2001 Sky Event Almanac
Cape Verde Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Cape Verde Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 1 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 | ||||||||
| Cape Verde Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CVT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 21:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 11 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 08 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
06 00:00 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
06 12:51 Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
07 03:44 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
09 12:53 Moon at Ascending Node
09 19:21 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.189
09 19:24 FULL MOON
10 07:59 Moon at Perigee: 357132 km
12 09:15 Regulus 3.4°S of Moon
16 11:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 07 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
17 19:15 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
22 21:22 Moon at Descending Node
24 12:07 NEW MOON
24 18:02 Moon at Apogee: 406565 km
26 02 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
26 02:14 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
28 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
29 12:42 Jupiter 4.4°S of Pleiades
Feb 01 13:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 14 Mercury at Perihelion
02 08:18 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
02 21:14 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
03 13:34 Aldebaran 2.5°S of Moon
05 23:48 Moon at Ascending Node
07 21:19 Moon at Perigee: 356853 km
08 06:12 FULL MOON
08 20:28 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
09 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
12 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 02:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 08:30 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
19 01:52 Moon at Descending Node
20 20:38 Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
22 09 Venus at Perihelion
23 07:21 NEW MOON
Mar 01 16:49 Saturn 2.0°N of Moon
02 07:40 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
02 20:50 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
03 01:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 06:23 Moon at Ascending Node
08 07:35 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
08 07:55 Moon at Perigee: 359779 km
09 16:23 FULL MOON
11 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W
15 19:34 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
16 19:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 14 Mercury at Aphelion
18 03:58 Moon at Descending Node
20 10:25 Moon at Apogee: 405473 km
20 12:31 Vernal Equinox
22 17:18 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
25 00:21 NEW MOON
29 02:32 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
29 20:27 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
30 02:23 Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon
30 03 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Apr 01 08:01 Moon at Ascending Node
01 09:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 16:29 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
05 09:04 Moon at Perigee: 364815 km
08 02:22 FULL MOON
13 00:46 Mars 1.3°S of Moon
14 05:52 Moon at Descending Node
15 14:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 05:06 Moon at Apogee: 404501 km
22 08 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
23 14:26 NEW MOON
25 14:27 Saturn 1.4°N of Moon
26 08:18 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
26 12:01 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
28 08:43 Moon at Ascending Node
30 13 Mercury at Perihelion
30 16:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 01 22:47 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
02 02:37 Moon at Perigee: 369426 km
04 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 00 Mercury 3.5°N of Saturn
07 12:53 FULL MOON
10 18:12 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
11 10:02 Moon at Descending Node
15 00:29 Moon at Apogee: 404141 km
15 09:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 11 Mercury 2.8°N of Jupiter
19 08:07 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
22 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°E
23 01:46 NEW MOON
24 06:15 Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
24 18:27 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
25 11 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 12:51 Moon at Ascending Node
27 06:07 Moon at Perigee: 368036 km
29 04:02 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
29 21:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 06 00:39 FULL MOON
06 18:11 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
07 16:37 Moon at Descending Node
08 04 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
11 18:48 Moon at Apogee: 404630 km
13 13 Mars at Opposition
14 02:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 13 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
14 18 Venus at Aphelion
16 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 21:31 Venus 1.7°N of Moon
19 20:24 Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
20 01:24 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
21 06:38 Summer Solstice
21 10:58 NEW MOON
21 11:04 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.050
21 21:11 Moon at Ascending Node
23 16:14 Moon at Perigee: 363135 km
25 10:23 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
28 02:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date CVT Event
(h:m)
Jul 04 13 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
04 23:48 Moon at Descending Node
05 13:55 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.495
05 14:04 FULL MOON
09 10:24 Moon at Apogee: 405565 km
09 13:14 Saturn 3.7°N of Aldebaran
09 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
13 08 Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
13 17:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 11:33 Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
15 04 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
17 11:24 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
17 12:00 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
17 16:42 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
18 23:10 Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
19 07:24 Moon at Ascending Node
19 12:11 Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
20 18:44 NEW MOON
21 19:44 Moon at Perigee: 359027 km
22 19:00 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
27 09:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 13 Mercury at Perihelion
27 23 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 09 Neptune at Opposition
Aug 01 05:21 Moon at Descending Node
04 04:56 FULL MOON
05 20:05 Moon at Apogee: 406268 km
05 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 00 Venus 1.2°S of Jupiter
12 06:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 15 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 20:31 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
14 01:37 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
15 14 Uranus at Opposition
15 16:05 Moon at Ascending Node
15 18:49 Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
16 11:38 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
19 01:55 NEW MOON
19 04:43 Moon at Perigee: 357159 km
25 18:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 08:09 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 01 22:26 Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
02 20:43 FULL MOON
09 12 Mercury at Aphelion
10 03:45 Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon
10 11:37 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
10 18:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 20:36 Moon at Ascending Node
12 11:24 Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
13 08:28 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
15 05:43 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
15 16:12 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
16 14:50 Moon at Perigee: 358128 km
17 09:27 NEW MOON
18 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°E
20 05:48 Mercury 0.7°S of Spica
20 21:20 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
22 22:05 Autumnal Equinox
24 08:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 09:28 Moon at Descending Node
24 23:31 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
29 04:33 Moon at Apogee: 405791 km
Oct 02 12:49 FULL MOON
05 02 Venus at Perihelion
07 09:27 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
07 17:39 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
08 21:32 Moon at Ascending Node
09 23:18 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
10 03:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 15:42 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
12 06 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38141 AU
13 01:20 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
14 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 22:01 Moon at Perigee: 361864 km
15 01:11 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
16 18:23 NEW MOON
21 07 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 12:22 Moon at Descending Node
23 12 Mercury at Perihelion
23 19:04 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
24 01:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 19:12 Moon at Apogee: 404937 km
29 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W
29 21 Mercury 0.6°N of Venus
Nov 01 04:41 FULL MOON
03 14:42 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
03 14:55 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica
03 15:14 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
03 21:13 Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
03 23 Mercury 0.7°N of Venus
04 22:58 Moon at Ascending Node
05 08 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 06:10 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
06 21:10 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
08 11:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 07:58 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
11 16:37 Moon at Perigee: 367259 km
12 07 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 05:40 NEW MOON
17 13 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 18:51 Moon at Descending Node
21 18:18 Mars 2.5°N of Moon
22 22:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 14:46 Moon at Apogee: 404396 km
30 19:49 FULL MOON
30 22:46 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
Dec 01 00:58 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
02 04:30 Moon at Ascending Node
03 09:45 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
03 13 Saturn at Opposition
04 03:00 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
04 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 13:15 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
06 21:48 Moon at Perigee: 370114 km
07 18:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 03 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 19:48 NEW MOON
14 19:52 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.968
15 03:32 Moon at Descending Node
20 19:22 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
21 11:35 Saturn 3.6°N of Aldebaran
21 12:02 Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
21 18:22 Winter Solstice
22 11 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 19:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 06:41 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
28 08:19 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
29 13:51 Moon at Ascending Node
30 09:29 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.893
30 09:41 FULL MOON
30 12:58 Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
31 11:11 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
Cape Verde Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Cape Verde Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 1 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 | |||
| Cape Verde Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 02 21:31 | Jan 09 19:24 t | Jan 16 11:35 |
| Jan 24 12:07 | Feb 01 13:02 | Feb 08 06:12 | Feb 15 02:24 |
| Feb 23 07:21 | Mar 03 01:03 | Mar 09 16:23 | Mar 16 19:45 |
| Mar 25 00:21 | Apr 01 09:49 | Apr 08 02:22 | Apr 15 14:31 |
| Apr 23 14:26 | Apr 30 16:08 | May 07 12:53 | May 15 09:11 |
| May 23 01:46 | May 29 21:09 | Jun 06 00:39 | Jun 14 02:28 |
| Jun 21 10:58 T | Jun 28 02:20 | Jul 05 14:04 p | Jul 13 17:45 |
| Jul 20 18:44 | Jul 27 09:08 | Aug 04 04:56 | Aug 12 06:53 |
| Aug 19 01:55 | Aug 25 18:55 | Sep 02 20:43 | Sep 10 18:00 |
| Sep 17 09:27 | Sep 24 08:31 | Oct 02 12:49 | Oct 10 03:20 |
| Oct 16 18:23 | Oct 24 01:58 | Nov 01 04:41 | Nov 08 11:21 |
| Nov 15 05:40 | Nov 22 22:21 | Nov 30 19:49 | Dec 07 18:52 |
| Dec 14 19:48 A | Dec 22 19:56 | Dec 30 09:41 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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| PST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AKST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| HST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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 |
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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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