2088 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.

2088 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
January - June July - December
Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  18:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  15:45  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
    04  03:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°E
    04  20     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  16     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
    05  21:50  Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
    06  20:17  Moon at Perigee: 360758 km
    08  10:37  FULL MOON 
    13  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    15  05:16  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    15  12:46  Spica 0.4°S of Moon
    15  16:13  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  03:45  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  18:28  Moon at Apogee: 405230 km
    20  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    21  07:35  Venus 3.1°S of Moon
    23  20:38  NEW MOON 
    30  22:30  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    31  04:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  04:48  Moon at Descending Node 

Feb 02  05:44  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
    03  19:12  Moon at Perigee: 366292 km
    06  22:33  FULL MOON 
    08  02     Mercury 1.5°N of Venus
    08  10     Neptune at Opposition 
    11  14:38  Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon
    11  21:11  Spica 0.7°S of Moon
    13  05:29  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W
    14  13:24  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  14:47  Moon at Apogee: 404404 km
    22  12:09  NEW MOON 
    22  16     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    26  14     Mercury at Aphelion 
    27  05:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  06:35  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
    27  15     Venus 0.2°N of Mars
    29  11:18  Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon
    29  12:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  15:18  Moon at Perigee: 370217 km

Mar 02  00     Mercury 0.7°S of Mars
    07  10     Mercury 1.0°S of Venus
    07  11:36  FULL MOON 
    09  20:12  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
    10  06:02  Spica 0.9°S of Moon
    11  09:25  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  15     Venus at Aphelion 
    14  11:38  Moon at Apogee: 404280 km
    15  10:29  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  16:16  Vernal Equinox 
    23  01:00  NEW MOON 
    25  09:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  17:46  Saturn 1.8°S of Moon
    26  08:42  Moon at Perigee: 366634 km
    27  16:58  Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
    29  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    29  19:23  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Apr 02  19     Jupiter at Opposition 
    05  22:13  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
    06  01:59  FULL MOON 
    06  14:03  Spica 0.9°S of Moon
    07  15:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  14     Mercury at Perihelion 
    11  06:21  Moon at Apogee: 404923 km
    14  05:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  17     Mercury 3.9°N of Saturn
    19  06:54  Mars 4.6°S of Moon
    20  12     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38118 AU
    21  11:25  NEW MOON 
    21  11:29  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047
    21  18:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  19     Jupiter at Aphelion:  5.45406 AU
    22  17     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    22  20:15  Mercury 4.2°N of Moon
    23  05:05  Moon at Perigee: 361490 km
    24  00:44  Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
    24  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
    28  02:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  08:41  Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades

May 02  22:55  Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
    03  20:42  Spica 0.9°S of Moon
    04  22:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  07     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  17:14  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.102
    05  17:25  FULL MOON 
    06  10     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    08  20:11  Moon at Apogee: 405804 km
    13  21:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  16     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    17  10     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    18  05:23  Mars 2.5°S of Moon
    19  05:19  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  19:49  NEW MOON 
    21  12:25  Moon at Perigee: 358066 km
    27  10:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  01:36  Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
    30  05     Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn
    31  02:24  Spica 0.9°S of Moon

Jun 01  04:12  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  09:08  FULL MOON 
    05  02:04  Moon at Apogee: 406311 km
    11  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.6°W
    12  09:30  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  13:41  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  01:37  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  15:58  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    17  13:04  Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    17  21:31  Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
    18  21:56  Moon at Perigee: 357292 km
    19  02:54  NEW MOON 
    20  08:57  Summer Solstice 
    20  22:47  Mercury 3.1°N of Aldebaran
    25  21:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  08:47  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
    27  08:16  Spica 1.1°S of Moon
    28  06:56  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  21     Mars 1.5°N of Saturn

Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  04:52  Moon at Apogee: 406181 km
    03  00     Venus at Perihelion 
    04  00:22  FULL MOON 
    05  23     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01665 AU
    07  13     Mercury at Perihelion 
    09  17:45  Mars 4.5°S of Pleiades
    11  18:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  17:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    14  05:24  Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    14  19:54  Mars 2.1°N of Moon
    15  07:18  Aldebaran 2.5°S of Moon
    17  06:29  Moon at Perigee: 359287 km
    18  09:38  NEW MOON 
    23  21:01  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    24  15:18  Spica 1.4°S of Moon
    25  08:28  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  10:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  08     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    29  14:38  Moon at Apogee: 405453 km
    31  16:22  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus

Aug 01  18:50  Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
    02  14:39  FULL MOON 
    04  13     Mercury 0.8°S of Venus
    08  18:39  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  01:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  15:20  Saturn 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    11  14:55  Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
    12  10     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    12  12:12  Mars 3.9°N of Moon
    13  00     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  09:21  Moon at Perigee: 363518 km
    16  17:15  NEW MOON 
    18  18:21  Venus 4.6°N of Moon
    18  19:35  Mercury 1.7°N of Moon
    20  13     Mercury at Aphelion 
    20  13:18  Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
    20  23:44  Spica 1.6°S of Moon
    21  11:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    24  03:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  06:20  Moon at Apogee: 404585 km
    28  09     Uranus at Opposition 

Sep 01  03:57  FULL MOON 
    04  20:25  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  21:54  Saturn 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    07  20:36  Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
    08  07:43  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  16:52  Moon at Perigee: 368469 km
    11  14     Venus 0.7°S of Jupiter
    14  02:54  Venus 2.1°N of Spica
    15  02:58  NEW MOON 
    17  07:53  Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
    17  08:51  Spica 1.8°S of Moon
    17  17:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  18:27  Venus 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    22  01:18  Autumnal Equinox 
    22  21:25  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  01:05  Moon at Apogee: 404239 km
    26  01:53  Jupiter 2.9°N of Spica
    30  16:25  FULL MOON 

Oct 02  02:06  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  12     Mercury at Perihelion 
    04  02:46  Saturn 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    04  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    05  02:08  Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
    05  15:43  Moon at Perigee: 369163 km
    07  13:24  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  15:39  NEW MOON 
    14  15:45  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.973
    15  01:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  21:06  Moon at Apogee: 404742 km
    21  17     Orionid Meteor Shower
    21  17     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    22  09:55  Venus 2.7°N of Antares
    22  16:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  11:26  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  04:00  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.183
    30  04:10  FULL MOON 
    31  08:10  Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.

Nov 01  09:35  Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
    01  15:54  Moon at Perigee: 364107 km
    03  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    05  17     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    05  20:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  00:27  Spica 1.8°S of Moon
    11  09:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  21:13  Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    12  16     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  07:32  NEW MOON 
    15  08     Saturn at Opposition 
    17  15:57  Moon at Apogee: 405757 km
    17  23     Leonid Meteor Shower
    21  12:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  21:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  15:14  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    28  15:18  FULL MOON 
    28  19:41  Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
    29  19:53  Moon at Perigee: 359079 km

Dec 05  05:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  06:04  Spica 1.9°S of Moon
    08  12:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  13:45  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  01:52  NEW MOON 
    14  12     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  04:25  Moon at Apogee: 406541 km
    17  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
    20  22:56  Winter Solstice 
    21  05:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  02     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.3°E
    22  20     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  03:42  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  23:21  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    26  07:04  Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
    28  01:57  FULL MOON 
    28  07:32  Moon at Perigee: 356500 km
    30  12     Mercury at Perihelion 
    31  16:20  Regulus 4.8°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

2088 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.

2088 Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 01 18:54 Jan 08 10:37 Jan 15 16:13
Jan 23 20:38 Jan 31 04:33 Feb 06 22:33 Feb 14 13:24
Feb 22 12:09 Feb 29 12:26 Mar 07 11:36 Mar 15 10:29
Mar 23 01:00 Mar 29 19:23 Apr 06 01:59 Apr 14 05:26
Apr 21 11:25 T Apr 28 02:29 May 05 17:25 p May 13 21:09
May 20 19:49 May 27 10:51 Jun 04 09:08 Jun 12 09:30
Jun 19 02:54 Jun 25 21:29 Jul 04 00:22 Jul 11 18:52
Jul 18 09:38 Jul 25 10:54 Aug 02 14:39 Aug 10 01:57
Aug 16 17:15 Aug 24 03:05 Sep 01 03:57 Sep 08 07:43
Sep 15 02:58 Sep 22 21:25 Sep 30 16:25 Oct 07 13:24
Oct 14 15:39 A Oct 22 16:51 Oct 30 04:10 p Nov 05 20:22
Nov 13 07:32 Nov 21 12:08 Nov 28 15:18 Dec 05 05:58
Dec 13 01:52 Dec 21 05:52 Dec 28 01:57 -

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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