2078 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.
| 2078 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Pacific Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date PST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 03 Mercury 4.3°S of Venus
02 20 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
03 06 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
03 22 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 21:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 00:03 Moon at Apogee: 404319 km
06 10:02 Mars 1.1°S of Moon
07 21:57 Mars 3.7°N of Spica
09 07:53 Moon at Descending Node
10 02:30 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
10 06:40 Antares 3.6°S of Moon
12 23 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 17:14 NEW MOON
14 12 Mercury at Aphelion
16 17 Venus at Perihelion
16 20 Neptune at Opposition
18 10:32 Moon at Perigee: 369308 km
20 13:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 09:10 Moon at Ascending Node
22 13:44 Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon
26 14:23 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
27 17:33 FULL MOON
Feb 02 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
02 21:07 Moon at Apogee: 404608 km
03 20:39 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
04 19:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 11:12 Moon at Descending Node
06 15:47 Antares 3.4°S of Moon
06 20:36 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
09 14:30 Saturn 4.4°N of Moon
12 05:59 NEW MOON
14 15:02 Moon at Perigee: 363913 km
18 09:22 Moon at Ascending Node
18 19:12 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
18 22:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 20:49 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
23 20 Venus 3.2°N of Saturn
26 09:50 FULL MOON
27 12 Mercury at Perihelion
Mar 01 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
02 14:52 Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
02 22 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.7°W
03 21:20 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
04 12:47 Moon at Descending Node
06 00:04 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
06 10:55 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
06 14:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 04:40 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
13 16:37 NEW MOON
14 20:04 Moon at Perigee: 359232 km
17 12:04 Moon at Ascending Node
17 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 02:05 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
19 21:11 Vernal Equinox
20 08:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 02:13 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
28 03:04 FULL MOON
30 00:45 Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
31 05:47 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
31 15:34 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 02 06:58 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
02 19:45 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
05 06:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 01:48 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
12 01:45 NEW MOON
12 06:39 Moon at Perigee: 357152 km
13 19:56 Moon at Ascending Node
14 11:26 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
14 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
18 08:31 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
18 19:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 19 Lyrid Meteor Shower
26 02:18 Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
26 16 Mars at Opposition
26 19:57 Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
26 20:19 FULL MOON
26 20:33 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.656
27 20:45 Moon at Descending Node
29 12:57 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
29 23:08 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
May 04 18:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 08 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 15:57 Venus 1.8°N of Moon
09 01 Venus at Aphelion
10 08:39 Mercury 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
10 17:13 Moon at Perigee: 358066 km
11 06:45 Moon at Ascending Node
11 09:54 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.070
11 09:56 NEW MOON
15 16:48 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
18 08:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 07:52 Mars 2.1°S of Moon
23 09:11 Moon at Apogee: 405828 km
24 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 03:11 Moon at Descending Node
26 11 Mercury at Perihelion
26 12:23 FULL MOON
26 18:59 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
26 23:14 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
31 02 Jupiter at Opposition
Jun 03 02:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 05:23 Mars 0.0°N of Spica
07 12:11 Venus 1.6°S of Moon
07 16:36 Moon at Ascending Node
07 23:36 Moon at Perigee: 361533 km
08 08:35 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
09 17:49 NEW MOON
11 03:31 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
12 02:33 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
16 23:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 13:47 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
19 23:41 Moon at Apogee: 404887 km
20 13:58 Summer Solstice
21 08:54 Moon at Descending Node
22 23:35 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
23 01:49 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
25 02:22 FULL MOON
27 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°E
27 03:57 Venus 4.2°N of Aldebaran
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Date PST Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 08:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 22:30 Moon at Ascending Node
05 17:05 Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
05 18:20 Moon at Perigee: 366394 km
06 11 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
07 07:10 Venus 3.7°S of Moon
09 02:08 NEW MOON
09 11 Mercury at Aphelion
10 19 Saturn at Opposition
16 10:20 Spica 4.5°S of Moon
16 15:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 10 Uranus at Opposition
17 14:54 Mars 2.6°S of Moon
17 17:21 Moon at Apogee: 404149 km
18 12:35 Moon at Descending Node
20 03:21 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
20 09:37 Antares 2.7°S of Moon
20 11 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
23 10:59 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
24 14:07 FULL MOON
24 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
28 10 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 13:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 18:41 Moon at Perigee: 369774 km
Aug 01 00:12 Moon at Ascending Node
01 23:26 Pleiades 3.0°N of Moon
05 20:42 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
06 03:08 Venus 4.4°S of Moon
06 22 Mercury 3.4°S of Venus
07 11:52 NEW MOON
12 18:35 Spica 4.2°S of Moon
12 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W
13 02 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 12:09 Moon at Apogee: 404178 km
14 14:46 Moon at Descending Node
15 04:22 Mars 1.2°S of Moon
15 09:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 11:50 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
16 17:57 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
19 16:49 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
22 10 Mercury at Perihelion
23 00:11 FULL MOON
26 12:12 Moon at Perigee: 366786 km
28 01:01 Moon at Ascending Node
29 04:53 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
29 10 Venus at Perihelion
29 18:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
Sep 02 03:10 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
05 23:59 NEW MOON
06 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 02:31 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
10 17:25 Moon at Descending Node
11 06:50 Moon at Apogee: 404992 km
12 06 Mars 2.4°S of Jupiter
13 00:25 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
13 00:30 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
13 02:00 Antares 2.2°S of Moon
14 03:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 18:55 Mars 2.7°N of Antares
21 09:31 FULL MOON
22 06:25 Autumnal Equinox
23 05:38 Moon at Perigee: 361662 km
24 05:17 Moon at Ascending Node
25 11:26 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
28 01:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 08:33 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
29 15:28 Mercury 1.3°N of Spica
Oct 05 15:06 NEW MOON
05 19 Venus at Superior Conjunction
07 10:14 Mercury 2.2°S of Moon
07 22:07 Moon at Descending Node
08 22:58 Moon at Apogee: 406013 km
10 09:09 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
10 15:43 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
11 23:24 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
13 20:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 18:54 FULL MOON
20 19:05 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.817
21 12:52 Moon at Perigee: 357814 km
21 14:25 Moon at Ascending Node
21 18 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 20:30 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
23 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°E
26 14:40 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
27 10:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 02 15:47 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
04 04:24 Moon at Descending Node
04 08:53 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.926
04 08:56 NEW MOON
05 06:46 Moon at Apogee: 406524 km
05 19 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 21:38 Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
06 15:26 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
07 08:35 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
07 13 Mars 1.7°S of Saturn
09 22:50 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
12 11:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 18 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 00 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 01:52 Moon at Ascending Node
18 10 Mercury at Perihelion
19 00:57 Moon at Perigee: 356690 km
19 04:37 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.062
19 04:52 FULL MOON
19 07:40 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
22 23:07 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
23 23 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38140 AU
25 23:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 21:48 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
Dec 01 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
01 10:15 Moon at Descending Node
02 07:34 Moon at Apogee: 406382 km
02 09:35 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
04 04:08 NEW MOON
05 13:32 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
08 21:56 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
11 23:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 14 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 11:08 Moon at Ascending Node
16 18:54 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
17 13:10 Moon at Perigee: 358828 km
17 14 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
18 15:34 FULL MOON
20 09:45 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
21 03:59 Winter Solstice
22 21:00 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
22 22 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 21 Venus 1.4°S of Saturn
25 17:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 04:37 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
28 13:50 Moon at Descending Node
29 18:17 Moon at Apogee: 405665 km
31 04:09 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
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.
| 2078 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Pacific Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 05 21:04 |
| Jan 13 17:14 | Jan 20 13:59 | Jan 27 17:33 | Feb 04 19:00 |
| Feb 12 05:59 | Feb 18 22:31 | Feb 26 09:50 | Mar 06 14:47 |
| Mar 13 16:37 | Mar 20 08:10 | Mar 28 03:04 | Apr 05 06:45 |
| Apr 12 01:45 | Apr 18 19:19 | Apr 26 20:19 n | May 04 18:29 |
| May 11 09:56 T | May 18 08:15 | May 26 12:23 | Jun 03 02:38 |
| Jun 09 17:49 | Jun 16 23:08 | Jun 25 02:22 | Jul 02 08:25 |
| Jul 09 02:08 | Jul 16 15:48 | Jul 24 14:07 | Jul 31 13:11 |
| Aug 07 11:52 | Aug 15 09:34 | Aug 23 00:11 | Aug 29 18:16 |
| Sep 05 23:59 | Sep 14 03:22 | Sep 21 09:31 | Sep 28 01:00 |
| Oct 05 15:06 | Oct 13 20:07 | Oct 20 18:55 n | Oct 27 10:34 |
| Nov 04 08:56 A | Nov 12 11:04 | Nov 19 04:52 n | Nov 25 23:54 |
| Dec 04 04:08 | Dec 11 23:52 | Dec 18 15:34 | Dec 25 17:16 |
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
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 | |||||
- 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)
- 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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