2001 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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 Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 03 06:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 20 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 17 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
06 09:00 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
06 21:51 Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
07 12:44 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
09 21:53 Moon at Ascending Node
10 04:21 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.189
10 04:24 FULL MOON
10 16:59 Moon at Perigee: 357132 km
12 18:15 Regulus 3.4°S of Moon
16 20:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
18 04:15 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
23 06:22 Moon at Descending Node
24 21:07 NEW MOON
25 03:02 Moon at Apogee: 406565 km
26 11 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
26 11:14 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
28 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
29 21:42 Jupiter 4.4°S of Pleiades
Feb 01 22:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 23 Mercury at Perihelion
02 17:18 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
03 06:14 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
03 22:34 Aldebaran 2.5°S of Moon
06 08:48 Moon at Ascending Node
08 06:19 Moon at Perigee: 356853 km
08 15:12 FULL MOON
09 05:28 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
09 19 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 11:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 17:30 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
19 10:52 Moon at Descending Node
21 05:38 Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
22 18 Venus at Perihelion
23 16:21 NEW MOON
Mar 02 01:49 Saturn 2.0°N of Moon
02 16:40 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
03 05:50 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
03 10:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 15:23 Moon at Ascending Node
08 16:35 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
08 16:55 Moon at Perigee: 359779 km
10 01:23 FULL MOON
11 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W
16 04:34 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
17 04:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 23 Mercury at Aphelion
18 12:58 Moon at Descending Node
20 19:25 Moon at Apogee: 405473 km
20 21:31 Vernal Equinox
23 02:18 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
25 09:21 NEW MOON
29 11:32 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
30 05:27 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
30 11:23 Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon
30 12 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Apr 01 17:01 Moon at Ascending Node
01 18:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 01:29 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
05 18:04 Moon at Perigee: 364815 km
08 11:22 FULL MOON
13 09:46 Mars 1.3°S of Moon
14 14:52 Moon at Descending Node
15 23:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 14:06 Moon at Apogee: 404501 km
22 17 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
23 23:26 NEW MOON
25 23:27 Saturn 1.4°N of Moon
26 17:18 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
26 21:01 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
28 17:43 Moon at Ascending Node
30 22 Mercury at Perihelion
May 01 01:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 07:47 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
02 11:37 Moon at Perigee: 369426 km
05 06 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 09 Mercury 3.5°N of Saturn
07 21:53 FULL MOON
11 03:12 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
11 19:02 Moon at Descending Node
15 09:29 Moon at Apogee: 404141 km
15 18:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 20 Mercury 2.8°N of Jupiter
19 17:07 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
22 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°E
23 10:46 NEW MOON
24 15:15 Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
25 03:27 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
25 20 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 21:51 Moon at Ascending Node
27 15:07 Moon at Perigee: 368036 km
29 13:02 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
30 06:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 06 09:39 FULL MOON
07 03:11 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
08 01:37 Moon at Descending Node
08 13 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
12 03:48 Moon at Apogee: 404630 km
13 22 Mars at Opposition
14 11:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 22 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
15 03 Venus at Aphelion
16 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 06:31 Venus 1.7°N of Moon
20 05:24 Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
20 10:24 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
21 15:38 Summer Solstice
21 19:58 NEW MOON
21 20:04 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.050
22 06:11 Moon at Ascending Node
24 01:14 Moon at Perigee: 363135 km
25 19:23 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
28 11:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 04 22 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
05 08:48 Moon at Descending Node
05 22:55 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.495
05 23:04 FULL MOON
09 19:24 Moon at Apogee: 405565 km
09 22:14 Saturn 3.7°N of Aldebaran
10 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
13 17 Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
14 02:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 20:33 Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
15 13 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
17 20:24 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
17 21:00 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
18 01:42 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 08:10 Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
19 16:24 Moon at Ascending Node
19 21:11 Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
21 03:44 NEW MOON
22 04:44 Moon at Perigee: 359027 km
23 04:00 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
27 18:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 22 Mercury at Perihelion
28 08 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 18 Neptune at Opposition
Aug 01 14:21 Moon at Descending Node
04 13:56 FULL MOON
06 05:05 Moon at Apogee: 406268 km
06 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 09 Venus 1.2°S of Jupiter
12 15:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 00 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 05:31 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
14 10:37 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
15 23 Uranus at Opposition
16 01:05 Moon at Ascending Node
16 03:49 Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
16 20:38 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
19 10:55 NEW MOON
19 13:43 Moon at Perigee: 357159 km
26 03:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 17:09 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 02 07:26 Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
03 05:43 FULL MOON
09 21 Mercury at Aphelion
10 12:45 Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon
10 20:37 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
11 03:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 05:36 Moon at Ascending Node
12 20:24 Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
13 17:28 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
15 14:43 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
16 01:12 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
16 23:50 Moon at Perigee: 358128 km
17 18:27 NEW MOON
19 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°E
20 14:48 Mercury 0.7°S of Spica
21 06:20 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
23 07:05 Autumnal Equinox
24 17:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 18:28 Moon at Descending Node
25 08:31 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
29 13:33 Moon at Apogee: 405791 km
Oct 02 21:49 FULL MOON
05 11 Venus at Perihelion
07 18:27 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
08 02:39 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
09 06:32 Moon at Ascending Node
10 08:18 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
10 12:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 00:42 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
12 15 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38141 AU
13 10:20 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
14 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 07:01 Moon at Perigee: 361864 km
15 10:11 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
17 03:23 NEW MOON
21 16 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 21:22 Moon at Descending Node
23 21 Mercury at Perihelion
24 04:04 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
24 10:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 04:12 Moon at Apogee: 404937 km
30 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W
30 06 Mercury 0.6°N of Venus
Nov 01 13:41 FULL MOON
03 23:42 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
03 23:55 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica
04 00:14 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
04 06:13 Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
04 08 Mercury 0.7°N of Venus
05 07:58 Moon at Ascending Node
05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 15:10 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
07 06:10 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
08 20:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 16:58 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
12 01:37 Moon at Perigee: 367259 km
12 16 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 14:40 NEW MOON
17 22 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 03:51 Moon at Descending Node
22 03:18 Mars 2.5°N of Moon
23 07:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 23:46 Moon at Apogee: 404396 km
Dec 01 04:49 FULL MOON
01 07:46 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
01 09:58 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
02 13:30 Moon at Ascending Node
03 18:45 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
03 22 Saturn at Opposition
04 12:00 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
05 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 22:15 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
07 06:48 Moon at Perigee: 370114 km
08 03:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 04:48 NEW MOON
15 04:52 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.968
15 12:32 Moon at Descending Node
21 04:22 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
21 20:35 Saturn 3.6°N of Aldebaran
21 21:02 Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
22 03:22 Winter Solstice
22 20 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 04:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 15:41 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
28 17:19 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
29 22:51 Moon at Ascending Node
30 18:29 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.893
30 18:41 FULL MOON
30 21:58 Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
31 20:11 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 Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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 Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 03 06:31 | Jan 10 04:24 t | Jan 16 20:35 |
| Jan 24 21:07 | Feb 01 22:02 | Feb 08 15:12 | Feb 15 11:24 |
| Feb 23 16:21 | Mar 03 10:03 | Mar 10 01:23 | Mar 17 04:45 |
| Mar 25 09:21 | Apr 01 18:49 | Apr 08 11:22 | Apr 15 23:31 |
| Apr 23 23:26 | May 01 01:08 | May 07 21:53 | May 15 18:11 |
| May 23 10:46 | May 30 06:09 | Jun 06 09:39 | Jun 14 11:28 |
| Jun 21 19:58 T | Jun 28 11:20 | Jul 05 23:04 p | Jul 14 02:45 |
| Jul 21 03:44 | Jul 27 18:08 | Aug 04 13:56 | Aug 12 15:53 |
| Aug 19 10:55 | Aug 26 03:55 | Sep 03 05:43 | Sep 11 03:00 |
| Sep 17 18:27 | Sep 24 17:31 | Oct 02 21:49 | Oct 10 12:20 |
| Oct 17 03:23 | Oct 24 10:58 | Nov 01 13:41 | Nov 08 20:21 |
| Nov 15 14:40 | Nov 23 07:21 | Dec 01 04:49 | Dec 08 03:52 |
| Dec 15 04:48 A | Dec 23 04:56 | Dec 30 18:41 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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