2009 Sky Event Almanac
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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 | ||||||||
| Indochina Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 20 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 18:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
04 23 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98327 AU
08 01:19 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
10 17:52 Moon at Perigee: 357501 km
11 10:27 FULL MOON
12 15:34 Moon at Descending Node
13 22 Mercury at Perihelion
14 02:46 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
15 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
18 03:54 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
18 09:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 20:12 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
23 07:11 Moon at Apogee: 406116 km
24 14 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
26 14:55 NEW MOON
26 14:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
26 20:27 Moon at Ascending Node
30 18:38 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
Feb 03 06:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 09:23 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
08 03:08 Moon at Perigee: 361487 km
09 02:46 Moon at Descending Node
09 21:38 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.899
09 21:49 FULL MOON
10 13:51 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
12 19 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
14 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°W
14 12:39 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
17 04:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 01 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
18 03:24 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
20 00:00 Moon at Apogee: 405132 km
21 20 Venus at Perihelion
23 03:31 Moon at Ascending Node
23 05:12 Mercury 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
23 08:06 Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
23 14:49 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
24 13 Mercury 0.6°S of Jupiter
25 08:35 NEW MOON
26 22 Mercury at Aphelion
27 07 Uranus at Aphelion: 20.09883 AU
28 05:59 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
Mar 02 07 Mercury 0.6°S of Mars
03 15:05 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
04 14:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 22:06 Moon at Perigee: 367020 km
08 11:05 Moon at Descending Node
09 02 Saturn at Opposition
09 23:48 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
11 09:38 FULL MOON
13 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 22:16 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 11:33 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
19 00:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 20:16 Moon at Apogee: 404302 km
20 18:44 Vernal Equinox
22 09:12 Moon at Ascending Node
23 04:31 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
24 21:05 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
26 23:06 NEW MOON
28 03 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
30 20:38 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
31 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
Apr 02 09:31 Moon at Perigee: 370014 km
02 21:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 14:22 Moon at Descending Node
06 07:22 Regulus 2.7°N of Moon
09 21:56 FULL MOON
10 07:12 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
11 21 Mercury at Perihelion
13 19:57 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
16 16:15 Moon at Apogee: 404232 km
17 20:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 12:19 Moon at Ascending Node
19 23:26 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
21 17 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38133 AU
22 17 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 21:14 Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
25 00 Venus 4.1°N of Mars
25 10:23 NEW MOON
26 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
26 23:30 Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
27 04:01 Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon
28 13:26 Moon at Perigee: 366042 km
30 20:02 Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades
May 01 14:50 Moon at Descending Node
02 03:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 13:07 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
05 07 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 14:31 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
09 11:01 FULL MOON
11 03:43 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
14 09:57 Moon at Apogee: 404916 km
15 14:13 Moon at Ascending Node
17 14:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 14:52 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
18 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 19:11 NEW MOON
26 10:44 Moon at Perigee: 361155 km
28 17:19 Moon at Descending Node
30 18:56 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
31 10:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 03 20:26 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
06 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
07 10:25 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
08 01:12 FULL MOON
10 23:04 Moon at Apogee: 405786 km
11 17:15 Moon at Ascending Node
13 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
14 01:01 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
14 04 Venus at Aphelion
16 05:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 23:59 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
21 12 Venus 2.0°S of Mars
21 12:45 Summer Solstice
22 04:42 Mercury 3.0°N of Aldebaran
23 02:35 NEW MOON
23 17:39 Moon at Perigee: 358018 km
25 00:24 Moon at Descending Node
27 02:28 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
29 18:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 02:09 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
04 09 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
04 16:21 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
07 16:21 FULL MOON
07 16:39 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.156
08 04:39 Moon at Apogee: 406233 km
08 20 Mercury at Perihelion
08 22:24 Moon at Ascending Node
11 05:11 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
12 09:03 Mars 4.5°S of Pleiades
14 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
14 10:21 Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
15 16:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 09:42 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
18 18:38 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
22 03:16 Moon at Perigee: 357465 km
22 09:35 NEW MOON
22 09:35 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.080
22 10:47 Moon at Descending Node
24 12:03 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
28 08 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 08:59 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
29 05:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 22:19 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
Aug 03 04:08 Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
04 07:42 Moon at Apogee: 406027 km
05 04:42 Moon at Ascending Node
06 07:39 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.402
06 07:55 FULL MOON
07 05:03 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
13 00 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 01:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 17:25 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
15 02 Jupiter at Opposition
16 10:11 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
17 16 Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn
18 02 Neptune at Opposition
18 03:45 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
18 21:06 Moon at Descending Node
19 11:53 Moon at Perigee: 359642 km
20 17:01 NEW MOON
21 20 Mercury at Aphelion
22 18:37 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
24 17:31 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
24 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
27 18:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 05:08 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
31 18:03 Moon at Apogee: 405269 km
Sep 01 10:18 Moon at Ascending Node
03 04:25 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
04 23:03 FULL MOON
10 23:12 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
12 09:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 22:59 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
15 03:56 Moon at Descending Node
16 14:55 Moon at Perigee: 364054 km
17 01:11 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
17 08:37 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
17 17 Uranus at Opposition
18 01 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
19 01:44 NEW MOON
20 16:55 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
20 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 03:11 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
23 04:18 Autumnal Equinox
24 13:11 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
26 11:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 10:33 Moon at Apogee: 404432 km
28 13:52 Moon at Ascending Node
30 07:19 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 04 13 Venus at Perihelion
04 13:10 FULL MOON
04 20 Mercury at Perihelion
06 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
08 04:37 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
08 17 Mercury 0.3°S of Saturn
11 15:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 06:01 Moon at Descending Node
12 08:26 Mars 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
13 19:28 Moon at Perigee: 369068 km
13 21 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
14 16:35 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
18 12:33 NEW MOON
21 17 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 21:58 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
25 15:52 Moon at Ascending Node
26 06:18 Moon at Apogee: 404168 km
26 07:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 15:42 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
Nov 03 02:14 FULL MOON
03 09:50 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
04 11:40 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
05 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 14:30 Moon at Perigee: 368900 km
08 06:25 Moon at Descending Node
09 12:59 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
09 22:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 22:31 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
12 16 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 20:32 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 02:14 NEW MOON
17 23 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 18:34 Moon at Ascending Node
23 03:07 Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
24 05:10 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
25 04:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 21:12 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
02 14:30 FULL MOON
04 21:12 Moon at Perigee: 363479 km
05 10:18 Moon at Descending Node
08 04:13 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
09 07:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 02:36 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 19:02 NEW MOON
18 15:14 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
18 23:41 Moon at Ascending Node
19 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
20 21:54 Moon at Apogee: 405731 km
21 22:04 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
22 00:47 Winter Solstice
22 20 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 00:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 08:03 Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
31 19 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
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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 | |||
| Indochina Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 04 18:56 | Jan 11 10:27 | Jan 18 09:46 |
| Jan 26 14:55 A | Feb 03 06:13 | Feb 09 21:49 n | Feb 17 04:37 |
| Feb 25 08:35 | Mar 04 14:46 | Mar 11 09:38 | Mar 19 00:47 |
| Mar 26 23:06 | Apr 02 21:34 | Apr 09 21:56 | Apr 17 20:36 |
| Apr 25 10:23 | May 02 03:44 | May 09 11:01 | May 17 14:26 |
| May 24 19:11 | May 31 10:22 | Jun 08 01:12 | Jun 16 05:15 |
| Jun 23 02:35 | Jun 29 18:28 | Jul 07 16:21 n | Jul 15 16:53 |
| Jul 22 09:35 T | Jul 29 05:00 | Aug 06 07:55 n | Aug 14 01:55 |
| Aug 20 17:01 | Aug 27 18:42 | Sep 04 23:03 | Sep 12 09:16 |
| Sep 19 01:44 | Sep 26 11:50 | Oct 04 13:10 | Oct 11 15:56 |
| Oct 18 12:33 | Oct 26 07:42 | Nov 03 02:14 | Nov 09 22:56 |
| Nov 17 02:14 | Nov 25 04:39 | Dec 02 14:30 | Dec 09 07:13 |
| Dec 16 19:02 | Dec 25 00:36 | Jan 01 02:13 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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