2008 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.
| 2008 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 00:21 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
03 09 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98328 AU
03 17:36 Moon at Apogee: 405328 km
04 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 19:25 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
08 21:07 NEW MOON
12 00:47 Moon at Ascending Node
16 05:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 16:13 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
19 18:09 Moon at Perigee: 366436 km
20 09:10 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
22 09:30 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
22 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°E
22 23:05 FULL MOON
24 20:19 Moon at Descending Node
25 00:27 Regulus 0.7°N of Moon
25 15:55 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
28 03 Mercury at Perihelion
29 08:39 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
30 14:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 13:56 Moon at Apogee: 404532 km
Feb 01 22 Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter
02 03:27 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
04 15:22 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
04 21:05 Venus 4.3°N of Moon
07 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 13:14 NEW MOON
07 13:25 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.965
08 07:09 Moon at Ascending Node
11 11 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
14 10:37 Moon at Perigee: 370216 km
14 13:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 22:05 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
16 17:23 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
18 17:45 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
21 05:31 Moon at Descending Node
21 09:46 Regulus 0.7°N of Moon
21 12:56 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.106
21 13:01 FULL MOON
21 21:31 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
24 19 Saturn at Opposition
25 17:17 Spica 2.6°N of Moon
27 18 Mercury 1.1°N of Venus
28 10:57 Moon at Apogee: 404442 km
29 11:46 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
29 11:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
Mar 03 10:26 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
03 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°W
05 23:29 Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
06 04:50 Venus 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 16:22 Moon at Ascending Node
08 02:44 NEW MOON
09 06 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
11 07:09 Moon at Perigee: 366302 km
12 03 Mercury at Aphelion
13 03:39 Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon
14 20:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 12:28 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
16 23:46 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
19 12:23 Moon at Descending Node
19 17:05 Regulus 0.7°N of Moon
20 01:01 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
20 15:19 Vernal Equinox
21 21 Venus at Aphelion
22 04:10 FULL MOON
24 01:17 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
24 23 Mercury 1.0°S of Venus
27 05:43 Moon at Apogee: 405094 km
27 19:34 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
30 07:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 02:53 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
Apr 03 00:48 Moon at Ascending Node
05 10:39 Venus 4.7°S of Moon
06 13:25 NEW MOON
08 04:58 Moon at Perigee: 361083 km
09 11:08 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
12 15:05 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
13 04:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 05:17 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
15 15:18 Moon at Descending Node
15 22:53 Regulus 0.9°N of Moon
16 04:12 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
16 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 08:06 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
20 19:55 FULL MOON
22 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 19:04 Moon at Apogee: 405945 km
24 02:27 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
25 02 Mercury at Perihelion
27 01:54 Mars 4.7°S of Pollux
27 14:41 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
28 23:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 05:37 Moon at Ascending Node
May 03 05:37 Mercury 2.0°S of Pleiades
04 06:42 Saturn 0.6°N of Regulus
05 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 21:48 NEW MOON
06 12:52 Moon at Perigee: 357772 km
07 07:47 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
10 12:21 Pollux 4.3°N of Moon
10 23:14 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
12 13:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 16:07 Moon at Descending Node
13 04:44 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon
13 09:38 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
13 11 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66594 AU
14 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E
17 14:05 Spica 2.5°N of Moon
20 11:41 FULL MOON
20 23:57 Moon at Apogee: 406404 km
21 08:36 Antares 0.2°N of Moon
24 20:50 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
27 07:15 Moon at Ascending Node
28 12:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
Jun 03 22:38 Moon at Perigee: 357251 km
04 04:53 NEW MOON
06 21:34 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
08 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
08 11:43 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
08 18:45 Moon at Descending Node
09 12:07 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
09 13 Venus at Superior Conjunction
09 18:56 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
11 00:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 20:07 Spica 2.7°N of Moon
17 03:03 Moon at Apogee: 406229 km
17 14:38 Antares 0.2°N of Moon
19 03:00 FULL MOON
19 23:35 Mercury 1.5°N of Aldebaran
20 22:14 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
21 09:30 Summer Solstice
23 08:47 Moon at Ascending Node
26 21:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 17:43 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 19:45 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
02 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°W
02 06:52 Moon at Perigee: 359513 km
03 11:49 NEW MOON
04 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01675 AU
06 01:23 Moon at Descending Node
06 21:16 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
07 03:33 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
07 07:57 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
09 18 Jupiter at Opposition
10 14:05 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 03:03 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
11 08 Mars 0.6°S of Saturn
12 05 Venus at Perihelion
14 13:43 Moon at Apogee: 405452 km
14 21:10 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
17 21:57 Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
18 17:29 FULL MOON
20 12:57 Moon at Ascending Node
22 01 Mercury at Perihelion
26 04:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 01:38 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
28 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
30 08:54 Moon at Perigee: 363887 km
31 18:01 Pollux 4.6°N of Moon
Aug 01 19:43 NEW MOON
01 19:51 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.039
02 10:51 Moon at Descending Node
03 00:19 Venus 2.3°N of Moon
03 07:12 Regulus 1.7°N of Moon
03 23:12 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
04 21:44 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
06 10:27 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
07 11:08 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
09 05:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 04:30 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
11 05:48 Moon at Apogee: 404558 km
12 21 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 23:42 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
14 04 Venus 0.2°S of Saturn
15 16 Neptune at Opposition
16 06 Mercury 0.6°S of Saturn
16 19:57 Moon at Ascending Node
17 06:40 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.808
17 06:46 FULL MOON
21 06 Mercury 0.9°S of Venus
24 07:31 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
24 09:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 13:14 Moon at Perigee: 368693 km
28 02:15 Pollux 4.6°N of Moon
29 20:00 Moon at Descending Node
31 05:28 NEW MOON
Sep 02 08:46 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
03 19:50 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
04 01 Mercury at Aphelion
04 11 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
07 12:26 Antares 0.3°N of Moon
07 13 Mercury 2.5°S of Mars
07 23:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 00:28 Moon at Apogee: 404210 km
10 05:56 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
11 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°E
12 12 Venus 0.3°N of Mars
13 01 Mercury 3.6°S of Venus
13 03:54 Moon at Ascending Node
13 12 Uranus at Opposition
15 18:43 FULL MOON
19 13:05 Venus 2.2°N of Spica
20 12:47 Moon at Perigee: 368890 km
20 12:57 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
22 14:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 01:15 Autumnal Equinox
23 10 Mercury 4.0°S of Mars
24 05:21 Mercury 1.2°S of Spica
24 08:27 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
25 11:17 Mars 2.1°N of Spica
26 01:50 Moon at Descending Node
27 00:08 Regulus 1.7°N of Moon
28 05:23 Saturn 4.6°N of Moon
29 17:42 NEW MOON
Oct 01 04:12 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
04 20:22 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
05 20:04 Moon at Apogee: 404716 km
07 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 16:52 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
07 18:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 10:08 Moon at Ascending Node
15 05:33 FULL MOON
17 15:36 Moon at Perigee: 363828 km
17 20:02 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
18 01 Mercury at Perihelion
21 13 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 13:54 Pollux 4.9°N of Moon
21 21:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°W
23 03:30 Moon at Descending Node
24 06:03 Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
27 07:45 Venus 3.1°N of Antares
29 08:44 NEW MOON
Nov 01 03:43 Antares 0.1°S of Moon
01 17:41 Venus 2.6°N of Moon
02 14:25 Moon at Apogee: 405723 km
04 07:24 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 13:04 Moon at Ascending Node
06 13:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 15:47 FULL MOON
14 05:46 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
14 19:29 Moon at Perigee: 358973 km
17 19 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 04:07 Moon at Descending Node
20 07:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 11:47 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon
24 17:33 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
26 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 02:25 NEW MOON
30 02:25 Moon at Apogee: 406480 km
Dec 01 19 Venus 2.0°S of Jupiter
02 00:15 Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
02 01:31 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
03 14:17 Moon at Ascending Node
06 06:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 08 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
11 17:08 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
13 02:07 FULL MOON
13 07:07 Moon at Perigee: 356568 km
14 08 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 08:32 Moon at Descending Node
17 19:17 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon
19 19:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 21:34 Winter Solstice
21 23:24 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
22 17 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 16:23 Antares 0.1°S of Moon
27 03:20 Moon at Apogee: 406602 km
27 21:52 NEW MOON
29 13:39 Mercury 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
29 18:37 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
30 17:10 Moon at Ascending Node
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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
2008 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.
| 2008 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 08 21:07 | Jan 16 05:16 | Jan 22 23:05 | Jan 30 14:33 |
| Feb 07 13:14 A | Feb 14 13:04 | Feb 21 13:01 t | Feb 29 11:48 |
| Mar 08 02:44 | Mar 14 20:16 | Mar 22 04:10 | Mar 30 07:17 |
| Apr 06 13:25 | Apr 13 04:02 | Apr 20 19:55 | Apr 28 23:42 |
| May 05 21:48 | May 12 13:17 | May 20 11:41 | May 28 12:27 |
| Jun 04 04:53 | Jun 11 00:34 | Jun 19 03:00 | Jun 26 21:40 |
| Jul 03 11:49 | Jul 10 14:05 | Jul 18 17:29 | Jul 26 04:12 |
| Aug 01 19:43 T | Aug 09 05:50 | Aug 17 06:46 p | Aug 24 09:20 |
| Aug 31 05:28 | Sep 07 23:34 | Sep 15 18:43 | Sep 22 14:34 |
| Sep 29 17:42 | Oct 07 18:34 | Oct 15 05:33 | Oct 21 21:25 |
| Oct 29 08:44 | Nov 06 13:34 | Nov 13 15:47 | Nov 20 07:01 |
| Nov 28 02:25 | Dec 06 06:56 | Dec 13 02:07 | Dec 19 19:59 |
| Dec 27 21:53 | - | - | - |
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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