2013 Sky Event Almanac
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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.
| 2013 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 23 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
03 08 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 21 Mercury at Aphelion
04 21:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 13:54 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
06 19:28 Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
07 17:50 Moon at Ascending Node
10 04:26 Moon at Perigee: 360048 km
10 05:36 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
11 13:44 NEW MOON
18 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 17:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 19:19 Moon at Descending Node
21 20:57 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
22 04:52 Moon at Apogee: 405313 km
22 05:13 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
24 03 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38149 AU
26 22:38 FULL MOON
Feb 01 19:25 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
03 03:55 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
03 07:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 20:14 Moon at Ascending Node
07 06:09 Moon at Perigee: 365314 km
08 10 Mercury 0.3°N of Mars
10 01:20 NEW MOON
16 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
16 20 Mercury at Perihelion
16 20:57 Moon at Descending Node
17 14:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 05:31 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
18 12:49 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
19 00:30 Moon at Apogee: 404475 km
20 20 Venus at Aphelion
21 01 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
25 14:26 FULL MOON
Mar 01 00:56 Spica 0.1°N of Moon
02 09:21 Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
02 20:30 Moon at Ascending Node
04 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 15:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 17:20 Moon at Perigee: 369954 km
11 13:51 NEW MOON
16 00:15 Moon at Descending Node
17 19:16 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
17 20:56 Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon
18 21:13 Moon at Apogee: 404262 km
19 11:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 05:02 Vernal Equinox
27 03:27 FULL MOON
28 08:29 Spica 0.0°N of Moon
28 11 Venus at Superior Conjunction
28 18 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 14:18 Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
29 23:55 Moon at Ascending Node
30 21:55 Moon at Perigee: 367494 km
31 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
Apr 02 22:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 03:35 NEW MOON
12 06:12 Moon at Descending Node
14 04:51 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
14 12:23 Jupiter 2.1°N of Moon
15 16:21 Moon at Apogee: 404865 km
17 18 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
18 06:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 05 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 18:10 Spica 0.0°N of Moon
25 13:57 FULL MOON
25 14:07 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.015
25 20:28 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
26 08:07 Moon at Ascending Node
27 13:48 Moon at Perigee: 362268 km
28 02 Saturn at Opposition
May 02 05:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 18 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 13:12 Moon at Descending Node
09 18:25 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.954
09 18:29 NEW MOON
11 12:00 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
11 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 07:03 Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
13 07:31 Moon at Apogee: 405827 km
15 20 Mercury at Perihelion
17 22:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 04:35 Spica 0.0°N of Moon
23 03:55 Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
23 18:40 Moon at Ascending Node
24 22:10 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.016
24 22:25 FULL MOON
25 19:45 Moon at Perigee: 358375 km
27 00 Mercury 2.4°N of Jupiter
28 11 Venus 1.0°N of Jupiter
31 12:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
Jun 05 18:59 Moon at Descending Node
08 09:56 NEW MOON
09 15:40 Moon at Apogee: 406487 km
12 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.3°E
13 05 Venus at Perihelion
16 11:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 13:56 Spica 0.1°S of Moon
19 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
19 11:45 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
20 01 Mercury 1.9°S of Venus
20 03:51 Moon at Ascending Node
20 23:04 Summer Solstice
23 05:09 Moon at Perigee: 356990 km
23 05:32 FULL MOON
28 19 Mercury at Aphelion
29 22:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 22:15 Moon at Descending Node
05 00:09 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
05 09 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
06 06:13 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
06 18:36 Moon at Apogee: 406493 km
08 01:14 NEW MOON
09 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 21:13 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
15 21:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 19:19 Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
17 08:58 Moon at Ascending Node
21 14:27 Moon at Perigee: 358402 km
21 23 Mars 0.8°N of Jupiter
22 03:30 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
22 12:15 FULL MOON
27 20 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 11:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 23:50 Moon at Descending Node
30 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
Aug 01 06:22 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
03 02:53 Moon at Apogee: 405834 km
03 16:22 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
05 02:39 Mercury 4.4°N of Moon
06 15:51 NEW MOON
11 19 Mercury at Perihelion
12 02:46 Spica 0.6°S of Moon
12 12 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 02:51 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
13 10:20 Moon at Ascending Node
14 04:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 19:26 Moon at Perigee: 362265 km
20 19:45 FULL MOON
24 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
26 02:19 Moon at Descending Node
26 18 Neptune at Opposition
28 03:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 13:32 Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon
30 17:46 Moon at Apogee: 404883 km
31 10:38 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
Sep 05 05:36 NEW MOON
05 18:37 Venus 1.5°N of Spica
08 08:11 Spica 0.8°S of Moon
08 15:04 Venus 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
09 11:29 Moon at Ascending Node
09 11:29 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
12 11:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 10:34 Moon at Perigee: 367388 km
18 14 Venus 3.5°S of Saturn
19 05:13 FULL MOON
22 07:48 Moon at Descending Node
22 14:44 Autumnal Equinox
24 16:29 Mercury 0.7°N of Spica
24 21:39 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
26 21:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 12:17 Moon at Apogee: 404309 km
Oct 03 07 Uranus at Opposition
03 13 Venus at Aphelion
04 18:35 NEW MOON
06 16:08 Moon at Ascending Node
06 16:28 Mercury 2.8°S of Moon
06 22:30 Saturn 1.9°N of Moon
08 06:07 Venus 4.7°S of Moon
08 07 Mercury 5.0°S of Saturn
09 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.3°E
10 17:06 Moon at Perigee: 369813 km
11 17:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 21:51 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
16 12:26 Venus 1.5°N of Antares
18 17:38 FULL MOON
18 17:50 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.765
19 15:47 Moon at Descending Node
21 04 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 06:06 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
25 08:25 Moon at Apogee: 404561 km
26 17:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 01 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
01 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
02 00:23 Spica 0.8°S of Moon
03 00:52 Moon at Ascending Node
03 06:46 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.016
03 06:50 NEW MOON
05 05 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 03:28 Moon at Perigee: 365362 km
06 05 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
07 18 Mercury at Perihelion
09 23:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 04 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 23:30 Moon at Descending Node
17 09:16 FULL MOON
17 10 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
18 14:00 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
22 03:50 Moon at Apogee: 405446 km
25 13:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 23 Mercury 0.3°S of Saturn
29 10:43 Spica 0.9°S of Moon
30 10:59 Moon at Ascending Node
Dec 01 04:13 Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
02 18:22 NEW MOON
04 04:15 Moon at Perigee: 360065 km
09 09:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 04:10 Moon at Descending Node
13 23 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 20:45 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
17 03:28 FULL MOON
19 17:49 Moon at Apogee: 406269 km
21 11:11 Winter Solstice
21 18 Mercury at Aphelion
22 08 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 07:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 20:45 Mars 4.6°N of Moon
26 20:10 Spica 1.0°S of Moon
27 18:21 Moon at Ascending Node
28 19:42 Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
29 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
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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
2013 Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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.
| 2013 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 04 21:58 |
| Jan 11 13:44 | Jan 18 17:45 | Jan 26 22:38 | Feb 03 07:56 |
| Feb 10 01:20 | Feb 17 14:31 | Feb 25 14:26 | Mar 04 15:53 |
| Mar 11 13:51 | Mar 19 11:27 | Mar 27 03:27 | Apr 02 22:37 |
| Apr 10 03:35 | Apr 18 06:31 | Apr 25 13:57 p | May 02 05:14 |
| May 09 18:29 A | May 17 22:35 | May 24 22:25 n | May 31 12:58 |
| Jun 08 09:56 | Jun 16 11:24 | Jun 23 05:32 | Jun 29 22:54 |
| Jul 08 01:14 | Jul 15 21:18 | Jul 22 12:15 | Jul 29 11:43 |
| Aug 06 15:51 | Aug 14 04:56 | Aug 20 19:45 | Aug 28 03:35 |
| Sep 05 05:36 | Sep 12 11:08 | Sep 19 05:13 | Sep 26 21:56 |
| Oct 04 18:35 | Oct 11 17:02 | Oct 18 17:38 n | Oct 26 17:41 |
| Nov 03 06:50 H | Nov 09 23:57 | Nov 17 09:16 | Nov 25 13:28 |
| Dec 02 18:22 | Dec 09 09:12 | Dec 17 03:28 | Dec 25 07:48 |
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 |
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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