2001 Sky Event Almanac

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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
Moskow Time
January - June July - December
Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 03  01:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  15     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  12     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
    06  04:00  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
    06  16:51  Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
    07  07:44  Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
    09  16:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  23:21  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.189
    09  23:24  FULL MOON 
    10  11:59  Moon at Perigee: 357132 km
    12  13:15  Regulus 3.4°S of Moon
    16  15:35  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  11     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
    17  23:15  Mars 3.6°S of Moon
    23  01:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  16:07  NEW MOON 
    24  22:02  Moon at Apogee: 406565 km
    26  06     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    26  06:14  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
    28  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
    29  16:42  Jupiter 4.4°S of Pleiades

Feb 01  17:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    01  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    02  12:18  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
    03  01:14  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    03  17:34  Aldebaran 2.5°S of Moon
    06  03:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  01:19  Moon at Perigee: 356853 km
    08  10:12  FULL MOON 
    09  00:28  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    09  14     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    13  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    15  06:24  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  12:30  Mars 2.7°S of Moon
    19  05:52  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  00:38  Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
    22  13     Venus at Perihelion 
    23  11:21  NEW MOON 

Mar 01  20:49  Saturn 2.0°N of Moon
    02  11:40  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
    03  00:50  Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
    03  05:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  10:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  11:35  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    08  11:55  Moon at Perigee: 359779 km
    09  20:23  FULL MOON 
    11  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W
    15  23:34  Mars 1.8°S of Moon
    16  23:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  18     Mercury at Aphelion 
    18  07:58  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  14:25  Moon at Apogee: 405473 km
    20  16:31  Vernal Equinox 
    22  21:18  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
    25  04:21  NEW MOON 
    29  06:32  Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
    30  00:27  Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon
    30  06:23  Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon
    30  07     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 

Apr 01  12:01  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  13:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  20:29  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
    05  13:04  Moon at Perigee: 364815 km
    08  06:22  FULL MOON 
    13  04:46  Mars 1.3°S of Moon
    14  09:52  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  18:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  09:06  Moon at Apogee: 404501 km
    22  12     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  12     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    23  18:26  NEW MOON 
    25  18:27  Saturn 1.4°N of Moon
    26  12:18  Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
    26  16:01  Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
    28  12:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    30  20:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

May 02  02:47  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
    02  06:37  Moon at Perigee: 369426 km
    05  01     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  04     Mercury 3.5°N of Saturn
    07  16:53  FULL MOON 
    10  22:12  Mars 1.9°S of Moon
    11  14:02  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  04:29  Moon at Apogee: 404141 km
    15  13:11  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  15     Mercury 2.8°N of Jupiter
    19  12:07  Venus 4.5°N of Moon
    22  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°E
    23  05:46  NEW MOON 
    24  10:15  Jupiter 1.3°N of Moon
    24  22:27  Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
    25  15     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    25  16:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  10:07  Moon at Perigee: 368036 km
    29  08:02  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    30  01:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Jun 06  04:39  FULL MOON 
    06  22:11  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    07  20:37  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  08     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
    11  22:48  Moon at Apogee: 404630 km
    13  17     Mars at Opposition 
    14  06:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  17     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    14  22     Venus at Aphelion 
    16  16     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  01:31  Venus 1.7°N of Moon
    20  00:24  Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    20  05:24  Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
    21  10:38  Summer Solstice 
    21  14:58  NEW MOON 
    21  15:04  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.050
    22  01:11  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  20:14  Moon at Perigee: 363135 km
    25  14:23  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    28  06:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 04  17     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU
    05  03:48  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  17:55  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.495
    05  18:04  FULL MOON 
    09  14:24  Moon at Apogee: 405565 km
    09  17:14  Saturn 3.7°N of Aldebaran
    09  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
    13  12     Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
    13  21:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  15:33  Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
    15  08     Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
    17  15:24  Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
    17  16:00  Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
    17  20:42  Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  03:10  Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  11:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  16:11  Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  22:44  NEW MOON 
    21  23:44  Moon at Perigee: 359027 km
    22  23:00  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    27  13:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    28  03     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  13     Neptune at Opposition 

Aug 01  09:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  08:56  FULL MOON 
    06  00:05  Moon at Apogee: 406268 km
    06  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    06  04     Venus 1.2°S of Jupiter
    12  10:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  19     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  00:31  Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
    14  05:37  Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    15  18     Uranus at Opposition 
    15  20:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  22:49  Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  15:38  Venus 1.9°S of Moon
    19  05:55  NEW MOON 
    19  08:43  Moon at Perigee: 357159 km
    25  22:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  12:09  Moon at Descending Node 

Sep 02  02:26  Moon at Apogee: 406332 km
    03  00:43  FULL MOON 
    09  16     Mercury at Aphelion 
    10  07:45  Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon
    10  15:37  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    10  22:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  00:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  15:24  Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  12:28  Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
    15  09:43  Venus 3.3°S of Moon
    15  20:12  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    16  18:50  Moon at Perigee: 358128 km
    17  13:27  NEW MOON 
    19  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°E
    20  09:48  Mercury 0.7°S of Spica
    21  01:20  Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
    23  02:05  Autumnal Equinox 
    24  12:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  13:28  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  03:31  Mars 2.4°S of Moon
    29  08:33  Moon at Apogee: 405791 km

Oct 02  16:49  FULL MOON 
    05  06     Venus at Perihelion 
    07  13:27  Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
    07  21:39  Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    09  01:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  03:18  Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
    10  07:20  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  19:42  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
    12  10     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38141 AU
    13  05:20  Regulus 4.1°S of Moon
    14  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    15  02:01  Moon at Perigee: 361864 km
    15  05:11  Venus 3.9°S of Moon
    16  22:23  NEW MOON 
    21  11     Orionid Meteor Shower
    21  16:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    23  23:04  Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    24  05:58  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  23:12  Moon at Apogee: 404937 km
    29  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W
    30  01     Mercury 0.6°N of Venus

Nov 01  08:41  FULL MOON 
    03  18:42  Venus 3.3°N of Spica
    03  18:55  Mercury 3.9°N of Spica
    03  19:14  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
    04  01:13  Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    04  03     Mercury 0.7°N of Venus
    05  02:58  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  12     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  10:10  Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
    07  01:10  Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
    08  15:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  11:58  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
    11  20:37  Moon at Perigee: 367259 km
    12  11     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    15  09:40  NEW MOON 
    17  17     Leonid Meteor Shower
    17  22:51  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  22:18  Mars 2.5°N of Moon
    23  02:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  18:46  Moon at Apogee: 404396 km
    30  23:49  FULL MOON 

Dec 01  02:46  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
    01  04:58  Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    02  08:30  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  13:45  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    03  17     Saturn at Opposition 
    04  07:00  Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
    05  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    06  17:15  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    07  01:48  Moon at Perigee: 370114 km
    07  22:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  07     Geminid Meteor Shower
    14  23:48  NEW MOON 
    14  23:52  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.968
    15  07:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  23:22  Mars 4.4°N of Moon
    21  15:35  Saturn 3.6°N of Aldebaran
    21  16:02  Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
    21  22:22  Winter Solstice 
    22  15     Ursid Meteor Shower
    22  23:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  10:41  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    28  12:19  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
    29  17:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  13:29  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.893
    30  13:41  FULL MOON 
    30  16:58  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    31  15:11  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

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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
Moskow Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 03 01:31 Jan 09 23:24 t Jan 16 15:35
Jan 24 16:07 Feb 01 17:02 Feb 08 10:12 Feb 15 06:24
Feb 23 11:21 Mar 03 05:03 Mar 09 20:23 Mar 16 23:45
Mar 25 04:21 Apr 01 13:49 Apr 08 06:22 Apr 15 18:31
Apr 23 18:26 Apr 30 20:08 May 07 16:53 May 15 13:11
May 23 05:46 May 30 01:09 Jun 06 04:39 Jun 14 06:28
Jun 21 14:58 T Jun 28 06:20 Jul 05 18:04 p Jul 13 21:45
Jul 20 22:44 Jul 27 13:08 Aug 04 08:56 Aug 12 10:53
Aug 19 05:55 Aug 25 22:55 Sep 03 00:43 Sep 10 22:00
Sep 17 13:27 Sep 24 12:31 Oct 02 16:49 Oct 10 07:20
Oct 16 22:23 Oct 24 05:58 Nov 01 08:41 Nov 08 15:21
Nov 15 09:40 Nov 23 02:21 Nov 30 23:49 Dec 07 22:52
Dec 14 23:48 A Dec 22 23:56 Dec 30 13:41 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

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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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