2001 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | ||||||||
| Eastern European Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 00:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 14 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 11 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
06 03:00 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
06 15:51 Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
07 06:44 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
09 15:53 Moon at Ascending Node
09 22:21 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.189
09 22:24 FULL MOON
10 10:59 Moon at Perigee: 357132 km
12 12:15 Regulus 3.4°S of Moon
16 14:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 10 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
17 22:15 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
23 00:22 Moon at Descending Node
24 15:07 NEW MOON
24 21:02 Moon at Apogee: 406565 km
26 05 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
26 05:14 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
28 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
29 15:42 Jupiter 4.4°S of Pleiades
Feb 01 16:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 17 Mercury at Perihelion
02 11:18 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
03 00:14 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
03 16:34 Aldebaran 2.5°S of Moon
06 02:48 Moon at Ascending Node
08 00:19 Moon at Perigee: 356853 km
08 09:12 FULL MOON
08 23:28 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
09 13 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 05:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 11:30 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
19 04:52 Moon at Descending Node
20 23:38 Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
22 12 Venus at Perihelion
23 10:21 NEW MOON
Mar 01 19:49 Saturn 2.0°N of Moon
02 10:40 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
02 23:50 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
03 04:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 09:23 Moon at Ascending Node
08 10:35 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
08 10:55 Moon at Perigee: 359779 km
09 19:23 FULL MOON
11 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W
15 22:34 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
16 22:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 17 Mercury at Aphelion
18 06:58 Moon at Descending Node
20 13:25 Moon at Apogee: 405473 km
20 15:31 Vernal Equinox
22 20:18 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
25 03:21 NEW MOON
29 05:32 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
29 23:27 Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
30 05:23 Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon
30 06 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Apr 01 11:01 Moon at Ascending Node
01 12:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 19:29 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
05 12:04 Moon at Perigee: 364815 km
08 05:22 FULL MOON
13 03:46 Mars 1.3°S of Moon
14 08:52 Moon at Descending Node
15 17:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 08:06 Moon at Apogee: 404501 km
22 11 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
23 17:26 NEW MOON
25 17:27 Saturn 1.4°N of Moon
26 11:18 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
26 15:01 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
28 11:43 Moon at Ascending Node
30 16 Mercury at Perihelion
30 19:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 02 01:47 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
02 05:37 Moon at Perigee: 369426 km
05 00 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 03 Mercury 3.5°N of Saturn
07 15:53 FULL MOON
10 21:12 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
11 13:02 Moon at Descending Node
15 03:29 Moon at Apogee: 404141 km
15 12:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 14 Mercury 2.8°N of Jupiter
19 11:07 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
22 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°E
23 04:46 NEW MOON
24 09:15 Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
24 21:27 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
25 14 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 15:51 Moon at Ascending Node
27 09:07 Moon at Perigee: 368036 km
29 07:02 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
30 00:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 06 03:39 FULL MOON
06 21:11 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
07 19:37 Moon at Descending Node
08 07 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
11 21:48 Moon at Apogee: 404630 km
13 16 Mars at Opposition
14 05:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 16 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
14 21 Venus at Aphelion
16 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 00:31 Venus 1.7°N of Moon
19 23:24 Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
20 04:24 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
21 09:38 Summer Solstice
21 13:58 NEW MOON
21 14:04 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.050
22 00:11 Moon at Ascending Node
23 19:14 Moon at Perigee: 363135 km
25 13:23 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
28 05:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 04 16 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
05 02:48 Moon at Descending Node
05 16:55 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.495
05 17:04 FULL MOON
09 13:24 Moon at Apogee: 405565 km
09 16:14 Saturn 3.7°N of Aldebaran
09 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
13 11 Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
13 20:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 14:33 Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
15 07 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
17 14:24 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
17 15:00 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
17 19:42 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 02:10 Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
19 10:24 Moon at Ascending Node
19 15:11 Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
20 21:44 NEW MOON
21 22:44 Moon at Perigee: 359027 km
22 22:00 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
27 12:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 16 Mercury at Perihelion
28 02 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 12 Neptune at Opposition
Aug 01 08:21 Moon at Descending Node
04 07:56 FULL MOON
05 23:05 Moon at Apogee: 406268 km
06 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 03 Venus 1.2°S of Jupiter
12 09:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 18 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 23:31 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
14 04:37 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
15 17 Uranus at Opposition
15 19:05 Moon at Ascending Node
15 21:49 Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
16 14:38 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
19 04:55 NEW MOON
19 07:43 Moon at Perigee: 357159 km
25 21:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 11:09 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 02 01:26 Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
02 23:43 FULL MOON
09 15 Mercury at Aphelion
10 06:45 Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon
10 14:37 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
10 21:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 23:36 Moon at Ascending Node
12 14:24 Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
13 11:28 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
15 08:43 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
15 19:12 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
16 17:50 Moon at Perigee: 358128 km
17 12:27 NEW MOON
19 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°E
20 08:48 Mercury 0.7°S of Spica
21 00:20 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
23 01:05 Autumnal Equinox
24 11:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 12:28 Moon at Descending Node
25 02:31 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
29 07:33 Moon at Apogee: 405791 km
Oct 02 15:49 FULL MOON
05 05 Venus at Perihelion
07 12:27 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
07 20:39 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
09 00:32 Moon at Ascending Node
10 02:18 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
10 06:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 18:42 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
12 09 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38141 AU
13 04:20 Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
14 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 01:01 Moon at Perigee: 361864 km
15 04:11 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
16 21:23 NEW MOON
21 10 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 15:22 Moon at Descending Node
23 15 Mercury at Perihelion
23 22:04 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
24 04:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 22:12 Moon at Apogee: 404937 km
29 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W
30 00 Mercury 0.6°N of Venus
Nov 01 07:41 FULL MOON
03 17:42 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
03 17:55 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica
03 18:14 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
04 00:13 Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
04 02 Mercury 0.7°N of Venus
05 01:58 Moon at Ascending Node
05 11 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 09:10 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
07 00:10 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
08 14:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 10:58 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
11 19:37 Moon at Perigee: 367259 km
12 10 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 08:40 NEW MOON
17 16 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 21:51 Moon at Descending Node
21 21:18 Mars 2.5°N of Moon
23 01:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 17:46 Moon at Apogee: 404396 km
30 22:49 FULL MOON
Dec 01 01:46 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
01 03:58 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
02 07:30 Moon at Ascending Node
03 12:45 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
03 16 Saturn at Opposition
04 06:00 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
04 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 16:15 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
07 00:48 Moon at Perigee: 370114 km
07 21:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 06 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 22:48 NEW MOON
14 22:52 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.968
15 06:32 Moon at Descending Node
20 22:22 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
21 14:35 Saturn 3.6°N of Aldebaran
21 15:02 Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
21 21:22 Winter Solstice
22 14 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 22:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 09:41 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
28 11:19 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
29 16:51 Moon at Ascending Node
30 12:29 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.893
30 12:41 FULL MOON
30 15:58 Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
31 14:11 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
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 03 00:31 | Jan 09 22:24 t | Jan 16 14:35 |
| Jan 24 15:07 | Feb 01 16:02 | Feb 08 09:12 | Feb 15 05:24 |
| Feb 23 10:21 | Mar 03 04:03 | Mar 09 19:23 | Mar 16 22:45 |
| Mar 25 03:21 | Apr 01 12:49 | Apr 08 05:22 | Apr 15 17:31 |
| Apr 23 17:26 | Apr 30 19:08 | May 07 15:53 | May 15 12:11 |
| May 23 04:46 | May 30 00:09 | Jun 06 03:39 | Jun 14 05:28 |
| Jun 21 13:58 T | Jun 28 05:20 | Jul 05 17:04 p | Jul 13 20:45 |
| Jul 20 21:44 | Jul 27 12:08 | Aug 04 07:56 | Aug 12 09:53 |
| Aug 19 04:55 | Aug 25 21:55 | Sep 02 23:43 | Sep 10 21:00 |
| Sep 17 12:27 | Sep 24 11:31 | Oct 02 15:49 | Oct 10 06:20 |
| Oct 16 21:23 | Oct 24 04:58 | Nov 01 07:41 | Nov 08 14:21 |
| Nov 15 08:40 | Nov 23 01:21 | Nov 30 22:49 | Dec 07 21:52 |
| Dec 14 22:48 A | Dec 22 22:56 | Dec 30 12:41 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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| GMT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CET | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EET | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MSK | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| GST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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