2001 Sky Event Almanac
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska 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.
| 2001 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Alaska Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jan 02 13:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 03 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 00 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
05 16:00 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
06 04:51 Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
06 19:44 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
09 04:53 Moon at Ascending Node
09 11:21 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.189
09 11:24 FULL MOON
09 23:59 Moon at Perigee: 357132 km
12 01:15 Regulus 3.4°S of Moon
16 03:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
17 11:15 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
22 13:22 Moon at Descending Node
24 04:07 NEW MOON
24 10:02 Moon at Apogee: 406565 km
25 18 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
25 18:14 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
28 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
29 04:42 Jupiter 4.4°S of Pleiades
Feb 01 05:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 06 Mercury at Perihelion
02 00:18 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
02 13:14 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
03 05:34 Aldebaran 2.5°S of Moon
05 15:48 Moon at Ascending Node
07 13:19 Moon at Perigee: 356853 km
07 22:12 FULL MOON
08 12:28 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
09 02 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
12 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 18:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 00:30 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
18 17:52 Moon at Descending Node
20 12:38 Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
22 01 Venus at Perihelion
22 23:21 NEW MOON
Mar 01 08:49 Saturn 2.0°N of Moon
01 23:40 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
02 12:50 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
02 17:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 22:23 Moon at Ascending Node
07 23:35 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
07 23:55 Moon at Perigee: 359779 km
09 08:23 FULL MOON
10 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W
15 11:34 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
16 11:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 06 Mercury at Aphelion
17 19:58 Moon at Descending Node
20 02:25 Moon at Apogee: 405473 km
20 04:31 Vernal Equinox
22 09:18 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
24 16:21 NEW MOON
28 18:32 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
29 12:27 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
29 18:23 Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon
29 19 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Apr 01 00:01 Moon at Ascending Node
01 01:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 08:29 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
05 01:04 Moon at Perigee: 364815 km
07 18:22 FULL MOON
12 16:46 Mars 1.3°S of Moon
13 21:52 Moon at Descending Node
15 06:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 21:06 Moon at Apogee: 404501 km
22 00 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
23 06:26 NEW MOON
25 06:27 Saturn 1.4°N of Moon
26 00:18 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
26 04:01 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
28 00:43 Moon at Ascending Node
30 05 Mercury at Perihelion
30 08:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 01 14:47 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
01 18:37 Moon at Perigee: 369426 km
04 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 16 Mercury 3.5°N of Saturn
07 04:53 FULL MOON
10 10:12 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
11 02:02 Moon at Descending Node
14 16:29 Moon at Apogee: 404141 km
15 01:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 03 Mercury 2.8°N of Jupiter
19 00:07 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
21 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°E
22 17:46 NEW MOON
23 22:15 Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
24 10:27 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
25 03 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 04:51 Moon at Ascending Node
26 22:07 Moon at Perigee: 368036 km
28 20:02 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
29 13:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 05 16:39 FULL MOON
06 10:11 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
07 08:37 Moon at Descending Node
07 20 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
11 10:48 Moon at Apogee: 404630 km
13 05 Mars at Opposition
13 18:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 05 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
14 10 Venus at Aphelion
16 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 13:31 Venus 1.7°N of Moon
19 12:24 Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
19 17:24 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
20 22:38 Summer Solstice
21 02:58 NEW MOON
21 03:04 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.050
21 13:11 Moon at Ascending Node
23 08:14 Moon at Perigee: 363135 km
25 02:23 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
27 18:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jul 04 05 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
04 15:48 Moon at Descending Node
05 05:55 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.495
05 06:04 FULL MOON
09 02:24 Moon at Apogee: 405565 km
09 05:14 Saturn 3.7°N of Aldebaran
09 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
13 00 Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
13 09:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 03:33 Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
14 20 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
17 03:24 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
17 04:00 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
17 08:42 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
18 15:10 Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
18 23:24 Moon at Ascending Node
19 04:11 Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
20 10:44 NEW MOON
21 11:44 Moon at Perigee: 359027 km
22 11:00 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
27 01:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 05 Mercury at Perihelion
27 15 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 01 Neptune at Opposition
31 21:21 Moon at Descending Node
Aug 03 20:56 FULL MOON
05 12:05 Moon at Apogee: 406268 km
05 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 16 Venus 1.2°S of Jupiter
11 22:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 07 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 12:31 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
13 17:37 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
15 06 Uranus at Opposition
15 08:05 Moon at Ascending Node
15 10:49 Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
16 03:38 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
18 17:55 NEW MOON
18 20:43 Moon at Perigee: 357159 km
25 10:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 00:09 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 01 14:26 Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
02 12:43 FULL MOON
09 04 Mercury at Aphelion
09 19:45 Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon
10 03:37 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
10 10:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 12:36 Moon at Ascending Node
12 03:24 Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
13 00:28 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
14 21:43 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
15 08:12 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
16 06:50 Moon at Perigee: 358128 km
17 01:27 NEW MOON
18 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°E
19 21:48 Mercury 0.7°S of Spica
20 13:20 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
22 14:05 Autumnal Equinox
24 00:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 01:28 Moon at Descending Node
24 15:31 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
28 20:33 Moon at Apogee: 405791 km
Oct 02 04:49 FULL MOON
04 18 Venus at Perihelion
07 01:27 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
07 09:39 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
08 13:32 Moon at Ascending Node
09 15:18 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
09 19:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 07:42 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
11 22 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38141 AU
12 17:20 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
13 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 14:01 Moon at Perigee: 361864 km
14 17:11 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
16 10:23 NEW MOON
20 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 04:22 Moon at Descending Node
23 04 Mercury at Perihelion
23 11:04 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
23 17:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 11:12 Moon at Apogee: 404937 km
29 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W
29 13 Mercury 0.6°N of Venus
31 20:41 FULL MOON
Nov 03 06:42 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
03 06:55 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica
03 07:14 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
03 13:13 Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
03 15 Mercury 0.7°N of Venus
04 14:58 Moon at Ascending Node
05 00 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 22:10 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
06 13:10 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
08 03:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 23:58 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
11 08:37 Moon at Perigee: 367259 km
11 23 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 21:40 NEW MOON
17 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 10:51 Moon at Descending Node
21 10:18 Mars 2.5°N of Moon
22 14:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 06:46 Moon at Apogee: 404396 km
30 11:49 FULL MOON
30 14:46 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
30 16:58 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
Dec 01 20:30 Moon at Ascending Node
03 01:45 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
03 05 Saturn at Opposition
03 19:00 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
04 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 05:15 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
06 13:48 Moon at Perigee: 370114 km
07 10:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 19 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 11:48 NEW MOON
14 11:52 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.968
14 19:32 Moon at Descending Node
20 11:22 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
21 03:35 Saturn 3.6°N of Aldebaran
21 04:02 Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
21 10:22 Winter Solstice
22 03 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 11:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 22:41 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
28 00:19 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
29 05:51 Moon at Ascending Node
30 01:29 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.893
30 01:41 FULL MOON
30 04:58 Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
31 03:11 Pollux 4.4°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
2001 Phases of the Moon
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska 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.
| 2001 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Alaska Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 02 13:31 | Jan 09 11:24 t | Jan 16 03:35 |
| Jan 24 04:07 | Feb 01 05:02 | Feb 07 22:12 | Feb 14 18:24 |
| Feb 22 23:21 | Mar 02 17:03 | Mar 09 08:23 | Mar 16 11:45 |
| Mar 24 16:21 | Apr 01 01:49 | Apr 07 18:22 | Apr 15 06:31 |
| Apr 23 06:26 | Apr 30 08:08 | May 07 04:53 | May 15 01:11 |
| May 22 17:46 | May 29 13:09 | Jun 05 16:39 | Jun 13 18:28 |
| Jun 21 02:58 T | Jun 27 18:20 | Jul 05 06:04 p | Jul 13 09:45 |
| Jul 20 10:44 | Jul 27 01:08 | Aug 03 20:56 | Aug 11 22:53 |
| Aug 18 17:55 | Aug 25 10:55 | Sep 02 12:43 | Sep 10 10:00 |
| Sep 17 01:27 | Sep 24 00:31 | Oct 02 04:49 | Oct 09 19:20 |
| Oct 16 10:23 | Oct 23 17:58 | Oct 31 20:41 | Nov 08 03:21 |
| Nov 14 21:40 | Nov 22 14:21 | Nov 30 11:49 | Dec 07 10:52 |
| Dec 14 11:48 A | Dec 22 11:56 | Dec 30 01:41 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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| PST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AKST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| HST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- 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 |
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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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