2012 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.
| 2012 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 15:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 05:49 Moon at Apogee: 404580 km
04 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 10 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98328 AU
05 18:47 Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon
07 00:00 Moon at Descending Node
09 17:00 FULL MOON
16 16:51 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
16 18:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 06:58 Moon at Perigee: 369883 km
18 15 Mercury at Aphelion
19 20:29 Antares 4.2°S of Moon
20 03:56 Moon at Ascending Node
23 17:09 NEW MOON
31 03:12 Moon at Apogee: 404325 km
31 13:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Feb 02 03:12 Pleiades 3.0°N of Moon
03 05:32 Moon at Descending Node
07 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 07:24 FULL MOON
12 04:02 Moon at Perigee: 367920 km
12 22:17 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
15 02:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 02:05 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
16 05:46 Moon at Ascending Node
16 06 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66598 AU
20 05 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
22 08:05 NEW MOON
26 07:14 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
27 15:46 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
27 23:31 Moon at Apogee: 404864 km
29 11:16 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
Mar 01 08:07 Moon at Descending Node
01 10:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 14 Mercury at Perihelion
04 04 Mars at Opposition
05 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
08 19:10 FULL MOON
10 19:32 Moon at Perigee: 362401 km
11 05:50 Spica 1.5°N of Moon
14 06:11 Moon at Ascending Node
14 07 Venus 3.0°N of Jupiter
14 07:40 Antares 4.7°S of Moon
15 10:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 14:45 Vernal Equinox
21 10 Venus at Perihelion
22 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 00:07 NEW MOON
25 03 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
26 09:27 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
26 15:34 Moon at Apogee: 405780 km
27 03:51 Venus 1.8°N of Moon
27 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
27 18:26 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
28 09:49 Moon at Descending Node
31 05:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Apr 03 22:48 Venus 0.4°S of Pleiades
07 04:49 FULL MOON
07 15:54 Spica 1.5°N of Moon
08 02:29 Moon at Perigee: 358314 km
10 10:17 Moon at Ascending Node
10 15:24 Antares 4.9°S of Moon
13 20:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 03 Saturn at Opposition
16 11:48 Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
19 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W
21 16:48 NEW MOON
22 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 23:19 Moon at Apogee: 406422 km
23 04:00 Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
24 00:45 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
24 13:13 Moon at Descending Node
29 19:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 05 02:56 Spica 1.5°N of Moon
05 04 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 13:03 Moon at Perigee: 356954 km
06 13:05 FULL MOON
07 19:13 Moon at Ascending Node
08 01:27 Antares 5.0°S of Moon
13 07:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 22 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
20 01:43 Moon at Apogee: 406451 km
21 09:17 NEW MOON
21 09:23 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944
21 18:50 Moon at Descending Node
27 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 05:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 14 Mercury at Perihelion
Jun 01 12:54 Spica 1.5°N of Moon
03 22:49 Moon at Perigee: 358483 km
04 06:08 Moon at Ascending Node
04 12:21 Antares 5.0°S of Moon
04 20:33 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.370
04 20:42 FULL MOON
06 11 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
11 19:00 Jupiter 4.7°S of Pleiades
11 20:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 10:54 Moon at Apogee: 405791 km
17 13:04 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon
17 17:53 Jupiter 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
18 01:13 Moon at Descending Node
18 10:17 Venus 2.1°S of Moon
20 00:32 NEW MOON
21 08:38 Summer Solstice
21 20:03 Venus 2.2°N of Aldebaran
27 13:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 20:34 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.7°E
01 15:15 Moon at Ascending Node
01 17 Venus 4.8°S of Jupiter
01 22:12 Antares 5.0°S of Moon
02 03:31 Moon at Perigee: 362363 km
04 04:22 FULL MOON
05 13 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
09 13:43 Venus 0.9°N of Aldebaran
11 11:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 19 Venus at Aphelion
12 13 Mercury at Aphelion
14 02:17 Moon at Apogee: 404783 km
14 20:04 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
15 06:25 Moon at Descending Node
15 12:32 Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
16 00:59 Venus 3.8°S of Moon
19 13:54 NEW MOON
25 07:37 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
26 02:13 Spica 1.2°N of Moon
26 18:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 20:04 Moon at Ascending Node
29 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 18:00 Moon at Perigee: 367318 km
29 21:15 Jupiter 4.6°N of Aldebaran
Aug 02 12:57 FULL MOON
02 23:06 Saturn 4.0°N of Spica
10 04:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 20:22 Moon at Apogee: 404125 km
11 03:42 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
11 09:34 Moon at Descending Node
12 05:55 Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
12 21 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 05:11 Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
14 08:15 Mars 1.6°N of Spica
15 19 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
16 03 Mars 2.7°S of Saturn
16 14:36 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
16 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W
18 01:25 NEW MOON
22 07:34 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
22 17:20 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
24 05:09 Moon at Perigee: 369731 km
24 20 Neptune at Opposition
24 21:08 Moon at Ascending Node
24 23:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 13 Mercury at Perihelion
31 23:28 FULL MOON
Sep 07 11:34 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
07 11:38 Moon at Descending Node
07 15:30 Moon at Apogee: 404296 km
08 10:53 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
08 20:29 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
08 22:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 02:39 Venus 3.7°N of Moon
16 11:41 NEW MOON
18 14:35 Spica 0.8°N of Moon
19 00:15 Saturn 5.0°N of Moon
19 12:22 Moon at Perigee: 365749 km
20 06:06 Mars 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
20 22:24 Moon at Ascending Node
23 00:19 Autumnal Equinox
23 05:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 16 Uranus at Opposition
30 12:49 FULL MOON
Oct 01 20:26 Mercury 1.5°N of Spica
03 13:05 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
04 14:45 Moon at Descending Node
04 19:06 Pleiades 4.4°N of Moon
05 10:13 Moon at Apogee: 405162 km
05 18 Mercury 3.2°S of Saturn
05 18:28 Aldebaran 4.3°S of Moon
06 06:20 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
08 17:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 21:32 NEW MOON
17 10:32 Moon at Perigee: 360673 km
17 11:13 Mercury 1.3°S of Moon
18 03:57 Moon at Ascending Node
18 22:36 Mars 2.0°S of Moon
21 05:37 Mars 3.5°N of Antares
21 14 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 13:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 18 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
27 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.1°E
30 05:20 FULL MOON
31 20:06 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 01 01:58 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
01 03 Venus at Perihelion
02 01:00 Moon at Apogee: 406050 km
02 01:19 Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon
02 10:28 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
05 14 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 10:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 11:12 Spica 0.8°N of Moon
12 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 06:34 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
14 07:38 NEW MOON
14 07:42 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.050
14 14:07 Moon at Ascending Node
14 19:51 Moon at Perigee: 357361 km
16 19:10 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
17 10:52 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
17 20 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 00:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 12 Mercury at Perihelion
27 15 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
28 02:35 Moon at Descending Node
28 08:16 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
29 00:03 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.915
29 00:16 FULL MOON
29 05:05 Moon at Apogee: 406366 km
29 07:36 Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon
29 10:16 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
Dec 03 10 Jupiter at Opposition
05 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°W
07 01:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 21:34 Spica 0.8°N of Moon
10 22:16 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon
11 23:18 Venus 1.6°N of Moon
12 01:27 Moon at Ascending Node
12 10:14 Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
13 08:44 Moon at Perigee: 357074 km
13 14:48 Jupiter 4.7°N of Aldebaran
13 18:12 NEW MOON
14 09 Geminid Meteor Shower
20 14:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 20:42 Winter Solstice
22 17 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 07:57 Moon at Descending Node
25 14:30 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
26 06:49 Moon at Apogee: 406101 km
26 09:32 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
26 13:53 Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon
28 19:51 FULL 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
2012 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.
| 2012 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 01 15:45 | Jan 09 17:00 | Jan 16 18:38 |
| Jan 23 17:09 | Jan 31 13:40 | Feb 08 07:24 | Feb 15 02:34 |
| Feb 22 08:05 | Mar 01 10:52 | Mar 08 19:10 | Mar 15 10:55 |
| Mar 23 00:07 | Mar 31 05:11 | Apr 07 04:49 | Apr 13 20:20 |
| Apr 21 16:48 | Apr 29 19:28 | May 06 13:05 | May 13 07:17 |
| May 21 09:17 A | May 29 05:46 | Jun 04 20:42 p | Jun 11 20:11 |
| Jun 20 00:32 | Jun 27 13:00 | Jul 04 04:22 | Jul 11 11:18 |
| Jul 19 13:54 | Jul 26 18:26 | Aug 02 12:57 | Aug 10 04:25 |
| Aug 18 01:24 | Aug 24 23:24 | Aug 31 23:28 | Sep 08 22:45 |
| Sep 16 11:41 | Sep 23 05:11 | Sep 30 12:49 | Oct 08 17:03 |
| Oct 15 21:32 | Oct 22 13:02 | Oct 30 05:20 | Nov 07 10:06 |
| Nov 14 07:38 T | Nov 21 00:01 | Nov 29 00:16 n | Dec 07 01:02 |
| Dec 13 18:12 | Dec 20 14:49 | Dec 28 19:51 | - |
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: 2011 to 2020
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2011 to 2020 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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| IST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| BST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| ICT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AWST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| JST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| ACT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AEST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| NCT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| NZST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
- 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 |
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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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