2079 Sky Event Almanac

Greenwich Mean Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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
Greenwich Mean Time
January - June July - December 
Date     GMT   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 03  06:50  NEW MOON 
    04  12     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  00     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    05  03:31  Venus 3.6°N of Moon
    07  04:47  Mars 3.9°N of Moon
    10  18:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    11  23:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  12:01  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
    14  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    15  00     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    15  03:12  Moon at Perigee: 363679 km
    17  04:38  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    17  11:06  FULL MOON 
    17  14     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    19  14     Neptune at Opposition 
    19  15:20  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    23  20:46  Spica 3.5°S of Moon
    24  21:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  23:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  21:03  Moon at Apogee: 404718 km
    27  19:43  Antares 1.8°S of Moon

Feb 01  23:35  NEW MOON 
    04  06:35  Venus 2.7°N of Moon
    05  03:25  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
    07  23:16  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  03:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  18:24  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    11  08:13  Moon at Perigee: 369141 km
    13  13:36  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    13  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
    14  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    15  23:45  FULL MOON 
    16  01:13  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    20  05:46  Spica 3.2°S of Moon
    21  02:04  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  18:10  Moon at Apogee: 404236 km
    23  19:23  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  03:55  Antares 1.5°S of Moon
    28  06     Venus 0.1°S of Mars

Mar 01  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    03  13:49  NEW MOON 
    06  01:32  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    06  06:38  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    07  01:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  01:47  Moon at Perigee: 368876 km
    08  23:52  Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
    10  10:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    12  20:01  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    15  09:06  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    17  13:45  FULL MOON 
    19  14:26  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    20  07:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  11:03  Vernal Equinox 
    23  12:02  Antares 1.4°S of Moon
    23  14:17  Moon at Apogee: 404575 km
    25  15:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
    30  17     Mercury at Aphelion 
    30  21:07  Mercury 2.4°N of Moon

Apr 02  01:30  NEW MOON 
    03  08:26  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  22:32  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    04  09:24  Moon at Perigee: 363660 km
    05  01:56  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    05  06:48  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    08  05:01  Venus 2.2°S of Pleiades
    08  17:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  01:22  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    11  10     Venus at Perihelion 
    11  15:00  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    15  21:49  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    16  05:02  FULL MOON 
    16  05:08  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.945
    16  14:25  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  19:27  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    20  06:49  Moon at Apogee: 405433 km
    23  09     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  09:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  18:46  Moon at Ascending Node 

May 01  10:48  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.051
    01  10:57  NEW MOON 
    02  09:51  Mars 3.6°S of Pleiades
    02  13:49  Moon at Perigee: 359262 km
    02  16:08  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    02  17:54  Mars 2.2°S of Moon
    04  15:36  Venus 1.5°S of Moon
    05  22     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  07:51  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    08  01:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  20     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    08  20:32  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    13  03:57  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    13  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  20:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  20:58  FULL MOON 
    17  02:00  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    17  16:24  Moon at Apogee: 406158 km
    19  01     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.5°E
    23  23:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  04:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  06:11  Venus 3.7°S of Pollux
    30  18:41  NEW MOON 
    30  23:00  Moon at Perigee: 357272 km

Jun 01  07:47  Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
    02  16:34  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    02  21:26  Venus 2.5°S of Moon
    05  03:27  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    06  11:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°E
    09  09:46  Spica 2.9°S of Moon
    10  00:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  08:02  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    13  18:54  Moon at Apogee: 406321 km
    14  12:39  FULL MOON 
    21  03:51  Summer Solstice 
    22  09:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  10:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  13:15  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    28  08:30  Moon at Perigee: 358090 km
    29  01:31  NEW MOON 
    30  02:54  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon


Date     GMT   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  12:20  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    04  10     Jupiter at Opposition 
    04  22     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
    05  02     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    05  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    05  23:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  16:23  Spica 2.7°S of Moon
    07  02:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  14:15  Antares 1.2°S of Moon
    11  01:15  Moon at Apogee: 405829 km
    14  03:24  FULL MOON 
    21  12:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    21  17:54  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  08     Uranus at Opposition 
    23  08     Saturn at Opposition 
    23  09     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    23  21:48  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
    26  14:32  Moon at Perigee: 361454 km
    26  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°W
    28  04     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    28  08:33  NEW MOON 
    29  00     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    29  22:25  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon

Aug 01  19     Venus at Aphelion 
    03  00:23  Spica 2.4°S of Moon
    03  04:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  14:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  21:12  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    07  14:51  Moon at Apogee: 404936 km
    09  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    12  17:00  FULL MOON 
    13  16     Perseid Meteor Shower
    17  13:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  00:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  04:11  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    21  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    23  09:43  Moon at Perigee: 366372 km
    23  22:03  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    25  10:24  Mars 3.8°S of Moon
    26  17:02  NEW MOON 
    30  09:10  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  09:23  Spica 2.2°S of Moon

Sep 03  04:59  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    03  07:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  08:27  Moon at Apogee: 404282 km
    11  05:36  FULL MOON 
    13  17:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  05:51  Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
    16  09:37  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    18  05:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  08:26  Moon at Perigee: 369896 km
    20  04:40  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    22  15     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  16:18  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    22  20:15  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  01:27  Mars 2.9°S of Moon
    23  16:52  Mercury 0.5°N of Spica
    25  04:06  NEW MOON 
    26  16:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  18:22  Spica 2.1°S of Moon
    27  03:24  Mercury 1.5°S of Moon
    30  13:10  Antares 0.7°S of Moon

Oct 02  03:57  Moon at Apogee: 404405 km
    03  02:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°E
    07  07     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°W
    09  07:21  Venus 1.4°S of Regulus
    10  17:23  FULL MOON 
    10  17:28  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.079
    11  01:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  16:10  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    14  02:01  Moon at Perigee: 366588 km
    17  10:03  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
    17  11:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  22:28  Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
    20  20:00  Venus 3.6°S of Moon
    21  16:52  Mars 1.5°S of Moon
    22  08     Orionid Meteor Shower
    24  00:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  18:09  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.948
    24  18:19  NEW MOON 
    27  21:04  Antares 0.7°S of Moon
    29  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    29  23:36  Moon at Apogee: 405274 km

Nov 01  21:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    02  21     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66603 AU
    05  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  09     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  11:16  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  04:34  FULL MOON 
    10  01:15  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    10  13     Venus 0.2°N of Mars
    10  21:38  Moon at Perigee: 361151 km
    13  08     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  16:21  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    14  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°W
    15  19:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  03:56  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    18  14     Leonid Meteor Shower
    19  08:44  Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  19:43  Venus 1.5°N of Moon
    20  06:10  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  08:38  Spica 2.1°S of Moon
    22  00:41  Mercury 4.1°N of Moon
    22  03     Venus at Perihelion 
    23  11:29  NEW MOON 
    26  15:04  Venus 3.8°N of Spica
    26  15:51  Moon at Apogee: 406258 km

Dec 01  16:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  19:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  12:21  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    08  15:16  FULL MOON 
    09  06:48  Moon at Perigee: 357291 km
    11  01:18  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    11  11:48  Mars 3.1°N of Spica
    13  10:53  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
    15  04     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  06:43  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  08:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  14:20  Spica 1.9°S of Moon
    18  00:47  Mars 2.2°N of Moon
    21  10:18  Antares 0.7°S of Moon
    21  17:46  Winter Solstice 
    23  06:31  NEW MOON 
    23  12     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  21:45  Moon at Apogee: 406703 km
    24  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    31  08:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  23:43  Moon at Ascending Node

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

Greenwich Mean Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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
Greenwich Mean Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 03 06:50 Jan 10 18:29 Jan 17 11:06 Jan 24 21:46
Feb 01 23:35 Feb 09 03:11 Feb 15 23:45 Feb 23 19:23
Mar 03 13:49 Mar 10 10:37 Mar 17 13:45 Mar 25 15:46
Apr 02 01:30 Apr 08 17:44 Apr 16 05:02 p Apr 24 09:15
May 01 10:57 T May 08 01:37 May 15 20:58 May 23 23:15
May 30 18:41 Jun 06 11:18 Jun 14 12:39 Jun 22 09:56
Jun 29 01:31 Jul 05 23:31 Jul 14 03:24 Jul 21 17:54
Jul 28 08:33 Aug 04 14:28 Aug 12 17:00 Aug 20 00:00
Aug 26 17:02 Sep 03 07:46 Sep 11 05:36 Sep 18 05:22
Sep 25 04:06 Oct 03 02:35 Oct 10 17:23 t Oct 17 11:22
Oct 24 18:19 A Nov 01 21:49 Nov 09 04:34 Nov 15 19:26
Nov 23 11:29 Dec 01 16:13 Dec 08 15:16 Dec 15 06:43
Dec 23 06:31 Dec 31 08:29 --

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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