2009 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.
| 2009 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 22 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 21:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
05 01 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98327 AU
08 03:49 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
10 20:22 Moon at Perigee: 357501 km
11 12:57 FULL MOON
12 18:04 Moon at Descending Node
14 00 Mercury at Perihelion
14 05:16 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
15 08 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
18 06:24 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
18 12:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 22:42 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
23 09:41 Moon at Apogee: 406116 km
24 17 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
26 17:25 NEW MOON
26 17:29 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
26 22:57 Moon at Ascending Node
30 21:08 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
Feb 03 08:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 11:53 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
08 05:38 Moon at Perigee: 361487 km
09 05:16 Moon at Descending Node
10 00:08 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.899
10 00:19 FULL MOON
10 16:21 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
12 22 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
14 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°W
14 15:09 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
17 07:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 03 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
18 05:54 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
20 02:30 Moon at Apogee: 405132 km
21 22 Venus at Perihelion
23 06:01 Moon at Ascending Node
23 07:42 Mercury 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
23 10:36 Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
23 17:19 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
24 16 Mercury 0.6°S of Jupiter
25 11:05 NEW MOON
27 00 Mercury at Aphelion
27 09 Uranus at Aphelion: 20.09883 AU
28 08:29 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
Mar 02 10 Mercury 0.6°S of Mars
03 17:35 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
04 17:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 00:36 Moon at Perigee: 367020 km
08 13:35 Moon at Descending Node
09 05 Saturn at Opposition
10 02:18 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
11 12:08 FULL MOON
13 11 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
14 00:46 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 14:03 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
19 03:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 22:46 Moon at Apogee: 404302 km
20 21:14 Vernal Equinox
22 11:42 Moon at Ascending Node
23 07:01 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
24 23:35 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
27 01:36 NEW MOON
28 05 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
30 23:08 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
31 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
Apr 02 12:01 Moon at Perigee: 370014 km
03 00:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 16:52 Moon at Descending Node
06 09:52 Regulus 2.7°N of Moon
10 00:26 FULL MOON
10 09:42 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
11 23 Mercury at Perihelion
13 22:27 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
16 18:45 Moon at Apogee: 404232 km
17 23:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 14:49 Moon at Ascending Node
20 01:56 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
21 19 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38133 AU
22 20 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 23:44 Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
25 02 Venus 4.1°N of Mars
25 12:53 NEW MOON
26 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
27 02:00 Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
27 06:31 Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon
28 15:56 Moon at Perigee: 366042 km
30 22:32 Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades
May 01 17:20 Moon at Descending Node
02 06:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 15:37 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
05 09 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 17:01 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
09 13:31 FULL MOON
11 06:13 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
14 12:27 Moon at Apogee: 404916 km
15 16:43 Moon at Ascending Node
17 16:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 17:22 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
18 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 21:41 NEW MOON
26 13:14 Moon at Perigee: 361155 km
28 19:49 Moon at Descending Node
30 21:26 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
31 12:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 03 22:56 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
06 05 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
07 12:55 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
08 03:42 FULL MOON
11 01:34 Moon at Apogee: 405786 km
11 19:45 Moon at Ascending Node
13 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
14 03:31 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
14 06 Venus at Aphelion
16 07:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 02:29 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
21 14 Venus 2.0°S of Mars
21 15:15 Summer Solstice
22 07:12 Mercury 3.0°N of Aldebaran
23 05:05 NEW MOON
23 20:09 Moon at Perigee: 358018 km
25 02:54 Moon at Descending Node
27 04:58 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
29 20:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 04:39 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
04 11 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
04 18:51 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
07 18:51 FULL MOON
07 19:09 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.156
08 07:09 Moon at Apogee: 406233 km
08 22 Mercury at Perihelion
09 00:54 Moon at Ascending Node
11 07:41 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
12 11:33 Mars 4.5°S of Pleiades
14 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
14 12:51 Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
15 19:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 12:12 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
18 21:08 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
22 05:46 Moon at Perigee: 357465 km
22 12:05 NEW MOON
22 12:05 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.080
22 13:17 Moon at Descending Node
24 14:33 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
28 11 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 11:29 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
29 07:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Aug 01 00:49 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
03 06:38 Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
04 10:12 Moon at Apogee: 406027 km
05 07:12 Moon at Ascending Node
06 10:09 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.402
06 10:25 FULL MOON
07 07:33 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
13 03 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 04:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 19:55 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
15 04 Jupiter at Opposition
16 12:41 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
17 18 Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn
18 05 Neptune at Opposition
18 06:15 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
18 23:36 Moon at Descending Node
19 14:23 Moon at Perigee: 359642 km
20 19:31 NEW MOON
21 22 Mercury at Aphelion
22 21:07 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
24 20:01 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
25 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
27 21:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 07:38 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
31 20:33 Moon at Apogee: 405269 km
Sep 01 12:48 Moon at Ascending Node
03 06:55 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
05 01:33 FULL MOON
11 01:42 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
12 11:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 01:29 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
15 06:26 Moon at Descending Node
16 17:25 Moon at Perigee: 364054 km
17 03:41 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
17 11:07 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
17 19 Uranus at Opposition
18 04 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
19 04:14 NEW MOON
20 19:25 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
20 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 05:41 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
23 06:48 Autumnal Equinox
24 15:41 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
26 14:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 13:03 Moon at Apogee: 404432 km
28 16:22 Moon at Ascending Node
30 09:49 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 04 15 Venus at Perihelion
04 15:40 FULL MOON
04 22 Mercury at Perihelion
06 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
08 07:07 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
08 19 Mercury 0.3°S of Saturn
11 18:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 08:31 Moon at Descending Node
12 10:56 Mars 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
13 21:58 Moon at Perigee: 369068 km
13 23 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
14 19:05 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
18 15:03 NEW MOON
21 19 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 00:28 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
25 18:22 Moon at Ascending Node
26 08:48 Moon at Apogee: 404168 km
26 10:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 18:12 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
Nov 03 04:44 FULL MOON
03 12:20 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
04 14:10 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
05 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 20 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 17:00 Moon at Perigee: 368900 km
08 08:55 Moon at Descending Node
09 15:29 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
10 01:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 01:01 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
12 19 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 23:02 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 04:44 NEW MOON
18 01 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 21:04 Moon at Ascending Node
23 05:37 Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
24 07:40 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
25 07:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 23:42 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
02 17:00 FULL MOON
04 23:42 Moon at Perigee: 363479 km
05 12:48 Moon at Descending Node
08 06:43 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
09 09:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 05:06 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
14 14 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 21:32 NEW MOON
18 17:44 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
19 02:11 Moon at Ascending Node
19 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
21 00:24 Moon at Apogee: 405731 km
22 00:34 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
22 03:17 Winter Solstice
22 23 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 03:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 10:33 Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
31 21 Mercury at Perihelion
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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
2009 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.
| 2009 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 04 21:26 | Jan 11 12:57 | Jan 18 12:16 |
| Jan 26 17:25 A | Feb 03 08:43 | Feb 10 00:19 n | Feb 17 07:07 |
| Feb 25 11:05 | Mar 04 17:16 | Mar 11 12:08 | Mar 19 03:17 |
| Mar 27 01:36 | Apr 03 00:04 | Apr 10 00:26 | Apr 17 23:06 |
| Apr 25 12:53 | May 02 06:14 | May 09 13:31 | May 17 16:56 |
| May 24 21:41 | May 31 12:52 | Jun 08 03:42 | Jun 16 07:45 |
| Jun 23 05:05 | Jun 29 20:58 | Jul 07 18:51 n | Jul 15 19:23 |
| Jul 22 12:05 T | Jul 29 07:30 | Aug 06 10:25 n | Aug 14 04:25 |
| Aug 20 19:31 | Aug 27 21:12 | Sep 05 01:33 | Sep 12 11:46 |
| Sep 19 04:14 | Sep 26 14:20 | Oct 04 15:40 | Oct 11 18:26 |
| Oct 18 15:03 | Oct 26 10:12 | Nov 03 04:44 | Nov 10 01:26 |
| Nov 17 04:44 | Nov 25 07:09 | Dec 02 17:00 | Dec 09 09:43 |
| Dec 16 21:32 | Dec 25 03:06 | Jan 01 04:43 p | - |
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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