2015 Sky Event Almanac
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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.
| 2015 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Japan Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date JST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 20:35 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
04 11 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 15 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98328 AU
05 13:53 FULL MOON
09 10:34 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
10 03:17 Moon at Apogee: 405411 km
11 10 Mercury 0.6°N of Venus
13 00:33 Moon at Ascending Node
13 18:27 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
13 18:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
16 20:52 Saturn 1.9°S of Moon
20 22:14 NEW MOON
22 02:39 Mercury 3.0°S of Moon
22 05:06 Moon at Perigee: 359643 km
22 06 Mercury at Perihelion
23 13:40 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
25 19:23 Moon at Descending Node
27 13:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 02:07 Aldebaran 1.2°S of Moon
30 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Feb 04 08:09 FULL MOON
05 17:17 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
06 15:25 Moon at Apogee: 406155 km
07 02 Jupiter at Opposition
09 02:10 Moon at Ascending Node
10 01:23 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
12 12:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 09:10 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
17 15:20 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
19 08:47 NEW MOON
19 16:29 Moon at Perigee: 356992 km
21 09:56 Venus 2.0°S of Moon
21 10:28 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
22 01:05 Moon at Descending Node
22 14 Venus 0.4°S of Mars
25 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W
26 02:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 08:02 Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon
26 13 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Mar 04 23:29 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
05 16:35 Moon at Apogee: 406386 km
06 03:05 FULL MOON
07 05 Mercury at Aphelion
08 06:04 Moon at Ascending Node
09 07:21 Spica 3.4°S of Moon
12 17:25 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
14 02:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 04:38 Moon at Perigee: 357584 km
20 18:36 NEW MOON
20 18:46 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.045
21 07:45 Vernal Equinox
21 11:19 Moon at Descending Node
22 07:13 Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
23 04:51 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
25 15:55 Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
27 16:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Apr 01 05:45 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
01 21:59 Moon at Apogee: 406012 km
04 12:17 Moon at Ascending Node
04 21:00 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.001
04 21:06 FULL MOON
05 13:21 Spica 3.5°S of Moon
06 23 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
08 22:08 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
10 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 00:28 Venus 2.5°S of Pleiades
12 12:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 12:53 Moon at Perigee: 361026 km
17 22:07 Moon at Descending Node
18 22 Venus at Perihelion
19 03:57 NEW MOON
20 05 Mercury at Perihelion
22 01:35 Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
23 08 Lyrid Meteor Shower
26 08:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 12:38 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon
29 12:55 Moon at Apogee: 405085 km
May 01 10:29 Mercury 1.6°S of Pleiades
01 18:50 Moon at Ascending Node
02 20:10 Spica 3.5°S of Moon
04 12:42 FULL MOON
05 22 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 01:19 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
07 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.2°E
11 19:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 05:37 Moon at Descending Node
15 09:23 Moon at Perigee: 366024 km
18 13:13 NEW MOON
23 10 Saturn at Opposition
25 20:14 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
26 02:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 07:12 Moon at Apogee: 404246 km
28 23:40 Moon at Ascending Node
30 02:27 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
30 03:52 Spica 3.6°S of Moon
31 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Jun 02 05:02 Saturn 1.9°S of Moon
03 01:19 FULL MOON
07 04 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
10 00:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 13:39 Moon at Perigee: 369713 km
11 08:30 Moon at Descending Node
15 00 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
15 11:26 Mercury 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
15 20:11 Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon
16 23:05 NEW MOON
22 01:38 Summer Solstice
22 04:10 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
23 18:37 Mercury 1.8°N of Aldebaran
24 02:01 Moon at Apogee: 404134 km
24 20:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°W
25 02:23 Moon at Ascending Node
26 11:58 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
29 10:27 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
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Date JST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 11 Venus 0.3°S of Jupiter
02 11:20 FULL MOON
06 03:54 Moon at Perigee: 367095 km
07 04 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
08 09:07 Moon at Descending Node
09 05:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 02:55 Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
15 06:15 Venus 1.5°S of Regulus
16 10:24 NEW MOON
17 04 Mercury at Perihelion
19 02:34 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
19 10:06 Venus 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
19 11:49 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
21 20:02 Moon at Apogee: 404837 km
22 04:32 Moon at Ascending Node
23 19:45 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
24 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 13:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 17:43 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
28 23 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 19:43 FULL MOON
Aug 02 19:11 Moon at Perigee: 362135 km
04 11:53 Moon at Descending Node
07 11:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 02:25 Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus
09 07 Venus at Aphelion
09 08:22 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
13 15 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 23:54 NEW MOON
16 04 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
16 23:34 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon
18 08:05 Moon at Ascending Node
18 11:33 Moon at Apogee: 405852 km
20 02:46 Spica 4.2°S of Moon
23 02:21 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
23 04:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 06 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
30 03:35 FULL MOON
30 04 Mercury at Aphelion
31 00:24 Moon at Perigee: 358289 km
31 19:16 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 01 11 Neptune at Opposition
04 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
05 14:09 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
05 18:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 14:53 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
12 00:56 Regulus 3.3°N of Moon
13 15:41 NEW MOON
13 15:54 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.788
14 13:38 Moon at Ascending Node
14 20:28 Moon at Apogee: 406466 km
16 09:00 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
19 11:54 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
21 17:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 17:20 Autumnal Equinox
25 04:38 Mars 0.7°N of Regulus
28 06:04 Moon at Descending Node
28 10:46 Moon at Perigee: 356877 km
28 11:47 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.276
28 11:50 FULL MOON
Oct 01 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
02 21:51 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
05 06:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 05:32 Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
09 06:52 Regulus 3.3°N of Moon
09 09:26 Venus 2.5°S of Regulus
10 01:51 Mars 3.4°N of Moon
10 08:30 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon
11 19:54 Moon at Ascending Node
11 21:00 Mercury 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
11 22:17 Moon at Apogee: 406389 km
12 12 Uranus at Opposition
13 03 Mercury at Perihelion
13 09:06 NEW MOON
16 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
16 22:20 Saturn 3.0°S of Moon
18 06 Mars 0.4°N of Jupiter
21 05:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 08 Orionid Meteor Shower
25 16:36 Moon at Descending Node
26 08 Venus 1.0°S of Jupiter
26 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W
26 21:59 Moon at Perigee: 358464 km
27 21:05 FULL MOON
30 07:45 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
Nov 03 16 Venus 0.7°S of Mars
03 21:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 13:19 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
06 08 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 00:49 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
07 18:56 Mars 1.8°N of Moon
07 22:54 Venus 1.2°N of Moon
08 00:53 Moon at Ascending Node
08 06:48 Moon at Apogee: 405724 km
09 21:27 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
12 02:47 NEW MOON
13 07 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 10:05 Saturn 3.0°S of Moon
18 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 14 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 15:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 08 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU
21 22:56 Moon at Descending Node
24 05:06 Moon at Perigee: 362818 km
26 07:44 FULL MOON
26 18:33 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
29 15 Venus at Perihelion
30 04:20 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
30 09 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
Dec 02 20:53 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
03 16:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 15:21 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
05 03:33 Moon at Ascending Node
05 23:56 Moon at Apogee: 404800 km
06 11:40 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
07 04:42 Spica 4.4°S of Moon
08 01:55 Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
11 19:29 NEW MOON
15 03 Geminid Meteor Shower
19 00:13 Moon at Descending Node
19 00:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 17:53 Moon at Perigee: 368418 km
22 13:48 Winter Solstice
23 11 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 23:18 Mars 3.3°N of Spica
24 04:09 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
25 20:11 FULL MOON
29 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.7°E
30 05:30 Regulus 2.7°N of 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
2015 Phases of the Moon
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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.
| 2015 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Japan Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 05 13:53 | Jan 13 18:47 |
| Jan 20 22:14 | Jan 27 13:48 | Feb 04 08:09 | Feb 12 12:50 |
| Feb 19 08:47 | Feb 26 02:14 | Mar 06 03:06 | Mar 14 02:48 |
| Mar 20 18:36 T | Mar 27 16:43 | Apr 04 21:06 p | Apr 12 12:44 |
| Apr 19 03:57 | Apr 26 08:55 | May 04 12:42 | May 11 19:36 |
| May 18 13:13 | May 26 02:19 | Jun 03 01:19 | Jun 10 00:42 |
| Jun 16 23:05 | Jun 24 20:03 | Jul 02 11:20 | Jul 09 05:24 |
| Jul 16 10:24 | Jul 24 13:04 | Jul 31 19:43 | Aug 07 11:03 |
| Aug 14 23:54 | Aug 23 04:31 | Aug 30 03:35 | Sep 05 18:54 |
| Sep 13 15:41 P | Sep 21 17:59 | Sep 28 11:50 t | Oct 05 06:06 |
| Oct 13 09:06 | Oct 21 05:31 | Oct 27 21:05 | Nov 03 21:24 |
| Nov 12 02:47 | Nov 19 15:27 | Nov 26 07:44 | Dec 03 16:40 |
| Dec 11 19:29 | Dec 19 00:14 | Dec 25 20:11 | - |
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 |
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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