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