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