2029 Sky Event Almanac

Mountain Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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
Mountain Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     MST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 02  12     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
    03  09     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  00:56  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon
    04  21:16  Moon at Perigee: 368918 km
    07  06:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  19:16  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    09  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    11  00:10  Antares 1.6°S of Moon
    13  00:32  Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  14:21  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  10:13  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.871
    14  10:24  NEW MOON 
    16  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    19  15     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66609 AU
    20  11:08  Moon at Apogee: 404884 km
    22  12:23  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  16:55  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
    28  01:40  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  23:03  FULL MOON 
    31  09:16  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon

Feb 01  05:21  Moon at Perigee: 363336 km
    04  00:59  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    05  14:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  05:42  Antares 1.7°S of Moon
    08  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.7°W
    09  20:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  21:59  Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  03:31  NEW MOON 
    17  04:59  Moon at Apogee: 405812 km
    19  01     Venus at Aphelion 
    21  01:16  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    21  08:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  19     Mercury at Aphelion 
    24  09:44  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  19:53  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
    28  10:10  FULL MOON 

Mar 01  11:30  Moon at Perigee: 358626 km
    03  08:56  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    06  11:29  Antares 1.9°S of Moon
    07  00:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  22:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  21:19  NEW MOON 
    16  14:33  Moon at Apogee: 406528 km
    20  01:01  Vernal Equinox 
    20  08:01  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    23  00:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  13     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    23  13:28  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  01     Mars at Opposition 
    26  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    27  06:55  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon
    28  16     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    29  19:26  FULL MOON 
    29  22:40  Moon at Perigee: 356665 km
    30  19:19  Spica 3.0°N of Moon

Apr 01  09:11  Jupiter 3.4°N of Spica
    02  19:24  Antares 2.1°S of Moon
    04  22:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  12:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    11  20     Jupiter at Opposition 
    12  16:04  Moon at Apogee: 406670 km
    13  08     Mercury 4.0°N of Saturn
    13  14:40  NEW MOON 
    15  08:24  Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
    16  13:47  Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
    19  14:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
    21  12:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  06     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  16:21  Regulus 4.9°N of Moon
    27  06:23  Spica 3.0°N of Moon
    27  09:24  Moon at Perigee: 357829 km
    28  03:37  FULL MOON 
    30  05:25  Antares 2.3°S of Moon
    30  20:48  Mercury 2.4°S of Pleiades

May 02  02:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  10     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    04  20     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  02:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  00:00  Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
    12  16     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    13  06:42  NEW MOON 
    16  16:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  21:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  03     Mercury 1.3°S of Saturn
    24  16:08  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    25  15:19  Moon at Perigee: 361586 km
    27  11:37  FULL MOON 
    27  15:58  Antares 2.4°S of Moon
    29  10:34  Moon at Ascending Node 

Jun 03  18:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  11     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    06  15:09  Moon at Apogee: 405105 km
    08  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
    10  02:31  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    11  09     Venus at Perihelion 
    11  20:51  NEW MOON 
    11  21:05  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.458
    12  21:48  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  16:51  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    19  02:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  01:00  Mercury 3.4°N of Aldebaran
    20  18:48  Summer Solstice 
    20  23:32  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    22  08:35  Moon at Perigee: 366596 km
    24  01:18  Antares 2.3°S of Moon
    25  20:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  20:22  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.844
    25  20:22  FULL MOON 

Date     MST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 03  10:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  09:05  Moon at Apogee: 404317 km
    04  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    05  22     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
    07  10:23  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    09  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    10  05:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  08:36  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.230
    11  08:51  NEW MOON 
    18  04:25  Moon at Perigee: 369666 km
    18  05:07  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    18  07:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  09     Mars 1.6°S of Jupiter
    21  02:14  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    21  08:31  Antares 2.4°S of Moon
    23  04:12  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  06:36  FULL MOON 
    27  18:29  Mars 1.4°N of Spica
    27  21     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    31  14:28  Mercury 0.4°N of Regulus

Aug 01  03:42  Moon at Apogee: 404310 km
    02  04:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    03  18:43  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
    06  13:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  18:56  NEW MOON 
    11  21:13  Mercury 4.6°N of Moon
    12  13     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  02:55  Moon at Perigee: 366368 km
    14  10:41  Spica 2.9°N of Moon
    15  05:04  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    16  11:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  14:04  Antares 2.5°S of Moon
    17  17     Mercury at Aphelion 
    19  08:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    22  06:20  Jupiter 2.9°N of Spica
    23  18:51  FULL MOON 
    28  21:45  Moon at Apogee: 405066 km
    31  02:39  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
    31  21:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Sep 02  18:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  21:33  Venus 1.4°N of Spica
    07  05     Venus 1.7°S of Jupiter
    08  03:44  NEW MOON 
    09  21:27  Moon at Perigee: 361349 km
    10  18:06  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    11  06:29  Venus 3.6°N of Moon
    12  16:54  Mars 2.1°N of Moon
    13  19:41  Antares 2.7°S of Moon
    14  18:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  09:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    22  09:29  FULL MOON 
    22  10:37  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  12:40  Moon at Apogee: 406002 km
    27  09:36  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    29  21:00  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  13:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  17     Mercury at Perihelion 

Oct 01  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    02  07     Neptune at Opposition 
    07  01:09  Mars 3.3°N of Antares
    07  12:14  NEW MOON 
    08  04:26  Moon at Perigee: 357740 km
    10  18:34  Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    11  03:16  Antares 3.0°S of Moon
    11  09:13  Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    12  10:59  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  04:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    16  01:50  Venus 1.3°N of Antares
    21  06     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  02:28  FULL MOON 
    22  19:02  Moon at Apogee: 406433 km
    24  15:44  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    26  22:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  05     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°E
    30  04:32  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    30  16     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 

Nov 04  15:14  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    05  06     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    05  16:09  Moon at Perigee: 356900 km
    05  21:24  NEW MOON 
    07  13:23  Antares 3.1°S of Moon
    08  16:44  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  05:30  Venus 4.6°S of Moon
    09  06:20  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    12  05     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    12  17:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  08     Saturn at Opposition 
    17  12     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  19:53  Moon at Apogee: 406241 km
    20  21:03  FULL MOON 
    20  21:46  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    23  01:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  16:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  05     Venus 1.9°S of Mars

Dec 02  01:35  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    03  12:14  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
    04  03:38  Moon at Perigee: 359274 km
    05  07:52  NEW MOON 
    05  08:03  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.891
    06  02:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  17:20  Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
    08  01:11  Venus 4.6°S of Moon
    08  02     Uranus at Opposition 
    08  07:50  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    12  10:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
    14  01     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  06:58  Moon at Apogee: 405520 km
    18  04:32  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    20  08:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  15:42  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.117
    20  15:46  FULL MOON 
    21  07:14  Winter Solstice 
    22  09     Ursid Meteor Shower
    27  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    28  02:49  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  06     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38140 AU
    29  09:17  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    31  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    31  05:42  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

Mountain Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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
Mountain Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
--- Jan 07 06:26
Jan 14 10:24 P Jan 22 12:23 Jan 29 23:03 Feb 05 14:52
Feb 13 03:31 Feb 21 08:10 Feb 28 10:10 Mar 07 00:52
Mar 14 21:19 Mar 23 00:33 Mar 29 19:26 Apr 05 12:51
Apr 13 14:40 Apr 21 12:50 Apr 28 03:37 May 05 02:48
May 13 06:42 May 20 21:16 May 27 11:37 Jun 03 18:19
Jun 11 20:51 P Jun 19 02:54 Jun 25 20:22 t Jul 03 10:58
Jul 11 08:51 P Jul 18 07:14 Jul 25 06:36 Aug 02 04:15
Aug 09 18:56 Aug 16 11:55 Aug 23 18:51 Aug 31 21:33
Sep 08 03:44 Sep 14 18:29 Sep 22 09:29 Sep 30 13:57
Oct 07 12:14 Oct 14 04:09 Oct 22 02:28 Oct 30 04:32
Nov 05 21:24 Nov 12 17:35 Nov 20 21:03 Nov 28 16:48
Dec 05 07:52 P Dec 12 10:49 Dec 20 15:46 t Dec 28 02:49

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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