2013 Sky Event Almanac
Pacific Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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 PST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 21 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
03 06 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 19 Mercury at Aphelion
04 19:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 11:54 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
06 17:28 Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
07 15:50 Moon at Ascending Node
10 02:26 Moon at Perigee: 360048 km
10 03:36 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
11 11:44 NEW MOON
18 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 15:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 17:19 Moon at Descending Node
21 18:57 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
22 02:52 Moon at Apogee: 405313 km
22 03:13 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
24 01 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38149 AU
26 20:38 FULL MOON
Feb 01 17:25 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
03 01:55 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
03 05:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 18:14 Moon at Ascending Node
07 04:09 Moon at Perigee: 365314 km
08 08 Mercury 0.3°N of Mars
09 23:20 NEW MOON
16 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
16 18 Mercury at Perihelion
16 18:57 Moon at Descending Node
17 12:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 03:31 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
18 10:49 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
18 22:30 Moon at Apogee: 404475 km
20 18 Venus at Aphelion
20 23 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
25 12:26 FULL MOON
28 22:56 Spica 0.1°N of Moon
Mar 02 07:21 Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
02 18:30 Moon at Ascending Node
04 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 13:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 15:20 Moon at Perigee: 369954 km
11 11:51 NEW MOON
15 22:15 Moon at Descending Node
17 17:16 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
17 18:56 Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon
18 19:13 Moon at Apogee: 404262 km
19 09:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 03:02 Vernal Equinox
27 01:27 FULL MOON
28 06:29 Spica 0.0°N of Moon
28 09 Venus at Superior Conjunction
28 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 12:18 Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
29 21:55 Moon at Ascending Node
30 19:55 Moon at Perigee: 367494 km
31 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
Apr 02 20:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 01:35 NEW MOON
12 04:12 Moon at Descending Node
14 02:51 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
14 10:23 Jupiter 2.1°N of Moon
15 14:21 Moon at Apogee: 404865 km
17 16 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
18 04:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 03 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 16:10 Spica 0.0°N of Moon
25 11:57 FULL MOON
25 12:07 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.015
25 18:28 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
26 06:07 Moon at Ascending Node
27 11:48 Moon at Perigee: 362268 km
28 00 Saturn at Opposition
May 02 03:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 16 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 11:12 Moon at Descending Node
09 16:25 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.954
09 16:29 NEW MOON
11 10:00 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
11 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 05:03 Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
13 05:31 Moon at Apogee: 405827 km
15 18 Mercury at Perihelion
17 20:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 02:35 Spica 0.0°N of Moon
23 01:55 Saturn 3.7°N of Moon
23 16:40 Moon at Ascending Node
24 20:10 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.016
24 20:25 FULL MOON
25 17:45 Moon at Perigee: 358375 km
26 22 Mercury 2.4°N of Jupiter
28 09 Venus 1.0°N of Jupiter
31 10:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
Jun 05 16:59 Moon at Descending Node
08 07:56 NEW MOON
09 13:40 Moon at Apogee: 406487 km
12 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.3°E
13 03 Venus at Perihelion
16 09:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 11:56 Spica 0.1°S of Moon
19 07 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
19 09:45 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
19 23 Mercury 1.9°S of Venus
20 01:51 Moon at Ascending Node
20 21:04 Summer Solstice
23 03:09 Moon at Perigee: 356990 km
23 03:32 FULL MOON
28 17 Mercury at Aphelion
29 20:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
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Date PST Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 20:15 Moon at Descending Node
04 22:09 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
05 07 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
06 04:13 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
06 16:36 Moon at Apogee: 406493 km
07 23:14 NEW MOON
09 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 19:13 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
15 19:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 17:19 Saturn 3.3°N of Moon
17 06:58 Moon at Ascending Node
21 12:27 Moon at Perigee: 358402 km
21 21 Mars 0.8°N of Jupiter
22 01:30 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
22 10:15 FULL MOON
27 18 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 09:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 21:50 Moon at Descending Node
30 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
Aug 01 04:22 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
03 00:53 Moon at Apogee: 405834 km
03 14:22 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
05 00:39 Mercury 4.4°N of Moon
06 13:51 NEW MOON
11 17 Mercury at Perihelion
12 00:46 Spica 0.6°S of Moon
12 10 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 00:51 Saturn 2.8°N of Moon
13 08:20 Moon at Ascending Node
14 02:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 17:26 Moon at Perigee: 362265 km
20 17:45 FULL MOON
24 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
26 00:19 Moon at Descending Node
26 16 Neptune at Opposition
28 01:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 11:32 Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon
30 15:46 Moon at Apogee: 404883 km
31 08:38 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
Sep 05 03:36 NEW MOON
05 16:37 Venus 1.5°N of Spica
08 06:11 Spica 0.8°S of Moon
08 13:04 Venus 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
09 09:29 Moon at Ascending Node
09 09:29 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
12 09:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 08:34 Moon at Perigee: 367388 km
18 12 Venus 3.5°S of Saturn
19 03:13 FULL MOON
22 05:48 Moon at Descending Node
22 12:44 Autumnal Equinox
24 14:29 Mercury 0.7°N of Spica
24 19:39 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
26 19:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 10:17 Moon at Apogee: 404309 km
Oct 03 05 Uranus at Opposition
03 11 Venus at Aphelion
04 16:35 NEW MOON
06 14:08 Moon at Ascending Node
06 14:28 Mercury 2.8°S of Moon
06 20:30 Saturn 1.9°N of Moon
08 04:07 Venus 4.7°S of Moon
08 05 Mercury 5.0°S of Saturn
09 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.3°E
10 15:06 Moon at Perigee: 369813 km
11 15:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 19:51 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
16 10:26 Venus 1.5°N of Antares
18 15:38 FULL MOON
18 15:50 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.765
19 13:47 Moon at Descending Node
21 02 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 04:06 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
25 06:25 Moon at Apogee: 404561 km
26 15:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 01 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
01 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
01 22:23 Spica 0.8°S of Moon
02 22:52 Moon at Ascending Node
03 04:46 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.016
03 04:50 NEW MOON
05 03 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 01:28 Moon at Perigee: 365362 km
06 03 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
07 16 Mercury at Perihelion
09 21:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 02 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 21:30 Moon at Descending Node
17 07:16 FULL MOON
17 08 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
18 12:00 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
22 01:50 Moon at Apogee: 405446 km
25 11:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 21 Mercury 0.3°S of Saturn
29 08:43 Spica 0.9°S of Moon
30 08:59 Moon at Ascending Node
Dec 01 02:13 Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
02 16:22 NEW MOON
04 02:15 Moon at Perigee: 360065 km
09 07:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 02:10 Moon at Descending Node
13 21 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 18:45 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
17 01:28 FULL MOON
19 15:49 Moon at Apogee: 406269 km
21 09:11 Winter Solstice
21 16 Mercury at Aphelion
22 06 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 05:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 18:45 Mars 4.6°N of Moon
26 18:10 Spica 1.0°S of Moon
27 16:21 Moon at Ascending Node
28 17:42 Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
28 22 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
Pacific Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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 | |||
| Pacific Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 04 19:58 |
| Jan 11 11:44 | Jan 18 15:45 | Jan 26 20:38 | Feb 03 05:56 |
| Feb 09 23:20 | Feb 17 12:31 | Feb 25 12:26 | Mar 04 13:53 |
| Mar 11 11:51 | Mar 19 09:27 | Mar 27 01:27 | Apr 02 20:37 |
| Apr 10 01:35 | Apr 18 04:31 | Apr 25 11:57 p | May 02 03:14 |
| May 09 16:29 A | May 17 20:35 | May 24 20:25 n | May 31 10:58 |
| Jun 08 07:56 | Jun 16 09:24 | Jun 23 03:32 | Jun 29 20:54 |
| Jul 07 23:14 | Jul 15 19:18 | Jul 22 10:15 | Jul 29 09:43 |
| Aug 06 13:51 | Aug 14 02:56 | Aug 20 17:45 | Aug 28 01:35 |
| Sep 05 03:36 | Sep 12 09:08 | Sep 19 03:13 | Sep 26 19:56 |
| Oct 04 16:35 | Oct 11 15:02 | Oct 18 15:38 n | Oct 26 15:41 |
| Nov 03 04:50 H | Nov 09 21:57 | Nov 17 07:16 | Nov 25 11:28 |
| Dec 02 16:22 | Dec 09 07:12 | Dec 17 01:28 | Dec 25 05:48 |
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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