2077 Sky Event Almanac

Central European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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
Central European Time
January - June July - December 
Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  18:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  00     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  23     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    05  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°W
    06  12     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38128 AU
    06  15:25  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  00     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    09  05:37  FULL MOON 
    09  14:03  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    13  16:13  Moon at Apogee: 405574 km
    14  19     Neptune at Opposition 
    15  07     Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
    17  10:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  12:56  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
    21  04:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  13:25  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
    23  06:22  Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
    24  13:45  NEW MOON 
    25  19:01  Moon at Perigee: 359336 km
    26  06:30  Mars 4.2°N of Moon
    28  00     Mercury at Aphelion 
    31  04:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Feb 02  18:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  20:28  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    08  00:08  FULL MOON 
    10  03:41  Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
    14  01     Venus at Aphelion 
    15  01:05  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    16  03:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  09:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  04:20  Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
    20  20     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    23  00:07  NEW MOON 
    23  06:20  Moon at Perigee: 356817 km
    24  04:38  Mars 4.5°N of Moon

Mar 01  17:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    01  18:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  01     Saturn at Aphelion: 10.06685 AU
    05  02:10  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
    09  01     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    09  04:31  Moon at Apogee: 406511 km
    09  18:42  FULL MOON 
    10  17     Mercury 1.1°N of Mars
    13  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  07:13  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  10:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  17:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  15:57  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    18  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
    20  00:30  Vernal Equinox 
    23  18:12  Moon at Perigee: 357576 km
    24  09:24  NEW MOON 
    28  21:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  08:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Apr 01  08:27  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
    05  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    05  10:27  Moon at Apogee: 406101 km
    08  12:05  FULL MOON 
    10  08:39  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    12  11:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  12:56  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    14  23:32  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    16  03:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  01:21  Mercury 3.5°N of Moon
    21  01:47  Moon at Perigee: 361175 km
    22  18:20  NEW MOON 
    22  22     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    25  04:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  16:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    29  09     Jupiter at Opposition 
    30  00:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

May 03  01:26  Moon at Apogee: 405160 km
    03  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.8°W
    05  11     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  08:36  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    08  03:23  FULL MOON 
    09  16:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  18:56  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    12  04:16  Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
    15  10:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  21     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  20:58  Moon at Perigee: 366235 km
    20  15:14  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    22  03:38  NEW MOON 
    22  03:44  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.029
    22  14:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  15:56  Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    26  01:04  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    29  17:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  19:38  Moon at Apogee: 404357 km

Jun 03  10:35  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    06  00:08  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  02:22  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    06  09     Venus at Perihelion 
    06  15:57  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.312
    06  16:07  FULL MOON 
    08  08:19  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    08  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    09  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  15:08  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  21:17  Moon at Perigee: 369667 km
    18  22:38  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  13:55  NEW MOON 
    20  17:23  Summer Solstice 
    22  09:54  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    22  19:00  Venus 2.5°S of Moon
    25  20:57  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
    27  14:19  Moon at Apogee: 404298 km
    28  11:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  00     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  16:42  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon


Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 03  08:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  11:12  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    05  11     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
    05  13:23  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
    06  02:22  FULL MOON 
    09  15:18  Moon at Perigee: 366710 km
    12  19:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  05     Uranus at Opposition 
    15  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E
    16  03:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  06     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  10:33  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    18  15:13  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    20  01:41  NEW MOON 
    22  23     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  23:15  Venus 3.9°S of Moon
    25  08:09  Moon at Apogee: 405036 km
    26  06:21  Mercury 2.2°S of Regulus
    28  03:08  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    28  03:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  13     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  14:26  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  20:30  Antares 4.3°S of Moon

Aug 01  20:05  Saturn 3.2°N of Moon
    04  10:46  FULL MOON 
    06  08:02  Moon at Perigee: 361718 km
    11  01:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  18:34  Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
    12  05:14  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    13  05     Perseid Meteor Shower
    15  23:59  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    16  08:11  Mars 3.1°S of Moon
    18  15:17  NEW MOON 
    21  23:11  Moon at Apogee: 406040 km
    22  04:45  Venus 4.4°S of Moon
    24  16:48  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon
    26  17:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  19:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  05:02  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    29  04:00  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    30  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W

Sep 02  18:23  FULL MOON 
    02  20:36  Venus 1.2°N of Spica
    03  13:31  Moon at Perigee: 357963 km
    04  22     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  21:37  Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus
    08  01:03  Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
    08  06:17  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  09:36  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  05:29  Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
    14  00:31  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    17  06:53  NEW MOON 
    18  07:17  Moon at Apogee: 406604 km
    19  23     Venus 3.0°S of Jupiter
    21  08:34  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    21  08:43  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    22  09:35  Autumnal Equinox 
    22  18:42  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  12:02  Antares 3.8°S of Moon
    24  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  09:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  12:26  Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
    26  17     Venus at Aphelion 

Oct 01  23:59  Moon at Perigee: 356755 km
    02  02:20  FULL MOON 
    04  15:35  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
    05  09:46  Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
    05  10:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  21:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  11:31  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
    12  17:03  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    12  22     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.8°E
    15  09:01  Moon at Apogee: 406478 km
    15  21:46  Venus 0.7°N of Antares
    17  00:07  NEW MOON 
    18  08:50  Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
    19  01:47  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  21:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  17:50  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    21  04:06  Venus 2.7°S of Moon
    21  21     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  21:09  Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
    24  04     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
    24  20:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  11:09  Moon at Perigee: 358605 km
    31  11:36  FULL MOON 

Nov 01  19:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  20:25  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    05  19:18  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    05  22     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  13:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  16:38  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
    09  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°E
    10  10:12  Mars 3.7°S of Moon
    11  18:19  Moon at Apogee: 405768 km
    12  21     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    15  18:00  NEW MOON 
    15  18:05  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.937
    16  03:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  21     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    16  23:44  Antares 3.6°S of Moon
    17  13:53  Mercury 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    18  03     Leonid Meteor Shower
    19  02:43  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  06:49  Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
    23  06:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  17:38  Moon at Perigee: 363178 km
    29  06:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  07:17  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    29  22:33  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.236
    29  22:43  FULL MOON 
    30  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Dec 01  22     Mercury at Perihelion 
    03  04:53  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    06  10     Venus 2.7°S of Saturn
    07  08:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  03:28  Mars 2.6°S of Moon
    09  11:56  Moon at Apogee: 404827 km
    12  06     Mercury 2.0°N of Jupiter
    13  10:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  15:47  Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  18:14  Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
    14  16     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  11:06  NEW MOON 
    15  22     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66609 AU
    16  18:29  Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
    18  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°W
    21  07:00  Winter Solstice 
    22  14:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  16     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    23  01     Ursid Meteor Shower
    25  03:40  Moon at Perigee: 368754 km
    26  15:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  16:17  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
    29  11:45  FULL MOON 
    30  14:50  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

Central European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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
Central European Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 01 18:27 Jan 09 05:37 Jan 17 10:09
Jan 24 13:45 Jan 31 04:35 Feb 08 00:08 Feb 16 03:58
Feb 23 00:07 Mar 01 17:11 Mar 09 18:42 Mar 17 17:56
Mar 24 09:24 Mar 31 08:02 Apr 08 12:05 Apr 16 03:50
Apr 22 18:20 Apr 30 00:28 May 08 03:23 May 15 10:26
May 22 03:38 T May 29 17:43 Jun 06 16:07 p Jun 13 15:08
Jun 20 13:55 Jun 28 11:05 Jul 06 02:22 Jul 12 19:33
Jul 20 01:41 Jul 28 03:55 Aug 04 10:46 Aug 11 01:16
Aug 18 15:17 Aug 26 19:31 Sep 02 18:23 Sep 09 09:36
Sep 17 06:53 Sep 25 09:15 Oct 02 02:20 Oct 08 21:26
Oct 17 00:07 Oct 24 20:51 Oct 31 11:36 Nov 07 13:09
Nov 15 18:00 A Nov 23 06:31 Nov 29 22:43 p Dec 07 08:25
Dec 15 11:06 Dec 22 14:56 Dec 29 11:45 -

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

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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