2072 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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.
| 2072 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 10:14 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
03 09:57 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
04 15 Neptune at Opposition
04 18 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 22 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
05 00:31 Mars 2.6°S of Pollux
05 19:13 FULL MOON
06 18:46 Moon at Perigee: 358353 km
07 16 Mercury at Aphelion
08 19:29 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon
10 04:26 Moon at Ascending Node
11 01 Mars at Opposition
12 10:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 23:03 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
17 12:14 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
20 07:35 NEW MOON
21 21:00 Moon at Apogee: 406490 km
22 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 11:50 Moon at Descending Node
28 11:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 18:42 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
30 20:04 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
Feb 04 05:55 FULL MOON
04 07:26 Moon at Perigee: 356546 km
05 06:10 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
06 11:25 Moon at Ascending Node
10 07:40 Saturn 1.9°S of Moon
11 00:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 00:04 Venus 4.1°S of Moon
17 21:18 Moon at Apogee: 406547 km
19 03:03 NEW MOON
20 15 Mercury at Perihelion
20 16:16 Moon at Descending Node
20 17:54 Mercury 1.3°N of Moon
21 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
26 05:26 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
27 01:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 03:51 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
Mar 03 17:38 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
03 19:40 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
04 16:17 FULL MOON
04 16:21 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.244
04 22:19 Moon at Ascending Node
07 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
08 16:17 Saturn 1.8°S of Moon
09 16:07 Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
11 16:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 10 Venus at Aphelion
16 06:25 Moon at Apogee: 405956 km
17 10 Mercury 3.2°N of Venus
18 04:30 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
18 10:47 Venus 2.0°S of Moon
18 22:47 Moon at Descending Node
19 19:19 Vernal Equinox
19 21:08 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.720
19 21:21 NEW MOON
24 18:31 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
25 09:39 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
27 10:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 03:29 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon
Apr 01 02:31 Moon at Perigee: 362291 km
01 08:45 Moon at Ascending Node
03 02:25 FULL MOON
04 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
05 00:24 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon
07 15:13 Mars 4.2°S of Pollux
10 09:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 23:33 Moon at Apogee: 404911 km
15 05:06 Moon at Descending Node
16 10:25 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
18 12:57 NEW MOON
21 10:13 Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon
21 15:17 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
22 15 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 20 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66611 AU
25 17:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 10:36 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
28 15:06 Moon at Ascending Node
28 16:34 Moon at Perigee: 367523 km
29 22 Saturn at Opposition
30 15:55 Jupiter 4.9°N of Aldebaran
May 02 06:54 Saturn 1.5°S of Moon
02 12:34 FULL MOON
05 04 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
10 04:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 18:48 Moon at Apogee: 404155 km
12 09:22 Moon at Descending Node
14 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 01:18 NEW MOON
18 14 Mercury at Perihelion
22 00 Venus at Superior Conjunction
23 15:15 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
24 00:46 Moon at Perigee: 369656 km
24 15:56 Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
24 22:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 16:56 Moon at Ascending Node
29 11:28 Saturn 1.5°S of Moon
31 23:18 FULL MOON
Jun 07 13:42 Moon at Apogee: 404216 km
08 11 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
08 11:43 Moon at Descending Node
08 22:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 07:09 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
16 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
16 10:57 NEW MOON
18 07:48 Mercury 4.5°N of Moon
19 11:24 Moon at Perigee: 365625 km
20 04:52 Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
20 12:12 Summer Solstice
20 19 Uranus at Opposition
20 21:37 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
20 22:47 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
21 17:43 Moon at Ascending Node
23 03:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 15:16 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
30 11:21 FULL MOON
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 14 Mercury at Aphelion
04 18 Venus at Perihelion
05 06:53 Moon at Apogee: 404994 km
05 14:03 Moon at Descending Node
06 09 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
06 14 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
08 14:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 16:51 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
13 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 21:27 Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon
15 18:56 NEW MOON
16 23:08 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
17 08:53 Moon at Perigee: 360898 km
18 05:21 Regulus 1.5°N of Moon
18 21:40 Moon at Ascending Node
19 08:35 Mars 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
22 10:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 20:30 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
28 06 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 01:17 FULL MOON
Aug 01 18:06 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
01 18:09 Moon at Descending Node
01 20:10 Moon at Apogee: 405886 km
02 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°W
07 05:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 02:04 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
10 17:31 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
12 22 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 02:21 NEW MOON
14 14 Mercury at Perihelion
14 15:59 Moon at Perigee: 357834 km
15 06:10 Moon at Ascending Node
15 18:09 Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
16 20:55 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
19 05:05 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
20 18:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 16:59 FULL MOON
28 17:03 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166
29 00:04 Moon at Descending Node
29 01:37 Moon at Apogee: 406270 km
Sep 05 09:42 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
05 17:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 10:47 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
11 02:15 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
11 17:07 Moon at Ascending Node
12 02:13 Moon at Perigee: 357388 km
12 09:57 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056
12 10:07 NEW MOON
14 10 Venus 0.1°N of Mars
14 12:07 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
14 12:16 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
15 02:50 Venus 2.1°N of Spica
15 14:52 Mars 2.0°N of Spica
15 17:31 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
19 05:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 04:26 Autumnal Equinox
25 04:10 Moon at Apogee: 406005 km
25 06:15 Moon at Descending Node
25 14:48 Mercury 0.9°N of Spica
27 09:43 FULL MOON
29 19 Venus 2.7°S of Saturn
Oct 02 15:42 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
04 23:23 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
05 01 Mercury 2.2°S of Mars
05 03:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 12:10 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
09 02:44 Moon at Ascending Node
10 03 Mercury 4.8°S of Saturn
10 11:58 Moon at Perigee: 359826 km
11 18:55 NEW MOON
12 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°E
13 06:21 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
13 08:43 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
14 10 Mars 2.3°S of Saturn
18 21:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 14 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 10:49 Moon at Descending Node
22 15:16 Moon at Apogee: 405243 km
23 07:04 Venus 2.8°N of Antares
26 20 Mercury 2.5°S of Mars
27 02:21 FULL MOON
29 21:18 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
Nov 01 06:28 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
03 12:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 19:38 Regulus 1.2°N of Moon
04 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
05 07:41 Moon at Ascending Node
05 15 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 15:09 Moon at Perigee: 364640 km
08 00 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
10 05:21 NEW MOON
10 13 Mercury at Perihelion
12 14 N Taurid Meteor Shower
17 17:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 20 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 13:10 Moon at Descending Node
19 09:15 Moon at Apogee: 404457 km
21 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
25 17:59 FULL MOON
26 04:10 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
28 04 Mercury 0.2°S of Saturn
28 09:28 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
Dec 02 01:01 Regulus 0.9°N of Moon
02 08:20 Moon at Ascending Node
02 20:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 12:52 Moon at Perigee: 369748 km
07 14:58 Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
09 17:59 NEW MOON
13 18:23 Venus 4.4°S of Moon
14 10 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 15:08 Moon at Descending Node
17 06:19 Moon at Apogee: 404279 km
17 14:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 01:54 Winter Solstice
22 18 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 12:59 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
24 13 Mercury at Aphelion
25 08:15 FULL MOON
25 11:35 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
26 18 Jupiter at Opposition
26 21 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.3°E
29 06:42 Regulus 0.7°N of Moon
29 07:59 Moon at Perigee: 368220 km
29 09:36 Moon at Ascending Node
30 02 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
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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
2072 Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2072 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 05 19:13 | Jan 12 10:54 |
| Jan 20 07:35 | Jan 28 11:36 | Feb 04 05:55 | Feb 11 00:27 |
| Feb 19 03:03 | Feb 27 01:02 | Mar 04 16:17 t | Mar 11 16:18 |
| Mar 19 21:21 P | Mar 27 10:43 | Apr 03 02:25 | Apr 10 09:53 |
| Apr 18 12:57 | Apr 25 17:35 | May 02 12:34 | May 10 04:17 |
| May 18 01:18 | May 24 22:53 | May 31 23:18 | Jun 08 22:20 |
| Jun 16 10:57 | Jun 23 03:57 | Jun 30 11:21 | Jul 08 14:53 |
| Jul 15 18:56 | Jul 22 10:02 | Jul 30 01:17 | Aug 07 05:15 |
| Aug 14 02:21 | Aug 20 18:20 | Aug 28 16:59 t | Sep 05 17:19 |
| Sep 12 10:07 T | Sep 19 05:58 | Sep 27 09:43 | Oct 05 03:28 |
| Oct 11 18:55 | Oct 18 21:37 | Oct 27 02:21 | Nov 03 12:16 |
| Nov 10 05:21 | Nov 17 17:03 | Nov 25 17:59 | Dec 02 20:22 |
| Dec 09 17:59 | Dec 17 14:50 | Dec 25 08:15 | - |
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 | |
