2078 Sky Event Almanac
New Caledonia Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for New Caledonia Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 11 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 | ||||||||
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Date NCT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 22 Mercury 4.3°S of Venus
03 15 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 01 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
04 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 16:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 19:03 Moon at Apogee: 404319 km
07 05:02 Mars 1.1°S of Moon
08 16:57 Mars 3.7°N of Spica
10 02:53 Moon at Descending Node
10 21:30 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
11 01:40 Antares 3.6°S of Moon
13 18 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
14 12:14 NEW MOON
15 07 Mercury at Aphelion
17 12 Venus at Perihelion
17 15 Neptune at Opposition
19 05:32 Moon at Perigee: 369308 km
21 08:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 04:10 Moon at Ascending Node
23 08:44 Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon
27 09:23 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
28 12:33 FULL MOON
Feb 03 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
03 16:07 Moon at Apogee: 404608 km
04 15:39 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
05 14:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 06:12 Moon at Descending Node
07 10:47 Antares 3.4°S of Moon
07 15:36 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
10 09:30 Saturn 4.4°N of Moon
13 00:59 NEW MOON
15 10:02 Moon at Perigee: 363913 km
19 04:22 Moon at Ascending Node
19 14:12 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
19 17:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 15:49 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
24 15 Venus 3.2°N of Saturn
27 04:50 FULL MOON
28 07 Mercury at Perihelion
Mar 02 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
03 09:52 Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
03 17 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.7°W
04 16:20 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
05 07:47 Moon at Descending Node
06 19:04 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
07 05:55 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
07 09:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 23:40 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
14 11:37 NEW MOON
15 15:04 Moon at Perigee: 359232 km
18 07:04 Moon at Ascending Node
18 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 21:05 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
20 16:11 Vernal Equinox
21 03:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 21:13 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
28 22:04 FULL MOON
30 19:45 Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
Apr 01 00:47 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
01 10:34 Moon at Descending Node
03 01:58 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
03 14:45 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
06 01:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 20:48 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
12 20:45 NEW MOON
13 01:39 Moon at Perigee: 357152 km
14 14:56 Moon at Ascending Node
15 06:26 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
15 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
19 03:31 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
19 14:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower
26 21:18 Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
27 11 Mars at Opposition
27 14:57 Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
27 15:19 FULL MOON
27 15:33 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.656
28 15:45 Moon at Descending Node
30 07:57 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
30 18:08 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
May 05 13:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 10:57 Venus 1.8°N of Moon
09 20 Venus at Aphelion
11 03:39 Mercury 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
11 12:13 Moon at Perigee: 358066 km
12 01:45 Moon at Ascending Node
12 04:54 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.070
12 04:56 NEW MOON
16 11:48 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
19 03:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 02:52 Mars 2.1°S of Moon
24 04:11 Moon at Apogee: 405828 km
24 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 22:11 Moon at Descending Node
27 06 Mercury at Perihelion
27 07:23 FULL MOON
27 13:59 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
27 18:14 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
31 21 Jupiter at Opposition
Jun 03 21:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 00:23 Mars 0.0°N of Spica
08 07:11 Venus 1.6°S of Moon
08 11:36 Moon at Ascending Node
08 18:36 Moon at Perigee: 361533 km
09 03:35 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
10 12:49 NEW MOON
11 22:31 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
12 21:33 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
17 18:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 08:47 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
20 18:41 Moon at Apogee: 404887 km
21 08:58 Summer Solstice
22 03:54 Moon at Descending Node
23 18:35 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
23 20:49 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
25 21:22 FULL MOON
27 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°E
27 22:57 Venus 4.2°N of Aldebaran
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Date NCT Event
(h:m)
Jul 03 03:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 17:30 Moon at Ascending Node
06 12:05 Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
06 13:20 Moon at Perigee: 366394 km
07 06 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
08 02:10 Venus 3.7°S of Moon
09 21:08 NEW MOON
10 06 Mercury at Aphelion
11 14 Saturn at Opposition
17 05:20 Spica 4.5°S of Moon
17 10:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 05 Uranus at Opposition
18 09:54 Mars 2.6°S of Moon
18 12:21 Moon at Apogee: 404149 km
19 07:35 Moon at Descending Node
20 22:21 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
21 04:37 Antares 2.7°S of Moon
21 06 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
24 05:59 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
25 09:07 FULL MOON
25 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 08:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
01 13:41 Moon at Perigee: 369774 km
01 19:12 Moon at Ascending Node
02 18:26 Pleiades 3.0°N of Moon
06 15:42 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
06 22:08 Venus 4.4°S of Moon
07 17 Mercury 3.4°S of Venus
08 06:52 NEW MOON
13 13:35 Spica 4.2°S of Moon
13 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W
13 21 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 07:09 Moon at Apogee: 404178 km
15 09:46 Moon at Descending Node
15 23:22 Mars 1.2°S of Moon
16 04:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 06:50 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
17 12:57 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
20 11:49 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
23 05 Mercury at Perihelion
23 19:11 FULL MOON
27 07:12 Moon at Perigee: 366786 km
28 20:01 Moon at Ascending Node
29 23:53 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
30 05 Venus at Perihelion
30 13:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
Sep 02 22:10 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
06 18:59 NEW MOON
07 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 21:31 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
11 12:25 Moon at Descending Node
12 01:50 Moon at Apogee: 404992 km
13 01 Mars 2.4°S of Jupiter
13 19:25 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
13 19:30 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
13 21:00 Antares 2.2°S of Moon
14 22:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 13:55 Mars 2.7°N of Antares
22 04:31 FULL MOON
23 01:25 Autumnal Equinox
24 00:38 Moon at Perigee: 361662 km
25 00:17 Moon at Ascending Node
26 06:26 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
28 20:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 03:33 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
30 10:28 Mercury 1.3°N of Spica
Oct 06 10:06 NEW MOON
06 14 Venus at Superior Conjunction
08 05:14 Mercury 2.2°S of Moon
08 17:07 Moon at Descending Node
09 17:58 Moon at Apogee: 406013 km
11 04:09 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
11 10:43 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
12 18:24 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
14 15:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 13:54 FULL MOON
21 14:05 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.817
22 07:52 Moon at Perigee: 357814 km
22 09:25 Moon at Ascending Node
22 13 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 15:30 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
23 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°E
27 09:40 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
28 05:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 03 10:47 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
04 23:24 Moon at Descending Node
05 03:53 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.926
05 03:56 NEW MOON
06 01:46 Moon at Apogee: 406524 km
06 14 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 16:38 Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
07 10:26 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
08 03:35 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
08 08 Mars 1.7°S of Saturn
10 17:50 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
13 06:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 19 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 20:52 Moon at Ascending Node
19 05 Mercury at Perihelion
19 19:57 Moon at Perigee: 356690 km
19 23:37 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.062
19 23:52 FULL MOON
20 02:40 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
23 18:07 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
24 18 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38140 AU
26 18:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 16:48 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
Dec 02 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
02 05:15 Moon at Descending Node
03 02:34 Moon at Apogee: 406382 km
03 04:35 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
04 23:08 NEW MOON
06 08:32 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
09 16:56 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
12 18:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 09 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 06:08 Moon at Ascending Node
17 13:54 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
18 08:10 Moon at Perigee: 358828 km
18 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
19 10:34 FULL MOON
21 04:45 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
21 22:59 Winter Solstice
23 16:00 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
23 17 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 16 Venus 1.4°S of Saturn
26 12:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 23:37 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
29 08:50 Moon at Descending Node
30 13:17 Moon at Apogee: 405665 km
31 23:09 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
New Caledonia Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for New Caledonia Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 11 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 | |||
| New Caledonia Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 06 16:04 |
| Jan 14 12:14 | Jan 21 08:59 | Jan 28 12:33 | Feb 05 14:00 |
| Feb 13 00:59 | Feb 19 17:31 | Feb 27 04:50 | Mar 07 09:47 |
| Mar 14 11:37 | Mar 21 03:10 | Mar 28 22:04 | Apr 06 01:45 |
| Apr 12 20:45 | Apr 19 14:19 | Apr 27 15:19 n | May 05 13:29 |
| May 12 04:56 T | May 19 03:15 | May 27 07:23 | Jun 03 21:38 |
| Jun 10 12:49 | Jun 17 18:08 | Jun 25 21:22 | Jul 03 03:25 |
| Jul 09 21:08 | Jul 17 10:48 | Jul 25 09:07 | Aug 01 08:11 |
| Aug 08 06:52 | Aug 16 04:34 | Aug 23 19:11 | Aug 30 13:16 |
| Sep 06 18:59 | Sep 14 22:22 | Sep 22 04:31 | Sep 28 20:00 |
| Oct 06 10:06 | Oct 14 15:07 | Oct 21 13:55 n | Oct 28 05:34 |
| Nov 05 03:56 A | Nov 13 06:04 | Nov 19 23:52 n | Nov 26 18:54 |
| Dec 04 23:08 | Dec 12 18:52 | Dec 19 10:34 | Dec 26 12:16 |
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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