2030Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2030Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2030 Phases of the Moon   
      Central European Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  4  03:49    Jan 11  15:06    Jan 19  16:54    Jan 26  19:14   
 Feb  2  17:07    Feb 10  12:49    Feb 18  07:20    Feb 25  02:58   
 Mar  4  07:35    Mar 12  09:48    Mar 19  18:56    Mar 26  10:51   
 Apr  2  23:02    Apr 11  03:57    Apr 18  04:20    Apr 24  19:39   
 May  2  15:12    May 10  18:11    May 17  12:19    May 24  05:57   
 Jun  1  07:21 A  Jun  9  04:36    Jun 15  19:41 p  Jun 22  18:19   
 Jun 30  22:34    Jul  8  12:02    Jul 15  03:12    Jul 22  09:07   
 Jul 30  12:11    Aug  6  17:43    Aug 13  11:44    Aug 21  02:15   
 Aug 29  00:07    Sep  4  22:55    Sep 11  22:18    Sep 19  20:56   
 Sep 27  10:55    Oct  4  04:56    Oct 11  11:47    Oct 19  15:50   
 Oct 26  21:17    Nov  2  12:56    Nov 10  04:30    Nov 18  09:32   
 Nov 25  07:46 T  Dec  1  23:57    Dec  9  23:40 n  Dec 18  01:01   
 Dec 24  18:32    Dec 31  14:36   --
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 table above. 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. 
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2030Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2030Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Central European Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  16:33  Moon at Perigee: 364250 km    01  18:49  Antares 3.1°S of Moon    02  21:31  Moon at Ascending Node     03  12     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU    03  23     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  03:49  NEW MOON     06  14     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     06  20:09  Mars 5.8°S of Moon    11  15:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  09:51  Moon at Apogee: 404647 km    14  00:03  Saturn 5.6°S of Moon    14  20:12  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon    16  23:41  Moon at Descending Node     19  16:54  FULL MOON     22  03:01  Regulus 5.6°N of Moon    22  10     Venus at Perihelion     22  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W    22  12     Mercury 5.4°S of Venus    25  22:46  Spica 2.6°N of Moon    26  19:14  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  03:02  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon    28  17:03  Moon at Perigee: 369541 km    29  02:14  Antares 3.2°S of Moon    30  04:28  Moon at Ascending Node     31  04:07  Venus 5.3°N of Moon    31  23:04  Mercury 2.4°S of MoonFeb 02  17:07  NEW MOON     10  00     Mercury at Aphelion     10  07:06  Moon at Apogee: 404292 km    10  08:54  Saturn 5.2°S of Moon    10  12:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  04:22  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon    13  05:07  Moon at Descending Node     18  07:20  FULL MOON     18  11:02  Regulus 5.5°N of Moon    22  04:28  Spica 2.4°N of Moon    22  11:01  Moon at Perigee: 368405 km    24  12:19  Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon    25  02:58  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  07:37  Antares 3.5°S of Moon    26  06:23  Moon at Ascending Node     28  14:29  Venus 1.4°N of MoonMar 04  07:35  NEW MOON     09  20:05  Saturn 4.7°S of Moon    10  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     10  03:23  Moon at Apogee: 404748 km    10  12:18  Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon    12  07:43  Moon at Descending Node     12  09:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  20:56  Regulus 5.6°N of Moon    18  00     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W    19  18:56  FULL MOON     20  14:51  Vernal Equinox     21  12:29  Spica 2.2°N of Moon    21  23:00  Moon at Perigee: 362974 km    23  19:08  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon    24  13:31  Antares 3.7°S of Moon    25  06:48  Moon at Ascending Node     25  10     Mercury 1.2°N of Mars    25  23     Mercury at Perihelion     26  10:51  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  02:16  Venus 3.8°S of Moon    31  12     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun Apr 02  23:02  NEW MOON     04  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E    04  16:32  Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    06  08:31  Saturn 4.1°S of Moon    06  19:29  Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon    06  19:47  Moon at Apogee: 405659 km    08  09:29  Moon at Descending Node     11  03:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  07:06  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    17  22:45  Spica 2.2°N of Moon    18  04:20  FULL MOON     19  04:44  Moon at Perigee: 358706 km    20  01:03  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon    20  21:44  Antares 3.9°S of Moon    21  10:46  Moon at Ascending Node     22  21     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     24  19:39  LAST QUARTER MOON May 02  15:12  NEW MOON     04  04:39  Moon at Apogee: 406364 km    05  10     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  12:55  Moon at Descending Node     10  18:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  15:53  Regulus 5.9°N of Moon    13  11     Jupiter at Opposition     14  18     Venus at Aphelion     15  09:36  Spica 2.2°N of Moon    17  06:49  Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon    17  12:19  FULL MOON     17  14:45  Moon at Perigee: 357018 km    18  08:06  Antares 4.0°S of Moon    18  19:32  Moon at Ascending Node     19  07     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     21  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W    24  05:57  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  11     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     31  07:14  Moon at Apogee: 406469 kmJun 01  07:21  NEW MOON     01  07:28  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944    01  18:30  Moon at Descending Node     07  22:40  Regulus 6.0°N of Moon    08  13:10  Mercury 5.4°S of Pleiades    08  18     Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn    09  04:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  14     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     11  19:08  Spica 2.3°N of Moon    13  12:42  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon    14  18:58  Antares 4.0°S of Moon    15  00:37  Moon at Perigee: 358183 km    15  06:24  Moon at Ascending Node     15  19:33  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503    15  19:41  FULL MOON     21  08:31  Summer Solstice     21  22     Mercury at Perihelion     22  13:50  Venus 5.5°S of Pleiades    22  18:19  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     24  22     Venus 0.3°N of Saturn    27  14:09  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon    27  15:14  Moon at Apogee: 405881 km    27  23:12  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon    28  06:11  Venus 2.3°S of Moon    29  00:50  Moon at Descending Node     30  15:32  Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran    30  22:34  NEW MOON 
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jul 04  14     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU    05  04:11  Regulus 5.9°N of Moon    08  12:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  02:21  Spica 2.2°N of Moon    10  18:59  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon    11  10:26  Mercury 0.1°N of Beehive    12  04:31  Antares 4.0°S of Moon    12  15:41  Moon at Ascending Node     13  06:12  Moon at Perigee: 361792 km    15  03:12  FULL MOON     22  09:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  21:03  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon    25  05:55  Moon at Apogee: 404891 km    25  11:44  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon    26  06:01  Moon at Descending Node     26  10:59  Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus    28  12     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  14:10  Venus 2.3°N of Moon    30  12:11  NEW MOON Aug 01  09:57  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    01  21:50  Mercury 4.0°N of Moon    02  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E    04  22     Mercury at Aphelion     05  07:48  Spica 2.0°N of Moon    05  17:22  Mars 5.7°S of Pollux    05  22     Venus 0.7°S of Mars    05  21:38  Venus 6.4°S of Pollux    06  17:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  02:26  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon    08  11:46  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    08  20:44  Moon at Ascending Node     09  23:50  Moon at Perigee: 366742 km    13  04     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  11:44  FULL MOON     17  04:05  Venus 0.9°S of Beehive    21  02:15  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  04:40  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon    21  23:15  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon    21  23:49  Moon at Apogee: 404174 km    22  03:46  Aldebaran 5.8°S of Moon    22  09:09  Moon at Descending Node     27  06:05  Mars 0.5°S of Beehive    29  00:07  NEW MOON     29  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Sep 01  13:19  Spica 1.8°N of Moon    03  12:11  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon    04  03     Venus at Perihelion     04  17:16  Antares 4.4°S of Moon    04  18:06  Moon at Perigee: 369884 km    04  21:52  Moon at Ascending Node     04  22:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  08     Mercury 3.4°S of Venus    10  05:17  Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus    11  22:18  FULL MOON     15  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W    17  12:36  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon    17  22     Mercury at Perihelion     18  08:45  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    18  11:12  Moon at Descending Node     18  11:42  Aldebaran 5.5°S of Moon    18  19:09  Moon at Apogee: 404258 km    19  20:56  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  00:27  Autumnal Equinox     25  02:14  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    25  08:11  Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran    27  10:55  NEW MOON     30  16:39  Moon at Perigee: 366348 kmOct 01  01:24  Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon    01  22:55  Antares 4.6°S of Moon    01  23:00  Moon at Ascending Node     02  04:17  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus    04  04:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  04     Neptune at Opposition     11  11:47  FULL MOON     12  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     14  20:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon    15  14:20  Moon at Descending Node     15  15:21  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    15  19:22  Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon    16  14:21  Moon at Apogee: 405078 km    19  15:50  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  12     Venus at Superior Conjunction     21  20     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  11:58  Regulus 6.0°N of Moon    26  21:17  NEW MOON     28  13:07  Moon at Perigee: 361122 km    28  18:29  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.    29  04:24  Moon at Ascending Node     29  06:46  Antares 4.8°S of MoonNov 02  12:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  20     S Taurid Meteor Shower    09  11     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter    10  04:30  FULL MOON     11  03:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon    11  19:03  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon    11  19:45  Moon at Descending Node     12  02:21  Aldebaran 5.2°S of Moon    12  20     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  06:00  Moon at Apogee: 405993 km    13  21:29  Mercury 2.3°N of Antares    18  02     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  09:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  17:31  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    25  07:46  NEW MOON     25  07:50  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047    25  14:32  Moon at Ascending Node     25  22:07  Moon at Perigee: 357521 km    26  20:19  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon    27  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E    27  17     Saturn at Opposition     30  14     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun Dec 01  23:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  01     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66601 AU    08  09:35  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon    08  21:06  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon    09  02:17  Moon at Descending Node     09  08:42  Aldebaran 5.2°S of Moon    09  23:28  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942    09  23     Mercury 0.7°N of Venus    09  23:40  FULL MOON     10  11:03  Moon at Apogee: 406371 km    12  22     Uranus at Opposition     14  15     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  21     Mercury at Perihelion     15  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     18  01:01  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  16:40  Mars 6.1°N of Moon    20  03:22  Spica 1.6°N of Moon    21  21:09  Winter Solstice     23  00     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  01:54  Moon at Ascending Node     23  04:46  Antares 4.8°S of Moon    23  16:08  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon    24  11:09  Moon at Perigee: 356926 km    24  18:32  NEW MOON     25  23:23  Venus 5.0°S of Moon    28  11     Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter    31  14:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON     

 Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar 
  • 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
  • Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2021 to 2030
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2021 to 2030 for five time zones 
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. 
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
   Calendar of Astronomical Events - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
   GMT    2021     2022     2023     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028     2029     2030 
   CET    2021     2022     2023     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028     2029     2030 
   EET    2021     2022     2023     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028     2029     2030 
   MSK    2021     2022     2023     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028     2029     2030 
   GST    2021     2022     2023     2024     2025     2026     2027     2028     2029     2030 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time 
        • CET = Central European Time (= GMT + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= GMT + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= GMT + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= GMT + 4 hours)
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.
 
Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
The goal of the Astronomical Events Calendars 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 Astronomical Events Calendars
 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 

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: 

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