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Solar Cycle
Times are shown in UTC (GMT). Add ten hours for Australian Eastern Standard Time or
eleven hours for Australian Eastern Summer Time (daylight saving).
| 2001 | |
| Perihelion | 4 January 9:xx |
| March Equinox | 20 March 13:31 |
| June Solstice | 21 June 7:38 |
| Aphelion | 4 July 14:xx |
| September Equinox | 22 September 23:05 |
| December Solstice | 21 December 19:22 |
| 2000 | |
| Perihelion | 3 January 5:xx |
| March Equinox | 20 March 7:35 |
| June Solstice | 21 June 1:48 |
| Aphelion | 7 July 0:xx |
| September Equinox | 22 September 17:27 |
| December Solstice | 21 December 13:37 |
Lunar Cycle
Times are shown in UTC (GMT). Add ten hours for Australian Eastern Standard Time or
eleven hours for Australian Eastern Summer Time (daylight saving).
| 2001 | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| 2 January 22:31 | 9 January 20:24 | 16 January 12:35 | |
| 24 January 13:07 | 1 February 14:02 | 8 February 7:12 | 15 February 3:23 |
| 23 February 8:21 | 3 March 2:03 | 9 March 17:23 | 16 March 20:45 |
| 25 March 1:21 | 1 April 10:49 | 8 April 3:22 | 15 April 15:31 |
| 23 April 15:26 | 30 April 17:08 | 7 May 13:53 | 15 May 10:11 |
| 23 May 2:46 | 29 May 22:09 | 6 June 1:39 | 14 July 3:28 |
| 21 June 11:58 | 28 June 3:20 | 5 July 15:04 | 13 JULY 18:45 |
| 20 July 19:44 | 27 July 10:08 | 4 August 5:56 | 12 August 7:53 |
| 19 August 2:55 | 25 August 19:55 | 2 September 21:43 | 10 September 18:59 |
| 17 September 10:27 | 24 September 9:31 | 2 October 13:49 | 10 October 4:20 |
| 16 October 19:23 | 24 October 2:58 | 1 November 5:41 | 8 November 12:21 |
| 15 November 6:40 | 22 November 23:21 | 30 November 20:49 | 7 December 19:52 |
| 14 December 20:47 | 22 December 20:56 | 30 December 10:40 | |
| 2000 | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| 6 January 18:14 | 14 January 13:34 | 21 January 4:40 | 28 January 7:57 |
| 5 February 13:03 | 12 February 23:21 | 19 February 16:27 | 27 February 3:53 |
| 6 March 5:17 | 13 March 6:59 | 20 March 4:44 | 28 March 0:21 |
| 4 April 18:12 | 11 April 13:30 | 18 April 17:41 | 26 April 19:30 |
| 4 May 4:12 | 10 May 20:00 | 18 May 7:34 | 26 May 11:55 |
| 2 June 12:14 | 9 June 3:29 | 16 June 22:27 | 25 June 1:00 |
| 1 July 19:20 | 8 July 12:53 | 16 July 13:55 | 24 July 11:02 |
| 31 July 2:25 | 7 August 1:02 | 15 August 5:13 | 22 August 18:51 |
| 29 August 10:19 | 5 September 16:27 | 13 September 19:37 | 21 September 1:28 |
| 27 September 19:53 | 5 October 10:59 | 13 October 8:53 | 20 October 7:59 |
| 27 October 7:58 | 4 November 7:27 | 11 November 21:15 | 18 November 15:24 |
| 25 November 23:11 | 4 December 3:55 | 11 December 9:03 | 18 December 0:41 |
| 25 December 17:22 | |||
The Wheel of the Year
Exact dates for the major pagan festivals vary between traditions and between years
depending on astronomical events (see the solar and lunar tables above).
| Sabbat | Southern Hemisphere | Northern Hemisphere |
| Yule (Winter Solstice) | 20/23 June | 20/23 December |
| Imbolc | 1/2 August | 31 January/2 February |
| Ostara (Spring Equinox) | 21/23 September | 20/23 March |
| Beltane | 30 October/1 November | 30 April/1 May |
| Litha (Summer Solstice) | 20/23 December | 20/23 June |
| Lughnasadh | 31 January/2 February | 1/2 August |
| Mabon (Autumn Equinox) | 20/23 March | 21/23 September |
| Samhain | 30 April/1 May | 30 October/1 November |
