2009 Sky Event Almanac
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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 | ||||||||
| Japan Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date JST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 22 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 20:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
05 01 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98327 AU
08 03:19 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
10 19:52 Moon at Perigee: 357501 km
11 12:27 FULL MOON
12 17:34 Moon at Descending Node
14 00 Mercury at Perihelion
14 04:46 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
15 08 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
18 05:54 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
18 11:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 22:12 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
23 09:11 Moon at Apogee: 406116 km
24 16 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
26 16:55 NEW MOON
26 16:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
26 22:27 Moon at Ascending Node
30 20:38 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
Feb 03 08:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 11:23 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
08 05:08 Moon at Perigee: 361487 km
09 04:46 Moon at Descending Node
09 23:38 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.899
09 23:49 FULL MOON
10 15:51 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
12 21 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
14 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°W
14 14:39 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
17 06:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 03 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
18 05:24 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
20 02:00 Moon at Apogee: 405132 km
21 22 Venus at Perihelion
23 05:31 Moon at Ascending Node
23 07:12 Mercury 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
23 10:06 Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
23 16:49 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
24 15 Mercury 0.6°S of Jupiter
25 10:35 NEW MOON
27 00 Mercury at Aphelion
27 09 Uranus at Aphelion: 20.09883 AU
28 07:59 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
Mar 02 09 Mercury 0.6°S of Mars
03 17:05 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
04 16:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 00:06 Moon at Perigee: 367020 km
08 13:05 Moon at Descending Node
09 04 Saturn at Opposition
10 01:48 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
11 11:38 FULL MOON
13 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
14 00:16 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 13:33 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
19 02:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 22:16 Moon at Apogee: 404302 km
20 20:44 Vernal Equinox
22 11:12 Moon at Ascending Node
23 06:31 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
24 23:05 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
27 01:06 NEW MOON
28 05 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
30 22:38 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
31 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
Apr 02 11:31 Moon at Perigee: 370014 km
02 23:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 16:22 Moon at Descending Node
06 09:22 Regulus 2.7°N of Moon
09 23:56 FULL MOON
10 09:12 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
11 23 Mercury at Perihelion
13 21:57 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
16 18:15 Moon at Apogee: 404232 km
17 22:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 14:19 Moon at Ascending Node
20 01:26 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
21 19 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38133 AU
22 19 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 23:14 Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
25 02 Venus 4.1°N of Mars
25 12:23 NEW MOON
26 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
27 01:30 Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
27 06:01 Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon
28 15:26 Moon at Perigee: 366042 km
30 22:02 Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades
May 01 16:50 Moon at Descending Node
02 05:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 15:07 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
05 09 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 16:31 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
09 13:01 FULL MOON
11 05:43 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
14 11:57 Moon at Apogee: 404916 km
15 16:13 Moon at Ascending Node
17 16:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 16:52 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
18 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 21:11 NEW MOON
26 12:44 Moon at Perigee: 361155 km
28 19:19 Moon at Descending Node
30 20:56 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
31 12:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 03 22:26 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
06 05 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
07 12:25 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
08 03:12 FULL MOON
11 01:04 Moon at Apogee: 405786 km
11 19:15 Moon at Ascending Node
13 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
14 03:01 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
14 06 Venus at Aphelion
16 07:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 01:59 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
21 14 Venus 2.0°S of Mars
21 14:45 Summer Solstice
22 06:42 Mercury 3.0°N of Aldebaran
23 04:35 NEW MOON
23 19:39 Moon at Perigee: 358018 km
25 02:24 Moon at Descending Node
27 04:28 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
29 20:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date JST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 04:09 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
04 11 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
04 18:21 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
07 18:21 FULL MOON
07 18:39 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.156
08 06:39 Moon at Apogee: 406233 km
08 22 Mercury at Perihelion
09 00:24 Moon at Ascending Node
11 07:11 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
12 11:03 Mars 4.5°S of Pleiades
14 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
14 12:21 Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
15 18:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 11:42 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
18 20:38 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
22 05:16 Moon at Perigee: 357465 km
22 11:35 NEW MOON
22 11:35 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.080
22 12:47 Moon at Descending Node
24 14:03 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
28 10 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 10:59 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
29 07:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Aug 01 00:19 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
03 06:08 Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
04 09:42 Moon at Apogee: 406027 km
05 06:42 Moon at Ascending Node
06 09:39 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.402
06 09:55 FULL MOON
07 07:03 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
13 02 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 03:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 19:25 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
15 04 Jupiter at Opposition
16 12:11 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
17 18 Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn
18 04 Neptune at Opposition
18 05:45 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
18 23:06 Moon at Descending Node
19 13:53 Moon at Perigee: 359642 km
20 19:01 NEW MOON
21 22 Mercury at Aphelion
22 20:37 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
24 19:31 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
25 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
27 20:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 07:08 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
31 20:03 Moon at Apogee: 405269 km
Sep 01 12:18 Moon at Ascending Node
03 06:25 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
05 01:03 FULL MOON
11 01:12 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
12 11:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 00:59 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
15 05:56 Moon at Descending Node
16 16:55 Moon at Perigee: 364054 km
17 03:11 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
17 10:37 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
17 19 Uranus at Opposition
18 03 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
19 03:44 NEW MOON
20 18:55 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
20 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 05:11 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
23 06:18 Autumnal Equinox
24 15:11 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
26 13:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 12:33 Moon at Apogee: 404432 km
28 15:52 Moon at Ascending Node
30 09:19 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 04 15 Venus at Perihelion
04 15:10 FULL MOON
04 22 Mercury at Perihelion
06 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
08 06:37 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
08 19 Mercury 0.3°S of Saturn
11 17:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 08:01 Moon at Descending Node
12 10:26 Mars 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
13 21:28 Moon at Perigee: 369068 km
13 23 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
14 18:35 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
18 14:33 NEW MOON
21 19 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 23:58 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
25 17:52 Moon at Ascending Node
26 08:18 Moon at Apogee: 404168 km
26 09:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 17:42 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
Nov 03 04:14 FULL MOON
03 11:50 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
04 13:40 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
05 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 19 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 16:30 Moon at Perigee: 368900 km
08 08:25 Moon at Descending Node
09 14:59 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
10 00:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 00:31 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
12 18 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 22:32 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 04:14 NEW MOON
18 01 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 20:34 Moon at Ascending Node
23 05:07 Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
24 07:10 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
25 06:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 23:12 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
02 16:30 FULL MOON
04 23:12 Moon at Perigee: 363479 km
05 12:18 Moon at Descending Node
08 06:13 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
09 09:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 04:36 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
14 14 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 21:02 NEW MOON
18 17:14 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
19 01:41 Moon at Ascending Node
19 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
20 23:54 Moon at Apogee: 405731 km
22 00:04 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
22 02:47 Winter Solstice
22 22 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 02:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 10:03 Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
31 21 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
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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 | |||
| Japan Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 04 20:56 | Jan 11 12:27 | Jan 18 11:46 |
| Jan 26 16:55 A | Feb 03 08:13 | Feb 09 23:49 n | Feb 17 06:37 |
| Feb 25 10:35 | Mar 04 16:46 | Mar 11 11:38 | Mar 19 02:47 |
| Mar 27 01:06 | Apr 02 23:34 | Apr 09 23:56 | Apr 17 22:36 |
| Apr 25 12:23 | May 02 05:44 | May 09 13:01 | May 17 16:26 |
| May 24 21:11 | May 31 12:22 | Jun 08 03:12 | Jun 16 07:15 |
| Jun 23 04:35 | Jun 29 20:28 | Jul 07 18:21 n | Jul 15 18:53 |
| Jul 22 11:35 T | Jul 29 07:00 | Aug 06 09:55 n | Aug 14 03:55 |
| Aug 20 19:01 | Aug 27 20:42 | Sep 05 01:03 | Sep 12 11:16 |
| Sep 19 03:44 | Sep 26 13:50 | Oct 04 15:10 | Oct 11 17:56 |
| Oct 18 14:33 | Oct 26 09:42 | Nov 03 04:14 | Nov 10 00:56 |
| Nov 17 04:14 | Nov 25 06:39 | Dec 02 16:30 | Dec 09 09:13 |
| Dec 16 21:02 | Dec 25 02:36 | Jan 01 04:13 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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