2078 Sky Event Almanac

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.

2078 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Eastern Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 02  21     Mercury 4.3°S of Venus
    03  14     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
    04  00     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    04  16     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    06  15:04  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  18:03  Moon at Apogee: 404319 km
    07  04:02  Mars 1.1°S of Moon
    08  15:57  Mars 3.7°N of Spica
    10  01:53  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  20:30  Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
    11  00:40  Antares 3.6°S of Moon
    13  17     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    14  11:14  NEW MOON 
    15  06     Mercury at Aphelion 
    17  11     Venus at Perihelion 
    17  14     Neptune at Opposition 
    19  04:32  Moon at Perigee: 369308 km
    21  07:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  03:10  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  07:44  Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon
    27  08:23  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
    28  11:33  FULL MOON 

Feb 03  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    03  15:07  Moon at Apogee: 404608 km
    04  14:39  Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    05  13:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  05:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  09:47  Antares 3.4°S of Moon
    07  14:36  Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
    10  08:30  Saturn 4.4°N of Moon
    12  23:59  NEW MOON 
    15  09:02  Moon at Perigee: 363913 km
    19  03:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  13:12  Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
    19  16:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  14:49  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    24  14     Venus 3.2°N of Saturn
    27  03:50  FULL MOON 
    28  06     Mercury at Perihelion 

Mar 02  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
    03  08:52  Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
    03  16     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.7°W
    04  15:20  Mars 1.5°N of Moon
    05  06:47  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  18:04  Antares 3.1°S of Moon
    07  04:55  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
    07  08:47  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  22:40  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
    14  10:37  NEW MOON 
    15  14:04  Moon at Perigee: 359232 km
    18  06:04  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  20:05  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    20  15:11  Vernal Equinox 
    21  02:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  20:13  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
    28  21:04  FULL MOON 
    30  18:45  Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
    31  23:47  Mars 1.5°N of Moon

Apr 01  09:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  00:58  Antares 2.9°S of Moon
    03  13:45  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    06  00:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  19:48  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
    12  19:45  NEW MOON 
    13  00:39  Moon at Perigee: 357152 km
    14  13:56  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  05:26  Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
    15  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
    19  02:31  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    19  13:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  13     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    26  20:18  Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
    27  10     Mars at Opposition 
    27  13:57  Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    27  14:19  FULL MOON 
    27  14:33  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.656
    28  14:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  06:57  Antares 2.8°S of Moon
    30  17:08  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon

May 05  12:29  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  02     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    09  09:57  Venus 1.8°N of Moon
    09  19     Venus at Aphelion 
    11  02:39  Mercury 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    11  11:13  Moon at Perigee: 358066 km
    12  00:45  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  03:54  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.070
    12  03:56  NEW MOON 
    16  10:48  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    19  02:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  01:52  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    24  03:11  Moon at Apogee: 405828 km
    24  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  21:11  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  05     Mercury at Perihelion 
    27  06:23  FULL MOON 
    27  12:59  Antares 2.8°S of Moon
    27  17:14  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
    31  20     Jupiter at Opposition 

Jun 03  20:38  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  23:23  Mars 0.0°N of Spica
    08  06:11  Venus 1.6°S of Moon
    08  10:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  17:36  Moon at Perigee: 361533 km
    09  02:35  Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
    10  11:49  NEW MOON 
    11  21:31  Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
    12  20:33  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    17  17:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  07:47  Mars 3.0°S of Moon
    20  17:41  Moon at Apogee: 404887 km
    21  07:58  Summer Solstice 
    22  02:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  17:35  Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
    23  19:49  Antares 2.8°S of Moon
    25  20:22  FULL MOON 
    27  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°E
    27  21:57  Venus 4.2°N of Aldebaran

Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 03  02:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  16:30  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  11:05  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
    06  12:20  Moon at Perigee: 366394 km
    07  05     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
    08  01:10  Venus 3.7°S of Moon
    09  20:08  NEW MOON 
    10  05     Mercury at Aphelion 
    11  13     Saturn at Opposition 
    17  04:20  Spica 4.5°S of Moon
    17  09:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  04     Uranus at Opposition 
    18  08:54  Mars 2.6°S of Moon
    18  11:21  Moon at Apogee: 404149 km
    19  06:35  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  21:21  Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
    21  03:37  Antares 2.7°S of Moon
    21  05     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    24  04:59  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
    25  08:07  FULL MOON 
    25  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    29  04     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower

Aug 01  07:11  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    01  12:41  Moon at Perigee: 369774 km
    01  18:12  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  17:26  Pleiades 3.0°N of Moon
    06  14:42  Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
    06  21:08  Venus 4.4°S of Moon
    07  16     Mercury 3.4°S of Venus
    08  05:52  NEW MOON 
    13  12:35  Spica 4.2°S of Moon
    13  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W
    13  20     Perseid Meteor Shower
    15  06:09  Moon at Apogee: 404178 km
    15  08:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  22:22  Mars 1.2°S of Moon
    16  03:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  05:50  Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
    17  11:57  Antares 2.4°S of Moon
    20  10:49  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
    23  04     Mercury at Perihelion 
    23  18:11  FULL MOON 
    27  06:12  Moon at Perigee: 366786 km
    28  19:01  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  22:53  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
    30  04     Venus at Perihelion 
    30  12:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Sep 02  21:10  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
    06  17:59  NEW MOON 
    07  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    09  20:31  Spica 4.0°S of Moon
    11  11:25  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  00:50  Moon at Apogee: 404992 km
    13  00     Mars 2.4°S of Jupiter
    13  18:25  Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
    13  18:30  Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  20:00  Antares 2.2°S of Moon
    14  21:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  12:55  Mars 2.7°N of Antares
    22  03:31  FULL MOON 
    23  00:25  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  23:38  Moon at Perigee: 361662 km
    24  23:17  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  05:26  Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
    28  19:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  02:33  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    30  09:28  Mercury 1.3°N of Spica

Oct 06  09:06  NEW MOON 
    06  13     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    08  04:14  Mercury 2.2°S of Moon
    08  16:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  16:58  Moon at Apogee: 406013 km
    11  03:09  Antares 2.0°S of Moon
    11  09:43  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
    12  17:24  Mars 2.1°N of Moon
    14  14:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  12:54  FULL MOON 
    21  13:05  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.817
    22  06:52  Moon at Perigee: 357814 km
    22  08:25  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  12     Orionid Meteor Shower
    23  14:30  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    23  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°E
    27  08:40  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    28  04:34  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Nov 03  09:47  Spica 4.0°S of Moon
    04  22:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  02:53  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.926
    05  02:56  NEW MOON 
    06  00:46  Moon at Apogee: 406524 km
    06  13     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  15:38  Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    07  09:26  Antares 2.0°S of Moon
    08  02:35  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    08  07     Mars 1.7°S of Saturn
    10  16:50  Mars 3.3°N of Moon
    13  05:04  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  12     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    15  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  18     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  19:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  04     Mercury at Perihelion 
    19  18:57  Moon at Perigee: 356690 km
    19  22:37  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.062
    19  22:52  FULL MOON 
    20  01:40  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    23  17:07  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    24  17     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38140 AU
    26  17:54  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  15:48  Spica 4.0°S of Moon

Dec 01  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
    02  04:15  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  01:34  Moon at Apogee: 406382 km
    03  03:35  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
    04  22:08  NEW MOON 
    06  07:32  Venus 3.1°N of Moon
    09  15:56  Mars 4.0°N of Moon
    12  17:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  08     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  05:08  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  12:54  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    18  07:10  Moon at Perigee: 358828 km
    18  08     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    19  09:34  FULL MOON 
    21  03:45  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    21  21:59  Winter Solstice 
    23  15:00  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
    23  16     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  15     Venus 1.4°S of Saturn
    26  11:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    27  22:37  Spica 3.8°S of Moon
    29  07:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  12:17  Moon at Apogee: 405665 km
    31  22:09  Antares 2.0°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

2078 Phases of the Moon

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.

2078 Phases of the Moon
Australian Eastern Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
--- Jan 06 15:04
Jan 14 11:14 Jan 21 07:59 Jan 28 11:33 Feb 05 13:00
Feb 12 23:59 Feb 19 16:31 Feb 27 03:50 Mar 07 08:47
Mar 14 10:37 Mar 21 02:10 Mar 28 21:04 Apr 06 00:45
Apr 12 19:45 Apr 19 13:19 Apr 27 14:19 n May 05 12:29
May 12 03:56 T May 19 02:15 May 27 06:23 Jun 03 20:38
Jun 10 11:49 Jun 17 17:08 Jun 25 20:22 Jul 03 02:25
Jul 09 20:08 Jul 17 09:48 Jul 25 08:07 Aug 01 07:11
Aug 08 05:52 Aug 16 03:34 Aug 23 18:11 Aug 30 12:16
Sep 06 17:59 Sep 14 21:22 Sep 22 03:31 Sep 28 19:00
Oct 06 09:06 Oct 14 14:07 Oct 21 12:55 n Oct 28 04:34
Nov 05 02:56 A Nov 13 05:04 Nov 19 22:52 n Nov 26 17:54
Dec 04 22:08 Dec 12 17:52 Dec 19 09:34 Dec 26 11:16

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

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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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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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