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