2031Calendar of Astronomical Events
2031Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2031 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 8 18:26 | Jan 16 12:47 |
| Jan 23 04:31 | Jan 30 07:43 | Feb 7 12:46 | Feb 14 22:50 |
| Feb 21 15:49 | Mar 1 04:02 | Mar 9 04:30 | Mar 16 06:36 |
| Mar 23 03:49 | Mar 31 00:32 | Apr 7 17:21 | Apr 14 12:58 |
| Apr 21 16:57 | Apr 29 19:19 | May 7 03:40 n | May 13 19:07 |
| May 21 07:17 A | May 29 11:20 | Jun 5 11:58 n | Jun 12 02:20 |
| Jun 19 22:25 | Jun 28 00:19 | Jul 4 19:01 | Jul 11 11:50 |
| Jul 19 13:40 | Jul 27 10:35 | Aug 3 01:45 | Aug 10 00:24 |
| Aug 18 04:32 | Aug 25 18:40 | Sep 1 09:20 | Sep 8 16:14 |
| Sep 16 18:47 | Sep 24 01:20 | Sep 30 18:58 | Oct 8 10:50 |
| Oct 16 08:21 | Oct 23 07:36 | Oct 30 07:33 n | Nov 7 07:02 |
| Nov 14 21:10 H | Nov 21 14:45 | Nov 28 23:18 | Dec 7 03:20 |
| Dec 14 09:06 | Dec 21 00:00 | Dec 28 17:33 | - |
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.
2031Calendar of Astronomical Events
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2031Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GMT Event (h:m)Jan 03 14:09 Mars 3.6°N of Spica 04 04 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 14:42 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon 04 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°W 04 21 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU 04 22:42 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon 05 06:37 Moon at Descending Node 05 13:54 Aldebaran 5.2°S of Moon 06 11:00 Moon at Apogee: 406169 km 08 18:26 FULL MOON 12 08:21 Regulus 6.0°N of Moon 16 09:36 Spica 1.5°N of Moon 16 12:47 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 23:25 Mars 5.0°N of Moon 19 08:51 Moon at Ascending Node 19 13:49 Antares 4.9°S of Moon 20 06:34 Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn. 21 21:41 Moon at Perigee: 359637 km 21 21:53 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon 23 04:31 NEW MOON 27 20 Mercury at Aphelion 30 07:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON 31 21:26 Pleiades 3.7°N of MoonFeb 01 03:57 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon 01 09:25 Moon at Descending Node 01 20:37 Aldebaran 5.0°S of Moon 02 23:45 Moon at Apogee: 405416 km 07 12:46 FULL MOON 08 14:21 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 08 18:35 Saturn 5.4°S of Pleiades 12 14:57 Spica 1.2°N of Moon 14 01:19 Mars 3.7°N of Moon 14 22:50 LAST QUARTER MOON 15 11:21 Moon at Ascending Node 15 21:00 Antares 5.1°S of Moon 16 22:35 Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon: Occn. 19 00:35 Moon at Perigee: 364745 km 20 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 21 15:49 NEW MOON 24 03:28 Venus 5.4°S of Moon 28 05:14 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon 28 11:02 Moon at Descending Node 28 12:56 Saturn 1.7°S of MoonMar 01 04:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON 01 04:14 Aldebaran 4.8°S of Moon 02 18:57 Moon at Apogee: 404533 km 07 21:51 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 09 04:30 FULL MOON 11 20:44 Spica 1.0°N of Moon 12 19 Mercury at Perihelion 13 19:27 Mars 2.7°N of Moon 14 11:38 Moon at Ascending Node 15 02:21 Antares 5.4°S of Moon 16 06:36 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 10:06 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon 17 18:58 Moon at Perigee: 369634 km 18 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E 20 19:41 Vernal Equinox 23 03:49 NEW MOON 24 10:55 Mercury 0.1°S of Moon: Occn. 26 04:40 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 27 14:22 Moon at Descending Node 28 01:01 Saturn 1.2°S of Moon 28 12:30 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon 30 15:24 Moon at Apogee: 404227 km 31 00:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON Apr 02 23 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 04 06:41 Regulus 6.0°N of Moon 04 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 07 17:21 FULL MOON 08 04:35 Spica 0.9°N of Moon 10 02:38 Mars 2.1°N of Moon 10 14:56 Moon at Ascending Node 10 18:05 Venus 2.4°S of Pleiades 11 08:20 Antares 5.6°S of Moon 11 19:13 Moon at Perigee: 367996 km 12 17:56 Jupiter 2.1°S of Moon 14 12:58 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 03 Venus 3.4°N of Saturn 16 19 Venus at Perihelion 18 23:00 Venus 7.3°N of Aldebaran 20 01:29 Mercury 5.5°S of Moon 21 16:57 NEW MOON 23 02 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 20:22 Moon at Descending Node 24 14:42 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn. 24 20:36 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon 25 08:28 Venus 3.9°N of Moon 27 10:30 Moon at Apogee: 404758 km 29 19:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON May 02 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W 04 11 Mars at Opposition 05 14:17 Spica 1.0°N of Moon 05 15 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 22:45 Mars 1.9°N of Moon 07 03:40 FULL MOON 07 03:51 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.881 07 22:55 Moon at Ascending Node 08 16:34 Antares 5.6°S of Moon 09 07:28 Moon at Perigee: 362851 km 09 23:39 Jupiter 2.1°S of Moon 13 19:07 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 06:50 Saturn 3.9°N of Aldebaran 19 14:37 Mercury 4.4°S of Moon 21 03:26 Moon at Descending Node 21 07:15 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.959 21 07:17 NEW MOON 25 02:08 Moon at Apogee: 405723 km 29 09:28 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux 29 11:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON Jun 02 00:22 Spica 1.0°N of Moon 02 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E 02 19:58 Mars 1.4°N of Moon 03 03 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 04 09:20 Moon at Ascending Node 05 02:45 Antares 5.6°S of Moon 05 11:44 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.129 05 11:58 FULL MOON 06 04:42 Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon 06 12:11 Moon at Perigee: 358744 km 08 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 08 19 Mercury at Perihelion 12 02:21 LAST QUARTER MOON 13 15:10 Venus 0.5°N of Beehive 14 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 15 07 Jupiter at Opposition 17 09:18 Moon at Descending Node 19 22:25 NEW MOON 21 11:25 Moon at Apogee: 406452 km 21 13:17 Summer Solstice 26 05:02 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux 28 00:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 09:14 Spica 0.9°N of Moon 30 06:41 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. | Date GMT Event (h:m)Jul 01 18:35 Moon at Ascending Node 02 13:23 Antares 5.7°S of Moon 03 10:02 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon 04 19:01 FULL MOON 04 21:14 Moon at Perigee: 357008 km 05 03:23 Mercury 0.4°S of Beehive 06 06 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU 11 11:50 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 12:38 Moon at Descending Node 15 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E 15 15:49 Aldebaran 4.3°S of Moon 16 06:23 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 16 12:17 Venus 1.3°S of Regulus 18 14:28 Moon at Apogee: 406535 km 19 13:40 NEW MOON 21 23:10 Mercury 3.3°N of Moon 22 02:15 Venus 1.6°N of Moon 22 12:07 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 22 18 Mercury at Aphelion 25 18 Mercury 1.6°N of Venus 26 16:05 Spica 0.6°N of Moon 26 17:38 Mercury 2.0°S of Regulus 27 10:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON 28 06:06 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn. 28 17 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 23:54 Moon at Ascending Node 29 22:44 Antares 5.8°S of Moon 30 16:09 Jupiter 1.7°S of MoonAug 02 06:47 Moon at Perigee: 358060 km 03 01:45 FULL MOON 07 03 Venus at Aphelion 10 00:24 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 14:10 Moon at Descending Node 11 03 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 11 22:01 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon 12 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 12 18:11 Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn. 13 09 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 21:37 Moon at Apogee: 405946 km 18 04:32 NEW MOON 22 21:30 Spica 0.4°N of Moon 25 01:21 Moon at Ascending Node 25 13:38 Mars 2.8°S of Moon 25 18:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 05:52 Antares 6.1°S of Moon 26 23:28 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon 29 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W 30 12:53 Moon at Perigee: 361684 kmSep 01 09:20 FULL MOON 04 18 Mercury at Perihelion 06 16:34 Moon at Descending Node 08 05:21 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon 08 16:14 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 05:03 Saturn 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. 10 11:09 Mars 2.5°N of Antares 11 11:54 Moon at Apogee: 405006 km 13 10:17 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 15 00:46 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 16 18:47 NEW MOON 19 03:05 Spica 0.2°N of Moon 21 02:24 Moon at Ascending Node 22 11:20 Antares 6.3°S of Moon 23 02:35 Mars 4.4°S of Moon 23 05:15 Autumnal Equinox 23 08:42 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon 24 01:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON 24 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 27 07:09 Moon at Perigee: 366841 km 29 01 Mars 2.2°S of Jupiter 30 18:58 FULL MOON Oct 03 22:03 Moon at Descending Node 05 13:48 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon 06 14:25 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon 07 15 Neptune at Opposition 08 10:50 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 06:23 Moon at Apogee: 404365 km 09 10:13 Venus 2.1°S of Regulus 12 08:53 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 12 13:45 Venus 4.0°N of Moon 16 08:21 NEW MOON 17 14:11 Mercury 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 18 06:54 Moon at Ascending Node 20 20:53 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon 21 13 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W 21 19:29 Mars 5.9°S of Moon 22 01 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 20:06 Moon at Perigee: 370022 km 23 07:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON 30 07:33 FULL MOON 30 07:45 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.716 31 06:09 Moon at Descending Node Nov 01 22:35 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon 02 21:32 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon 06 01 S Taurid Meteor Shower 06 02:45 Moon at Apogee: 404522 km 07 07:02 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 10:11 Mercury 1.8°N of Antares 09 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°E 11 10:41 Venus 5.5°N of Moon 12 19:40 Spica 0.2°N of Moon 13 01 N Taurid Meteor Shower 14 15:32 Moon at Ascending Node 14 21:06 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.011 14 21:10 NEW MOON 16 08 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38145 AU 16 10:48 Mercury 4.7°S of Moon 17 12:51 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon 17 22:07 Moon at Perigee: 365930 km 18 07 Leonid Meteor Shower 21 14:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON 27 11 Venus at Perihelion 27 14:01 Moon at Descending Node 28 23:18 FULL MOON 29 01:24 Venus 3.9°N of Spica 29 06:36 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon 30 02:00 Saturn 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. 30 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Dec 01 17 Mercury at Perihelion 03 22:35 Moon at Apogee: 405355 km 07 03:20 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 05:42 Spica 0.2°N of Moon 11 09:18 Venus 3.3°N of Moon 11 19 Saturn at Opposition 12 01:37 Moon at Ascending Node 12 22:17 Mercury 1.6°N of Moon 14 09:06 NEW MOON 14 20 Geminid Meteor Shower 15 21:31 Moon at Perigee: 360489 km 17 11 Uranus at Opposition 18 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°W 21 00:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON 22 01:56 Winter Solstice 23 05 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 06:32 Mercury 6.0°N of Antares 24 18:44 Moon at Descending Node 26 13:13 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon 27 04:28 Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn. 28 17:33 FULL MOON 31 13:16 Moon at Apogee: 406203 km | |||||||
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: 2031 to 2040
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2031 to 2040 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 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| CET | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| EET | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| MSK | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| GST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
- 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)
- 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 Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.