2077 Sky Event Almanac

Greenwich Mean Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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
Greenwich Mean Time
January - June July - December 
Date     GMT   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  17:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  23     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  22     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    05  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°W
    06  11     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38128 AU
    06  14:25  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  23     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    09  04:37  FULL MOON 
    09  13:03  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    13  15:13  Moon at Apogee: 405574 km
    14  18     Neptune at Opposition 
    15  06     Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
    17  09:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  11:56  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
    21  03:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  12:25  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
    23  05:22  Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
    24  12:45  NEW MOON 
    25  18:01  Moon at Perigee: 359336 km
    26  05:30  Mars 4.2°N of Moon
    27  23     Mercury at Aphelion 
    31  03:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Feb 02  17:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  19:28  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    07  23:08  FULL MOON 
    10  02:41  Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
    14  00     Venus at Aphelion 
    15  00:05  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    16  02:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  08:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  03:20  Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
    20  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    22  23:07  NEW MOON 
    23  05:20  Moon at Perigee: 356817 km
    24  03:38  Mars 4.5°N of Moon

Mar 01  16:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    01  17:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  00     Saturn at Aphelion: 10.06685 AU
    05  01:10  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
    09  00     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    09  03:31  Moon at Apogee: 406511 km
    09  17:42  FULL MOON 
    10  16     Mercury 1.1°N of Mars
    12  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  06:13  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  09:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  16:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  14:57  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    18  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
    19  23:30  Vernal Equinox 
    23  17:12  Moon at Perigee: 357576 km
    24  08:24  NEW MOON 
    28  20:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  07:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Apr 01  07:27  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
    05  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    05  09:27  Moon at Apogee: 406101 km
    08  11:05  FULL MOON 
    10  07:39  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    12  10:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  11:56  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    14  22:32  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    16  02:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  00:21  Mercury 3.5°N of Moon
    21  00:47  Moon at Perigee: 361175 km
    22  17:20  NEW MOON 
    22  21     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    25  03:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  15:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    29  08     Jupiter at Opposition 
    29  23:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

May 03  00:26  Moon at Apogee: 405160 km
    03  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.8°W
    05  10     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  07:36  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    08  02:23  FULL MOON 
    09  15:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  17:56  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    12  03:16  Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
    15  09:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  20     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  19:58  Moon at Perigee: 366235 km
    20  14:14  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    22  02:38  NEW MOON 
    22  02:44  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.029
    22  13:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  14:56  Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    26  00:04  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    29  16:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  18:38  Moon at Apogee: 404357 km

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


Date     GMT   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 03  07:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  10:12  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    05  10     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
    05  12:23  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
    06  01:22  FULL MOON 
    09  14:18  Moon at Perigee: 366710 km
    12  18:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  04     Uranus at Opposition 
    15  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E
    16  02:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  05     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  09:33  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    18  14:13  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    20  00:41  NEW MOON 
    22  22     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  22:15  Venus 3.9°S of Moon
    25  07:09  Moon at Apogee: 405036 km
    26  05:21  Mercury 2.2°S of Regulus
    28  02:08  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    28  02:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  12     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  13:26  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  19:30  Antares 4.3°S of Moon

Aug 01  19:05  Saturn 3.2°N of Moon
    04  09:46  FULL MOON 
    06  07:02  Moon at Perigee: 361718 km
    11  00:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  17:34  Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
    12  04:14  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    13  04     Perseid Meteor Shower
    15  22:59  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    16  07:11  Mars 3.1°S of Moon
    18  14:17  NEW MOON 
    21  22:11  Moon at Apogee: 406040 km
    22  03:45  Venus 4.4°S of Moon
    24  15:48  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon
    26  16:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  18:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  04:02  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    29  03:00  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    29  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W

Sep 02  17:23  FULL MOON 
    02  19:36  Venus 1.2°N of Spica
    03  12:31  Moon at Perigee: 357963 km
    04  21     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  20:37  Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus
    08  00:03  Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
    08  05:17  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  08:36  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  04:29  Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
    13  23:31  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    17  05:53  NEW MOON 
    18  06:17  Moon at Apogee: 406604 km
    19  22     Venus 3.0°S of Jupiter
    21  07:34  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    21  07:43  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    22  08:35  Autumnal Equinox 
    22  17:42  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  11:02  Antares 3.8°S of Moon
    24  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  08:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  11:26  Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
    26  16     Venus at Aphelion 

Oct 01  22:59  Moon at Perigee: 356755 km
    02  01:20  FULL MOON 
    04  14:35  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
    05  08:46  Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
    05  09:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  20:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  10:31  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
    12  16:03  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    12  21     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.8°E
    15  08:01  Moon at Apogee: 406478 km
    15  20:46  Venus 0.7°N of Antares
    16  23:07  NEW MOON 
    18  07:50  Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
    19  00:47  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  20:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  16:50  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    21  03:06  Venus 2.7°S of Moon
    21  20     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  20:09  Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
    24  03     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
    24  19:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  10:09  Moon at Perigee: 358605 km
    31  10:36  FULL MOON 

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

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

Greenwich Mean Time

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

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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