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