2072 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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.
| 2072 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 11:14 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
03 10:57 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
04 16 Neptune at Opposition
04 19 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 23 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
05 01:31 Mars 2.6°S of Pollux
05 20:13 FULL MOON
06 19:46 Moon at Perigee: 358353 km
07 17 Mercury at Aphelion
08 20:29 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon
10 05:26 Moon at Ascending Node
11 02 Mars at Opposition
12 11:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 00:03 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
17 13:14 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
20 08:35 NEW MOON
21 22:00 Moon at Apogee: 406490 km
23 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 12:50 Moon at Descending Node
28 12:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 19:42 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
30 21:04 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
Feb 04 06:55 FULL MOON
04 08:26 Moon at Perigee: 356546 km
05 07:10 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
06 12:25 Moon at Ascending Node
10 08:40 Saturn 1.9°S of Moon
11 01:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 01:04 Venus 4.1°S of Moon
17 22:18 Moon at Apogee: 406547 km
19 04:03 NEW MOON
20 16 Mercury at Perihelion
20 17:16 Moon at Descending Node
20 18:54 Mercury 1.3°N of Moon
21 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
26 06:26 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
27 02:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 04:51 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
Mar 03 18:38 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
03 20:40 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
04 17:17 FULL MOON
04 17:21 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.244
04 23:19 Moon at Ascending Node
07 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
08 17:17 Saturn 1.8°S of Moon
09 17:07 Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
11 17:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 11 Venus at Aphelion
16 07:25 Moon at Apogee: 405956 km
17 11 Mercury 3.2°N of Venus
18 05:30 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
18 11:47 Venus 2.0°S of Moon
18 23:47 Moon at Descending Node
19 20:19 Vernal Equinox
19 22:08 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.720
19 22:21 NEW MOON
24 19:31 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
25 10:39 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
27 11:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 04:29 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon
Apr 01 03:31 Moon at Perigee: 362291 km
01 09:45 Moon at Ascending Node
03 03:25 FULL MOON
04 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
05 01:24 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon
07 16:13 Mars 4.2°S of Pollux
10 10:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 00:33 Moon at Apogee: 404911 km
15 06:06 Moon at Descending Node
16 11:25 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
18 13:57 NEW MOON
21 11:13 Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon
21 16:17 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
22 16 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 21 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66611 AU
25 18:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 11:36 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
28 16:06 Moon at Ascending Node
28 17:34 Moon at Perigee: 367523 km
29 23 Saturn at Opposition
30 16:55 Jupiter 4.9°N of Aldebaran
May 02 07:54 Saturn 1.5°S of Moon
02 13:34 FULL MOON
05 05 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
10 05:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 19:48 Moon at Apogee: 404155 km
12 10:22 Moon at Descending Node
14 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 02:18 NEW MOON
18 15 Mercury at Perihelion
22 01 Venus at Superior Conjunction
23 16:15 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
24 01:46 Moon at Perigee: 369656 km
24 16:56 Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
24 23:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 17:56 Moon at Ascending Node
29 12:28 Saturn 1.5°S of Moon
Jun 01 00:18 FULL MOON
07 14:42 Moon at Apogee: 404216 km
08 12 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
08 12:43 Moon at Descending Node
08 23:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 08:09 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
16 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
16 11:57 NEW MOON
18 08:48 Mercury 4.5°N of Moon
19 12:24 Moon at Perigee: 365625 km
20 05:52 Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
20 13:12 Summer Solstice
20 20 Uranus at Opposition
20 22:37 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
20 23:47 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
21 18:43 Moon at Ascending Node
23 04:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 16:16 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
30 12:21 FULL MOON
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 15 Mercury at Aphelion
04 19 Venus at Perihelion
05 07:53 Moon at Apogee: 404994 km
05 15:03 Moon at Descending Node
06 10 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
06 15 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
08 15:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 17:51 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
13 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 22:27 Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon
15 19:56 NEW MOON
17 00:08 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
17 09:53 Moon at Perigee: 360898 km
18 06:21 Regulus 1.5°N of Moon
18 22:40 Moon at Ascending Node
19 09:35 Mars 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
22 11:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 21:30 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
28 07 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 02:17 FULL MOON
Aug 01 19:06 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
01 19:09 Moon at Descending Node
01 21:10 Moon at Apogee: 405886 km
02 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°W
07 06:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 03:04 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
10 18:31 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
12 23 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 03:21 NEW MOON
14 15 Mercury at Perihelion
14 16:59 Moon at Perigee: 357834 km
15 07:10 Moon at Ascending Node
15 19:09 Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
16 21:55 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
19 06:05 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
20 19:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 17:59 FULL MOON
28 18:03 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166
29 01:04 Moon at Descending Node
29 02:37 Moon at Apogee: 406270 km
Sep 05 10:42 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
05 18:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 11:47 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
11 03:15 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
11 18:07 Moon at Ascending Node
12 03:13 Moon at Perigee: 357388 km
12 10:57 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056
12 11:07 NEW MOON
14 11 Venus 0.1°N of Mars
14 13:07 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
14 13:16 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
15 03:50 Venus 2.1°N of Spica
15 15:52 Mars 2.0°N of Spica
15 18:31 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
19 06:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 05:26 Autumnal Equinox
25 05:10 Moon at Apogee: 406005 km
25 07:15 Moon at Descending Node
25 15:48 Mercury 0.9°N of Spica
27 10:43 FULL MOON
29 20 Venus 2.7°S of Saturn
Oct 02 16:42 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
05 00:23 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
05 02 Mercury 2.2°S of Mars
05 04:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 13:10 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
09 03:44 Moon at Ascending Node
10 04 Mercury 4.8°S of Saturn
10 12:58 Moon at Perigee: 359826 km
11 19:55 NEW MOON
12 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°E
13 07:21 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
13 09:43 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
14 11 Mars 2.3°S of Saturn
18 22:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 15 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 11:49 Moon at Descending Node
22 16:16 Moon at Apogee: 405243 km
23 08:04 Venus 2.8°N of Antares
26 21 Mercury 2.5°S of Mars
27 03:21 FULL MOON
29 22:18 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
Nov 01 07:28 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
03 13:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 20:38 Regulus 1.2°N of Moon
04 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
05 08:41 Moon at Ascending Node
05 16 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 16:09 Moon at Perigee: 364640 km
08 01 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
10 06:21 NEW MOON
10 14 Mercury at Perihelion
12 15 N Taurid Meteor Shower
17 18:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 21 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 14:10 Moon at Descending Node
19 10:15 Moon at Apogee: 404457 km
21 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
25 18:59 FULL MOON
26 05:10 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
28 05 Mercury 0.2°S of Saturn
28 10:28 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
Dec 02 02:01 Regulus 0.9°N of Moon
02 09:20 Moon at Ascending Node
02 21:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 13:52 Moon at Perigee: 369748 km
07 15:58 Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
09 18:59 NEW MOON
13 19:23 Venus 4.4°S of Moon
14 11 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 16:08 Moon at Descending Node
17 07:19 Moon at Apogee: 404279 km
17 15:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 02:54 Winter Solstice
22 19 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 11 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 13:59 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
24 14 Mercury at Aphelion
25 09:15 FULL MOON
25 12:35 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
26 19 Jupiter at Opposition
26 22 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.3°E
29 07:42 Regulus 0.7°N of Moon
29 08:59 Moon at Perigee: 368220 km
29 10:36 Moon at Ascending Node
30 03 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
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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.
| 2072 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 05 20:13 | Jan 12 11:54 |
| Jan 20 08:35 | Jan 28 12:36 | Feb 04 06:55 | Feb 11 01:27 |
| Feb 19 04:03 | Feb 27 02:02 | Mar 04 17:17 t | Mar 11 17:18 |
| Mar 19 22:21 P | Mar 27 11:43 | Apr 03 03:25 | Apr 10 10:53 |
| Apr 18 13:57 | Apr 25 18:35 | May 02 13:34 | May 10 05:17 |
| May 18 02:18 | May 24 23:53 | Jun 01 00:18 | Jun 08 23:20 |
| Jun 16 11:57 | Jun 23 04:57 | Jun 30 12:21 | Jul 08 15:53 |
| Jul 15 19:56 | Jul 22 11:02 | Jul 30 02:17 | Aug 07 06:15 |
| Aug 14 03:21 | Aug 20 19:20 | Aug 28 17:59 t | Sep 05 18:19 |
| Sep 12 11:07 T | Sep 19 06:58 | Sep 27 10:43 | Oct 05 04:28 |
| Oct 11 19:55 | Oct 18 22:37 | Oct 27 03:21 | Nov 03 13:16 |
| Nov 10 06:21 | Nov 17 18:03 | Nov 25 18:59 | Dec 02 21:22 |
| Dec 09 18:59 | Dec 17 15:50 | Dec 25 09:15 | - |
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 | |
