Occultations and Eclipses Visible Each Month:
A.D. 2009

2009 - International Year of Astronomy
and
Year of Science 2009

* Sun., Jan. 25, 11:56.6 p.m. EST - Beginning of Annular Solar Eclipse of Jan. 25 and 26 - Annular Solar Eclipse visible in Indian Ocean and western Indonesia; Partial Solar Eclipse visible in southern third of Africa, Madagascar, Australia except Tasmania, southeast India, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia.
Tips for Safe Viewing: Eclipse of the Sun / Solar Eclipse

* Mon., Jan. 26, 2:55 a.m. EST - New Moon: Lunation 1065

* Mon. Feb. 9, 9:49 a.m. EST - Full Moon (Snow Moon)

* Tue. Feb. 17, 4:00 p.m. EST - Star Antares 0.04 degree south of Moon; occultation: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, most of Australia, Oceania, and French Polynesia.

* Sun., Feb. 22, 5:00 p.m. EST - Mercury 1.1 degrees south of Moon; occultation: Eastern China, most of Japan, northeastern section of Siberia, Alaska.

* Sun., Feb. 22, 8:00 p.m. EST - Jupiter 0.7 degree south of Moon; occultation: Philippines, Malaysia, Guam, Southeast Asia, most of China, eastern Siberia, Japan, Aleutian Islands.

* Fri., Feb. 27, 6:00 p.m. EST - Venus 1.3 degrees north of Moon; occultation: Pacific Ocean area southwest of Chile.

* Wed., April 22, 10:00 a.m. EDST - Venus 1.1 degrees south of Moon; occultation: northern Mexico, most of United States of America except eastern portion, most of Canada except eastern portion, most of Greenland, eastern Alaska, Svalbad.

* Mon., June 15, 7:00 p.m. EDST - Asteroid Juno 0.4 degree north of Moon; occultation: Indian Ocean, northwestern portion of Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Melanesia.

* Tue., July 7, 5:21 a.m. EDST - Full Moon: Buck Moon (smallest Full Moon in 2009).

* Tue., July 7, 5:38:36.2 a.m. EDST (Time of Greatest Eclipse) - Penumbral Eclipse of the Moon - Barely visible in most of Western Hemisphere (except northern Alaska, northern and eastern extremes of Canada, and eastern half of Atlantic Ocean), Australia, Japan, and Pacific Ocean.

* Tue., July 7, 6:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at apogee: 406,322 kilometers.

* Tue., July 21, 4:00 p.m. EDST - Moon at perigee: 357,463 kilometers. Large Tides Predicted.

* Wed., July 22, 10:35 p.m. EDST - New Moon: Lunation 1071.

* Wed., July 21, 2009 10:35:21.1 p.m. EDST (Time of Greatest Eclipse--July 22 in Asia)
Total Eclipse of the Sun - Longest Solar Eclipse of the 21st Century --
Visible in India, China, Pacific Ocean.
SAFE WAY TO VIEW SOLAR ECLIPSE.
Are “hand-made” or “home-made” solar filters or eclipse-viewing glasses safe to use?
How do you find safe eclipse-viewing glasses?

* Fri., July 31, 12:00 Noon EDST - Star Antares 0.5 degree south of Moon; occultation: northeastern portion of Africa, southeastern portion of Europe, Middle East, India, southern portion of China, Southeast Asia, northern portion of Philippines.

* Wed., Aug. 5, 8:55 p.m. EDST - Full Moon: Sturgeon Moon.

* Tue., Aug. 18, 3:00 a.m. EDST - Asteroid Vesta 0.4 degree south of Moon; occultation: North Atlantic Ocean, Europe, northern tip of Africa, western portion of Russia, Middle East, India, western portion of China, Southeast Asia.

* Thur., Aug. 27, 6:00 p.m. EDST - Star Antares 0.6 degree south of Moon; occultation: North America except most of Canada, northern portion of South America, North Atlantic Ocean, northwestern portion of Africa.

* Thur., Sept. 24, 2:00 a.m. EDST - Star Antares 0.8 degree south of Moon; occultation: Eastern portion of China, Taiwan, Japan, southeastern portion of Russia, western portion of the Pacific Ocean.

* Wed., Oct. 21, 11:00 a.m. EDST - Star Antares 1.0 degree south of Moon; occultation: North Atlantic Ocean, Europe, southern portion of Scandinavia, northwestern tip of Africa.

* Thur., Dec. 31, 2:23:45.9 p.m. EST - Greatest eclipse of this minor Partial Eclipse of the Moon, occurring in the Constellation Gemini the Twins - Not visible in most of the Western Hemisphere except Alaska, northern Canada, and extreme eastern Brazil; visible in most other parts of the world.