2025Calendar of Astronomical Events
2025Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2025 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 6 23:56 | Jan 13 22:27 | Jan 21 20:31 |
| Jan 29 12:36 | Feb 5 08:02 | Feb 12 13:53 | Feb 20 17:33 |
| Feb 28 00:45 | Mar 6 16:32 | Mar 14 06:55 t | Mar 22 11:30 |
| Mar 29 10:58 P | Apr 5 02:15 | Apr 13 00:22 | Apr 21 01:36 |
| Apr 27 19:31 | May 4 13:52 | May 12 16:56 | May 20 11:59 |
| May 27 03:02 | Jun 3 03:41 | Jun 11 07:44 | Jun 18 19:19 |
| Jun 25 10:31 | Jul 2 19:30 | Jul 10 20:37 | Jul 18 00:38 |
| Jul 24 19:11 | Aug 1 12:41 | Aug 9 07:55 | Aug 16 05:12 |
| Aug 23 06:06 | Aug 31 06:25 | Sep 7 18:09 t | Sep 14 10:33 |
| Sep 21 19:54 P | Sep 29 23:54 | Oct 7 03:47 | Oct 13 18:13 |
| Oct 21 12:25 | Oct 29 16:21 | Nov 5 13:19 | Nov 12 05:28 |
| Nov 20 06:47 | Nov 28 06:59 | Dec 4 23:14 | Dec 11 20:52 |
| Dec 20 01:43 | Dec 27 19:10 | - | - |
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.
2025Calendar of Astronomical Events
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2025Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GMT Event (h:m)Jan 03 15:24 Venus 1.4°N of Moon 03 15 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 14 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU 04 17:18 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn. 05 19:46 Moon at Ascending Node 06 23:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 23:34 Moon at Perigee: 370173 km 10 01:01 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon 10 04 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E 10 23:13 Jupiter 5.4°S of Moon 13 21:45 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon 13 22:27 FULL MOON 14 03:42 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 14 21:03 Beehive 2.6°S of Moon 16 01 Mars at Opposition 16 14:57 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon 18 16 Venus 2.2°N of Saturn 19 01:48 Moon at Descending Node 19 14 Mercury at Aphelion 21 03:53 Spica 0.1°N of Moon 21 04:55 Moon at Apogee: 404299 km 21 20:31 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 17:07 Mars 2.3°S of Pollux 24 23:34 Antares 0.3°N of Moon 29 12:36 NEW MOON 31 20:27 Jupiter 5.1°N of AldebaranFeb 01 04:46 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn. 01 20:27 Venus 2.3°N of Moon 01 22:06 Moon at Ascending Node 02 02:43 Moon at Perigee: 367457 km 05 08:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 06:43 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon 07 03:35 Jupiter 5.5°S of Moon 09 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 09 19:36 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 10 05:19 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon 11 05:03 Beehive 2.6°S of Moon 12 13:53 FULL MOON 12 23:21 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon 15 06:53 Moon at Descending Node 17 12:01 Spica 0.3°N of Moon 18 01:11 Moon at Apogee: 404882 km 19 18 Venus at Perihelion 20 17:33 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 08:21 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 25 09 Mercury 1.4°N of Saturn 28 00:45 NEW MOON Mar 01 04:03 Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 01 05:40 Moon at Ascending Node 01 21:18 Moon at Perigee: 361967 km 04 14 Mercury at Perihelion 05 12:32 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 06 11:31 Jupiter 5.6°S of Moon 06 16:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E 09 00:27 Mars 1.7°S of Moon 09 11:06 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon 10 11:10 Beehive 2.6°S of Moon 12 06:07 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon 12 10 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 12 18 Mercury 5.5°S of Venus 14 06:55 FULL MOON 14 06:59 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.178 14 13:45 Moon at Descending Node 16 19:16 Spica 0.3°N of Moon 17 16:37 Moon at Apogee: 405754 km 19 22 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 20 09:02 Vernal Equinox 20 15:58 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 22 11:30 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 01 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 24 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 28 16:29 Moon at Ascending Node 29 10:47 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.938 29 10:58 NEW MOON 29 19:29 Mars 3.9°S of Pollux 30 05:26 Moon at Perigee: 358127 kmApr 01 20:28 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 03 00:24 Jupiter 5.5°S of Moon 05 02:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 16:46 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon 05 19:04 Mars 2.2°S of Moon 06 16:44 Beehive 2.6°S of Moon 08 11:51 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon 10 12 Mercury 2.1°N of Saturn 10 19:56 Moon at Descending Node 13 00:22 FULL MOON 13 01:39 Spica 0.3°N of Moon 13 22:48 Moon at Apogee: 406295 km 16 22 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU 16 22:19 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 21 01:36 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°W 22 13 Lyrid Meteor Shower 25 01:21 Venus 2.4°N of Moon 25 02:23 Moon at Ascending Node 25 04:15 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon 26 01:05 Mercury 4.4°S of Moon 27 16:15 Moon at Perigee: 357119 km 27 19:31 NEW MOON 28 19 Venus 3.7°N of Saturn 29 06:35 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon 30 17:34 Jupiter 5.4°S of MoonMay 03 00:02 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon 03 23:12 Mars 2.1°S of Moon 03 23:27 Beehive 2.5°S of Moon 04 12:03 Mars 0.3°N of Beehive 04 13:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 02 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 17:58 Regulus 2.0°S of Moon 07 23:44 Moon at Descending Node 10 07:43 Spica 0.4°N of Moon 11 00:49 Moon at Apogee: 406245 km 12 16:56 FULL MOON 14 04:10 Antares 0.3°N of Moon 18 01 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 20 11:59 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 08:05 Moon at Ascending Node 22 17:51 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon 23 23:52 Venus 4.0°S of Moon 26 01:37 Moon at Perigee: 359023 km 27 03:02 NEW MOON 30 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 30 09:13 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon 31 08:00 Beehive 2.2°S of Moon 31 13 Mercury at Perihelion Jun 01 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W 01 09:49 Mars 1.4°S of Moon 02 01:30 Regulus 1.8°S of Moon 03 03:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 01:33 Moon at Descending Node 06 14:15 Spica 0.5°N of Moon 07 10:42 Moon at Apogee: 405553 km 08 19 Mercury 2.0°N of Jupiter 10 10:25 Antares 0.3°N of Moon 11 07:44 FULL MOON 12 03 Venus at Aphelion 17 02:05 Mars 0.7°N of Regulus 18 09:41 Moon at Ascending Node 18 19:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 03:47 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon 21 02:42 Summer Solstice 21 19:51 Mercury 4.8°S of Pollux 23 02:59 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 23 04:43 Moon at Perigee: 363178 km 24 15 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 25 10:31 NEW MOON 27 06:02 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon 27 17:42 Beehive 2.0°S of Moon 29 10:26 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon 30 01:05 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. | Date GMT Event (h:m)Jul 01 03:46 Moon at Descending Node 02 17:36 Mercury 1.2°S of Beehive 02 19:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON 03 21 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU 03 21:39 Spica 0.8°N of Moon 04 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°E 04 15:44 Venus 6.5°S of Pleiades 05 02:29 Moon at Apogee: 404627 km 07 17:37 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 10 20:37 FULL MOON 13 08:32 Venus 3.1°N of Aldebaran 14 13 Mercury at Aphelion 15 10:42 Moon at Ascending Node 16 10:19 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon 18 00:38 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 10:27 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon 20 13:52 Moon at Perigee: 368047 km 23 04:20 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon 24 19:11 NEW MOON 26 19:44 Regulus 1.4°S of Moon 28 04 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 08:30 Moon at Descending Node 28 19:45 Mars 1.3°N of Moon 31 05:45 Spica 1.0°N of MoonAug 01 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 01 12:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON 01 20:37 Moon at Apogee: 404164 km 04 01:40 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 09 07:55 FULL MOON 11 14:53 Moon at Ascending Node 12 07 Venus 0.9°S of Jupiter 12 15:05 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon 12 20 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 18:01 Moon at Perigee: 369287 km 16 05:12 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 16:09 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 19 04:58 Mercury 2.6°S of Beehive 19 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W 19 21:05 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon 20 06:15 Venus 7.1°S of Pollux 20 10:51 Venus 4.9°S of Moon 20 12:07 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon 21 11:09 Beehive 2.0°S of Moon 21 16:14 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon 23 06:06 NEW MOON 24 15:41 Moon at Descending Node 26 16:41 Mars 2.8°N of Moon 27 12 Mercury at Perihelion 27 13:57 Spica 1.1°N of Moon 29 15:34 Moon at Apogee: 404552 km 31 06:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON 31 09:55 Antares 0.7°N of Moon 31 17:57 Venus 1.4°S of BeehiveSep 07 18:09 FULL MOON 07 18:12 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.362 07 23:08 Moon at Ascending Node 08 20:09 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon 10 12:09 Moon at Perigee: 364781 km 12 21:48 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 13 03:28 Mars 2.0°N of Spica 13 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 14 10:33 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 11:06 Jupiter 4.6°S of Moon 16 17:58 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon 17 17:24 Beehive 2.0°S of Moon 19 08:57 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus 19 11:11 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon 19 11:46 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 20 23:13 Moon at Descending Node 21 05 Saturn at Opposition 21 19:42 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.855 21 19:54 NEW MOON 22 18:20 Autumnal Equinox 23 11 Neptune at Opposition 23 21:31 Spica 1.1°N of Moon 24 14:50 Mars 3.9°N of Moon 26 09:46 Moon at Apogee: 405552 km 27 17:34 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 29 23:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON Oct 02 11 Venus at Perihelion 05 09:20 Moon at Ascending Node 06 02:46 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon 07 03:47 FULL MOON 08 12:36 Moon at Perigee: 359819 km 08 21:17 Jupiter 6.6°S of Pollux 10 05:20 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 13 18:13 LAST QUARTER MOON 13 22:31 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon 13 23:31 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon 14 22:53 Beehive 1.9°S of Moon 16 16:56 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon 18 04:34 Moon at Descending Node 19 20 Mercury 2.0°S of Mars 19 21:37 Venus 3.7°N of Moon 21 12 Orionid Meteor Shower 21 12:25 NEW MOON 23 16:15 Mercury 2.3°N of Moon 23 23:31 Moon at Apogee: 406445 km 25 00:15 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 29 16:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°ENov 01 17:46 Moon at Ascending Node 02 01:02 Venus 3.3°N of Spica 02 10:46 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon 05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower 05 13:19 FULL MOON 05 22:29 Moon at Perigee: 356833 km 06 15:26 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon 09 02:41 Mercury 2.6°N of Antares 10 06:40 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon 10 07:56 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon 11 05:27 Beehive 1.7°S of Moon 12 05:28 LAST QUARTER MOON 12 12 N Taurid Meteor Shower 12 22:51 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon 13 04 Mercury 1.2°S of Mars 14 06:38 Moon at Descending Node 17 10:11 Spica 1.2°N of Moon 17 18 Leonid Meteor Shower 20 02:48 Moon at Apogee: 406693 km 20 06:47 NEW MOON 20 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 21 13 Uranus at Opposition 23 11 Mercury at Perihelion 25 00 Mercury 1.0°N of Venus 28 06:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON 28 21:33 Moon at Ascending Node 29 19:08 Saturn 3.7°S of MoonDec 04 02:54 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon 04 11:06 Moon at Perigee: 356962 km 04 23:14 FULL MOON 07 15:48 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon 07 16:21 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon 07 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.7°W 08 14:23 Beehive 1.5°S of Moon 10 06:32 Regulus 0.8°S of Moon 11 07:35 Moon at Descending Node 11 20:52 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 07 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 16:27 Spica 1.4°N of Moon 17 06:09 Moon at Apogee: 406324 km 18 00:19 Jupiter 6.4°S of Pollux 19 14:05 Mercury 5.4°N of Antares 20 01:43 NEW MOON 21 15:03 Winter Solstice 22 16 Ursid Meteor Shower 25 22:03 Moon at Ascending Node 27 03:24 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon 27 19:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON 31 13:21 Pleiades 0.9°S of 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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2021 to 2030 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MSK | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| GST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- 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)
- 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.