2010 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.
| 2010 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date GST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 16:30 Moon at Descending Node
02 00:36 Moon at Perigee: 358684 km
03 05 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
03 23 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 08:59 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
04 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 14:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 05:11 Spica 3.5°N of Moon
11 16:43 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
12 01 Venus at Superior Conjunction
15 03:18 Moon at Ascending Node
15 11:07 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.919
15 11:11 NEW MOON
17 05:40 Moon at Apogee: 406434 km
23 14:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 18 Venus at Aphelion
25 15:00 Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon
27 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°W
29 04:02 Moon at Descending Node
29 23 Mars at Opposition
30 10:18 FULL MOON
30 13:03 Moon at Perigee: 356593 km
31 19:25 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
Feb 04 12:20 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
06 03:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 22:29 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
11 08:58 Moon at Ascending Node
12 09:55 Mercury 2.3°S of Moon
13 06:06 Moon at Apogee: 406542 km
13 16 Mercury at Aphelion
14 06:51 NEW MOON
15 03 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
21 22:32 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
22 04:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 13:11 Moon at Descending Node
28 01:40 Moon at Perigee: 357832 km
28 06:53 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
28 16 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
28 20:38 FULL MOON
Mar 03 21:47 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
07 05:32 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
07 19:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 12:07 Moon at Ascending Node
12 14:07 Moon at Apogee: 406011 km
14 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 01:01 NEW MOON
17 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
20 21:32 Vernal Equinox
21 04:08 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
22 04 Saturn at Opposition
23 15:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 17:05 Moon at Descending Node
25 17:57 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
27 17:05 Regulus 4.2°N of Moon
28 08:56 Moon at Perigee: 361877 km
29 15 Mercury at Perihelion
30 06:25 FULL MOON
31 03 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66594 AU
31 08:19 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
Apr 03 14:17 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
04 12 Mercury 3.0°N of Venus
06 13:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 13:45 Moon at Ascending Node
09 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
09 06:45 Moon at Apogee: 404999 km
14 16:29 NEW MOON
16 02:46 Mercury 1.5°S of Moon
16 16:55 Venus 4.1°S of Moon
17 09:43 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
20 17:38 Moon at Descending Node
21 22:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 13:27 Mars 4.6°N of Moon
22 21 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 00:43 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
25 00:59 Moon at Perigee: 367142 km
25 09:18 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
27 18:02 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
28 16:18 FULL MOON
28 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 23:44 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
May 03 16:35 Moon at Ascending Node
05 10 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 08:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 01:53 Moon at Apogee: 404231 km
14 05:04 NEW MOON
16 14:16 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
17 03 Venus at Perihelion
17 19:39 Moon at Descending Node
20 12:38 Moon at Perigee: 369729 km
21 03:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 06:28 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
25 01:42 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
26 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°W
28 03:07 FULL MOON
28 08:30 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
30 22:07 Moon at Ascending Node
Jun 03 20:50 Moon at Apogee: 404266 km
05 02:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 04:15 Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
08 18:59 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
11 01:46 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
12 15:15 NEW MOON
14 01:54 Moon at Descending Node
15 11:08 Venus 3.9°N of Moon
15 18:54 Moon at Perigee: 365937 km
17 12:12 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon
19 08:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 07:34 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
21 15:28 Summer Solstice
24 15:41 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
25 15 Mercury at Perihelion
26 15:30 FULL MOON
26 15:38 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.537
27 05:19 Moon at Ascending Node
28 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
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Date GST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 14:12 Moon at Apogee: 405036 km
04 18:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 15 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
08 11:26 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
10 12:45 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
11 11:30 Moon at Descending Node
11 23:34 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.058
11 23:40 NEW MOON
13 04:45 Mercury 4.2°N of Moon
13 15:21 Moon at Perigee: 361116 km
14 19:42 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon
18 13:05 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
18 14:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 21:31 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
24 11:59 Moon at Ascending Node
26 05:37 FULL MOON
27 22:10 Mercury 0.2°S of Regulus
28 12 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 03:50 Moon at Apogee: 405955 km
31 18 Mars 1.8°S of Saturn
Aug 03 08:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 20:27 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
07 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
07 21:24 Moon at Descending Node
08 14 Mercury at Aphelion
08 19 Venus 2.8°S of Saturn
10 07:08 NEW MOON
10 21:56 Moon at Perigee: 357858 km
12 05:34 Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
13 04 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 16:07 Venus 4.5°N of Moon
14 19:59 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
16 22:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 03:07 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
19 08 Venus 1.9°S of Mars
20 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
20 13 Neptune at Opposition
20 16:13 Moon at Ascending Node
24 21:05 FULL MOON
25 09:51 Moon at Apogee: 406390 km
Sep 01 02:06 Venus 0.9°S of Spica
01 03:47 Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon
01 21:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 04:16 Moon at Descending Node
05 21:00 Mars 1.9°N of Spica
08 08:00 Moon at Perigee: 357193 km
08 14:30 NEW MOON
11 05:04 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
11 17:05 Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
14 09:55 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
15 09:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 17:56 Moon at Ascending Node
19 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
21 12:03 Moon at Apogee: 406169 km
21 14 Mercury at Perihelion
21 16 Jupiter at Opposition
21 21 Uranus at Opposition
23 07:09 Autumnal Equinox
23 13:17 FULL MOON
28 09:32 Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
Oct 01 04 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
01 06:42 Moon at Descending Node
01 07:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 02:29 Regulus 4.9°N of Moon
06 17:41 Moon at Perigee: 359453 km
07 22:44 NEW MOON
09 19:49 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
10 05:51 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
11 18:39 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
13 19:36 Moon at Ascending Node
15 01:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 22:18 Moon at Apogee: 405433 km
21 20 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 05:36 FULL MOON
25 15:05 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
28 07:15 Moon at Descending Node
29 05 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
30 16:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 03 21:22 Moon at Perigee: 364189 km
05 01:57 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
05 20 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 08:52 NEW MOON
08 02:10 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
08 04:42 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
10 00:14 Moon at Ascending Node
11 00:16 Mars 3.9°N of Antares
12 20 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 20:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 15:47 Moon at Apogee: 404634 km
15 20:18 Mercury 2.4°N of Antares
17 22:37 Venus 0.7°S of Spica
18 02 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 20 Mercury 1.7°S of Mars
21 21:27 FULL MOON
21 22:03 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
24 10:27 Moon at Descending Node
29 00:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 23:09 Moon at Perigee: 369439 km
Dec 01 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°E
02 10:14 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
05 21:36 NEW MOON
07 08:15 Moon at Ascending Node
07 12:48 Mercury 1.8°S of Moon
13 12:34 Moon at Apogee: 404408 km
13 17:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 15 Geminid Meteor Shower
18 13 Mercury at Perihelion
19 06:55 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
20 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 12:13 FULL MOON
21 12:17 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.256
21 18:08 Moon at Descending Node
22 03:38 Winter Solstice
22 23 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 16:24 Moon at Perigee: 368463 km
27 20 Venus at Perihelion
28 08:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 16:10 Spica 3.1°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
2010 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.
| 2010 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Gulf Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 07 14:40 |
| Jan 15 11:11 A | Jan 23 14:53 | Jan 30 10:18 | Feb 06 03:49 |
| Feb 14 06:51 | Feb 22 04:42 | Feb 28 20:38 | Mar 07 19:42 |
| Mar 16 01:01 | Mar 23 15:00 | Mar 30 06:25 | Apr 06 13:37 |
| Apr 14 16:29 | Apr 21 22:20 | Apr 28 16:18 | May 06 08:15 |
| May 14 05:04 | May 21 03:43 | May 28 03:07 | Jun 05 02:13 |
| Jun 12 15:15 | Jun 19 08:30 | Jun 26 15:30 p | Jul 04 18:35 |
| Jul 11 23:40 T | Jul 18 14:11 | Jul 26 05:37 | Aug 03 08:59 |
| Aug 10 07:08 | Aug 16 22:14 | Aug 24 21:05 | Sep 01 21:22 |
| Sep 08 14:30 | Sep 15 09:50 | Sep 23 13:17 | Oct 01 07:52 |
| Oct 07 22:44 | Oct 15 01:27 | Oct 23 05:36 | Oct 30 16:46 |
| Nov 06 08:52 | Nov 13 20:39 | Nov 21 21:27 | Nov 29 00:36 |
| Dec 05 21:36 | Dec 13 17:59 | Dec 21 12:13 t | Dec 28 08:18 |
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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