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