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