2077 Sky Event Almanac

Atlantic Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 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
Atlantic Standard Time
January - June July - December 
Date     AST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  13:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  19     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  18     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    04  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°W
    06  07     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38128 AU
    06  10:25  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  19     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    09  00:37  FULL MOON 
    09  09:03  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    13  11:13  Moon at Apogee: 405574 km
    14  14     Neptune at Opposition 
    15  02     Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
    17  05:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  07:56  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
    20  23:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  08:25  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
    23  01:22  Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
    24  08:45  NEW MOON 
    25  14:01  Moon at Perigee: 359336 km
    26  01:30  Mars 4.2°N of Moon
    27  19     Mercury at Aphelion 
    30  23:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Feb 02  13:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  15:28  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    07  19:08  FULL MOON 
    09  22:41  Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
    13  20     Venus at Aphelion 
    14  20:05  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    15  22:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  04:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  23:20  Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
    20  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    22  19:07  NEW MOON 
    23  01:20  Moon at Perigee: 356817 km
    23  23:38  Mars 4.5°N of Moon

Mar 01  12:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    01  13:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  20     Saturn at Aphelion: 10.06685 AU
    04  21:10  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
    08  20     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    08  23:31  Moon at Apogee: 406511 km
    09  13:42  FULL MOON 
    10  12     Mercury 1.1°N of Mars
    12  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  02:13  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  05:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  12:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  10:57  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    18  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
    19  19:30  Vernal Equinox 
    23  13:12  Moon at Perigee: 357576 km
    24  04:24  NEW MOON 
    28  16:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  03:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Apr 01  03:27  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
    04  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    05  05:27  Moon at Apogee: 406101 km
    08  07:05  FULL MOON 
    10  03:39  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    12  06:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  07:56  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    14  18:32  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    15  22:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  20:21  Mercury 3.5°N of Moon
    20  20:47  Moon at Perigee: 361175 km
    22  13:20  NEW MOON 
    22  17     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  23:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  11:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    29  04     Jupiter at Opposition 
    29  19:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

May 02  20:26  Moon at Apogee: 405160 km
    02  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.8°W
    05  06     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  03:36  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    07  22:23  FULL MOON 
    09  11:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  13:56  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    11  23:16  Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
    15  05:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  16     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  15:58  Moon at Perigee: 366235 km
    20  10:14  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    21  22:38  NEW MOON 
    21  22:44  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.029
    22  09:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  10:56  Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    25  20:04  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    29  12:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  14:38  Moon at Apogee: 404357 km

Jun 03  05:35  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    05  19:08  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  21:22  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    06  04     Venus at Perihelion 
    06  10:57  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.312
    06  11:07  FULL MOON 
    08  03:19  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    08  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    08  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  10:08  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  16:17  Moon at Perigee: 369667 km
    18  17:38  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  08:55  NEW MOON 
    20  12:23  Summer Solstice 
    22  04:54  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    22  14:00  Venus 2.5°S of Moon
    25  15:57  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
    27  09:19  Moon at Apogee: 404298 km
    28  06:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  19     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  11:42  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon


Date     AST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 03  03:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  06:12  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    05  06     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
    05  08:23  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
    05  21:22  FULL MOON 
    09  10:18  Moon at Perigee: 366710 km
    12  14:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  00     Uranus at Opposition 
    15  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E
    15  22:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  01     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  05:33  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    18  10:13  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    19  20:41  NEW MOON 
    22  18     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  18:15  Venus 3.9°S of Moon
    25  03:09  Moon at Apogee: 405036 km
    26  01:21  Mercury 2.2°S of Regulus
    27  22:08  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    27  22:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  08     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  09:26  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  15:30  Antares 4.3°S of Moon

Aug 01  15:05  Saturn 3.2°N of Moon
    04  05:46  FULL MOON 
    06  03:02  Moon at Perigee: 361718 km
    10  20:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  13:34  Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
    12  00:14  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    13  00     Perseid Meteor Shower
    15  18:59  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    16  03:11  Mars 3.1°S of Moon
    18  10:17  NEW MOON 
    21  18:11  Moon at Apogee: 406040 km
    21  23:45  Venus 4.4°S of Moon
    24  11:48  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon
    26  12:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  14:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  00:02  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    28  23:00  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    29  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W

Sep 02  13:23  FULL MOON 
    02  15:36  Venus 1.2°N of Spica
    03  08:31  Moon at Perigee: 357963 km
    04  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  16:37  Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus
    07  20:03  Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
    08  01:17  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  04:36  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  00:29  Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
    13  19:31  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    17  01:53  NEW MOON 
    18  02:17  Moon at Apogee: 406604 km
    19  18     Venus 3.0°S of Jupiter
    21  03:34  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    21  03:43  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    22  04:35  Autumnal Equinox 
    22  13:42  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  07:02  Antares 3.8°S of Moon
    24  03     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  04:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  07:26  Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
    26  12     Venus at Aphelion 

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

Nov 01  14:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  15:25  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    05  14:18  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    05  17     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  08:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  11:38  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
    09  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°E
    10  05:12  Mars 3.7°S of Moon
    11  13:19  Moon at Apogee: 405768 km
    12  16     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    15  13:00  NEW MOON 
    15  13:05  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.937
    15  22:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  16     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    16  18:44  Antares 3.6°S of Moon
    17  08:53  Mercury 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    17  22     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  21:43  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  01:49  Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
    23  01:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  12:38  Moon at Perigee: 363178 km
    29  01:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  02:17  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    29  17:33  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.236
    29  17:43  FULL MOON 
    30  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Dec 01  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    02  23:53  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    06  05     Venus 2.7°S of Saturn
    07  03:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  22:28  Mars 2.6°S of Moon
    09  06:56  Moon at Apogee: 404827 km
    12  01     Mercury 2.0°N of Jupiter
    13  05:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  10:47  Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  13:14  Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
    14  11     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  06:06  NEW MOON 
    15  17     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66609 AU
    16  13:29  Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
    18  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°W
    21  02:00  Winter Solstice 
    22  09:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  11     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    22  20     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  22:40  Moon at Perigee: 368754 km
    26  10:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  11:17  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
    29  06:45  FULL MOON 
    30  09:50  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

Atlantic Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 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
Atlantic Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 01 13:27 Jan 09 00:37 Jan 17 05:09
Jan 24 08:45 Jan 30 23:35 Feb 07 19:08 Feb 15 22:58
Feb 22 19:07 Mar 01 12:11 Mar 09 13:42 Mar 17 12:56
Mar 24 04:24 Mar 31 03:02 Apr 08 07:05 Apr 15 22:50
Apr 22 13:20 Apr 29 19:28 May 07 22:23 May 15 05:26
May 21 22:38 T May 29 12:43 Jun 06 11:07 p Jun 13 10:08
Jun 20 08:55 Jun 28 06:05 Jul 05 21:22 Jul 12 14:33
Jul 19 20:41 Jul 27 22:55 Aug 04 05:46 Aug 10 20:16
Aug 18 10:17 Aug 26 14:31 Sep 02 13:23 Sep 09 04:36
Sep 17 01:53 Sep 25 04:15 Oct 01 21:20 Oct 08 16:26
Oct 16 19:07 Oct 24 15:51 Oct 31 06:36 Nov 07 08:09
Nov 15 13:00 A Nov 23 01:31 Nov 29 17:43 p Dec 07 03:25
Dec 15 06:06 Dec 22 09:56 Dec 29 06:45 -

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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