2078 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western 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.
| 2078 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 02 19 Mercury 4.3°S of Venus
03 12 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
03 22 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
04 14 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 13:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 16:03 Moon at Apogee: 404319 km
07 02:02 Mars 1.1°S of Moon
08 13:57 Mars 3.7°N of Spica
09 23:53 Moon at Descending Node
10 18:30 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
10 22:40 Antares 3.6°S of Moon
13 15 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
14 09:14 NEW MOON
15 04 Mercury at Aphelion
17 09 Venus at Perihelion
17 12 Neptune at Opposition
19 02:32 Moon at Perigee: 369308 km
21 05:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 01:10 Moon at Ascending Node
23 05:44 Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon
27 06:23 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
28 09:33 FULL MOON
Feb 02 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
03 13:07 Moon at Apogee: 404608 km
04 12:39 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
05 11:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 03:12 Moon at Descending Node
07 07:47 Antares 3.4°S of Moon
07 12:36 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
10 06:30 Saturn 4.4°N of Moon
12 21:59 NEW MOON
15 07:02 Moon at Perigee: 363913 km
19 01:22 Moon at Ascending Node
19 11:12 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
19 14:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 12:49 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
24 12 Venus 3.2°N of Saturn
27 01:50 FULL MOON
28 04 Mercury at Perihelion
Mar 02 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
03 06:52 Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
03 14 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.7°W
04 13:20 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
05 04:47 Moon at Descending Node
06 16:04 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
07 02:55 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
07 06:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 20:40 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
14 08:37 NEW MOON
15 12:04 Moon at Perigee: 359232 km
18 04:04 Moon at Ascending Node
18 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 18:05 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
20 13:11 Vernal Equinox
21 00:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 18:13 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
28 19:04 FULL MOON
30 16:45 Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
31 21:47 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
Apr 01 07:34 Moon at Descending Node
02 22:58 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
03 11:45 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
05 22:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 17:48 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
12 17:45 NEW MOON
12 22:39 Moon at Perigee: 357152 km
14 11:56 Moon at Ascending Node
15 03:26 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
15 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
19 00:31 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
19 11:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 11 Lyrid Meteor Shower
26 18:18 Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
27 08 Mars at Opposition
27 11:57 Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
27 12:19 FULL MOON
27 12:33 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.656
28 12:45 Moon at Descending Node
30 04:57 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
30 15:08 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
May 05 10:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 00 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 07:57 Venus 1.8°N of Moon
09 17 Venus at Aphelion
11 00:39 Mercury 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
11 09:13 Moon at Perigee: 358066 km
11 22:45 Moon at Ascending Node
12 01:54 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.070
12 01:56 NEW MOON
16 08:48 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
19 00:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 23:52 Mars 2.1°S of Moon
24 01:11 Moon at Apogee: 405828 km
24 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 19:11 Moon at Descending Node
27 03 Mercury at Perihelion
27 04:23 FULL MOON
27 10:59 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
27 15:14 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
31 18 Jupiter at Opposition
Jun 03 18:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 21:23 Mars 0.0°N of Spica
08 04:11 Venus 1.6°S of Moon
08 08:36 Moon at Ascending Node
08 15:36 Moon at Perigee: 361533 km
09 00:35 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
10 09:49 NEW MOON
11 19:31 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
12 18:33 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
17 15:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 05:47 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
20 15:41 Moon at Apogee: 404887 km
21 05:58 Summer Solstice
22 00:54 Moon at Descending Node
23 15:35 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
23 17:49 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
25 18:22 FULL MOON
27 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°E
27 19:57 Venus 4.2°N of Aldebaran
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 03 00:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 14:30 Moon at Ascending Node
06 09:05 Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
06 10:20 Moon at Perigee: 366394 km
07 03 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
07 23:10 Venus 3.7°S of Moon
09 18:08 NEW MOON
10 03 Mercury at Aphelion
11 11 Saturn at Opposition
17 02:20 Spica 4.5°S of Moon
17 07:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 02 Uranus at Opposition
18 06:54 Mars 2.6°S of Moon
18 09:21 Moon at Apogee: 404149 km
19 04:35 Moon at Descending Node
20 19:21 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
21 01:37 Antares 2.7°S of Moon
21 03 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
24 02:59 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
25 06:07 FULL MOON
25 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 02 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 05:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
01 10:41 Moon at Perigee: 369774 km
01 16:12 Moon at Ascending Node
02 15:26 Pleiades 3.0°N of Moon
06 12:42 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
06 19:08 Venus 4.4°S of Moon
07 14 Mercury 3.4°S of Venus
08 03:52 NEW MOON
13 10:35 Spica 4.2°S of Moon
13 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W
13 18 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 04:09 Moon at Apogee: 404178 km
15 06:46 Moon at Descending Node
15 20:22 Mars 1.2°S of Moon
16 01:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 03:50 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
17 09:57 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
20 08:49 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
23 02 Mercury at Perihelion
23 16:11 FULL MOON
27 04:12 Moon at Perigee: 366786 km
28 17:01 Moon at Ascending Node
29 20:53 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
30 02 Venus at Perihelion
30 10:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
Sep 02 19:10 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
06 15:59 NEW MOON
07 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 18:31 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
11 09:25 Moon at Descending Node
11 22:50 Moon at Apogee: 404992 km
12 22 Mars 2.4°S of Jupiter
13 16:25 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
13 16:30 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
13 18:00 Antares 2.2°S of Moon
14 19:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 10:55 Mars 2.7°N of Antares
22 01:31 FULL MOON
22 22:25 Autumnal Equinox
23 21:38 Moon at Perigee: 361662 km
24 21:17 Moon at Ascending Node
26 03:26 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
28 17:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 00:33 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
30 07:28 Mercury 1.3°N of Spica
Oct 06 07:06 NEW MOON
06 11 Venus at Superior Conjunction
08 02:14 Mercury 2.2°S of Moon
08 14:07 Moon at Descending Node
09 14:58 Moon at Apogee: 406013 km
11 01:09 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
11 07:43 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
12 15:24 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
14 12:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 10:54 FULL MOON
21 11:05 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.817
22 04:52 Moon at Perigee: 357814 km
22 06:25 Moon at Ascending Node
22 10 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 12:30 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
23 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°E
27 06:40 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
28 02:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 03 07:47 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
04 20:24 Moon at Descending Node
05 00:53 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.926
05 00:56 NEW MOON
05 22:46 Moon at Apogee: 406524 km
06 11 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 13:38 Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
07 07:26 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
08 00:35 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
08 05 Mars 1.7°S of Saturn
10 14:50 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
13 03:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 10 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 16 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 17:52 Moon at Ascending Node
19 02 Mercury at Perihelion
19 16:57 Moon at Perigee: 356690 km
19 20:37 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.062
19 20:52 FULL MOON
19 23:40 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
23 15:07 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
24 15 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38140 AU
26 15:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 13:48 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
Dec 01 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
02 02:15 Moon at Descending Node
02 23:34 Moon at Apogee: 406382 km
03 01:35 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
04 20:08 NEW MOON
06 05:32 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
09 13:56 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
12 15:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 06 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 03:08 Moon at Ascending Node
17 10:54 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
18 05:10 Moon at Perigee: 358828 km
18 06 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
19 07:34 FULL MOON
21 01:45 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
21 19:59 Winter Solstice
23 13:00 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
23 14 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 13 Venus 1.4°S of Saturn
26 09:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 20:37 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
29 05:50 Moon at Descending Node
30 10:17 Moon at Apogee: 405665 km
31 20:09 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
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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
2078 Phases of the Moon
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western 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.
| 2078 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 06 13:04 |
| Jan 14 09:14 | Jan 21 05:59 | Jan 28 09:33 | Feb 05 11:00 |
| Feb 12 21:59 | Feb 19 14:31 | Feb 27 01:50 | Mar 07 06:47 |
| Mar 14 08:37 | Mar 21 00:10 | Mar 28 19:04 | Apr 05 22:45 |
| Apr 12 17:45 | Apr 19 11:19 | Apr 27 12:19 n | May 05 10:29 |
| May 12 01:56 T | May 19 00:15 | May 27 04:23 | Jun 03 18:38 |
| Jun 10 09:49 | Jun 17 15:08 | Jun 25 18:22 | Jul 03 00:25 |
| Jul 09 18:08 | Jul 17 07:48 | Jul 25 06:07 | Aug 01 05:11 |
| Aug 08 03:52 | Aug 16 01:34 | Aug 23 16:11 | Aug 30 10:16 |
| Sep 06 15:59 | Sep 14 19:22 | Sep 22 01:31 | Sep 28 17:00 |
| Oct 06 07:06 | Oct 14 12:07 | Oct 21 10:55 n | Oct 28 02:34 |
| Nov 05 00:56 A | Nov 13 03:04 | Nov 19 20:52 n | Nov 26 15:54 |
| Dec 04 20:08 | Dec 12 15:52 | Dec 19 07:34 | Dec 26 09:16 |
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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2071 to 2080 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| IST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| BST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| ICT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| AWST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| JST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| ACT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| AEST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| NCT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| NZST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
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
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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