2073 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.

2073 Sky Event Almanac
Gulf Standard Time
January - June July - December 
Date     GST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  07:27  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    02  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    02  18     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
    04  03     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  05:25  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon
    06  04     Neptune at Opposition 
    08  12:11  NEW MOON 
    11  22:16  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  13:39  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    14  06:24  Moon at Apogee: 404891 km
    16  15:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  01:49  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
    21  18:42  Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
    24  00:05  FULL MOON 
    25  17:56  Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
    25  18:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  01:07  Moon at Perigee: 362567 km
    30  16:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    31  14:15  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon

Feb 03  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
    06  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    07  05:40  NEW MOON 
    07  05:54  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.677
    08  04:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  15:41  Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
    10  23:47  Moon at Apogee: 405844 km
    14  14     Venus at Perihelion 
    15  10:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    16  10:59  Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
    18  01:46  Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon
    19  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    22  04:39  Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
    22  05:28  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  11:23  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.250
    22  11:26  FULL MOON 
    23  09:00  Moon at Perigee: 358210 km
    27  22:04  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon

Mar 01  02:40  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  18:38  Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    07  11:15  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  14:08  Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    08  21     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    09  00:15  NEW MOON 
    10  07:57  Moon at Apogee: 406480 km
    15  18:22  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
    17  02:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  11:29  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
    17  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
    20  04:12  Vernal Equinox 
    21  15:50  Regulus 0.5°N of Moon
    21  16:14  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  15     Mercury at Aphelion 
    23  20:57  Moon at Perigee: 356721 km
    23  21:17  FULL MOON 
    27  06:06  Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
    30  15:04  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Apr 03  08     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38127 AU
    03  15:42  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  22     Mercury 1.4°S of Mars
    05  16:46  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    05  19:29  Mercury 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  09:19  Moon at Apogee: 406521 km
    07  18:14  NEW MOON 
    12  00:18  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
    13  23:26  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
    15  14:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  23:10  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  01:17  Regulus 0.4°N of Moon
    21  07:38  Moon at Perigee: 358345 km
    22  05:54  FULL MOON 
    23  00     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  14:13  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
    29  05:38  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  06     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    30  17:46  Moon at Descending Node 

May 03  05:21  Venus 2.7°N of Moon
    03  18:50  Moon at Apogee: 405878 km
    04  19:25  Mars 3.1°N of Moon
    05  13     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    07  10:15  NEW MOON 
    09  06:02  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
    11  13:30  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
    12  10     Saturn at Opposition 
    14  22:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  01:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  08:08  Regulus 0.1°N of Moon
    17  22     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°W
    19  12:24  Moon at Perigee: 362430 km
    20  21:22  Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
    21  14:02  FULL MOON 
    27  19:38  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.0°E
    28  21:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    31  10:54  Moon at Apogee: 404858 km

Jun 01  22:31  Venus 2.4°N of Moon
    02  22:05  Mars 4.4°N of Moon
    05  23:51  NEW MOON 
    06  23     Venus at Aphelion 
    07  15:39  Mercury 3.8°N of Moon
    08  05:44  Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
    11  02:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  13:26  Regulus 0.1°S of Moon
    13  04:47  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    16  01:26  Moon at Perigee: 367448 km
    17  02:58  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    19  22:44  FULL MOON 
    20  21:06  Summer Solstice 
    23  19     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    23  23:44  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  16     Uranus at Opposition 
    27  15:12  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  05:09  Moon at Apogee: 404196 km


Date     GST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  17:23  Mars 4.4°S of Pleiades
    01  23:35  Venus 2.8°N of Moon
    02  20:40  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
    03  20     Venus 1.9°S of Mars
    05  11:16  NEW MOON 
    05  15     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU
    08  05:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  19:11  Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
    09  02     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    10  23:57  Venus 3.3°N of Aldebaran
    11  11:01  Moon at Perigee: 369523 km
    12  09:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  07:41  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon
    14  10     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    16  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.7°W
    19  09:04  FULL MOON 
    21  06:26  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  23:45  Moon at Apogee: 404365 km
    27  08:29  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  15     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  05:25  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
    31  00:39  Mars 4.6°N of Moon

Aug 01  02:57  Venus 2.7°N of Moon
    01  14     Mercury at Perihelion 
    03  21:04  NEW MOON 
    03  21:13  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.029
    04  12:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  02:53  Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
    06  21:22  Moon at Perigee: 365543 km
    10  13:25  Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
    10  13:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    11  20     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  07     Perseid Meteor Shower
    17  14:01  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  21:40  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.101
    17  21:45  FULL MOON 
    22  17:26  Moon at Apogee: 405225 km
    24  01     Venus 0.3°S of Jupiter
    26  01:05  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    26  13:56  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
    28  22:14  Mars 3.9°N of Moon
    30  16:05  Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
    31  04:27  Venus 1.4°N of Moon
    31  22:54  Moon at Ascending Node 

Sep 02  05:52  NEW MOON 
    03  12:18  Mercury 3.4°S of Moon
    03  18:51  Moon at Perigee: 360664 km
    06  22:04  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
    08  20:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  20:02  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  13     Mercury at Aphelion 
    16  09:19  Venus 0.5°N of Regulus
    16  12:52  FULL MOON 
    19  07:23  Moon at Apogee: 406134 km
    20  14:41  Mercury 0.1°S of Spica
    22  13:14  Autumnal Equinox 
    22  21:20  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
    24  16:32  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.2°E
    26  15:49  Mars 3.0°N of Moon
    27  07     Venus at Perihelion 
    27  10:47  Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
    28  08:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  23:16  Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
    30  02:28  Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.

Oct 01  14:21  NEW MOON 
    02  02:53  Moon at Perigee: 357437 km
    04  10:31  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
    08  05:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  22:58  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  05:54  FULL MOON 
    16  12:16  Moon at Apogee: 406473 km
    20  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    20  03:33  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    21  23     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  11     Mars 1.0°N of Jupiter
    24  06:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  01:48  Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    25  04:12  Mars 2.0°N of Moon
    25  13:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  08:46  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
    28  13     Mercury at Perihelion 
    29  17:52  Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
    30  14:23  Moon at Perigee: 357043 km
    30  23:13  NEW MOON 

Nov 01  02:01  Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
    04  06:35  Mercury 4.0°N of Spica
    04  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°W
    06  00     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  19:42  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  23:59  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  14:04  Moon at Apogee: 406195 km
    12  23     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    14  23:55  FULL MOON 
    16  09:24  Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
    18  05     Leonid Meteor Shower
    19  23     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    21  11:26  Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
    21  14:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  09:47  Mars 1.2°N of Moon
    22  15:52  Regulus 0.8°S of Moon
    22  18:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  01:03  Moon at Perigee: 359828 km
    29  09:12  NEW MOON 

Dec 03  08:19  Mars 1.9°N of Regulus
    04  02:40  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  13:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  02:17  Moon at Apogee: 405427 km
    12  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  16:01  Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
    14  17:49  FULL MOON 
    14  19     Geminid Meteor Shower
    18  15:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  15:55  Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  21:13  Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
    20  06:03  Mars 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    21  10:50  Winter Solstice 
    22  04:06  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  07     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    23  03     Ursid Meteor Shower
    26  03:45  Moon at Perigee: 365051 km
    26  09:24  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
    28  00     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    28  20:55  NEW MOON 
    31  09:25  Moon at Descending Node

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

2073 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.

2073 Phases of the Moon
Gulf Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
--- Jan 01 07:27
Jan 08 12:11 Jan 16 15:33 Jan 24 00:05 Jan 30 16:18
Feb 07 05:40 P Feb 15 10:57 Feb 22 11:26 t Mar 01 02:40
Mar 09 00:15 Mar 17 02:44 Mar 23 21:17 Mar 30 15:04
Apr 07 18:14 Apr 15 14:36 Apr 22 05:54 Apr 29 05:38
May 07 10:15 May 14 22:59 May 21 14:02 May 28 21:57
Jun 05 23:51 Jun 13 04:47 Jun 19 22:44 Jun 27 15:12
Jul 05 11:16 Jul 12 09:16 Jul 19 09:04 Jul 27 08:29
Aug 03 21:04 T Aug 10 13:54 Aug 17 21:45 t Aug 26 01:05
Sep 02 05:52 Sep 08 20:19 Sep 16 12:52 Sep 24 16:32
Oct 01 14:21 Oct 08 05:56 Oct 16 05:54 Oct 24 06:22
Oct 30 23:13 Nov 06 19:42 Nov 14 23:55 Nov 22 18:15
Nov 29 09:12 Dec 06 13:33 Dec 14 17:49 Dec 22 04:06
Dec 28 20:55 ---

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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