2012Calendar of Astronomical Events
2012Phases of the Moon
Hawaiian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Hawaiian Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 10 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2012 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Hawaiian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Dec 31 20:15 | Jan 8 21:30 | Jan 15 23:08 |
| Jan 22 21:39 | Jan 30 18:10 | Feb 7 11:54 | Feb 14 07:04 |
| Feb 21 12:35 | Feb 29 15:22 | Mar 7 23:40 | Mar 14 15:25 |
| Mar 22 04:37 | Mar 30 09:41 | Apr 6 09:19 | Apr 13 00:50 |
| Apr 20 21:18 | Apr 28 23:58 | May 5 17:35 | May 12 11:47 |
| May 20 13:47 A | May 28 10:16 | Jun 4 01:12 p | Jun 11 00:41 |
| Jun 19 05:02 | Jun 26 17:30 | Jul 3 08:52 | Jul 10 15:48 |
| Jul 18 18:24 | Jul 25 22:56 | Aug 1 17:27 | Aug 9 08:55 |
| Aug 17 05:54 | Aug 24 03:54 | Aug 31 03:58 | Sep 8 03:15 |
| Sep 15 16:11 | Sep 22 09:41 | Sep 29 17:19 | Oct 7 21:33 |
| Oct 15 02:02 | Oct 21 17:32 | Oct 29 09:50 | Nov 6 14:36 |
| Nov 13 12:08 T | Nov 20 04:31 | Nov 28 04:46 n | Dec 6 05:32 |
| Dec 12 22:42 | Dec 19 19:19 | Dec 28 00:21 | - |
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 table above. 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.
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2012Calendar of Astronomical Events
Hawaiian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Hawaiian Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 10 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2012Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Hawaiian Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date HST Event (h:m)Jan 02 10:19 Moon at Apogee: 404580 km 02 16:46 Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon 03 21 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 15 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98328 AU 04 23:17 Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon 05 21:43 Aldebaran 5.8°S of Moon 06 04:30 Moon at Descending Node 08 21:30 FULL MOON 12 03:04 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 15 21:21 Spica 2.0°N of Moon 15 23:08 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 09:07 Saturn 6.4°N of Moon 17 11:28 Moon at Perigee: 369883 km 17 20 Mercury at Aphelion 19 00:59 Antares 4.2°S of Moon 19 08:26 Moon at Ascending Node 22 21:39 NEW MOON 30 04:38 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon 30 07:42 Moon at Apogee: 404325 km 30 18:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON Feb 01 07:42 Pleiades 3.0°N of Moon 02 06:22 Aldebaran 5.7°S of Moon 02 10:02 Moon at Descending Node 06 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 07 11:54 FULL MOON 08 10:43 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 11 08:32 Moon at Perigee: 367920 km 12 02:47 Spica 1.8°N of Moon 12 15:08 Saturn 6.2°N of Moon 14 07:04 LAST QUARTER MOON 15 06:35 Antares 4.4°S of Moon 15 10:16 Moon at Ascending Node 15 11 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66598 AU 19 10 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 21 12:35 NEW MOON 25 11:44 Venus 3.3°S of Moon 26 20:16 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon 27 04:01 Moon at Apogee: 404864 km 28 15:46 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon 29 12:37 Moon at Descending Node 29 14:45 Aldebaran 5.4°S of Moon 29 15:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON Mar 01 19 Mercury at Perihelion 03 09 Mars at Opposition 04 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E 06 20:36 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 07 23:40 FULL MOON 10 00:02 Moon at Perigee: 362401 km 10 10:20 Spica 1.5°N of Moon 10 21:00 Saturn 6.2°N of Moon 13 10:41 Moon at Ascending Node 13 12 Venus 3.0°N of Jupiter 13 12:10 Antares 4.7°S of Moon 14 15:25 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 19:15 Vernal Equinox 20 15 Venus at Perihelion 21 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 22 04:37 NEW MOON 24 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 25 13:57 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon 25 20:04 Moon at Apogee: 405780 km 26 08:21 Venus 1.8°N of Moon 26 21 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E 26 22:56 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon 27 14:19 Moon at Descending Node 27 22:07 Aldebaran 5.2°S of Moon 30 09:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON Apr 03 03:18 Venus 0.4°S of Pleiades 03 07:10 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 06 09:19 FULL MOON 06 20:24 Spica 1.5°N of Moon 07 04:07 Saturn 6.3°N of Moon 07 06:59 Moon at Perigee: 358314 km 09 14:47 Moon at Ascending Node 09 19:54 Antares 4.9°S of Moon 13 00:50 LAST QUARTER MOON 15 08 Saturn at Opposition 15 16:18 Mars 0.7°N of Regulus 18 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W 20 21:18 NEW MOON 21 19 Lyrid Meteor Shower 22 03:49 Moon at Apogee: 406422 km 23 05:15 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon 23 17:43 Moon at Descending Node 24 04:27 Aldebaran 5.0°S of Moon 24 16:21 Venus 5.7°N of Moon 28 23:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON 30 16:31 Regulus 6.1°N of MoonMay 04 07:26 Spica 1.5°N of Moon 04 08 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 04 12:04 Saturn 6.4°N of Moon 05 17:33 Moon at Perigee: 356954 km 05 17:35 FULL MOON 06 23:43 Moon at Ascending Node 07 05:57 Antares 5.0°S of Moon 12 11:47 LAST QUARTER MOON 13 03 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 19 06:13 Moon at Apogee: 406451 km 20 13:47 NEW MOON 20 13:53 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944 20 23:20 Moon at Descending Node 22 10:52 Venus 4.7°N of Moon 27 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 27 23:43 Regulus 6.2°N of Moon 28 10:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON 28 19 Mercury at Perihelion 31 17:24 Spica 1.5°N of Moon 31 19:45 Saturn 6.5°N of MoonJun 03 03:19 Moon at Perigee: 358483 km 03 10:38 Moon at Ascending Node 03 16:51 Antares 5.0°S of Moon 04 01:03 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.370 04 01:12 FULL MOON 05 15 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 10 23:30 Jupiter 4.7°S of Pleiades 11 00:41 LAST QUARTER MOON 15 15:24 Moon at Apogee: 405791 km 16 17:34 Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon 16 22:23 Jupiter 1.1°S of Moon: Occn. 17 05:43 Moon at Descending Node 17 14:47 Venus 2.1°S of Moon 19 05:02 NEW MOON 20 07:50 Mercury 4.9°S of Pollux 20 13:08 Summer Solstice 21 00:33 Venus 2.2°N of Aldebaran 24 05:18 Regulus 6.1°N of Moon 26 05:02 Mars 5.8°N of Moon 26 17:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON 28 01:04 Spica 1.4°N of Moon 28 02:40 Saturn 6.3°N of Moon 30 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.7°E 30 19:45 Moon at Ascending Node 30 22 Venus 4.8°S of Jupiter | Date HST Event (h:m)Jul 01 02:42 Antares 5.0°S of Moon 01 08:01 Moon at Perigee: 362363 km 02 04:57 Mercury 1.6°S of Beehive 03 08:52 FULL MOON 04 18 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU 08 18:13 Venus 0.9°N of Aldebaran 10 15:48 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 00 Venus at Aphelion 11 18 Mercury at Aphelion 13 06:47 Moon at Apogee: 404783 km 14 00:34 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon 14 10:55 Moon at Descending Node 14 17:02 Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn. 14 23:40 Aldebaran 4.9°S of Moon 15 05:29 Venus 3.8°S of Moon 18 18:24 NEW MOON 21 10:52 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 24 12:07 Mars 4.2°N of Moon 25 06:43 Spica 1.2°N of Moon 25 09:29 Saturn 6.0°N of Moon 25 22:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 27 10 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 00:34 Moon at Ascending Node 28 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 28 10:21 Antares 5.2°S of Moon 28 22:30 Moon at Perigee: 367318 km 29 01:45 Jupiter 4.6°N of AldebaranAug 01 17:27 FULL MOON 02 03:36 Saturn 4.0°N of Spica 09 08:55 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 00:52 Moon at Apogee: 404125 km 10 08:12 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon 10 14:04 Moon at Descending Node 11 07:25 Aldebaran 4.8°S of Moon 11 10:25 Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn. 12 02 Perseid Meteor Shower 13 09:41 Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn. 13 12:45 Mars 1.6°N of Spica 15 00 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W 15 08 Mars 2.7°S of Saturn 15 19:06 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon 16 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W 17 05:55 NEW MOON 18 05:33 Mercury 2.1°S of Beehive 21 12:04 Spica 1.0°N of Moon 21 17:43 Saturn 5.5°N of Moon 21 21:50 Mars 2.3°N of Moon 23 09:39 Moon at Perigee: 369731 km 24 01 Neptune at Opposition 24 01:38 Moon at Ascending Node 24 03:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON 24 16:02 Antares 5.4°S of Moon 24 18 Mercury at Perihelion 31 03:58 FULL MOON Sep 06 16:08 Moon at Descending Node 06 20:00 Moon at Apogee: 404296 km 07 15:23 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon 08 00:59 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn. 08 03:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 12 07:09 Venus 3.7°N of Moon 12 22:52 Venus 2.6°S of Beehive 14 02:51 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 15 16:11 NEW MOON 17 19:05 Spica 0.8°N of Moon 18 04:45 Saturn 5.0°N of Moon 18 16:52 Moon at Perigee: 365749 km 19 10:36 Mars 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 20 02:54 Moon at Ascending Node 20 21:30 Antares 5.6°S of Moon 22 04:49 Autumnal Equinox 22 09:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON 28 21 Uranus at Opposition 29 17:19 FULL MOON Oct 01 00:56 Mercury 1.5°N of Spica 02 17:35 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus 03 19:15 Moon at Descending Node 04 14:43 Moon at Apogee: 405162 km 04 22 Mercury 3.2°S of Saturn 04 22:58 Aldebaran 4.3°S of Moon 05 10:50 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn. 07 21:33 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 12:52 Regulus 6.0°N of Moon 12 09:10 Venus 6.3°N of Moon 15 02:02 NEW MOON 16 15:02 Moon at Perigee: 360673 km 16 15:43 Mercury 1.3°S of Moon 17 08:27 Moon at Ascending Node 18 03:06 Mars 2.0°S of Moon 18 04:50 Antares 5.8°S of Moon 20 10:07 Mars 3.5°N of Antares 20 18 Orionid Meteor Shower 21 17:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON 24 22 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 26 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.1°E 29 09:50 FULL MOON 31 00:36 Moon at Descending Node 31 08 Venus at Perihelion Nov 01 05:30 Moon at Apogee: 406050 km 01 05:49 Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon 01 14:58 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn. 04 19 S Taurid Meteor Shower 06 04:32 Mercury 3.0°N of Antares 06 14:36 LAST QUARTER MOON 07 22:13 Regulus 6.1°N of Moon 11 07:52 Venus 5.3°N of Moon 11 15:42 Spica 0.8°N of Moon 11 18 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 12:08 NEW MOON 13 12:12 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.050 13 18:37 Moon at Ascending Node 14 00:21 Moon at Perigee: 357361 km 15 23:40 Mars 4.0°S of Moon 16 15:22 Venus 3.6°N of Spica 17 00 Leonid Meteor Shower 17 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 20 04:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 20 17 Mercury at Perihelion 26 19 Venus 0.5°S of Saturn 27 07:05 Moon at Descending Node 28 04:33 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.915 28 04:46 FULL MOON 28 09:35 Moon at Apogee: 406366 km 28 12:06 Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon 28 14:46 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.Dec 02 15 Jupiter at Opposition 04 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°W 05 05:35 Regulus 6.1°N of Moon 06 05:32 LAST QUARTER MOON 08 23 Mercury 6.3°S of Venus 09 02:04 Spica 0.8°N of Moon 10 02:46 Saturn 4.0°N of Moon 11 03:48 Venus 1.6°N of Moon 11 05:57 Moon at Ascending Node 11 14:44 Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. 12 13:14 Moon at Perigee: 357074 km 12 19:18 Jupiter 4.7°N of Aldebaran 12 22:42 NEW MOON 13 13 Geminid Meteor Shower 17 23:57 Mercury 5.2°N of Antares 19 19:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON 21 01:12 Winter Solstice 21 22 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 17:19 Venus 5.5°N of Antares 24 12:27 Moon at Descending Node 25 11:19 Moon at Apogee: 406101 km 25 14:02 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 25 18:23 Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon 28 00:21 FULL MOON | |||||||
Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar
- 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
- Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2011 to 2020
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2011 to 2020 for seven time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
| Calendars of Astronomical Events - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| AST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| EST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| CST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| MST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| PST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AKST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| HST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= GMT - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= GMT - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= GMT - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= GMT - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= GMT - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= GMT - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= GMT - 10 hours)
(where GMT = Greenwich Mean 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 Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.