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