2001 Sky Event Almanac

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.

2001 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Eastern Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 03  08:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  22     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  19     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
    06  11:00  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
    06  23:51  Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
    07  14:44  Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
    09  23:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  06:21  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.189
    10  06:24  FULL MOON 
    10  18:59  Moon at Perigee: 357132 km
    12  20:15  Regulus 3.4°S of Moon
    16  22:35  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  18     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
    18  06:15  Mars 3.6°S of Moon
    23  08:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  23:07  NEW MOON 
    25  05:02  Moon at Apogee: 406565 km
    26  13     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    26  13:14  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
    28  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
    29  23:42  Jupiter 4.4°S of Pleiades

Feb 02  00:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    02  01     Mercury at Perihelion 
    02  19:18  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
    03  08:14  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    04  00:34  Aldebaran 2.5°S of Moon
    06  10:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  08:19  Moon at Perigee: 356853 km
    08  17:12  FULL MOON 
    09  07:28  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    09  21     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    13  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    15  13:24  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  19:30  Mars 2.7°S of Moon
    19  12:52  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  07:38  Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
    22  20     Venus at Perihelion 
    23  18:21  NEW MOON 

Mar 02  03:49  Saturn 2.0°N of Moon
    02  18:40  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
    03  07:50  Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
    03  12:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  17:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  18:35  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    08  18:55  Moon at Perigee: 359779 km
    10  03:23  FULL MOON 
    11  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W
    16  06:34  Mars 1.8°S of Moon
    17  06:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  01     Mercury at Aphelion 
    18  14:58  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  21:25  Moon at Apogee: 405473 km
    20  23:31  Vernal Equinox 
    23  04:18  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
    25  11:21  NEW MOON 
    29  13:32  Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
    30  07:27  Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
    30  13:23  Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon
    30  14     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 

Apr 01  19:01  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  20:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  03:29  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
    05  20:04  Moon at Perigee: 364815 km
    08  13:22  FULL MOON 
    13  11:46  Mars 1.3°S of Moon
    14  16:52  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  01:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  16:06  Moon at Apogee: 404501 km
    22  19     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    24  01:26  NEW MOON 
    26  01:27  Saturn 1.4°N of Moon
    26  19:18  Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
    26  23:01  Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
    28  19:43  Moon at Ascending Node 

May 01  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    01  03:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    02  09:47  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
    02  13:37  Moon at Perigee: 369426 km
    05  08     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  11     Mercury 3.5°N of Saturn
    07  23:53  FULL MOON 
    11  05:12  Mars 1.9°S of Moon
    11  21:02  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  11:29  Moon at Apogee: 404141 km
    15  20:11  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  22     Mercury 2.8°N of Jupiter
    19  19:07  Venus 4.5°N of Moon
    22  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°E
    23  12:46  NEW MOON 
    24  17:15  Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
    25  05:27  Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
    25  22     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    25  23:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  17:07  Moon at Perigee: 368036 km
    29  15:02  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    30  08:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Jun 06  11:39  FULL MOON 
    07  05:11  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    08  03:37  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  15     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
    12  05:48  Moon at Apogee: 404630 km
    14  00     Mars at Opposition 
    14  13:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  00     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    15  05     Venus at Aphelion 
    16  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  08:31  Venus 1.7°N of Moon
    20  07:24  Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    20  12:24  Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
    21  17:38  Summer Solstice 
    21  21:58  NEW MOON 
    21  22:04  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.050
    22  08:11  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  03:14  Moon at Perigee: 363135 km
    25  21:23  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    28  13:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 05  00     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
    05  10:48  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  00:55  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.495
    06  01:04  FULL MOON 
    09  21:24  Moon at Apogee: 405565 km
    10  00:14  Saturn 3.7°N of Aldebaran
    10  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
    13  19     Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
    14  04:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  22:33  Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
    15  15     Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
    17  22:24  Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
    17  23:00  Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
    18  03:42  Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  10:10  Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  18:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  23:11  Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    21  05:44  NEW MOON 
    22  06:44  Moon at Perigee: 359027 km
    23  06:00  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    27  20:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    28  10     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  20     Neptune at Opposition 

Aug 01  16:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  15:56  FULL MOON 
    06  07:05  Moon at Apogee: 406268 km
    06  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    06  11     Venus 1.2°S of Jupiter
    12  17:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  02     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  07:31  Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
    14  12:37  Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    16  01     Uranus at Opposition 
    16  03:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  05:49  Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  22:38  Venus 1.9°S of Moon
    19  12:55  NEW MOON 
    19  15:43  Moon at Perigee: 357159 km
    26  05:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  19:09  Moon at Descending Node 

Sep 02  09:26  Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
    03  07:43  FULL MOON 
    09  23     Mercury at Aphelion 
    10  14:45  Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon
    10  22:37  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    11  05:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  07:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  22:24  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  19:28  Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
    15  16:43  Venus 3.3°S of Moon
    16  03:12  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    17  01:50  Moon at Perigee: 358128 km
    17  20:27  NEW MOON 
    19  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°E
    20  16:48  Mercury 0.7°S of Spica
    21  08:20  Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
    23  09:05  Autumnal Equinox 
    24  19:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  20:28  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  10:31  Mars 2.4°S of Moon
    29  15:33  Moon at Apogee: 405791 km

Oct 02  23:49  FULL MOON 
    05  13     Venus at Perihelion 
    07  20:27  Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
    08  04:39  Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    09  08:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  10:18  Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
    10  14:20  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  02:42  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
    12  17     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38141 AU
    13  12:20  Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
    14  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    15  09:01  Moon at Perigee: 361864 km
    15  12:11  Venus 3.9°S of Moon
    17  05:23  NEW MOON 
    21  18     Orionid Meteor Shower
    21  23:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    24  06:04  Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    24  12:58  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  06:12  Moon at Apogee: 404937 km
    30  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W
    30  08     Mercury 0.6°N of Venus

Nov 01  15:41  FULL MOON 
    04  01:42  Venus 3.3°N of Spica
    04  01:55  Mercury 3.9°N of Spica
    04  02:14  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
    04  08:13  Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    04  10     Mercury 0.7°N of Venus
    05  09:58  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  19     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  17:10  Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
    07  08:10  Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
    08  22:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  18:58  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
    12  03:37  Moon at Perigee: 367259 km
    12  18     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    15  16:40  NEW MOON 
    18  00     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  05:51  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  05:18  Mars 2.5°N of Moon
    23  09:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  01:46  Moon at Apogee: 404396 km

Dec 01  06:49  FULL MOON 
    01  09:46  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
    01  11:58  Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    02  15:30  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  20:45  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    04  00     Saturn at Opposition 
    04  14:00  Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
    05  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    07  00:15  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    07  08:48  Moon at Perigee: 370114 km
    08  05:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  14     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  06:48  NEW MOON 
    15  06:52  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.968
    15  14:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  06:22  Mars 4.4°N of Moon
    21  22:35  Saturn 3.6°N of Aldebaran
    21  23:02  Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
    22  05:22  Winter Solstice 
    22  22     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  06:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  17:41  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    28  19:19  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
    30  00:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  20:29  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.893
    30  20:41  FULL MOON 
    30  23:58  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    31  22:11  Pollux 4.4°N of Moon

    

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

2001 Phases of the Moon

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.

2001 Phases of the Moon
Australian Eastern Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 03 08:31 Jan 10 06:24 t Jan 16 22:35
Jan 24 23:07 Feb 02 00:02 Feb 08 17:12 Feb 15 13:24
Feb 23 18:21 Mar 03 12:03 Mar 10 03:23 Mar 17 06:45
Mar 25 11:21 Apr 01 20:49 Apr 08 13:22 Apr 16 01:31
Apr 24 01:26 May 01 03:08 May 07 23:53 May 15 20:11
May 23 12:46 May 30 08:09 Jun 06 11:39 Jun 14 13:28
Jun 21 21:58 T Jun 28 13:20 Jul 06 01:04 p Jul 14 04:45
Jul 21 05:44 Jul 27 20:08 Aug 04 15:56 Aug 12 17:53
Aug 19 12:55 Aug 26 05:55 Sep 03 07:43 Sep 11 05:00
Sep 17 20:27 Sep 24 19:31 Oct 02 23:49 Oct 10 14:20
Oct 17 05:23 Oct 24 12:58 Nov 01 15:41 Nov 08 22:21
Nov 15 16:40 Nov 23 09:21 Dec 01 06:49 Dec 08 05:52
Dec 15 06:48 A Dec 23 06:56 Dec 30 20:41 n -

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: 2001 to 2010

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
IST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
BST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
ICT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
AWST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
JST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
ACT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
AEST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
NCT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
NZST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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

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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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