2072 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2072 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 18:44 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
03 18:27 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
05 00 Neptune at Opposition
05 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 06 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
05 09:01 Mars 2.6°S of Pollux
06 03:43 FULL MOON
07 03:16 Moon at Perigee: 358353 km
08 00 Mercury at Aphelion
09 03:59 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon
10 12:56 Moon at Ascending Node
11 10 Mars at Opposition
12 19:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 07:33 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
17 20:44 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
20 16:05 NEW MOON
22 05:30 Moon at Apogee: 406490 km
23 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 20:20 Moon at Descending Node
28 20:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 03:12 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
31 04:34 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
Feb 04 14:25 FULL MOON
04 15:56 Moon at Perigee: 356546 km
05 14:40 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
06 19:55 Moon at Ascending Node
10 16:10 Saturn 1.9°S of Moon
11 08:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 08:34 Venus 4.1°S of Moon
18 05:48 Moon at Apogee: 406547 km
19 11:33 NEW MOON
20 23 Mercury at Perihelion
21 00:46 Moon at Descending Node
21 02:24 Mercury 1.3°N of Moon
21 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
26 13:56 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
27 09:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 12:21 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
Mar 04 02:08 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
04 04:10 Moon at Perigee: 358074 km
05 00:47 FULL MOON
05 00:51 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.244
05 06:49 Moon at Ascending Node
08 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
09 00:47 Saturn 1.8°S of Moon
10 00:37 Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
12 00:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 18 Venus at Aphelion
16 14:55 Moon at Apogee: 405956 km
17 18 Mercury 3.2°N of Venus
18 13:00 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
18 19:17 Venus 2.0°S of Moon
19 07:17 Moon at Descending Node
20 03:49 Vernal Equinox
20 05:38 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.720
20 05:51 NEW MOON
25 03:01 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
25 18:09 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
27 19:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 11:59 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon
Apr 01 11:01 Moon at Perigee: 362291 km
01 17:15 Moon at Ascending Node
03 10:55 FULL MOON
04 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
05 08:54 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon
07 23:43 Mars 4.2°S of Pollux
10 18:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 08:03 Moon at Apogee: 404911 km
15 13:36 Moon at Descending Node
16 18:55 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
18 21:27 NEW MOON
21 18:43 Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon
21 23:47 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
23 00 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 04 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66611 AU
26 02:05 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 19:06 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
28 23:36 Moon at Ascending Node
29 01:04 Moon at Perigee: 367523 km
30 06 Saturn at Opposition
May 01 00:25 Jupiter 4.9°N of Aldebaran
02 15:24 Saturn 1.5°S of Moon
02 21:04 FULL MOON
05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
10 12:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 03:18 Moon at Apogee: 404155 km
12 17:52 Moon at Descending Node
15 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 09:48 NEW MOON
18 22 Mercury at Perihelion
22 08 Venus at Superior Conjunction
23 23:45 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
24 09:16 Moon at Perigee: 369656 km
25 00:26 Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
25 07:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 01:26 Moon at Ascending Node
29 19:58 Saturn 1.5°S of Moon
Jun 01 07:48 FULL MOON
07 22:12 Moon at Apogee: 404216 km
08 19 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
08 20:13 Moon at Descending Node
09 06:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 15:39 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
16 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.5°E
16 19:27 NEW MOON
18 16:18 Mercury 4.5°N of Moon
19 19:54 Moon at Perigee: 365625 km
20 13:22 Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
20 20:42 Summer Solstice
21 04 Uranus at Opposition
21 06:07 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
21 07:17 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
22 02:13 Moon at Ascending Node
23 12:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 23:46 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
30 19:51 FULL MOON
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 22 Mercury at Aphelion
05 02 Venus at Perihelion
05 15:23 Moon at Apogee: 404994 km
05 22:33 Moon at Descending Node
06 18 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
06 22 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
08 23:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 01:21 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
13 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 05:57 Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon
16 03:26 NEW MOON
17 07:38 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
17 17:23 Moon at Perigee: 360898 km
18 13:51 Regulus 1.5°N of Moon
19 06:10 Moon at Ascending Node
19 17:05 Mars 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
22 18:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 05:00 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
28 14 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 09:47 FULL MOON
Aug 02 02:36 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
02 02:39 Moon at Descending Node
02 04:40 Moon at Apogee: 405886 km
02 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°W
07 13:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 10:34 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
11 02:01 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
13 06 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 10:51 NEW MOON
14 22 Mercury at Perihelion
15 00:29 Moon at Perigee: 357834 km
15 14:40 Moon at Ascending Node
16 02:39 Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
17 05:25 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
19 13:35 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
21 02:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 01:29 FULL MOON
29 01:33 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166
29 08:34 Moon at Descending Node
29 10:07 Moon at Apogee: 406270 km
Sep 05 18:12 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
06 01:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 19:17 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
11 10:45 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
12 01:37 Moon at Ascending Node
12 10:43 Moon at Perigee: 357388 km
12 18:27 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.056
12 18:37 NEW MOON
14 19 Venus 0.1°N of Mars
14 20:37 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
14 20:46 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
15 11:20 Venus 2.1°N of Spica
15 23:22 Mars 2.0°N of Spica
16 02:01 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
19 14:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 12:56 Autumnal Equinox
25 12:40 Moon at Apogee: 406005 km
25 14:45 Moon at Descending Node
25 23:18 Mercury 0.9°N of Spica
27 18:13 FULL MOON
30 03 Venus 2.7°S of Saturn
Oct 03 00:12 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
05 07:53 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
05 10 Mercury 2.2°S of Mars
05 11:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 20:40 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
09 11:14 Moon at Ascending Node
10 12 Mercury 4.8°S of Saturn
10 20:28 Moon at Perigee: 359826 km
12 03:25 NEW MOON
13 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°E
13 14:51 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
13 17:13 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
14 19 Mars 2.3°S of Saturn
19 06:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 19:19 Moon at Descending Node
22 23:46 Moon at Apogee: 405243 km
23 15:34 Venus 2.8°N of Antares
27 04 Mercury 2.5°S of Mars
27 10:51 FULL MOON
30 05:48 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
Nov 01 14:58 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
03 20:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 04:08 Regulus 1.2°N of Moon
05 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
05 16:11 Moon at Ascending Node
05 23 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 23:39 Moon at Perigee: 364640 km
08 09 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
10 13:51 NEW MOON
10 21 Mercury at Perihelion
12 23 N Taurid Meteor Shower
18 01:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 21:40 Moon at Descending Node
19 17:45 Moon at Apogee: 404457 km
21 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
26 02:29 FULL MOON
26 12:40 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
28 12 Mercury 0.2°S of Saturn
28 17:58 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
Dec 02 09:31 Regulus 0.9°N of Moon
02 16:50 Moon at Ascending Node
03 04:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 21:22 Moon at Perigee: 369748 km
07 23:28 Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
10 02:29 NEW MOON
14 02:53 Venus 4.4°S of Moon
14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 23:38 Moon at Descending Node
17 14:49 Moon at Apogee: 404279 km
17 23:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 10:24 Winter Solstice
23 03 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 19 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 21:29 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
24 21 Mercury at Aphelion
25 16:45 FULL MOON
25 20:05 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
27 02 Jupiter at Opposition
27 05 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.3°E
29 15:12 Regulus 0.7°N of Moon
29 16:29 Moon at Perigee: 368220 km
29 18:06 Moon at Ascending Node
30 11 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
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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
2072 Phases of the Moon
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2072 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 06 03:43 | Jan 12 19:24 |
| Jan 20 16:05 | Jan 28 20:06 | Feb 04 14:25 | Feb 11 08:57 |
| Feb 19 11:33 | Feb 27 09:32 | Mar 05 00:47 t | Mar 12 00:48 |
| Mar 20 05:51 P | Mar 27 19:13 | Apr 03 10:55 | Apr 10 18:23 |
| Apr 18 21:27 | Apr 26 02:05 | May 02 21:04 | May 10 12:47 |
| May 18 09:48 | May 25 07:23 | Jun 01 07:48 | Jun 09 06:50 |
| Jun 16 19:27 | Jun 23 12:27 | Jun 30 19:51 | Jul 08 23:23 |
| Jul 16 03:26 | Jul 22 18:32 | Jul 30 09:47 | Aug 07 13:45 |
| Aug 14 10:51 | Aug 21 02:50 | Aug 29 01:29 t | Sep 06 01:49 |
| Sep 12 18:37 T | Sep 19 14:28 | Sep 27 18:13 | Oct 05 11:58 |
| Oct 12 03:25 | Oct 19 06:07 | Oct 27 10:51 | Nov 03 20:46 |
| Nov 10 13:51 | Nov 18 01:33 | Nov 26 02:29 | Dec 03 04:52 |
| Dec 10 02:29 | Dec 17 23:20 | Dec 25 16:45 | - |
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: 2071 to 2080
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2071 to 2080 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 | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| IST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| BST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| ICT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| AWST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| JST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| ACT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| AEST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| NCT | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
| NZST | 2071 | 2072 | 2073 | 2074 | 2075 | 2076 | 2077 | 2078 | 2079 | 2080 | |||||
- 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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