2077 Sky Event Almanac

Pacific Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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
Pacific Standard Time
January - June July - December 
Date     PST   Event
        (h:m)

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

Feb 02  09:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  11:28  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    07  15:08  FULL MOON 
    09  18:41  Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
    13  16     Venus at Aphelion 
    14  16:05  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    15  18:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  00:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  19:20  Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
    20  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    22  15:07  NEW MOON 
    22  21:20  Moon at Perigee: 356817 km
    23  19:38  Mars 4.5°N of Moon

Mar 01  08:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    01  09:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  16     Saturn at Aphelion: 10.06685 AU
    04  17:10  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
    08  16     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    08  19:31  Moon at Apogee: 406511 km
    09  09:42  FULL MOON 
    10  08     Mercury 1.1°N of Mars
    12  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  22:13  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  01:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  08:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  06:57  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    18  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
    19  15:30  Vernal Equinox 
    23  09:12  Moon at Perigee: 357576 km
    24  00:24  NEW MOON 
    28  12:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  23:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  23:27  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon

Apr 04  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    05  01:27  Moon at Apogee: 406101 km
    08  03:05  FULL MOON 
    09  23:39  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    12  02:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  03:56  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    14  14:32  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    15  18:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  16:21  Mercury 3.5°N of Moon
    20  16:47  Moon at Perigee: 361175 km
    22  09:20  NEW MOON 
    22  13     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  19:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  07:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    29  00     Jupiter at Opposition 
    29  15:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

May 02  16:26  Moon at Apogee: 405160 km
    02  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.8°W
    05  02     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  23:36  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    07  18:23  FULL MOON 
    09  07:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  09:56  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    11  19:16  Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
    15  01:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  12     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  11:58  Moon at Perigee: 366235 km
    20  06:14  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    21  18:38  NEW MOON 
    21  18:44  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.029
    22  05:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  06:56  Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    25  16:04  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    29  08:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  10:38  Moon at Apogee: 404357 km

Jun 03  01:35  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    05  15:08  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  17:22  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    06  00     Venus at Perihelion 
    06  06:57  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.312
    06  07:07  FULL MOON 
    07  23:19  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    08  14     Mercury at Perihelion 
    08  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  06:08  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  12:17  Moon at Perigee: 369667 km
    18  13:38  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  04:55  NEW MOON 
    20  08:23  Summer Solstice 
    22  00:54  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    22  10:00  Venus 2.5°S of Moon
    25  11:57  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
    27  05:19  Moon at Apogee: 404298 km
    28  02:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  15     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  07:42  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon


Date     PST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  23:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  02:12  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    05  02     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
    05  04:23  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
    05  17:22  FULL MOON 
    09  06:18  Moon at Perigee: 366710 km
    12  10:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  20     Uranus at Opposition 
    15  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E
    15  18:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  21     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  01:33  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    18  06:13  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    19  16:41  NEW MOON 
    22  14     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  14:15  Venus 3.9°S of Moon
    24  23:09  Moon at Apogee: 405036 km
    25  21:21  Mercury 2.2°S of Regulus
    27  18:08  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    27  18:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  04     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  05:26  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  11:30  Antares 4.3°S of Moon

Aug 01  11:05  Saturn 3.2°N of Moon
    04  01:46  FULL MOON 
    05  23:02  Moon at Perigee: 361718 km
    10  16:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  09:34  Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
    11  20:14  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    12  20     Perseid Meteor Shower
    15  14:59  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    15  23:11  Mars 3.1°S of Moon
    18  06:17  NEW MOON 
    21  14:11  Moon at Apogee: 406040 km
    21  19:45  Venus 4.4°S of Moon
    24  07:48  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon
    26  08:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  10:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  20:02  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    28  19:00  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
    29  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W

Sep 02  09:23  FULL MOON 
    02  11:36  Venus 1.2°N of Spica
    03  04:31  Moon at Perigee: 357963 km
    04  13     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  12:37  Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus
    07  16:03  Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
    07  21:17  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  00:36  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  20:29  Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
    13  15:31  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    16  21:53  NEW MOON 
    17  22:17  Moon at Apogee: 406604 km
    19  14     Venus 3.0°S of Jupiter
    20  23:34  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  23:43  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    22  00:35  Autumnal Equinox 
    22  09:42  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  03:02  Antares 3.8°S of Moon
    23  23     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  00:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  03:26  Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
    26  08     Venus at Aphelion 

Oct 01  14:59  Moon at Perigee: 356755 km
    01  17:20  FULL MOON 
    04  06:35  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
    05  00:46  Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
    05  01:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  12:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  02:31  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
    12  08:03  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    12  13     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.8°E
    15  00:01  Moon at Apogee: 406478 km
    15  12:46  Venus 0.7°N of Antares
    16  15:07  NEW MOON 
    17  23:50  Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
    18  16:47  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  12:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  08:50  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    20  19:06  Venus 2.7°S of Moon
    21  12     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  12:09  Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
    23  19     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
    24  11:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  02:09  Moon at Perigee: 358605 km
    31  02:36  FULL MOON 

Nov 01  10:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  11:25  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    05  10:18  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    05  13     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  04:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  07:38  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
    09  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°E
    10  01:12  Mars 3.7°S of Moon
    11  09:19  Moon at Apogee: 405768 km
    12  12     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    15  09:00  NEW MOON 
    15  09:05  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.937
    15  18:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  12     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    16  14:44  Antares 3.6°S of Moon
    17  04:53  Mercury 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    17  18     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  17:43  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    18  21:49  Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
    22  21:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  08:38  Moon at Perigee: 363178 km
    28  21:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  22:17  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    29  13:33  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.236
    29  13:43  FULL MOON 
    29  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Dec 01  13     Mercury at Perihelion 
    02  19:53  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    06  01     Venus 2.7°S of Saturn
    06  23:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  18:28  Mars 2.6°S of Moon
    09  02:56  Moon at Apogee: 404827 km
    11  21     Mercury 2.0°N of Jupiter
    13  01:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  06:47  Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  09:14  Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
    14  07     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  02:06  NEW MOON 
    15  13     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66609 AU
    16  09:29  Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
    18  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°W
    20  22:00  Winter Solstice 
    22  05:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  07     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    22  16     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  18:40  Moon at Perigee: 368754 km
    26  06:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  07:17  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
    29  02:45  FULL MOON 
    30  05:50  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

Pacific Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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
Pacific Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 01 09:27 Jan 08 20:37 Jan 17 01:09
Jan 24 04:45 Jan 30 19:35 Feb 07 15:08 Feb 15 18:58
Feb 22 15:07 Mar 01 08:11 Mar 09 09:42 Mar 17 08:56
Mar 24 00:24 Mar 30 23:02 Apr 08 03:05 Apr 15 18:50
Apr 22 09:20 Apr 29 15:28 May 07 18:23 May 15 01:26
May 21 18:38 T May 29 08:43 Jun 06 07:07 p Jun 13 06:08
Jun 20 04:55 Jun 28 02:05 Jul 05 17:22 Jul 12 10:33
Jul 19 16:41 Jul 27 18:55 Aug 04 01:46 Aug 10 16:16
Aug 18 06:17 Aug 26 10:31 Sep 02 09:23 Sep 09 00:36
Sep 16 21:53 Sep 25 00:15 Oct 01 17:20 Oct 08 12:26
Oct 16 15:07 Oct 24 11:51 Oct 31 02:36 Nov 07 04:09
Nov 15 09:00 A Nov 22 21:31 Nov 29 13:43 p Dec 06 23:25
Dec 15 02:06 Dec 22 05:56 Dec 29 02:45 -

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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