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