2079 Sky Event Almanac

Eastern European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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.

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

Jan 03  08:50  NEW MOON 
    04  14     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  02     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    05  05:31  Venus 3.6°N of Moon
    07  06:47  Mars 3.9°N of Moon
    10  20:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    12  01:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  14:01  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
    14  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    15  02     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    15  05:12  Moon at Perigee: 363679 km
    17  06:38  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    17  13:06  FULL MOON 
    17  16     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    19  16     Neptune at Opposition 
    19  17:20  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    23  22:46  Spica 3.5°S of Moon
    24  23:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  01:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  23:03  Moon at Apogee: 404718 km
    27  21:43  Antares 1.8°S of Moon

Feb 02  01:35  NEW MOON 
    04  08:35  Venus 2.7°N of Moon
    05  05:25  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
    08  01:16  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  05:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  20:24  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    11  10:13  Moon at Perigee: 369141 km
    13  15:36  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    13  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
    14  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    16  01:45  FULL MOON 
    16  03:13  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    20  07:46  Spica 3.2°S of Moon
    21  04:04  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  20:10  Moon at Apogee: 404236 km
    23  21:23  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  05:55  Antares 1.5°S of Moon
    28  08     Venus 0.1°S of Mars

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

Apr 02  03:30  NEW MOON 
    03  10:26  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  00:32  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    04  11:24  Moon at Perigee: 363660 km
    05  03:56  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    05  08:48  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    08  07:01  Venus 2.2°S of Pleiades
    08  19:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  03:22  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    11  12     Venus at Perihelion 
    11  17:00  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    15  23:49  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    16  07:02  FULL MOON 
    16  07:08  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.945
    16  16:25  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  21:27  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    20  08:49  Moon at Apogee: 405433 km
    23  11     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  11:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  20:46  Moon at Ascending Node 

May 01  12:48  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.051
    01  12:57  NEW MOON 
    02  11:51  Mars 3.6°S of Pleiades
    02  15:49  Moon at Perigee: 359262 km
    02  18:08  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    02  19:54  Mars 2.2°S of Moon
    04  17:36  Venus 1.5°S of Moon
    06  00     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  09:51  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    08  03:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    08  22:32  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    13  05:57  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    13  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  22:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  22:58  FULL MOON 
    17  04:00  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    17  18:24  Moon at Apogee: 406158 km
    19  03     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.5°E
    24  01:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  06:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  08:11  Venus 3.7°S of Pollux
    30  20:41  NEW MOON 
    31  01:00  Moon at Perigee: 357272 km

Jun 01  09:47  Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
    02  18:34  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    02  23:26  Venus 2.5°S of Moon
    05  05:27  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    06  13:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°E
    09  11:46  Spica 2.9°S of Moon
    10  02:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  10:02  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    13  20:54  Moon at Apogee: 406321 km
    14  14:39  FULL MOON 
    21  05:51  Summer Solstice 
    22  11:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  12:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  15:15  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    28  10:30  Moon at Perigee: 358090 km
    29  03:31  NEW MOON 
    30  04:54  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon


Date     EET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  14:20  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    04  12     Jupiter at Opposition 
    05  00     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
    05  04     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    05  19     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    06  01:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  18:23  Spica 2.7°S of Moon
    07  04:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  16:15  Antares 1.2°S of Moon
    11  03:15  Moon at Apogee: 405829 km
    14  05:24  FULL MOON 
    21  14:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    21  19:54  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  10     Uranus at Opposition 
    23  10     Saturn at Opposition 
    23  11     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    23  23:48  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
    26  16:32  Moon at Perigee: 361454 km
    26  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°W
    28  06     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    28  10:33  NEW MOON 
    29  02     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  00:25  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon

Aug 01  21     Venus at Aphelion 
    03  02:23  Spica 2.4°S of Moon
    03  06:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  16:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  23:12  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    07  16:51  Moon at Apogee: 404936 km
    09  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    12  19:00  FULL MOON 
    13  18     Perseid Meteor Shower
    17  15:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  02:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  06:11  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    21  17     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    23  11:43  Moon at Perigee: 366372 km
    24  00:03  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    25  12:24  Mars 3.8°S of Moon
    26  19:02  NEW MOON 
    30  11:10  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  11:23  Spica 2.2°S of Moon

Sep 03  06:59  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    03  09:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  10:27  Moon at Apogee: 404282 km
    11  07:36  FULL MOON 
    13  19:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  07:51  Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
    16  11:37  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    18  07:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  10:26  Moon at Perigee: 369896 km
    20  06:40  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    22  17     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  18:18  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    22  22:15  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  03:27  Mars 2.9°S of Moon
    23  18:52  Mercury 0.5°N of Spica
    25  06:06  NEW MOON 
    26  18:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  20:22  Spica 2.1°S of Moon
    27  05:24  Mercury 1.5°S of Moon
    30  15:10  Antares 0.7°S of Moon

Oct 02  05:57  Moon at Apogee: 404405 km
    03  04:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°E
    07  09     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°W
    09  09:21  Venus 1.4°S of Regulus
    10  19:23  FULL MOON 
    10  19:28  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.079
    11  03:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  18:10  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    14  04:01  Moon at Perigee: 366588 km
    17  12:03  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
    17  13:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  00:28  Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
    20  22:00  Venus 3.6°S of Moon
    21  18:52  Mars 1.5°S of Moon
    22  10     Orionid Meteor Shower
    24  02:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  20:09  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.948
    24  20:19  NEW MOON 
    27  23:04  Antares 0.7°S of Moon
    29  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    30  01:36  Moon at Apogee: 405274 km

Nov 01  23:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    02  23     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66603 AU
    05  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  11     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  13:16  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  06:34  FULL MOON 
    10  03:15  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    10  15     Venus 0.2°N of Mars
    10  23:38  Moon at Perigee: 361151 km
    13  10     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  18:21  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    14  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°W
    15  21:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  05:56  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    18  16     Leonid Meteor Shower
    19  10:44  Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  21:43  Venus 1.5°N of Moon
    20  08:10  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  10:38  Spica 2.1°S of Moon
    22  02:41  Mercury 4.1°N of Moon
    22  05     Venus at Perihelion 
    23  13:29  NEW MOON 
    26  17:04  Venus 3.8°N of Spica
    26  17:51  Moon at Apogee: 406258 km

Dec 01  18:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  21:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  14:21  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    08  17:16  FULL MOON 
    09  08:48  Moon at Perigee: 357291 km
    11  03:18  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    11  13:48  Mars 3.1°N of Spica
    13  12:53  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
    15  06     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  08:43  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  10:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  16:20  Spica 1.9°S of Moon
    18  02:47  Mars 2.2°N of Moon
    21  12:18  Antares 0.7°S of Moon
    21  19:46  Winter Solstice 
    23  08:31  NEW MOON 
    23  14     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  23:45  Moon at Apogee: 406703 km
    25  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    31  10:29  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

Eastern European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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.

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

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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