2086 Sky Event Almanac

Greenwich Mean Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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.

2086 Sky Event Almanac
Greenwich Mean Time
January - June July - December
Date     GMT   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 03  15     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    04  07     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    05  12:32  Moon at Apogee: 405066 km
    08  03:06  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  15:59  Spica 2.5°N of Moon
    12  03:56  Antares 3.4°S of Moon
    13  03:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  15:01  Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    15  11:24  NEW MOON 
    16  04     Venus at Perihelion 
    17  08:10  Moon at Perigee: 361912 km
    22  02:41  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  02:36  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
    25  20:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  17:49  FULL MOON 

Feb 01  11     Jupiter at Opposition 
    02  04:51  Moon at Apogee: 405946 km
    03  13     Neptune at Opposition 
    04  23:28  Spica 2.3°N of Moon
    06  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
    06  22:30  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  13:28  Antares 3.6°S of Moon
    08  20     Mercury at Perihelion 
    09  10:37  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  14:55  Venus 3.1°N of Moon
    11  15:03  Mars 3.4°S of Moon
    13  22:27  NEW MOON 
    14  06     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    14  16:44  Moon at Perigee: 357829 km
    20  08:22  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    20  13:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    21  21:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  12:21  FULL MOON 
    28  19     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.8°W

Mar 01  10:54  Moon at Apogee: 406459 km
    04  05:40  Spica 2.1°N of Moon
    07  21:01  Antares 3.9°S of Moon
    08  13:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  14:30  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  01:53  Venus 1.9°S of Moon
    13  14:26  Mercury 4.9°S of Moon
    15  04:46  Moon at Perigee: 356789 km
    15  08:04  NEW MOON 
    19  16:12  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
    20  03:36  Vernal Equinox 
    20  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
    20  23:00  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  03:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  19     Mercury at Aphelion 
    28  11:54  Moon at Apogee: 406404 km
    30  06:17  FULL MOON 
    31  11:29  Spica 2.0°N of Moon

Apr 02  03     Venus 1.4°N of Mars
    04  02:53  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    04  14:11  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  02:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  07     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    12  15:10  Moon at Perigee: 358914 km
    13  16:53  NEW MOON 
    16  02:06  Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon
    17  03:53  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  18:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  04     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  22:37  Moon at Apogee: 405704 km
    27  17:53  Spica 2.0°N of Moon
    28  22:35  FULL MOON 

May 01  08:31  Antares 4.2°S of Moon
    01  17:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  20     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    05  17     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  10:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    08  12     Venus at Aphelion 
    10  18:33  Moon at Perigee: 363362 km
    13  01:41  NEW MOON 
    14  12:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  04     Venus 0.4°N of Saturn
    20  11:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  15:25  Moon at Apogee: 404729 km
    25  01:14  Spica 2.1°N of Moon
    28  12:35  FULL MOON 
    28  12:41  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.818
    28  15:15  Antares 4.2°S of Moon
    28  23:14  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°E

Jun 03  06     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38108 AU
    04  15:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  01:37  Moon at Perigee: 368272 km
    09  04:51  Venus 4.0°S of Moon
    09  21:33  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
    10  21:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  11:04  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.017
    11  11:12  NEW MOON 
    12  22:18  Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
    18  21     Mars 0.9°N of Saturn
    19  04:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  09:56  Moon at Apogee: 404212 km
    20  20:11  Summer Solstice 
    21  09:16  Spica 2.0°N of Moon
    24  23:26  Antares 4.2°S of Moon
    25  07:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  23:26  Venus 4.2°N of Aldebaran
    27  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    27  00:04  FULL MOON 

Date     GMT   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  04:43  Moon at Perigee: 369036 km
    03  20:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  21:00  Mars 4.4°S of Moon
    07  02     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
    07  04:32  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
    08  05:00  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  00:38  Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    09  14:06  Mercury 2.7°S of Moon
    10  22:02  NEW MOON 
    17  04:25  Moon at Apogee: 404547 km
    18  17:17  Spica 1.9°N of Moon
    18  21:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.5°W
    22  08:29  Antares 4.3°S of Moon
    22  14:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  09:24  FULL MOON 
    26  22     Mercury 0.8°S of Venus
    28  19     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    29  01:59  Moon at Perigee: 364494 km

Aug 02  01:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    03  09:59  Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
    03  11:06  Mars 2.2°S of Moon
    03  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    04  08:11  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  05:05  Venus 4.6°N of Moon
    08  07     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    09  10:38  NEW MOON 
    13  11     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  21:28  Moon at Apogee: 405496 km
    14  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    15  00:36  Spica 1.7°N of Moon
    17  14:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  17:13  Antares 4.5°S of Moon
    18  19:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  10:47  Mars 4.5°N of Aldebaran
    20  14     Uranus at Opposition 
    21  11     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    24  17:25  FULL MOON 
    26  02:04  Moon at Perigee: 359804 km
    28  20     Venus at Perihelion 
    30  15:38  Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
    31  07:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    31  08:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    31  23:38  Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.

Sep 08  01:17  NEW MOON 
    10  02:43  Mercury 4.0°N of Moon
    10  10:10  Moon at Apogee: 406378 km
    11  07:03  Spica 1.5°N of Moon
    14  21:11  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  05:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    16  18     Mercury at Aphelion 
    21  05:35  Mercury 0.1°N of Spica
    22  12:33  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  01:15  FULL MOON 
    23  10:35  Moon at Perigee: 357038 km
    26  23:14  Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
    27  11:16  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°E
    29  09:22  Mars 2.2°N of Moon
    29  17:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Oct 03  19     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    07  14:11  Moon at Apogee: 406627 km
    07  17:56  NEW MOON 
    09  16:55  Mercury 1.2°S of Moon
    11  22:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  18:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  15     Saturn at Opposition 
    21  22:00  Moon at Perigee: 357173 km
    22  03     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  09:56  FULL MOON 
    22  15     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    24  09:14  Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
    24  18:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  04:04  Aldebaran 5.0°S of Moon
    27  12:42  Mars 4.1°N of Moon
    29  07:40  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  17     Mercury at Perihelion 

Nov 03  17:53  Moon at Apogee: 406226 km
    04  19:13  Spica 1.4°N of Moon
    06  04     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  11:53  NEW MOON 
    07  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W
    08  03:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  03     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    14  05:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  09     Leonid Meteor Shower
    19  08:15  Moon at Perigee: 360374 km
    20  20:12  FULL MOON 
    20  20:17  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.986
    20  20:22  Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
    21  04:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  15:01  Aldebaran 4.9°S of Moon
    28  01:17  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Dec 01  07:42  Moon at Apogee: 405341 km
    02  02:11  Spica 1.4°N of Moon
    05  09:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  05:36  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.927
    06  05:48  NEW MOON 
    07  15:33  Venus 3.4°S of Moon
    13  14:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  23     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    17  09:07  Moon at Perigee: 365768 km
    18  06:24  Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
    18  14:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  01:23  Aldebaran 4.9°S of Moon
    20  08:19  FULL MOON 
    21  10:24  Winter Solstice 
    23  07     Ursid Meteor Shower
    27  02     Mars at Opposition 
    27  21:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  03:31  Moon at Apogee: 404509 km
    29  09:56  Spica 1.4°N 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

2086 Phases of the Moon

Greenwich Mean Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2086 Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
--- Jan 08 03:06
Jan 15 11:24 Jan 22 02:41 Jan 29 17:49 Feb 06 22:30
Feb 13 22:27 Feb 20 13:48 Feb 28 12:21 Mar 08 14:30
Mar 15 08:04 Mar 22 03:16 Mar 30 06:17 Apr 07 02:22
Apr 13 16:53 Apr 20 18:40 Apr 28 22:35 May 06 10:26
May 13 01:41 May 20 11:19 May 28 12:35 p Jun 04 15:51
Jun 11 11:12 T Jun 19 04:33 Jun 27 00:04 Jul 03 20:10
Jul 10 22:02 Jul 18 21:45 Jul 26 09:24 Aug 02 01:01
Aug 09 10:38 Aug 17 14:14 Aug 24 17:25 Aug 31 07:52
Sep 08 01:17 Sep 16 05:17 Sep 23 01:15 Sep 29 17:52
Oct 07 17:56 Oct 15 18:18 Oct 22 09:56 Oct 29 07:40
Nov 06 11:53 Nov 14 05:11 Nov 20 20:12 p Nov 28 01:17
Dec 06 05:48 P Dec 13 14:20 Dec 20 08:19 Dec 27 21:58

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

        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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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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