2077 Sky Event Almanac

Eastern European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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
Eastern European Time
January - June July - December 
Date     EET   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  19:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  01     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  00     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    05  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°W
    06  13     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38128 AU
    06  16:25  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  01     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    09  06:37  FULL MOON 
    09  15:03  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    13  17:13  Moon at Apogee: 405574 km
    14  20     Neptune at Opposition 
    15  08     Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
    17  11:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  13:56  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
    21  05:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  14:25  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
    23  07:22  Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
    24  14:45  NEW MOON 
    25  20:01  Moon at Perigee: 359336 km
    26  07:30  Mars 4.2°N of Moon
    28  01     Mercury at Aphelion 
    31  05:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Feb 02  19:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  21:28  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    08  01:08  FULL MOON 
    10  04:41  Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
    14  02     Venus at Aphelion 
    15  02:05  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    16  04:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  10:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  05:20  Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
    20  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    23  01:07  NEW MOON 
    23  07:20  Moon at Perigee: 356817 km
    24  05:38  Mars 4.5°N of Moon

Mar 01  18:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    01  19:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  02     Saturn at Aphelion: 10.06685 AU
    05  03:10  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
    09  02     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    09  05:31  Moon at Apogee: 406511 km
    09  19:42  FULL MOON 
    10  18     Mercury 1.1°N of Mars
    13  01     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  08:13  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  11:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  18:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  16:57  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    18  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
    20  01:30  Vernal Equinox 
    23  19:12  Moon at Perigee: 357576 km
    24  10:24  NEW MOON 
    28  22:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  09:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Apr 01  09:27  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
    05  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    05  11:27  Moon at Apogee: 406101 km
    08  13:05  FULL MOON 
    10  09:39  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    12  12:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  13:56  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    15  00:32  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    16  04:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  02:21  Mercury 3.5°N of Moon
    21  02:47  Moon at Perigee: 361175 km
    22  19:20  NEW MOON 
    22  23     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    25  05:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  17:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    29  10     Jupiter at Opposition 
    30  01:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

May 03  02:26  Moon at Apogee: 405160 km
    03  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.8°W
    05  12     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  09:36  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    08  04:23  FULL MOON 
    09  17:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  19:56  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    12  05:16  Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
    15  11:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  22     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  21:58  Moon at Perigee: 366235 km
    20  16:14  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    22  04:38  NEW MOON 
    22  04:44  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.029
    22  15:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  16:56  Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    26  02:04  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    29  18:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  20:38  Moon at Apogee: 404357 km

Jun 03  11:35  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    06  01:08  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  03:22  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    06  10     Venus at Perihelion 
    06  16:57  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.312
    06  17:07  FULL MOON 
    08  09:19  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    09  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    09  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  16:08  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  22:17  Moon at Perigee: 369667 km
    18  23:38  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  14:55  NEW MOON 
    20  18:23  Summer Solstice 
    22  10:54  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    22  20:00  Venus 2.5°S of Moon
    25  21:57  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
    27  15:19  Moon at Apogee: 404298 km
    28  12:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  01     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  17:42  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon


Date     EET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 03  09:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  12:12  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    05  12     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
    05  14:23  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
    06  03:22  FULL MOON 
    09  16:18  Moon at Perigee: 366710 km
    12  20:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  06     Uranus at Opposition 
    15  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E
    16  04:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  07     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  11:33  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    18  16:13  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    20  02:41  NEW MOON 
    23  00     Mercury at Aphelion 
    23  00:15  Venus 3.9°S of Moon
    25  09:09  Moon at Apogee: 405036 km
    26  07:21  Mercury 2.2°S of Regulus
    28  04:08  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    28  04:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  14     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  15:26  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  21:30  Antares 4.3°S of Moon

Aug 01  21:05  Saturn 3.2°N of Moon
    04  11:46  FULL MOON 
    06  09:02  Moon at Perigee: 361718 km
    11  02:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  19:34  Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
    12  06:14  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    13  06     Perseid Meteor Shower
    16  00:59  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    16  09:11  Mars 3.1°S of Moon
    18  16:17  NEW MOON 
    22  00:11  Moon at Apogee: 406040 km
    22  05:45  Venus 4.4°S of Moon
    24  17:48  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon
    26  18:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  20:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  06:02  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    29  05:00  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    30  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W

Sep 02  19:23  FULL MOON 
    02  21:36  Venus 1.2°N of Spica
    03  14:31  Moon at Perigee: 357963 km
    04  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  22:37  Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus
    08  02:03  Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
    08  07:17  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  10:36  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  06:29  Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
    14  01:31  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    17  07:53  NEW MOON 
    18  08:17  Moon at Apogee: 406604 km
    20  00     Venus 3.0°S of Jupiter
    21  09:34  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    21  09:43  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    22  10:35  Autumnal Equinox 
    22  19:42  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  13:02  Antares 3.8°S of Moon
    24  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  10:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  13:26  Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
    26  18     Venus at Aphelion 

Oct 02  00:59  Moon at Perigee: 356755 km
    02  03:20  FULL MOON 
    04  16:35  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
    05  10:46  Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
    05  11:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  22:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  12:31  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
    12  18:03  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    12  23     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.8°E
    15  10:01  Moon at Apogee: 406478 km
    15  22:46  Venus 0.7°N of Antares
    17  01:07  NEW MOON 
    18  09:50  Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
    19  02:47  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  22:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  18:50  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    21  05:06  Venus 2.7°S of Moon
    21  22     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  22:09  Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
    24  05     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
    24  21:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  12:09  Moon at Perigee: 358605 km
    31  12:36  FULL MOON 

Nov 01  20:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  21:25  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    05  20:18  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    05  23     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  14:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  17:38  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
    09  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°E
    10  11:12  Mars 3.7°S of Moon
    11  19:19  Moon at Apogee: 405768 km
    12  22     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    15  19:00  NEW MOON 
    15  19:05  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.937
    16  04:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  22     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    17  00:44  Antares 3.6°S of Moon
    17  14:53  Mercury 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    18  04     Leonid Meteor Shower
    19  03:43  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  07:49  Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
    23  07:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  18:38  Moon at Perigee: 363178 km
    29  07:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  08:17  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    29  23:33  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.236
    29  23:43  FULL MOON 
    30  09     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Dec 01  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    03  05:53  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    06  11     Venus 2.7°S of Saturn
    07  09:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  04:28  Mars 2.6°S of Moon
    09  12:56  Moon at Apogee: 404827 km
    12  07     Mercury 2.0°N of Jupiter
    13  11:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  16:47  Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  19:14  Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
    14  17     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  12:06  NEW MOON 
    15  23     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66609 AU
    16  19:29  Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
    18  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°W
    21  08:00  Winter Solstice 
    22  15:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  17     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    23  02     Ursid Meteor Shower
    25  04:40  Moon at Perigee: 368754 km
    26  16:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  17:17  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
    29  12:45  FULL MOON 
    30  15:50  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

Eastern European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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
Eastern European Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 01 19:27 Jan 09 06:37 Jan 17 11:09
Jan 24 14:45 Jan 31 05:35 Feb 08 01:08 Feb 16 04:58
Feb 23 01:07 Mar 01 18:11 Mar 09 19:42 Mar 17 18:56
Mar 24 10:24 Mar 31 09:02 Apr 08 13:05 Apr 16 04:50
Apr 22 19:20 Apr 30 01:28 May 08 04:23 May 15 11:26
May 22 04:38 T May 29 18:43 Jun 06 17:07 p Jun 13 16:08
Jun 20 14:55 Jun 28 12:05 Jul 06 03:22 Jul 12 20:33
Jul 20 02:41 Jul 28 04:55 Aug 04 11:46 Aug 11 02:16
Aug 18 16:17 Aug 26 20:31 Sep 02 19:23 Sep 09 10:36
Sep 17 07:53 Sep 25 10:15 Oct 02 03:20 Oct 08 22:26
Oct 17 01:07 Oct 24 21:51 Oct 31 12:36 Nov 07 14:09
Nov 15 19:00 A Nov 23 07:31 Nov 29 23:43 p Dec 07 09:25
Dec 15 12:06 Dec 22 15:56 Dec 29 12:45 -

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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