2010 Sky Event Almanac
Argentina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Argentina Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 3 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 | ||||||||
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| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ART Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 09:30 Moon at Descending Node
01 17:36 Moon at Perigee: 358684 km
02 22 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
03 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 01:59 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
04 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 07:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 22:11 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
11 09:43 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
11 18 Venus at Superior Conjunction
14 20:18 Moon at Ascending Node
15 04:07 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.919
15 04:11 NEW MOON
16 22:40 Moon at Apogee: 406434 km
23 07:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 11 Venus at Aphelion
25 08:00 Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
27 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°W
28 21:02 Moon at Descending Node
29 16 Mars at Opposition
30 03:18 FULL MOON
30 06:03 Moon at Perigee: 356593 km
31 12:25 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
Feb 04 05:20 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
05 20:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 15:29 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
11 01:58 Moon at Ascending Node
12 02:55 Mercury 2.3°S of Moon
12 23:06 Moon at Apogee: 406542 km
13 09 Mercury at Aphelion
13 23:51 NEW MOON
14 20 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
21 15:32 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
21 21:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 06:11 Moon at Descending Node
27 18:40 Moon at Perigee: 357832 km
27 23:53 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
28 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
28 13:38 FULL MOON
Mar 03 14:47 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
06 22:32 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
07 12:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 05:07 Moon at Ascending Node
12 07:07 Moon at Apogee: 406011 km
14 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 18:01 NEW MOON
17 03 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
20 14:32 Vernal Equinox
20 21:08 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
21 21 Saturn at Opposition
23 08:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 10:05 Moon at Descending Node
25 10:57 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
27 10:05 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
28 01:56 Moon at Perigee: 361877 km
29 08 Mercury at Perihelion
29 23:25 FULL MOON
30 20 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66594 AU
31 01:19 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
Apr 03 07:17 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
04 05 Mercury 3.0°N of Venus
06 06:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 06:45 Moon at Ascending Node
08 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
08 23:45 Moon at Apogee: 404999 km
14 09:29 NEW MOON
15 19:46 Mercury 1.5°S of Moon
16 09:55 Venus 4.1°S of Moon
17 02:43 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
20 10:38 Moon at Descending Node
21 15:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 06:27 Mars 4.6°N of Moon
22 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 17:43 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
24 17:59 Moon at Perigee: 367142 km
25 02:18 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
27 11:02 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
28 09:18 FULL MOON
28 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 16:44 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
May 03 09:35 Moon at Ascending Node
05 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 01:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 18:53 Moon at Apogee: 404231 km
13 22:04 NEW MOON
16 07:16 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
16 20 Venus at Perihelion
17 12:39 Moon at Descending Node
20 05:38 Moon at Perigee: 369729 km
20 20:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 23:28 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
24 18:42 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
25 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°W
27 20:07 FULL MOON
28 01:30 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
30 15:07 Moon at Ascending Node
Jun 03 13:50 Moon at Apogee: 404266 km
04 19:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 21:15 Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
08 11:59 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
10 18:46 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
12 08:15 NEW MOON
13 18:54 Moon at Descending Node
15 04:08 Venus 3.9°N of Moon
15 11:54 Moon at Perigee: 365937 km
17 05:12 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon
19 01:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 00:34 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
21 08:28 Summer Solstice
24 08:41 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
25 08 Mercury at Perihelion
26 08:30 FULL MOON
26 08:38 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.537
26 22:19 Moon at Ascending Node
28 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
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Date ART Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 07:12 Moon at Apogee: 405036 km
04 11:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 08 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
08 04:26 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
10 05:45 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
11 04:30 Moon at Descending Node
11 16:34 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.058
11 16:40 NEW MOON
12 21:45 Mercury 4.2°N of Moon
13 08:21 Moon at Perigee: 361116 km
14 12:42 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon
18 06:05 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
18 07:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 14:31 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
24 04:59 Moon at Ascending Node
25 22:37 FULL MOON
27 15:10 Mercury 0.2°S of Regulus
28 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 20:50 Moon at Apogee: 405955 km
31 11 Mars 1.8°S of Saturn
Aug 03 01:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 13:27 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
06 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
07 14:24 Moon at Descending Node
08 07 Mercury at Aphelion
08 12 Venus 2.8°S of Saturn
10 00:08 NEW MOON
10 14:56 Moon at Perigee: 357858 km
11 22:34 Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
12 21 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 09:07 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
14 12:59 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
16 15:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 20:07 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
19 01 Venus 1.9°S of Mars
19 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
20 06 Neptune at Opposition
20 09:13 Moon at Ascending Node
24 14:05 FULL MOON
25 02:51 Moon at Apogee: 406390 km
31 19:06 Venus 0.9°S of Spica
31 20:47 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
Sep 01 14:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 21:16 Moon at Descending Node
05 14:00 Mars 1.9°N of Spica
08 01:00 Moon at Perigee: 357193 km
08 07:30 NEW MOON
10 22:04 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
11 10:05 Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
14 02:55 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
15 02:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 10:56 Moon at Ascending Node
19 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
21 05:03 Moon at Apogee: 406169 km
21 07 Mercury at Perihelion
21 09 Jupiter at Opposition
21 14 Uranus at Opposition
23 00:09 Autumnal Equinox
23 06:17 FULL MOON
28 02:32 Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
30 21 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
30 23:42 Moon at Descending Node
Oct 01 00:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 19:29 Regulus 4.9°N of Moon
06 10:41 Moon at Perigee: 359453 km
07 15:44 NEW MOON
09 12:49 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
09 22:51 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
11 11:39 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
13 12:36 Moon at Ascending Node
14 18:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 15:18 Moon at Apogee: 405433 km
21 13 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 22:36 FULL MOON
25 08:05 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
28 00:15 Moon at Descending Node
28 22 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
30 09:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 03 14:22 Moon at Perigee: 364189 km
04 18:57 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 01:52 NEW MOON
07 19:10 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
07 21:42 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
09 17:14 Moon at Ascending Node
10 17:16 Mars 3.9°N of Antares
12 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 13:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 08:47 Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
15 13:18 Mercury 2.4°N of Antares
17 15:37 Venus 0.7°S of Spica
17 19 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 13 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
21 14:27 FULL MOON
21 15:03 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
24 03:27 Moon at Descending Node
28 17:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 16:09 Moon at Perigee: 369439 km
Dec 01 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°E
02 03:14 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
05 14:36 NEW MOON
07 01:15 Moon at Ascending Node
07 05:48 Mercury 1.8°S of Moon
13 05:34 Moon at Apogee: 404408 km
13 10:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 08 Geminid Meteor Shower
18 06 Mercury at Perihelion
18 23:55 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
19 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 05:13 FULL MOON
21 05:17 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.256
21 11:08 Moon at Descending Node
21 20:38 Winter Solstice
22 16 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 09:24 Moon at Perigee: 368463 km
27 13 Venus at Perihelion
28 01:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 09:10 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
Argentina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Argentina Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 3 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 | |||
| Argentina Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 07 07:40 |
| Jan 15 04:11 A | Jan 23 07:53 | Jan 30 03:18 | Feb 05 20:49 |
| Feb 13 23:51 | Feb 21 21:42 | Feb 28 13:38 | Mar 07 12:42 |
| Mar 15 18:01 | Mar 23 08:00 | Mar 29 23:25 | Apr 06 06:37 |
| Apr 14 09:29 | Apr 21 15:20 | Apr 28 09:18 | May 06 01:15 |
| May 13 22:04 | May 20 20:43 | May 27 20:07 | Jun 04 19:13 |
| Jun 12 08:15 | Jun 19 01:30 | Jun 26 08:30 p | Jul 04 11:35 |
| Jul 11 16:40 T | Jul 18 07:11 | Jul 25 22:37 | Aug 03 01:59 |
| Aug 10 00:08 | Aug 16 15:14 | Aug 24 14:05 | Sep 01 14:22 |
| Sep 08 07:30 | Sep 15 02:50 | Sep 23 06:17 | Oct 01 00:52 |
| Oct 07 15:44 | Oct 14 18:27 | Oct 22 22:36 | Oct 30 09:46 |
| Nov 06 01:52 | Nov 13 13:39 | Nov 21 14:27 | Nov 28 17:36 |
| Dec 05 14:36 | Dec 13 10:59 | Dec 21 05:13 t | Dec 28 01:18 |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| PST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AKST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| HST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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 |
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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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