2019Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2019Phases of the Moon
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf 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   
      Gulf Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  6  05:28 P  Jan 14  10:45    Jan 21  09:16 t  Jan 28  01:10   
 Feb  5  01:04    Feb 13  02:26    Feb 19  19:53    Feb 26  15:28   
 Mar  6  20:04    Mar 14  14:27    Mar 21  05:43    Mar 28  08:10   
 Apr  5  12:50    Apr 12  23:06    Apr 19  15:12    Apr 27  02:18   
 May  5  02:45    May 12  05:12    May 19  01:11    May 26  20:33   
 Jun  3  14:02    Jun 10  09:59    Jun 17  12:31    Jun 25  13:46   
 Jul  2  23:16 T  Jul  9  14:55    Jul 17  01:38 p  Jul 25  05:18   
 Aug  1  07:12    Aug  7  21:31    Aug 15  16:29    Aug 23  18:56   
 Aug 30  14:37    Sep  6  07:10    Sep 14  08:33    Sep 22  06:41   
 Sep 28  22:26    Oct  5  20:47    Oct 14  01:08    Oct 21  16:39   
 Oct 28  07:38    Nov  4  14:23    Nov 12  17:34    Nov 20  01:11   
 Nov 26  19:06    Dec  4  10:58    Dec 12  09:12    Dec 19  08:57   
 Dec 26  09:13 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
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf 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   
   Gulf Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  01:50  Venus 1.3°S of Moon    02  09     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     03  09     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU    03  11:37  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon    04  06     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    06  05:28  NEW MOON     06  05:41  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.715    06  09     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W    07  04:08  Moon at Descending Node     09  08:29  Moon at Apogee: 406116 km    12  12     Mercury at Aphelion     12  23:47  Mars 5.3°N of Moon    13  17     Mercury 1.7°S of Saturn    14  10:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  22:20  Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon    21  02:48  Moon at Ascending Node     21  09:12  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.195    21  09:16  FULL MOON     21  19:32  Beehive 0.6°N of Moon    21  23:58  Moon at Perigee: 357345 km    22  19     Venus 2.4°N of Jupiter    23  05:41  Regulus 2.5°S of Moon    28  01:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     31  03:54  Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon    31  21:36  Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.Feb 02  11:18  Saturn 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    03  10:35  Moon at Descending Node     05  01:04  NEW MOON     05  13:26  Moon at Apogee: 406556 km    13  02:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  07:29  Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon    17  13:42  Moon at Ascending Node     18  07:05  Beehive 0.6°N of Moon    18  18     Venus 1.1°N of Saturn    19  13:06  Moon at Perigee: 356762 km    19  17:08  Regulus 2.5°S of Moon    19  19:53  FULL MOON     25  12     Mercury at Perihelion     26  15:28  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E    27  18:17  Jupiter 2.3°S of MoonMar 01  22:40  Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.    02  15:03  Moon at Descending Node     03  01:28  Venus 1.2°N of Moon    04  15:25  Moon at Apogee: 406391 km    06  20:04  NEW MOON     07  05     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     11  16:09  Mars 5.8°N of Moon    13  14:13  Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon    14  14:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     16  20:22  Moon at Ascending Node     17  17:01  Beehive 0.5°N of Moon    19  03:59  Regulus 2.6°S of Moon    19  23:47  Moon at Perigee: 359381 km    21  01:58  Vernal Equinox     21  05:43  FULL MOON     27  06:28  Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon    28  08:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  09:11  Saturn 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    29  17:08  Moon at Descending Node     31  07:06  Mars 3.1°S of PleiadesApr 01  04:14  Moon at Apogee: 405577 km    02  08:18  Venus 2.7°N of Moon    03  03:01  Mercury 3.6°N of Moon    05  12:50  NEW MOON     09  10:40  Mars 4.7°N of Moon    09  19:43  Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon    11  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W    12  22:08  Moon at Ascending Node     12  23:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  00:12  Beehive 0.2°N of Moon    15  04:24  Mars 6.4°N of Aldebaran    15  12:22  Regulus 2.7°S of Moon    17  00     Mercury 4.3°N of Venus    17  02:02  Moon at Perigee: 364209 km    18  07     Venus at Aphelion     19  15:12  FULL MOON     23  04     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  04     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     23  15:36  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon    25  18:38  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    25  19:02  Moon at Descending Node     27  02:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  22:20  Moon at Apogee: 404577 kmMay 02  15:39  Venus 3.6°N of Moon    03  10:26  Mercury 2.9°N of Moon    05  02:45  NEW MOON     05  17     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    07  01:52  Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon    08  03:36  Mars 3.2°N of Moon    09  22:50  Moon at Ascending Node     10  07:30  Pollux 6.3°N of Moon    11  05:35  Beehive 0.0°S of Moon    12  05:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  18:19  Regulus 3.0°S of Moon    14  01:53  Moon at Perigee: 369017 km    19  01:11  FULL MOON     20  20:54  Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon    21  17     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     22  23:12  Moon at Descending Node     23  02:25  Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    24  11     Mercury at Perihelion     26  17:27  Moon at Apogee: 404134 km    26  20:33  LAST QUARTER MOON Jun 01  22:15  Venus 3.2°N of Moon    03  14:02  NEW MOON     04  19:42  Mercury 3.7°N of Moon    05  19:05  Mars 1.6°N of Moon    06  02:46  Moon at Ascending Node     06  13:41  Pollux 6.2°N of Moon    07  11:19  Beehive 0.2°S of Moon    08  03:21  Moon at Perigee: 368508 km    08  23:36  Regulus 3.2°S of Moon    09  05:51  Venus 5.0°S of Pleiades    10  09:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  19     Jupiter at Opposition     16  22:50  Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon    17  03:09  Venus 4.6°N of Aldebaran    17  12:31  FULL MOON     18  22     Mercury 0.2°N of Mars    19  05:49  Moon at Descending Node     19  07:58  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    19  17:04  Mercury 5.2°S of Pollux    21  12:00  Mars 5.4°S of Pollux    21  19:54  Summer Solstice     23  11:50  Moon at Apogee: 404549 km    24  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°E    25  13:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  19:06  Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  23:16  NEW MOON     02  23:23  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.046    03  10:53  Moon at Ascending Node     04  12:34  Mercury 3.3°S of Moon    04  17:20  Mercury 2.5°S of Beehive    04  19:02  Beehive 0.2°S of Moon    05  03     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01676 AU    05  08:54  Moon at Perigee: 363729 km    06  03     Mercury 3.8°S of Mars    06  06:17  Regulus 3.2°S of Moon    07  11     Mercury at Aphelion     09  14:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  20     Saturn at Opposition     13  11:06  Mars 0.4°S of Beehive    13  23:43  Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon    16  11:27  Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    16  13:05  Moon at Descending Node     17  01:31  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.653    17  01:38  FULL MOON     21  04:01  Moon at Apogee: 405480 km    21  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     25  05:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  04:47  Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon    28  19     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    30  21:02  Moon at Ascending Node Aug 01  07:12  NEW MOON     02  11:08  Moon at Perigee: 359398 km    07  21:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  15     Venus at Perihelion     10  02:53  Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon    10  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W    12  14:05  Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.    12  18:45  Moon at Descending Node     12  18:59  Jupiter 4.3°N of Antares    13  11     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  10     Venus at Superior Conjunction     15  16:29  FULL MOON     17  08:24  Mercury 1.2°S of Beehive    17  14:50  Moon at Apogee: 406244 km    20  11     Mercury at Perihelion     23  18:56  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  13:24  Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon    26  05     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66606 AU    27  05:50  Moon at Ascending Node     27  18:30  Pollux 6.1°N of Moon    28  15:31  Beehive 0.2°S of Moon    30  14:37  NEW MOON     30  19:57  Moon at Perigee: 357177 kmSep 02  14     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     04  05     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     06  07:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  10:52  Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon    08  17:53  Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.    08  21:35  Moon at Descending Node     10  10     Neptune at Opposition     13  17:32  Moon at Apogee: 406378 km    14  08:33  FULL MOON     20  20:14  Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon    22  06:41  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  10:30  Moon at Ascending Node     23  11:50  Autumnal Equinox     24  03:34  Pollux 5.9°N of Moon    25  01:15  Beehive 0.4°S of Moon    26  12:30  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon    28  06:27  Moon at Perigee: 357803 km    28  22:26  NEW MOON     29  08:15  Mercury 1.2°N of SpicaOct 04  00:23  Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon    05  20:47  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  22:49  Moon at Descending Node     06  00:48  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    10  22:29  Moon at Apogee: 405902 km    14  01:08  FULL MOON     18  01:51  Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon    20  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.6°E    20  11:28  Moon at Ascending Node     21  10:21  Pollux 5.7°N of Moon    21  16:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  03     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  08:41  Beehive 0.6°S of Moon    23  21:11  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon    26  14:41  Moon at Perigee: 361316 km    28  07:38  NEW MOON     28  12     Uranus at Opposition     29  17:34  Venus 3.9°S of Moon    31  08     Mercury 2.5°S of Venus    31  18:22  Jupiter 1.3°S of MoonNov 02  01:40  Moon at Descending Node     02  11:31  Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    04  14:23  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  04     S Taurid Meteor Shower    07  12:37  Moon at Apogee: 405060 km    09  23:18  Venus 3.8°N of Antares    10  03:07  Mars 2.6°N of Spica    11  19     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     12  17:34  FULL MOON     13  03     N Taurid Meteor Shower    14  07:52  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon    16  10     Mercury at Perihelion     16  12:48  Moon at Ascending Node     17  15:41  Pollux 5.4°N of Moon    18  09     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  14:11  Beehive 0.9°S of Moon    20  01:11  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  03:24  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    23  11:54  Moon at Perigee: 366721 km    24  13:02  Mars 4.3°S of Moon    24  16     Venus 1.4°S of Jupiter    25  06:50  Mercury 1.9°S of Moon    26  19:06  NEW MOON     28  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W    28  14:49  Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    28  22:50  Venus 1.9°S of Moon    29  08:13  Moon at Descending Node     30  01:12  Saturn 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.Dec 04  10:58  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  08:09  Moon at Apogee: 404447 km    11  15     Venus 1.8°S of Saturn    11  15:40  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon    12  09:12  FULL MOON     13  18:15  Moon at Ascending Node     14  21:51  Pollux 5.3°N of Moon    14  22     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  19:54  Beehive 1.0°S of Moon    17  08:41  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon    19  00:30  Moon at Perigee: 370260 km    19  08:57  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  08:19  Winter Solstice     23  05:49  Mars 3.5°S of Moon    23  07     Ursid Meteor Shower    26  09:13  NEW MOON     26  09:18  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.970    26  17:01  Moon at Descending Node     27  22     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     29  05:32  Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    30  09     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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2011 to 2020 for five time zones 
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. 
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
   Calendar of Astronomical Events - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
   GMT    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020 
   CET    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020 
   EET    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020 
   MSK    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020 
   GST    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time 
        • CET = Central European Time (= GMT + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= GMT + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= GMT + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= GMT + 4 hours)
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.
 
Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
The goal of the Astronomical Events Calendars is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes.Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.  
The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.
Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
 Solstice/Equinox (Earth)  ± 0.5 minute 
 Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth)  ± 30 minutes;  ± 0.00001 AU 
 Solar and Lunar Eclipses   ± 0.5 minute 
 Phases of the Moon  ± 0.5 minute 
 Moon at Nodes  ± 2 minutes 
 Apogee/Perigee of Moon  ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers 
 Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet  ± 10 minutes 
 Conjunctions of Planet with Planet  ± 3 hours 
 Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus)  ± 30 minutes 
 Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus)  ± 30 minutes 
 Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets)  ± 3 hours 
 Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets  ± 30 minutes 

Acknowledgements
All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998). 
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment: 

Return to: Calendars of Astronomical Events
Return to: Planetary Ephemeris Data