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