2029 Sky Event Almanac

Central Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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.

2029 Sky Event Almanac
Central Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     CST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 02  13     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
    03  10     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  01:56  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon
    04  22:16  Moon at Perigee: 368918 km
    07  07:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  20:16  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    09  20     Mercury at Perihelion 
    11  01:10  Antares 1.6°S of Moon
    13  01:32  Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  15:21  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  11:13  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.871
    14  11:24  NEW MOON 
    16  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    19  16     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66609 AU
    20  12:08  Moon at Apogee: 404884 km
    22  13:23  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  17:55  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
    28  02:40  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  00:03  FULL MOON 
    31  10:16  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon

Feb 01  06:21  Moon at Perigee: 363336 km
    04  01:59  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    05  15:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  06:42  Antares 1.7°S of Moon
    08  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.7°W
    09  21:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  22:59  Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  04:31  NEW MOON 
    17  05:59  Moon at Apogee: 405812 km
    19  02     Venus at Aphelion 
    21  02:16  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    21  09:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  20     Mercury at Aphelion 
    24  10:44  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  20:53  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
    28  11:10  FULL MOON 

Mar 01  12:30  Moon at Perigee: 358626 km
    03  09:56  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    06  12:29  Antares 1.9°S of Moon
    07  01:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  23:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  22:19  NEW MOON 
    16  15:33  Moon at Apogee: 406528 km
    20  02:01  Vernal Equinox 
    20  09:01  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    23  01:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  14     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    23  14:28  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  02     Mars at Opposition 
    26  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    27  07:55  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon
    28  17     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    29  20:26  FULL MOON 
    29  23:40  Moon at Perigee: 356665 km
    30  20:19  Spica 3.0°N of Moon

Apr 01  10:11  Jupiter 3.4°N of Spica
    02  20:24  Antares 2.1°S of Moon
    04  23:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  13:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    11  21     Jupiter at Opposition 
    12  17:04  Moon at Apogee: 406670 km
    13  09     Mercury 4.0°N of Saturn
    13  15:40  NEW MOON 
    15  09:24  Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
    16  14:47  Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
    19  15:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
    21  13:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  07     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  17:21  Regulus 4.9°N of Moon
    27  07:23  Spica 3.0°N of Moon
    27  10:24  Moon at Perigee: 357829 km
    28  04:37  FULL MOON 
    30  06:25  Antares 2.3°S of Moon
    30  21:48  Mercury 2.4°S of Pleiades

May 02  03:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  11     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    04  21     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  03:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  01:00  Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
    12  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    13  07:42  NEW MOON 
    16  17:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  22:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  04     Mercury 1.3°S of Saturn
    24  17:08  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    25  16:19  Moon at Perigee: 361586 km
    27  12:37  FULL MOON 
    27  16:58  Antares 2.4°S of Moon
    29  11:34  Moon at Ascending Node 

Jun 03  19:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  12     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    06  16:09  Moon at Apogee: 405105 km
    08  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
    10  03:31  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    11  10     Venus at Perihelion 
    11  21:51  NEW MOON 
    11  22:05  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.458
    12  22:48  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  17:51  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    19  03:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  02:00  Mercury 3.4°N of Aldebaran
    20  19:48  Summer Solstice 
    21  00:32  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    22  09:35  Moon at Perigee: 366596 km
    24  02:18  Antares 2.3°S of Moon
    25  21:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  21:22  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.844
    25  21:22  FULL MOON 

Date     CST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 03  11:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  10:05  Moon at Apogee: 404317 km
    04  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    05  23     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
    07  11:23  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    09  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    10  06:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  09:36  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.230
    11  09:51  NEW MOON 
    18  05:25  Moon at Perigee: 369666 km
    18  06:07  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    18  08:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  10     Mars 1.6°S of Jupiter
    21  03:14  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    21  09:31  Antares 2.4°S of Moon
    23  05:12  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  07:36  FULL MOON 
    27  19:29  Mars 1.4°N of Spica
    27  22     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    31  15:28  Mercury 0.4°N of Regulus

Aug 01  04:42  Moon at Apogee: 404310 km
    02  05:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    03  19:43  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
    06  14:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  19:56  NEW MOON 
    11  22:13  Mercury 4.6°N of Moon
    12  14     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  03:55  Moon at Perigee: 366368 km
    14  11:41  Spica 2.9°N of Moon
    15  06:04  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    16  12:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  15:04  Antares 2.5°S of Moon
    17  18     Mercury at Aphelion 
    19  09:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    22  07:20  Jupiter 2.9°N of Spica
    23  19:51  FULL MOON 
    28  22:45  Moon at Apogee: 405066 km
    31  03:39  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
    31  22:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Sep 02  19:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  22:33  Venus 1.4°N of Spica
    07  06     Venus 1.7°S of Jupiter
    08  04:44  NEW MOON 
    09  22:27  Moon at Perigee: 361349 km
    10  19:06  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    11  07:29  Venus 3.6°N of Moon
    12  17:54  Mars 2.1°N of Moon
    13  20:41  Antares 2.7°S of Moon
    14  19:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  10:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  15     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    22  10:29  FULL MOON 
    22  11:37  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  13:40  Moon at Apogee: 406002 km
    27  10:36  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    29  22:00  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  14:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  18     Mercury at Perihelion 

Oct 01  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    02  08     Neptune at Opposition 
    07  02:09  Mars 3.3°N of Antares
    07  13:14  NEW MOON 
    08  05:26  Moon at Perigee: 357740 km
    10  19:34  Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    11  04:16  Antares 3.0°S of Moon
    11  10:13  Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    12  11:59  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  05:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    16  02:50  Venus 1.3°N of Antares
    21  07     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  03:28  FULL MOON 
    22  20:02  Moon at Apogee: 406433 km
    24  16:44  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    26  23:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  06     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°E
    30  05:32  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  17     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    30  17     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 

Nov 04  16:14  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    05  07     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    05  17:09  Moon at Perigee: 356900 km
    05  22:24  NEW MOON 
    07  14:23  Antares 3.1°S of Moon
    08  17:44  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  06:30  Venus 4.6°S of Moon
    09  07:20  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    12  06     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    12  18:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  09     Saturn at Opposition 
    17  13     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  20:53  Moon at Apogee: 406241 km
    20  22:03  FULL MOON 
    20  22:46  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    23  02:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  17:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  06     Venus 1.9°S of Mars

Dec 02  02:35  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    03  13:14  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
    04  04:38  Moon at Perigee: 359274 km
    05  08:52  NEW MOON 
    05  09:03  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.891
    06  03:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  18:20  Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
    08  02:11  Venus 4.6°S of Moon
    08  03     Uranus at Opposition 
    08  08:50  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    12  11:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
    14  02     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  07:58  Moon at Apogee: 405520 km
    18  05:32  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    20  09:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  16:42  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.117
    20  16:46  FULL MOON 
    21  08:14  Winter Solstice 
    22  10     Ursid Meteor Shower
    27  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    28  03:49  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  07     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38140 AU
    29  10:17  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    31  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    31  06:42  Jupiter 4.1°N of 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

2029 Phases of the Moon

Central Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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.

2029 Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
--- Jan 07 07:26
Jan 14 11:24 P Jan 22 13:23 Jan 30 00:03 Feb 05 15:52
Feb 13 04:31 Feb 21 09:10 Feb 28 11:10 Mar 07 01:52
Mar 14 22:19 Mar 23 01:33 Mar 29 20:26 Apr 05 13:51
Apr 13 15:40 Apr 21 13:50 Apr 28 04:37 May 05 03:48
May 13 07:42 May 20 22:16 May 27 12:37 Jun 03 19:19
Jun 11 21:51 P Jun 19 03:54 Jun 25 21:22 t Jul 03 11:58
Jul 11 09:51 P Jul 18 08:14 Jul 25 07:36 Aug 02 05:15
Aug 09 19:56 Aug 16 12:55 Aug 23 19:51 Aug 31 22:33
Sep 08 04:44 Sep 14 19:29 Sep 22 10:29 Sep 30 14:57
Oct 07 13:14 Oct 14 05:09 Oct 22 03:28 Oct 30 05:32
Nov 05 22:24 Nov 12 18:35 Nov 20 22:03 Nov 28 17:48
Dec 05 08:52 P Dec 12 11:49 Dec 20 16:46 t Dec 28 03:49

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

The Americas

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas
ART 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
AST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
EST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
CST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
MST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
PST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
AKST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
HST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
        • AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
        • EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
        • CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
        • MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
        • PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
        • AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
        • HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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

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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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