2030 Sky Event Almanac

Eastern European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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
Eastern European Time
January - June July - December
Date     EET   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  17:33  Moon at Perigee: 364250 km
    01  19:49  Antares 3.1°S of Moon
    02  22:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  13     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
    04  00     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  04:49  NEW MOON 
    06  15     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    11  16:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  10:51  Moon at Apogee: 404647 km
    14  21:12  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    17  00:41  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  17:54  FULL MOON 
    22  11     Venus at Perihelion 
    22  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
    25  23:46  Spica 2.6°N of Moon
    26  20:14  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  04:02  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
    28  18:03  Moon at Perigee: 369541 km
    29  03:14  Antares 3.2°S of Moon
    30  05:28  Moon at Ascending Node 

Feb 01  00:04  Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
    02  18:07  NEW MOON 
    10  01     Mercury at Aphelion 
    10  08:06  Moon at Apogee: 404292 km
    10  13:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    11  05:22  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    13  06:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  08:20  FULL MOON 
    22  05:28  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    22  12:01  Moon at Perigee: 368405 km
    24  13:19  Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
    25  03:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  08:37  Antares 3.5°S of Moon
    26  07:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  15:29  Venus 1.4°N of Moon

Mar 04  08:35  NEW MOON 
    10  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    10  04:23  Moon at Apogee: 404748 km
    10  13:18  Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon
    12  08:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  10:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  01     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
    19  19:56  FULL MOON 
    20  15:51  Vernal Equinox 
    21  13:29  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    22  00:00  Moon at Perigee: 362974 km
    23  20:08  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    24  14:31  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    25  07:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    26  11:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  03:16  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    31  13     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 

Apr 03  00:02  NEW MOON 
    04  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E
    04  17:32  Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  09:31  Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
    06  20:29  Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
    06  20:47  Moon at Apogee: 405659 km
    08  10:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  04:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  23:45  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    18  05:20  FULL MOON 
    19  05:44  Moon at Perigee: 358706 km
    20  02:03  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    20  22:44  Antares 3.9°S of Moon
    21  11:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  22     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  13     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    24  20:39  LAST QUARTER MOON 

May 02  16:12  NEW MOON 
    04  02:53  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    04  05:39  Moon at Apogee: 406364 km
    05  11     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  13:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  19:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  12     Jupiter at Opposition 
    14  19     Venus at Aphelion 
    15  10:36  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    17  07:49  Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon
    17  13:19  FULL MOON 
    17  15:45  Moon at Perigee: 357018 km
    18  09:06  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    18  20:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  08     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    21  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W
    24  06:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  12     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    31  08:14  Moon at Apogee: 406469 km

Jun 01  08:21  NEW MOON 
    01  08:28  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944
    01  19:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  19     Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn
    09  05:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  15     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    11  20:08  Spica 2.3°N of Moon
    13  13:42  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    14  19:58  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    15  01:37  Moon at Perigee: 358183 km
    15  07:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  20:33  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503
    15  20:41  FULL MOON 
    21  09:31  Summer Solstice 
    21  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    22  19:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    24  23     Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
    27  15:09  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    27  16:14  Moon at Apogee: 405881 km
    28  00:12  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
    28  07:11  Venus 2.3°S of Moon
    29  01:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  16:32  Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran
    30  23:34  NEW MOON 

Date     EET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 04  15     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
    08  13:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  03:21  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    10  19:59  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
    12  05:31  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    12  16:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  07:12  Moon at Perigee: 361792 km
    15  04:12  FULL MOON 
    22  10:07  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  22:03  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
    25  06:55  Moon at Apogee: 404891 km
    25  12:44  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
    26  07:01  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  11:59  Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus
    28  13     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  15:10  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    29  01:18  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    30  13:11  NEW MOON 

Aug 01  22:50  Mercury 4.0°N of Moon
    02  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
    04  23     Mercury at Aphelion 
    05  08:48  Spica 2.0°N of Moon
    05  23     Venus 0.7°S of Mars
    06  18:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  03:26  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
    08  12:46  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    08  21:44  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  00:50  Moon at Perigee: 366742 km
    13  05     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  12:44  FULL MOON 
    21  03:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  05:40  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
    22  00:15  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    22  00:49  Moon at Apogee: 404174 km
    22  10:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  01:07  NEW MOON 
    29  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Sep 01  14:19  Spica 1.8°N of Moon
    03  13:11  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
    04  04     Venus at Perihelion 
    04  18:16  Antares 4.4°S of Moon
    04  19:06  Moon at Perigee: 369884 km
    04  22:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  23:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  06:17  Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus
    11  23:18  FULL MOON 
    15  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    17  13:36  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
    17  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    18  09:45  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    18  12:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  20:09  Moon at Apogee: 404258 km
    19  21:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  01:27  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  09:11  Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran
    27  11:55  NEW MOON 
    28  21:44  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    30  17:39  Moon at Perigee: 366348 km

Oct 01  02:24  Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
    01  23:55  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    02  00:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  05:17  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
    04  05:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  05     Neptune at Opposition 
    11  12:47  FULL MOON 
    12  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    14  21:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    15  15:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  16:21  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    16  15:21  Moon at Apogee: 405078 km
    19  16:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  13     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    21  21     Orionid Meteor Shower
    26  22:17  NEW MOON 
    28  14:07  Moon at Perigee: 361122 km
    28  19:29  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    29  05:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  07:46  Antares 4.8°S of Moon

Nov 02  13:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  21     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    09  12     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
    10  05:30  FULL MOON 
    11  04:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    11  20:03  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
    11  20:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  21     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  07:00  Moon at Apogee: 405993 km
    13  22:29  Mercury 2.3°N of Antares
    18  03     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  10:32  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  18:31  Spica 1.7°N of Moon
    25  08:46  NEW MOON 
    25  08:50  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047
    25  15:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  23:07  Moon at Perigee: 357521 km
    26  21:19  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
    27  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E
    27  18     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  15     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 

Dec 02  00:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  02     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66601 AU
    08  10:35  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    08  22:06  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
    09  03:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  00:28  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942
    10  00:40  FULL MOON 
    10  12:03  Moon at Apogee: 406371 km
    12  23     Uranus at Opposition 
    14  16     Geminid Meteor Shower
    14  22     Mercury at Perihelion 
    15  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  02:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  04:22  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    21  22:09  Winter Solstice 
    23  01     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  02:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  05:46  Antares 4.8°S of Moon
    23  12:51  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  17:08  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
    24  12:09  Moon at Perigee: 356926 km
    24  19:32  NEW MOON 
    26  00:23  Venus 5.0°S of Moon
    28  12     Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
    31  15:36  FIRST QUARTER 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

2030 Phases of the Moon

Eastern European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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
Eastern European Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 04 04:49 Jan 11 16:06 Jan 19 17:54 Jan 26 20:14
Feb 02 18:07 Feb 10 13:49 Feb 18 08:20 Feb 25 03:58
Mar 04 08:35 Mar 12 10:48 Mar 19 19:56 Mar 26 11:51
Apr 03 00:02 Apr 11 04:57 Apr 18 05:20 Apr 24 20:39
May 02 16:12 May 10 19:11 May 17 13:19 May 24 06:57
Jun 01 08:21 A Jun 09 05:36 Jun 15 20:41 p Jun 22 19:19
Jun 30 23:34 Jul 08 13:02 Jul 15 04:12 Jul 22 10:07
Jul 30 13:11 Aug 06 18:43 Aug 13 12:44 Aug 21 03:15
Aug 29 01:07 Sep 04 23:55 Sep 11 23:18 Sep 19 21:56
Sep 27 11:55 Oct 04 05:56 Oct 11 12:47 Oct 19 16:50
Oct 26 22:17 Nov 02 13:56 Nov 10 05:30 Nov 18 10:32
Nov 25 08:46 T Dec 02 00:57 Dec 10 00:40 n Dec 18 02:01
Dec 24 19:32 Dec 31 15:36 --

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

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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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