2074 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.

2074 Sky Event Almanac
Moskow Time
January - June July - December 
Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 04  08     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  09:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  14     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU
    06  20:28  Moon at Apogee: 404632 km
    08  14     Neptune at Opposition 
    09  22:55  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    13  09:31  FULL MOON 
    14  16:53  Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    14  19:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  02:07  Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
    16  12:31  Mars 2.0°N of Moon
    17  15     Venus at Aphelion 
    18  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°E
    20  11:20  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  16:42  Moon at Perigee: 369983 km
    22  20:04  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon
    24  11     Mercury at Perihelion 
    27  09:37  NEW MOON 
    27  09:42  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.980
    27  17:35  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  06     Jupiter at Opposition 

Feb 02  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    03  00:00  Mars 3.7°N of Regulus
    03  17:44  Moon at Apogee: 404447 km
    04  07:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  07:34  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    10  19:32  Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
    11  04:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  23:54  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.919
    12  00:05  FULL MOON 
    12  07:13  Mars 3.3°N of Moon
    12  10:17  Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
    14  05     Mars at Opposition 
    15  17:22  Moon at Perigee: 367554 km
    18  18:55  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  04:29  Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
    23  19:28  Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    24  01:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  01:00  NEW MOON 
    27  08:27  Venus 2.4°N of Moon
    28  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W

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

Apr 01  23:18  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
    04  21:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  09:05  Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
    06  19:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  09:35  Mars 2.3°N of Moon
    08  06:37  Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
    11  21:30  FULL MOON 
    12  17:37  Moon at Perigee: 358026 km
    13  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    14  18:32  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    18  12:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  06:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  04:37  Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
    22  11     Mercury at Perihelion 
    23  05     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    26  09:47  NEW MOON 
    27  12:29  Moon at Apogee: 406588 km
    29  05:38  Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon

May 01  17:33  Mercury 1.8°S of Pleiades
    03  19:44  Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    03  21:35  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  11:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  05:30  Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    05  15:17  Regulus 1.6°S of Moon
    05  19     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    09  23     Venus at Perihelion 
    10  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
    11  04:01  Moon at Perigee: 356815 km
    11  05:17  FULL MOON 
    12  02:15  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
    16  08:00  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  23:39  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  04:32  Mars 1.0°N of Regulus
    24  14:59  Moon at Apogee: 406578 km
    24  15     Saturn at Opposition 
    26  01:44  NEW MOON 
    29  11:32  Venus 3.7°N of Moon
    30  22:45  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  08:21  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.

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


Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  05:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  18     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01662 AU
    05  16:24  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
    06  17:26  Moon at Perigee: 362554 km
    07  16:25  Venus 0.8°N of Regulus
    08  20:05  FULL MOON 
    08  20:19  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.187
    09  22:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  15     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    16  04:11  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  15:55  Moon at Apogee: 404870 km
    19  10     Mercury at Perihelion 
    20  00:55  Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon
    24  06:07  NEW MOON 
    24  06:08  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.984
    24  08:29  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  15:22  Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    26  09:08  Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
    26  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    27  20:57  Venus 4.3°S of Moon
    28  20     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  23:39  Mars 4.7°S of Moon
    31  10:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  20     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°E

Aug 01  22:13  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    03  06:09  Moon at Perigee: 367536 km
    06  08:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  04:54  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.781
    07  05:06  FULL MOON 
    13  12     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  21:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  10:04  Moon at Apogee: 404246 km
    16  08:46  Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon
    17  02     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    20  16:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  17:59  NEW MOON 
    24  10:43  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon
    26  12:54  Mars 1.8°N of Spica
    28  13:58  Moon at Perigee: 369559 km
    29  04:34  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    29  15:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Sep 01  09     Mercury at Aphelion 
    02  15:11  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  16:13  FULL MOON 
    07  18:40  Venus 2.8°S of Spica
    07  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°E
    10  08:26  Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus
    12  05:10  Moon at Apogee: 404457 km
    12  16:52  Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
    13  15:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  23:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  01:42  Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
    19  05:06  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
    20  21:02  Mercury 0.1°S of Spica
    21  04:28  NEW MOON 
    22  18:04  Autumnal Equinox 
    24  01:46  Moon at Perigee: 365307 km
    25  13:17  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
    27  20:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  17:52  Moon at Descending Node 

Oct 03  19     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    05  05:55  FULL MOON 
    09  16     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    09  23:38  Moon at Apogee: 405331 km
    10  00:31  Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
    13  09:47  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  03:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  09     Mercury at Perihelion 
    16  11:24  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
    17  00:17  Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
    19  04:27  Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
    19  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
    20  14:11  NEW MOON 
    22  00:56  Moon at Perigee: 360248 km
    22  05     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  21:23  Mars 5.0°S of Moon
    23  01:32  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    26  04     Mars 2.4°S of Saturn
    26  18:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  05:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Nov 01  08:33  Mars 3.8°N of Antares
    03  22:21  FULL MOON 
    06  05     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  07:21  Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon
    06  13:36  Moon at Apogee: 406179 km
    10  04:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  03:07  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  20:05  Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
    13  04     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  17:04  Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
    18  11     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  23:56  NEW MOON 
    19  10:37  Moon at Perigee: 357121 km
    20  18:36  Mars 3.6°S of Moon
    21  12     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    22  21:19  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  16:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  12:09  Venus 3.7°N of Spica

Dec 01  13     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    03  13:35  Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
    03  16:40  Moon at Apogee: 406442 km
    03  17:03  FULL MOON 
    07  06:37  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  02:52  Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
    11  05:15  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
    11  18:08  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  00     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  01:10  Venus 2.5°S of Moon
    17  23:35  Moon at Perigee: 357126 km
    18  10:20  NEW MOON 
    19  12:42  Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
    19  17:32  Mars 1.7°S of Moon
    20  05:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  11     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
    20  16     Venus at Perihelion 
    21  15:36  Winter Solstice 
    23  08     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  19     Mercury 1.1°S of Mars
    25  08:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  19:12  Moon at Apogee: 406129 km
    30  19:51  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

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.

2074 Phases of the Moon
Moskow Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 05 09:18 Jan 13 09:31 Jan 20 11:20
Jan 27 09:37 A Feb 04 07:02 Feb 12 00:05 n Feb 18 18:55
Feb 26 01:00 Mar 06 03:43 Mar 13 12:01 Mar 20 02:58
Mar 27 17:19 Apr 04 21:40 Apr 11 21:30 Apr 18 12:22
Apr 26 09:47 May 04 11:53 May 11 05:17 May 17 23:39
May 26 01:44 Jun 02 22:14 Jun 09 12:27 Jun 16 12:57
Jun 24 16:38 Jul 02 05:22 Jul 08 20:05 n Jul 16 04:11
Jul 24 06:07 A Jul 31 10:30 Aug 07 05:06 n Aug 14 21:10
Aug 22 17:59 Aug 29 15:12 Sep 05 16:13 Sep 13 15:21
Sep 21 04:28 Sep 27 20:59 Oct 05 05:55 Oct 13 09:47
Oct 20 14:11 Oct 27 05:15 Nov 03 22:21 Nov 12 03:07
Nov 18 23:56 Nov 25 16:52 Dec 03 17:03 Dec 11 18:08
Dec 18 10:20 Dec 25 08:07 --

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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