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