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