2010 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2010 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 22:00 Moon at Descending Node
02 06:06 Moon at Perigee: 358684 km
03 10 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
04 05 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 14:29 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
05 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 20:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 10:41 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
11 22:13 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
12 06 Venus at Superior Conjunction
15 08:48 Moon at Ascending Node
15 16:37 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.919
15 16:41 NEW MOON
17 11:10 Moon at Apogee: 406434 km
23 20:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 23 Venus at Aphelion
25 20:30 Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
27 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°W
29 09:32 Moon at Descending Node
30 05 Mars at Opposition
30 15:48 FULL MOON
30 18:33 Moon at Perigee: 356593 km
Feb 01 00:55 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
04 17:50 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
06 09:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 03:59 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
11 14:28 Moon at Ascending Node
12 15:25 Mercury 2.3°S of Moon
13 11:36 Moon at Apogee: 406542 km
13 21 Mercury at Aphelion
14 12:21 NEW MOON
15 08 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
22 04:02 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
22 10:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 18:41 Moon at Descending Node
28 07:10 Moon at Perigee: 357832 km
28 12:23 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
28 21 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
Mar 01 02:08 FULL MOON
04 03:17 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
07 11:02 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
08 01:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 17:37 Moon at Ascending Node
12 19:37 Moon at Apogee: 406011 km
14 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 06:31 NEW MOON
17 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
21 03:02 Vernal Equinox
21 09:38 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
22 09 Saturn at Opposition
23 20:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 22:35 Moon at Descending Node
25 23:27 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
27 22:35 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
28 14:26 Moon at Perigee: 361877 km
29 20 Mercury at Perihelion
30 11:55 FULL MOON
31 08 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66594 AU
31 13:49 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
Apr 03 19:47 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
04 18 Mercury 3.0°N of Venus
06 19:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 19:15 Moon at Ascending Node
09 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
09 12:15 Moon at Apogee: 404999 km
14 21:59 NEW MOON
16 08:16 Mercury 1.5°S of Moon
16 22:25 Venus 4.1°S of Moon
17 15:13 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
20 23:08 Moon at Descending Node
22 03:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 18:57 Mars 4.6°N of Moon
23 02 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 06:13 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
25 06:29 Moon at Perigee: 367142 km
25 14:48 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
27 23:32 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
28 21:48 FULL MOON
29 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
May 01 05:14 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
03 22:05 Moon at Ascending Node
05 15 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 13:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 07:23 Moon at Apogee: 404231 km
14 10:34 NEW MOON
16 19:46 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
17 08 Venus at Perihelion
18 01:09 Moon at Descending Node
20 18:08 Moon at Perigee: 369729 km
21 09:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 11:58 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
25 07:12 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
26 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°W
28 08:37 FULL MOON
28 14:00 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
31 03:37 Moon at Ascending Node
Jun 04 02:20 Moon at Apogee: 404266 km
05 07:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 09:45 Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
09 00:29 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
11 07:16 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
12 20:45 NEW MOON
14 07:24 Moon at Descending Node
15 16:38 Venus 3.9°N of Moon
16 00:24 Moon at Perigee: 365937 km
17 17:42 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon
19 14:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 13:04 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
21 20:58 Summer Solstice
24 21:11 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
25 20 Mercury at Perihelion
26 21:00 FULL MOON
26 21:08 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.537
27 10:49 Moon at Ascending Node
28 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 19:42 Moon at Apogee: 405036 km
05 00:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 20 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
08 16:56 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
10 18:15 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
11 17:00 Moon at Descending Node
12 05:04 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.058
12 05:10 NEW MOON
13 10:15 Mercury 4.2°N of Moon
13 20:51 Moon at Perigee: 361116 km
15 01:12 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon
18 18:35 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
18 19:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 03:01 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
24 17:29 Moon at Ascending Node
26 11:07 FULL MOON
28 03:40 Mercury 0.2°S of Regulus
28 17 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 09:20 Moon at Apogee: 405955 km
Aug 01 00 Mars 1.8°S of Saturn
03 14:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 01:57 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
07 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
08 02:54 Moon at Descending Node
08 19 Mercury at Aphelion
09 00 Venus 2.8°S of Saturn
10 12:38 NEW MOON
11 03:26 Moon at Perigee: 357858 km
12 11:04 Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
13 09 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 21:37 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
15 01:29 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 03:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 08:37 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
19 14 Venus 1.9°S of Mars
20 11 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
20 18 Neptune at Opposition
20 21:43 Moon at Ascending Node
25 02:35 FULL MOON
25 15:21 Moon at Apogee: 406390 km
Sep 01 07:36 Venus 0.9°S of Spica
01 09:17 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
02 02:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 09:46 Moon at Descending Node
06 02:30 Mars 1.9°N of Spica
08 13:30 Moon at Perigee: 357193 km
08 20:00 NEW MOON
11 10:34 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
11 22:35 Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
14 15:25 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
15 15:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 23:26 Moon at Ascending Node
20 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
21 17:33 Moon at Apogee: 406169 km
21 19 Mercury at Perihelion
21 22 Jupiter at Opposition
22 02 Uranus at Opposition
23 12:39 Autumnal Equinox
23 18:47 FULL MOON
28 15:02 Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
Oct 01 10 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
01 12:12 Moon at Descending Node
01 13:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 07:59 Regulus 4.9°N of Moon
06 23:11 Moon at Perigee: 359453 km
08 04:14 NEW MOON
10 01:19 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
10 11:21 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
12 00:09 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
14 01:06 Moon at Ascending Node
15 06:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 03:48 Moon at Apogee: 405433 km
22 01 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 11:06 FULL MOON
25 20:35 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
28 12:45 Moon at Descending Node
29 11 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
30 22:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 04 02:52 Moon at Perigee: 364189 km
05 07:27 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
06 02 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 14:22 NEW MOON
08 07:40 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
08 10:12 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
10 05:44 Moon at Ascending Node
11 05:46 Mars 3.9°N of Antares
13 01 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 02:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 21:17 Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
16 01:48 Mercury 2.4°N of Antares
18 04:07 Venus 0.7°S of Spica
18 07 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 01 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
22 02:57 FULL MOON
22 03:33 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
24 15:57 Moon at Descending Node
29 06:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 04:39 Moon at Perigee: 369439 km
02 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°E
02 15:44 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
06 03:06 NEW MOON
07 13:45 Moon at Ascending Node
07 18:18 Mercury 1.8°S of Moon
13 18:04 Moon at Apogee: 404408 km
13 23:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 21 Geminid Meteor Shower
18 18 Mercury at Perihelion
19 12:25 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
20 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 17:43 FULL MOON
21 17:47 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.256
21 23:38 Moon at Descending Node
22 09:08 Winter Solstice
23 05 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 21:54 Moon at Perigee: 368463 km
28 01 Venus at Perihelion
28 13:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 21:40 Spica 3.1°N 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
2010 Phases of the Moon
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2010 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 07 20:10 |
| Jan 15 16:41 A | Jan 23 20:23 | Jan 30 15:48 | Feb 06 09:19 |
| Feb 14 12:21 | Feb 22 10:12 | Mar 01 02:08 | Mar 08 01:12 |
| Mar 16 06:31 | Mar 23 20:30 | Mar 30 11:55 | Apr 06 19:07 |
| Apr 14 21:59 | Apr 22 03:50 | Apr 28 21:48 | May 06 13:45 |
| May 14 10:34 | May 21 09:13 | May 28 08:37 | Jun 05 07:43 |
| Jun 12 20:45 | Jun 19 14:00 | Jun 26 21:00 p | Jul 05 00:05 |
| Jul 12 05:10 T | Jul 18 19:41 | Jul 26 11:07 | Aug 03 14:29 |
| Aug 10 12:38 | Aug 17 03:44 | Aug 25 02:35 | Sep 02 02:52 |
| Sep 08 20:00 | Sep 15 15:20 | Sep 23 18:47 | Oct 01 13:22 |
| Oct 08 04:14 | Oct 15 06:57 | Oct 23 11:06 | Oct 30 22:16 |
| Nov 06 14:22 | Nov 14 02:09 | Nov 22 02:57 | Nov 29 06:06 |
| Dec 06 03:06 | Dec 13 23:29 | Dec 21 17:43 t | Dec 28 13:48 |
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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