2025 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.

2025 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
January - June July - December
Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 03  16:24  Venus 1.4°N of Moon
    03  16     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  15     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
    04  18:18  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    05  20:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  00:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  00:34  Moon at Perigee: 370173 km
    10  02:01  Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
    10  05     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E
    13  22:45  Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
    13  23:27  FULL MOON 
    14  04:42  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  02     Mars at Opposition 
    16  15:57  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
    18  17     Venus 2.2°N of Saturn
    19  02:48  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  15     Mercury at Aphelion 
    21  04:53  Spica 0.1°N of Moon
    21  05:55  Moon at Apogee: 404299 km
    21  21:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  18:07  Mars 2.3°S of Pollux
    25  00:34  Antares 0.3°N of Moon
    29  13:36  NEW MOON 

Feb 01  05:46  Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    01  21:27  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    01  23:06  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  03:43  Moon at Perigee: 367457 km
    05  09:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  07:43  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
    09  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    09  20:36  Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    10  06:19  Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
    12  14:53  FULL MOON 
    13  00:21  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
    15  07:53  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  13:01  Spica 0.3°N of Moon
    18  02:11  Moon at Apogee: 404882 km
    19  19     Venus at Perihelion 
    20  18:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  09:21  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
    28  01:45  NEW MOON 

Mar 01  05:03  Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    01  06:40  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  22:18  Moon at Perigee: 361967 km
    04  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    05  13:32  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
    06  17:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
    09  01:27  Mars 1.7°S of Moon
    09  12:06  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    12  07:07  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
    12  11     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    14  07:55  FULL MOON 
    14  07:59  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.178
    14  14:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  20:16  Spica 0.3°N of Moon
    17  17:37  Moon at Apogee: 405754 km
    19  23     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    20  10:02  Vernal Equinox 
    20  16:58  Antares 0.5°N of Moon
    22  12:30  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  02     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    24  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    28  17:29  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  11:47  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.938
    29  11:58  NEW MOON 
    29  20:29  Mars 3.9°S of Pollux
    30  06:26  Moon at Perigee: 358127 km

Apr 01  21:28  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
    05  03:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  17:46  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    05  20:04  Mars 2.2°S of Moon
    08  12:51  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
    10  13     Mercury 2.1°N of Saturn
    10  20:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  01:22  FULL MOON 
    13  02:39  Spica 0.3°N of Moon
    13  23:48  Moon at Apogee: 406295 km
    16  23     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66606 AU
    16  23:19  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
    21  02:36  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°W
    22  14     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    25  02:21  Venus 2.4°N of Moon
    25  03:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  05:15  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
    26  02:05  Mercury 4.4°S of Moon
    27  17:15  Moon at Perigee: 357119 km
    27  20:31  NEW MOON 
    28  20     Venus 3.7°N of Saturn
    29  07:35  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon

May 03  01:02  Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
    04  00:12  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    04  14:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  03     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  18:58  Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
    08  00:44  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  08:43  Spica 0.4°N of Moon
    11  01:49  Moon at Apogee: 406245 km
    12  17:56  FULL MOON 
    14  05:10  Antares 0.3°N of Moon
    18  02     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    20  12:59  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  09:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  18:51  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    24  00:52  Venus 4.0°S of Moon
    26  02:37  Moon at Perigee: 359023 km
    27  04:02  NEW MOON 
    30  05     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    30  10:13  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
    31  14     Mercury at Perihelion 

Jun 01  03     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W
    01  10:49  Mars 1.4°S of Moon
    02  02:30  Regulus 1.8°S of Moon
    03  04:41  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  02:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  15:15  Spica 0.5°N of Moon
    07  11:42  Moon at Apogee: 405553 km
    10  11:25  Antares 0.3°N of Moon
    11  08:44  FULL MOON 
    12  04     Venus at Aphelion 
    17  03:05  Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
    18  10:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  20:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  04:47  Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
    21  03:42  Summer Solstice 
    21  20:51  Mercury 4.8°S of Pollux
    23  03:59  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
    23  05:43  Moon at Perigee: 363178 km
    24  16     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    25  11:31  NEW MOON 
    26  20:14  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
    27  07:02  Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
    29  11:26  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
    30  02:05  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.

Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  04:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    02  20:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  22     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
    03  22:39  Spica 0.8°N of Moon
    04  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°E
    05  03:29  Moon at Apogee: 404627 km
    07  18:37  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
    10  21:37  FULL MOON 
    13  09:32  Venus 3.1°N of Aldebaran
    14  14     Mercury at Aphelion 
    15  11:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  11:19  Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
    18  01:38  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  11:27  Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
    20  14:52  Moon at Perigee: 368047 km
    23  05:20  Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
    24  20:11  NEW MOON 
    26  20:44  Regulus 1.4°S of Moon
    28  05     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  09:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  20:45  Mars 1.3°N of Moon
    31  06:45  Spica 1.0°N of Moon

Aug 01  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    01  13:41  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    01  21:37  Moon at Apogee: 404164 km
    04  02:40  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
    09  08:55  FULL MOON 
    11  15:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  08     Venus 0.9°S of Jupiter
    12  16:05  Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
    12  21     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  19:01  Moon at Perigee: 369287 km
    16  06:12  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  17:09  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
    19  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W
    19  22:05  Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
    20  13:07  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    21  17:14  Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
    23  07:06  NEW MOON 
    24  16:41  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  17:41  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
    27  13     Mercury at Perihelion 
    27  14:57  Spica 1.1°N of Moon
    29  16:34  Moon at Apogee: 404552 km
    31  07:25  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  10:55  Antares 0.7°N of Moon

Sep 07  19:09  FULL MOON 
    07  19:12  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.362
    08  00:08  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  21:09  Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
    10  13:09  Moon at Perigee: 364781 km
    12  22:48  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
    13  04:28  Mars 2.0°N of Spica
    13  12     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    14  11:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  12:06  Jupiter 4.6°S of Moon
    16  18:58  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    19  09:57  Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
    19  12:11  Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
    19  12:46  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    21  00:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  06     Saturn at Opposition 
    21  20:42  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.855
    21  20:54  NEW MOON 
    22  19:20  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  12     Neptune at Opposition 
    23  22:31  Spica 1.1°N of Moon
    24  15:50  Mars 3.9°N of Moon
    26  10:46  Moon at Apogee: 405552 km
    27  18:34  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
    30  00:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Oct 02  12     Venus at Perihelion 
    05  10:20  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  03:46  Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
    07  04:47  FULL MOON 
    08  13:36  Moon at Perigee: 359819 km
    10  06:20  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
    13  19:13  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  23:31  Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
    14  00:31  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
    16  17:56  Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
    18  05:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  21     Mercury 2.0°S of Mars
    19  22:37  Venus 3.7°N of Moon
    21  13     Orionid Meteor Shower
    21  13:25  NEW MOON 
    23  17:15  Mercury 2.3°N of Moon
    24  00:31  Moon at Apogee: 406445 km
    25  01:15  Antares 0.5°N of Moon
    29  17:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°E

Nov 01  18:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  02:02  Venus 3.3°N of Spica
    02  11:46  Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
    05  14     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    05  14:19  FULL MOON 
    05  23:29  Moon at Perigee: 356833 km
    06  16:26  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
    09  03:41  Mercury 2.6°N of Antares
    10  07:40  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
    10  08:56  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
    12  06:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  13     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    12  23:51  Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
    13  05     Mercury 1.2°S of Mars
    14  07:38  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  11:11  Spica 1.2°N of Moon
    17  19     Leonid Meteor Shower
    20  03:48  Moon at Apogee: 406693 km
    20  07:47  NEW MOON 
    20  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    21  14     Uranus at Opposition 
    23  12     Mercury at Perihelion 
    28  07:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  22:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  20:08  Saturn 3.7°S of Moon

Dec 04  03:54  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
    04  12:06  Moon at Perigee: 356962 km
    05  00:14  FULL MOON 
    07  16:48  Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
    07  17:21  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    07  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.7°W
    10  07:32  Regulus 0.8°S of Moon
    11  08:35  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  21:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  08     Geminid Meteor Shower
    14  17:27  Spica 1.4°N of Moon
    17  07:09  Moon at Apogee: 406324 km
    18  13:29  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
    20  02:43  NEW MOON 
    21  16:03  Winter Solstice 
    22  17     Ursid Meteor Shower
    25  23:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  04:24  Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
    27  20:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  14:21  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon

    

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

2025 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.

2025 Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 07 00:56 Jan 13 23:27 Jan 21 21:31
Jan 29 13:36 Feb 05 09:02 Feb 12 14:53 Feb 20 18:33
Feb 28 01:45 Mar 06 17:32 Mar 14 07:55 t Mar 22 12:30
Mar 29 11:58 P Apr 05 03:15 Apr 13 01:22 Apr 21 02:36
Apr 27 20:31 May 04 14:52 May 12 17:56 May 20 12:59
May 27 04:02 Jun 03 04:41 Jun 11 08:44 Jun 18 20:19
Jun 25 11:31 Jul 02 20:30 Jul 10 21:37 Jul 18 01:38
Jul 24 20:11 Aug 01 13:41 Aug 09 08:55 Aug 16 06:12
Aug 23 07:06 Aug 31 07:25 Sep 07 19:09 t Sep 14 11:33
Sep 21 20:54 P Sep 30 00:54 Oct 07 04:47 Oct 13 19:13
Oct 21 13:25 Oct 29 17:21 Nov 05 14:19 Nov 12 06:28
Nov 20 07:47 Nov 28 07:59 Dec 05 00:14 Dec 11 21:52
Dec 20 02:43 Dec 27 20:10 --

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: 2021 to 2030

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 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 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
GMT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
CET 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
EET 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
MSK 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
GST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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

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For more information and sample pages, see 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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