2009 Sky Event Almanac
Pakistan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Pakistan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5 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 | ||||||||
| Pakistan Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date PKT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 18 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 16:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
04 21 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98327 AU
07 23:19 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
10 15:52 Moon at Perigee: 357501 km
11 08:27 FULL MOON
12 13:34 Moon at Descending Node
13 20 Mercury at Perihelion
14 00:46 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
15 04 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
18 01:54 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
18 07:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 18:12 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
23 05:11 Moon at Apogee: 406116 km
24 12 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
26 12:55 NEW MOON
26 12:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
26 18:27 Moon at Ascending Node
30 16:38 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
Feb 03 04:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 07:23 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
08 01:08 Moon at Perigee: 361487 km
09 00:46 Moon at Descending Node
09 19:38 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.899
09 19:49 FULL MOON
10 11:51 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
12 17 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
14 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°W
14 10:39 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
17 02:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 23 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
18 01:24 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
19 22:00 Moon at Apogee: 405132 km
21 18 Venus at Perihelion
23 01:31 Moon at Ascending Node
23 03:12 Mercury 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
23 06:06 Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
23 12:49 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
24 11 Mercury 0.6°S of Jupiter
25 06:35 NEW MOON
26 20 Mercury at Aphelion
27 05 Uranus at Aphelion: 20.09883 AU
28 03:59 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
Mar 02 05 Mercury 0.6°S of Mars
03 13:05 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
04 12:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 20:06 Moon at Perigee: 367020 km
08 09:05 Moon at Descending Node
09 00 Saturn at Opposition
09 21:48 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
11 07:38 FULL MOON
13 06 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 20:16 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 09:33 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
18 22:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 18:16 Moon at Apogee: 404302 km
20 16:44 Vernal Equinox
22 07:12 Moon at Ascending Node
23 02:31 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
24 19:05 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
26 21:06 NEW MOON
28 01 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
30 18:38 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
31 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
Apr 02 07:31 Moon at Perigee: 370014 km
02 19:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 12:22 Moon at Descending Node
06 05:22 Regulus 2.7°N of Moon
09 19:56 FULL MOON
10 05:12 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
11 19 Mercury at Perihelion
13 17:57 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
16 14:15 Moon at Apogee: 404232 km
17 18:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 10:19 Moon at Ascending Node
19 21:26 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
21 15 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38133 AU
22 15 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 19:14 Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
24 22 Venus 4.1°N of Mars
25 08:23 NEW MOON
26 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
26 21:30 Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
27 02:01 Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon
28 11:26 Moon at Perigee: 366042 km
30 18:02 Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades
May 01 12:50 Moon at Descending Node
02 01:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 11:07 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
05 05 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 12:31 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
09 09:01 FULL MOON
11 01:43 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
14 07:57 Moon at Apogee: 404916 km
15 12:13 Moon at Ascending Node
17 12:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 12:52 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
18 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 17:11 NEW MOON
26 08:44 Moon at Perigee: 361155 km
28 15:19 Moon at Descending Node
30 16:56 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
31 08:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 03 18:26 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
06 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
07 08:25 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
07 23:12 FULL MOON
10 21:04 Moon at Apogee: 405786 km
11 15:15 Moon at Ascending Node
13 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
13 23:01 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
14 02 Venus at Aphelion
16 03:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 21:59 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
21 10 Venus 2.0°S of Mars
21 10:45 Summer Solstice
22 02:42 Mercury 3.0°N of Aldebaran
23 00:35 NEW MOON
23 15:39 Moon at Perigee: 358018 km
24 22:24 Moon at Descending Node
27 00:28 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
29 16:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date PKT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 00:09 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
04 07 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
04 14:21 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
07 14:21 FULL MOON
07 14:39 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.156
08 02:39 Moon at Apogee: 406233 km
08 18 Mercury at Perihelion
08 20:24 Moon at Ascending Node
11 03:11 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
12 07:03 Mars 4.5°S of Pleiades
14 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
14 08:21 Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
15 14:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 07:42 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
18 16:38 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
22 01:16 Moon at Perigee: 357465 km
22 07:35 NEW MOON
22 07:35 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.080
22 08:47 Moon at Descending Node
24 10:03 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
28 06 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 06:59 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
29 03:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 20:19 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
Aug 03 02:08 Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
04 05:42 Moon at Apogee: 406027 km
05 02:42 Moon at Ascending Node
06 05:39 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.402
06 05:55 FULL MOON
07 03:03 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
12 22 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 23:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 15:25 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
15 00 Jupiter at Opposition
16 08:11 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
17 14 Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn
18 00 Neptune at Opposition
18 01:45 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
18 19:06 Moon at Descending Node
19 09:53 Moon at Perigee: 359642 km
20 15:01 NEW MOON
21 18 Mercury at Aphelion
22 16:37 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
24 15:31 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
24 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
27 16:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 03:08 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
31 16:03 Moon at Apogee: 405269 km
Sep 01 08:18 Moon at Ascending Node
03 02:25 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
04 21:03 FULL MOON
10 21:12 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
12 07:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 20:59 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
15 01:56 Moon at Descending Node
16 12:55 Moon at Perigee: 364054 km
16 23:11 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
17 06:37 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
17 15 Uranus at Opposition
17 23 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
18 23:44 NEW MOON
20 14:55 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
20 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 01:11 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
23 02:18 Autumnal Equinox
24 11:11 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
26 09:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 08:33 Moon at Apogee: 404432 km
28 11:52 Moon at Ascending Node
30 05:19 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 04 11 Venus at Perihelion
04 11:10 FULL MOON
04 18 Mercury at Perihelion
06 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
08 02:37 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
08 15 Mercury 0.3°S of Saturn
11 13:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 04:01 Moon at Descending Node
12 06:26 Mars 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
13 17:28 Moon at Perigee: 369068 km
13 19 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
14 14:35 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
18 10:33 NEW MOON
21 15 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 19:58 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
25 13:52 Moon at Ascending Node
26 04:18 Moon at Apogee: 404168 km
26 05:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 13:42 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
Nov 03 00:14 FULL MOON
03 07:50 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
04 09:40 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
05 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 15 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 12:30 Moon at Perigee: 368900 km
08 04:25 Moon at Descending Node
09 10:59 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
09 20:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 20:31 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
12 14 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 18:32 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 00:14 NEW MOON
17 21 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 16:34 Moon at Ascending Node
23 01:07 Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
24 03:10 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
25 02:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 19:12 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
02 12:30 FULL MOON
04 19:12 Moon at Perigee: 363479 km
05 08:18 Moon at Descending Node
08 02:13 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
09 05:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 00:36 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
14 10 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 17:02 NEW MOON
18 13:14 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
18 21:41 Moon at Ascending Node
18 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
20 19:54 Moon at Apogee: 405731 km
21 20:04 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
21 22:47 Winter Solstice
22 18 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 22:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 06:03 Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
31 17 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
Pakistan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Pakistan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5 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 | |||
| Pakistan Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 04 16:56 | Jan 11 08:27 | Jan 18 07:46 |
| Jan 26 12:55 A | Feb 03 04:13 | Feb 09 19:49 n | Feb 17 02:37 |
| Feb 25 06:35 | Mar 04 12:46 | Mar 11 07:38 | Mar 18 22:47 |
| Mar 26 21:06 | Apr 02 19:34 | Apr 09 19:56 | Apr 17 18:36 |
| Apr 25 08:23 | May 02 01:44 | May 09 09:01 | May 17 12:26 |
| May 24 17:11 | May 31 08:22 | Jun 07 23:12 | Jun 16 03:15 |
| Jun 23 00:35 | Jun 29 16:28 | Jul 07 14:21 n | Jul 15 14:53 |
| Jul 22 07:35 T | Jul 29 03:00 | Aug 06 05:55 n | Aug 13 23:55 |
| Aug 20 15:01 | Aug 27 16:42 | Sep 04 21:03 | Sep 12 07:16 |
| Sep 18 23:44 | Sep 26 09:50 | Oct 04 11:10 | Oct 11 13:56 |
| Oct 18 10:33 | Oct 26 05:42 | Nov 03 00:14 | Nov 09 20:56 |
| Nov 17 00:14 | Nov 25 02:39 | Dec 02 12:30 | Dec 09 05:13 |
| Dec 16 17:02 | Dec 24 22:36 | Jan 01 00:13 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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