2007 Sky Event Almanac
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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.
| 2007 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 07:57 FULL MOON
03 13 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
03 19 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 03:39 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
06 12:29 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
06 23:08 Regulus 1.2°S of Moon
07 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 11:44 Moon at Descending Node
10 10:26 Moon at Apogee: 404335 km
11 06:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 13:29 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
15 06:50 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
16 20:06 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
18 22:01 NEW MOON
20 10:53 Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
22 06:24 Moon at Perigee: 366929 km
22 07:00 Moon at Ascending Node
25 17:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 11:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
31 11:29 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
Feb 01 23:45 FULL MOON
02 17:07 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
03 07:28 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
04 16:44 Moon at Descending Node
07 06:39 Moon at Apogee: 404990 km
07 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
07 21:37 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
08 10 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
09 15 Mercury at Perihelion
10 03:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 12 Saturn at Opposition
11 16:04 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
14 19:18 Mars 3.6°N of Moon
17 10:14 NEW MOON
18 14:43 Moon at Ascending Node
19 03:34 Moon at Perigee: 361440 km
19 11:29 Venus 2.5°S of Moon
22 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 16:53 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
24 01:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 17:32 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
Mar 01 19:39 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
02 14:25 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
03 17:17 FULL MOON
03 17:21 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.233
03 23:31 Moon at Descending Node
05 09 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
06 21:37 Moon at Apogee: 405851 km
07 04:46 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
11 00:02 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
11 21:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 19:27 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
16 21:06 Mercury 1.4°N of Moon
18 01:40 Moon at Ascending Node
18 20:32 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.876
18 20:43 NEW MOON
19 12:39 Moon at Perigee: 357816 km
20 18:07 Vernal Equinox
21 08:33 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
21 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
23 00:17 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
25 12:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 14 Mercury at Aphelion
26 23:08 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
28 22:19 Saturn 1.2°S of Moon
29 20:20 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
31 05:41 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 02 11:15 FULL MOON
03 02:38 Moon at Apogee: 406327 km
03 11:04 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
07 06:28 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
10 12:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 20:16 Venus 2.6°S of Pleiades
13 19:52 Mars 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
14 11:34 Moon at Ascending Node
16 04:36 Mercury 4.9°S of Moon
16 23:55 Moon at Perigee: 357138 km
17 05:36 NEW MOON
19 05 Venus at Perihelion
19 09:59 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
20 02:21 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
22 16 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 06:00 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
24 00:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 03:42 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
26 02:23 Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
27 09:27 Moon at Descending Node
30 04:57 Moon at Apogee: 406209 km
30 17:11 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
May 02 04:09 FULL MOON
02 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 12:11 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
05 05 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 14 Mercury at Perihelion
09 22:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 17:08 Moon at Ascending Node
12 19:11 Mars 3.1°S of Moon
15 09:10 Moon at Perigee: 359393 km
16 13:27 NEW MOON
17 18:14 Mercury 3.0°S of Moon
19 19:12 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
20 14:42 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
22 13:06 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
23 09:37 Regulus 0.7°S of Moon
23 15:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 11:16 Moon at Descending Node
27 16:01 Moon at Apogee: 405458 km
27 23:46 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
29 16:13 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
31 18:21 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
31 19:04 FULL MOON
Jun 02 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°E
04 07 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38148 AU
05 18 Jupiter at Opposition
07 18:35 Moon at Ascending Node
08 05:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 22 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
12 11:07 Moon at Perigee: 363778 km
13 06:31 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
14 21:13 NEW MOON
17 00:25 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
18 08:46 Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
19 01:57 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
19 18:08 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
20 13:32 Moon at Descending Node
21 12:06 Summer Solstice
22 07:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 07:12 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
24 08:25 Moon at Apogee: 404540 km
28 01:35 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
28 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 07:49 FULL MOON
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 06 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
04 19:39 Moon at Ascending Node
06 18 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
07 10:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 15:38 Moon at Perigee: 368534 km
10 14:21 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
12 22:04 Venus 1.3°S of Regulus
14 06:04 NEW MOON
16 16:42 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
17 03:10 Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
17 03:48 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
17 18:18 Moon at Descending Node
20 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
21 15:14 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
22 00:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 02:43 Moon at Apogee: 404152 km
25 09:50 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
28 07 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 18:48 FULL MOON
Aug 01 00:03 Moon at Ascending Node
03 17:52 Moon at Perigee: 368892 km
04 13 Mercury at Perihelion
05 15:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 20:15 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
09 13 Venus at Aphelion
10 17:32 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
12 17:03 NEW MOON
12 23 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 11 Neptune at Opposition
14 01:25 Moon at Descending Node
15 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 22 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
17 23:15 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
18 21:28 Moon at Apogee: 404621 km
20 17:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 17 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
21 18:20 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
22 07:00 Mars 4.5°N of Aldebaran
28 04:35 FULL MOON
28 04:37 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.476
28 08:27 Moon at Ascending Node
30 18:12 Moon at Perigee: 364174 km
Sep 03 01:45 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
03 20:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 23:37 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
09 13 Uranus at Opposition
09 18:41 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
09 21:40 Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
10 08:49 Moon at Descending Node
11 06:31 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.751
11 06:44 NEW MOON
13 07:40 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
14 06:40 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
15 15:06 Moon at Apogee: 405645 km
17 13 Mercury at Aphelion
18 02:10 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
19 10:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 02:05 Mercury 0.1°N of Spica
23 03:51 Autumnal Equinox
24 18:40 Moon at Ascending Node
26 13:45 FULL MOON
27 19:53 Moon at Perigee: 359420 km
29 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E
30 08:47 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
Oct 02 13:48 Mars 4.7°S of Moon
03 04:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 05:06 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
06 21:00 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
07 00:37 Regulus 0.2°S of Moon
07 10:10 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon
07 14:03 Moon at Descending Node
08 10:36 Venus 2.7°S of Regulus
10 23:01 NEW MOON
12 19:21 Mercury 1.3°N of Moon
13 03:53 Moon at Apogee: 406491 km
14 15 Venus 2.8°S of Saturn
15 08:50 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 02:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 15 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 03:02 Moon at Ascending Node
23 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 22:52 FULL MOON
26 05:51 Moon at Perigee: 356755 km
27 18:21 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
28 10 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.5°W
30 12:43 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
31 11:47 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
31 13 Mercury at Perihelion
Nov 01 15:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 06:26 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
03 16:09 Moon at Descending Node
03 21:14 Saturn 1.8°N of Moon
05 13:45 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
05 16 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 19:18 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
08 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W
09 06:31 Moon at Apogee: 406671 km
09 17:03 NEW MOON
11 14:45 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
12 15 N Taurid Meteor Shower
17 16:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 21 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 06:46 Moon at Ascending Node
23 18:12 Moon at Perigee: 357196 km
24 05:38 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
24 08:30 FULL MOON
26 23:37 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
27 20:49 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
29 21 Venus at Perihelion
29 22:04 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
30 13:38 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
30 17:09 Moon at Descending Node
Dec 01 06:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
01 07:19 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
05 01:37 Spica 2.1°N of Moon
06 10:54 Moon at Apogee: 406235 km
09 11:40 NEW MOON
14 11 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 07:15 Moon at Ascending Node
17 04:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 16:24 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
22 00:08 Winter Solstice
22 04:11 Moon at Perigee: 360817 km
22 19 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 01 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
23 19:16 FULL MOON
23 20:56 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
24 14 Mars at Opposition
25 07:34 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
27 20:57 Moon at Descending Node
27 22:48 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
28 16:33 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
31 01:51 LAST 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
2007 Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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.
| 2007 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 07:57 | Jan 11 06:45 |
| Jan 18 22:01 | Jan 25 17:02 | Feb 01 23:45 | Feb 10 03:51 |
| Feb 17 10:14 | Feb 24 01:56 | Mar 03 17:17 t | Mar 11 21:54 |
| Mar 18 20:43 P | Mar 25 12:16 | Apr 02 11:15 | Apr 10 12:04 |
| Apr 17 05:36 | Apr 24 00:36 | May 02 04:09 | May 09 22:27 |
| May 16 13:27 | May 23 15:03 | May 31 19:04 | Jun 08 05:43 |
| Jun 14 21:13 | Jun 22 07:15 | Jun 30 07:49 | Jul 07 10:54 |
| Jul 14 06:04 | Jul 22 00:29 | Jul 29 18:48 | Aug 05 15:20 |
| Aug 12 17:03 | Aug 20 17:54 | Aug 28 04:35 t | Sep 03 20:33 |
| Sep 11 06:44 P | Sep 19 10:48 | Sep 26 13:45 | Oct 03 04:06 |
| Oct 10 23:01 | Oct 19 02:33 | Oct 25 22:52 | Nov 01 15:18 |
| Nov 09 17:03 | Nov 17 16:32 | Nov 24 08:30 | Dec 01 06:44 |
| Dec 09 11:40 | Dec 17 04:17 | Dec 23 19:16 | Dec 31 01:51 |
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: 2001 to 2010
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| PST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AKST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| HST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- 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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