2019Calendar of Astronomical Events
2019Phases of the Moon
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2019 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Atlantic Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 5 21:28 P | Jan 14 02:45 | Jan 21 01:16 t | Jan 27 17:10 |
| Feb 4 17:04 | Feb 12 18:26 | Feb 19 11:53 | Feb 26 07:28 |
| Mar 6 12:04 | Mar 14 06:27 | Mar 20 21:43 | Mar 28 00:10 |
| Apr 5 04:50 | Apr 12 15:06 | Apr 19 07:12 | Apr 26 18:18 |
| May 4 18:45 | May 11 21:12 | May 18 17:11 | May 26 12:33 |
| Jun 3 06:02 | Jun 10 01:59 | Jun 17 04:31 | Jun 25 05:46 |
| Jul 2 15:16 T | Jul 9 06:55 | Jul 16 17:38 p | Jul 24 21:18 |
| Jul 31 23:12 | Aug 7 13:31 | Aug 15 08:29 | Aug 23 10:56 |
| Aug 30 06:37 | Sep 5 23:10 | Sep 14 00:33 | Sep 21 22:41 |
| Sep 28 14:26 | Oct 5 12:47 | Oct 13 17:08 | Oct 21 08:39 |
| Oct 27 23:38 | Nov 4 06:23 | Nov 12 09:34 | Nov 19 17:11 |
| Nov 26 11:06 | Dec 4 02:58 | Dec 12 01:12 | Dec 19 00:57 |
| Dec 26 01:13 A | - | - | - |
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.
2019Calendar of Astronomical Events
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2019Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Atlantic Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AST Event (h:m)Jan 01 17:50 Venus 1.3°S of Moon 02 01 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 03 01 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU 03 03:37 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon 03 22 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 05 21:28 NEW MOON 05 21:41 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.715 06 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W 06 20:08 Moon at Descending Node 09 00:29 Moon at Apogee: 406116 km 12 04 Mercury at Aphelion 12 15:47 Mars 5.3°N of Moon 13 09 Mercury 1.7°S of Saturn 14 02:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON 17 14:20 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon 20 18:48 Moon at Ascending Node 21 01:12 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.195 21 01:16 FULL MOON 21 11:32 Beehive 0.6°N of Moon 21 15:58 Moon at Perigee: 357345 km 22 11 Venus 2.4°N of Jupiter 22 21:41 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon 27 17:10 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 30 19:54 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon 31 13:36 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.Feb 02 03:18 Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn. 03 02:35 Moon at Descending Node 04 17:04 NEW MOON 05 05:26 Moon at Apogee: 406556 km 12 18:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON 13 23:29 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon 17 05:42 Moon at Ascending Node 17 23:05 Beehive 0.6°N of Moon 18 10 Venus 1.1°N of Saturn 19 05:06 Moon at Perigee: 356762 km 19 09:08 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon 19 11:53 FULL MOON 25 04 Mercury at Perihelion 26 07:28 LAST QUARTER MOON 26 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E 27 10:17 Jupiter 2.3°S of MoonMar 01 14:40 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn. 02 07:03 Moon at Descending Node 02 17:28 Venus 1.2°N of Moon 04 07:25 Moon at Apogee: 406391 km 06 12:04 NEW MOON 06 21 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 11 08:09 Mars 5.8°N of Moon 13 06:13 Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon 14 06:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 16 12:22 Moon at Ascending Node 17 09:01 Beehive 0.5°N of Moon 18 19:59 Regulus 2.6°S of Moon 19 15:47 Moon at Perigee: 359381 km 20 17:58 Vernal Equinox 20 21:43 FULL MOON 26 22:28 Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon 28 00:10 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 01:11 Saturn 0.1°N of Moon: Occn. 29 09:08 Moon at Descending Node 30 23:06 Mars 3.1°S of Pleiades 31 20:14 Moon at Apogee: 405577 kmApr 02 00:18 Venus 2.7°N of Moon 02 19:01 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon 05 04:50 NEW MOON 09 02:40 Mars 4.7°N of Moon 09 11:43 Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon 11 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W 12 14:08 Moon at Ascending Node 12 15:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON 13 16:12 Beehive 0.2°N of Moon 14 20:24 Mars 6.4°N of Aldebaran 15 04:22 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon 16 16 Mercury 4.3°N of Venus 16 18:02 Moon at Perigee: 364209 km 17 23 Venus at Aphelion 19 07:12 FULL MOON 22 20 Lyrid Meteor Shower 22 20 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 23 07:36 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon 25 10:38 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 25 11:02 Moon at Descending Node 26 18:18 LAST QUARTER MOON 28 14:20 Moon at Apogee: 404577 kmMay 02 07:39 Venus 3.6°N of Moon 03 02:26 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon 04 18:45 NEW MOON 05 09 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 17:52 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon 07 19:36 Mars 3.2°N of Moon 09 14:50 Moon at Ascending Node 09 23:30 Pollux 6.3°N of Moon 10 21:35 Beehive 0.0°S of Moon 11 21:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON 12 10:19 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon 13 17:53 Moon at Perigee: 369017 km 18 17:11 FULL MOON 20 12:54 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon 21 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 22 15:12 Moon at Descending Node 22 18:25 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 24 03 Mercury at Perihelion 26 09:27 Moon at Apogee: 404134 km 26 12:33 LAST QUARTER MOON Jun 01 14:15 Venus 3.2°N of Moon 03 06:02 NEW MOON 04 11:42 Mercury 3.7°N of Moon 05 11:05 Mars 1.6°N of Moon 05 18:46 Moon at Ascending Node 06 05:41 Pollux 6.2°N of Moon 07 03:19 Beehive 0.2°S of Moon 07 19:21 Moon at Perigee: 368508 km 08 15:36 Regulus 3.2°S of Moon 08 21:51 Venus 5.0°S of Pleiades 10 01:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 11 Jupiter at Opposition 16 14:50 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon 16 19:09 Venus 4.6°N of Aldebaran 17 04:31 FULL MOON 18 14 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars 18 21:49 Moon at Descending Node 18 23:58 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 19 09:04 Mercury 5.2°S of Pollux 21 04:00 Mars 5.4°S of Pollux 21 11:54 Summer Solstice 23 03:50 Moon at Apogee: 404549 km 23 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E 25 05:46 LAST QUARTER MOON 30 11:06 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon | Date AST Event (h:m)Jul 02 15:16 NEW MOON 02 15:23 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.046 03 02:53 Moon at Ascending Node 04 04:34 Mercury 3.3°S of Moon 04 09:20 Mercury 2.5°S of Beehive 04 11:02 Beehive 0.2°S of Moon 04 19 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01676 AU 05 00:54 Moon at Perigee: 363729 km 05 19 Mercury 3.8°S of Mars 05 22:17 Regulus 3.2°S of Moon 07 03 Mercury at Aphelion 09 06:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 12 Saturn at Opposition 13 03:06 Mars 0.4°S of Beehive 13 15:43 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon 16 03:27 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 16 05:05 Moon at Descending Node 16 17:31 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.653 16 17:38 FULL MOON 20 20:01 Moon at Apogee: 405480 km 21 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 24 21:18 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 20:47 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon 28 11 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 30 13:02 Moon at Ascending Node 31 23:12 NEW MOON Aug 02 03:08 Moon at Perigee: 359398 km 07 13:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 07 Venus at Perihelion 09 18:53 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon 09 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W 12 06:05 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 12 10:45 Moon at Descending Node 12 10:59 Jupiter 4.3°N of Antares 13 03 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 02 Venus at Superior Conjunction 15 08:29 FULL MOON 17 00:24 Mercury 1.2°S of Beehive 17 06:50 Moon at Apogee: 406244 km 20 03 Mercury at Perihelion 23 10:56 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 05:24 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon 25 21 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU 26 21:50 Moon at Ascending Node 27 10:30 Pollux 6.1°N of Moon 28 07:31 Beehive 0.2°S of Moon 30 06:37 NEW MOON 30 11:57 Moon at Perigee: 357177 kmSep 02 06 Mars in Conjunction with Sun 03 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 05 23:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 02:52 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon 08 09:53 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 08 13:35 Moon at Descending Node 10 02 Neptune at Opposition 13 09:32 Moon at Apogee: 406378 km 14 00:33 FULL MOON 20 12:14 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon 21 22:41 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 02:30 Moon at Ascending Node 23 03:50 Autumnal Equinox 23 19:34 Pollux 5.9°N of Moon 24 17:15 Beehive 0.4°S of Moon 26 04:30 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon 27 22:27 Moon at Perigee: 357803 km 28 14:26 NEW MOON 29 00:15 Mercury 1.2°N of SpicaOct 03 16:23 Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon 05 12:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 14:49 Moon at Descending Node 05 16:48 Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn. 10 14:29 Moon at Apogee: 405902 km 13 17:08 FULL MOON 17 17:51 Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon 20 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.6°E 20 03:28 Moon at Ascending Node 21 02:21 Pollux 5.7°N of Moon 21 08:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 19 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 00:41 Beehive 0.6°S of Moon 23 13:11 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon 26 06:41 Moon at Perigee: 361316 km 27 23:38 NEW MOON 28 04 Uranus at Opposition 29 09:34 Venus 3.9°S of Moon 31 00 Mercury 2.5°S of Venus 31 10:22 Jupiter 1.3°S of MoonNov 01 17:40 Moon at Descending Node 02 03:31 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn. 04 06:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 20 S Taurid Meteor Shower 07 04:37 Moon at Apogee: 405060 km 09 15:18 Venus 3.8°N of Antares 09 19:07 Mars 2.6°N of Spica 11 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 12 09:34 FULL MOON 12 19 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 23:52 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon 16 02 Mercury at Perihelion 16 04:48 Moon at Ascending Node 17 07:41 Pollux 5.4°N of Moon 18 01 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 06:11 Beehive 0.9°S of Moon 19 17:11 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 19:24 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon 23 03:54 Moon at Perigee: 366721 km 24 05:02 Mars 4.3°S of Moon 24 08 Venus 1.4°S of Jupiter 24 22:50 Mercury 1.9°S of Moon 26 11:06 NEW MOON 28 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W 28 06:49 Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn. 28 14:50 Venus 1.9°S of Moon 29 00:13 Moon at Descending Node 29 17:12 Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.Dec 04 02:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 00:09 Moon at Apogee: 404447 km 11 07 Venus 1.8°S of Saturn 11 07:40 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon 12 01:12 FULL MOON 13 10:15 Moon at Ascending Node 14 13:51 Pollux 5.3°N of Moon 14 14 Geminid Meteor Shower 15 11:54 Beehive 1.0°S of Moon 17 00:41 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon 18 16:30 Moon at Perigee: 370260 km 19 00:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 00:19 Winter Solstice 22 21:49 Mars 3.5°S of Moon 22 23 Ursid Meteor Shower 26 01:13 NEW MOON 26 01:18 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.970 26 09:01 Moon at Descending Node 27 14 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 28 21:32 Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn. 30 01 Mercury at Aphelion | |||||||
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.