2079 Sky Event Almanac
New Caledonia Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for New Caledonia Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 11 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 | ||||||||
| New Caledonia Time | ||||||||
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Date NCT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 17:50 NEW MOON
04 23 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 11 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
05 14:31 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
07 15:47 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
11 05:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 10:02 Moon at Ascending Node
13 23:01 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
14 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 11 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
15 14:12 Moon at Perigee: 363679 km
17 15:38 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
17 22:06 FULL MOON
18 01 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
20 01 Neptune at Opposition
20 02:20 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
24 07:46 Spica 3.5°S of Moon
25 08:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 10:30 Moon at Descending Node
27 08:03 Moon at Apogee: 404718 km
28 06:43 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
Feb 02 10:35 NEW MOON
04 17:35 Venus 2.7°N of Moon
05 14:25 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
08 10:16 Moon at Ascending Node
09 14:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 05:24 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
11 19:13 Moon at Perigee: 369141 km
14 00:36 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
14 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
15 04 Mercury at Perihelion
16 10:45 FULL MOON
16 12:13 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
20 16:46 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
21 13:04 Moon at Descending Node
24 05:10 Moon at Apogee: 404236 km
24 06:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 14:55 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
28 17 Venus 0.1°S of Mars
Mar 01 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 00:49 NEW MOON
06 12:32 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
06 17:38 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
07 12:23 Moon at Ascending Node
08 12:47 Moon at Perigee: 368876 km
09 10:52 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
10 21:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 07:01 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
15 20:06 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
18 00:45 FULL MOON
20 01:26 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
20 18:24 Moon at Descending Node
20 22:03 Vernal Equinox
23 23:02 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
24 01:17 Moon at Apogee: 404575 km
26 02:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
31 04 Mercury at Aphelion
31 08:07 Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
Apr 02 12:30 NEW MOON
03 19:26 Moon at Ascending Node
04 09:32 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
04 20:24 Moon at Perigee: 363660 km
05 12:56 Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
05 17:48 Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
08 16:01 Venus 2.2°S of Pleiades
09 04:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 12:22 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
11 21 Venus at Perihelion
12 02:00 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
16 08:49 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
16 16:02 FULL MOON
16 16:08 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.945
17 01:25 Moon at Descending Node
20 06:27 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
20 17:49 Moon at Apogee: 405433 km
23 20 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 20:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
May 01 05:46 Moon at Ascending Node
01 21:48 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.051
01 21:57 NEW MOON
02 20:51 Mars 3.6°S of Pleiades
03 00:49 Moon at Perigee: 359262 km
03 03:08 Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
03 04:54 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
05 02:36 Venus 1.5°S of Moon
06 09 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 18:51 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
08 12:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 07:32 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
13 14:57 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
14 03 Mercury at Perihelion
14 07:46 Moon at Descending Node
16 07:58 FULL MOON
17 13:00 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
18 03:24 Moon at Apogee: 406158 km
19 12 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.5°E
24 10:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 15:39 Moon at Ascending Node
29 17:11 Venus 3.7°S of Pollux
31 05:41 NEW MOON
31 10:00 Moon at Perigee: 357272 km
Jun 01 18:47 Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
03 03:34 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
03 08:26 Venus 2.5°S of Moon
05 14:27 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
06 22:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°E
09 20:46 Spica 2.9°S of Moon
10 11:43 Moon at Descending Node
13 19:02 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
14 05:54 Moon at Apogee: 406321 km
14 23:39 FULL MOON
21 14:51 Summer Solstice
22 20:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 21:50 Moon at Ascending Node
27 00:15 Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
28 19:30 Moon at Perigee: 358090 km
29 12:31 NEW MOON
30 13:54 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
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Date NCT Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 23:20 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
04 21 Jupiter at Opposition
05 09 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
05 13 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
06 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 10:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 03:23 Spica 2.7°S of Moon
07 13:32 Moon at Descending Node
11 01:15 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
11 12:15 Moon at Apogee: 405829 km
14 14:24 FULL MOON
21 23:52 Moon at Ascending Node
22 04:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 19 Uranus at Opposition
23 19 Saturn at Opposition
23 20 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
24 08:48 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
27 01:32 Moon at Perigee: 361454 km
27 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°W
28 15 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
28 19:33 NEW MOON
29 11 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 09:25 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
Aug 02 06 Venus at Aphelion
03 11:23 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
03 15:33 Moon at Descending Node
05 01:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 08:12 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
08 01:51 Moon at Apogee: 404936 km
10 02 Mercury at Perihelion
13 04:00 FULL MOON
14 03 Perseid Meteor Shower
18 00:43 Moon at Ascending Node
20 11:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 15:11 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
22 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
23 20:43 Moon at Perigee: 366372 km
24 09:03 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
25 21:24 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
27 04:02 NEW MOON
30 20:10 Moon at Descending Node
30 20:23 Spica 2.2°S of Moon
Sep 03 15:59 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
03 18:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 19:27 Moon at Apogee: 404282 km
11 16:36 FULL MOON
14 04:19 Moon at Ascending Node
15 16:51 Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
16 20:37 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
18 16:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 19:26 Moon at Perigee: 369896 km
20 15:40 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
23 02 Mercury at Aphelion
23 03:18 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
23 07:15 Autumnal Equinox
23 12:27 Mars 2.9°S of Moon
24 03:52 Mercury 0.5°N of Spica
25 15:06 NEW MOON
27 03:34 Moon at Descending Node
27 05:22 Spica 2.1°S of Moon
27 14:24 Mercury 1.5°S of Moon
Oct 01 00:10 Antares 0.7°S of Moon
02 14:57 Moon at Apogee: 404405 km
03 13:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°E
07 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°W
09 18:21 Venus 1.4°S of Regulus
11 04:23 FULL MOON
11 04:28 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.079
11 12:09 Moon at Ascending Node
14 03:10 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
14 13:01 Moon at Perigee: 366588 km
17 21:03 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
17 22:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 09:28 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
21 07:00 Venus 3.6°S of Moon
22 03:52 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
22 19 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 11:33 Moon at Descending Node
25 05:09 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.948
25 05:19 NEW MOON
28 08:04 Antares 0.7°S of Moon
30 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 10:36 Moon at Apogee: 405274 km
Nov 02 08:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 08 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66603 AU
06 02 Mercury at Perihelion
06 20 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 22:16 Moon at Ascending Node
09 15:34 FULL MOON
10 12:15 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
11 00 Venus 0.2°N of Mars
11 08:38 Moon at Perigee: 361151 km
13 19 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 03:21 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
15 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°W
16 06:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 14:56 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
19 01 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 19:44 Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
20 06:43 Venus 1.5°N of Moon
20 17:10 Moon at Descending Node
20 19:38 Spica 2.1°S of Moon
22 11:41 Mercury 4.1°N of Moon
22 14 Venus at Perihelion
23 22:29 NEW MOON
27 02:04 Venus 3.8°N of Spica
27 02:51 Moon at Apogee: 406258 km
Dec 02 03:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 06:49 Moon at Ascending Node
07 23:21 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
09 02:16 FULL MOON
09 17:48 Moon at Perigee: 357291 km
11 12:18 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
11 22:48 Mars 3.1°N of Spica
13 21:53 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
15 15 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 17:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 19:13 Moon at Descending Node
18 01:20 Spica 1.9°S of Moon
18 11:47 Mars 2.2°N of Moon
21 21:18 Antares 0.7°S of Moon
22 04:46 Winter Solstice
23 17:31 NEW MOON
23 23 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 08:45 Moon at Apogee: 406703 km
25 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
31 19:29 FIRST QUARTER 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
2079 Phases of the Moon
New Caledonia Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for New Caledonia Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 11 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 | |||
| New Caledonia Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 03 17:50 | Jan 11 05:29 | Jan 17 22:06 | Jan 25 08:46 |
| Feb 02 10:35 | Feb 09 14:11 | Feb 16 10:45 | Feb 24 06:23 |
| Mar 04 00:49 | Mar 10 21:37 | Mar 18 00:45 | Mar 26 02:46 |
| Apr 02 12:30 | Apr 09 04:44 | Apr 16 16:02 p | Apr 24 20:15 |
| May 01 21:57 T | May 08 12:37 | May 16 07:58 | May 24 10:15 |
| May 31 05:41 | Jun 06 22:18 | Jun 14 23:39 | Jun 22 20:56 |
| Jun 29 12:31 | Jul 06 10:31 | Jul 14 14:24 | Jul 22 04:54 |
| Jul 28 19:33 | Aug 05 01:28 | Aug 13 04:00 | Aug 20 11:00 |
| Aug 27 04:02 | Sep 03 18:46 | Sep 11 16:36 | Sep 18 16:22 |
| Sep 25 15:06 | Oct 03 13:35 | Oct 11 04:23 t | Oct 17 22:22 |
| Oct 25 05:19 A | Nov 02 08:49 | Nov 09 15:34 | Nov 16 06:26 |
| Nov 23 22:29 | Dec 02 03:13 | Dec 09 02:16 | Dec 15 17:43 |
| Dec 23 17:31 | Dec 31 19:29 | - | - |
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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2071 to 2080 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| IST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| BST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| ICT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| AWST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| JST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| ACT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| AEST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| NCT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| NZST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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