 21:32
Mar 31 19:03 A Apr 07 17:17 Apr 14 17:56 Apr 22 16:52
Apr 30 06:30 May 06 23:05 May 14 07:24 May 22 10:18
May 29 15:17 Jun 05 05:38 Jun 12 21:36 Jun 21 01:04
Jun 27 22:21 Jul 04 14:02 Jul 12 12:25 Jul 20 12:52
Jul 27 04:56 Aug 03 01:04 Aug 11 03:39 Aug 18 21:57
Aug 25 12:16 Sep 01 15:10 Sep 09 18:51 n Sep 17 05:07
Sep 23 21:21 T Oct 01 08:21 Oct 09 09:23 Oct 16 11:30
Oct 23 08:49 Oct 31 04:07 Nov 07 22:47 Nov 14 18:24
Nov 21 22:59 Nov 30 01:06 Dec 07 10:57 Dec 14 02:57
Dec 21 15:47 Dec 29 21:16 --

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: 2071 to 2080

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2071 to 2080 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 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
GMT 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
CET 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
EET 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
MSK 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
GST 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080

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

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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:


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