2079 Sky Event Almanac

Gulf Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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
Gulf Standard Time
January - June July - December 
Date     GST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 03  10:50  NEW MOON 
    04  16     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  04     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    05  07:31  Venus 3.6°N of Moon
    07  08:47  Mars 3.9°N of Moon
    10  22:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    12  03:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  16:01  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
    14  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    15  04     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    15  07:12  Moon at Perigee: 363679 km
    17  08:38  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    17  15:06  FULL MOON 
    17  18     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    19  18     Neptune at Opposition 
    19  19:20  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    24  00:46  Spica 3.5°S of Moon
    25  01:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  03:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  01:03  Moon at Apogee: 404718 km
    27  23:43  Antares 1.8°S of Moon

Feb 02  03:35  NEW MOON 
    04  10:35  Venus 2.7°N of Moon
    05  07:25  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
    08  03:16  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  07:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  22:24  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    11  12:13  Moon at Perigee: 369141 km
    13  17:36  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    13  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
    14  21     Mercury at Perihelion 
    16  03:45  FULL MOON 
    16  05:13  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    20  09:46  Spica 3.2°S of Moon
    21  06:04  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  22:10  Moon at Apogee: 404236 km
    23  23:23  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  07:55  Antares 1.5°S of Moon
    28  10     Venus 0.1°S of Mars

Mar 01  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    03  17:49  NEW MOON 
    06  05:32  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    06  10:38  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    07  05:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  05:47  Moon at Perigee: 368876 km
    09  03:52  Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
    10  14:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  00:01  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    15  13:06  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    17  17:45  FULL MOON 
    19  18:26  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    20  11:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  15:03  Vernal Equinox 
    23  16:02  Antares 1.4°S of Moon
    23  18:17  Moon at Apogee: 404575 km
    25  19:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
    30  21     Mercury at Aphelion 
    31  01:07  Mercury 2.4°N of Moon

Apr 02  05:30  NEW MOON 
    03  12:26  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  02:32  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    04  13:24  Moon at Perigee: 363660 km
    05  05:56  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    05  10:48  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    08  09:01  Venus 2.2°S of Pleiades
    08  21:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  05:22  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    11  14     Venus at Perihelion 
    11  19:00  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    16  01:49  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    16  09:02  FULL MOON 
    16  09:08  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.945
    16  18:25  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  23:27  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    20  10:49  Moon at Apogee: 405433 km
    23  13     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  13:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  22:46  Moon at Ascending Node 

May 01  14:48  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.051
    01  14:57  NEW MOON 
    02  13:51  Mars 3.6°S of Pleiades
    02  17:49  Moon at Perigee: 359262 km
    02  20:08  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    02  21:54  Mars 2.2°S of Moon
    04  19:36  Venus 1.5°S of Moon
    06  02     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  11:51  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    08  05:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    09  00:32  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    13  07:57  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    13  20     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  00:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  00:58  FULL MOON 
    17  06:00  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    17  20:24  Moon at Apogee: 406158 km
    19  05     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.5°E
    24  03:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  08:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  10:11  Venus 3.7°S of Pollux
    30  22:41  NEW MOON 
    31  03:00  Moon at Perigee: 357272 km

Jun 01  11:47  Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
    02  20:34  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    03  01:26  Venus 2.5°S of Moon
    05  07:27  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    06  15:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°E
    09  13:46  Spica 2.9°S of Moon
    10  04:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  12:02  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    13  22:54  Moon at Apogee: 406321 km
    14  16:39  FULL MOON 
    21  07:51  Summer Solstice 
    22  13:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  14:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  17:15  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    28  12:30  Moon at Perigee: 358090 km
    29  05:31  NEW MOON 
    30  06:54  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon


Date     GST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  16:20  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    04  14     Jupiter at Opposition 
    05  02     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
    05  06     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    05  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    06  03:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  20:23  Spica 2.7°S of Moon
    07  06:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  18:15  Antares 1.2°S of Moon
    11  05:15  Moon at Apogee: 405829 km
    14  07:24  FULL MOON 
    21  16:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    21  21:54  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  12     Uranus at Opposition 
    23  12     Saturn at Opposition 
    23  13     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    24  01:48  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
    26  18:32  Moon at Perigee: 361454 km
    27  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°W
    28  08     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    28  12:33  NEW MOON 
    29  04     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  02:25  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon

Aug 01  23     Venus at Aphelion 
    03  04:23  Spica 2.4°S of Moon
    03  08:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  18:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  01:12  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    07  18:51  Moon at Apogee: 404936 km
    09  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    12  21:00  FULL MOON 
    13  20     Perseid Meteor Shower
    17  17:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  04:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  08:11  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    21  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    23  13:43  Moon at Perigee: 366372 km
    24  02:03  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    25  14:24  Mars 3.8°S of Moon
    26  21:02  NEW MOON 
    30  13:10  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  13:23  Spica 2.2°S of Moon

Sep 03  08:59  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    03  11:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  12:27  Moon at Apogee: 404282 km
    11  09:36  FULL MOON 
    13  21:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  09:51  Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
    16  13:37  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    18  09:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  12:26  Moon at Perigee: 369896 km
    20  08:40  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    22  19     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  20:18  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    23  00:15  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  05:27  Mars 2.9°S of Moon
    23  20:52  Mercury 0.5°N of Spica
    25  08:06  NEW MOON 
    26  20:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  22:22  Spica 2.1°S of Moon
    27  07:24  Mercury 1.5°S of Moon
    30  17:10  Antares 0.7°S of Moon

Oct 02  07:57  Moon at Apogee: 404405 km
    03  06:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°E
    07  11     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°W
    09  11:21  Venus 1.4°S of Regulus
    10  21:23  FULL MOON 
    10  21:28  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.079
    11  05:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  20:10  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    14  06:01  Moon at Perigee: 366588 km
    17  14:03  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
    17  15:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  02:28  Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
    21  00:00  Venus 3.6°S of Moon
    21  20:52  Mars 1.5°S of Moon
    22  12     Orionid Meteor Shower
    24  04:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  22:09  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.948
    24  22:19  NEW MOON 
    28  01:04  Antares 0.7°S of Moon
    29  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    30  03:36  Moon at Apogee: 405274 km

Nov 02  01:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  01     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66603 AU
    05  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  13     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  15:16  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  08:34  FULL MOON 
    10  05:15  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    10  17     Venus 0.2°N of Mars
    11  01:38  Moon at Perigee: 361151 km
    13  12     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  20:21  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    14  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°W
    15  23:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  07:56  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    18  18     Leonid Meteor Shower
    19  12:44  Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  23:43  Venus 1.5°N of Moon
    20  10:10  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  12:38  Spica 2.1°S of Moon
    22  04:41  Mercury 4.1°N of Moon
    22  07     Venus at Perihelion 
    23  15:29  NEW MOON 
    26  19:04  Venus 3.8°N of Spica
    26  19:51  Moon at Apogee: 406258 km

Dec 01  20:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  23:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  16:21  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    08  19:16  FULL MOON 
    09  10:48  Moon at Perigee: 357291 km
    11  05:18  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    11  15:48  Mars 3.1°N of Spica
    13  14:53  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
    15  08     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  10:43  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  12:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  18:20  Spica 1.9°S of Moon
    18  04:47  Mars 2.2°N of Moon
    21  14:18  Antares 0.7°S of Moon
    21  21:46  Winter Solstice 
    23  10:31  NEW MOON 
    23  16     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  01:45  Moon at Apogee: 406703 km
    25  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    31  12:29  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

Gulf Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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
Gulf Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 03 10:50 Jan 10 22:29 Jan 17 15:06 Jan 25 01:46
Feb 02 03:35 Feb 09 07:11 Feb 16 03:45 Feb 23 23:23
Mar 03 17:49 Mar 10 14:37 Mar 17 17:45 Mar 25 19:46
Apr 02 05:30 Apr 08 21:44 Apr 16 09:02 p Apr 24 13:15
May 01 14:57 T May 08 05:37 May 16 00:58 May 24 03:15
May 30 22:41 Jun 06 15:18 Jun 14 16:39 Jun 22 13:56
Jun 29 05:31 Jul 06 03:31 Jul 14 07:24 Jul 21 21:54
Jul 28 12:33 Aug 04 18:28 Aug 12 21:00 Aug 20 04:00
Aug 26 21:02 Sep 03 11:46 Sep 11 09:36 Sep 18 09:22
Sep 25 08:06 Oct 03 06:35 Oct 10 21:23 t Oct 17 15:22
Oct 24 22:19 A Nov 02 01:49 Nov 09 08:34 Nov 15 23:26
Nov 23 15:29 Dec 01 20:13 Dec 08 19:16 Dec 15 10:43
Dec 23 10:31 Dec 31 12:29 --

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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