2030Calendar of Astronomical Events
2030Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2030 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 3 20:49 | Jan 11 08:06 | Jan 19 09:54 | Jan 26 12:14 |
| Feb 2 10:07 | Feb 10 05:49 | Feb 18 00:20 | Feb 24 19:58 |
| Mar 4 00:35 | Mar 12 02:48 | Mar 19 11:56 | Mar 26 03:51 |
| Apr 2 16:02 | Apr 10 20:57 | Apr 17 21:20 | Apr 24 12:39 |
| May 2 08:12 | May 10 11:11 | May 17 05:19 | May 23 22:57 |
| Jun 1 00:21 A | Jun 8 21:36 | Jun 15 12:41 p | Jun 22 11:19 |
| Jun 30 15:34 | Jul 8 05:02 | Jul 14 20:12 | Jul 22 02:07 |
| Jul 30 05:11 | Aug 6 10:43 | Aug 13 04:44 | Aug 20 19:15 |
| Aug 28 17:07 | Sep 4 15:55 | Sep 11 15:18 | Sep 19 13:56 |
| Sep 27 03:55 | Oct 3 21:56 | Oct 11 04:47 | Oct 19 08:50 |
| Oct 26 14:17 | Nov 2 05:56 | Nov 9 21:30 | Nov 18 02:32 |
| Nov 25 00:46 T | Dec 1 16:57 | Dec 9 16:40 n | Dec 17 18:01 |
| Dec 24 11:32 | Dec 31 07:36 | - | - |
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.
2030Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2030Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Central Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CST Event (h:m)Jan 01 09:33 Moon at Perigee: 364250 km 01 11:49 Antares 3.1°S of Moon 02 14:31 Moon at Ascending Node 03 05 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU 03 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 03 20:49 NEW MOON 06 07 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 06 13:09 Mars 5.8°S of Moon 11 08:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON 13 02:51 Moon at Apogee: 404647 km 13 17:03 Saturn 5.6°S of Moon 14 13:12 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon 16 16:41 Moon at Descending Node 19 09:54 FULL MOON 21 20:01 Regulus 5.6°N of Moon 22 03 Venus at Perihelion 22 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W 22 05 Mercury 5.4°S of Venus 25 15:46 Spica 2.6°N of Moon 26 12:14 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 20:02 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon 28 10:03 Moon at Perigee: 369541 km 28 19:14 Antares 3.2°S of Moon 29 21:28 Moon at Ascending Node 30 21:07 Venus 5.3°N of Moon 31 16:04 Mercury 2.4°S of MoonFeb 02 10:07 NEW MOON 09 17 Mercury at Aphelion 10 00:06 Moon at Apogee: 404292 km 10 01:54 Saturn 5.2°S of Moon 10 05:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 21:22 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon 12 22:07 Moon at Descending Node 18 00:20 FULL MOON 18 04:02 Regulus 5.5°N of Moon 21 21:28 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 22 04:01 Moon at Perigee: 368405 km 24 05:19 Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon 24 19:58 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 00:37 Antares 3.5°S of Moon 25 23:23 Moon at Ascending Node 28 07:29 Venus 1.4°N of MoonMar 04 00:35 NEW MOON 09 13:05 Saturn 4.7°S of Moon 09 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 09 20:23 Moon at Apogee: 404748 km 10 05:18 Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon 12 00:43 Moon at Descending Node 12 02:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 17 13:56 Regulus 5.6°N of Moon 17 17 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W 19 11:56 FULL MOON 20 07:51 Vernal Equinox 21 05:29 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 21 16:00 Moon at Perigee: 362974 km 23 12:08 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon 24 06:31 Antares 3.7°S of Moon 24 23:48 Moon at Ascending Node 25 03 Mercury 1.2°N of Mars 25 16 Mercury at Perihelion 26 03:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 19:16 Venus 3.8°S of Moon 31 05 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun Apr 02 16:02 NEW MOON 04 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E 04 09:32 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 06 01:31 Saturn 4.1°S of Moon 06 12:29 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon 06 12:47 Moon at Apogee: 405659 km 08 02:29 Moon at Descending Node 10 20:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 00:06 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 17 15:45 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 17 21:20 FULL MOON 18 21:44 Moon at Perigee: 358706 km 19 18:03 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon 20 14:44 Antares 3.9°S of Moon 21 03:46 Moon at Ascending Node 22 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 24 12:39 LAST QUARTER MOON May 02 08:12 NEW MOON 03 21:39 Moon at Apogee: 406364 km 05 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 05:55 Moon at Descending Node 10 11:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 08:53 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 13 04 Jupiter at Opposition 14 11 Venus at Aphelion 15 02:36 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 16 23:49 Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon 17 05:19 FULL MOON 17 07:45 Moon at Perigee: 357018 km 18 01:06 Antares 4.0°S of Moon 18 12:32 Moon at Ascending Node 19 00 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 20 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W 23 22:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 04 Mars in Conjunction with Sun 31 00:14 Moon at Apogee: 406469 kmJun 01 00:21 NEW MOON 01 00:28 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944 01 11:30 Moon at Descending Node 07 15:40 Regulus 6.0°N of Moon 08 06:10 Mercury 5.4°S of Pleiades 08 11 Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn 08 21:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 07 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 11 12:08 Spica 2.3°N of Moon 13 05:42 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon 14 11:58 Antares 4.0°S of Moon 14 17:37 Moon at Perigee: 358183 km 14 23:24 Moon at Ascending Node 15 12:33 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503 15 12:41 FULL MOON 21 01:31 Summer Solstice 21 15 Mercury at Perihelion 22 06:50 Venus 5.5°S of Pleiades 22 11:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 24 15 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn 27 07:09 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon 27 08:14 Moon at Apogee: 405881 km 27 16:12 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon 27 23:11 Venus 2.3°S of Moon 28 17:50 Moon at Descending Node 30 08:32 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran 30 15:34 NEW MOON | Date CST Event (h:m)Jul 04 07 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU 04 21:11 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 08 05:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 19:21 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 10 11:59 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon 11 03:26 Mercury 0.1°N of Beehive 11 21:31 Antares 4.0°S of Moon 12 08:41 Moon at Ascending Node 12 23:12 Moon at Perigee: 361792 km 14 20:12 FULL MOON 22 02:07 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 14:03 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon 24 22:55 Moon at Apogee: 404891 km 25 04:44 Saturn 2.7°S of Moon 25 23:01 Moon at Descending Node 26 03:59 Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus 28 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 07:10 Venus 2.3°N of Moon 30 05:11 NEW MOON Aug 01 02:57 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 01 14:50 Mercury 4.0°N of Moon 01 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E 04 15 Mercury at Aphelion 05 00:48 Spica 2.0°N of Moon 05 10:22 Mars 5.7°S of Pollux 05 15 Venus 0.7°S of Mars 05 14:38 Venus 6.4°S of Pollux 06 10:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 19:26 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon 08 04:46 Antares 4.1°S of Moon 08 13:44 Moon at Ascending Node 09 16:50 Moon at Perigee: 366742 km 12 21 Perseid Meteor Shower 13 04:44 FULL MOON 16 21:05 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 20 19:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 21:40 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon 21 16:15 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon 21 16:49 Moon at Apogee: 404174 km 21 20:46 Aldebaran 5.8°S of Moon 22 02:09 Moon at Descending Node 26 23:05 Mars 0.5°S of Beehive 28 17:07 NEW MOON 29 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Sep 01 06:19 Spica 1.8°N of Moon 03 05:11 Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon 03 20 Venus at Perihelion 04 10:16 Antares 4.4°S of Moon 04 11:06 Moon at Perigee: 369884 km 04 14:52 Moon at Ascending Node 04 15:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 01 Mercury 3.4°S of Venus 09 22:17 Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus 11 15:18 FULL MOON 15 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W 17 05:36 Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon 17 15 Mercury at Perihelion 18 01:45 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon 18 04:12 Moon at Descending Node 18 04:42 Aldebaran 5.5°S of Moon 18 12:09 Moon at Apogee: 404258 km 19 13:56 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 17:27 Autumnal Equinox 24 19:14 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 25 01:11 Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran 27 03:55 NEW MOON 30 09:39 Moon at Perigee: 366348 km 30 18:24 Jupiter 1.9°N of MoonOct 01 15:55 Antares 4.6°S of Moon 01 16:00 Moon at Ascending Node 01 21:17 Mars 0.8°N of Regulus 03 21:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 21 Neptune at Opposition 11 04:47 FULL MOON 11 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 14 13:18 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon 15 07:20 Moon at Descending Node 15 08:21 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon 15 12:22 Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon 16 07:21 Moon at Apogee: 405078 km 19 08:50 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 05 Venus at Superior Conjunction 21 13 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 04:58 Regulus 6.0°N of Moon 26 14:17 NEW MOON 28 06:07 Moon at Perigee: 361122 km 28 11:29 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn. 28 21:24 Moon at Ascending Node 28 23:46 Antares 4.8°S of MoonNov 02 05:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower 09 04 Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter 09 21:30 FULL MOON 10 20:18 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon 11 12:03 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon 11 12:45 Moon at Descending Node 11 19:21 Aldebaran 5.2°S of Moon 12 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower 12 23:00 Moon at Apogee: 405993 km 13 14:29 Mercury 2.3°N of Antares 17 19 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 02:32 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 10:31 Spica 1.7°N of Moon 25 00:46 NEW MOON 25 00:50 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047 25 07:32 Moon at Ascending Node 25 15:07 Moon at Perigee: 357521 km 26 13:19 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon 26 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E 27 10 Saturn at Opposition 30 07 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun Dec 01 16:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 18 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66601 AU 08 02:35 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon 08 14:06 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon 08 19:17 Moon at Descending Node 09 01:42 Aldebaran 5.2°S of Moon 09 16:28 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942 09 16 Mercury 0.7°N of Venus 09 16:40 FULL MOON 10 04:03 Moon at Apogee: 406371 km 12 15 Uranus at Opposition 14 08 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 14 Mercury at Perihelion 15 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 17 18:01 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 09:40 Mars 6.1°N of Moon 19 20:22 Spica 1.6°N of Moon 21 14:09 Winter Solstice 22 17 Ursid Meteor Shower 22 18:54 Moon at Ascending Node 22 21:46 Antares 4.8°S of Moon 23 09:08 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon 24 04:09 Moon at Perigee: 356926 km 24 11:32 NEW MOON 25 16:23 Venus 5.0°S of Moon 28 04 Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter 31 07:36 FIRST QUARTER 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.