2009 Sky Event Almanac
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 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 | ||||||||
| Alaska Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jan 03 04 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 02:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
04 07 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98327 AU
07 09:19 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
10 01:52 Moon at Perigee: 357501 km
10 18:27 FULL MOON
11 23:34 Moon at Descending Node
13 06 Mercury at Perihelion
13 10:46 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
14 14 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
17 11:54 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
17 17:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 04:12 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
22 15:11 Moon at Apogee: 406116 km
23 22 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
25 22:55 NEW MOON
25 22:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
26 04:27 Moon at Ascending Node
30 02:38 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
Feb 02 14:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 17:23 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
07 11:08 Moon at Perigee: 361487 km
08 10:46 Moon at Descending Node
09 05:38 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.899
09 05:49 FULL MOON
09 21:51 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
12 03 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
13 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°W
13 20:39 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
16 12:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 09 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
17 11:24 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
19 08:00 Moon at Apogee: 405132 km
21 04 Venus at Perihelion
22 11:31 Moon at Ascending Node
22 13:12 Mercury 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
22 16:06 Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
22 22:49 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
23 21 Mercury 0.6°S of Jupiter
24 16:35 NEW MOON
26 06 Mercury at Aphelion
26 15 Uranus at Aphelion: 20.09883 AU
27 13:59 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
Mar 01 15 Mercury 0.6°S of Mars
02 23:05 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
03 22:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 06:06 Moon at Perigee: 367020 km
07 19:05 Moon at Descending Node
08 10 Saturn at Opposition
09 07:48 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
10 17:38 FULL MOON
12 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 06:16 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
16 19:33 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
18 08:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 04:16 Moon at Apogee: 404302 km
20 02:44 Vernal Equinox
21 17:12 Moon at Ascending Node
22 12:31 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
24 05:05 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
26 07:06 NEW MOON
27 11 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
30 04:38 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
30 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
Apr 01 17:31 Moon at Perigee: 370014 km
02 05:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 22:22 Moon at Descending Node
05 15:22 Regulus 2.7°N of Moon
09 05:56 FULL MOON
09 15:12 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
11 05 Mercury at Perihelion
13 03:57 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
16 00:15 Moon at Apogee: 404232 km
17 04:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 20:19 Moon at Ascending Node
19 07:26 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
21 01 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38133 AU
22 01 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 05:14 Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
24 08 Venus 4.1°N of Mars
24 18:23 NEW MOON
25 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
26 07:30 Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
26 12:01 Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon
27 21:26 Moon at Perigee: 366042 km
30 04:02 Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades
30 22:50 Moon at Descending Node
May 01 11:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 21:07 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
04 15 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 22:31 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
08 19:01 FULL MOON
10 11:43 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
13 17:57 Moon at Apogee: 404916 km
14 22:13 Moon at Ascending Node
16 22:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 22:52 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
18 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 03:11 NEW MOON
25 18:44 Moon at Perigee: 361155 km
28 01:19 Moon at Descending Node
30 02:56 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
30 18:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 03 04:26 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
05 11 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
06 18:25 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
07 09:12 FULL MOON
10 07:04 Moon at Apogee: 405786 km
11 01:15 Moon at Ascending Node
13 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
13 09:01 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
13 12 Venus at Aphelion
15 13:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 07:59 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
20 20 Venus 2.0°S of Mars
20 20:45 Summer Solstice
21 12:42 Mercury 3.0°N of Aldebaran
22 10:35 NEW MOON
23 01:39 Moon at Perigee: 358018 km
24 08:24 Moon at Descending Node
26 10:28 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
29 02:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 10:09 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
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Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jul 03 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
04 00:21 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
07 00:21 FULL MOON
07 00:39 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.156
07 12:39 Moon at Apogee: 406233 km
08 04 Mercury at Perihelion
08 06:24 Moon at Ascending Node
10 13:11 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
11 17:03 Mars 4.5°S of Pleiades
13 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 18:21 Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
15 00:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 17:42 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
18 02:38 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
21 11:16 Moon at Perigee: 357465 km
21 17:35 NEW MOON
21 17:35 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.080
21 18:47 Moon at Descending Node
23 20:03 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
27 16 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
27 16:59 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
28 13:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 06:19 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
Aug 02 12:08 Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
03 15:42 Moon at Apogee: 406027 km
04 12:42 Moon at Ascending Node
05 15:39 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.402
05 15:55 FULL MOON
06 13:03 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
12 08 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 09:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 01:25 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
14 10 Jupiter at Opposition
15 18:11 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
17 00 Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn
17 10 Neptune at Opposition
17 11:45 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
18 05:06 Moon at Descending Node
18 19:53 Moon at Perigee: 359642 km
20 01:01 NEW MOON
21 04 Mercury at Aphelion
22 02:37 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
24 01:31 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
24 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
27 02:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 13:08 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
31 02:03 Moon at Apogee: 405269 km
31 18:18 Moon at Ascending Node
Sep 02 12:25 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
04 07:03 FULL MOON
10 07:12 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
11 17:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 06:59 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
14 11:56 Moon at Descending Node
15 22:55 Moon at Perigee: 364054 km
16 09:11 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
16 16:37 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
17 01 Uranus at Opposition
17 09 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
18 09:44 NEW MOON
20 00:55 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
20 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 11:11 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
22 12:18 Autumnal Equinox
23 21:11 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
25 19:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 18:33 Moon at Apogee: 404432 km
27 21:52 Moon at Ascending Node
29 15:19 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 03 21 Venus at Perihelion
03 21:10 FULL MOON
04 04 Mercury at Perihelion
05 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
07 12:37 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
08 01 Mercury 0.3°S of Saturn
10 23:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 14:01 Moon at Descending Node
11 16:26 Mars 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
13 03:28 Moon at Perigee: 369068 km
13 05 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
14 00:35 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
17 20:33 NEW MOON
21 01 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 05:58 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
24 23:52 Moon at Ascending Node
25 14:18 Moon at Apogee: 404168 km
25 15:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 23:42 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
Nov 02 10:14 FULL MOON
02 17:50 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
03 19:40 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
04 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 01 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 22:30 Moon at Perigee: 368900 km
07 14:25 Moon at Descending Node
08 20:59 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
09 06:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 06:31 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
12 00 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 04:32 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
16 10:14 NEW MOON
17 07 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 02:34 Moon at Ascending Node
22 11:07 Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
23 13:10 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
24 12:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 05:12 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
01 22:30 FULL MOON
04 05:12 Moon at Perigee: 363479 km
04 18:18 Moon at Descending Node
07 12:13 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
08 15:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 10:36 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
13 20 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 03:02 NEW MOON
17 23:14 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
18 07:41 Moon at Ascending Node
18 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
20 05:54 Moon at Apogee: 405731 km
21 06:04 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
21 08:47 Winter Solstice
22 04 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 08:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 16:03 Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
31 03 Mercury at Perihelion
31 10:13 FULL MOON
31 10:23 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.076
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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
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 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 | |||
| Alaska Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 04 02:56 | Jan 10 18:27 | Jan 17 17:46 |
| Jan 25 22:55 A | Feb 02 14:13 | Feb 09 05:49 n | Feb 16 12:37 |
| Feb 24 16:35 | Mar 03 22:46 | Mar 10 17:38 | Mar 18 08:47 |
| Mar 26 07:06 | Apr 02 05:34 | Apr 09 05:56 | Apr 17 04:36 |
| Apr 24 18:23 | May 01 11:44 | May 08 19:01 | May 16 22:26 |
| May 24 03:11 | May 30 18:22 | Jun 07 09:12 | Jun 15 13:15 |
| Jun 22 10:35 | Jun 29 02:28 | Jul 07 00:21 n | Jul 15 00:53 |
| Jul 21 17:35 T | Jul 28 13:00 | Aug 05 15:55 n | Aug 13 09:55 |
| Aug 20 01:01 | Aug 27 02:42 | Sep 04 07:03 | Sep 11 17:16 |
| Sep 18 09:44 | Sep 25 19:50 | Oct 03 21:10 | Oct 10 23:56 |
| Oct 17 20:33 | Oct 25 15:42 | Nov 02 10:14 | Nov 09 06:56 |
| Nov 16 10:14 | Nov 24 12:39 | Dec 01 22:30 | Dec 08 15:13 |
| Dec 16 03:02 | Dec 24 08:36 | Dec 31 10:13 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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| PST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AKST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| HST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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 |
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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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