2074 Sky Event Almanac
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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.
| 2074 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Central Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 23 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 00:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 05 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU
06 11:28 Moon at Apogee: 404632 km
08 05 Neptune at Opposition
09 13:55 Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
13 00:31 FULL MOON
14 07:53 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
14 10:23 Moon at Ascending Node
15 17:07 Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
16 03:31 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
17 06 Venus at Aphelion
17 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°E
20 02:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 07:42 Moon at Perigee: 369983 km
22 11:04 Saturn 3.0°S of Moon
24 02 Mercury at Perihelion
27 00:37 NEW MOON
27 00:42 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.980
27 08:35 Moon at Descending Node
27 21 Jupiter at Opposition
Feb 02 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
02 15:00 Mars 3.7°N of Regulus
03 08:44 Moon at Apogee: 404447 km
03 22:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 22:34 Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
10 10:32 Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
10 19:15 Moon at Ascending Node
11 14:54 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.919
11 15:05 FULL MOON
11 22:13 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
12 01:17 Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
13 20 Mars at Opposition
15 08:22 Moon at Perigee: 367554 km
18 09:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 19:29 Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
23 10:28 Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
23 16:22 Moon at Descending Node
25 16:00 NEW MOON
26 23:27 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
27 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W
Mar 03 04:49 Moon at Apogee: 405044 km
05 06:56 Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
05 18:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 02 Mercury at Aphelion
09 15:51 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
10 04:25 Moon at Ascending Node
10 16:47 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
11 11:23 Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
12 15 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66617 AU
13 03:01 FULL MOON
15 01:27 Moon at Perigee: 362025 km
18 02:23 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
19 17:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 00:09 Vernal Equinox
22 20:16 Moon at Descending Node
25 20:22 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
27 08:19 NEW MOON
30 20:22 Moon at Apogee: 405972 km
Apr 01 14:18 Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
04 12:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 00:05 Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
06 10:24 Moon at Ascending Node
07 00:35 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
07 21:37 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
11 12:30 FULL MOON
12 08:37 Moon at Perigee: 358026 km
12 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
14 09:32 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
18 03:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 21:12 Moon at Descending Node
20 19:37 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
22 02 Mercury at Perihelion
22 20 Lyrid Meteor Shower
26 00:47 NEW MOON
27 03:29 Moon at Apogee: 406588 km
28 20:38 Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon
May 01 08:33 Mercury 1.8°S of Pleiades
03 10:44 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
03 12:35 Moon at Ascending Node
04 02:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 20:30 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
05 06:17 Regulus 1.6°S of Moon
05 10 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 14 Venus at Perihelion
10 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
10 19:01 Moon at Perigee: 356815 km
10 20:17 FULL MOON
11 17:15 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
15 23:00 Moon at Descending Node
17 14:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 19:32 Mars 1.0°N of Regulus
24 05:59 Moon at Apogee: 406578 km
24 06 Saturn at Opposition
25 16:44 NEW MOON
29 02:32 Venus 3.7°N of Moon
30 13:45 Moon at Ascending Node
30 23:21 Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
Jun 01 12:52 Regulus 1.8°S of Moon
01 23:10 Mars 1.4°S of Moon
02 13:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 15:56 Venus 4.5°S of Pollux
08 00:48 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
08 04:20 Moon at Perigee: 358517 km
09 03:27 FULL MOON
12 04:41 Moon at Descending Node
16 03:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 13:25 Mercury 1.2°N of Aldebaran
20 15:28 Moon at Apogee: 405879 km
20 16:59 Summer Solstice
21 23 Venus 1.3°N of Jupiter
22 08:50 Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon
22 10:33 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
24 07:38 NEW MOON
26 17:06 Moon at Ascending Node
27 13:53 Jupiter 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
27 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°W
28 01:01 Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
28 18:17 Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
29 23 Uranus at Opposition
30 05:31 Mars 3.3°S of Moon
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 20:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 09 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01662 AU
05 07:24 Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
06 08:26 Moon at Perigee: 362554 km
07 07:25 Venus 0.8°N of Regulus
08 11:05 FULL MOON
08 11:19 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.187
09 13:45 Moon at Descending Node
11 06 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
15 19:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 06:55 Moon at Apogee: 404870 km
19 01 Mercury at Perihelion
19 15:55 Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon
23 21:07 NEW MOON
23 21:08 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.984
23 23:29 Moon at Ascending Node
25 06:22 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
26 00:08 Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
26 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 11:57 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
28 11 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 14:39 Mars 4.7°S of Moon
31 01:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 11 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°E
Aug 01 13:13 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
02 21:09 Moon at Perigee: 367536 km
05 23:18 Moon at Descending Node
06 19:54 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.781
06 20:06 FULL MOON
13 03 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 12:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 01:04 Moon at Apogee: 404246 km
15 23:46 Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon
16 17 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
20 07:23 Moon at Ascending Node
22 08:59 NEW MOON
24 01:43 Mercury 4.8°S of Moon
26 03:54 Mars 1.8°N of Spica
28 04:58 Moon at Perigee: 369559 km
28 19:34 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
29 06:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Sep 01 00 Mercury at Aphelion
02 06:11 Moon at Descending Node
05 07:13 FULL MOON
07 09:40 Venus 2.8°S of Spica
07 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°E
09 23:26 Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus
11 20:10 Moon at Apogee: 404457 km
12 07:52 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
13 06:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 14:13 Moon at Ascending Node
18 16:42 Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
18 20:06 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
20 12:02 Mercury 0.1°S of Spica
20 19:28 NEW MOON
22 09:04 Autumnal Equinox
23 16:46 Moon at Perigee: 365307 km
25 04:17 Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
27 11:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 08:52 Moon at Descending Node
Oct 03 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 20:55 FULL MOON
09 07 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
09 14:38 Moon at Apogee: 405331 km
09 15:31 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
13 00:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 18:02 Moon at Ascending Node
15 00 Mercury at Perihelion
16 02:24 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
16 15:17 Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
18 19:27 Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
18 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
20 05:11 NEW MOON
21 15:56 Moon at Perigee: 360248 km
21 20 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 12:23 Mars 5.0°S of Moon
22 16:32 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
25 19 Mars 2.4°S of Saturn
26 09:20 Moon at Descending Node
26 20:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 23:33 Mars 3.8°N of Antares
Nov 03 13:21 FULL MOON
05 20 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 22:21 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon
06 04:36 Moon at Apogee: 406179 km
09 19:27 Moon at Ascending Node
11 18:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 11:05 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
12 19 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 08:04 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
18 02 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 14:56 NEW MOON
19 01:37 Moon at Perigee: 357121 km
20 09:36 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
21 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 12:19 Moon at Descending Node
25 07:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 03:09 Venus 3.7°N of Spica
Dec 01 04 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
03 04:35 Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
03 07:40 Moon at Apogee: 406442 km
03 08:03 FULL MOON
06 21:37 Moon at Ascending Node
09 17:52 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
10 20:15 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
11 09:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 15 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 16:10 Venus 2.5°S of Moon
17 14:35 Moon at Perigee: 357126 km
18 01:20 NEW MOON
19 03:42 Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
19 08:32 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
19 20:31 Moon at Descending Node
20 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
20 07 Venus at Perihelion
21 06:36 Winter Solstice
22 23 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 10 Mercury 1.1°S of Mars
24 23:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 10:12 Moon at Apogee: 406129 km
30 10:51 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon
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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
2074 Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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.
| 2074 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 05 00:18 | Jan 13 00:31 | Jan 20 02:20 |
| Jan 27 00:37 A | Feb 03 22:02 | Feb 11 15:05 n | Feb 18 09:55 |
| Feb 25 16:00 | Mar 05 18:43 | Mar 13 03:01 | Mar 19 17:58 |
| Mar 27 08:19 | Apr 04 12:40 | Apr 11 12:30 | Apr 18 03:22 |
| Apr 26 00:47 | May 04 02:53 | May 10 20:17 | May 17 14:39 |
| May 25 16:44 | Jun 02 13:14 | Jun 09 03:27 | Jun 16 03:57 |
| Jun 24 07:38 | Jul 01 20:22 | Jul 08 11:05 n | Jul 15 19:11 |
| Jul 23 21:07 A | Jul 31 01:30 | Aug 06 20:06 n | Aug 14 12:10 |
| Aug 22 08:59 | Aug 29 06:12 | Sep 05 07:13 | Sep 13 06:21 |
| Sep 20 19:28 | Sep 27 11:59 | Oct 04 20:55 | Oct 13 00:47 |
| Oct 20 05:11 | Oct 26 20:15 | Nov 03 13:21 | Nov 11 18:07 |
| Nov 18 14:56 | Nov 25 07:52 | Dec 03 08:03 | Dec 11 09:08 |
| Dec 18 01:20 | Dec 24 23:07 | - | - |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2071 to 2080 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| AST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| EST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| CST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| MST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| PST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| AKST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| HST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
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
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:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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