2087 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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.
| 2087 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 18:03 Moon at Ascending Node
04 14 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 17 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98337 AU
04 23:11 NEW MOON
11 23:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 14:20 Moon at Perigee: 370271 km
14 14:46 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
14 21:42 Moon at Descending Node
15 10:20 Aldebaran 4.8°S of Moon
18 23:11 FULL MOON
20 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E
25 18:59 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
26 02:01 Moon at Apogee: 404340 km
26 18 Mercury at Perihelion
26 21:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 22:54 Moon at Ascending Node
Feb 03 13:10 NEW MOON
05 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 00 Neptune at Opposition
06 22:41 Moon at Perigee: 367027 km
10 07:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 20:08 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
10 22:47 Moon at Descending Node
11 16:01 Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon
17 14:34 FULL MOON
18 11 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
22 02:43 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
22 21:55 Moon at Apogee: 404929 km
25 01:01 Moon at Ascending Node
25 18:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
Mar 02 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°W
04 09 Jupiter at Opposition
05 00:45 NEW MOON
06 19:05 Moon at Perigee: 361586 km
07 17:16 Venus 3.0°S of Moon
08 00:32 Saturn 5.0°S of Moon
09 23:36 Moon at Descending Node
10 02:00 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
10 21:34 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
11 01 Venus 2.5°N of Saturn
11 16:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 17 Mercury at Aphelion
19 07:09 FULL MOON
20 10:27 Vernal Equinox
21 09:42 Spica 0.7°N of Moon
22 12:38 Moon at Apogee: 405772 km
24 02:55 Moon at Ascending Node
27 12:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
Apr 03 10:26 NEW MOON
04 03:28 Moon at Perigee: 357973 km
04 15:17 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
06 04:49 Moon at Descending Node
06 08:32 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
06 10:16 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
07 05:11 Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon
07 20:27 Venus 2.2°S of Pleiades
10 02:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 14 Venus at Perihelion
15 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 16:00 Spica 0.7°N of Moon
18 00:17 FULL MOON
18 17:59 Moon at Apogee: 406266 km
20 06:55 Moon at Ascending Node
23 04 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
23 11 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 02:09 Mars 4.6°S of Pollux
24 17 Mercury at Perihelion
26 01:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
May 02 14:16 Moon at Perigee: 357231 km
02 18:51 NEW MOON
02 19:02 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.801
02 19:53 Mercury 1.9°S of Pleiades
03 14:33 Moon at Descending Node
03 20:41 Pleiades 4.6°N of Moon
04 00:46 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
04 15:06 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
06 01 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 14:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 20 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66616 AU
13 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.6°E
14 22:05 Spica 0.7°N of Moon
15 20:24 Moon at Apogee: 406162 km
16 17 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.5°E
17 12:57 Moon at Ascending Node
17 16:52 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.455
17 16:55 FULL MOON
25 11:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 11:05 Venus 3.7°S of Pollux
29 23:07 Saturn 3.9°S of Moon
30 23:29 Moon at Perigee: 359346 km
31 01:22 Moon at Descending Node
Jun 01 02:24 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.215
01 02:38 NEW MOON
06 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
08 03:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 04:33 Spica 0.7°N of Moon
12 07:07 Moon at Apogee: 405422 km
13 19:15 Moon at Ascending Node
16 07:58 FULL MOON
18 23:45 Mercury 1.4°N of Aldebaran
21 03:05 Summer Solstice
23 18:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 12:04 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
27 09:35 Moon at Descending Node
27 16:50 Pleiades 4.6°N of Moon
28 02:08 Moon at Perigee: 363598 km
28 11:38 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
28 20:58 Mercury 1.7°S of Moon
29 17:16 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
30 10:31 NEW MOON
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W
02 19:35 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
05 03 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
07 19:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 11:45 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
09 23:18 Moon at Apogee: 404488 km
11 00:00 Moon at Ascending Node
15 20:54 FULL MOON
21 16 Mercury at Perihelion
22 23:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 21:36 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
24 13:17 Moon at Descending Node
24 23:53 Pleiades 4.8°N of Moon
25 09:02 Moon at Perigee: 368392 km
25 19:15 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
25 21 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
29 02 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 19:20 NEW MOON
30 09 Mars 0.3°S of Jupiter
31 23 Venus at Aphelion
Aug 04 19:33 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
06 12:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 17:39 Moon at Apogee: 404051 km
07 02:45 Moon at Ascending Node
10 21 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
13 18 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 07:54 FULL MOON
19 11:24 Moon at Perigee: 369169 km
20 04:17 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
20 13:59 Moon at Descending Node
21 04:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 00:57 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
24 07 Mercury 1.1°S of Jupiter
25 00 Uranus at Opposition
25 07:53 Venus 1.5°S of Moon
28 06:08 NEW MOON
30 10:44 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
30 23:54 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
Sep 01 03:28 Spica 0.1°N of Moon
03 04:53 Moon at Ascending Node
03 12:42 Moon at Apogee: 404474 km
03 16 Mercury at Aphelion
05 06:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 18 Mercury 2.8°S of Mars
10 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°E
12 17:43 FULL MOON
15 09:02 Moon at Perigee: 364504 km
16 09:54 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
16 16:00 Moon at Descending Node
18 06:24 Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon
19 10:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 03 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
22 19:27 Autumnal Equinox
23 00:31 Venus 2.6°N of Moon
23 12:57 Mercury 1.1°S of Spica
23 18:03 Mars 2.1°N of Spica
26 19:47 NEW MOON
28 04:31 Mercury 1.6°S of Moon
28 10:53 Spica 0.1°S of Moon
28 19:08 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
30 08:29 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 01 06:52 Moon at Apogee: 405480 km
04 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°W
05 00:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
09 04:44 Venus 1.3°S of Regulus
12 03:14 FULL MOON
13 10:38 Moon at Perigee: 359661 km
13 16:19 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
13 22:44 Moon at Descending Node
15 13:43 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
16 17 Mercury 2.5°S of Jupiter
17 15 Mercury at Perihelion
18 18:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°W
22 11 Orionid Meteor Shower
26 12:29 NEW MOON
26 12:44 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.470
27 14:12 Moon at Ascending Node
28 20:16 Moon at Apogee: 406334 km
Nov 02 09 Saturn at Opposition
03 16:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 11 S Taurid Meteor Shower
10 00:07 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
10 09:31 Moon at Descending Node
10 13:03 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.501
10 13:05 FULL MOON
10 20:54 Moon at Perigee: 356890 km
11 23:43 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
13 10 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 01 Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter
17 05:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 17 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 02:32 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
21 07 Venus at Perihelion
21 23:27 Spica 0.1°S of Moon
23 20:34 Moon at Ascending Node
24 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 22:57 Moon at Apogee: 406539 km
25 07:23 NEW MOON
26 05:50 Venus 3.8°N of Spica
Dec 03 07:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 08:20 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
07 20:30 Moon at Descending Node
09 09:50 Moon at Perigee: 357237 km
09 11:14 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
09 15 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
09 23:31 FULL MOON
15 06 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 21:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 16:56 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
19 05:35 Spica 0.2°S of Moon
21 01:24 Moon at Ascending Node
21 17:07 Winter Solstice
21 21:05 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
22 03:07 Moon at Apogee: 406133 km
23 14 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 02:42 NEW 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
2087 Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2087 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 04 23:11 | Jan 11 23:31 | Jan 18 23:11 | Jan 26 21:01 |
| Feb 03 13:10 | Feb 10 07:38 | Feb 17 14:34 | Feb 25 18:06 |
| Mar 05 00:45 | Mar 11 16:26 | Mar 19 07:09 | Mar 27 12:04 |
| Apr 03 10:26 | Apr 10 02:29 | Apr 18 00:17 | Apr 26 01:51 |
| May 02 18:51 P | May 09 14:09 | May 17 16:55 t | May 25 11:41 |
| Jun 01 02:38 P | Jun 08 03:45 | Jun 16 07:58 | Jun 23 18:33 |
| Jun 30 10:31 | Jul 07 19:24 | Jul 15 20:54 | Jul 22 23:43 |
| Jul 29 19:20 | Aug 06 12:43 | Aug 14 07:54 | Aug 21 04:34 |
| Aug 28 06:08 | Sep 05 06:49 | Sep 12 17:43 | Sep 19 10:23 |
| Sep 26 19:47 | Oct 05 00:32 | Oct 12 03:14 | Oct 18 18:27 |
| Oct 26 12:29 P | Nov 03 16:48 | Nov 10 13:05 t | Nov 17 05:51 |
| Nov 25 07:23 | Dec 03 07:01 | Dec 09 23:31 | Dec 16 21:11 |
| Dec 25 02:42 | - | - | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2081 to 2090 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 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| GMT | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| CET | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| EET | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| MSK | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| GST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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