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