2009 Sky Event Almanac

Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 5 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 Standard Time
January - June July - December 
Date     EST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 03  08     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  06:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
    04  11     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98327 AU
    07  13:19  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
    10  05:52  Moon at Perigee: 357501 km
    10  22:27  FULL MOON 
    12  03:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  10     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  14:46  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
    14  18     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
    17  15:54  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    17  21:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    21  08:12  Antares 0.0°S of Moon
    22  19:11  Moon at Apogee: 406116 km
    24  02     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    26  02:55  NEW MOON 
    26  02:59  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
    26  08:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  06:38  Venus 2.8°S of Moon

Feb 02  18:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  21:23  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
    07  15:08  Moon at Perigee: 361487 km
    08  14:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  09:38  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.899
    09  09:49  FULL MOON 
    10  01:51  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
    12  07     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    13  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°W
    14  00:39  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    16  16:37  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  13     Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
    17  15:24  Antares 0.0°S of Moon
    19  12:00  Moon at Apogee: 405132 km
    21  08     Venus at Perihelion 
    22  15:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  17:12  Mercury 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    22  20:06  Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  02:49  Mars 1.7°S of Moon
    24  01     Mercury 0.6°S of Jupiter
    24  20:35  NEW MOON 
    26  10     Mercury at Aphelion 
    26  19     Uranus at Aphelion: 20.09883 AU
    27  17:59  Venus 1.3°N of Moon

Mar 01  19     Mercury 0.6°S of Mars
    03  03:05  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
    04  02:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  10:06  Moon at Perigee: 367020 km
    07  23:05  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  14     Saturn at Opposition 
    09  11:48  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
    10  21:38  FULL MOON 
    12  20     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    13  10:16  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    16  23:33  Antares 0.2°S of Moon
    18  12:47  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  08:16  Moon at Apogee: 404302 km
    20  06:44  Vernal Equinox 
    21  21:12  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  16:31  Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
    24  09:05  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    26  11:06  NEW MOON 
    27  15     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    30  08:38  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
    30  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 

Apr 01  21:31  Moon at Perigee: 370014 km
    02  09:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  02:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  19:22  Regulus 2.7°N of Moon
    09  09:56  FULL MOON 
    09  19:12  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    11  09     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  07:57  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    16  04:15  Moon at Apogee: 404232 km
    17  08:36  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  00:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  11:26  Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
    21  05     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38133 AU
    22  05     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    22  09:14  Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    24  12     Venus 4.1°N of Mars
    24  22:23  NEW MOON 
    26  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
    26  11:30  Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
    26  16:01  Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon
    28  01:26  Moon at Perigee: 366042 km
    30  08:02  Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades

May 01  02:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    01  15:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  01:07  Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
    04  19     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  02:31  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    08  23:01  FULL MOON 
    10  15:43  Antares 0.5°S of Moon
    13  21:57  Moon at Apogee: 404916 km
    15  02:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  02:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  02:52  Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
    18  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    24  07:11  NEW MOON 
    25  22:44  Moon at Perigee: 361155 km
    28  05:19  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  06:56  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
    30  22:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Jun 03  08:26  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    05  15     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
    06  22:25  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    07  13:12  FULL MOON 
    10  11:04  Moon at Apogee: 405786 km
    11  05:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
    13  13:01  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
    13  16     Venus at Aphelion 
    15  17:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  11:59  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
    21  00     Venus 2.0°S of Mars
    21  00:45  Summer Solstice 
    21  16:42  Mercury 3.0°N of Aldebaran
    22  14:35  NEW MOON 
    23  05:39  Moon at Perigee: 358018 km
    24  12:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  14:28  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
    29  06:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  14:09  Spica 3.4°N of Moon


Date     EST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 03  21     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
    04  04:21  Antares 0.5°S of Moon
    07  04:21  FULL MOON 
    07  04:39  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.156
    07  16:39  Moon at Apogee: 406233 km
    08  08     Mercury at Perihelion 
    08  10:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  17:11  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
    11  21:03  Mars 4.5°S of Pleiades
    13  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  22:21  Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
    15  04:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  21:42  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
    18  06:38  Mars 4.9°S of Moon
    21  15:16  Moon at Perigee: 357465 km
    21  21:35  NEW MOON 
    21  21:35  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.080
    21  22:47  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  00:03  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
    27  20     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    27  20:59  Spica 3.5°N of Moon
    28  17:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  10:19  Antares 0.5°S of Moon

Aug 02  16:08  Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
    03  19:42  Moon at Apogee: 406027 km
    04  16:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  19:39  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.402
    05  19:55  FULL MOON 
    06  17:03  Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
    12  12     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  13:55  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  05:25  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
    14  14     Jupiter at Opposition 
    15  22:11  Mars 3.2°S of Moon
    17  04     Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn
    17  14     Neptune at Opposition 
    17  15:45  Venus 1.7°S of Moon
    18  09:06  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  23:53  Moon at Perigee: 359642 km
    20  05:01  NEW MOON 
    21  08     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  06:37  Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
    24  05:31  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    24  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    27  06:42  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  17:08  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    31  06:03  Moon at Apogee: 405269 km
    31  22:18  Moon at Ascending Node 

Sep 02  16:25  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
    04  11:03  FULL MOON 
    10  11:12  Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
    11  21:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  10:59  Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    14  15:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  02:55  Moon at Perigee: 364054 km
    16  13:11  Venus 3.3°N of Moon
    16  20:37  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
    17  05     Uranus at Opposition 
    17  13     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  13:44  NEW MOON 
    20  04:55  Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
    20  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    20  15:11  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    22  16:18  Autumnal Equinox 
    24  01:11  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    25  23:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  22:33  Moon at Apogee: 404432 km
    28  01:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  19:19  Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon

Oct 04  01     Venus at Perihelion 
    04  01:10  FULL MOON 
    04  08     Mercury at Perihelion 
    05  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    07  16:37  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    08  05     Mercury 0.3°S of Saturn
    11  03:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  18:01  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  20:26  Mars 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  07:28  Moon at Perigee: 369068 km
    13  09     Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
    14  04:35  Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
    18  00:33  NEW MOON 
    21  05     Orionid Meteor Shower
    21  09:58  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    25  03:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  18:18  Moon at Apogee: 404168 km
    25  19:42  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  03:42  Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon

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

Dec 01  09:12  Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
    02  02:30  FULL MOON 
    04  09:12  Moon at Perigee: 363479 km
    04  22:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  16:13  Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
    08  19:13  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  14:36  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    14  00     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  07:02  NEW MOON 
    18  03:14  Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
    18  11:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
    20  09:54  Moon at Apogee: 405731 km
    21  10:04  Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
    21  12:47  Winter Solstice 
    22  08     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  12:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  20:03  Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
    31  07     Mercury at Perihelion 
    31  14:13  FULL MOON 
    31  14:23  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 Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 5 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 Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 04 06:56 Jan 10 22:27 Jan 17 21:46
Jan 26 02:55 A Feb 02 18:13 Feb 09 09:49 n Feb 16 16:37
Feb 24 20:35 Mar 04 02:46 Mar 10 21:38 Mar 18 12:47
Mar 26 11:06 Apr 02 09:34 Apr 09 09:56 Apr 17 08:36
Apr 24 22:23 May 01 15:44 May 08 23:01 May 17 02:26
May 24 07:11 May 30 22:22 Jun 07 13:12 Jun 15 17:15
Jun 22 14:35 Jun 29 06:28 Jul 07 04:21 n Jul 15 04:53
Jul 21 21:35 T Jul 28 17:00 Aug 05 19:55 n Aug 13 13:55
Aug 20 05:01 Aug 27 06:42 Sep 04 11:03 Sep 11 21:16
Sep 18 13:44 Sep 25 23:50 Oct 04 01:10 Oct 11 03:56
Oct 18 00:33 Oct 25 19:42 Nov 02 14:14 Nov 09 10:56
Nov 16 14:14 Nov 24 16:39 Dec 02 02:30 Dec 08 19:13
Dec 16 07:02 Dec 24 12:36 Dec 31 14:13 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

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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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