2078 Sky Event Almanac

Alaska Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 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
Alaska Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     AKST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 02  02     Mercury 4.3°S of Venus
    02  19     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
    03  05     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    03  21     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  20:04  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  23:03  Moon at Apogee: 404319 km
    06  09:02  Mars 1.1°S of Moon
    07  20:57  Mars 3.7°N of Spica
    09  06:53  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  01:30  Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
    10  05:40  Antares 3.6°S of Moon
    12  22     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    13  16:14  NEW MOON 
    14  11     Mercury at Aphelion 
    16  16     Venus at Perihelion 
    16  19     Neptune at Opposition 
    18  09:32  Moon at Perigee: 369308 km
    20  12:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  08:10  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  12:44  Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon
    26  13:23  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
    27  16:33  FULL MOON 

Feb 02  05     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    02  20:07  Moon at Apogee: 404608 km
    03  19:39  Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    04  18:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  10:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  14:47  Antares 3.4°S of Moon
    06  19:36  Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
    09  13:30  Saturn 4.4°N of Moon
    12  04:59  NEW MOON 
    14  14:02  Moon at Perigee: 363913 km
    18  08:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  18:12  Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
    18  21:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  19:49  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    23  19     Venus 3.2°N of Saturn
    26  08:50  FULL MOON 
    27  11     Mercury at Perihelion 

Mar 01  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
    02  13:52  Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
    02  21     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.7°W
    03  20:20  Mars 1.5°N of Moon
    04  11:47  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  23:04  Antares 3.1°S of Moon
    06  09:55  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
    06  13:47  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  03:40  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
    13  15:37  NEW MOON 
    14  19:04  Moon at Perigee: 359232 km
    17  11:04  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  01:05  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    19  20:11  Vernal Equinox 
    20  07:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  01:13  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
    28  02:04  FULL MOON 
    29  23:45  Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
    31  04:47  Mars 1.5°N of Moon
    31  14:34  Moon at Descending Node 

Apr 02  05:58  Antares 2.9°S of Moon
    02  18:45  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    05  05:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  00:48  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
    12  00:45  NEW MOON 
    12  05:39  Moon at Perigee: 357152 km
    13  18:56  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  10:26  Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
    14  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
    18  07:31  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    18  18:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  18     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    26  01:18  Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
    26  15     Mars at Opposition 
    26  18:57  Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    26  19:19  FULL MOON 
    26  19:33  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.656
    27  19:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  11:57  Antares 2.8°S of Moon
    29  22:08  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon

May 04  17:29  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  07     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    08  14:57  Venus 1.8°N of Moon
    09  00     Venus at Aphelion 
    10  07:39  Mercury 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    10  16:13  Moon at Perigee: 358066 km
    11  05:45  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  08:54  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.070
    11  08:56  NEW MOON 
    15  15:48  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    18  07:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  06:52  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    23  08:11  Moon at Apogee: 405828 km
    24  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  02:11  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  10     Mercury at Perihelion 
    26  11:23  FULL MOON 
    26  17:59  Antares 2.8°S of Moon
    26  22:14  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
    31  01     Jupiter at Opposition 

Jun 03  01:38  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  04:23  Mars 0.0°N of Spica
    07  11:11  Venus 1.6°S of Moon
    07  15:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  22:36  Moon at Perigee: 361533 km
    08  07:35  Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
    09  16:49  NEW MOON 
    11  02:31  Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
    12  01:33  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    16  22:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  12:47  Mars 3.0°S of Moon
    19  22:41  Moon at Apogee: 404887 km
    20  12:58  Summer Solstice 
    21  07:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  22:35  Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
    23  00:49  Antares 2.8°S of Moon
    25  01:22  FULL MOON 
    26  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°E
    27  02:57  Venus 4.2°N of Aldebaran

Date     AKST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 02  07:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  21:30  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  16:05  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
    05  17:20  Moon at Perigee: 366394 km
    06  10     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
    07  06:10  Venus 3.7°S of Moon
    09  01:08  NEW MOON 
    09  10     Mercury at Aphelion 
    10  18     Saturn at Opposition 
    16  09:20  Spica 4.5°S of Moon
    16  14:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  09     Uranus at Opposition 
    17  13:54  Mars 2.6°S of Moon
    17  16:21  Moon at Apogee: 404149 km
    18  11:35  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  02:21  Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
    20  08:37  Antares 2.7°S of Moon
    20  10     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    23  09:59  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
    24  13:07  FULL MOON 
    24  15     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    28  09     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    31  12:11  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    31  17:41  Moon at Perigee: 369774 km
    31  23:12  Moon at Ascending Node 

Aug 01  22:26  Pleiades 3.0°N of Moon
    05  19:42  Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
    06  02:08  Venus 4.4°S of Moon
    06  21     Mercury 3.4°S of Venus
    07  10:52  NEW MOON 
    12  17:35  Spica 4.2°S of Moon
    12  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W
    13  01     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  11:09  Moon at Apogee: 404178 km
    14  13:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  03:22  Mars 1.2°S of Moon
    15  08:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    16  10:50  Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
    16  16:57  Antares 2.4°S of Moon
    19  15:49  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
    22  09     Mercury at Perihelion 
    22  23:11  FULL MOON 
    26  11:12  Moon at Perigee: 366786 km
    28  00:01  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  03:53  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
    29  09     Venus at Perihelion 
    29  17:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Sep 02  02:10  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
    05  22:59  NEW MOON 
    06  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    09  01:31  Spica 4.0°S of Moon
    10  16:25  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  05:50  Moon at Apogee: 404992 km
    12  05     Mars 2.4°S of Jupiter
    12  23:25  Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
    12  23:30  Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  01:00  Antares 2.2°S of Moon
    14  02:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  17:55  Mars 2.7°N of Antares
    21  08:31  FULL MOON 
    22  05:25  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  04:38  Moon at Perigee: 361662 km
    24  04:17  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  10:26  Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
    28  00:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  07:33  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    29  14:28  Mercury 1.3°N of Spica

Oct 05  14:06  NEW MOON 
    05  18     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    07  09:14  Mercury 2.2°S of Moon
    07  21:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  21:58  Moon at Apogee: 406013 km
    10  08:09  Antares 2.0°S of Moon
    10  14:43  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
    11  22:24  Mars 2.1°N of Moon
    13  19:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  17:54  FULL MOON 
    20  18:05  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.817
    21  11:52  Moon at Perigee: 357814 km
    21  13:25  Moon at Ascending Node 
    21  17     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  19:30  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    23  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°E
    26  13:40  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    27  09:34  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Nov 02  14:47  Spica 4.0°S of Moon
    04  03:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  07:53  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.926
    04  07:56  NEW MOON 
    05  05:46  Moon at Apogee: 406524 km
    05  18     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    05  20:38  Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  14:26  Antares 2.0°S of Moon
    07  07:35  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    07  12     Mars 1.7°S of Saturn
    09  21:50  Mars 3.3°N of Moon
    12  10:04  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    12  17     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    14  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    17  23     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  00:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  09     Mercury at Perihelion 
    18  23:57  Moon at Perigee: 356690 km
    19  03:37  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.062
    19  03:52  FULL MOON 
    19  06:40  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    22  22:07  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    23  22     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38140 AU
    25  22:54  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  20:48  Spica 4.0°S of Moon

Dec 01  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
    01  09:15  Moon at Descending Node 
    02  06:34  Moon at Apogee: 406382 km
    02  08:35  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
    04  03:08  NEW MOON 
    05  12:32  Venus 3.1°N of Moon
    08  20:56  Mars 4.0°N of Moon
    11  22:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  13     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  10:08  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  17:54  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    17  12:10  Moon at Perigee: 358828 km
    17  13     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  14:34  FULL MOON 
    20  08:45  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    21  02:59  Winter Solstice 
    22  20:00  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
    22  21     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  20     Venus 1.4°S of Saturn
    25  16:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    27  03:37  Spica 3.8°S of Moon
    28  12:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  17:17  Moon at Apogee: 405665 km
    31  03:09  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

Alaska Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 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
Alaska Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
--- Jan 05 20:04
Jan 13 16:14 Jan 20 12:59 Jan 27 16:33 Feb 04 18:00
Feb 12 04:59 Feb 18 21:31 Feb 26 08:50 Mar 06 13:47
Mar 13 15:37 Mar 20 07:10 Mar 28 02:04 Apr 05 05:45
Apr 12 00:45 Apr 18 18:19 Apr 26 19:19 n May 04 17:29
May 11 08:56 T May 18 07:15 May 26 11:23 Jun 03 01:38
Jun 09 16:49 Jun 16 22:08 Jun 25 01:22 Jul 02 07:25
Jul 09 01:08 Jul 16 14:48 Jul 24 13:07 Jul 31 12:11
Aug 07 10:52 Aug 15 08:34 Aug 22 23:11 Aug 29 17:16
Sep 05 22:59 Sep 14 02:22 Sep 21 08:31 Sep 28 00:00
Oct 05 14:06 Oct 13 19:07 Oct 20 17:55 n Oct 27 09:34
Nov 04 07:56 A Nov 12 10:04 Nov 19 03:52 n Nov 25 22:54
Dec 04 03:08 Dec 11 22:52 Dec 18 14:34 Dec 25 16:16

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

The Americas

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2071 to 2080 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 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
AST 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
EST 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
CST 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
MST 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
PST 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
AKST 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080
HST 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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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