2001 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2001 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 08:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 21 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 18 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
06 10:30 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
06 23:21 Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
07 14:14 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
09 23:23 Moon at Ascending Node
10 05:51 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.189
10 05:54 FULL MOON
10 18:29 Moon at Perigee: 357132 km
12 19:45 Regulus 3.4°S of Moon
16 22:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 17 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
18 05:45 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
23 07:52 Moon at Descending Node
24 22:37 NEW MOON
25 04:32 Moon at Apogee: 406565 km
26 13 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
26 12:44 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
28 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
29 23:12 Jupiter 4.4°S of Pleiades
Feb 01 23:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 00 Mercury at Perihelion
02 18:48 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
03 07:44 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
04 00:04 Aldebaran 2.5°S of Moon
06 10:18 Moon at Ascending Node
08 07:49 Moon at Perigee: 356853 km
08 16:42 FULL MOON
09 06:58 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
09 21 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 12:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 19:00 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
19 12:22 Moon at Descending Node
21 07:08 Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
22 19 Venus at Perihelion
23 17:51 NEW MOON
Mar 02 03:19 Saturn 2.0°N of Moon
02 18:10 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
03 07:20 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
03 11:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 16:53 Moon at Ascending Node
08 18:05 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
08 18:25 Moon at Perigee: 359779 km
10 02:53 FULL MOON
11 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W
16 06:04 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
17 06:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 00 Mercury at Aphelion
18 14:28 Moon at Descending Node
20 20:55 Moon at Apogee: 405473 km
20 23:01 Vernal Equinox
23 03:48 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
25 10:51 NEW MOON
29 13:02 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
30 06:57 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
30 12:53 Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon
30 14 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Apr 01 18:31 Moon at Ascending Node
01 20:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 02:59 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
05 19:34 Moon at Perigee: 364815 km
08 12:52 FULL MOON
13 11:16 Mars 1.3°S of Moon
14 16:22 Moon at Descending Node
16 01:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 15:36 Moon at Apogee: 404501 km
22 19 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 00:56 NEW MOON
26 00:57 Saturn 1.4°N of Moon
26 18:48 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
26 22:31 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
28 19:13 Moon at Ascending Node
30 23 Mercury at Perihelion
May 01 02:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 09:17 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
02 13:07 Moon at Perigee: 369426 km
05 08 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 11 Mercury 3.5°N of Saturn
07 23:23 FULL MOON
11 04:42 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
11 20:32 Moon at Descending Node
15 10:59 Moon at Apogee: 404141 km
15 19:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 21 Mercury 2.8°N of Jupiter
19 18:37 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
22 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°E
23 12:16 NEW MOON
24 16:45 Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
25 04:57 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
25 22 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 23:21 Moon at Ascending Node
27 16:37 Moon at Perigee: 368036 km
29 14:32 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
30 07:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 06 11:09 FULL MOON
07 04:41 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
08 03:07 Moon at Descending Node
08 14 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
12 05:18 Moon at Apogee: 404630 km
14 00 Mars at Opposition
14 12:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 00 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
15 04 Venus at Aphelion
16 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 08:01 Venus 1.7°N of Moon
20 06:54 Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
20 11:54 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
21 17:08 Summer Solstice
21 21:28 NEW MOON
21 21:34 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.050
22 07:41 Moon at Ascending Node
24 02:44 Moon at Perigee: 363135 km
25 20:53 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
28 12:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 04 23 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
05 10:18 Moon at Descending Node
06 00:25 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.495
06 00:34 FULL MOON
09 20:54 Moon at Apogee: 405565 km
09 23:44 Saturn 3.7°N of Aldebaran
10 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
13 19 Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
14 04:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 22:03 Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
15 14 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
17 21:54 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
17 22:30 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
18 03:12 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 09:40 Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
19 17:54 Moon at Ascending Node
19 22:41 Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
21 05:14 NEW MOON
22 06:14 Moon at Perigee: 359027 km
23 05:30 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
27 19:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 23 Mercury at Perihelion
28 10 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 19 Neptune at Opposition
Aug 01 15:51 Moon at Descending Node
04 15:26 FULL MOON
06 06:35 Moon at Apogee: 406268 km
06 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 10 Venus 1.2°S of Jupiter
12 17:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 02 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 07:01 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
14 12:07 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
16 01 Uranus at Opposition
16 02:35 Moon at Ascending Node
16 05:19 Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
16 22:08 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
19 12:25 NEW MOON
19 15:13 Moon at Perigee: 357159 km
26 05:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 18:39 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 02 08:56 Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
03 07:13 FULL MOON
09 22 Mercury at Aphelion
10 14:15 Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon
10 22:07 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
11 04:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 07:06 Moon at Ascending Node
12 21:54 Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
13 18:58 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
15 16:13 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
16 02:42 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
17 01:20 Moon at Perigee: 358128 km
17 19:57 NEW MOON
19 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°E
20 16:18 Mercury 0.7°S of Spica
21 07:50 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
23 08:35 Autumnal Equinox
24 19:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 19:58 Moon at Descending Node
25 10:01 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
29 15:03 Moon at Apogee: 405791 km
Oct 02 23:19 FULL MOON
05 12 Venus at Perihelion
07 19:57 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
08 04:09 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
09 08:02 Moon at Ascending Node
10 09:48 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
10 13:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 02:12 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
12 16 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38141 AU
13 11:50 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
14 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 08:31 Moon at Perigee: 361864 km
15 11:41 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
17 04:53 NEW MOON
21 18 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 22:52 Moon at Descending Node
23 22 Mercury at Perihelion
24 05:34 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
24 12:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 05:42 Moon at Apogee: 404937 km
30 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W
30 07 Mercury 0.6°N of Venus
Nov 01 15:11 FULL MOON
04 01:12 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
04 01:25 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica
04 01:44 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
04 07:43 Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
04 10 Mercury 0.7°N of Venus
05 09:28 Moon at Ascending Node
05 18 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 16:40 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
07 07:40 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
08 21:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 18:28 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
12 03:07 Moon at Perigee: 367259 km
12 18 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 16:10 NEW MOON
18 00 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 05:21 Moon at Descending Node
22 04:48 Mars 2.5°N of Moon
23 08:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 01:16 Moon at Apogee: 404396 km
Dec 01 06:19 FULL MOON
01 09:16 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
01 11:28 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
02 15:00 Moon at Ascending Node
03 20:15 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
04 00 Saturn at Opposition
04 13:30 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
05 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 23:45 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
07 08:18 Moon at Perigee: 370114 km
08 05:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 13 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 06:18 NEW MOON
15 06:22 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.968
15 14:02 Moon at Descending Node
21 05:52 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
21 22:05 Saturn 3.6°N of Aldebaran
21 22:32 Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
22 04:52 Winter Solstice
22 22 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 06:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 17:11 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
28 18:49 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
30 00:21 Moon at Ascending Node
30 19:59 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.893
30 20:11 FULL MOON
30 23:28 Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
31 21:41 Pollux 4.4°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
2001 Phases of the Moon
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2001 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 03 08:01 | Jan 10 05:54 t | Jan 16 22:05 |
| Jan 24 22:37 | Feb 01 23:32 | Feb 08 16:42 | Feb 15 12:54 |
| Feb 23 17:51 | Mar 03 11:33 | Mar 10 02:53 | Mar 17 06:15 |
| Mar 25 10:51 | Apr 01 20:19 | Apr 08 12:52 | Apr 16 01:01 |
| Apr 24 00:56 | May 01 02:38 | May 07 23:23 | May 15 19:41 |
| May 23 12:16 | May 30 07:39 | Jun 06 11:09 | Jun 14 12:58 |
| Jun 21 21:28 T | Jun 28 12:50 | Jul 06 00:34 p | Jul 14 04:15 |
| Jul 21 05:14 | Jul 27 19:38 | Aug 04 15:26 | Aug 12 17:23 |
| Aug 19 12:25 | Aug 26 05:25 | Sep 03 07:13 | Sep 11 04:30 |
| Sep 17 19:57 | Sep 24 19:01 | Oct 02 23:19 | Oct 10 13:50 |
| Oct 17 04:53 | Oct 24 12:28 | Nov 01 15:11 | Nov 08 21:51 |
| Nov 15 16:10 | Nov 23 08:51 | Dec 01 06:19 | Dec 08 05:22 |
| Dec 15 06:18 A | Dec 23 06:26 | Dec 30 20:11 n | - |
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: 2001 to 2010
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| IST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| BST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| ICT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AWST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| JST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| ACT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AEST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| NCT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| NZST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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