2030Calendar of Astronomical Events
2030Phases 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.
| 2030 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Gulf Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 4 06:49 | Jan 11 18:06 | Jan 19 19:54 | Jan 26 22:14 |
| Feb 2 20:07 | Feb 10 15:49 | Feb 18 10:20 | Feb 25 05:58 |
| Mar 4 10:35 | Mar 12 12:48 | Mar 19 21:56 | Mar 26 13:51 |
| Apr 3 02:02 | Apr 11 06:57 | Apr 18 07:20 | Apr 24 22:39 |
| May 2 18:12 | May 10 21:11 | May 17 15:19 | May 24 08:57 |
| Jun 1 10:21 A | Jun 9 07:36 | Jun 15 22:41 p | Jun 22 21:19 |
| Jul 1 01:34 | Jul 8 15:02 | Jul 15 06:12 | Jul 22 12:07 |
| Jul 30 15:11 | Aug 6 20:43 | Aug 13 14:44 | Aug 21 05:15 |
| Aug 29 03:07 | Sep 5 01:55 | Sep 12 01:18 | Sep 19 23:56 |
| Sep 27 13:55 | Oct 4 07:56 | Oct 11 14:47 | Oct 19 18:50 |
| Oct 27 00:17 | Nov 2 15:56 | Nov 10 07:30 | Nov 18 12:32 |
| Nov 25 10:46 T | Dec 2 02:57 | Dec 10 02:40 n | Dec 18 04:01 |
| Dec 24 21:32 | Dec 31 17:36 | - | - |
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
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.
| 2030Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Gulf Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GST Event (h:m)Jan 01 19:33 Moon at Perigee: 364250 km 01 21:49 Antares 3.1°S of Moon 03 00:31 Moon at Ascending Node 03 15 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU 04 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 06:49 NEW MOON 06 17 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 06 23:09 Mars 5.8°S of Moon 11 18:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON 13 12:51 Moon at Apogee: 404647 km 14 03:03 Saturn 5.6°S of Moon 14 23:12 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon 17 02:41 Moon at Descending Node 19 19:54 FULL MOON 22 06:01 Regulus 5.6°N of Moon 22 13 Venus at Perihelion 22 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W 22 15 Mercury 5.4°S of Venus 26 01:46 Spica 2.6°N of Moon 26 22:14 LAST QUARTER MOON 28 06:02 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon 28 20:03 Moon at Perigee: 369541 km 29 05:14 Antares 3.2°S of Moon 30 07:28 Moon at Ascending Node 31 07:07 Venus 5.3°N of MoonFeb 01 02:04 Mercury 2.4°S of Moon 02 20:07 NEW MOON 10 03 Mercury at Aphelion 10 10:06 Moon at Apogee: 404292 km 10 11:54 Saturn 5.2°S of Moon 10 15:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 07:22 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon 13 08:07 Moon at Descending Node 18 10:20 FULL MOON 18 14:02 Regulus 5.5°N of Moon 22 07:28 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 22 14:01 Moon at Perigee: 368405 km 24 15:19 Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon 25 05:58 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 10:37 Antares 3.5°S of Moon 26 09:23 Moon at Ascending Node 28 17:29 Venus 1.4°N of MoonMar 04 10:35 NEW MOON 09 23:05 Saturn 4.7°S of Moon 10 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 10 06:23 Moon at Apogee: 404748 km 10 15:18 Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon 12 10:43 Moon at Descending Node 12 12:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 17 23:56 Regulus 5.6°N of Moon 18 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W 19 21:56 FULL MOON 20 17:51 Vernal Equinox 21 15:29 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 22 02:00 Moon at Perigee: 362974 km 23 22:08 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon 24 16:31 Antares 3.7°S of Moon 25 09:48 Moon at Ascending Node 25 13 Mercury 1.2°N of Mars 26 02 Mercury at Perihelion 26 13:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 30 05:16 Venus 3.8°S of Moon 31 15 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun Apr 03 02:02 NEW MOON 04 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E 04 19:32 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 06 11:31 Saturn 4.1°S of Moon 06 22:29 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon 06 22:47 Moon at Apogee: 405659 km 08 12:29 Moon at Descending Node 11 06:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 10:06 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 18 01:45 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 18 07:20 FULL MOON 19 07:44 Moon at Perigee: 358706 km 20 04:03 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon 21 00:44 Antares 3.9°S of Moon 21 13:46 Moon at Ascending Node 23 00 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 24 22:39 LAST QUARTER MOON May 02 18:12 NEW MOON 04 07:39 Moon at Apogee: 406364 km 05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 15:55 Moon at Descending Node 10 21:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 18:53 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 13 14 Jupiter at Opposition 14 21 Venus at Aphelion 15 12:36 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 17 09:49 Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon 17 15:19 FULL MOON 17 17:45 Moon at Perigee: 357018 km 18 11:06 Antares 4.0°S of Moon 18 22:32 Moon at Ascending Node 19 10 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 21 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W 24 08:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 14 Mars in Conjunction with Sun 31 10:14 Moon at Apogee: 406469 kmJun 01 10:21 NEW MOON 01 10:28 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944 01 21:30 Moon at Descending Node 08 01:40 Regulus 6.0°N of Moon 08 16:10 Mercury 5.4°S of Pleiades 08 21 Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn 09 07:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 17 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 11 22:08 Spica 2.3°N of Moon 13 15:42 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon 14 21:58 Antares 4.0°S of Moon 15 03:37 Moon at Perigee: 358183 km 15 09:24 Moon at Ascending Node 15 22:33 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503 15 22:41 FULL MOON 21 11:31 Summer Solstice 22 01 Mercury at Perihelion 22 16:50 Venus 5.5°S of Pleiades 22 21:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 25 01 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn 27 17:09 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon 27 18:14 Moon at Apogee: 405881 km 28 02:12 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon 28 09:11 Venus 2.3°S of Moon 29 03:50 Moon at Descending Node 30 18:32 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran | Date GST Event (h:m)Jul 01 01:34 NEW MOON 04 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU 05 07:11 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 08 15:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 05:21 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 10 21:59 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon 11 13:26 Mercury 0.1°N of Beehive 12 07:31 Antares 4.0°S of Moon 12 18:41 Moon at Ascending Node 13 09:12 Moon at Perigee: 361792 km 15 06:12 FULL MOON 22 12:07 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 00:03 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon 25 08:55 Moon at Apogee: 404891 km 25 14:44 Saturn 2.7°S of Moon 26 09:01 Moon at Descending Node 26 13:59 Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus 28 15 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 17:10 Venus 2.3°N of Moon 30 15:11 NEW MOON Aug 01 12:57 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 02 00:50 Mercury 4.0°N of Moon 02 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E 05 01 Mercury at Aphelion 05 10:48 Spica 2.0°N of Moon 05 20:22 Mars 5.7°S of Pollux 06 01 Venus 0.7°S of Mars 06 00:38 Venus 6.4°S of Pollux 06 20:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 05:26 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon 08 14:46 Antares 4.1°S of Moon 08 23:44 Moon at Ascending Node 10 02:50 Moon at Perigee: 366742 km 13 07 Perseid Meteor Shower 13 14:44 FULL MOON 17 07:05 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 21 05:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 07:40 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon 22 02:15 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon 22 02:49 Moon at Apogee: 404174 km 22 06:46 Aldebaran 5.8°S of Moon 22 12:09 Moon at Descending Node 27 09:05 Mars 0.5°S of Beehive 29 03:07 NEW MOON 30 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Sep 01 16:19 Spica 1.8°N of Moon 03 15:11 Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon 04 06 Venus at Perihelion 04 20:16 Antares 4.4°S of Moon 04 21:06 Moon at Perigee: 369884 km 05 00:52 Moon at Ascending Node 05 01:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 11 Mercury 3.4°S of Venus 10 08:17 Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus 12 01:18 FULL MOON 15 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W 17 15:36 Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon 18 01 Mercury at Perihelion 18 11:45 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon 18 14:12 Moon at Descending Node 18 14:42 Aldebaran 5.5°S of Moon 18 22:09 Moon at Apogee: 404258 km 19 23:56 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 03:27 Autumnal Equinox 25 05:14 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 25 11:11 Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran 27 13:55 NEW MOON 30 19:39 Moon at Perigee: 366348 kmOct 01 04:24 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon 02 01:55 Antares 4.6°S of Moon 02 02:00 Moon at Ascending Node 02 07:17 Mars 0.8°N of Regulus 04 07:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 07 Neptune at Opposition 11 14:47 FULL MOON 12 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 14 23:18 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon 15 17:20 Moon at Descending Node 15 18:21 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon 15 22:22 Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon 16 17:21 Moon at Apogee: 405078 km 19 18:50 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 15 Venus at Superior Conjunction 21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 14:58 Regulus 6.0°N of Moon 27 00:17 NEW MOON 28 16:07 Moon at Perigee: 361122 km 28 21:29 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn. 29 07:24 Moon at Ascending Node 29 09:46 Antares 4.8°S of MoonNov 02 15:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 23 S Taurid Meteor Shower 09 14 Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter 10 07:30 FULL MOON 11 06:18 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon 11 22:03 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon 11 22:45 Moon at Descending Node 12 05:21 Aldebaran 5.2°S of Moon 12 23 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 09:00 Moon at Apogee: 405993 km 14 00:29 Mercury 2.3°N of Antares 18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 12:32 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 20:31 Spica 1.7°N of Moon 25 10:46 NEW MOON 25 10:50 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047 25 17:32 Moon at Ascending Node 26 01:07 Moon at Perigee: 357521 km 26 23:19 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon 27 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E 27 20 Saturn at Opposition 30 17 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun Dec 02 02:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 04 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66601 AU 08 12:35 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon 09 00:06 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon 09 05:17 Moon at Descending Node 09 11:42 Aldebaran 5.2°S of Moon 10 02:28 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942 10 02 Mercury 0.7°N of Venus 10 02:40 FULL MOON 10 14:03 Moon at Apogee: 406371 km 13 01 Uranus at Opposition 14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower 15 00 Mercury at Perihelion 15 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 18 04:01 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 19:40 Mars 6.1°N of Moon 20 06:22 Spica 1.6°N of Moon 22 00:09 Winter Solstice 23 03 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 04:54 Moon at Ascending Node 23 07:46 Antares 4.8°S of Moon 23 19:08 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon 24 14:09 Moon at Perigee: 356926 km 24 21:32 NEW MOON 26 02:23 Venus 5.0°S of Moon 28 14 Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter 31 17:36 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
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.