2038Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2038Phases 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. 
   
      2038 Phases of the Moon   
      Central European Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  5  14:41 A  Jan 13  13:34    Jan 21  05:00 n  Jan 27  23:00   
 Feb  4  06:52    Feb 12  10:30    Feb 19  17:09    Feb 26  07:56   
 Mar  6  00:15    Mar 14  04:42    Mar 21  03:09    Mar 27  18:36   
 Apr  4  17:43    Apr 12  19:02    Apr 19  11:36    Apr 26  07:15   
 May  4  10:19    May 12  05:18    May 18  19:23    May 25  21:43   
 Jun  3  01:24    Jun 10  12:11    Jun 17  03:30 n  Jun 24  13:39   
 Jul  2  14:32 A  Jul  9  17:00    Jul 16  12:48 n  Jul 24  06:40   
 Aug  1  01:40    Aug  7  21:21    Aug 14  23:57    Aug 23  00:12   
 Aug 30  11:13    Sep  6  02:51    Sep 13  13:24    Sep 21  17:27   
 Sep 28  19:57    Oct  5  10:52    Oct 13  05:22    Oct 21  09:23   
 Oct 28  04:53    Nov  3  22:24    Nov 11  23:27    Nov 19  23:10   
 Nov 26  14:47    Dec  3  13:46    Dec 11  18:30 n  Dec 19  10:29   
 Dec 26  02:02 T ---
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.
2038Calendar 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.
   
      2038Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Central European Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  06     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU    03  21:43  Mercury 1.4°S of Moon    04  00     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  02     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     05  14:41  NEW MOON     05  14:46  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.973    05  22:32  Moon at Descending Node     12  09     Uranus at Opposition     12  14:57  Moon at Apogee: 404530 km    13  13:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  17     Mercury 6.4°S of Venus    14  21     Jupiter at Opposition     17  09:16  Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon    20  09:06  Moon at Ascending Node     20  16:41  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    21  04:48  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.900    21  05:00  FULL MOON     21  13     Venus at Perihelion     21  15:14  Beehive 0.0°S of Moon    21  23     Mercury at Aphelion     23  03:25  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    24  05:38  Saturn 2.5°S of Moon    24  10:52  Moon at Perigee: 366508 km    27  16:01  Jupiter 6.2°S of Pollux    27  23:00  LAST QUARTER MOON Feb 01  07:02  Venus 5.2°N of Moon    02  06:08  Moon at Descending Node     04  06:52  NEW MOON     04  18:11  Mars 2.0°S of Pleiades    09  11:00  Moon at Apogee: 405275 km    12  10:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  18:29  Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon    16  18:30  Moon at Ascending Node     16  21:47  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    17  03:37  Pollux 6.3°N of Moon    18  01:37  Beehive 0.0°S of Moon    19  13:21  Regulus 3.0°S of Moon    19  17:09  FULL MOON     20  12:09  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon    21  09:05  Moon at Perigee: 360960 km    26  07:56  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  13:30  Mars 7.4°N of AldebaranMar 01  09:52  Moon at Descending Node     01  21:46  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    03  09     Saturn at Opposition     06  00:15  NEW MOON     06  23     Mercury at Perihelion     09  01:39  Moon at Apogee: 406184 km    11  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E    13  02:23  Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon    13  14:38  Mars 4.6°N of Moon    14  04:42  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  13     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W    16  00:28  Moon at Ascending Node     16  05:29  Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    16  13:32  Pollux 6.1°N of Moon    17  12:03  Beehive 0.2°S of Moon    19  00:18  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    19  19:49  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    20  13:40  Vernal Equinox     21  03:09  FULL MOON     21  18:16  Moon at Perigee: 357387 km    27  18:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     28  10:42  Moon at Descending Node     31  10:43  Venus 4.0°N of MoonApr 04  17:43  NEW MOON     05  06:32  Moon at Apogee: 406665 km    09  08:48  Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon    11  03:58  Mars 2.8°N of Moon    12  02:27  Moon at Ascending Node     12  15:25  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    12  19:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  21:30  Pollux 5.9°N of Moon    13  20:43  Beehive 0.4°S of Moon    15  10:08  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon    16  03:34  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon    18  18     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     19  05:30  Moon at Perigee: 356842 km    19  11:36  FULL MOON     22  22     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  12:37  Moon at Descending Node     24  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°W    26  07:15  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  10:51  Venus 3.8°N of MoonMay 01  23:14  Mercury 2.3°N of Moon    02  09:35  Moon at Apogee: 406509 km    03  02:42  Jupiter 6.1°S of Pollux    04  10:19  NEW MOON     05  11     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  14:34  Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon    09  03:33  Moon at Ascending Node     09  16:54  Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    10  03:19  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    10  03:31  Pollux 5.7°N of Moon    11  03:10  Beehive 0.7°S of Moon    12  05:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  17:39  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon    13  10:44  Saturn 2.5°S of Moon    13  21     Venus at Aphelion     17  14:35  Moon at Perigee: 359249 km    17  19:03  Mars 5.1°S of Pollux    18  19:23  FULL MOON     21  18:34  Moon at Descending Node     23  03     Mars 1.0°N of Jupiter    25  21:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  21:16  Moon at Apogee: 405684 km    30  17:36  Venus 3.0°N of MoonJun 01  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     02  22     Mercury at Perihelion     03  01:24  NEW MOON     05  07:06  Moon at Ascending Node     06  08:58  Pollux 5.5°N of Moon    06  17:15  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.    07  05:00  Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    07  08:34  Beehive 0.8°S of Moon    08  23:20  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    09  17:54  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon    10  11:06  Mars 0.2°S of Beehive    10  12:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  16:26  Moon at Perigee: 363752 km    17  01     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66611 AU    17  03:30  FULL MOON     17  03:44  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.442    18  03:42  Moon at Descending Node     21  07:09  Summer Solstice     22  01:48  Venus 5.5°S of Pleiades    23  00:45  Mercury 4.8°S of Pollux    24  13:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     26  13:55  Moon at Apogee: 404680 km    30  02:31  Venus 1.4°N of Moon    30  03:14  Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran    30  04:02  Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon    30  12     Mercury 0.5°N of Jupiter
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  13:47  Moon at Ascending Node     02  14:32  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.991    02  14:32  NEW MOON     03  05:06  Mercury 0.9°S of Beehive    04  09:23  Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon    04  14:35  Beehive 0.8°S of Moon    04  16:39  Mercury 2.2°S of Moon    04  21     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    05  16:47  Mars 2.4°S of Moon    06  04:50  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    07  02:26  Saturn 2.9°S of Moon    07  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°E    09  17:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  20:32  Moon at Perigee: 368535 km    15  12:58  Moon at Descending Node     16  12:35  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.500    16  12:48  FULL MOON     16  22     Mercury at Aphelion     17  01     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     17  16:30  Mars 0.6°N of Regulus    24  06:40  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  08:19  Moon at Apogee: 404203 km    27  12:15  Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon    28  13     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    29  21:50  Moon at Ascending Node     30  08:32  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.Aug 01  01:40  NEW MOON     03  05:07  Mars 3.7°S of Moon    03  05     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     03  13:27  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon    04  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     05  08:35  Venus 6.4°S of Pollux    05  22:36  Moon at Perigee: 368833 km    07  21:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  19:24  Moon at Descending Node     12  05     Mars 0.9°S of Saturn    13  05     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  23:57  FULL MOON     16  14:58  Venus 0.9°S of Beehive    17  17     Mercury 2.9°S of Venus    19  12:16  Mercury 3.3°S of Beehive    21  02:57  Moon at Apogee: 404583 km    22  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°W    23  00:12  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  07     Venus 0.3°N of Jupiter    23  20:43  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon    26  04:40  Moon at Ascending Node     26  20     Mercury 0.2°S of Jupiter    27  08:40  Pollux 5.4°N of Moon    28  07:34  Beehive 0.9°S of Moon    29  04:22  Mercury 2.6°S of Moon    29  21     Mercury at Perihelion     30  11:13  NEW MOON Sep 01  23:39  Moon at Perigee: 364106 km    03  05     Venus at Perihelion     03  19     Mercury 0.4°N of Venus    06  02:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  21:51  Moon at Descending Node     12  06     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     13  13:24  FULL MOON     16  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     17  20:15  Moon at Apogee: 405516 km    20  04:32  Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon    21  17:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  08:26  Moon at Ascending Node     22  23:02  Autumnal Equinox     23  17:57  Pollux 5.2°N of Moon    24  17:17  Beehive 1.0°S of Moon    25  18:35  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon    26  06:56  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    28  19:57  NEW MOON     29  21     Mercury 0.2°S of Mars    30  01:20  Moon at Perigee: 359444 kmOct 04  22:28  Moon at Descending Node     05  10:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  05:22  FULL MOON     15  08:13  Moon at Apogee: 406282 km    17  11:16  Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon    18  02     Venus at Superior Conjunction     19  09:51  Moon at Ascending Node     21  01:55  Pollux 5.0°N of Moon    21  09:23  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  21     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  01:54  Beehive 1.3°S of Moon    23  06     Neptune at Opposition     23  12:07  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon    23  16:39  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon    25  10:54  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon    28  04:53  NEW MOON     28  11:19  Moon at Perigee: 356944 km    29  18:01  Mercury 5.7°S of MoonNov 01  01:41  Moon at Descending Node     01  08     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     01  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°E    03  22:24  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  22     S Taurid Meteor Shower    10  09:27  Mercury 2.1°N of Antares    11  09:59  Moon at Apogee: 406419 km    11  23:27  FULL MOON     12  21     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  17:19  Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon    14  13:23  Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus    15  12:00  Moon at Ascending Node     17  08:12  Pollux 4.8°N of Moon    18  03     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  08:35  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    19  23:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  00:25  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    20  01:30  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    22  00:40  Saturn 3.5°S of Moon    23  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     25  21     Mercury at Perihelion     25  23:45  Moon at Perigee: 357562 km    26  14:47  NEW MOON     28  09:54  Moon at Descending Node Dec 03  13:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  14:35  Moon at Apogee: 405980 km    10  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W    10  23:34  Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon    11  18:30  FULL MOON     11  18:44  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.805    12  17:05  Moon at Ascending Node     14  13:48  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon    14  16     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  14:08  Beehive 1.6°S of Moon    17  06:15  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon    17  09:30  Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon    19  10:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  10:32  Saturn 3.4°S of Moon    20  18:07  Mercury 5.5°N of Antares    21  20:01  Winter Solstice     23  01     Ursid Meteor Shower    24  09:23  Moon at Perigee: 361283 km    24  20:19  Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    25  19     Mercury 0.8°N of Mars    25  20:55  Moon at Descending Node     26  01:59  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.027    26  02:02  NEW MOON     27  08:27  Venus 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    

 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 
        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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