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