2010 Sky Event Almanac
Moskow Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Moskow 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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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 15:30 Moon at Descending Node
01 23:36 Moon at Perigee: 358684 km
03 04 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
03 22 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 07:59 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
04 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 13:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 04:11 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
11 15:43 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
12 00 Venus at Superior Conjunction
15 02:18 Moon at Ascending Node
15 10:07 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.919
15 10:11 NEW MOON
17 04:40 Moon at Apogee: 406434 km
23 13:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 17 Venus at Aphelion
25 14:00 Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
27 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°W
29 03:02 Moon at Descending Node
29 22 Mars at Opposition
30 09:18 FULL MOON
30 12:03 Moon at Perigee: 356593 km
31 18:25 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
Feb 04 11:20 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
06 02:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 21:29 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
11 07:58 Moon at Ascending Node
12 08:55 Mercury 2.3°S of Moon
13 05:06 Moon at Apogee: 406542 km
13 15 Mercury at Aphelion
14 05:51 NEW MOON
15 02 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
21 21:32 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
22 03:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 12:11 Moon at Descending Node
28 00:40 Moon at Perigee: 357832 km
28 05:53 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
28 15 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
28 19:38 FULL MOON
Mar 03 20:47 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
07 04:32 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
07 18:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 11:07 Moon at Ascending Node
12 13:07 Moon at Apogee: 406011 km
14 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 00:01 NEW MOON
17 09 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
20 20:32 Vernal Equinox
21 03:08 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
22 03 Saturn at Opposition
23 14:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 16:05 Moon at Descending Node
25 16:57 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
27 16:05 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
28 07:56 Moon at Perigee: 361877 km
29 14 Mercury at Perihelion
30 05:25 FULL MOON
31 02 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66594 AU
31 07:19 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
Apr 03 13:17 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
04 11 Mercury 3.0°N of Venus
06 12:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 12:45 Moon at Ascending Node
09 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
09 05:45 Moon at Apogee: 404999 km
14 15:29 NEW MOON
16 01:46 Mercury 1.5°S of Moon
16 15:55 Venus 4.1°S of Moon
17 08:43 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
20 16:38 Moon at Descending Node
21 21:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 12:27 Mars 4.6°N of Moon
22 20 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 23:43 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
24 23:59 Moon at Perigee: 367142 km
25 08:18 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
27 17:02 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
28 15:18 FULL MOON
28 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 22:44 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
May 03 15:35 Moon at Ascending Node
05 09 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 07:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 00:53 Moon at Apogee: 404231 km
14 04:04 NEW MOON
16 13:16 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
17 02 Venus at Perihelion
17 18:39 Moon at Descending Node
20 11:38 Moon at Perigee: 369729 km
21 02:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 05:28 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
25 00:42 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
26 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°W
28 02:07 FULL MOON
28 07:30 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
30 21:07 Moon at Ascending Node
Jun 03 19:50 Moon at Apogee: 404266 km
05 01:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 03:15 Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
08 17:59 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
11 00:46 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
12 14:15 NEW MOON
14 00:54 Moon at Descending Node
15 10:08 Venus 3.9°N of Moon
15 17:54 Moon at Perigee: 365937 km
17 11:12 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon
19 07:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 06:34 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
21 14:28 Summer Solstice
24 14:41 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
25 14 Mercury at Perihelion
26 14:30 FULL MOON
26 14:38 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.537
27 04:19 Moon at Ascending Node
28 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 13:12 Moon at Apogee: 405036 km
04 17:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 14 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
08 10:26 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
10 11:45 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
11 10:30 Moon at Descending Node
11 22:34 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.058
11 22:40 NEW MOON
13 03:45 Mercury 4.2°N of Moon
13 14:21 Moon at Perigee: 361116 km
14 18:42 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon
18 12:05 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
18 13:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 20:31 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
24 10:59 Moon at Ascending Node
26 04:37 FULL MOON
27 21:10 Mercury 0.2°S of Regulus
28 11 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 02:50 Moon at Apogee: 405955 km
31 17 Mars 1.8°S of Saturn
Aug 03 07:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 19:27 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
07 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
07 20:24 Moon at Descending Node
08 13 Mercury at Aphelion
08 18 Venus 2.8°S of Saturn
10 06:08 NEW MOON
10 20:56 Moon at Perigee: 357858 km
12 04:34 Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
13 03 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 15:07 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
14 18:59 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
16 21:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 02:07 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
19 07 Venus 1.9°S of Mars
20 05 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
20 12 Neptune at Opposition
20 15:13 Moon at Ascending Node
24 20:05 FULL MOON
25 08:51 Moon at Apogee: 406390 km
Sep 01 01:06 Venus 0.9°S of Spica
01 02:47 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
01 20:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 03:16 Moon at Descending Node
05 20:00 Mars 1.9°N of Spica
08 07:00 Moon at Perigee: 357193 km
08 13:30 NEW MOON
11 04:04 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
11 16:05 Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
14 08:55 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
15 08:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 16:56 Moon at Ascending Node
19 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
21 11:03 Moon at Apogee: 406169 km
21 13 Mercury at Perihelion
21 15 Jupiter at Opposition
21 20 Uranus at Opposition
23 06:09 Autumnal Equinox
23 12:17 FULL MOON
28 08:32 Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
Oct 01 03 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
01 05:42 Moon at Descending Node
01 06:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 01:29 Regulus 4.9°N of Moon
06 16:41 Moon at Perigee: 359453 km
07 21:44 NEW MOON
09 18:49 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
10 04:51 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
11 17:39 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
13 18:36 Moon at Ascending Node
15 00:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 21:18 Moon at Apogee: 405433 km
21 19 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 04:36 FULL MOON
25 14:05 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
28 06:15 Moon at Descending Node
29 04 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
30 15:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 03 20:22 Moon at Perigee: 364189 km
05 00:57 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
05 19 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 07:52 NEW MOON
08 01:10 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
08 03:42 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
09 23:14 Moon at Ascending Node
10 23:16 Mars 3.9°N of Antares
12 19 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 19:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 14:47 Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
15 19:18 Mercury 2.4°N of Antares
17 21:37 Venus 0.7°S of Spica
18 01 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 19 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
21 20:27 FULL MOON
21 21:03 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
24 09:27 Moon at Descending Node
28 23:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 22:09 Moon at Perigee: 369439 km
Dec 01 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°E
02 09:14 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
05 20:36 NEW MOON
07 07:15 Moon at Ascending Node
07 11:48 Mercury 1.8°S of Moon
13 11:34 Moon at Apogee: 404408 km
13 16:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 14 Geminid Meteor Shower
18 12 Mercury at Perihelion
19 05:55 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
20 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 11:13 FULL MOON
21 11:17 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.256
21 17:08 Moon at Descending Node
22 02:38 Winter Solstice
22 22 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 15:24 Moon at Perigee: 368463 km
27 19 Venus at Perihelion
28 07:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 15:10 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
Moskow Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Moskow 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 | |||
| Moskow Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 07 13:40 |
| Jan 15 10:11 A | Jan 23 13:53 | Jan 30 09:18 | Feb 06 02:49 |
| Feb 14 05:51 | Feb 22 03:42 | Feb 28 19:38 | Mar 07 18:42 |
| Mar 16 00:01 | Mar 23 14:00 | Mar 30 05:25 | Apr 06 12:37 |
| Apr 14 15:29 | Apr 21 21:20 | Apr 28 15:18 | May 06 07:15 |
| May 14 04:04 | May 21 02:43 | May 28 02:07 | Jun 05 01:13 |
| Jun 12 14:15 | Jun 19 07:30 | Jun 26 14:30 p | Jul 04 17:35 |
| Jul 11 22:40 T | Jul 18 13:11 | Jul 26 04:37 | Aug 03 07:59 |
| Aug 10 06:08 | Aug 16 21:14 | Aug 24 20:05 | Sep 01 20:22 |
| Sep 08 13:30 | Sep 15 08:50 | Sep 23 12:17 | Oct 01 06:52 |
| Oct 07 21:44 | Oct 15 00:27 | Oct 23 04:36 | Oct 30 15:46 |
| Nov 06 07:52 | Nov 13 19:39 | Nov 21 20:27 | Nov 28 23:36 |
| Dec 05 20:36 | Dec 13 16:59 | Dec 21 11:13 t | Dec 28 07:18 |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| GMT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CET | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EET | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MSK | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| GST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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