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