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