2024Calendar of Astronomical Events
2024Phases of the Moon
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 9 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2024 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Alaska Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 3 18:30 |
| Jan 11 02:57 | Jan 17 18:53 | Jan 25 08:54 | Feb 2 14:18 |
| Feb 9 13:59 | Feb 16 06:01 | Feb 24 03:30 | Mar 3 06:24 |
| Mar 10 00:00 | Mar 16 19:11 | Mar 24 22:00 n | Apr 1 18:15 |
| Apr 8 09:21 T | Apr 15 10:13 | Apr 23 14:49 | May 1 02:27 |
| May 7 18:22 | May 15 02:48 | May 23 04:53 | May 30 08:13 |
| Jun 6 03:38 | Jun 13 20:18 | Jun 21 16:08 | Jun 28 12:53 |
| Jul 5 13:57 | Jul 13 13:49 | Jul 21 01:17 | Jul 27 17:51 |
| Aug 4 02:13 | Aug 12 06:19 | Aug 19 09:26 | Aug 26 00:26 |
| Sep 2 16:55 | Sep 10 21:06 | Sep 17 17:34 p | Sep 24 09:50 |
| Oct 2 09:49 A | Oct 10 09:55 | Oct 17 02:26 | Oct 23 23:03 |
| Nov 1 03:47 | Nov 8 20:56 | Nov 15 12:29 | Nov 22 16:28 |
| Nov 30 21:21 | Dec 8 06:27 | Dec 15 00:02 | Dec 22 13:18 |
| Dec 30 13:27 | - | - | - |
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.
2024Calendar of Astronomical Events
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 9 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2024Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Alaska Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AKST Even (h:m)Jan 01 06:28 Moon at Apogee: 404911 km 02 16 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU 03 18:30 LAST QUARTER MOON 04 00 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 09:52 Moon at Descending Node 04 14:06 Spica 2.0°S of Moon 06 15:30 Venus 6.2°N of Antares 08 05:24 Antares 0.8°S of Moon 08 11:12 Venus 5.7°N of Moon 11 02:57 NEW MOON 12 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W 13 01:35 Moon at Perigee: 362264 km 14 00:31 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon 17 05:05 Moon at Ascending Node 17 18:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON 18 11:40 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon 20 04:25 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon 24 10:00 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 25 08:54 FULL MOON 25 11:04 Beehive 3.3°S of Moon 27 07 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars 27 07:18 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon 28 23:14 Moon at Apogee: 405781 km 31 11:17 Moon at Descending Node 31 22:04 Spica 1.7°S of MoonFeb 02 08 Mercury at Aphelion 02 14:18 LAST QUARTER MOON 04 15:15 Antares 0.6°S of Moon 07 09:52 Venus 5.4°N of Moon 07 21:30 Mars 4.2°N of Moon 09 13:59 NEW MOON 10 09:49 Moon at Perigee: 358088 km 13 08:01 Moon at Ascending Node 14 23:15 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon 16 06:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON 16 10:13 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon 20 15:54 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon 21 17:13 Beehive 3.4°S of Moon 22 00 Venus 0.6°N of Mars 23 13:45 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon 24 03:30 FULL MOON 25 06:00 Moon at Apogee: 406316 km 27 13:53 Moon at Descending Node 27 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 28 04:40 Spica 1.5°S of Moon 28 12 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun Mar 02 23:16 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 03 06:24 LAST QUARTER MOON 07 19:59 Mars 3.5°N of Moon 08 08:01 Venus 3.3°N of Moon 09 22:06 Moon at Perigee: 356895 km 10 00:00 NEW MOON 11 16:18 Moon at Ascending Node 13 16:02 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon 14 17:54 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon 16 19:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 17 02 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 17 08 Mercury at Perihelion 18 21:44 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon 19 08 Venus at Aphelion 19 18:07 Vernal Equinox 19 23:03 Beehive 3.5°S of Moon 21 13 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn 21 19:46 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon 23 06:44 Moon at Apogee: 406292 km 24 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E 24 22:00 FULL MOON 24 22:13 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.956 25 19:07 Moon at Descending Node 26 10:40 Spica 1.4°S of Moon 30 05:24 Antares 0.3°S of MoonApr 01 18:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 05 18:51 Mars 2.0°N of Moon 06 00:20 Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn. 07 07:39 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 07 08:53 Moon at Perigee: 358850 km 08 03:20 Moon at Ascending Node 08 09:17 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.057 08 09:21 NEW MOON 10 10 Mars 0.4°N of Saturn 10 12:08 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon 11 03:38 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon 11 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 15 04:47 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon 15 10:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON 16 05:45 Beehive 3.5°S of Moon 18 02:14 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon 19 04 Mercury 1.7°N of Venus 19 17:09 Moon at Apogee: 405625 km 21 22 Lyrid Meteor Shower 22 01:45 Moon at Descending Node 22 17:02 Spica 1.5°S of Moon 23 14:49 FULL MOON 26 11:00 Antares 0.3°S of MoonMay 01 02:27 LAST QUARTER MOON 03 13:26 Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn. 04 11 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 04 17:26 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 05 12:54 Moon at Ascending Node 05 13:11 Moon at Perigee: 363166 km 05 23:25 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon 07 18:22 NEW MOON 08 02 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38150 AU 09 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°W 12 13:17 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon 13 02 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 13 13:47 Beehive 3.4°S of Moon 15 02:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 15 09:43 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon 17 10:00 Moon at Apogee: 404641 km 18 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 19 07:35 Moon at Descending Node 20 00:20 Spica 1.4°S of Moon 23 04:53 FULL MOON 23 17:31 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 30 08:13 LAST QUARTER MOON 30 23:01 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.Jun 01 18:08 Moon at Ascending Node 01 22:23 Moon at Perigee: 368108 km 02 14:37 Mars 2.4°S of Moon 04 01 Mercury 0.1°S of Jupiter 04 06 Venus at Superior Conjunction 06 03:38 NEW MOON 08 22:23 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 09 22:34 Beehive 3.2°S of Moon 11 18:00 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon 13 07 Mercury at Perihelion 13 20:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 04:36 Moon at Apogee: 404078 km 14 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 15 11:17 Moon at Descending Node 16 08:28 Spica 1.2°S of Moon 20 01:33 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 20 11:51 Summer Solstice 21 16:08 FULL MOON 27 02:45 Moon at Perigee: 369292 km 27 05:52 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn. 28 08:34 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux 28 12:53 LAST QUARTER MOON 28 19:26 Moon at Ascending Node | Date AKST Even (h:m)Jul 01 09:27 Mars 4.1°S of Moon 02 06:30 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon 02 23:28 Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon 04 20 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU 05 13:57 NEW MOON 06 12:12 Mercury 0.1°S of Beehive 07 07:04 Beehive 3.0°S of Moon 07 09:33 Mercury 3.2°S of Moon 07 23:14 Jupiter 4.7°N of Aldebaran 09 02:20 Regulus 3.1°S of Moon 09 17 Venus at Perihelion 11 23:12 Moon at Apogee: 404363 km 12 13:27 Moon at Descending Node 13 13:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON 13 16:48 Spica 0.9°S of Moon 17 10:37 Antares 0.2°S of Moon 20 10:40 Mars 4.7°S of Pleiades 21 01:17 FULL MOON 21 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°E 23 20:43 Moon at Perigee: 364914 km 24 11:38 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 24 16:38 Mercury 1.7°S of Regulus 25 20:33 Moon at Ascending Node 27 07 Mercury at Aphelion 27 13 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 27 17:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 12:13 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon 30 01:37 Mars 5.0°S of Moon 30 14:53 Jupiter 5.4°S of MoonAug 03 16:20 Mars 4.9°N of Aldebaran 04 02:13 NEW MOON 04 13:51 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus 05 13:04 Venus 1.7°S of Moon 07 08 Mercury 5.7°S of Venus 08 16:06 Moon at Descending Node 08 16:32 Moon at Apogee: 405298 km 10 00:34 Spica 0.7°S of Moon 12 05 Perseid Meteor Shower 12 06:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON 13 19:38 Antares 0.0°S of Moon 14 06 Mars 0.3°N of Jupiter 18 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 19 09:26 FULL MOON 20 17:54 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 20 20:05 Moon at Perigee: 360199 km 22 01:27 Moon at Ascending Node 25 17:54 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 26 00:26 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 03:43 Jupiter 5.7°S of Moon 27 15:22 Mars 5.3°S of Moon 29 19:47 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 30 20:31 Beehive 3.1°S of MoonSep 01 00:16 Mercury 5.0°S of Moon 02 16:55 NEW MOON 04 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W 04 20:43 Moon at Descending Node 05 01:13 Venus 1.2°N of Moon 05 05:55 Moon at Apogee: 406215 km 06 07:22 Spica 0.6°S of Moon 07 19 Saturn at Opposition 08 17:50 Mercury 0.4°N of Regulus 09 06 Mercury at Perihelion 10 03:29 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 10 21:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON 17 01:14 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn. 17 17:34 FULL MOON 17 17:44 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.085 17 17:57 Venus 2.2°N of Spica 18 04:26 Moon at Perigee: 357284 km 18 10:51 Moon at Ascending Node 20 14 Neptune at Opposition 22 01:17 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon 22 03:44 Autumnal Equinox 23 14:20 Jupiter 5.8°S of Moon 24 09:50 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 02:49 Mars 4.9°S of Moon 26 01:25 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon 27 02:08 Beehive 3.1°S of Moon 28 22:16 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon 30 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction Oct 02 02:52 Moon at Descending Node 02 09:45 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.933 02 09:49 NEW MOON 02 10:40 Moon at Apogee: 406517 km 05 11:27 Venus 3.0°N of Moon 07 09:48 Antares 0.2°N of Moon 10 09:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 09:05 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn. 15 22:05 Moon at Ascending Node 16 15:46 Moon at Perigee: 357173 km 17 02:26 FULL MOON 18 15:44 Mars 5.7°S of Pollux 19 10:59 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 20 21 Orionid Meteor Shower 20 23:04 Jupiter 5.8°S of Moon 23 08:16 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 23 10:55 Mars 3.9°S of Moon 23 23:03 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 08:35 Beehive 3.1°S of Moon 25 14:43 Venus 3.0°N of Antares 26 04:24 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon 29 08:44 Moon at Descending Node 29 13:50 Moon at Apogee: 406164 kmNov 01 03:47 NEW MOON 02 22:37 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon 03 15:26 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 04 15:16 Venus 3.1°N of Moon 04 21 S Taurid Meteor Shower 08 20:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 19:22 Mercury 2.0°N of Antares 10 16:36 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn. 11 21 N Taurid Meteor Shower 12 06:59 Moon at Ascending Node 14 02:18 Moon at Perigee: 360110 km 15 12:29 FULL MOON 15 21:59 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 15 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°E 16 18 Uranus at Opposition 17 03 Leonid Meteor Shower 17 05:52 Jupiter 5.6°S of Moon 19 17:07 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon 20 12:07 Mars 2.4°S of Moon 20 16:48 Beehive 2.9°S of Moon 22 11:48 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon 22 16:28 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 12:31 Moon at Descending Node 26 02:56 Moon at Apogee: 405315 km 27 02:33 Spica 0.4°S of Moon 30 21:21 NEW MOON Dec 03 05:03 Mars 1.3°N of Beehive 04 13:40 Venus 2.3°N of Moon 05 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 06 05 Mercury at Perihelion 07 11 Jupiter at Opposition 07 23:49 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn. 08 06:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 10:36 Moon at Ascending Node 12 04:18 Moon at Perigee: 365360 km 13 08:13 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 13 16 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 10:41 Jupiter 5.5°S of Moon 15 00:02 FULL MOON 17 03:12 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon 17 23:46 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 18 02:28 Beehive 2.7°S of Moon 19 20:37 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon 21 00:20 Winter Solstice 22 01 Ursid Meteor Shower 22 13:18 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 14:21 Moon at Descending Node 23 12:26 Mercury 6.6°N of Antares 23 22:25 Moon at Apogee: 404486 km 24 10:28 Spica 0.2°S of Moon 24 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W 28 05:37 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 30 13:27 NEW MOON | |||||||
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: 2021 to 2030
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2021 to 2030 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| PST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AKST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| HST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- 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.