2086 Sky Event Almanac
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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.
| 2086 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Mountain Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date MST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 08 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
04 00 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 05:32 Moon at Apogee: 405066 km
07 20:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 08:59 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
11 20:56 Antares 3.4°S of Moon
12 20:22 Moon at Ascending Node
13 08:01 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
15 04:24 NEW MOON
15 21 Venus at Perihelion
17 01:10 Moon at Perigee: 361912 km
21 19:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 19:36 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
25 13:33 Moon at Descending Node
29 10:49 FULL MOON
Feb 01 04 Jupiter at Opposition
01 21:51 Moon at Apogee: 405946 km
03 06 Neptune at Opposition
04 16:28 Spica 2.3°N of Moon
06 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
06 15:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 06:28 Antares 3.6°S of Moon
08 13 Mercury at Perihelion
09 03:37 Moon at Ascending Node
10 07:55 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
11 08:03 Mars 3.4°S of Moon
13 15:27 NEW MOON
13 23 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
14 09:44 Moon at Perigee: 357829 km
20 01:22 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
20 06:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 14:50 Moon at Descending Node
28 05:21 FULL MOON
28 12 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.8°W
Mar 01 03:54 Moon at Apogee: 406459 km
03 22:40 Spica 2.1°N of Moon
07 14:01 Antares 3.9°S of Moon
08 06:23 Moon at Ascending Node
08 07:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 18:53 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
13 07:26 Mercury 4.9°S of Moon
14 21:46 Moon at Perigee: 356789 km
15 01:04 NEW MOON
19 09:12 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
19 20:36 Vernal Equinox
20 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
20 16:00 Moon at Descending Node
21 20:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 12 Mercury at Aphelion
28 04:54 Moon at Apogee: 406404 km
29 23:17 FULL MOON
31 04:29 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
Apr 01 20 Venus 1.4°N of Mars
03 19:53 Antares 4.1°S of Moon
04 07:11 Moon at Ascending Node
06 19:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 00 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
12 08:10 Moon at Perigee: 358914 km
13 09:53 NEW MOON
15 19:06 Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon
16 20:53 Moon at Descending Node
20 11:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 21 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 15:37 Moon at Apogee: 405704 km
27 10:53 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
28 15:35 FULL MOON
May 01 01:31 Antares 4.2°S of Moon
01 10:00 Moon at Ascending Node
01 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 10 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 03:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 12 Mercury at Perihelion
08 05 Venus at Aphelion
10 11:33 Moon at Perigee: 363362 km
12 18:41 NEW MOON
14 05:32 Moon at Descending Node
19 21 Venus 0.4°N of Saturn
20 04:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 08:25 Moon at Apogee: 404729 km
24 18:14 Spica 2.1°N of Moon
28 05:35 FULL MOON
28 05:41 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.818
28 08:15 Antares 4.2°S of Moon
28 16:14 Moon at Ascending Node
31 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°E
Jun 02 23 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38108 AU
04 08:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 18:37 Moon at Perigee: 368272 km
08 21:51 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
09 14:33 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
10 14:56 Moon at Descending Node
11 04:04 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.017
11 04:12 NEW MOON
12 15:18 Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
18 14 Mars 0.9°N of Saturn
18 21:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 02:56 Moon at Apogee: 404212 km
20 13:11 Summer Solstice
21 02:16 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
24 16:26 Antares 4.2°S of Moon
25 00:24 Moon at Ascending Node
26 16:26 Venus 4.2°N of Aldebaran
26 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 17:04 FULL MOON
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Date MST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 21:43 Moon at Perigee: 369036 km
03 13:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 14:00 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
06 19 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
06 21:32 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
07 22:00 Moon at Descending Node
08 17:38 Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
09 07:06 Mercury 2.7°S of Moon
10 15:02 NEW MOON
16 21:25 Moon at Apogee: 404547 km
18 10:17 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
18 14:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.5°W
22 01:29 Antares 4.3°S of Moon
22 07:49 Moon at Ascending Node
26 02:24 FULL MOON
26 15 Mercury 0.8°S of Venus
28 12 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 18:59 Moon at Perigee: 364494 km
Aug 01 18:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 02:59 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
03 04:06 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
03 11 Mercury at Perihelion
04 01:11 Moon at Descending Node
07 22:05 Venus 4.6°N of Moon
08 00 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
09 03:38 NEW MOON
13 04 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 14:28 Moon at Apogee: 405496 km
14 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
14 17:36 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
17 07:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 10:13 Antares 4.5°S of Moon
18 12:23 Moon at Ascending Node
19 03:47 Mars 4.5°N of Aldebaran
20 07 Uranus at Opposition
21 04 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
24 10:25 FULL MOON
25 19:04 Moon at Perigee: 359804 km
28 13 Venus at Perihelion
30 08:38 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
31 00:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 01:56 Moon at Descending Node
31 16:38 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
Sep 07 18:17 NEW MOON
09 19:43 Mercury 4.0°N of Moon
10 03:10 Moon at Apogee: 406378 km
11 00:03 Spica 1.5°N of Moon
14 14:11 Moon at Ascending Node
15 22:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 11 Mercury at Aphelion
20 22:35 Mercury 0.1°N of Spica
22 05:33 Autumnal Equinox
22 18:15 FULL MOON
23 03:35 Moon at Perigee: 357038 km
26 16:14 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
27 04:16 Moon at Descending Node
27 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°E
29 02:22 Mars 2.2°N of Moon
29 10:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
Oct 03 12 Venus at Superior Conjunction
07 07:11 Moon at Apogee: 406627 km
07 10:56 NEW MOON
09 09:55 Mercury 1.2°S of Moon
11 15:51 Moon at Ascending Node
15 11:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 08 Saturn at Opposition
21 15:00 Moon at Perigee: 357173 km
21 20 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 02:56 FULL MOON
22 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 02:14 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
24 11:12 Moon at Descending Node
24 21:04 Aldebaran 5.0°S of Moon
27 05:42 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
29 00:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 10 Mercury at Perihelion
Nov 03 10:53 Moon at Apogee: 406226 km
04 12:13 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
05 21 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 04:53 NEW MOON
07 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W
07 20:03 Moon at Ascending Node
12 20 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 22:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 02 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 01:15 Moon at Perigee: 360374 km
20 13:12 FULL MOON
20 13:17 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.986
20 13:22 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
20 21:46 Moon at Descending Node
21 08:01 Aldebaran 4.9°S of Moon
27 18:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 00:42 Moon at Apogee: 405341 km
01 19:11 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
05 02:53 Moon at Ascending Node
05 22:36 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.927
05 22:48 NEW MOON
07 08:33 Venus 3.4°S of Moon
13 07:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 16 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 02:07 Moon at Perigee: 365768 km
17 23:24 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
18 07:54 Moon at Descending Node
18 18:23 Aldebaran 4.9°S of Moon
20 01:19 FULL MOON
21 03:24 Winter Solstice
23 00 Ursid Meteor Shower
26 19 Mars at Opposition
27 14:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 20:31 Moon at Apogee: 404509 km
29 02:56 Spica 1.4°N of 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
2086 Phases of the Moon
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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.
| 2086 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Mountain Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 07 20:06 |
| Jan 15 04:24 | Jan 21 19:41 | Jan 29 10:49 | Feb 06 15:30 |
| Feb 13 15:27 | Feb 20 06:48 | Feb 28 05:21 | Mar 08 07:30 |
| Mar 15 01:04 | Mar 21 20:16 | Mar 29 23:17 | Apr 06 19:22 |
| Apr 13 09:53 | Apr 20 11:40 | Apr 28 15:35 | May 06 03:26 |
| May 12 18:41 | May 20 04:19 | May 28 05:35 p | Jun 04 08:51 |
| Jun 11 04:12 T | Jun 18 21:33 | Jun 26 17:04 | Jul 03 13:10 |
| Jul 10 15:02 | Jul 18 14:45 | Jul 26 02:24 | Aug 01 18:01 |
| Aug 09 03:38 | Aug 17 07:14 | Aug 24 10:25 | Aug 31 00:52 |
| Sep 07 18:17 | Sep 15 22:17 | Sep 22 18:15 | Sep 29 10:52 |
| Oct 07 10:56 | Oct 15 11:18 | Oct 22 02:56 | Oct 29 00:40 |
| Nov 06 04:53 | Nov 13 22:11 | Nov 20 13:12 p | Nov 27 18:17 |
| Dec 05 22:48 P | Dec 13 07:20 | Dec 20 01:19 | Dec 27 14:58 |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2081 to 2090 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| AST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| EST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| CST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| MST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| PST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| AKST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| HST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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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