2015Calendar of Astronomical Events
2015Phases 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(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2015 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 4 22:53 | Jan 13 03:47 |
| Jan 20 07:14 | Jan 26 22:48 | Feb 3 17:09 | Feb 11 21:50 |
| Feb 18 17:47 | Feb 25 11:14 | Mar 5 12:06 | Mar 13 11:48 |
| Mar 20 03:36 T | Mar 27 01:43 | Apr 4 06:06 p | Apr 11 21:44 |
| Apr 18 12:57 | Apr 25 17:55 | May 3 21:42 | May 11 04:36 |
| May 17 22:13 | May 25 11:19 | Jun 2 10:19 | Jun 9 09:42 |
| Jun 16 08:05 | Jun 24 05:03 | Jul 1 20:20 | Jul 8 14:24 |
| Jul 15 19:24 | Jul 23 22:04 | Jul 31 04:43 | Aug 6 20:03 |
| Aug 14 08:54 | Aug 22 13:31 | Aug 29 12:35 | Sep 5 03:54 |
| Sep 13 00:41 P | Sep 21 02:59 | Sep 27 20:50 t | Oct 4 15:06 |
| Oct 12 18:06 | Oct 20 14:31 | Oct 27 06:05 | Nov 3 06:24 |
| Nov 11 11:47 | Nov 19 00:27 | Nov 25 16:44 | Dec 3 01:40 |
| Dec 11 04:29 | Dec 18 09:14 | Dec 25 05:11 | - |
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.
2015Calendar of Astronomical Events
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(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2015Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Central Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CST Event (h:m)Jan 02 05:35 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 03 20 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 00 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98328 AU 04 22:53 FULL MOON 08 02:16 Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon 08 19:34 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon 09 12:17 Moon at Apogee: 405411 km 10 19 Mercury 0.6°N of Venus 12 09:33 Moon at Ascending Node 13 03:27 Spica 3.1°S of Moon 13 03:47 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E 16 05:52 Saturn 1.9°S of Moon 20 07:14 NEW MOON 21 11:39 Mercury 3.0°S of Moon 21 14:06 Moon at Perigee: 359643 km 21 15 Mercury at Perihelion 21 23:01 Venus 5.6°S of Moon 22 22:40 Mars 3.9°S of Moon 25 04:23 Moon at Descending Node 26 22:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 11:07 Aldebaran 1.2°S of Moon 30 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Feb 03 17:09 FULL MOON 04 02:35 Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon 05 02:17 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon 06 00:25 Moon at Apogee: 406155 km 06 11 Jupiter at Opposition 08 11:10 Moon at Ascending Node 09 10:23 Spica 3.3°S of Moon 11 21:50 LAST QUARTER MOON 12 18:10 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon 17 00:20 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon 18 17:47 NEW MOON 19 01:29 Moon at Perigee: 356992 km 20 18:56 Venus 2.0°S of Moon 20 19:28 Mars 1.5°S of Moon 21 10:05 Moon at Descending Node 21 23 Venus 0.4°S of Mars 24 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W 25 11:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON 25 17:02 Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon 25 22 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun Mar 03 01:56 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 04 08:29 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon 05 01:35 Moon at Apogee: 406386 km 05 12:05 FULL MOON 06 14 Mercury at Aphelion 07 15:04 Moon at Ascending Node 08 16:21 Spica 3.4°S of Moon 12 02:25 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon 13 11:48 LAST QUARTER MOON 18 22:57 Mercury 5.2°S of Moon 19 13:38 Moon at Perigee: 357584 km 20 03:36 NEW MOON 20 03:46 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.045 20 16:45 Vernal Equinox 20 20:19 Moon at Descending Node 21 16:13 Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn. 22 13:51 Venus 2.8°N of Moon 25 00:55 Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon 27 01:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON 30 04:19 Jupiter 5.6°N of Moon 31 14:45 Regulus 4.0°N of MoonApr 01 06:59 Moon at Apogee: 406012 km 03 21:17 Moon at Ascending Node 04 06:00 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.001 04 06:06 FULL MOON 04 22:21 Spica 3.5°S of Moon 06 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 08 07:08 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon 08 08:34 Jupiter 2.0°S of Beehive 09 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 11 09:28 Venus 2.5°S of Pleiades 11 21:44 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 21:53 Moon at Perigee: 361026 km 17 07:07 Moon at Descending Node 18 07 Venus at Perihelion 18 12:57 NEW MOON 19 13:24 Venus 7.2°N of Aldebaran 19 14 Mercury at Perihelion 21 10:35 Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon 22 13 Mercury 1.3°N of Mars 22 17 Lyrid Meteor Shower 25 17:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 12:06 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 27 21:38 Regulus 4.0°N of Moon 28 21:55 Moon at Apogee: 405085 km 30 19:29 Mercury 1.6°S of PleiadesMay 01 03:50 Moon at Ascending Node 02 05:10 Spica 3.5°S of Moon 03 21:42 FULL MOON 05 07 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 10:19 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon 06 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.2°E 11 04:36 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 14:37 Moon at Descending Node 14 18:23 Moon at Perigee: 366024 km 17 22:13 NEW MOON 19 00:51 Mercury 5.7°N of Moon 22 19 Saturn at Opposition 24 01:03 Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon 25 05:14 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon 25 11:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 16:12 Moon at Apogee: 404246 km 28 08:40 Moon at Ascending Node 29 11:27 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux 29 12:52 Spica 3.6°S of Moon 30 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Jun 01 14:02 Saturn 1.9°S of Moon 02 10:19 FULL MOON 06 13 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E 09 09:42 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 22:39 Moon at Perigee: 369713 km 10 17:30 Moon at Descending Node 13 02:59 Venus 0.5°N of Beehive 14 09 Mars in Conjunction with Sun 14 20:26 Mercury 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 16 08:05 NEW MOON 20 05:28 Venus 5.8°N of Moon 20 17:29 Jupiter 4.7°N of Moon 21 10:38 Summer Solstice 21 13:10 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon 23 03:37 Mercury 1.8°N of Aldebaran 23 11:01 Moon at Apogee: 404134 km 24 05:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON 24 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°W 24 11:23 Moon at Ascending Node 25 20:58 Spica 3.8°S of Moon 28 19:27 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon 30 20 Venus 0.3°S of Jupiter | Date CST Event (h:m)Jul 01 20:20 FULL MOON 05 12:54 Moon at Perigee: 367095 km 06 13 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU 07 18:07 Moon at Descending Node 08 14:24 LAST QUARTER MOON 12 11:55 Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon 14 15:15 Venus 1.5°S of Regulus 15 19:24 NEW MOON 16 13 Mercury at Perihelion 18 11:34 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon 18 19:06 Venus 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 18 20:49 Regulus 3.4°N of Moon 21 05:02 Moon at Apogee: 404837 km 21 13:32 Moon at Ascending Node 23 04:45 Spica 4.0°S of Moon 23 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 23 22:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 02:43 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon 28 08 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 31 04:43 FULL MOON Aug 02 04:11 Moon at Perigee: 362135 km 03 20:53 Moon at Descending Node 06 20:03 LAST QUARTER MOON 07 01 Mercury 0.5°N of Jupiter 07 11:25 Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus 08 16 Venus at Aphelion 08 17:22 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon 13 00 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 08:54 NEW MOON 15 13 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 16 08:34 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon 17 17:05 Moon at Ascending Node 17 20:33 Moon at Apogee: 405852 km 19 11:46 Spica 4.2°S of Moon 19 21:35 Mars 0.5°S of Beehive 22 11:21 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon 22 13:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 15 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 29 12:35 FULL MOON 29 13 Mercury at Aphelion 30 09:24 Moon at Perigee: 358289 km 31 04:16 Moon at Descending Node 31 20 Neptune at Opposition Sep 04 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E 04 23:09 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon 05 03:54 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 23:53 Venus 2.7°S of Moon 13 00:41 NEW MOON 13 00:54 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.788 13 22:38 Moon at Ascending Node 14 05:28 Moon at Apogee: 406466 km 15 00:15 Mercury 5.3°S of Moon 15 18:00 Spica 4.3°S of Moon 18 20:54 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon 21 02:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON 23 02:20 Autumnal Equinox 24 13:38 Mars 0.7°N of Regulus 27 15:04 Moon at Descending Node 27 19:46 Moon at Perigee: 356877 km 27 20:47 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.276 27 20:50 FULL MOON 30 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Oct 02 06:51 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon 04 15:06 LAST QUARTER MOON 08 14:32 Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn. 08 15:52 Regulus 3.3°N of Moon 08 18:26 Venus 2.5°S of Regulus 09 10:51 Mars 3.4°N of Moon 09 17:30 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon 11 04:54 Moon at Ascending Node 11 06:00 Mercury 1.0°N of Moon: Occn. 11 07:17 Moon at Apogee: 406389 km 11 21 Uranus at Opposition 12 12 Mercury at Perihelion 12 18:06 NEW MOON 15 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W 16 07:20 Saturn 3.0°S of Moon 17 15 Mars 0.4°N of Jupiter 20 14:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 21 17 Orionid Meteor Shower 25 01:36 Moon at Descending Node 25 17 Venus 1.0°S of Jupiter 26 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W 26 06:59 Moon at Perigee: 358464 km 27 06:05 FULL MOON 29 16:45 Aldebaran 0.6°S of MoonNov 03 01 Venus 0.7°S of Mars 03 06:24 LAST QUARTER MOON 04 22:19 Regulus 3.2°N of Moon 05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower 06 09:49 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon 07 03:56 Mars 1.8°N of Moon 07 07:54 Venus 1.2°N of Moon 07 09:53 Moon at Ascending Node 07 15:48 Moon at Apogee: 405724 km 09 06:27 Spica 4.3°S of Moon 11 11:47 NEW MOON 12 16 N Taurid Meteor Shower 17 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 17 23 Leonid Meteor Shower 19 00:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 20 17 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU 21 07:56 Moon at Descending Node 23 14:06 Moon at Perigee: 362818 km 25 16:44 FULL MOON 26 03:33 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon 29 00 Venus at Perihelion 29 13:20 Venus 3.9°N of Spica 29 18 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun Dec 02 05:53 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon 03 01:40 LAST QUARTER MOON 04 00:21 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon 04 12:33 Moon at Ascending Node 05 08:56 Moon at Apogee: 404800 km 05 20:40 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn. 06 13:42 Spica 4.4°S of Moon 07 10:55 Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn. 11 04:29 NEW MOON 14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower 18 00:01 Saturn 6.1°N of Antares 18 09:13 Moon at Descending Node 18 09:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON 21 02:53 Moon at Perigee: 368418 km 21 22:48 Winter Solstice 22 20 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 08:18 Mars 3.3°N of Spica 23 13:09 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon 25 05:11 FULL MOON 28 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.7°E 29 14:30 Regulus 2.7°N of Moon 31 11:55 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon 31 14:19 Moon at Ascending Node | |||||||
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.