2019 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.
| 2019 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Japan Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date JST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 06:50 Venus 1.3°S of Moon
02 14 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
03 14 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
03 16:37 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
04 11 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 10:28 NEW MOON
06 10:41 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.715
06 14 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W
07 09:08 Moon at Descending Node
09 13:29 Moon at Apogee: 406116 km
12 17 Mercury at Aphelion
14 15:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 03:20 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon
21 07:48 Moon at Ascending Node
21 14:12 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.195
21 14:16 FULL MOON
22 04:58 Moon at Perigee: 357345 km
23 00 Venus 2.4°N of Jupiter
23 10:41 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
28 06:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
31 08:54 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
Feb 01 02:36 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
02 16:18 Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
03 15:35 Moon at Descending Node
05 06:04 NEW MOON
05 18:26 Moon at Apogee: 406556 km
13 07:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 12:29 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
17 18:42 Moon at Ascending Node
18 23 Venus 1.1°N of Saturn
19 18:06 Moon at Perigee: 356762 km
19 22:08 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
20 00:53 FULL MOON
25 17 Mercury at Perihelion
26 20:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
27 23:17 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
Mar 02 03:40 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
02 20:03 Moon at Descending Node
03 06:28 Venus 1.2°N of Moon
04 20:25 Moon at Apogee: 406391 km
07 01:04 NEW MOON
07 10 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
13 19:13 Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
14 19:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 01:22 Moon at Ascending Node
19 08:59 Regulus 2.6°S of Moon
20 04:47 Moon at Perigee: 359381 km
21 06:58 Vernal Equinox
21 10:43 FULL MOON
27 11:28 Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon
28 13:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 14:11 Saturn 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
29 22:08 Moon at Descending Node
31 12:06 Mars 3.1°S of Pleiades
Apr 01 09:14 Moon at Apogee: 405577 km
02 13:18 Venus 2.7°N of Moon
03 08:01 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
05 17:50 NEW MOON
09 15:40 Mars 4.7°N of Moon
10 00:43 Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon
12 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
13 03:08 Moon at Ascending Node
13 04:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 17:22 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
17 05 Mercury 4.3°N of Venus
17 07:02 Moon at Perigee: 364209 km
18 12 Venus at Aphelion
19 20:12 FULL MOON
23 09 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 09 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 20:36 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
25 23:38 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
26 00:02 Moon at Descending Node
27 07:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 03:20 Moon at Apogee: 404577 km
May 02 20:39 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
03 15:26 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
05 07:45 NEW MOON
05 22 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 06:52 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
08 08:36 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
10 03:50 Moon at Ascending Node
12 10:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 23:19 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
14 06:53 Moon at Perigee: 369017 km
19 06:11 FULL MOON
21 01:54 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
21 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
23 04:12 Moon at Descending Node
23 07:25 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
24 16 Mercury at Perihelion
26 22:27 Moon at Apogee: 404134 km
27 01:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
Jun 02 03:15 Venus 3.2°N of Moon
03 19:02 NEW MOON
05 00:42 Mercury 3.7°N of Moon
06 00:05 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
06 07:46 Moon at Ascending Node
08 08:21 Moon at Perigee: 368508 km
09 04:36 Regulus 3.2°S of Moon
10 14:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 00 Jupiter at Opposition
17 03:50 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
17 08:09 Venus 4.6°N of Aldebaran
17 17:31 FULL MOON
19 03 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
19 10:49 Moon at Descending Node
19 12:58 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
22 00:54 Summer Solstice
23 16:50 Moon at Apogee: 404549 km
24 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E
25 18:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
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Date JST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 00:06 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
03 04:16 NEW MOON
03 04:23 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.046
03 15:53 Moon at Ascending Node
04 14:39 Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
04 17:34 Mercury 3.3°S of Moon
05 08 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01676 AU
05 13:54 Moon at Perigee: 363729 km
06 08 Mercury 3.8°S of Mars
06 11:17 Regulus 3.2°S of Moon
07 16 Mercury at Aphelion
09 19:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 01 Saturn at Opposition
14 04:43 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
16 16:27 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
16 18:05 Moon at Descending Node
17 06:31 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.653
17 06:38 FULL MOON
21 09:01 Moon at Apogee: 405480 km
21 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 10:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 09:47 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
29 00 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 02:02 Moon at Ascending Node
Aug 01 12:12 NEW MOON
02 16:08 Moon at Perigee: 359398 km
02 20:17 Regulus 3.2°S of Moon
08 02:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 20 Venus at Perihelion
10 07:53 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
10 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W
12 19:05 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
12 23:45 Moon at Descending Node
13 16 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 15 Venus at Superior Conjunction
15 21:29 FULL MOON
17 19:50 Moon at Apogee: 406244 km
20 16 Mercury at Perihelion
23 23:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 18:24 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
26 10 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU
27 10:50 Moon at Ascending Node
30 19:37 NEW MOON
31 00:57 Moon at Perigee: 357177 km
Sep 02 19 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
04 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 12:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 15:52 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
08 22:53 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
09 02:35 Moon at Descending Node
10 15 Neptune at Opposition
13 22:32 Moon at Apogee: 406378 km
14 13:33 FULL MOON
21 01:14 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
22 11:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 15:30 Moon at Ascending Node
23 16:50 Autumnal Equinox
26 17:30 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
28 11:27 Moon at Perigee: 357803 km
29 03:26 NEW MOON
29 13:15 Mercury 1.2°N of Spica
Oct 04 05:23 Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon
06 01:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 03:49 Moon at Descending Node
06 05:48 Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
11 03:29 Moon at Apogee: 405902 km
14 06:08 FULL MOON
18 06:51 Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon
20 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.6°E
20 16:28 Moon at Ascending Node
21 21:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 08 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 02:11 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
26 19:41 Moon at Perigee: 361316 km
27 01:52 Mars 4.5°S of Moon
28 12:38 NEW MOON
28 17 Uranus at Opposition
29 22:34 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
31 13 Mercury 2.5°S of Venus
31 23:22 Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
Nov 02 06:40 Moon at Descending Node
02 16:31 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
04 19:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 09 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 17:37 Moon at Apogee: 405060 km
10 04:18 Venus 3.8°N of Antares
10 08:07 Mars 2.6°N of Spica
12 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 22:34 FULL MOON
13 08 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 12:52 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
16 15 Mercury at Perihelion
16 17:48 Moon at Ascending Node
18 14 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 06:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 08:24 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
23 16:54 Moon at Perigee: 366721 km
24 18:02 Mars 4.3°S of Moon
24 21 Venus 1.4°S of Jupiter
25 11:50 Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
27 00:06 NEW MOON
28 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W
28 19:49 Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
29 03:50 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
29 13:13 Moon at Descending Node
30 06:12 Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
Dec 04 15:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 13:09 Moon at Apogee: 404447 km
11 20 Venus 1.8°S of Saturn
11 20:40 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
12 14:12 FULL MOON
13 23:15 Moon at Ascending Node
15 03 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 13:41 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
19 05:30 Moon at Perigee: 370260 km
19 13:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 13:19 Winter Solstice
23 10:49 Mars 3.5°S of Moon
23 12 Ursid Meteor Shower
26 14:13 NEW MOON
26 14:18 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.970
26 22:01 Moon at Descending Node
27 20:56 Saturn 1.2°N of Moon
28 03 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
29 10:32 Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
30 14 Mercury at Aphelion
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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
2019 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.
| 2019 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Japan Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 06 10:28 P | Jan 14 15:45 | Jan 21 14:16 t | Jan 28 06:10 |
| Feb 05 06:04 | Feb 13 07:26 | Feb 20 00:53 | Feb 26 20:28 |
| Mar 07 01:04 | Mar 14 19:27 | Mar 21 10:43 | Mar 28 13:10 |
| Apr 05 17:50 | Apr 13 04:06 | Apr 19 20:12 | Apr 27 07:18 |
| May 05 07:45 | May 12 10:12 | May 19 06:11 | May 27 01:33 |
| Jun 03 19:02 | Jun 10 14:59 | Jun 17 17:31 | Jun 25 18:46 |
| Jul 03 04:16 T | Jul 09 19:55 | Jul 17 06:38 p | Jul 25 10:18 |
| Aug 01 12:12 | Aug 08 02:31 | Aug 15 21:29 | Aug 23 23:56 |
| Aug 30 19:37 | Sep 06 12:10 | Sep 14 13:33 | Sep 22 11:41 |
| Sep 29 03:26 | Oct 06 01:47 | Oct 14 06:08 | Oct 21 21:39 |
| Oct 28 12:38 | Nov 04 19:23 | Nov 12 22:34 | Nov 20 06:11 |
| Nov 27 00:06 | Dec 04 15:58 | Dec 12 14:12 | Dec 19 13:57 |
| Dec 26 14:13 A | - | - | - |
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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