2001 Sky Event Almanac

Gulf Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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
Gulf Standard Time
January - June July - December 
Date     GST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 03  02:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  16     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  13     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
    06  05:00  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
    06  17:51  Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
    07  08:44  Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
    09  17:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  00:21  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.189
    10  00:24  FULL MOON 
    10  12:59  Moon at Perigee: 357132 km
    12  14:15  Regulus 3.4°S of Moon
    16  16:35  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  12     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
    18  00:15  Mars 3.6°S of Moon
    23  02:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  17:07  NEW MOON 
    24  23:02  Moon at Apogee: 406565 km
    26  07     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    26  07:14  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
    28  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
    29  17:42  Jupiter 4.4°S of Pleiades

Feb 01  18:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    01  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    02  13:18  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
    03  02:14  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    03  18:34  Aldebaran 2.5°S of Moon
    06  04:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  02:19  Moon at Perigee: 356853 km
    08  11:12  FULL MOON 
    09  01:28  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    09  15     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    13  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    15  07:24  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  13:30  Mars 2.7°S of Moon
    19  06:52  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  01:38  Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
    22  14     Venus at Perihelion 
    23  12:21  NEW MOON 

Mar 01  21:49  Saturn 2.0°N of Moon
    02  12:40  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
    03  01:50  Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
    03  06:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  11:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  12:35  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    08  12:55  Moon at Perigee: 359779 km
    09  21:23  FULL MOON 
    11  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W
    16  00:34  Mars 1.8°S of Moon
    17  00:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  19     Mercury at Aphelion 
    18  08:58  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  15:25  Moon at Apogee: 405473 km
    20  17:31  Vernal Equinox 
    22  22:18  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
    25  05:21  NEW MOON 
    29  07:32  Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
    30  01:27  Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
    30  07:23  Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon
    30  08     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 

Apr 01  13:01  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  14:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  21:29  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
    05  14:04  Moon at Perigee: 364815 km
    08  07:22  FULL MOON 
    13  05:46  Mars 1.3°S of Moon
    14  10:52  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  19:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  10:06  Moon at Apogee: 404501 km
    22  13     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    23  19:26  NEW MOON 
    25  19:27  Saturn 1.4°N of Moon
    26  13:18  Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
    26  17:01  Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
    28  13:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    30  21:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

May 02  03:47  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
    02  07:37  Moon at Perigee: 369426 km
    05  02     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  05     Mercury 3.5°N of Saturn
    07  17:53  FULL MOON 
    10  23:12  Mars 1.9°S of Moon
    11  15:02  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  05:29  Moon at Apogee: 404141 km
    15  14:11  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  16     Mercury 2.8°N of Jupiter
    19  13:07  Venus 4.5°N of Moon
    22  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°E
    23  06:46  NEW MOON 
    24  11:15  Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
    24  23:27  Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
    25  16     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    25  17:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  11:07  Moon at Perigee: 368036 km
    29  09:02  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    30  02:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Jun 06  05:39  FULL MOON 
    06  23:11  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    07  21:37  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  09     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
    11  23:48  Moon at Apogee: 404630 km
    13  18     Mars at Opposition 
    14  07:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  18     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    14  23     Venus at Aphelion 
    16  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  02:31  Venus 1.7°N of Moon
    20  01:24  Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    20  06:24  Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
    21  11:38  Summer Solstice 
    21  15:58  NEW MOON 
    21  16:04  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.050
    22  02:11  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  21:14  Moon at Perigee: 363135 km
    25  15:23  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    28  07:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON 


Date     GST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 04  18     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
    05  04:48  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  18:55  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.495
    05  19:04  FULL MOON 
    09  15:24  Moon at Apogee: 405565 km
    09  18:14  Saturn 3.7°N of Aldebaran
    09  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
    13  13     Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
    13  22:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  16:33  Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
    15  09     Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
    17  16:24  Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
    17  17:00  Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
    17  21:42  Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  04:10  Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  12:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  17:11  Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  23:44  NEW MOON 
    22  00:44  Moon at Perigee: 359027 km
    23  00:00  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    27  14:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    28  04     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  14     Neptune at Opposition 

Aug 01  10:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  09:56  FULL MOON 
    06  01:05  Moon at Apogee: 406268 km
    06  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    06  05     Venus 1.2°S of Jupiter
    12  11:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  20     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  01:31  Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
    14  06:37  Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    15  19     Uranus at Opposition 
    15  21:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  23:49  Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  16:38  Venus 1.9°S of Moon
    19  06:55  NEW MOON 
    19  09:43  Moon at Perigee: 357159 km
    25  23:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  13:09  Moon at Descending Node 

Sep 02  03:26  Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
    03  01:43  FULL MOON 
    09  17     Mercury at Aphelion 
    10  08:45  Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon
    10  16:37  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    10  23:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  01:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  16:24  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  13:28  Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
    15  10:43  Venus 3.3°S of Moon
    15  21:12  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    16  19:50  Moon at Perigee: 358128 km
    17  14:27  NEW MOON 
    19  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°E
    20  10:48  Mercury 0.7°S of Spica
    21  02:20  Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
    23  03:05  Autumnal Equinox 
    24  13:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  14:28  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  04:31  Mars 2.4°S of Moon
    29  09:33  Moon at Apogee: 405791 km

Oct 02  17:49  FULL MOON 
    05  07     Venus at Perihelion 
    07  14:27  Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
    07  22:39  Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    09  02:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  04:18  Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
    10  08:20  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  20:42  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
    12  11     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38141 AU
    13  06:20  Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
    14  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    15  03:01  Moon at Perigee: 361864 km
    15  06:11  Venus 3.9°S of Moon
    16  23:23  NEW MOON 
    21  12     Orionid Meteor Shower
    21  17:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    24  00:04  Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    24  06:58  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  00:12  Moon at Apogee: 404937 km
    29  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W
    30  02     Mercury 0.6°N of Venus

Nov 01  09:41  FULL MOON 
    03  19:42  Venus 3.3°N of Spica
    03  19:55  Mercury 3.9°N of Spica
    03  20:14  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
    04  02:13  Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    04  04     Mercury 0.7°N of Venus
    05  03:58  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  13     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  11:10  Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
    07  02:10  Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
    08  16:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  12:58  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
    11  21:37  Moon at Perigee: 367259 km
    12  12     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    15  10:40  NEW MOON 
    17  18     Leonid Meteor Shower
    17  23:51  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  23:18  Mars 2.5°N of Moon
    23  03:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  19:46  Moon at Apogee: 404396 km

Dec 01  00:49  FULL MOON 
    01  03:46  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
    01  05:58  Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    02  09:30  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  14:45  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    03  18     Saturn at Opposition 
    04  08:00  Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
    05  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    06  18:15  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    07  02:48  Moon at Perigee: 370114 km
    07  23:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  08     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  00:48  NEW MOON 
    15  00:52  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.968
    15  08:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  00:22  Mars 4.4°N of Moon
    21  16:35  Saturn 3.6°N of Aldebaran
    21  17:02  Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
    21  23:22  Winter Solstice 
    22  16     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  00:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  11:41  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    28  13:19  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
    29  18:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  14:29  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.893
    30  14:41  FULL MOON 
    30  17:58  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    31  16:11  Pollux 4.4°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

2001 Phases of the Moon

Gulf Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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
Gulf Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 03 02:31 Jan 10 00:24 t Jan 16 16:35
Jan 24 17:07 Feb 01 18:02 Feb 08 11:12 Feb 15 07:24
Feb 23 12:21 Mar 03 06:03 Mar 09 21:23 Mar 17 00:45
Mar 25 05:21 Apr 01 14:49 Apr 08 07:22 Apr 15 19:31
Apr 23 19:26 Apr 30 21:08 May 07 17:53 May 15 14:11
May 23 06:46 May 30 02:09 Jun 06 05:39 Jun 14 07:28
Jun 21 15:58 T Jun 28 07:20 Jul 05 19:04 p Jul 13 22:45
Jul 20 23:44 Jul 27 14:08 Aug 04 09:56 Aug 12 11:53
Aug 19 06:55 Aug 25 23:55 Sep 03 01:43 Sep 10 23:00
Sep 17 14:27 Sep 24 13:31 Oct 02 17:49 Oct 10 08:20
Oct 16 23:23 Oct 24 06:58 Nov 01 09:41 Nov 08 16:21
Nov 15 10:40 Nov 23 03:21 Dec 01 00:49 Dec 07 23:52
Dec 15 00:48 A Dec 23 00:56 Dec 30 14:41 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

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
GMT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
CET 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
EET 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
MSK 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
GST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

        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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