| Date |
Event Description |
Time Range |
| 03/04-Jan-2009 |
Quadrantids Meteor Shower |
N/A |
| 19-Feb-2009 |
Venus reaches greatest brightness at mag. -4.5 |
N/A |
| 22-Feb-2009 |
Conjunction of Jupiter, Mercury and Mars |
Morning |
| 08-Mar-2009 |
Saturn reaches Opposition |
N/A |
| 20-Mar-2009 |
Vernal Equinox, Day & Night are of equal length |
N/A |
| 21/22 Apr-2009 |
Lyrids Meteor Shower |
N/A |
| 26-Apr-2009 |
Moon Occults The Pleiades Star Cluster (very low on horizon) |
10pm onwards |
| 26-Apr-2009 |
Mercury at greatest eastern elongation |
N/A |
| 21-Jun-2009 |
Summer Solstice (Longest day) |
N/A |
| 22-Jul-2009 |
Total Solar Eclipse (Eastern Asia/Pacific only) |
N/A |
| 06-Aug-2009 |
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (very slight) |
1am |
| 10Aug-04Sep |
Saturns rings disappear |
N/A |
| 12-13 Aug-2009 |
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks |
Both nights |
| 14-Aug-2009 |
Jupiter reaches Opposition |
N/A |
| 22-Sep-2009 |
Autumnal Equinox, Day & Night are of equal length |
N/A |
| 20-Oct-2009 |
Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks |
N/A |
| 03-Nov-2009 |
Taurid Meteor Shower Peaks |
N/A |
| 17-Nov-2009 |
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks |
N/A |
| 14-Dec-2009 |
Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks |
N/A |
| 21-Dec-2009 |
Winter Solstice (Shortest Day) |
N/A |
| 31-Dec-2009 |
Partial Lunar Eclipse |
18:50-21:20 |
