2074 Sky Event Almanac

Greenwich Mean Time

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

Jan 04  05     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  06:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  11     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU
    06  17:28  Moon at Apogee: 404632 km
    08  11     Neptune at Opposition 
    09  19:55  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    13  06:31  FULL MOON 
    14  13:53  Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    14  16:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  23:07  Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
    16  09:31  Mars 2.0°N of Moon
    17  12     Venus at Aphelion 
    17  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°E
    20  08:20  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  13:42  Moon at Perigee: 369983 km
    22  17:04  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon
    24  08     Mercury at Perihelion 
    27  06:37  NEW MOON 
    27  06:42  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.980
    27  14:35  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  03     Jupiter at Opposition 

Feb 02  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    02  21:00  Mars 3.7°N of Regulus
    03  14:44  Moon at Apogee: 404447 km
    04  04:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  04:34  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    10  16:32  Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
    11  01:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  20:54  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.919
    11  21:05  FULL MOON 
    12  04:13  Mars 3.3°N of Moon
    12  07:17  Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
    14  02     Mars at Opposition 
    15  14:22  Moon at Perigee: 367554 km
    18  15:55  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  01:29  Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
    23  16:28  Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    23  22:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  22:00  NEW MOON 
    27  05:27  Venus 2.4°N of Moon
    27  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W

Mar 03  10:49  Moon at Apogee: 405044 km
    05  12:56  Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
    06  00:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  08     Mercury at Aphelion 
    09  21:51  Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
    10  10:25  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  22:47  Mars 3.5°N of Moon
    11  17:23  Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
    12  21     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66617 AU
    13  09:01  FULL MOON 
    15  07:27  Moon at Perigee: 362025 km
    18  08:23  Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
    19  23:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  06:09  Vernal Equinox 
    23  02:16  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  02:22  Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    27  14:19  NEW MOON 
    31  02:22  Moon at Apogee: 405972 km

Apr 01  20:18  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
    04  18:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  06:05  Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
    06  16:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  06:35  Mars 2.3°N of Moon
    08  03:37  Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
    11  18:30  FULL MOON 
    12  14:37  Moon at Perigee: 358026 km
    13  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    14  15:32  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    18  09:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  03:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  01:37  Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
    22  08     Mercury at Perihelion 
    23  02     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    26  06:47  NEW MOON 
    27  09:29  Moon at Apogee: 406588 km
    29  02:38  Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon

May 01  14:33  Mercury 1.8°S of Pleiades
    03  16:44  Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    03  18:35  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  08:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  02:30  Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    05  12:17  Regulus 1.6°S of Moon
    05  16     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    09  20     Venus at Perihelion 
    10  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
    11  01:01  Moon at Perigee: 356815 km
    11  02:17  FULL MOON 
    11  23:15  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
    16  05:00  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  20:39  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  01:32  Mars 1.0°N of Regulus
    24  11:59  Moon at Apogee: 406578 km
    24  12     Saturn at Opposition 
    25  22:44  NEW MOON 
    29  08:32  Venus 3.7°N of Moon
    30  19:45  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  05:21  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.

Jun 01  18:52  Regulus 1.8°S of Moon
    02  05:10  Mars 1.4°S of Moon
    02  19:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    04  21:56  Venus 4.5°S of Pollux
    08  06:48  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    08  10:20  Moon at Perigee: 358517 km
    09  09:27  FULL MOON 
    12  10:41  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  09:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  19:25  Mercury 1.2°N of Aldebaran
    20  21:28  Moon at Apogee: 405879 km
    20  22:59  Summer Solstice 
    22  05     Venus 1.3°N of Jupiter
    22  14:50  Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon
    22  16:33  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    24  13:38  NEW MOON 
    26  23:06  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  19:53  Jupiter 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    28  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°W
    28  07:01  Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    29  00:17  Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
    30  05     Uranus at Opposition 
    30  11:31  Mars 3.3°S of Moon


Date     GMT   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  02:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  15     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01662 AU
    05  13:24  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
    06  14:26  Moon at Perigee: 362554 km
    07  13:25  Venus 0.8°N of Regulus
    08  17:05  FULL MOON 
    08  17:19  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.187
    09  19:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  12     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    16  01:11  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  12:55  Moon at Apogee: 404870 km
    19  07     Mercury at Perihelion 
    19  21:55  Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon
    24  03:07  NEW MOON 
    24  03:08  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.984
    24  05:29  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  12:22  Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    26  06:08  Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
    26  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    27  17:57  Venus 4.3°S of Moon
    28  17     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  20:39  Mars 4.7°S of Moon
    31  07:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  17     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°E

Aug 01  19:13  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    03  03:09  Moon at Perigee: 367536 km
    06  05:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  01:54  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.781
    07  02:06  FULL MOON 
    13  09     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  18:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  07:04  Moon at Apogee: 404246 km
    16  05:46  Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon
    16  23     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    20  13:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  14:59  NEW MOON 
    24  07:43  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon
    26  09:54  Mars 1.8°N of Spica
    28  10:58  Moon at Perigee: 369559 km
    29  01:34  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    29  12:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Sep 01  06     Mercury at Aphelion 
    02  12:11  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  13:13  FULL MOON 
    07  15:40  Venus 2.8°S of Spica
    07  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°E
    10  05:26  Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus
    12  02:10  Moon at Apogee: 404457 km
    12  13:52  Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
    13  12:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  20:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  22:42  Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
    19  02:06  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
    20  18:02  Mercury 0.1°S of Spica
    21  01:28  NEW MOON 
    22  15:04  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  22:46  Moon at Perigee: 365307 km
    25  10:17  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
    27  17:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  14:52  Moon at Descending Node 

Oct 03  16     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    05  02:55  FULL MOON 
    09  13     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    09  20:38  Moon at Apogee: 405331 km
    09  21:31  Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
    13  06:47  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  00:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  06     Mercury at Perihelion 
    16  08:24  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
    16  21:17  Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
    19  01:27  Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
    19  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
    20  11:11  NEW MOON 
    21  21:56  Moon at Perigee: 360248 km
    22  02     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  18:23  Mars 5.0°S of Moon
    22  22:32  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    26  01     Mars 2.4°S of Saturn
    26  15:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  02:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Nov 01  05:33  Mars 3.8°N of Antares
    03  19:21  FULL MOON 
    06  02     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  04:21  Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon
    06  10:36  Moon at Apogee: 406179 km
    10  01:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  00:07  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  17:05  Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
    13  01     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  14:04  Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
    18  08     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  20:56  NEW MOON 
    19  07:37  Moon at Perigee: 357121 km
    20  15:36  Mars 3.6°S of Moon
    21  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    22  18:19  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  13:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  09:09  Venus 3.7°N of Spica

Dec 01  10     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    03  10:35  Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
    03  13:40  Moon at Apogee: 406442 km
    03  14:03  FULL MOON 
    07  03:37  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  23:52  Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
    11  02:15  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
    11  15:08  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  21     Geminid Meteor Shower
    14  22:10  Venus 2.5°S of Moon
    17  20:35  Moon at Perigee: 357126 km
    18  07:20  NEW MOON 
    19  09:42  Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
    19  14:32  Mars 1.7°S of Moon
    20  02:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  08     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
    20  13     Venus at Perihelion 
    21  12:36  Winter Solstice 
    23  05     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  16     Mercury 1.1°S of Mars
    25  05:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  16:12  Moon at Apogee: 406129 km
    30  16:51  Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon

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

Greenwich Mean Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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
Greenwich Mean Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 05 06:18 Jan 13 06:31 Jan 20 08:20
Jan 27 06:37 A Feb 04 04:02 Feb 11 21:05 n Feb 18 15:55
Feb 25 22:00 Mar 06 00:43 Mar 13 09:01 Mar 19 23:58
Mar 27 14:19 Apr 04 18:40 Apr 11 18:30 Apr 18 09:22
Apr 26 06:47 May 04 08:53 May 11 02:17 May 17 20:39
May 25 22:44 Jun 02 19:14 Jun 09 09:27 Jun 16 09:57
Jun 24 13:38 Jul 02 02:22 Jul 08 17:05 n Jul 16 01:11
Jul 24 03:07 A Jul 31 07:30 Aug 07 02:06 n Aug 14 18:10
Aug 22 14:59 Aug 29 12:12 Sep 05 13:13 Sep 13 12:21
Sep 21 01:28 Sep 27 17:59 Oct 05 02:55 Oct 13 06:47
Oct 20 11:11 Oct 27 02:15 Nov 03 19:21 Nov 12 00:07
Nov 18 20:56 Nov 25 13:52 Dec 03 14:03 Dec 11 15:08
Dec 18 07:20 Dec 25 05:07 --

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

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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