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