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