2006 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.
| 2006 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 02 06:50 Moon at Perigee: 361750 km
04 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 00 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
06 13:01 Moon at Ascending Node
07 02:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 03:50 Mars 1.3°S of Moon
10 08 Mercury at Aphelion
10 09:42 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
14 08 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
14 16:46 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
14 17:48 FULL MOON
15 21:13 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
17 15:28 Regulus 2.8°S of Moon
18 03:07 Moon at Apogee: 405886 km
20 20:06 Moon at Descending Node
22 06:01 Spica 0.6°S of Moon
22 23:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 04:20 Jupiter 4.7°N of Moon
25 09 Venus at Perihelion
25 19:57 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
27 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 07 Saturn at Opposition
29 22:15 NEW MOON
30 15:47 Moon at Perigee: 357781 km
Feb 02 16:02 Moon at Ascending Node
05 14:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 05:56 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
06 13 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
06 15:22 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
10 22:53 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
11 23:13 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
13 12:44 FULL MOON
13 21:55 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
14 08:48 Moon at Apogee: 406362 km
16 22:38 Moon at Descending Node
18 01:36 Mars 2.2°S of Pleiades
18 12:44 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
21 15:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 04:34 Antares 0.2°N of Moon
23 08 Mercury at Perihelion
24 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
28 04:27 Moon at Perigee: 356885 km
28 08:31 NEW MOON
Mar 01 09:40 Mercury 3.7°N of Moon
01 19 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
02 00:25 Moon at Ascending Node
05 22:31 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
06 14:49 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
07 04:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 04:47 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
11 01:48 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
12 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 04:04 Regulus 2.8°S of Moon
13 09:44 Moon at Apogee: 406273 km
15 07:35 FULL MOON
15 07:47 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.030
16 03:52 Moon at Descending Node
17 18:37 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
21 02:25 Vernal Equinox
21 10:59 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
23 03:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.5°W
28 00:33 Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
28 15:13 Moon at Perigee: 359170 km
29 11:31 Moon at Ascending Node
29 18:11 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.052
29 18:15 NEW MOON
Apr 02 07:44 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
04 03:36 Mars 3.5°S of Moon
05 20:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 11:36 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
07 07:17 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
09 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
09 10:38 Regulus 2.8°S of Moon
09 21:16 Moon at Apogee: 405551 km
12 10:35 Moon at Descending Node
14 00:40 FULL MOON
14 00:53 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
17 16:29 Antares 0.2°N of Moon
21 11:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 00 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 21:36 Venus 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
25 18:38 Moon at Perigee: 363737 km
25 20:59 Moon at Ascending Node
26 16:09 Mercury 4.0°S of Moon
28 03:44 NEW MOON
29 17:51 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
May 02 18:41 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
03 19:44 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
04 16:35 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
04 23 Jupiter at Opposition
05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 13:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 18:06 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
07 14:47 Moon at Apogee: 404572 km
09 16:29 Moon at Descending Node
11 08:14 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
13 14:51 FULL MOON
14 22:48 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
17 17 Venus at Aphelion
19 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 17:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 07 Mercury at Perihelion
22 23:29 Moon at Perigee: 368615 km
23 02:00 Moon at Ascending Node
24 16:29 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
27 13:26 NEW MOON
31 04:32 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
31 11:23 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
Jun 01 04:53 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
03 02:14 Regulus 2.4°S of Moon
04 07:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 09:41 Moon at Apogee: 404080 km
05 20:10 Moon at Descending Node
07 16:35 Spica 0.1°S of Moon
11 06:44 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
12 02:03 FULL MOON
17 01:07 Moon at Perigee: 368926 km
18 16 Mars 0.6°N of Saturn
18 22:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 03:11 Moon at Ascending Node
21 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.9°E
21 20:26 Summer Solstice
23 10:43 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
26 00:05 NEW MOON
26 09 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66603 AU
27 12:54 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
28 18:43 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
29 05:29 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
30 10:22 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 02 04:13 Moon at Apogee: 404448 km
02 11:17 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran
02 22:19 Moon at Descending Node
04 00:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 08 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
05 01:10 Spica 0.1°N of Moon
05 07 Mercury at Aphelion
08 15:59 Antares 0.2°N of Moon
11 11:02 FULL MOON
14 01:35 Moon at Perigee: 364287 km
16 04:25 Moon at Ascending Node
18 03:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 16:36 Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon
22 20:42 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
25 12:31 NEW MOON
27 17:51 Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
28 00:58 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
28 15 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 21:02 Moon at Apogee: 405405 km
30 00:58 Moon at Descending Node
Aug 01 09:05 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
02 16:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 01:24 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
07 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°W
07 20 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
09 18:54 FULL MOON
11 02:27 Moon at Perigee: 359755 km
11 05 Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
11 12 Neptune at Opposition
12 09:31 Moon at Ascending Node
13 07 Perseid Meteor Shower
16 09:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 22:10 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
18 06 Mercury at Perihelion
21 02:06 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
22 11:15 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
24 03:10 NEW MOON
25 21:39 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
26 05:34 Moon at Descending Node
26 09:23 Moon at Apogee: 406271 km
27 08 Venus 0.1°N of Saturn
28 15:54 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
Sep 01 06:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 09:40 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
01 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 19 Uranus at Opposition
07 02 Venus at Perihelion
08 02:42 FULL MOON
08 02:51 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.184
08 11:07 Moon at Perigee: 357175 km
08 19:01 Moon at Ascending Node
13 05:04 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
14 19:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 07:45 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
19 10:44 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
20 06:21 Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
22 11:42 Moon at Descending Node
22 13:21 Moon at Apogee: 406500 km
22 19:40 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.935
22 19:45 NEW MOON
23 12:04 Autumnal Equinox
24 11:33 Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
24 21:54 Spica 0.5°N of Moon
28 06:42 Mercury 1.0°N of Spica
28 16:14 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
30 19:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Oct 06 06:11 Moon at Ascending Node
06 22:07 Moon at Perigee: 357410 km
07 11:13 FULL MOON
10 14:10 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
14 08:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 14:18 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
16 22:32 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
17 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°E
17 12:31 Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
19 17:34 Moon at Descending Node
19 17:35 Moon at Apogee: 406075 km
21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 13:14 NEW MOON
22 21 Mercury 3.9°S of Jupiter
23 14 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
24 15:39 Mercury 1.4°N of Moon
25 21:47 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
28 01 Venus at Superior Conjunction
30 05:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Nov 01 17 Mercury 3.2°S of Jupiter
02 14:55 Moon at Ascending Node
04 07:51 Moon at Perigee: 360598 km
05 20:58 FULL MOON
06 00 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 00:48 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
09 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 22:34 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
12 23 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 01:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 09:29 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon
13 19:43 Regulus 1.8°S of Moon
14 06 Mercury at Perihelion
15 21:25 Moon at Descending Node
16 07:20 Moon at Apogee: 405193 km
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 10:54 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
21 06:18 NEW MOON
22 08 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
25 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°W
28 14:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 18:26 Moon at Ascending Node
Dec 02 08:06 Moon at Perigee: 365923 km
04 11:07 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
05 08:25 FULL MOON
06 01:14 Saturn 2.2°N of Regulus
08 08:11 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
10 14 Mercury 1.0°N of Mars
10 19:05 Saturn 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
11 04:09 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
12 00 Mars 0.8°S of Jupiter
12 22:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 23:19 Moon at Descending Node
14 02:55 Moon at Apogee: 404418 km
14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 18:57 Spica 0.8°N of Moon
19 11:38 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
20 09:02 Mars 4.3°N of Antares
20 22:01 NEW MOON
22 08:22 Winter Solstice
23 03 Ursid Meteor Shower
26 18:36 Moon at Ascending Node
27 22:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 05 Mercury at Aphelion
28 09:48 Moon at Perigee: 370321 km
31 19:20 Pleiades 0.7°S 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
2006 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.
| 2006 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 07 02:57 | Jan 14 17:48 | Jan 22 23:14 |
| Jan 29 22:15 | Feb 05 14:29 | Feb 13 12:44 | Feb 21 15:17 |
| Feb 28 08:31 | Mar 07 04:16 | Mar 15 07:35 n | Mar 23 03:10 |
| Mar 29 18:15 T | Apr 05 20:01 | Apr 14 00:40 | Apr 21 11:28 |
| Apr 28 03:44 | May 05 13:13 | May 13 14:51 | May 20 17:21 |
| May 27 13:26 | Jun 04 07:06 | Jun 12 02:03 | Jun 18 22:08 |
| Jun 26 00:05 | Jul 04 00:37 | Jul 11 11:02 | Jul 18 03:13 |
| Jul 25 12:31 | Aug 02 16:46 | Aug 09 18:54 | Aug 16 09:51 |
| Aug 24 03:10 | Sep 01 06:56 | Sep 08 02:42 p | Sep 14 19:15 |
| Sep 22 19:45 A | Sep 30 19:04 | Oct 07 11:13 | Oct 14 08:25 |
| Oct 22 13:14 | Oct 30 05:25 | Nov 05 20:58 | Nov 13 01:45 |
| Nov 21 06:18 | Nov 28 14:29 | Dec 05 08:25 | Dec 12 22:32 |
| Dec 20 22:01 | Dec 27 22:48 | - | - |
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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