2016 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2016 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 15:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 21:23 Moon at Apogee: 404279 km
03 08 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 04:15 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
04 18 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
07 09:27 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
07 14:27 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
09 03 Mercury at Perihelion
09 17 Venus 0.1°N of Saturn
10 11:00 NEW MOON
15 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 01:18 Moon at Descending Node
15 11:40 Moon at Perigee: 369619 km
17 08:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 11:46 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
24 11:16 FULL MOON
26 14:40 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
28 09:28 Moon at Ascending Node
28 10:44 Jupiter 1.4°N of Moon
30 18:40 Moon at Apogee: 404553 km
Feb 01 12:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
01 18:18 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
04 04:35 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
06 17:02 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
07 02:17 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
07 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W
09 00:09 NEW MOON
11 06:16 Moon at Descending Node
11 12:12 Moon at Perigee: 364358 km
13 12 Mercury 4.0°N of Venus
15 17:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 17:11 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
22 02 Mercury at Aphelion
22 22:18 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
23 03:50 FULL MOON
24 13:28 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
24 15:40 Moon at Ascending Node
27 12:58 Moon at Apogee: 405383 km
29 01 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Mar 01 03:46 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
02 08:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 16:23 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
07 20:24 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
08 19 Jupiter at Opposition
09 11:24 NEW MOON
09 11:27 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.045
09 16:01 Moon at Descending Node
10 16:32 Moon at Perigee: 359509 km
14 23:14 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
16 02:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 14:01 Vernal Equinox
20 23 Venus at Aphelion
21 04:35 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
22 13:27 Jupiter 2.1°N of Moon
22 22:29 Moon at Ascending Node
23 21:17 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.775
23 21:31 FULL MOON
24 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 23:46 Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
29 04:15 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
30 00:28 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
Apr 01 00:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 02 Mercury at Perihelion
06 02:57 Moon at Descending Node
06 18:00 Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
07 20:54 NEW MOON
08 03:06 Moon at Perigee: 357164 km
10 07 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
11 07:35 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
14 13:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 10:16 Regulus 2.5°N of Moon
18 14:12 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
18 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°E
19 03:34 Moon at Ascending Node
22 01:35 Moon at Apogee: 406352 km
22 14:54 FULL MOON
22 15 Lyrid Meteor Shower
26 04:58 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
27 23:21 Mars 4.8°N of Antares
30 12:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
May 03 10:57 Moon at Descending Node
05 04 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 13:44 Moon at Perigee: 357828 km
07 05:00 NEW MOON
08 17:51 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
10 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 02:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 16:36 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
15 19:00 Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
16 06:09 Moon at Ascending Node
19 07:36 Moon at Apogee: 405934 km
22 06:45 FULL MOON
22 21 Mars at Opposition
23 07:29 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
29 21:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 14:15 Moon at Descending Node
Jun 03 15 Saturn at Opposition
03 19:17 Mercury 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
03 20:25 Moon at Perigee: 361142 km
05 12:30 NEW MOON
05 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.2°W
07 07 Venus at Superior Conjunction
11 00:17 Regulus 2.0°N of Moon
12 05:05 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
12 07:50 Moon at Ascending Node
12 17:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 21:30 Moon at Apogee: 405022 km
19 10:10 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
19 13:09 Mercury 3.7°N of Aldebaran
20 20:32 FULL MOON
21 08:05 Summer Solstice
26 14:58 Moon at Descending Node
28 03:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 16:15 Moon at Perigee: 365983 km
02 13:28 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
03 01 Mercury at Perihelion
04 20:31 NEW MOON
05 01 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01675 AU
07 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 09:03 Regulus 1.8°N of Moon
09 11:11 Moon at Ascending Node
09 19:38 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
11 08 Venus at Perihelion
12 10:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 14:54 Moon at Apogee: 404272 km
16 14:41 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
20 08:27 FULL MOON
23 17:19 Moon at Descending Node
27 08:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 20:55 Moon at Perigee: 369659 km
28 06 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 20:23 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
31 01:25 Mercury 0.3°N of Regulus
Aug 03 06:15 NEW MOON
04 15:49 Venus 2.9°N of Moon
04 17:52 Regulus 1.7°N of Moon
05 07:42 Mercury 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
05 17:18 Moon at Ascending Node
05 21:27 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
06 12:58 Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
10 09:35 Moon at Apogee: 404266 km
11 03:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 21:40 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
12 22 Perseid Meteor Shower
16 01 Mercury at Aphelion
17 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
18 18:57 FULL MOON
19 23:44 Moon at Descending Node
20 15 Mercury 3.8°S of Jupiter
22 10:50 Moon at Perigee: 367047 km
24 14:39 Mars 1.8°N of Antares
25 11 Mars 4.3°S of Saturn
25 13:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 01:51 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
28 07 Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter
Sep 01 18:33 NEW MOON
01 18:37 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.974
02 00:57 Moon at Ascending Node
03 01 Neptune at Opposition
03 07:23 Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
03 20:03 Venus 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
07 04:14 Moon at Apogee: 405059 km
09 06:53 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
09 21:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
16 09:25 Moon at Descending Node
17 04:24 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.908
17 04:35 FULL MOON
19 00:45 Venus 2.2°N of Spica
19 02:30 Moon at Perigee: 361894 km
22 07:43 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
22 23:51 Autumnal Equinox
23 19:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 16 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
28 08:02 Regulus 1.7°N of Moon
29 00 Mercury at Perihelion
29 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
29 07:36 Moon at Ascending Node
29 20:12 Mercury 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
Oct 01 09:42 NEW MOON
04 20:32 Moon at Apogee: 406100 km
06 17:34 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
09 14:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 19:13 Moon at Descending Node
15 20 Uranus at Opposition
16 13:53 FULL MOON
17 09:06 Moon at Perigee: 357860 km
19 15:48 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
21 14 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 04:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 13:31 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
26 11:14 Moon at Ascending Node
26 20:26 Venus 3.0°N of Antares
28 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 19:03 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
29 22 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38124 AU
30 11 Venus 3.0°S of Saturn
31 03:08 NEW MOON
Nov 01 04:59 Moon at Apogee: 406660 km
03 05:08 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
05 15 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 05:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 01:27 Moon at Descending Node
12 14 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 20:53 Moon at Perigee: 356512 km
14 23:22 FULL MOON
16 02:20 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
17 20 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 18:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 19:38 Regulus 1.3°N of Moon
22 12:18 Moon at Ascending Node
24 04 Mercury 3.4°S of Saturn
25 11:17 Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon
28 05:38 Moon at Apogee: 406556 km
29 21:48 NEW MOON
Dec 05 20:09 Mars 2.9°S of Moon
07 03:05 Moon at Descending Node
07 18:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 21 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
11 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.8°E
13 08:57 Moon at Perigee: 358463 km
13 13:44 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
14 09 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 09:36 FULL MOON
19 03:43 Regulus 1.0°N of Moon
19 14:16 Moon at Ascending Node
21 11:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 20:15 Winter Solstice
22 18 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 02:07 Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
25 15:25 Moon at Apogee: 405870 km
26 00 Mercury at Perihelion
28 06:30 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
29 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 16:23 NEW 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
2016 Phases of the Moon
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2016 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 02 15:00 |
| Jan 10 11:00 | Jan 17 08:56 | Jan 24 11:16 | Feb 01 12:58 |
| Feb 09 00:09 | Feb 15 17:16 | Feb 23 03:50 | Mar 02 08:41 |
| Mar 09 11:24 T | Mar 16 02:33 | Mar 23 21:31 n | Apr 01 00:47 |
| Apr 07 20:54 | Apr 14 13:29 | Apr 22 14:54 | Apr 30 12:59 |
| May 07 05:00 | May 14 02:32 | May 22 06:45 | May 29 21:42 |
| Jun 05 12:30 | Jun 12 17:40 | Jun 20 20:32 | Jun 28 03:49 |
| Jul 04 20:31 | Jul 12 10:22 | Jul 20 08:27 | Jul 27 08:30 |
| Aug 03 06:15 | Aug 11 03:51 | Aug 18 18:57 | Aug 25 13:11 |
| Sep 01 18:33 A | Sep 09 21:19 | Sep 17 04:35 n | Sep 23 19:26 |
| Oct 01 09:42 | Oct 09 14:03 | Oct 16 13:53 | Oct 23 04:44 |
| Oct 31 03:08 | Nov 08 05:21 | Nov 14 23:22 | Nov 21 18:03 |
| Nov 29 21:48 | Dec 07 18:33 | Dec 14 09:36 | Dec 21 11:26 |
| Dec 29 16:23 | - | - | - |
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: 2011 to 2020
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2011 to 2020 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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| IST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| BST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| ICT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AWST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| JST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| ACT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AEST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| NCT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| NZST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
- 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)
- 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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