2015 Calendar of Astronomical Events
2015 Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2015 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 5 04:53 | Jan 13 09:47 |
| Jan 20 13:14 | Jan 27 04:48 | Feb 3 23:09 | Feb 12 03:50 |
| Feb 18 23:47 | Feb 25 17:14 | Mar 5 18:06 | Mar 13 17:48 |
| Mar 20 09:36 T | Mar 27 07:43 | Apr 4 12:06 p | Apr 12 03:44 |
| Apr 18 18:57 | Apr 25 23:55 | May 4 03:42 | May 11 10:36 |
| May 18 04:13 | May 25 17:19 | Jun 2 16:19 | Jun 9 15:42 |
| Jun 16 14:05 | Jun 24 11:03 | Jul 2 02:20 | Jul 8 20:24 |
| Jul 16 01:24 | Jul 24 04:04 | Jul 31 10:43 | Aug 7 02:03 |
| Aug 14 14:54 | Aug 22 19:31 | Aug 29 18:35 | Sep 5 09:54 |
| Sep 13 06:41 P | Sep 21 08:59 | Sep 28 02:50 t | Oct 4 21:06 |
| Oct 13 00:06 | Oct 20 20:31 | Oct 27 12:05 | Nov 3 12:24 |
| Nov 11 17:47 | Nov 19 06:27 | Nov 25 22:44 | Dec 3 07:40 |
| Dec 11 10:29 | Dec 18 15:14 | Dec 25 11:11 | - |
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.
2015 Calendar of Astronomical Events
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2015 Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jan 04 08:59 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98328
05 04:53 FULL MOON
09 18:17 Moon at Apogee: 405411 km
11 01 Mercury-Venus: 0.6°
12 15:33 Moon at Ascending Node
13 09:47 LAST QUARTER
14 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
16 11:52 Saturn 1.9°S of Moon
20 13:14 NEW MOON
21 20:06 Moon at Perigee: 359643 km
21 21 Mercury at Perihelion
22 05:01 Venus 5.6°S of Moon
23 04:40 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
25 10:23 Moon at Descending Node
27 04:48 FIRST QUARTER
30 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Feb 03 23:09 FULL MOON
06 06:25 Moon at Apogee: 406155 km
06 17 Jupiter at Opposition
08 17:10 Moon at Ascending Node
12 03:50 LAST QUARTER
13 00:10 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
17 06:20 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
18 23:47 NEW MOON
19 07:29 Moon at Perigee: 356992 km
21 00:56 Venus 2.0°S of Moon
21 01:28 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
21 16:05 Moon at Descending Node
24 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W
25 17:14 FIRST QUARTER
26 04 Neptune-Sun Conjunction
Mar 05 07:35 Moon at Apogee: 406386 km
05 18:05 FULL MOON
06 20 Mercury at Aphelion
07 21:04 Moon at Ascending Node
12 08:25 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
13 17:48 LAST QUARTER
19 19:38 Moon at Perigee: 357584 km
20 09:36 NEW MOON
20 09:46 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.044
20 22:45 Vernal Equinox
21 02:19 Moon at Descending Node
21 22:13 Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
22 19:51 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
27 07:43 FIRST QUARTER
Apr 01 12:59 Moon at Apogee: 406012 km
04 03:17 Moon at Ascending Node
04 12:01 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.996
04 12:06 FULL MOON
06 14 Uranus-Sun Conjunction
08 13:08 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
08 14:34 Jupiter-Beehive: 2.0°S
10 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 15:28 Venus-Pleiades: 2.5°S
12 03:44 LAST QUARTER
17 03:53 Moon at Perigee: 361026 km
17 13:07 Moon at Descending Node
18 13 Venus at Perihelion
18 18:57 NEW MOON
19 20 Mercury at Perihelion
21 18:09 Venus 6.6°N of Moon
25 23:55 FIRST QUARTER
29 03:55 Moon at Apogee: 405085 km
May 01 01:29 Mercury-Pleiades: 1.6°S
01 09:50 Moon at Ascending Node
04 03:42 FULL MOON
05 16:19 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
07 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.2°E
11 10:36 LAST QUARTER
14 20:37 Moon at Descending Node
15 00:23 Moon at Perigee: 366024 km
18 04:13 NEW MOON
23 01 Saturn at Opposition
25 17:19 FIRST QUARTER
26 22:12 Moon at Apogee: 404246 km
28 14:40 Moon at Ascending Node
29 17:27 Venus-Pollux: 3.9°S
30 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Jun 01 20:02 Saturn 1.9°S of Moon
02 16:19 FULL MOON
06 19 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
09 15:42 LAST QUARTER
10 04:39 Moon at Perigee: 369713 km
10 23:30 Moon at Descending Node
13 08:59 Venus-Beehive: 0.5°N
14 15 Mars-Sun Conjunction
16 14:05 NEW MOON
20 11:28 Venus 5.8°N of Moon
21 16:38 Summer Solstice
23 09:37 Mercury-Aldebaran: 1.8°N
23 17:01 Moon at Apogee: 404134 km
24 11:03 FIRST QUARTER
24 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°W
24 17:23 Moon at Ascending Node
29 01:27 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 02:20 FULL MOON
05 18:54 Moon at Perigee: 367095 km
06 12:59 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668
08 00:07 Moon at Descending Node
08 20:24 LAST QUARTER
14 21:15 Venus-Regulus: 1.5°S
16 01:24 NEW MOON
16 19 Mercury at Perihelion
18 17:34 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
19 01:06 Venus 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
21 11:02 Moon at Apogee: 404837 km
21 19:32 Moon at Ascending Node
23 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 04:04 FIRST QUARTER
26 08:43 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
31 10:43 FULL MOON
Aug 02 10:11 Moon at Perigee: 362135 km
04 02:53 Moon at Descending Node
07 02:03 LAST QUARTER
07 17:25 Mercury-Regulus: 0.8°N
08 22 Venus at Aphelion
14 14:54 NEW MOON
15 19 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
16 14:34 Mercury 2.0°N of Moon
17 23:05 Moon at Ascending Node
18 02:33 Moon at Apogee: 405852 km
20 03:35 Mars-Beehive: 0.5°S
22 17:21 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
22 19:31 FIRST QUARTER
26 21 Jupiter-Sun Conjunction
29 18:35 FULL MOON
29 19 Mercury at Aphelion
30 15:24 Moon at Perigee: 358289 km
31 10:16 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 01 02 Neptune at Opposition
04 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
05 09:54 LAST QUARTER
10 05:53 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
13 06:41 NEW MOON
13 06:55 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.791
14 04:38 Moon at Ascending Node
14 11:28 Moon at Apogee: 406466 km
19 02:54 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
21 08:59 FIRST QUARTER
23 08:20 Autumnal Equinox
24 19:38 Mars-Regulus: 0.7°N
27 21:04 Moon at Descending Node
28 01:46 Moon at Perigee: 356877 km
28 02:48 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.273
28 02:50 FULL MOON
30 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Oct 04 21:06 LAST QUARTER
08 20:32 Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
09 00:26 Venus-Regulus: 2.5°S
09 16:51 Mars 3.4°N of Moon
09 23:30 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon
11 10:54 Moon at Ascending Node
11 13:17 Moon at Apogee: 406389 km
12 03 Uranus at Opposition
12 18 Mercury at Perihelion
13 00:06 NEW MOON
16 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
16 13:20 Saturn 3.0°S of Moon
20 20:31 FIRST QUARTER
25 07:36 Moon at Descending Node
26 07 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W
26 12:59 Moon at Perigee: 358464 km
27 12:05 FULL MOON
Nov 03 12:24 LAST QUARTER
06 15:49 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
07 09:56 Mars 1.8°N of Moon
07 13:54 Venus 1.2°N of Moon
07 15:53 Moon at Ascending Node
07 21:48 Moon at Apogee: 405724 km
11 17:47 NEW MOON
17 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 06:27 FIRST QUARTER
21 00 Mars at Aphelion
21 13:56 Moon at Descending Node
23 20:06 Moon at Perigee: 362818 km
25 22:44 FULL MOON
29 06 Venus at Perihelion
29 19:20 Venus-Spica: 3.9°N
30 00 Saturn-Sun Conjunction
Dec 03 07:40 LAST QUARTER
04 06:21 Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon
04 18:33 Moon at Ascending Node
05 14:56 Moon at Apogee: 404800 km
06 02:40 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
07 16:55 Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
11 10:29 NEW MOON
18 06:01 Saturn-Antares: 6.1°N
18 15:13 Moon at Descending Node
18 15:14 FIRST QUARTER
21 08:53 Moon at Perigee: 368418 km
22 04:48 Winter Solstice
23 14:18 Mars-Spica: 3.3°N
25 11:11 FULL MOON
29 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.7°E
31 17:55 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
31 20:19 Moon at Ascending Node
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- Perihelion - the position in a planet's orbit closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - the position in a planet's orbit furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - the position in the Moon's orbit closest to Earth
- Apogee - the position in the Moon's orbit furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - Mercury or Venus passes between Earth and the Sun
- Superior Conjunction - Mercury or Venus passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
- Greatest Elongation - elongation is the angle between the Sun and a planet 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 - the position in a planet's orbit when it appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - the position in a planet's orbit when it appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - the point where a planet crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - the point where a planet crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit
Calendars for Other Years and Time Zones
The table below contains links to astronomical events calendars for a range of years and Time Zones. Abbreviations for the time zones are: GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, AST = Atlantic Standard Time, EST = Eastern Standard Time, CST = Central Standard Time, MST = Mountain Standard Time, PST = Pacific Standard Time, AKST = Alaskan Standard Time, and HST = Hawaiian Standard Time.
| Calendar of Astronomical Events | |||||||||||||||
| GMT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| AST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| EST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| CST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| MST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| PST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| AKST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| HST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
For years or time zones not covered above, please visit SKYCAL the astronomical events calendar generator.