2009 Sky Event Almanac

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern 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.

2009 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Eastern Standard Time
January - June July - December 
Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 03  23     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  21:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
    05  02     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98327 AU
    08  04:19  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
    10  20:52  Moon at Perigee: 357501 km
    11  13:27  FULL MOON 
    12  18:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  01     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  05:46  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
    15  09     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
    18  06:54  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    18  12:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    21  23:12  Antares 0.0°S of Moon
    23  10:11  Moon at Apogee: 406116 km
    24  17     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    26  17:55  NEW MOON 
    26  17:59  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
    26  23:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  21:38  Venus 2.8°S of Moon

Feb 03  09:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  12:23  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
    08  06:08  Moon at Perigee: 361487 km
    09  05:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  00:38  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.899
    10  00:49  FULL MOON 
    10  16:51  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
    12  22     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    14  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°W
    14  15:39  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    17  07:37  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  04     Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
    18  06:24  Antares 0.0°S of Moon
    20  03:00  Moon at Apogee: 405132 km
    21  23     Venus at Perihelion 
    23  06:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  08:12  Mercury 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  11:06  Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  17:49  Mars 1.7°S of Moon
    24  16     Mercury 0.6°S of Jupiter
    25  11:35  NEW MOON 
    27  01     Mercury at Aphelion 
    27  10     Uranus at Aphelion: 20.09883 AU
    28  08:59  Venus 1.3°N of Moon

Mar 02  10     Mercury 0.6°S of Mars
    03  18:05  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
    04  17:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  01:06  Moon at Perigee: 367020 km
    08  14:05  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  05     Saturn at Opposition 
    10  02:48  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
    11  12:38  FULL MOON 
    13  11     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    14  01:16  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    17  14:33  Antares 0.2°S of Moon
    19  03:47  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  23:16  Moon at Apogee: 404302 km
    20  21:44  Vernal Equinox 
    22  12:12  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  07:31  Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
    25  00:05  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    27  02:06  NEW MOON 
    28  06     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    30  23:38  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
    31  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 

Apr 02  12:31  Moon at Perigee: 370014 km
    03  00:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  17:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  10:22  Regulus 2.7°N of Moon
    10  00:56  FULL MOON 
    10  10:12  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    12  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  22:57  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    16  19:15  Moon at Apogee: 404232 km
    17  23:36  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  15:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  02:26  Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
    21  20     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38133 AU
    22  20     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  00:14  Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    25  03     Venus 4.1°N of Mars
    25  13:23  NEW MOON 
    26  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
    27  02:30  Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
    27  07:01  Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon
    28  16:26  Moon at Perigee: 366042 km
    30  23:02  Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades

May 01  17:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    02  06:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  16:07  Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
    05  10     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  17:31  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    09  14:01  FULL MOON 
    11  06:43  Antares 0.5°S of Moon
    14  12:57  Moon at Apogee: 404916 km
    15  17:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  17:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  17:52  Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
    18  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    24  22:11  NEW MOON 
    26  13:44  Moon at Perigee: 361155 km
    28  20:19  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  21:56  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
    31  13:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Jun 03  23:26  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    06  06     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
    07  13:25  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    08  04:12  FULL MOON 
    11  02:04  Moon at Apogee: 405786 km
    11  20:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
    14  04:01  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
    14  07     Venus at Aphelion 
    16  08:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  02:59  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
    21  15     Venus 2.0°S of Mars
    21  15:45  Summer Solstice 
    22  07:42  Mercury 3.0°N of Aldebaran
    23  05:35  NEW MOON 
    23  20:39  Moon at Perigee: 358018 km
    25  03:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  05:28  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
    29  21:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 


Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 01  05:09  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    04  12     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
    04  19:21  Antares 0.5°S of Moon
    07  19:21  FULL MOON 
    07  19:39  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.156
    08  07:39  Moon at Apogee: 406233 km
    08  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    09  01:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  08:11  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
    12  12:03  Mars 4.5°S of Pleiades
    14  12     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    14  13:21  Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
    15  19:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  12:42  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
    18  21:38  Mars 4.9°S of Moon
    22  06:16  Moon at Perigee: 357465 km
    22  12:35  NEW MOON 
    22  12:35  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.080
    22  13:47  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  15:03  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
    28  11     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  11:59  Spica 3.5°N of Moon
    29  08:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Aug 01  01:19  Antares 0.5°S of Moon
    03  07:08  Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
    04  10:42  Moon at Apogee: 406027 km
    05  07:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  10:39  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.402
    06  10:55  FULL MOON 
    07  08:03  Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
    13  03     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  04:55  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  20:25  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
    15  05     Jupiter at Opposition 
    16  13:11  Mars 3.2°S of Moon
    17  19     Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn
    18  05     Neptune at Opposition 
    18  06:45  Venus 1.7°S of Moon
    19  00:06  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  14:53  Moon at Perigee: 359642 km
    20  20:01  NEW MOON 
    21  23     Mercury at Aphelion 
    22  21:37  Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
    24  20:31  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    25  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    27  21:42  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  08:08  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    31  21:03  Moon at Apogee: 405269 km

Sep 01  13:18  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  07:25  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
    05  02:03  FULL MOON 
    11  02:12  Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
    12  12:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  01:59  Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    15  06:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  17:55  Moon at Perigee: 364054 km
    17  04:11  Venus 3.3°N of Moon
    17  11:37  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
    17  20     Uranus at Opposition 
    18  04     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    19  04:44  NEW MOON 
    20  19:55  Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
    20  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    21  06:11  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    23  07:18  Autumnal Equinox 
    24  16:11  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    26  14:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  13:33  Moon at Apogee: 404432 km
    28  16:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  10:19  Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon

Oct 04  16     Venus at Perihelion 
    04  16:10  FULL MOON 
    04  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    06  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    08  07:37  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    08  20     Mercury 0.3°S of Saturn
    11  18:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  09:01  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  11:26  Mars 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  22:28  Moon at Perigee: 369068 km
    14  00     Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
    14  19:35  Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
    18  15:33  NEW MOON 
    21  20     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  00:58  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    25  18:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  09:18  Moon at Apogee: 404168 km
    26  10:42  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  18:42  Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon

Nov 03  05:14  FULL MOON 
    03  12:50  Venus 3.3°N of Spica
    04  14:40  Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
    05  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    05  20     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  17:30  Moon at Perigee: 368900 km
    08  09:25  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  15:59  Mars 3.5°N of Moon
    10  01:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  01:31  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
    12  19     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    14  23:32  Spica 3.2°N of Moon
    17  05:14  NEW MOON 
    18  02     Leonid Meteor Shower
    21  21:34  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  06:07  Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
    24  08:10  Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
    25  07:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Dec 02  00:12  Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
    02  17:30  FULL MOON 
    05  00:12  Moon at Perigee: 363479 km
    05  13:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  07:13  Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
    09  10:13  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  05:36  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    14  15     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  22:02  NEW MOON 
    18  18:14  Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
    19  02:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
    21  00:54  Moon at Apogee: 405731 km
    22  01:04  Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
    22  03:47  Winter Solstice 
    22  23     Ursid Meteor Shower
    25  03:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  11:03  Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
    31  22     Mercury at Perihelion

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

2009 Phases of the Moon

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern 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.

2009 Phases of the Moon
Australian Eastern Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 04 21:56 Jan 11 13:27 Jan 18 12:46
Jan 26 17:55 A Feb 03 09:13 Feb 10 00:49 n Feb 17 07:37
Feb 25 11:35 Mar 04 17:46 Mar 11 12:38 Mar 19 03:47
Mar 27 02:06 Apr 03 00:34 Apr 10 00:56 Apr 17 23:36
Apr 25 13:23 May 02 06:44 May 09 14:01 May 17 17:26
May 24 22:11 May 31 13:22 Jun 08 04:12 Jun 16 08:15
Jun 23 05:35 Jun 29 21:28 Jul 07 19:21 n Jul 15 19:53
Jul 22 12:35 T Jul 29 08:00 Aug 06 10:55 n Aug 14 04:55
Aug 20 20:01 Aug 27 21:42 Sep 05 02:03 Sep 12 12:16
Sep 19 04:44 Sep 26 14:50 Oct 04 16:10 Oct 11 18:56
Oct 18 15:33 Oct 26 10:42 Nov 03 05:14 Nov 10 01:56
Nov 17 05:14 Nov 25 07:39 Dec 02 17:30 Dec 09 10:13
Dec 16 22:02 Dec 25 03:36 Jan 01 05:13 p -

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

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania
PKT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
IST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
BST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
ICT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
AWST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
JST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
ACT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
AEST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
NCT 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
NZST 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
        • IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
        • BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
        • ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
        • AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
        • JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
        • ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
        • AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
        • NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
        • NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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