2077 Sky Event Almanac

Alaska Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 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.

2077 Sky Event Almanac
Alaska Standard Time
January - June July - December 
Date     AKST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 01  08:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  14     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  13     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    04  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°W
    06  02     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38128 AU
    06  05:25  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  14     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    08  19:37  FULL MOON 
    09  04:03  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    13  06:13  Moon at Apogee: 405574 km
    14  09     Neptune at Opposition 
    14  21     Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
    17  00:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  02:56  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
    20  18:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  03:25  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
    22  20:22  Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
    24  03:45  NEW MOON 
    25  09:01  Moon at Perigee: 359336 km
    25  20:30  Mars 4.2°N of Moon
    27  14     Mercury at Aphelion 
    30  18:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Feb 02  08:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  10:28  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    07  14:08  FULL MOON 
    09  17:41  Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
    13  15     Venus at Aphelion 
    14  15:05  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    15  17:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  23:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  18:20  Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
    20  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    22  14:07  NEW MOON 
    22  20:20  Moon at Perigee: 356817 km
    23  18:38  Mars 4.5°N of Moon

Mar 01  07:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    01  08:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  15     Saturn at Aphelion: 10.06685 AU
    04  16:10  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
    08  15     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    08  18:31  Moon at Apogee: 406511 km
    09  08:42  FULL MOON 
    10  07     Mercury 1.1°N of Mars
    12  14     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  21:13  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  00:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  07:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  05:57  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    18  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
    19  14:30  Vernal Equinox 
    23  08:12  Moon at Perigee: 357576 km
    23  23:24  NEW MOON 
    28  11:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  22:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  22:27  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon

Apr 04  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    05  00:27  Moon at Apogee: 406101 km
    08  02:05  FULL MOON 
    09  22:39  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    12  01:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  02:56  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    14  13:32  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    15  17:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  15:21  Mercury 3.5°N of Moon
    20  15:47  Moon at Perigee: 361175 km
    22  08:20  NEW MOON 
    22  12     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  18:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  06:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    28  23     Jupiter at Opposition 
    29  14:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

May 02  15:26  Moon at Apogee: 405160 km
    02  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.8°W
    05  01     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  22:36  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    07  17:23  FULL MOON 
    09  06:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  08:56  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    11  18:16  Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
    15  00:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  11     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  10:58  Moon at Perigee: 366235 km
    20  05:14  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    21  17:38  NEW MOON 
    21  17:44  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.029
    22  04:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  05:56  Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    25  15:04  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    29  07:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  09:38  Moon at Apogee: 404357 km

Jun 03  00:35  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    05  14:08  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  16:22  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    05  23     Venus at Perihelion 
    06  05:57  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.312
    06  06:07  FULL MOON 
    07  22:19  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    08  13     Mercury at Perihelion 
    08  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  05:08  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  11:17  Moon at Perigee: 369667 km
    18  12:38  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  03:55  NEW MOON 
    20  07:23  Summer Solstice 
    21  23:54  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    22  09:00  Venus 2.5°S of Moon
    25  10:57  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
    27  04:19  Moon at Apogee: 404298 km
    28  01:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  14     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  06:42  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon


Date     AKST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 02  22:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  01:12  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    05  01     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
    05  03:23  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
    05  16:22  FULL MOON 
    09  05:18  Moon at Perigee: 366710 km
    12  09:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  19     Uranus at Opposition 
    15  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E
    15  17:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  20     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  00:33  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    18  05:13  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    19  15:41  NEW MOON 
    22  13     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  13:15  Venus 3.9°S of Moon
    24  22:09  Moon at Apogee: 405036 km
    25  20:21  Mercury 2.2°S of Regulus
    27  17:08  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    27  17:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  03     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  04:26  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  10:30  Antares 4.3°S of Moon

Aug 01  10:05  Saturn 3.2°N of Moon
    04  00:46  FULL MOON 
    05  22:02  Moon at Perigee: 361718 km
    10  15:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  08:34  Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
    11  19:14  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    12  19     Perseid Meteor Shower
    15  13:59  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    15  22:11  Mars 3.1°S of Moon
    18  05:17  NEW MOON 
    21  13:11  Moon at Apogee: 406040 km
    21  18:45  Venus 4.4°S of Moon
    24  06:48  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon
    26  07:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  09:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  19:02  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    28  18:00  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    29  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W

Sep 02  08:23  FULL MOON 
    02  10:36  Venus 1.2°N of Spica
    03  03:31  Moon at Perigee: 357963 km
    04  12     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  11:37  Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus
    07  15:03  Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
    07  20:17  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  23:36  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  19:29  Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
    13  14:31  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    16  20:53  NEW MOON 
    17  21:17  Moon at Apogee: 406604 km
    19  13     Venus 3.0°S of Jupiter
    20  22:34  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  22:43  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    21  23:35  Autumnal Equinox 
    22  08:42  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  02:02  Antares 3.8°S of Moon
    23  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    24  23:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  02:26  Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
    26  07     Venus at Aphelion 

Oct 01  13:59  Moon at Perigee: 356755 km
    01  16:20  FULL MOON 
    04  05:35  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
    04  23:46  Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
    05  00:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  11:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  01:31  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
    12  07:03  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    12  12     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.8°E
    14  23:01  Moon at Apogee: 406478 km
    15  11:46  Venus 0.7°N of Antares
    16  14:07  NEW MOON 
    17  22:50  Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
    18  15:47  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  11:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  07:50  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    20  18:06  Venus 2.7°S of Moon
    21  11     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  11:09  Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
    23  18     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
    24  10:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  01:09  Moon at Perigee: 358605 km
    31  01:36  FULL MOON 

Nov 01  09:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  10:25  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    05  09:18  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    05  12     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  03:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  06:38  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
    09  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°E
    10  00:12  Mars 3.7°S of Moon
    11  08:19  Moon at Apogee: 405768 km
    12  11     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    15  08:00  NEW MOON 
    15  08:05  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.937
    15  17:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  11     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    16  13:44  Antares 3.6°S of Moon
    17  03:53  Mercury 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    17  17     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  16:43  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    18  20:49  Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
    22  20:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  07:38  Moon at Perigee: 363178 km
    28  20:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  21:17  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    29  12:33  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.236
    29  12:43  FULL MOON 
    29  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Dec 01  12     Mercury at Perihelion 
    02  18:53  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    06  00     Venus 2.7°S of Saturn
    06  22:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  17:28  Mars 2.6°S of Moon
    09  01:56  Moon at Apogee: 404827 km
    11  20     Mercury 2.0°N of Jupiter
    13  00:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  05:47  Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  08:14  Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
    14  06     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  01:06  NEW MOON 
    15  12     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66609 AU
    16  08:29  Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
    18  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°W
    20  21:00  Winter Solstice 
    22  04:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  06     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    22  15     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  17:40  Moon at Perigee: 368754 km
    26  05:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  06:17  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
    29  01:45  FULL MOON 
    30  04:50  Pollux 2.5°N 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

2077 Phases of the Moon

Alaska Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 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.

2077 Phases of the Moon
Alaska Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 01 08:27 Jan 08 19:37 Jan 17 00:09
Jan 24 03:45 Jan 30 18:35 Feb 07 14:08 Feb 15 17:58
Feb 22 14:07 Mar 01 07:11 Mar 09 08:42 Mar 17 07:56
Mar 23 23:24 Mar 30 22:02 Apr 08 02:05 Apr 15 17:50
Apr 22 08:20 Apr 29 14:28 May 07 17:23 May 15 00:26
May 21 17:38 T May 29 07:43 Jun 06 06:07 p Jun 13 05:08
Jun 20 03:55 Jun 28 01:05 Jul 05 16:22 Jul 12 09:33
Jul 19 15:41 Jul 27 17:55 Aug 04 00:46 Aug 10 15:16
Aug 18 05:17 Aug 26 09:31 Sep 02 08:23 Sep 08 23:36
Sep 16 20:53 Sep 24 23:15 Oct 01 16:20 Oct 08 11:26
Oct 16 14:07 Oct 24 10:51 Oct 31 01:36 Nov 07 03:09
Nov 15 08:00 A Nov 22 20:31 Nov 29 12:43 p Dec 06 22:25
Dec 15 01:06 Dec 22 04:56 Dec 29 01:45 -

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

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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:

    "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".


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