2079 Sky Event Almanac

Central European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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.

2079 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
January - June July - December 
Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 03  07:50  NEW MOON 
    04  13     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  01     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    05  04:31  Venus 3.6°N of Moon
    07  05:47  Mars 3.9°N of Moon
    10  19:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    12  00:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  13:01  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
    14  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    15  01     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    15  04:12  Moon at Perigee: 363679 km
    17  05:38  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    17  12:06  FULL MOON 
    17  15     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    19  15     Neptune at Opposition 
    19  16:20  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    23  21:46  Spica 3.5°S of Moon
    24  22:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  00:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  22:03  Moon at Apogee: 404718 km
    27  20:43  Antares 1.8°S of Moon

Feb 02  00:35  NEW MOON 
    04  07:35  Venus 2.7°N of Moon
    05  04:25  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
    08  00:16  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  04:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  19:24  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    11  09:13  Moon at Perigee: 369141 km
    13  14:36  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    13  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
    14  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    16  00:45  FULL MOON 
    16  02:13  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    20  06:46  Spica 3.2°S of Moon
    21  03:04  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  19:10  Moon at Apogee: 404236 km
    23  20:23  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  04:55  Antares 1.5°S of Moon
    28  07     Venus 0.1°S of Mars

Mar 01  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    03  14:49  NEW MOON 
    06  02:32  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    06  07:38  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    07  02:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  02:47  Moon at Perigee: 368876 km
    09  00:52  Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
    10  11:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    12  21:01  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    15  10:06  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    17  14:45  FULL MOON 
    19  15:26  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    20  08:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  12:03  Vernal Equinox 
    23  13:02  Antares 1.4°S of Moon
    23  15:17  Moon at Apogee: 404575 km
    25  16:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
    30  18     Mercury at Aphelion 
    30  22:07  Mercury 2.4°N of Moon

Apr 02  02:30  NEW MOON 
    03  09:26  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  23:32  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    04  10:24  Moon at Perigee: 363660 km
    05  02:56  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    05  07:48  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    08  06:01  Venus 2.2°S of Pleiades
    08  18:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  02:22  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    11  11     Venus at Perihelion 
    11  16:00  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    15  22:49  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    16  06:02  FULL MOON 
    16  06:08  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.945
    16  15:25  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  20:27  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    20  07:49  Moon at Apogee: 405433 km
    23  10     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  10:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  19:46  Moon at Ascending Node 

May 01  11:48  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.051
    01  11:57  NEW MOON 
    02  10:51  Mars 3.6°S of Pleiades
    02  14:49  Moon at Perigee: 359262 km
    02  17:08  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    02  18:54  Mars 2.2°S of Moon
    04  16:36  Venus 1.5°S of Moon
    05  23     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  08:51  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    08  02:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    08  21:32  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    13  04:57  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    13  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  21:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  21:58  FULL MOON 
    17  03:00  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    17  17:24  Moon at Apogee: 406158 km
    19  02     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.5°E
    24  00:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  05:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  07:11  Venus 3.7°S of Pollux
    30  19:41  NEW MOON 
    31  00:00  Moon at Perigee: 357272 km

Jun 01  08:47  Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
    02  17:34  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    02  22:26  Venus 2.5°S of Moon
    05  04:27  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    06  12:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°E
    09  10:46  Spica 2.9°S of Moon
    10  01:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  09:02  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    13  19:54  Moon at Apogee: 406321 km
    14  13:39  FULL MOON 
    21  04:51  Summer Solstice 
    22  10:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  11:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  14:15  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    28  09:30  Moon at Perigee: 358090 km
    29  02:31  NEW MOON 
    30  03:54  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon


Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  13:20  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    04  11     Jupiter at Opposition 
    04  23     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
    05  03     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    05  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    06  00:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  17:23  Spica 2.7°S of Moon
    07  03:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  15:15  Antares 1.2°S of Moon
    11  02:15  Moon at Apogee: 405829 km
    14  04:24  FULL MOON 
    21  13:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    21  18:54  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  09     Uranus at Opposition 
    23  09     Saturn at Opposition 
    23  10     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    23  22:48  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
    26  15:32  Moon at Perigee: 361454 km
    26  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°W
    28  05     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    28  09:33  NEW MOON 
    29  01     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    29  23:25  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon

Aug 01  20     Venus at Aphelion 
    03  01:23  Spica 2.4°S of Moon
    03  05:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  15:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  22:12  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    07  15:51  Moon at Apogee: 404936 km
    09  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    12  18:00  FULL MOON 
    13  17     Perseid Meteor Shower
    17  14:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  01:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  05:11  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    21  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    23  10:43  Moon at Perigee: 366372 km
    23  23:03  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    25  11:24  Mars 3.8°S of Moon
    26  18:02  NEW MOON 
    30  10:10  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  10:23  Spica 2.2°S of Moon

Sep 03  05:59  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    03  08:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  09:27  Moon at Apogee: 404282 km
    11  06:36  FULL MOON 
    13  18:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  06:51  Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
    16  10:37  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    18  06:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  09:26  Moon at Perigee: 369896 km
    20  05:40  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    22  16     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  17:18  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    22  21:15  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  02:27  Mars 2.9°S of Moon
    23  17:52  Mercury 0.5°N of Spica
    25  05:06  NEW MOON 
    26  17:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  19:22  Spica 2.1°S of Moon
    27  04:24  Mercury 1.5°S of Moon
    30  14:10  Antares 0.7°S of Moon

Oct 02  04:57  Moon at Apogee: 404405 km
    03  03:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°E
    07  08     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°W
    09  08:21  Venus 1.4°S of Regulus
    10  18:23  FULL MOON 
    10  18:28  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.079
    11  02:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  17:10  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    14  03:01  Moon at Perigee: 366588 km
    17  11:03  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
    17  12:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  23:28  Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
    20  21:00  Venus 3.6°S of Moon
    21  17:52  Mars 1.5°S of Moon
    22  09     Orionid Meteor Shower
    24  01:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  19:09  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.948
    24  19:19  NEW MOON 
    27  22:04  Antares 0.7°S of Moon
    29  19     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    30  00:36  Moon at Apogee: 405274 km

Nov 01  22:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    02  22     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66603 AU
    05  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  10     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  12:16  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  05:34  FULL MOON 
    10  02:15  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    10  14     Venus 0.2°N of Mars
    10  22:38  Moon at Perigee: 361151 km
    13  09     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  17:21  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    14  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°W
    15  20:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  04:56  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    18  15     Leonid Meteor Shower
    19  09:44  Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  20:43  Venus 1.5°N of Moon
    20  07:10  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  09:38  Spica 2.1°S of Moon
    22  01:41  Mercury 4.1°N of Moon
    22  04     Venus at Perihelion 
    23  12:29  NEW MOON 
    26  16:04  Venus 3.8°N of Spica
    26  16:51  Moon at Apogee: 406258 km

Dec 01  17:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  20:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  13:21  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    08  16:16  FULL MOON 
    09  07:48  Moon at Perigee: 357291 km
    11  02:18  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    11  12:48  Mars 3.1°N of Spica
    13  11:53  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
    15  05     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  07:43  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  09:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  15:20  Spica 1.9°S of Moon
    18  01:47  Mars 2.2°N of Moon
    21  11:18  Antares 0.7°S of Moon
    21  18:46  Winter Solstice 
    23  07:31  NEW MOON 
    23  13     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  22:45  Moon at Apogee: 406703 km
    24  23     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    31  09:29  FIRST QUARTER 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

2079 Phases of the Moon

Central European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2079 Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 03 07:50 Jan 10 19:29 Jan 17 12:06 Jan 24 22:46
Feb 02 00:35 Feb 09 04:11 Feb 16 00:45 Feb 23 20:23
Mar 03 14:49 Mar 10 11:37 Mar 17 14:45 Mar 25 16:46
Apr 02 02:30 Apr 08 18:44 Apr 16 06:02 p Apr 24 10:15
May 01 11:57 T May 08 02:37 May 15 21:58 May 24 00:15
May 30 19:41 Jun 06 12:18 Jun 14 13:39 Jun 22 10:56
Jun 29 02:31 Jul 06 00:31 Jul 14 04:24 Jul 21 18:54
Jul 28 09:33 Aug 04 15:28 Aug 12 18:00 Aug 20 01:00
Aug 26 18:02 Sep 03 08:46 Sep 11 06:36 Sep 18 06:22
Sep 25 05:06 Oct 03 03:35 Oct 10 18:23 t Oct 17 12:22
Oct 24 19:19 A Nov 01 22:49 Nov 09 05:34 Nov 15 20:26
Nov 23 12:29 Dec 01 17:13 Dec 08 16:16 Dec 15 07:43
Dec 23 07:31 Dec 31 09:29 --

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

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2071 to 2080 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
CVT 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
GMT 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
CET 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
EET 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
MSK 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
GST 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080

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:


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