2081 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.
| 2081 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Central European Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 07:32 Moon at Descending Node
02 09:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 19 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
03 05:38 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
04 01 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 18:45 Antares 0.2°N of Moon
10 02:02 NEW MOON
10 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E
11 17:46 Mercury 3.3°N of Moon
12 01:36 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
12 22:25 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
13 00:29 Moon at Apogee: 406193 km
14 04:41 Venus 2.1°N of Moon
15 14 Mercury 2.2°N of Saturn
15 14:45 Moon at Ascending Node
15 22:27 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
18 07:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 12 Mercury at Perihelion
20 16:50 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
23 11 Neptune at Opposition
24 09:45 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
25 04 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
25 05:01 FULL MOON
25 18:17 Moon at Perigee: 357141 km
26 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 17:45 Regulus 1.9°S of Moon
28 11:40 Moon at Descending Node
30 12:26 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
31 21:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
Feb 03 00:22 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
06 05 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
08 21:17 NEW MOON
09 04:24 Moon at Apogee: 406582 km
11 17:48 Moon at Ascending Node
13 14 Venus at Perihelion
13 23:45 Mars 2.5°S of Moon
16 22:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 01:03 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
20 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°W
20 20:47 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
22 10 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
23 05:15 Regulus 1.9°S of Moon
23 07:18 Moon at Perigee: 356862 km
23 15:27 FULL MOON
24 21:02 Moon at Descending Node
26 21:42 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
Mar 02 07:02 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
02 12:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 12 Mercury at Aphelion
04 16 Mercury 0.6°S of Saturn
06 08 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
08 03:21 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
08 07:10 Moon at Apogee: 406362 km
08 14:57 Mercury 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
10 16:16 NEW MOON
10 16:21 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.930
10 23:29 Moon at Ascending Node
14 21:29 Mars 3.7°S of Moon
16 07:09 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
17 04 Mercury 1.4°S of Jupiter
18 10:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 23:34 Vernal Equinox
20 05:38 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
22 15:56 Regulus 1.9°S of Moon
23 17:38 Moon at Perigee: 359723 km
24 08:16 Moon at Descending Node
25 01:19 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.095
25 01:29 FULL MOON
26 08:29 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
29 15:35 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
Apr 01 04:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 15:53 Saturn 1.8°N of Moon
04 20:49 Moon at Apogee: 405494 km
06 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 10:44 Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
07 06:10 Moon at Ascending Node
09 09:15 NEW MOON
11 06:12 Mars 3.3°S of Pleiades
12 12:39 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
12 15:49 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
16 11 Mercury at Perihelion
16 11:59 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
16 18:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 00:10 Regulus 1.8°S of Moon
20 17:01 Moon at Descending Node
20 19:04 Moon at Perigee: 364640 km
21 04 Venus 2.5°N of Jupiter
22 18:48 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
22 22 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 11:20 FULL MOON
26 01:16 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
29 09:10 Mercury 1.5°S of Pleiades
30 22:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
May 02 03:41 Saturn 1.4°N of Moon
02 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.8°E
02 15:12 Moon at Apogee: 404484 km
04 06:26 Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
04 11:33 Moon at Ascending Node
05 01:07 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
05 12 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 23:09 NEW MOON
10 11:25 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
11 07:50 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
13 17:25 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
15 10 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°W
16 00:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 06:12 Regulus 1.6°S of Moon
17 15:15 Moon at Perigee: 369266 km
17 20:59 Moon at Descending Node
20 03:09 Spica 0.7°N of Moon
22 21:26 FULL MOON
23 10:32 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
25 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 13:51 Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
30 10:21 Moon at Apogee: 404064 km
30 16:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 14:42 Moon at Ascending Node
Jun 01 00:10 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
05 22 Venus at Aphelion
06 03:31 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
07 10:01 NEW MOON
08 22:53 Mars 3.7°S of Moon
09 23:56 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
11 18:00 Moon at Perigee: 368270 km
12 11:48 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
13 21:44 Moon at Descending Node
14 05:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 09:27 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
19 18:17 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
20 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°W
20 16:16 Summer Solstice
21 08:32 FULL MOON
22 16:54 Mercury 2.3°N of Aldebaran
25 21:24 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
27 04:39 Moon at Apogee: 404502 km
27 16:46 Moon at Ascending Node
28 14:07 Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
29 10:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 03 12:52 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
05 23 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
06 18:44 NEW MOON
09 02:02 Moon at Perigee: 363443 km
09 18:52 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
10 10:22 Venus 3.3°N of Aldebaran
10 23:37 Moon at Descending Node
13 10:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 11 Mercury at Perihelion
13 14:59 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
17 00:25 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
19 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 21:22 FULL MOON
23 02:01 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
24 19:51 Moon at Ascending Node
24 20:37 Moon at Apogee: 405426 km
25 22:37 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
27 13 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
28 13 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 01:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 10 Uranus at Opposition
30 22:04 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
Aug 03 18:38 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
05 02:24 NEW MOON
05 05:12 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
06 04:07 Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
06 04:56 Moon at Perigee: 359262 km
06 07:47 Mercury 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
07 05:49 Moon at Descending Node
09 21:36 Spica 1.3°N of Moon
11 17:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 02 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
13 05 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 05:57 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
16 05 Saturn at Opposition
19 04:28 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
19 12:15 FULL MOON
21 00:59 Moon at Ascending Node
21 06:57 Moon at Apogee: 406148 km
22 01:16 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
26 10 Mercury at Aphelion
27 05:57 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
27 15:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
31 04:55 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
Sep 01 10:22 Venus 2.6°S of Moon
03 10:01 NEW MOON
03 10:05 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.072
03 14:09 Moon at Perigee: 357254 km
03 15:54 Moon at Descending Node
05 06:02 Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
06 06:21 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
09 12:23 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
10 03:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 03 Jupiter at Opposition
15 06:37 Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
15 17:36 Venus 0.5°N of Regulus
17 07:18 Moon at Ascending Node
17 09:20 Moon at Apogee: 406234 km
18 00:15 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
18 04:33 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.927
18 04:45 FULL MOON
19 19 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66609 AU
22 08:38 Autumnal Equinox
23 12:11 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
26 02:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 07 Venus at Perihelion
26 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 13:45 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
30 01:26 Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
Oct 01 02:45 Moon at Descending Node
01 10:12 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
01 15:40 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
02 00:44 Moon at Perigee: 358089 km
02 18:23 NEW MOON
06 21 Venus 0.4°N of Mars
06 20:46 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
09 05 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
09 10 Mercury at Perihelion
09 16:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 19 Mercury 0.2°S of Venus
11 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
12 10:42 Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
14 12:51 Moon at Ascending Node
14 15:03 Moon at Apogee: 405721 km
14 23:53 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
17 21:50 FULL MOON
20 10 Mercury 0.5°N of Venus
20 17:44 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
21 22 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 20:22 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
25 12:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 10:05 Regulus 0.9°S of Moon
28 10:24 Moon at Descending Node
30 08:19 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
30 08:55 Moon at Perigee: 361740 km
Nov 01 04:04 NEW MOON
03 06:47 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
05 22 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 10:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 18:16 Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
10 16:12 Moon at Ascending Node
11 04:10 Jupiter 2.1°S of Moon
11 05:54 Moon at Apogee: 404868 km
12 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 21 N Taurid Meteor Shower
16 14:19 FULL MOON
17 00:08 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
18 04 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 13:56 Mars 2.8°N of Spica
21 01:49 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
23 16:23 Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
23 20:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 12:52 Moon at Descending Node
27 04:46 Moon at Perigee: 367156 km
27 12:43 Spica 1.5°N of Moon
30 15:36 NEW MOON
Dec 06 05:28 Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
07 17:59 Moon at Ascending Node
08 07:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 14:36 Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
09 01:48 Moon at Apogee: 404288 km
14 08:18 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
14 17 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 05:31 FULL MOON
18 08:17 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
19 14 Venus at Superior Conjunction
20 21:57 Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
21 06:22 Winter Solstice
21 13:03 Moon at Descending Node
22 11:49 Moon at Perigee: 370264 km
23 01 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 04:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 19:17 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
24 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.0°E
28 01:22 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
30 05:28 NEW MOON
31 14:52 Mercury 3.4°N of 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
2081 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.
| 2081 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 02 09:32 |
| Jan 10 02:02 | Jan 18 07:29 | Jan 25 05:01 | Jan 31 21:37 |
| Feb 08 21:17 | Feb 16 22:59 | Feb 23 15:27 | Mar 02 12:06 |
| Mar 10 16:16 A | Mar 18 10:27 | Mar 25 01:29 p | Apr 01 04:35 |
| Apr 09 09:15 | Apr 16 18:31 | Apr 23 11:20 | Apr 30 22:24 |
| May 08 23:09 | May 16 00:21 | May 22 21:26 | May 30 16:35 |
| Jun 07 10:01 | Jun 14 05:16 | Jun 21 08:32 | Jun 29 10:00 |
| Jul 06 18:44 | Jul 13 10:34 | Jul 20 21:22 | Jul 29 01:39 |
| Aug 05 02:24 | Aug 11 17:32 | Aug 19 12:15 | Aug 27 15:08 |
| Sep 03 10:01 T | Sep 10 03:21 | Sep 18 04:45 n | Sep 26 02:30 |
| Oct 02 18:23 | Oct 09 16:58 | Oct 17 21:50 | Oct 25 12:13 |
| Nov 01 04:04 | Nov 08 10:40 | Nov 16 14:19 | Nov 23 20:49 |
| Nov 30 15:36 | Dec 08 07:38 | Dec 16 05:31 | Dec 23 04:55 |
| Dec 30 05:28 | - | - | - |
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: 2081 to 2090
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2081 to 2090 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 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| GMT | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| CET | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| EET | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| MSK | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
| GST | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | |||||
- 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)
- 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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