2072 Sky Event Almanac

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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
Moskow Time
January - June July - December 
Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 02  12:14  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
    03  11:57  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
    04  17     Neptune at Opposition 
    04  20     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  00     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
    05  02:31  Mars 2.6°S of Pollux
    05  21:13  FULL MOON 
    06  20:46  Moon at Perigee: 358353 km
    07  18     Mercury at Aphelion 
    08  21:29  Regulus 2.4°N of Moon
    10  06:26  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  03     Mars at Opposition 
    12  12:54  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  01:03  Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
    17  14:14  Venus 4.0°S of Moon
    20  09:35  NEW MOON 
    21  23:00  Moon at Apogee: 406490 km
    23  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    24  13:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  13:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  20:42  Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
    30  22:04  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon

Feb 04  07:55  FULL MOON 
    04  09:26  Moon at Perigee: 356546 km
    05  08:10  Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
    06  13:25  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  09:40  Saturn 1.9°S of Moon
    11  02:27  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  02:04  Venus 4.1°S of Moon
    17  23:18  Moon at Apogee: 406547 km
    19  05:03  NEW MOON 
    20  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    20  18:16  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  19:54  Mercury 1.3°N of Moon
    21  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
    26  07:26  Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
    27  03:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  05:51  Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon

Mar 03  19:38  Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
    03  21:40  Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
    04  18:17  FULL MOON 
    04  18:21  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.244
    05  00:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  19     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    08  18:17  Saturn 1.8°S of Moon
    09  18:07  Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
    11  18:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  12     Venus at Aphelion 
    16  08:25  Moon at Apogee: 405956 km
    17  12     Mercury 3.2°N of Venus
    18  06:30  Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    18  12:47  Venus 2.0°S of Moon
    19  00:47  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  21:19  Vernal Equinox 
    19  23:08  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.720
    19  23:21  NEW MOON 
    24  20:31  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
    25  11:39  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
    27  12:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  05:29  Regulus 2.2°N of Moon

Apr 01  04:31  Moon at Perigee: 362291 km
    01  10:45  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  04:25  FULL MOON 
    04  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
    05  02:24  Saturn 1.6°S of Moon
    07  17:13  Mars 4.2°S of Pollux
    10  11:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  01:33  Moon at Apogee: 404911 km
    15  07:06  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  12:25  Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
    18  14:57  NEW MOON 
    21  12:13  Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon
    21  17:17  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
    22  17     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  22     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66611 AU
    25  19:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  12:36  Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
    28  17:06  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  18:34  Moon at Perigee: 367523 km
    30  00     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  17:55  Jupiter 4.9°N of Aldebaran

May 02  08:54  Saturn 1.5°S of Moon
    02  14:34  FULL MOON 
    05  06     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    10  06:17  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  20:48  Moon at Apogee: 404155 km
    12  11:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    18  03:18  NEW MOON 
    18  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    22  02     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    23  17:15  Mars 4.2°N of Moon
    24  02:46  Moon at Perigee: 369656 km
    24  17:56  Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
    25  00:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  18:56  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  13:28  Saturn 1.5°S of Moon

Jun 01  01:18  FULL MOON 
    07  15:42  Moon at Apogee: 404216 km
    08  13     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    08  13:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  00:20  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  09:09  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
    16  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
    16  12:57  NEW MOON 
    18  09:48  Mercury 4.5°N of Moon
    19  13:24  Moon at Perigee: 365625 km
    20  06:52  Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
    20  14:12  Summer Solstice 
    20  21     Uranus at Opposition 
    20  23:37  Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
    21  00:47  Mars 2.3°N of Moon
    21  19:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  05:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  17:16  Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
    30  13:21  FULL MOON 


Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  16     Mercury at Aphelion 
    04  20     Venus at Perihelion 
    05  08:53  Moon at Apogee: 404994 km
    05  16:03  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  11     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    06  16     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
    08  16:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  18:51  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
    13  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    13  23:27  Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon
    15  20:56  NEW MOON 
    17  01:08  Venus 4.1°N of Moon
    17  10:53  Moon at Perigee: 360898 km
    18  07:21  Regulus 1.5°N of Moon
    18  23:40  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  10:35  Mars 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    22  12:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  22:30  Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
    28  08     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  03:17  FULL MOON 

Aug 01  20:06  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    01  20:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    01  22:10  Moon at Apogee: 405886 km
    02  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°W
    07  07:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  04:04  Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
    10  19:31  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
    13  00     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  04:21  NEW MOON 
    14  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  17:59  Moon at Perigee: 357834 km
    15  08:10  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  20:09  Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
    16  22:55  Mars 1.8°S of Moon
    19  07:05  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
    20  20:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    28  18:59  FULL MOON 
    28  19:03  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166
    29  02:04  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  03:37  Moon at Apogee: 406270 km

Sep 05  11:42  Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
    05  19:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  12:47  Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
    11  04:15  Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
    11  19:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  04:13  Moon at Perigee: 357388 km
    12  11:57  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056
    12  12:07  NEW MOON 
    14  12     Venus 0.1°N of Mars
    14  14:07  Mars 3.6°S of Moon
    14  14:16  Venus 3.5°S of Moon
    15  04:50  Venus 2.1°N of Spica
    15  16:52  Mars 2.0°N of Spica
    15  19:31  Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
    19  07:58  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  06:26  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  06:10  Moon at Apogee: 406005 km
    25  08:15  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  16:48  Mercury 0.9°N of Spica
    27  11:43  FULL MOON 
    29  21     Venus 2.7°S of Saturn

Oct 02  17:42  Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
    05  01:23  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
    05  03     Mercury 2.2°S of Mars
    05  05:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  14:10  Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
    09  04:44  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  05     Mercury 4.8°S of Saturn
    10  13:58  Moon at Perigee: 359826 km
    11  20:55  NEW MOON 
    12  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°E
    13  08:21  Mars 4.9°S of Moon
    13  10:43  Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
    14  12     Mars 2.3°S of Saturn
    18  23:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  16     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  12:49  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  17:16  Moon at Apogee: 405243 km
    23  09:04  Venus 2.8°N of Antares
    26  22     Mercury 2.5°S of Mars
    27  04:21  FULL MOON 
    29  23:18  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon

Nov 01  08:28  Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
    03  14:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  21:38  Regulus 1.2°N of Moon
    04  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    05  09:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  17     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  17:09  Moon at Perigee: 364640 km
    08  02     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    10  07:21  NEW MOON 
    10  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    12  16     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    17  19:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  22     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  15:10  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  11:15  Moon at Apogee: 404457 km
    21  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
    25  19:59  FULL MOON 
    26  06:10  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
    28  06     Mercury 0.2°S of Saturn
    28  11:28  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon

Dec 02  03:01  Regulus 0.9°N of Moon
    02  10:20  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  22:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  14:52  Moon at Perigee: 369748 km
    07  16:58  Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
    09  19:59  NEW MOON 
    13  20:23  Venus 4.4°S of Moon
    14  12     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  17:08  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  08:19  Moon at Apogee: 404279 km
    17  16:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  03:54  Winter Solstice 
    22  20     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  12     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    23  14:59  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
    24  15     Mercury at Aphelion 
    25  10:15  FULL MOON 
    25  13:35  Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
    26  20     Jupiter at Opposition 
    26  23     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.3°E
    29  08:42  Regulus 0.7°N of Moon
    29  09:59  Moon at Perigee: 368220 km
    29  11:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  04     Mars in Conjunction with Sun

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

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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
Moskow Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 05 21:13 Jan 12 12:54
Jan 20 09:35 Jan 28 13:36 Feb 04 07:55 Feb 11 02:27
Feb 19 05:03 Feb 27 03:02 Mar 04 18:17 t Mar 11 18:18
Mar 19 23:21 P Mar 27 12:43 Apr 03 04:25 Apr 10 11:53
Apr 18 14:57 Apr 25 19:35 May 02 14:34 May 10 06:17
May 18 03:18 May 25 00:53 Jun 01 01:18 Jun 09 00:20
Jun 16 12:57 Jun 23 05:57 Jun 30 13:21 Jul 08 16:53
Jul 15 20:56 Jul 22 12:02 Jul 30 03:17 Aug 07 07:15
Aug 14 04:21 Aug 20 20:20 Aug 28 18:59 t Sep 05 19:19
Sep 12 12:07 T Sep 19 07:58 Sep 27 11:43 Oct 05 05:28
Oct 11 20:55 Oct 18 23:37 Oct 27 04:21 Nov 03 14:16
Nov 10 07:21 Nov 17 19:03 Nov 25 19:59 Dec 02 22:22
Dec 09 19:59 Dec 17 16:50 Dec 25 10:15 -

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

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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