2009 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.
| 2009 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 14:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
04 19 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98327 AU
07 21:19 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
10 13:52 Moon at Perigee: 357501 km
11 06:27 FULL MOON
12 11:34 Moon at Descending Node
13 18 Mercury at Perihelion
13 22:46 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
15 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.1°E
17 23:54 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
18 05:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 16:12 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
23 03:11 Moon at Apogee: 406116 km
24 10 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
26 10:55 NEW MOON
26 10:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
26 16:27 Moon at Ascending Node
30 14:38 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
Feb 03 02:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 05:23 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
07 23:08 Moon at Perigee: 361487 km
08 22:46 Moon at Descending Node
09 17:38 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.899
09 17:49 FULL MOON
10 09:51 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
12 15 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
14 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°W
14 08:39 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
17 00:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 21 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
17 23:24 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
19 20:00 Moon at Apogee: 405132 km
21 16 Venus at Perihelion
22 23:31 Moon at Ascending Node
23 01:12 Mercury 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
23 04:06 Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
23 10:49 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
24 09 Mercury 0.6°S of Jupiter
25 04:35 NEW MOON
26 18 Mercury at Aphelion
27 03 Uranus at Aphelion: 20.09883 AU
28 01:59 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
Mar 02 03 Mercury 0.6°S of Mars
03 11:05 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
04 10:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 18:06 Moon at Perigee: 367020 km
08 07:05 Moon at Descending Node
08 22 Saturn at Opposition
09 19:48 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
11 05:38 FULL MOON
13 04 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
13 18:16 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 07:33 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
18 20:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 16:16 Moon at Apogee: 404302 km
20 14:44 Vernal Equinox
22 05:12 Moon at Ascending Node
23 00:31 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
24 17:05 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
26 19:06 NEW MOON
27 23 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
30 16:38 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
31 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
Apr 02 05:31 Moon at Perigee: 370014 km
02 17:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 10:22 Moon at Descending Node
06 03:22 Regulus 2.7°N of Moon
09 17:56 FULL MOON
10 03:12 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
11 17 Mercury at Perihelion
13 15:57 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
16 12:15 Moon at Apogee: 404232 km
17 16:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 08:19 Moon at Ascending Node
19 19:26 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
21 13 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38133 AU
22 13 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 17:14 Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
24 20 Venus 4.1°N of Mars
25 06:23 NEW MOON
26 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
26 19:30 Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
27 00:01 Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon
28 09:26 Moon at Perigee: 366042 km
30 16:02 Mercury 1.4°S of Pleiades
May 01 10:50 Moon at Descending Node
01 23:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 09:07 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
05 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 10:31 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
09 07:01 FULL MOON
10 23:43 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
14 05:57 Moon at Apogee: 404916 km
15 10:13 Moon at Ascending Node
17 10:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 10:52 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
18 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 15:11 NEW MOON
26 06:44 Moon at Perigee: 361155 km
28 13:19 Moon at Descending Node
30 14:56 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon
31 06:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 03 16:26 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
05 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
07 06:25 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
07 21:12 FULL MOON
10 19:04 Moon at Apogee: 405786 km
11 13:15 Moon at Ascending Node
13 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
13 21:01 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
14 00 Venus at Aphelion
16 01:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 19:59 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
21 08 Venus 2.0°S of Mars
21 08:45 Summer Solstice
22 00:42 Mercury 3.0°N of Aldebaran
22 22:35 NEW MOON
23 13:39 Moon at Perigee: 358018 km
24 20:24 Moon at Descending Node
26 22:28 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
29 14:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 22:09 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jul 04 05 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
04 12:21 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
07 12:21 FULL MOON
07 12:39 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.156
08 00:39 Moon at Apogee: 406233 km
08 16 Mercury at Perihelion
08 18:24 Moon at Ascending Node
11 01:11 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
12 05:03 Mars 4.5°S of Pleiades
14 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
14 06:21 Venus 3.0°N of Aldebaran
15 12:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 05:42 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
18 14:38 Mars 4.9°S of Moon
21 23:16 Moon at Perigee: 357465 km
22 05:35 NEW MOON
22 05:35 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.080
22 06:47 Moon at Descending Node
24 08:03 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
28 04 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 04:59 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
29 01:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 18:19 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
Aug 03 00:08 Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
04 03:42 Moon at Apogee: 406027 km
05 00:42 Moon at Ascending Node
06 03:39 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.402
06 03:55 FULL MOON
07 01:03 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
12 20 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 21:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 13:25 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
14 22 Jupiter at Opposition
16 06:11 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
17 12 Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn
17 22 Neptune at Opposition
17 23:45 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
18 17:06 Moon at Descending Node
19 07:53 Moon at Perigee: 359642 km
20 13:01 NEW MOON
21 16 Mercury at Aphelion
22 14:37 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
24 13:31 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
24 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
27 14:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 01:08 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
31 14:03 Moon at Apogee: 405269 km
Sep 01 06:18 Moon at Ascending Node
03 00:25 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
04 19:03 FULL MOON
10 19:12 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
12 05:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 18:59 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
14 23:56 Moon at Descending Node
16 10:55 Moon at Perigee: 364054 km
16 21:11 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
17 04:37 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon
17 13 Uranus at Opposition
17 21 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
18 21:44 NEW MOON
20 12:55 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus
20 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 23:11 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
23 00:18 Autumnal Equinox
24 09:11 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
26 07:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 06:33 Moon at Apogee: 404432 km
28 09:52 Moon at Ascending Node
30 03:19 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 04 09 Venus at Perihelion
04 09:10 FULL MOON
04 16 Mercury at Perihelion
06 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
08 00:37 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
08 13 Mercury 0.3°S of Saturn
11 11:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 02:01 Moon at Descending Node
12 04:26 Mars 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
13 15:28 Moon at Perigee: 369068 km
13 17 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn
14 12:35 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
18 08:33 NEW MOON
21 13 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 17:58 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
25 11:52 Moon at Ascending Node
26 02:18 Moon at Apogee: 404168 km
26 03:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 11:42 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
Nov 02 22:14 FULL MOON
03 05:50 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
04 07:40 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
05 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 10:30 Moon at Perigee: 368900 km
08 02:25 Moon at Descending Node
09 08:59 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
09 18:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 18:31 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
12 12 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 16:32 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
16 22:14 NEW MOON
17 19 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 14:34 Moon at Ascending Node
22 23:07 Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
24 01:10 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
25 00:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 17:12 Pleiades 0.0°N of Moon
02 10:30 FULL MOON
04 17:12 Moon at Perigee: 363479 km
05 06:18 Moon at Descending Node
08 00:13 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
09 03:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 22:36 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
14 08 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 15:02 NEW MOON
18 11:14 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
18 19:41 Moon at Ascending Node
18 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
20 17:54 Moon at Apogee: 405731 km
21 18:04 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
21 20:47 Winter Solstice
22 16 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 20:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 04:03 Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
31 15 Mercury at Perihelion
31 22:13 FULL MOON
31 22:23 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.076
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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
2009 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.
| 2009 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Moskow Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 04 14:56 | Jan 11 06:27 | Jan 18 05:46 |
| Jan 26 10:55 A | Feb 03 02:13 | Feb 09 17:49 n | Feb 17 00:37 |
| Feb 25 04:35 | Mar 04 10:46 | Mar 11 05:38 | Mar 18 20:47 |
| Mar 26 19:06 | Apr 02 17:34 | Apr 09 17:56 | Apr 17 16:36 |
| Apr 25 06:23 | May 01 23:44 | May 09 07:01 | May 17 10:26 |
| May 24 15:11 | May 31 06:22 | Jun 07 21:12 | Jun 16 01:15 |
| Jun 22 22:35 | Jun 29 14:28 | Jul 07 12:21 n | Jul 15 12:53 |
| Jul 22 05:35 T | Jul 29 01:00 | Aug 06 03:55 n | Aug 13 21:55 |
| Aug 20 13:01 | Aug 27 14:42 | Sep 04 19:03 | Sep 12 05:16 |
| Sep 18 21:44 | Sep 26 07:50 | Oct 04 09:10 | Oct 11 11:56 |
| Oct 18 08:33 | Oct 26 03:42 | Nov 02 22:14 | Nov 09 18:56 |
| Nov 16 22:14 | Nov 25 00:39 | Dec 02 10:30 | Dec 09 03:13 |
| Dec 16 15:02 | Dec 24 20:36 | Dec 31 22:13 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
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 |
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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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