2085 Sky Event Almanac
New Zealand Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for New Zealand Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 12 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.
| 2085 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| New Zealand Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date NZST Even
(h:m)
Jan 03 12:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 13 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 17 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
06 00:59 Mars 2.8°S of Moon
07 03:36 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
09 11 Mercury at Aphelion
10 10:30 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
10 13:54 Moon at Descending Node
11 10:30 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.993
11 10:42 FULL MOON
12 17:03 Moon at Apogee: 406331 km
19 04:52 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
19 13:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 11:59 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
24 15:40 Moon at Ascending Node
25 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
26 06:46 Moon at Perigee: 356735 km
26 08:06 NEW MOON
Feb 01 15 Neptune at Opposition
02 02:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 01:21 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
03 09:32 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
06 10:42 Jupiter 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
06 19:09 Moon at Descending Node
08 16:48 Moon at Apogee: 406318 km
10 06:24 FULL MOON
10 13 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 14 Venus at Aphelion
13 20:17 Mars 2.2°S of Pleiades
15 10:52 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
18 02:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 20:10 Antares 2.0°S of Moon
20 23:48 Moon at Ascending Node
22 10 Mercury at Perihelion
23 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
23 18:52 Moon at Perigee: 358586 km
24 18:32 NEW MOON
26 02:46 Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
Mar 02 16:56 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
03 10:09 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
03 19:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 15:35 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
05 21:48 Moon at Descending Node
07 00 Venus at Superior Conjunction
08 02:41 Moon at Apogee: 405701 km
11 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 00:26 FULL MOON
14 16:21 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
18 02:01 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
19 12:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 02:37 Moon at Ascending Node
20 09:53 Vernal Equinox
24 00:19 Moon at Perigee: 363064 km
24 17:15 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon
26 04:37 NEW MOON
27 10 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
30 01:55 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
Apr 01 00:12 Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
01 23:25 Moon at Descending Node
02 02:25 Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
02 13:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 20:13 Moon at Apogee: 404744 km
07 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
10 15:41 FULL MOON
10 22:58 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
14 07:28 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
16 03:02 Moon at Ascending Node
17 19:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 09:32 Moon at Perigee: 368250 km
22 22 Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
23 10 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 14:59 NEW MOON
26 11:20 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
29 02:49 Moon at Descending Node
29 17:34 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
29 18:02 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
30 14 Mars 1.4°N of Jupiter
May 02 08:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 15:39 Moon at Apogee: 404189 km
05 05:30 Venus 3.9°S of Pleiades
05 23 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 07:12 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
10 04:04 FULL MOON
11 14:24 Antares 2.6°S of Moon
13 05:55 Moon at Ascending Node
15 10:34 Moon at Perigee: 369231 km
17 01:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 10 Mercury at Perihelion
24 02:23 NEW MOON
25 19:51 Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
26 08:54 Moon at Descending Node
27 12:23 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
28 12:55 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
30 10:33 Moon at Apogee: 404479 km
Jun 01 02:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 16:23 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
05 23 Venus at Perihelion
07 23:20 Antares 2.6°S of Moon
08 14:02 FULL MOON
08 14:15 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.506
09 13:13 Moon at Ascending Node
11 07:37 Moon at Perigee: 364665 km
14 21 Venus 1.3°N of Jupiter
15 01 Mercury 1.5°N of Venus
15 06:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 14 Mercury 1.1°N of Jupiter
19 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°E
20 02:34 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
21 02:33 Summer Solstice
22 15:18 NEW MOON
22 15:18 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.970
22 16:10 Moon at Descending Node
24 07:44 Jupiter 2.1°N of Moon
24 19:42 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
25 09 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66616 AU
27 03:24 Moon at Apogee: 405402 km
30 18:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date NZST Even
(h:m)
Jul 02 01:14 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
04 09 Mercury at Aphelion
05 09:23 Antares 2.6°S of Moon
05 10 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01661 AU
06 23:15 Moon at Ascending Node
07 22:02 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.505
07 22:14 FULL MOON
09 07:46 Moon at Perigee: 360020 km
14 12:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 03 Venus 0.5°N of Mars
17 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 08:10 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
18 09:42 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
19 13 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
19 22:20 Moon at Descending Node
20 11:46 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
22 05:43 NEW MOON
24 15:49 Moon at Apogee: 406307 km
29 01 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 08:45 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
30 08:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Aug 01 19:01 Antares 2.7°S of Moon
03 08:42 Moon at Ascending Node
06 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°W
06 05:29 FULL MOON
06 06 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
06 15:30 Moon at Perigee: 357268 km
12 12 Mercury 0.4°S of Jupiter
12 21:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 13:53 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
13 17 Perseid Meteor Shower
16 01:51 Moon at Descending Node
16 16 Uranus at Opposition
17 09 Mercury at Perihelion
18 21:47 Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
20 20:35 Moon at Apogee: 406622 km
20 21:10 NEW MOON
25 14:48 Spica 2.7°N of Moon
28 20:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 02:56 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
30 14:33 Moon at Ascending Node
31 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
Sep 02 22:43 Venus 1.1°N of Spica
04 01:43 Moon at Perigee: 357232 km
04 12:41 FULL MOON
09 21:05 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
11 09:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 03:16 Moon at Descending Node
15 15:46 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
17 00:30 Moon at Apogee: 406253 km
19 13:07 NEW MOON
21 20:17 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
22 18:43 Autumnal Equinox
23 14:57 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
25 08:56 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
26 07 Venus at Aphelion
26 16:14 Moon at Ascending Node
27 06:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 06:26 Mercury 1.0°N of Spica
Oct 02 10:42 Moon at Perigee: 360069 km
03 20:53 FULL MOON
06 14 Saturn at Opposition
07 06:11 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
09 05:25 Moon at Descending Node
10 22 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.8°E
11 01:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 12:42 Moon at Apogee: 405393 km
16 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°E
16 10:07 Venus 0.6°N of Antares
19 05:00 NEW MOON
21 06:19 Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
22 09 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 14:19 Antares 3.3°S of Moon
23 01:46 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
23 17:03 Moon at Ascending Node
25 23 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
26 14:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 11:49 Moon at Perigee: 365120 km
Nov 02 07:08 FULL MOON
03 16:18 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
05 10:56 Moon at Descending Node
06 10 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
09 20:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 06:58 Moon at Apogee: 404585 km
13 08 Mercury at Perihelion
13 09 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 10:20 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
17 20:20 NEW MOON
18 15 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 21:09 Moon at Ascending Node
24 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°W
24 22:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 01:37 Moon at Perigee: 369952 km
Dec 01 01:42 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
01 20:10 FULL MOON
01 20:23 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.639
02 19:24 Moon at Descending Node
09 03:54 Moon at Apogee: 404443 km
09 17:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 19:15 Spica 2.6°N of Moon
15 05 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 04:27 Mars 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
16 05:48 Antares 3.4°S of Moon
17 05:30 Moon at Ascending Node
17 10:35 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.997
17 10:38 NEW MOON
18 07:25 Mars 4.3°N of Antares
20 15 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
21 02:38 Moon at Perigee: 367571 km
21 16:29 Winter Solstice
23 13 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 05:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 08 Mercury at Aphelion
28 09:02 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
30 03:39 Moon at Descending Node
31 11:59 FULL 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
2085 Phases of the Moon
New Zealand Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for New Zealand Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 12 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.
| 2085 Phases of the Moon | |||
| New Zealand Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 03 12:47 | Jan 11 10:42 n | Jan 19 13:26 |
| Jan 26 08:06 | Feb 02 02:36 | Feb 10 06:24 | Feb 18 02:47 |
| Feb 24 18:32 | Mar 03 19:16 | Mar 12 00:26 | Mar 19 12:45 |
| Mar 26 04:37 | Apr 02 13:51 | Apr 10 15:41 | Apr 17 19:54 |
| Apr 24 14:59 | May 02 08:52 | May 10 04:04 | May 17 01:18 |
| May 24 02:23 | Jun 01 02:51 | Jun 08 14:02 n | Jun 15 06:19 |
| Jun 22 15:18 A | Jun 30 18:55 | Jul 07 22:14 n | Jul 14 12:24 |
| Jul 22 05:43 | Jul 30 08:47 | Aug 06 05:29 | Aug 12 21:00 |
| Aug 20 21:10 | Aug 28 20:30 | Sep 04 12:41 | Sep 11 09:07 |
| Sep 19 13:07 | Sep 27 06:18 | Oct 03 20:53 | Oct 11 01:09 |
| Oct 19 05:00 | Oct 26 14:34 | Nov 02 07:08 | Nov 09 20:31 |
| Nov 17 20:20 | Nov 24 22:02 | Dec 01 20:10 n | Dec 09 17:47 |
| Dec 17 10:38 A | Dec 24 05:42 | Dec 31 11:59 | - |
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: 2081 to 2090
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2081 to 2090 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 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| IST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| BST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| ICT | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| AWST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| JST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| ACT | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| AEST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| NCT | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| NZST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
- 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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