2076 Sky Event Almanac
New Zealand Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for New Zealand Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 12 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.
| 2076 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| New Zealand Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date NZST Even
(h:m)
Jan 02 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 13 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU
05 05 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 10:42 Saturn 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
06 03 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
06 05:44 Moon at Descending Node
06 22:05 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.034
06 22:14 NEW MOON
07 06:38 Moon at Perigee: 356990 km
09 16:00 Venus 2.7°N of Moon
13 15:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 19 Neptune at Opposition
17 10:02 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
19 12:49 Moon at Ascending Node
21 09:24 Moon at Apogee: 406390 km
21 16:39 FULL MOON
24 00:08 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
24 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
27 03:44 Mars 2.3°S of Moon
27 15:58 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
29 07 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66617 AU
29 16:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
Feb 02 02:04 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
02 16:00 Moon at Descending Node
03 18:49 Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
04 19:52 Moon at Perigee: 357345 km
05 09:01 NEW MOON
11 14 Mercury at Aphelion
12 06:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 16:22 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
15 16:46 Moon at Ascending Node
17 13:30 Moon at Apogee: 406053 km
20 06:19 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
20 11:49 FULL MOON
23 09:37 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
23 19:54 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
28 03:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 13:55 Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
29 21:23 Moon at Descending Node
Mar 04 05:20 Moon at Perigee: 360806 km
05 19:24 NEW MOON
08 21 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°E
10 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 00:07 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
13 00:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 18:33 Moon at Ascending Node
14 10 Venus at Perihelion
16 04:37 Moon at Apogee: 405173 km
18 13:12 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
19 21 Mars at Opposition
20 05:37 Vernal Equinox
21 00:02 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
21 04:37 FULL MOON
21 20:49 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
26 14 Mercury at Perihelion
27 21:43 Saturn 1.2°N of Moon
27 22:19 Moon at Descending Node
28 12:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 00 Jupiter at Opposition
Apr 01 02:52 Moon at Perigee: 366056 km
04 05:47 NEW MOON
05 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E
07 09:36 Venus 0.9°N of Pleiades
08 09:04 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
09 20:46 Moon at Ascending Node
11 19:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 23:48 Moon at Apogee: 404352 km
14 20:52 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
16 14:59 Mars 2.6°S of Moon
17 22:04 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
19 18:29 FULL MOON
23 03 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 23:29 Moon at Descending Node
24 03:00 Saturn 1.5°N of Moon
24 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 18:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 04:30 Moon at Perigee: 369856 km
May 03 16:51 NEW MOON
05 16 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 18:03 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
07 01:35 Moon at Ascending Node
09 07:32 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
10 19:16 Moon at Apogee: 404248 km
11 14:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 04:53 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
13 22:12 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
15 02:16 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
19 00 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
19 05:38 FULL MOON
21 04:42 Moon at Descending Node
21 08:00 Saturn 1.5°N of Moon
21 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.5°W
22 19:47 Moon at Perigee: 366904 km
25 23:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 06:13 Mercury 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
31 13:37 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
Jun 02 05:14 NEW MOON
02 05:29 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.290
03 03 Mercury 1.9°S of Venus
03 08:31 Moon at Ascending Node
05 15:20 Pollux 4.3°N of Moon
07 13:18 Moon at Apogee: 404950 km
08 12:38 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
10 07:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 10:18 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
13 15 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45670 AU
17 08 Saturn at Opposition
17 13:50 Moon at Descending Node
17 14:07 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon
17 14:37 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.794
17 14:38 FULL MOON
19 12:36 Moon at Perigee: 361900 km
20 22:35 Summer Solstice
22 13 Mercury at Perihelion
24 05:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 05:36 Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
28 13 Mars 1.2°S of Jupiter
29 08:22 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
30 15:27 Moon at Ascending Node
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Date NZST Even
(h:m)
Jul 01 18:48 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.275
01 19:04 NEW MOON
04 19 Venus at Aphelion
04 23 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
05 04:02 Moon at Apogee: 405946 km
05 19:40 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
08 21:41 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
09 01 Uranus at Opposition
09 22:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 21:28 Saturn 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
15 00:02 Moon at Descending Node
16 04 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
16 22:12 FULL MOON
16 23:46 Venus 1.6°N of Aldebaran
17 17:58 Moon at Perigee: 358186 km
23 12:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 07:25 Mercury 0.5°S of Regulus
26 13:59 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
27 07:23 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
27 20:19 Moon at Ascending Node
28 04 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°W
28 17 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 04:30 Pollux 4.3°N of Moon
31 10:05 NEW MOON
Aug 01 12:12 Moon at Apogee: 406563 km
01 16:10 Mars 1.5°N of Spica
02 01:57 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
02 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
05 11:31 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
05 13 Mercury at Aphelion
08 11:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 05:20 Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
11 07:54 Moon at Descending Node
13 09 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 03:29 Moon at Perigee: 356915 km
15 05:11 FULL MOON
21 23:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 20:03 Aldebaran 4.3°S of Moon
23 22:33 Moon at Ascending Node
26 00:37 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
26 10:21 Pollux 4.2°N of Moon
28 14:51 Moon at Apogee: 406487 km
30 01:43 NEW MOON
30 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Sep 02 03:10 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
04 12:20 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
06 21:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 11:25 Moon at Descending Node
07 13:06 Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
10 08:22 Mercury 2.2°S of Regulus
12 13:19 Moon at Perigee: 358503 km
13 12:38 FULL MOON
16 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
18 12 Mercury at Perihelion
19 03:37 Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon
19 23:57 Moon at Ascending Node
20 13:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 14:48 Autumnal Equinox
22 16:40 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
24 23:16 Moon at Apogee: 405798 km
25 02:36 Venus 4.4°S of Moon
25 14:14 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
28 17:27 NEW MOON
30 01:23 Venus 0.0°N of Regulus
Oct 03 07:47 Mars 2.5°S of Moon
04 12:05 Moon at Descending Node
04 20:58 Saturn 1.4°N of Moon
06 06:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 18:57 Moon at Perigee: 362695 km
10 21:54 Mars 3.4°N of Antares
12 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 21:37 FULL MOON
17 03:37 Moon at Ascending Node
17 23 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
20 00:06 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
20 06:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 02 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 15:11 Moon at Apogee: 404879 km
25 03 Venus at Perihelion
25 10:39 Venus 3.8°S of Moon
28 08:50 NEW MOON
31 14:12 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 01 03:52 Mars 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
01 06:06 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
03 00 Mars 2.2°S of Saturn
04 13:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 02 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 08:15 Moon at Perigee: 368114 km
11 09:07 FULL MOON
13 02 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 10:51 Moon at Ascending Node
13 12:04 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
13 20:17 Mercury 2.3°N of Antares
16 08:34 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
18 08 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 03:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 11:07 Moon at Apogee: 404391 km
20 05 Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter
24 11:11 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
24 21:04 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
26 23:28 NEW MOON
26 23:41 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.731
27 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E
27 20:38 Moon at Descending Node
28 16:18 Mercury 1.3°S of Moon
28 17:50 Saturn 2.0°N of Moon
29 23:59 Mars 1.4°N of Moon
30 08 Mercury 3.1°S of Saturn
Dec 02 04:17 Moon at Perigee: 369627 km
03 21:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 19:37 Moon at Ascending Node
10 23:32 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.446
10 23:35 FULL MOON
13 17:15 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
14 21 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 12 Mercury at Perihelion
16 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 08:13 Moon at Apogee: 404712 km
19 00:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 12:12 Winter Solstice
22 06:50 Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
23 06 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 18 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 04:11 Venus 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
25 06:05 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
25 06:17 Moon at Descending Node
25 19 Mercury 2.3°N of Venus
26 12:53 NEW MOON
28 20:21 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
29 01:46 Moon at Perigee: 364434 km
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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
2076 Phases of the Moon
New Zealand Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for New Zealand Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 12 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.
| 2076 Phases of the Moon | |||
| New Zealand Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 06 22:14 T | Jan 13 15:02 | Jan 21 16:39 | Jan 29 16:17 |
| Feb 05 09:01 | Feb 12 06:35 | Feb 20 11:49 | Feb 28 03:54 |
| Mar 05 19:24 | Mar 13 00:41 | Mar 21 04:37 | Mar 28 12:26 |
| Apr 04 05:47 | Apr 11 19:59 | Apr 19 18:29 | Apr 26 18:41 |
| May 03 16:51 | May 11 14:50 | May 19 05:38 | May 25 23:51 |
| Jun 02 05:14 P | Jun 10 07:58 | Jun 17 14:38 t | Jun 24 05:21 |
| Jul 01 19:04 P | Jul 09 22:49 | Jul 16 22:12 | Jul 23 12:40 |
| Jul 31 10:05 | Aug 08 11:21 | Aug 15 05:11 | Aug 21 23:00 |
| Aug 30 01:43 | Sep 06 21:46 | Sep 13 12:38 | Sep 20 13:06 |
| Sep 28 17:27 | Oct 06 06:26 | Oct 12 21:37 | Oct 20 06:51 |
| Oct 28 08:50 | Nov 04 13:58 | Nov 11 09:07 | Nov 19 03:15 |
| Nov 26 23:28 P | Dec 03 21:15 | Dec 10 23:35 t | Dec 19 00:39 |
| Dec 26 12:53 | - | - | - |
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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2071 to 2080 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| IST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| BST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| ICT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| AWST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| JST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| ACT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| AEST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| NCT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| NZST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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