2009 Sky Event Almanac

Eastern European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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
Eastern European Time
January - June July - December 
Date     EET   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 03  15     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  13:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
    04  18     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98327 AU
    07  20:19  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
    10  12:52  Moon at Perigee: 357501 km
    11  05:27  FULL MOON 
    12  10:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  21:46  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
    15  01     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
    17  22:54  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    18  04:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    21  15:12  Antares 0.0°S of Moon
    23  02:11  Moon at Apogee: 406116 km
    24  09     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    26  09:55  NEW MOON 
    26  09:59  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
    26  15:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  13:38  Venus 2.8°S of Moon

Feb 03  01:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  04:23  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
    07  22:08  Moon at Perigee: 361487 km
    08  21:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  16:38  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.899
    09  16:49  FULL MOON 
    10  08:51  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
    12  14     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    13  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°W
    14  07:39  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    16  23:37  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  20     Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
    17  22:24  Antares 0.0°S of Moon
    19  19:00  Moon at Apogee: 405132 km
    21  15     Venus at Perihelion 
    22  22:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  00:12  Mercury 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  03:06  Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  09:49  Mars 1.7°S of Moon
    24  08     Mercury 0.6°S of Jupiter
    25  03:35  NEW MOON 
    26  17     Mercury at Aphelion 
    27  02     Uranus at Aphelion: 20.09883 AU
    28  00:59  Venus 1.3°N of Moon

Mar 02  02     Mercury 0.6°S of Mars
    03  10:05  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
    04  09:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  17:06  Moon at Perigee: 367020 km
    08  06:05  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  21     Saturn at Opposition 
    09  18:48  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
    11  04:38  FULL MOON 
    13  03     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    13  17:16  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    17  06:33  Antares 0.2°S of Moon
    18  19:47  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  15:16  Moon at Apogee: 404302 km
    20  13:44  Vernal Equinox 
    22  04:12  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  23:31  Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
    24  16:05  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    26  18:06  NEW MOON 
    27  22     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    30  15:38  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
    31  05     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 

Apr 02  04:31  Moon at Perigee: 370014 km
    02  16:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  09:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  02:22  Regulus 2.7°N of Moon
    09  16:56  FULL MOON 
    10  02:12  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    11  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  14:57  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    16  11:15  Moon at Apogee: 404232 km
    17  15:36  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  07:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  18:26  Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
    21  12     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38133 AU
    22  12     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    22  16:14  Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    24  19     Venus 4.1°N of Mars
    25  05:23  NEW MOON 
    26  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
    26  18:30  Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
    26  23:01  Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon
    28  08:26  Moon at Perigee: 366042 km
    30  15:02  Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades

May 01  09:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    01  22:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  08:07  Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
    05  02     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  09:31  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    09  06:01  FULL MOON 
    10  22:43  Antares 0.5°S of Moon
    14  04:57  Moon at Apogee: 404916 km
    15  09:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  09:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  09:52  Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
    18  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    24  14:11  NEW MOON 
    26  05:44  Moon at Perigee: 361155 km
    28  12:19  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  13:56  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
    31  05:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Jun 03  15:26  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    05  22     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
    07  05:25  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    07  20:12  FULL MOON 
    10  18:04  Moon at Apogee: 405786 km
    11  12:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
    13  20:01  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
    13  23     Venus at Aphelion 
    16  00:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  18:59  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
    21  07     Venus 2.0°S of Mars
    21  07:45  Summer Solstice 
    21  23:42  Mercury 3.0°N of Aldebaran
    22  21:35  NEW MOON 
    23  12:39  Moon at Perigee: 358018 km
    24  19:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  21:28  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
    29  13:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  21:09  Spica 3.4°N of Moon


Date     EET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 04  04     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
    04  11:21  Antares 0.5°S of Moon
    07  11:21  FULL MOON 
    07  11:39  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.156
    07  23:39  Moon at Apogee: 406233 km
    08  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    08  17:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  00:11  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
    12  04:03  Mars 4.5°S of Pleiades
    14  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    14  05:21  Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
    15  11:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  04:42  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
    18  13:38  Mars 4.9°S of Moon
    21  22:16  Moon at Perigee: 357465 km
    22  04:35  NEW MOON 
    22  04:35  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.080
    22  05:47  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  07:03  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
    28  03     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  03:59  Spica 3.5°N of Moon
    29  00:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  17:19  Antares 0.5°S of Moon

Aug 02  23:08  Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
    04  02:42  Moon at Apogee: 406027 km
    04  23:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  02:39  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.402
    06  02:55  FULL MOON 
    07  00:03  Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
    12  19     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  20:55  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  12:25  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
    14  21     Jupiter at Opposition 
    16  05:11  Mars 3.2°S of Moon
    17  11     Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn
    17  21     Neptune at Opposition 
    17  22:45  Venus 1.7°S of Moon
    18  16:06  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  06:53  Moon at Perigee: 359642 km
    20  12:01  NEW MOON 
    21  15     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  13:37  Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
    24  12:31  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    24  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    27  13:42  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  00:08  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    31  13:03  Moon at Apogee: 405269 km

Sep 01  05:18  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  23:25  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
    04  18:03  FULL MOON 
    10  18:12  Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
    12  04:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  17:59  Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    14  22:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  09:55  Moon at Perigee: 364054 km
    16  20:11  Venus 3.3°N of Moon
    17  03:37  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
    17  12     Uranus at Opposition 
    17  20     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  20:44  NEW MOON 
    20  11:55  Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
    20  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    20  22:11  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    22  23:18  Autumnal Equinox 
    24  08:11  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    26  06:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  05:33  Moon at Apogee: 404432 km
    28  08:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  02:19  Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon

Oct 04  08     Venus at Perihelion 
    04  08:10  FULL MOON 
    04  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    07  23:37  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    08  12     Mercury 0.3°S of Saturn
    11  10:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  01:01  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  03:26  Mars 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  14:28  Moon at Perigee: 369068 km
    13  16     Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
    14  11:35  Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
    18  07:33  NEW MOON 
    21  12     Orionid Meteor Shower
    21  16:58  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    25  10:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  01:18  Moon at Apogee: 404168 km
    26  02:42  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  10:42  Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon

Nov 02  21:14  FULL MOON 
    03  04:50  Venus 3.3°N of Spica
    04  06:40  Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
    05  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    05  12     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  09:30  Moon at Perigee: 368900 km
    08  01:25  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  07:59  Mars 3.5°N of Moon
    09  17:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  17:31  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
    12  11     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    14  15:32  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    16  21:14  NEW MOON 
    17  18     Leonid Meteor Shower
    21  13:34  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  22:07  Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
    24  00:10  Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
    24  23:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Dec 01  16:12  Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
    02  09:30  FULL MOON 
    04  16:12  Moon at Perigee: 363479 km
    05  05:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  23:13  Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
    09  02:13  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  21:36  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    14  07     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  14:02  NEW MOON 
    18  10:14  Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
    18  18:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
    20  16:54  Moon at Apogee: 405731 km
    21  17:04  Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
    21  19:47  Winter Solstice 
    22  15     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  19:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  03:03  Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
    31  14     Mercury at Perihelion 
    31  21:13  FULL MOON 
    31  21:23  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.076

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

Eastern European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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
Eastern European Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 04 13:56 Jan 11 05:27 Jan 18 04:46
Jan 26 09:55 A Feb 03 01:13 Feb 09 16:49 n Feb 16 23:37
Feb 25 03:35 Mar 04 09:46 Mar 11 04:38 Mar 18 19:47
Mar 26 18:06 Apr 02 16:34 Apr 09 16:56 Apr 17 15:36
Apr 25 05:23 May 01 22:44 May 09 06:01 May 17 09:26
May 24 14:11 May 31 05:22 Jun 07 20:12 Jun 16 00:15
Jun 22 21:35 Jun 29 13:28 Jul 07 11:21 n Jul 15 11:53
Jul 22 04:35 T Jul 29 00:00 Aug 06 02:55 n Aug 13 20:55
Aug 20 12:01 Aug 27 13:42 Sep 04 18:03 Sep 12 04:16
Sep 18 20:44 Sep 26 06:50 Oct 04 08:10 Oct 11 10:56
Oct 18 07:33 Oct 26 02:42 Nov 02 21:14 Nov 09 17:56
Nov 16 21:14 Nov 24 23:39 Dec 02 09:30 Dec 09 02:13
Dec 16 14:02 Dec 24 19:36 Dec 31 21:13 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

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
CVT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
GMT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
CET 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
EET 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
MSK 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
GST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
        • CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 hours)
          (where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)

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

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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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