2040Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2040Phases of the Moon
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2040 Phases of the Moon   
      Gulf Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
--- Jan  7  15:05   
 Jan 14  07:25    Jan 21  06:21    Jan 29  11:54    Feb  6  02:32   
 Feb 12  18:24    Feb 20  01:33    Feb 28  04:59    Mar  6  11:19   
 Mar 13  05:46    Mar 20  21:59    Mar 28  19:11    Apr  4  18:06   
 Apr 11  18:00    Apr 19  17:37    Apr 27  06:38    May  4  00:00   
 May 11  07:28 P  May 19  11:00    May 26  15:47 t  Jun  2  06:17   
 Jun  9  22:03    Jun 18  01:32    Jun 24  23:19    Jul  1  14:18   
 Jul  9  13:15    Jul 17  13:16    Jul 24  06:05    Jul 31  01:06   
 Aug  8  04:26    Aug 15  22:36    Aug 22  13:09    Aug 29  15:16   
 Sep  6  19:13    Sep 14  06:07    Sep 20  21:43    Sep 28  08:41   
 Oct  6  09:26    Oct 13  12:41    Oct 20  08:50    Oct 28  04:27   
 Nov  4  22:56 P  Nov 11  19:23    Nov 18  23:06 t  Nov 27  01:07   
 Dec  4  11:33    Dec 11  03:30    Dec 18  16:16    Dec 26  21:02   
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.
2040Calendar of Astronomical Events
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2040Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Gulf Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  00:45  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    02  19     Mars at Opposition     03  16     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    03  19:28  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    04  16     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     06  05:33  Venus 6.2°N of Antares    06  08:34  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    07  04:38  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon    07  15:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  08:27  Antares 4.9°S of Moon    11  14:06  Moon at Descending Node     11  21:32  Venus 1.9°N of Moon    13  14:03  Moon at Perigee: 357769 km    14  07:25  NEW MOON     21  06:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  01     Uranus at Opposition     24  13:51  Aldebaran 5.4°S of Moon    24  16:27  Moon at Ascending Node     26  02:42  Moon at Apogee: 405896 km    26  14:20  Mars 1.9°N of Moon    28  05:39  Pollux 3.3°N of Moon    29  06:58  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    29  11:54  FULL MOON     31  01:23  Regulus 4.8°S of MoonFeb 02  13:51  Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon    03  10:39  Saturn 2.0°S of Moon    06  02:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     06  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E    07  16:53  Antares 4.8°S of Moon    07  19:18  Moon at Descending Node     08  20     Mercury at Perihelion     10  17:20  Venus 3.6°N of Moon    10  22:42  Moon at Perigee: 361749 km    12  18:24  NEW MOON     20  01:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  18:18  Moon at Ascending Node     20  21:09  Aldebaran 5.6°S of Moon    21  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     22  19:18  Moon at Apogee: 404988 km    22  20:55  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.    24  12:47  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon    25  14:06  Beehive 2.8°S of Moon    27  08:17  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    28  04:59  FULL MOON     29  15:37  Jupiter 3.5°S of MoonMar 01  14:24  Saturn 1.7°S of Moon    02  11:15  Spica 6.1°S of Moon    05  20:03  Moon at Descending Node     05  22:51  Antares 4.5°S of Moon    06  07     Mercury 2.5°N of Venus    06  11:19  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  16:23  Moon at Perigee: 367227 km    11  03:32  Mercury 5.7°N of Moon    11  13:26  Venus 4.1°N of Moon    13  05:46  NEW MOON     17  00     Jupiter at Opposition     18  02     Venus at Aphelion     18  20:29  Moon at Ascending Node     19  05:26  Aldebaran 5.9°S of Moon    19  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W    20  04:11  Vernal Equinox     20  21:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  15:22  Moon at Apogee: 404287 km    21  19:47  Mars 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.    22  20:39  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon    23  20     Mercury at Aphelion     23  22:03  Beehive 3.0°S of Moon    25  16:23  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    27  17:08  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon    28  18:20  Saturn 1.7°S of Moon    28  19:11  FULL MOON     28  22     Saturn at Opposition     29  18:23  Spica 6.0°S of MoonApr 01  21:18  Moon at Descending Node     02  04:25  Antares 4.3°S of Moon    04  00:39  Moon at Perigee: 369913 km    04  18:06  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  02:21  Mercury 2.4°N of Moon    11  18:00  NEW MOON     15  01:15  Moon at Ascending Node     18  09:56  Mars 4.5°S of Pollux    18  11:16  Moon at Apogee: 404364 km    19  03:26  Mars 1.8°S of Moon    19  04:43  Pollux 2.8°N of Moon    19  17:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  06:16  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    21  00     Mercury 0.3°S of Venus    22  01:01  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    22  13     Lyrid Meteor Shower    22  23     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     23  21:00  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    24  23:49  Saturn 1.9°S of Moon    26  03:23  Spica 6.0°S of Moon    27  06:38  FULL MOON     29  02:56  Moon at Descending Node     29  11:40  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    30  08:22  Moon at Perigee: 365739 km    30  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction May 04  00:00  LAST QUARTER MOON     04  01     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66611 AU    05  02     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  19     Mercury at Perihelion     11  07:28  NEW MOON     11  07:42  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.531    12  08:05  Moon at Ascending Node     14  11:24  Mercury 7.2°N of Aldebaran    16  05:01  Moon at Apogee: 405171 km    16  12:20  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    16  14:24  Mars 0.1°N of Beehive    17  13:59  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    17  15:07  Mars 3.2°S of Moon    19  09:15  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    19  11:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  04:17  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    22  06:56  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    23  13:17  Spica 6.0°S of Moon    26  12:27  Moon at Descending Node     26  15:45  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.535    26  15:47  FULL MOON     26  21:08  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    28  06:22  Moon at Perigee: 360810 km    30  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°E    31  06     Venus at Superior Conjunction Jun 02  06:17  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  14:51  Moon at Ascending Node     09  22:03  NEW MOON     11  13:42  Mercury 3.6°S of Moon    12  18:18  Moon at Apogee: 406115 km    12  19:09  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    13  20:51  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    15  04:44  Mars 4.1°S of Moon    15  16:26  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    17  14:41  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    18  01:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON     18  15:15  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon    19  22:39  Spica 6.0°S of Moon    20  21:46  Summer Solstice     22  22:43  Moon at Descending Node     23  07:44  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    24  23:19  FULL MOON     25  13:33  Moon at Perigee: 357652 km    25  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     26  02:20  Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  14:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  19:32  Moon at Ascending Node     05  23     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU    08  11     Venus at Perihelion     09  13:15  NEW MOON     10  00:13  Moon at Apogee: 406581 km    12  22:38  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    13  19:39  Mars 4.5°S of Moon    15  03:32  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    16  00:24  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    17  06:24  Spica 5.8°S of Moon    17  13:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON     18  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.5°W    20  06:18  Moon at Descending Node     20  17:47  Antares 4.0°S of Moon    23  23:15  Moon at Perigee: 357113 km    24  06:05  FULL MOON     26  09     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     28  04     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    31  01:06  LAST QUARTER MOON Aug 01  21:44  Moon at Ascending Node     02  19     Mercury at Perihelion     04  01:01  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus    06  03:43  Moon at Apogee: 406353 km    06  07:16  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    08  04:26  NEW MOON     09  19:04  Venus 3.8°S of Moon    11  11:53  Mars 4.2°S of Moon    11  18:19  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon    12  10:26  Saturn 1.8°S of Moon    12  20     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  12:32  Spica 5.6°S of Moon    15  22:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON     16  09:30  Moon at Descending Node     17  01:57  Antares 3.8°S of Moon    18  06     Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter    21  07:59  Moon at Perigee: 359359 km    22  13:09  FULL MOON     28  23:18  Moon at Ascending Node     29  00:11  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon    29  15:16  LAST QUARTER MOON     31  08     Mars 1.8°S of SaturnSep 01  21     Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter    02  13:43  Pollux 2.6°N of Moon    02  14:15  Moon at Apogee: 405547 km    03  15:24  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    06  19:13  NEW MOON     06  23     Venus 1.5°S of Saturn    08  01     Mercury 1.5°S of Jupiter    08  10:23  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon    08  10:57  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon    08  21:51  Saturn 1.5°S of Moon    09  00:58  Venus 3.1°S of Moon    09  05:36  Mars 3.3°S of Moon    09  18:09  Spica 5.3°S of Moon    11  17     Mercury 3.1°S of Saturn    12  10:11  Moon at Descending Node     13  08     Venus 0.2°N of Mars    13  08:04  Antares 3.5°S of Moon    14  06:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  18     Mercury at Aphelion     17  06:23  Venus 2.2°N of Spica    18  10:43  Moon at Perigee: 363882 km    18  15     Mercury 5.1°S of Venus    20  12:32  Mars 2.1°N of Spica    20  20     Mercury 2.3°S of Mars    20  21:43  FULL MOON     21  00:54  Mercury 0.0°S of Spica    22  13:44  Autumnal Equinox     25  03:04  Moon at Ascending Node     25  08:55  Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon    27  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°E    28  08:41  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  21:01  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    30  06:50  Moon at Apogee: 404658 km    30  22:41  Beehive 3.4°S of MoonOct 02  18:11  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    04  23     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     06  09:26  NEW MOON     07  21     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     08  00:46  Mars 1.9°S of Moon    08  01:40  Mercury 5.5°S of Moon    09  03:52  Venus 1.3°S of Moon    09  12:33  Moon at Descending Node     10  13:31  Antares 3.3°S of Moon    11  00     Mercury 3.4°S of Mars    13  12:41  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  15:20  Moon at Perigee: 368986 km    20  08:50  FULL MOON     21  12     Orionid Meteor Shower    21  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     22  10:09  Moon at Ascending Node     22  18:14  Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon    25  05:29  Venus 2.9°N of Antares    27  05:02  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    27  09     Neptune at Opposition     28  02:34  Moon at Apogee: 404342 km    28  04:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  06:40  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    29  18     Mercury at Perihelion     30  02:23  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    31  08     Mercury 4.0°S of Saturn    31  13     Mercury 4.1°S of JupiterNov 01  11     Jupiter 1.1°S of Saturn    03  01:22  Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon    03  01:59  Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    03  11:08  Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    03  15:23  Mercury 4.0°N of Spica    04  22:56  NEW MOON     04  23:08  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.807    05  13     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  19:13  Moon at Descending Node     06  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W    06  20:22  Antares 3.3°S of Moon    08  01:29  Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    09  10:17  Moon at Perigee: 368784 km    11  19:23  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  12     N Taurid Meteor Shower    17  18     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  14     Jupiter at Aphelion:  5.45292 AU    18  18:37  Moon at Ascending Node     18  23:03  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.397    18  23:06  FULL MOON     19  02:51  Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon    23  13:11  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    24  14:45  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    24  23:12  Moon at Apogee: 404851 km    26  10:41  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    27  01:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  11:08  Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica    30  17:22  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    30  18:59  Spica 5.3°S of Moon    30  21:30  Jupiter 1.7°S of MoonDec 03  05:02  Moon at Descending Node     04  11:33  NEW MOON     06  17:20  Moon at Perigee: 363352 km    07  17:45  Venus 2.4°N of Moon    11  03:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  08     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     16  01:13  Moon at Ascending Node     16  09:53  Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon    17  17     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     18  16:16  FULL MOON     20  20:44  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    21  10:33  Winter Solstice     21  22:16  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    22  16     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  17:29  Moon at Apogee: 405778 km    23  18:17  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    26  21:02  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  04:28  Spica 5.2°S of Moon    28  07:06  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    28  15:38  Jupiter 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.    29  17:56  Saturn 4.3°N of Spica    30  14:13  Moon at Descending Node     31  16:37  Antares 3.2°S of 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: 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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