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1 SKYCAL - Sky Events Calendar Your web browser must have Javascript turned on. The following browsers have been successfully tested: Macintosh - Firefox 3.0 (Safari NOT supported) Windows - Firefox 3.0, Internet Explorer 6.0, Netscape 8.1 Introduction There is always something interesting happening in the sky. The Moon cycles through its phases and occasionally passes near a bright planet. Sometimes the Moon eclipses the Sun. And sometimes the Moon itself is eclipsed as it passes through Earth's shadow. The planets move against the stars and are most prominent at opposition (Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) or at greatest elongation (Mercury and Venus). Earth makes its annual orbit around the Sun and passes through its four seasons. SKYCAL (Sky Events Calendar) will help you keep track of the sky by calculating the local date and time of all these celestial happenings. It displays them on a convenient calendar that you can print and hang on the wall. You can generate a calendar for a single month or for an entire year. Just choose your Time Zone. To use SKYCAL, make your selections in three simple steps: Section 1: Select a Time Zone for the calendar you wish to generate. Section 2: Select the sky events to include in the calendar (moon phases, eclipses, planet positions, meteor showers, etc). Section 3: Select the year or year and month of the calendar. For time zones in North America and Europe, a Daylight Saving Time (DST) control appears that can be toggled on or off. In most of North America, DST is observed from the second Sunday of March through the first Sunday of November. In Europe, DST is called Summer Time (ST). ST is observed from the last Sunday of March through the last Sunday of Octomber. The initial settings of SKYCAL (Time Zone & DST) are based on the time zone setting in your computer's internal clock. All sky events in section 2 are selected by default. Change them as needed. In Section 3, enter the year or year and month of your calendar. At present, SKYCAL works for all years from 1801 through This range will increase soon. You can select calendars other than the western Gregorian Calendar by clicking the Other Calendars button and choosing a calendar from the drop-down menu. Besides the traditional 7-day per week calendar format, you can also display the sky events in a table (opened in a new window). This format shows additional information about many events because it has more room to display the extra data. The table can be printed and saved. To learn more about SKYCAL, see About the Sky Events Calendar. Related links include: All about Time Zones and Universal Time Year Dating Conventions Julian Day Number and Civil Date Calculator Calendars and Their History Section 1: Time Zone Select Time Zone: UTC-3:00: Argentina Standard Time (AGT) Section 2: Sky Events Select Sky Events: Lunar Phases Eclipses Equinoxes/Solstices Moon Apogee/Perigee Moon-Planet Conjunctions Planet Events Meteor Showers Section 3: Time Period of Calendar Calendar: Julian/Gregorian Calendar Other Calendar Year: 2016 CE Month: January Week begins on: Sunday (Western) Monday (Latin/Asian) Saturday (Near Eastern) Generate Sky Calendar: Month Year
2 Generate Sky Events Table: Year Calendar of Events
3 2016 January Mercury East 23:59 Moon-Regulus 17:30 Moon-Jupiter 1:55 Moon A Node 17:19 Venus 37.9 W Last Quarter 02:30 Moon Apogee 08:53 Perihelion 21:59 Moon-Mars 15: Quadrantids 05:01 Moon-Venus 20:57 Moon-Saturn 01:57 Venus-Ant. 08:32 Moon S Dec 1:56 Venus-Sat 0:2 New Moon 22: Mercury Infer 11:02 Moon D Node 12:8 Moon Perigee 23:10 First Quarter 20: Moon-Aldeb 23:16 Moon N Dec 13:1 Full Moon 22: Moon-Regulus 02:10 Moon A Node 20:58 Moon-Jupiter 22:1 Moon Apogee 06:10
4 2016 February Last Quarter 00:28 Moon-Mars 05:8 Venus 31. W Moon-Saturn 16:05 Moon S Dec 01:3 Moon-Venus 0:32 Moon-Mercury 13:7 Mercury West 21: New Moon 11:39 Moon D Node 17:6 Moon Perigee 23:2 Mercury-Ven 23: First Quarter 0:6 Moon-Aldeb 0:1 Moon N Dec 20: Moon-Regulus 09:8 Full Moon 15:20 Moon-Jupiter 00:58 Moon A Node 03:10 Moon Apogee 00:28 Neptune Sun 12: Moon-Mars 15:16 Venus 2.9 W Last Quarter 20:11 Moon-Saturn 03:53 Moon S Dec 11:19
5 2016 March Moon-Mars 15:16 Venus 2.9 W Last Quarter 20:11 Moon-Saturn 03:53 Moon S Dec 11: Moon-Venus 07:5 Jupiter Opp 06:58 New Moon 22:5 Total Sol Ec 22:58 Moon D Node 03:31 Moon Perigee 0: Moon-Aldeb 10: First Quarter 1:03 Moon N Dec 02:01 Spring Eq 01:31 Moon-Regulus 16: Moon-Jupiter 00:57 Moon A Node 09:58 Pen Lunar Ec 08:8 Full Moon 09:01 Mercury Super 17:05 Moon Apogee 11: Moon-Mars 15:5 Moon-Saturn 11:58 Moon S Dec 19:12 Last Quarter 12:17 Venus 17. W
6 2016 April Moon-Mars 15:5 Moon-Saturn 11:58 Moon S Dec 19:12 Last Quarter 12:17 Venus 17. W Moon D Node 1:27 Moon-Venus 05:30 New Moon 08:2 Moon Perigee 1:36 Uranus Sun 18:28 Moon-Aldeb 19: Moon N Dec 09:12 First Quarter 00:59 Moon-Regulus 21: Moon-Jupiter 01:2 Mercury East 10:59 Moon A Node 15:0 Moon Apogee 13:05 Full Moon 02:2 Lyrids 02: Moon-Saturn 16:28 Moon S Dec 01: Mars-Antares 13:33 Mercury-M5 05:32 Last Quarter 00:29 Venus 9.8 W
7 2016 May Moon-Saturn 16:28 Moon S Dec 01: Mars-Antares 13:33 Mercury-M5 05:32 Last Quarter 00:29 Venus 9.8 W Moon D Node 22:27 Eta Aquarids 15:5 Moon Perigee 01:1 New Moon 16:30 Moon-Aldeb 05: Mercury Infer 12:10 Moon N Dec 18:5 First Quarter 1:02 Moon-Regulus 0:06 Moon-Jupiter 06:30 Moon A Node 17: Moon Apogee 19:06 Full Moon 18:15 Mars Opp 08:15 Moon-Saturn 18: Moon S Dec 08: Last Quarter 09: Moon D Node 01:5 Venus 1.5 W Saturn Opp 02:3 Moon-Mercury 06:7 Moon Perigee 07:55 New Moon 2:00 Mercury West 05:59
8 2016 June Moon D Node 01:5 Venus 1.5 W Saturn Opp 02:3 Moon-Mercury 06:7 Moon Perigee 07:55 New Moon 2:00 Mercury West 05: Moon N Dec 06:13 Venus Super 18:3 Moon-Regulus 11:7 Moon-Jupiter 16:35 Moon A Node 19:20 First Quarter 05: Mercury-M5 07:06 Moon Apogee 09:00 Moon-Saturn 21:0 Mercury-Aldeb. 00:39 20 Full Moon 08:02 Moon S Dec 15:52 Summer Sol 19: Moon D Node 02: Last Quarter 15:19 Moon Perigee 03:5 Venus 6.8 E Moon-Aldeb 00:58 Moon N Dec 17:06
9 2016 July Last Quarter 15:19 Moon Perigee 03:5 Venus 6.8 E Moon-Aldeb 00:58 Moon N Dec 17: New Moon 08:01 Aphelion 12:59 Mercury Super 00:12 Moon-Regulus 20:33 Moon A Node 22:2 Moon-Jupiter 07: First Quarter 21:52 Moon Apogee 02:2 Moon-Saturn 02: Moon S Dec 00:1 Full Moon 19:57 Moon D Node 0: Last Quarter 20:00 Moon Perigee 08:25 Delta Aquarids 17:32 Moon-Aldeb 07:53 Mercury-Reg. 12:55 Moon N Dec 01:52
10 2016 August Venus 15.3 E New Moon 17:5 Moon-Venus 03:19 Moon-Mercury 19:12 Moon A Node 0:8 Venus-Reg. 08:57 Moon-Jupiter 00: Moon Apogee 21:05 First Quarter 15:21 Moon-Saturn 09:10 Perseids 09:26 Moon S Dec 10: Mercury East 17:59 Full Moon 06:27 Moon D Node 11:1 Mercury-Jup 02:3 Moon Perigee 22: Mars-Antares 02:09 Mars-Sat 22:11 Last Quarter 00:1 Moon-Aldeb 13:21 Moon N Dec 08:17 Venus-Jup 18:53 Mercury-Ven 17: New Moon 06:03 Ann Solar Ec 06:08 Venus 23.5 E Moon A Node 12:27 Neptune Opp 12:16 Moon-Venus 07:33
11 2016 September New Moon 06:03 Ann Solar Ec 06:08 Venus 23.5 E Moon A Node 12:27 Neptune Opp 12:16 Moon-Venus 07:33 Sat-Antares 21: Moon Apogee 15: Moon-Saturn 18:23 First Quarter 08:9 Moon S Dec 19: Mercury Infer 20:38 Moon D Node 20:55 Pen Lunar Ec 15:56 Full Moon 16:05 Venus-Spica 12:12 Moon Perigee 1: Moon-Aldeb 19:13 Autumn Eq 11:21 Last Quarter 06:56 Moon N Dec 13: Jupiter Sun 03:19 Moon-Regulus 19:32 Mercury West 15:59 Moon A Node 19:06 New Moon 21:12 Venus 30.9 E
12 2016 October Jupiter Sun 03:19 Moon-Regulus 19:32 Mercury West 15:59 Moon A Node 19:06 New Moon 21:12 Venus 30.9 E Moon-Venus 1:30 Moon Apogee 08:02 Moon-Saturn 05:0 Moon S Dec 03:03 First Quarter 01: Moon D Node 06:3 Uranus Opp 07:15 Full Moon 01:23 Moon Perigee 20: Moon-Aldeb 03:18 Moon N Dec 20:38 Orionids 01:5 Last Quarter 16: Moon-Regulus 01:01 Moon A Node 22:5 Venus-Ant. 07:5 Mercury Super 12:53 Moon-Jupiter 06:33 Venus-Sat 22:7 New Moon 1: Moon Apogee 16:29 Venus 37.7 E Moon-Saturn 16:38 Moon S Dec 10:0 S. Taurids 02:13
13 2016 November Moon Apogee 16:29 Venus 37.7 E Moon-Saturn 16:38 Moon S Dec 10:0 S. Taurids 02: First Quarter 16:51 Moon D Node 12:57 N. Taurids 01: Moon Perigee 08:23 Full Moon 10:52 Moon-Aldeb 13:50 Moon N Dec 06:32 Leonids 07: Last Quarter 05:33 Moon-Regulus 07:08 Moon A Node 23:8 Mercury-Sat 15:8 Moon-Jupiter 22:7 Moon Apogee 17: New Moon 09:18 Venus 3.2 E Moon S Dec 16:56 Moon-Venus 09:3
14 2016 December New Moon 09:18 Venus 3.2 E Moon S Dec 16:56 Moon-Venus 09: Moon-Mars 07:39 Moon D Node 1:35 First Quarter 06:03 Saturn Sun 08:03 Mercury East 00: Moon Perigee 20:27 Moon-Aldeb 01:1 Geminids 20:57 Full Moon 21:05 Moon N Dec 18:3 Moon-Regulus 15: Moon A Node 01:6 Last Quarter 22:56 Winter Sol 07:5 Ursids 05:00 Moon-Jupiter 13:37 Moon Apogee 02: Mercury Infer 15:1 Moon S Dec 00:30 New Moon 03:53 Venus 6.8 E All SKYCAL astronomical calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Special thanks to National Space Club summer intern Sumit Dutta for his valuable assistance in developing the Sky Events Calendar (July 2007). Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment: Home Solar Eclipses Lunar Eclipses Transits Resources Website Manager: Robert M. Candey (Robert.M.Candey@nasa.gov) Responsible NASA Official: Alex Young (c.a.young@nasa.gov) Heliophysics Science Division, Code 670 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA "Sky Events Calendar by Fred Espenak and Sumit Dutta (NASA's GSFC)"
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Sky and Telescope has given the Society permission to use all of the copyrighted material appearing in the following, with all rights reserved.
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