2024 Sky Event Almanac

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.

2024 Sky Event Almanac
Moskow Time
January - June July - December
Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  18:28  Moon at Apogee: 404911 km
    03  04     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
    04  06:30  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  12     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  21:52  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  02:06  Spica 2.0°S of Moon
    08  17:24  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    10  11:31  Mars 4.2°N of Moon
    11  14:57  NEW MOON 
    12  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
    13  13:35  Moon at Perigee: 362264 km
    14  12:31  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
    17  17:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  06:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  23:40  Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
    20  16:25  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    24  22:00  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    25  20:54  FULL MOON 
    27  19     Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
    27  19:18  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
    29  11:14  Moon at Apogee: 405781 km
    31  23:17  Moon at Descending Node 

Feb 01  10:04  Spica 1.7°S of Moon
    02  20     Mercury at Aphelion 
    03  02:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  03:15  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    08  09:30  Mars 4.2°N of Moon
    10  01:59  NEW MOON 
    10  21:49  Moon at Perigee: 358088 km
    11  03:37  Saturn 1.8°N of Moon
    13  20:01  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  11:15  Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
    16  18:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    16  22:13  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    21  03:54  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    22  12     Venus 0.6°N of Mars
    24  01:45  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
    24  15:30  FULL MOON 
    25  18:00  Moon at Apogee: 406316 km
    28  01:53  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    28  16:40  Spica 1.5°S of Moon
    29  00     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 

Mar 03  11:16  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    03  18:24  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  07:59  Mars 3.5°N of Moon
    08  20:01  Venus 3.3°N of Moon
    10  10:06  Moon at Perigee: 356895 km
    10  12:00  NEW MOON 
    12  04:18  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  04:02  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
    15  05:54  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
    17  07:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  14     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    17  20     Mercury at Perihelion 
    19  09:44  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    19  20     Venus at Aphelion 
    20  06:07  Vernal Equinox 
    22  01     Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
    22  07:46  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
    23  18:44  Moon at Apogee: 406292 km
    25  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E
    25  10:00  FULL MOON 
    25  10:13  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.956
    26  07:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  22:40  Spica 1.4°S of Moon
    30  17:24  Antares 0.3°S of Moon

Apr 02  06:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  06:51  Mars 2.0°N of Moon
    06  12:20  Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    07  19:39  Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    07  20:53  Moon at Perigee: 358850 km
    08  15:20  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  21:17  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.057
    08  21:21  NEW MOON 
    10  22     Mars 0.4°N of Saturn
    11  00:08  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
    11  15:38  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
    12  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    15  16:47  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    15  22:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  14:14  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
    20  05:09  Moon at Apogee: 405625 km
    22  10     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    22  13:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  05:02  Spica 1.5°S of Moon
    24  02:49  FULL MOON 
    26  23:00  Antares 0.3°S of Moon

May 01  14:27  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  01:26  Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
    04  23     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  05:26  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  00:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  01:11  Moon at Perigee: 363166 km
    06  11:25  Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
    08  06:22  NEW MOON 
    08  14     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38150 AU
    10  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°W
    13  01:17  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    13  14     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    15  14:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  21:43  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
    17  22:00  Moon at Apogee: 404641 km
    18  21     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    19  19:35  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  12:20  Spica 1.4°S of Moon
    23  16:53  FULL MOON 
    24  05:31  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    30  20:13  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    31  11:01  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.

Jun 02  06:08  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  10:23  Moon at Perigee: 368108 km
    03  02:37  Mars 2.4°S of Moon
    04  18     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    05  11:14  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
    06  15:38  NEW MOON 
    09  10:23  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    12  06:00  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    13  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  08:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  16:36  Moon at Apogee: 404078 km
    14  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    15  23:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  20:28  Spica 1.2°S of Moon
    20  13:33  Antares 0.3°S of Moon
    20  23:51  Summer Solstice 
    22  04:08  FULL MOON 
    27  14:45  Moon at Perigee: 369292 km
    27  17:52  Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    28  20:34  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
    29  00:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  07:26  Moon at Ascending Node 

Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  21:27  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    02  18:30  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
    05  08     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
    06  01:57  NEW MOON 
    07  21:33  Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
    08  11:14  Jupiter 4.7°N of Aldebaran
    09  14:20  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon
    10  05     Venus at Perihelion 
    12  11:12  Moon at Apogee: 404363 km
    13  01:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  01:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  04:48  Spica 0.9°S of Moon
    17  22:37  Antares 0.2°S of Moon
    20  22:40  Mars 4.7°S of Pleiades
    21  13:17  FULL MOON 
    22  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°E
    24  08:43  Moon at Perigee: 364914 km
    24  23:38  Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    25  04:38  Mercury 1.7°S of Regulus
    26  08:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  19     Mercury at Aphelion 
    28  01     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  05:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  00:13  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon

Aug 03  01:58  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    04  04:20  Mars 4.9°N of Aldebaran
    04  14:13  NEW MOON 
    05  01:51  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    05  21:54  Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
    06  01:04  Venus 1.7°S of Moon
    09  04:06  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  04:32  Moon at Apogee: 405298 km
    10  12:34  Spica 0.7°S of Moon
    12  17     Perseid Meteor Shower
    12  18:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  07:38  Antares 0.0°S of Moon
    14  18     Mars 0.3°N of Jupiter
    19  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    19  21:26  FULL MOON 
    21  05:54  Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    21  08:05  Moon at Perigee: 360199 km
    22  13:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  05:54  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    26  12:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  07:47  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon

Sep 03  04:55  NEW MOON 
    05  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
    05  08:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  13:13  Venus 1.2°N of Moon
    05  17:55  Moon at Apogee: 406215 km
    06  19:22  Spica 0.6°S of Moon
    08  07     Saturn at Opposition 
    09  05:50  Mercury 0.4°N of Regulus
    09  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    10  15:29  Antares 0.1°N of Moon
    11  09:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  13:14  Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    18  05:34  FULL MOON 
    18  05:44  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.085
    18  05:57  Venus 2.2°N of Spica
    18  16:26  Moon at Perigee: 357284 km
    18  22:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    21  02     Neptune at Opposition 
    22  13:17  Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
    22  15:44  Autumnal Equinox 
    24  21:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    26  13:25  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    29  10:16  Regulus 3.0°S of Moon

Oct 01  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    02  14:52  Moon at Descending Node 
    02  21:45  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.933
    02  21:49  NEW MOON 
    02  22:40  Moon at Apogee: 406517 km
    05  23:27  Venus 3.0°N of Moon
    07  21:48  Antares 0.2°N of Moon
    10  21:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  21:05  Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  10:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  03:46  Moon at Perigee: 357173 km
    17  14:26  FULL MOON 
    19  22:59  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    21  09     Orionid Meteor Shower
    23  20:16  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    23  22:55  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    24  11:03  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    26  02:43  Venus 3.0°N of Antares
    26  16:24  Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
    29  20:44  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  01:50  Moon at Apogee: 406164 km

Nov 01  15:47  NEW MOON 
    03  10:37  Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
    04  03:26  Antares 0.1°N of Moon
    05  03:16  Venus 3.1°N of Moon
    05  09     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    09  08:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  07:22  Mercury 2.0°N of Antares
    11  04:36  Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    12  09     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    12  18:59  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  14:18  Moon at Perigee: 360110 km
    16  00:29  FULL MOON 
    16  09:59  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    16  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°E
    17  06     Uranus at Opposition 
    17  15     Leonid Meteor Shower
    20  05:07  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
    21  00:07  Mars 2.4°S of Moon
    22  23:48  Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
    23  04:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    26  00:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  14:56  Moon at Apogee: 405315 km
    27  14:33  Spica 0.4°S of Moon

Dec 01  09:21  NEW MOON 
    05  01:40  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    06  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    06  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    07  23     Jupiter at Opposition 
    08  11:49  Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    08  18:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  22:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  16:18  Moon at Perigee: 365360 km
    13  20:13  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    14  04     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  12:02  FULL MOON 
    17  15:12  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    18  11:46  Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  08:37  Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
    21  12:20  Winter Solstice 
    22  13     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  01:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  02:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  10:25  Moon at Apogee: 404486 km
    24  22:28  Spica 0.2°S of Moon
    25  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W
    28  17:37  Antares 0.1°N of Moon
    31  01:27  NEW MOON 

    

Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac

  • 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

2024 Phases of the Moon

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2024 Phases of the Moon
Moskow Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
--- Jan 04 06:30
Jan 11 14:57 Jan 18 06:53 Jan 25 20:54 Feb 03 02:18
Feb 10 01:59 Feb 16 18:01 Feb 24 15:30 Mar 03 18:24
Mar 10 12:00 Mar 17 07:11 Mar 25 10:00 n Apr 02 06:15
Apr 08 21:21 T Apr 15 22:13 Apr 24 02:49 May 01 14:27
May 08 06:22 May 15 14:48 May 23 16:53 May 30 20:13
Jun 06 15:38 Jun 14 08:18 Jun 22 04:08 Jun 29 00:53
Jul 06 01:57 Jul 14 01:49 Jul 21 13:17 Jul 28 05:51
Aug 04 14:13 Aug 12 18:19 Aug 19 21:26 Aug 26 12:26
Sep 03 04:55 Sep 11 09:06 Sep 18 05:34 p Sep 24 21:50
Oct 02 21:49 A Oct 10 21:55 Oct 17 14:26 Oct 24 11:03
Nov 01 15:47 Nov 09 08:56 Nov 16 00:29 Nov 23 04:28
Dec 01 09:21 Dec 08 18:27 Dec 15 12:02 Dec 23 01:18
Dec 31 01:27 ---

For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.

The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. 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 Phases of the Moon table. 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.


Solar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100

Lunar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100


Sky Event Almanacs: 2021 to 2030

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
CVT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
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
        • CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
        • CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 hours)
          (where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)

A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.

For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.

Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs

The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs 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 Sky Event Almanacs
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

Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070

book


For more information and sample pages, see Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 To 2070.

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:

    "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".


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