2030 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2030 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 01:03 Moon at Perigee: 364250 km
02 03:19 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
03 06:01 Moon at Ascending Node
03 20 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
04 08 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 12:19 NEW MOON
06 23 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
11 23:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 18:21 Moon at Apogee: 404647 km
15 04:42 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
17 08:11 Moon at Descending Node
20 01:24 FULL MOON
22 18 Venus at Perihelion
22 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
26 07:16 Spica 2.6°N of Moon
27 03:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 11:32 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
29 01:33 Moon at Perigee: 369541 km
29 10:44 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
30 12:58 Moon at Ascending Node
Feb 01 07:34 Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
03 01:37 NEW MOON
10 08 Mercury at Aphelion
10 15:36 Moon at Apogee: 404292 km
10 21:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 12:52 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
13 13:37 Moon at Descending Node
18 15:50 FULL MOON
22 12:58 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
22 19:31 Moon at Perigee: 368405 km
24 20:49 Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
25 11:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 16:07 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
26 14:53 Moon at Ascending Node
28 22:59 Venus 1.4°N of Moon
Mar 04 16:05 NEW MOON
10 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 11:53 Moon at Apogee: 404748 km
10 20:48 Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon
12 16:13 Moon at Descending Node
12 18:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 08 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
20 03:26 FULL MOON
20 23:21 Vernal Equinox
21 20:59 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
22 07:30 Moon at Perigee: 362974 km
24 03:38 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
24 22:01 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
25 15:18 Moon at Ascending Node
26 07 Mercury at Perihelion
26 19:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 10:46 Venus 3.8°S of Moon
31 20 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Apr 03 07:32 NEW MOON
04 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E
05 01:02 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
06 17:01 Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
07 03:59 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
07 04:17 Moon at Apogee: 405659 km
08 17:59 Moon at Descending Node
11 12:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 07:15 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
18 12:50 FULL MOON
19 13:14 Moon at Perigee: 358706 km
20 09:33 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
21 06:14 Antares 3.9°S of Moon
21 19:16 Moon at Ascending Node
23 05 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 04:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
May 02 23:42 NEW MOON
04 10:23 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
04 13:09 Moon at Apogee: 406364 km
05 18 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 21:25 Moon at Descending Node
11 02:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 20 Jupiter at Opposition
15 02 Venus at Aphelion
15 18:06 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
17 15:19 Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon
17 20:49 FULL MOON
17 23:15 Moon at Perigee: 357018 km
18 16:36 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
19 04:02 Moon at Ascending Node
19 16 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
21 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W
24 14:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 20 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
31 15:44 Moon at Apogee: 406469 km
Jun 01 15:51 NEW MOON
01 15:58 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944
02 03:00 Moon at Descending Node
09 03 Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn
09 13:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 22 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
12 03:38 Spica 2.3°N of Moon
13 21:12 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
15 03:28 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
15 09:07 Moon at Perigee: 358183 km
15 14:54 Moon at Ascending Node
16 04:03 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503
16 04:11 FULL MOON
21 17:01 Summer Solstice
22 06 Mercury at Perihelion
23 02:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 06 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
27 22:39 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
27 23:44 Moon at Apogee: 405881 km
28 07:42 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
28 14:41 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
29 09:20 Moon at Descending Node
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 00:02 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran
01 07:04 NEW MOON
04 22 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
08 20:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 10:51 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
11 03:29 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
12 13:01 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
13 00:11 Moon at Ascending Node
13 14:42 Moon at Perigee: 361792 km
15 11:42 FULL MOON
22 17:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 05:33 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
25 14:25 Moon at Apogee: 404891 km
25 20:14 Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
26 14:31 Moon at Descending Node
26 19:29 Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus
28 20 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 22:40 Venus 2.3°N of Moon
29 08:48 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
30 20:41 NEW MOON
Aug 02 06:20 Mercury 4.0°N of Moon
02 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
05 06 Mercury at Aphelion
05 16:18 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
06 06 Venus 0.7°S of Mars
07 02:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 10:56 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
08 20:16 Antares 4.1°S of Moon
09 05:14 Moon at Ascending Node
10 08:20 Moon at Perigee: 366742 km
13 12 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 20:14 FULL MOON
21 10:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 13:10 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
22 07:45 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
22 08:19 Moon at Apogee: 404174 km
22 17:39 Moon at Descending Node
29 08:37 NEW MOON
30 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Sep 01 21:49 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
03 20:41 Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
04 11 Venus at Perihelion
05 01:46 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
05 02:36 Moon at Perigee: 369884 km
05 06:22 Moon at Ascending Node
05 07:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 13:47 Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus
12 06:48 FULL MOON
15 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
17 21:06 Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
18 06 Mercury at Perihelion
18 17:15 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
18 19:42 Moon at Descending Node
19 03:39 Moon at Apogee: 404258 km
20 05:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 08:57 Autumnal Equinox
25 16:41 Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran
27 19:25 NEW MOON
29 05:14 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
Oct 01 01:09 Moon at Perigee: 366348 km
01 09:54 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
02 07:25 Antares 4.6°S of Moon
02 07:30 Moon at Ascending Node
02 12:47 Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
04 13:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 12 Neptune at Opposition
11 20:17 FULL MOON
12 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 04:48 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
15 22:50 Moon at Descending Node
15 23:51 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
16 22:51 Moon at Apogee: 405078 km
20 00:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 20 Venus at Superior Conjunction
22 04 Orionid Meteor Shower
27 05:47 NEW MOON
28 21:37 Moon at Perigee: 361122 km
29 02:59 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
29 12:54 Moon at Ascending Node
29 15:16 Antares 4.8°S of Moon
Nov 02 21:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 05 S Taurid Meteor Shower
09 20 Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
10 13:00 FULL MOON
11 11:48 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
12 03:33 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
12 04:15 Moon at Descending Node
13 04 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 14:30 Moon at Apogee: 405993 km
14 05:59 Mercury 2.3°N of Antares
18 10 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 18:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 02:01 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
25 16:16 NEW MOON
25 16:20 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047
25 23:02 Moon at Ascending Node
26 06:37 Moon at Perigee: 357521 km
27 04:49 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
27 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E
28 01 Saturn at Opposition
30 23 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
Dec 02 08:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 09 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66601 AU
08 18:05 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
09 05:36 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
09 10:47 Moon at Descending Node
10 07:58 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942
10 08:10 FULL MOON
10 19:33 Moon at Apogee: 406371 km
13 07 Uranus at Opposition
15 00 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 05 Mercury at Perihelion
16 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 09:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 11:52 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
22 05:39 Winter Solstice
23 08 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 10:24 Moon at Ascending Node
23 13:16 Antares 4.8°S of Moon
23 20:21 Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
24 00:38 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
24 19:39 Moon at Perigee: 356926 km
25 03:02 NEW MOON
26 07:53 Venus 5.0°S of Moon
28 19 Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
31 23:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
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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
2030 Phases of the Moon
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2030 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 04 12:19 | Jan 11 23:36 | Jan 20 01:24 | Jan 27 03:44 |
| Feb 03 01:37 | Feb 10 21:19 | Feb 18 15:50 | Feb 25 11:28 |
| Mar 04 16:05 | Mar 12 18:18 | Mar 20 03:26 | Mar 26 19:21 |
| Apr 03 07:32 | Apr 11 12:27 | Apr 18 12:50 | Apr 25 04:09 |
| May 02 23:42 | May 11 02:41 | May 17 20:49 | May 24 14:27 |
| Jun 01 15:51 A | Jun 09 13:06 | Jun 16 04:11 p | Jun 23 02:49 |
| Jul 01 07:04 | Jul 08 20:32 | Jul 15 11:42 | Jul 22 17:37 |
| Jul 30 20:41 | Aug 07 02:13 | Aug 13 20:14 | Aug 21 10:45 |
| Aug 29 08:37 | Sep 05 07:25 | Sep 12 06:48 | Sep 20 05:26 |
| Sep 27 19:25 | Oct 04 13:26 | Oct 11 20:17 | Oct 20 00:20 |
| Oct 27 05:47 | Nov 02 21:26 | Nov 10 13:00 | Nov 18 18:02 |
| Nov 25 16:16 T | Dec 02 08:27 | Dec 10 08:10 n | Dec 18 09:31 |
| Dec 25 03:02 | Dec 31 23:06 | - | - |
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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| IST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| BST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ICT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AWST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| JST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ACT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AEST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NCT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NZST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
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
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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