2033Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2033Phases 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.

2033 Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 1 04:17 Jan 7 21:34 Jan 15 07:07 Jan 23 11:46
Jan 30 16:00 Feb 6 07:34 Feb 14 01:04 Feb 22 05:53
Mar 1 02:23 Mar 7 19:27 Mar 15 19:37 Mar 23 19:50
Mar 30 11:52 T Apr 6 09:14 Apr 14 13:17 t Apr 22 05:42
Apr 28 20:46 May 6 00:45 May 14 04:43 May 21 12:29
May 28 05:36 Jun 4 17:39 Jun 12 17:19 Jun 19 17:29
Jun 26 15:07 Jul 4 11:12 Jul 12 03:29 Jul 18 22:07
Jul 26 02:12 Aug 3 04:26 Aug 10 12:08 Aug 17 03:43
Aug 24 15:40 Sep 1 20:24 Sep 8 20:20 Sep 15 11:34
Sep 23 07:40 P Oct 1 10:33 Oct 8 04:58 t Oct 14 22:47
Oct 23 01:28 Oct 30 22:46 Nov 6 14:32 Nov 13 14:09
Nov 21 19:39 Nov 29 09:15 Dec 6 01:22 Dec 13 09:28
Dec 21 12:47 Dec 28 18:20 --

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.


2033Calendar 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.

2033Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     CST   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  04:17  NEW MOON     03  11     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  23:24  Moon at Perigee: 365354 km    04  06     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU    04  19:26  Venus 5.4°S of Moon    07  13     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E    07  21:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  12:31  Moon at Descending Node     11  17:46  Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon    12  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  10:25  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon    15  07:07  FULL MOON     18  05:28  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    20  01:04  Moon at Apogee: 405294 km    22  13:55  Spica 2.0°S of Moon    22  17:41  Moon at Ascending Node     23  11:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  23:50  Mars 1.4°S of Moon    30  16:00  NEW MOON Feb 01  01:27  Moon at Perigee: 360085 km    02  14     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     02  19:23  Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    04  13:25  Moon at Descending Node     06  07:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  23:09  Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon    09  13:16  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon    12  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E    13  07     Mercury at Perihelion     14  01:04  FULL MOON     14  12:17  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon    16  13:57  Moon at Apogee: 406072 km    18  15     Venus at Perihelion     18  19:22  Moon at Ascending Node     18  20:43  Spica 2.3°S of Moon    22  05:53  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  14:19  Mars 3.1°S of Moon    24  01:15  Mars 5.2°N of Antares    27  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Mar 01  02:23  NEW MOON     01  12:17  Moon at Perigee: 357180 km    03  19:01  Moon at Descending Node     07  05:22  Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon    07  19:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  18:25  Saturn 4.1°N of Moon    13  18:26  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    15  16:00  Moon at Apogee: 406368 km    15  19:37  FULL MOON     17  23:18  Moon at Ascending Node     18  02:45  Spica 2.4°S of Moon    20  01:23  Vernal Equinox     20  10     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     23  00:59  Mars 4.4°S of Moon    23  19:50  LAST QUARTER MOON     26  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W    27  16:55  Jupiter 5.2°S of Moon    28  16:24  Mercury 5.3°S of Moon    29  07     Mercury at Aphelion     29  08:36  Venus 5.4°N of Moon    30  00:09  Moon at Perigee: 357444 km    30  11:52  NEW MOON     30  12:01  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.046    31  05:09  Moon at Descending Node Apr 03  13:47  Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon    05  03:44  Saturn 4.3°N of Moon    06  09:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  18     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     10  00:36  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    11  20:26  Moon at Apogee: 406060 km    14  05:28  Moon at Ascending Node     14  08:53  Spica 2.4°S of Moon    14  13:13  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.094    14  13:17  FULL MOON     20  05:22  Mars 5.7°S of Moon    22  05:42  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  08     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  10:14  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    26  00:34  Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    27  08:44  Moon at Perigee: 360572 km    27  15:57  Moon at Descending Node     28  20:46  NEW MOON     30  23:52  Aldebaran 1.5°S of MoonMay 02  16:56  Saturn 4.4°N of Moon    04  21     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  00:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  07:28  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    07  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     09  10:25  Moon at Apogee: 405167 km    11  11:56  Moon at Ascending Node     11  15:39  Spica 2.4°S of Moon    12  07     Mercury at Perihelion     14  04:43  FULL MOON     21  12:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  23:01  Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon    24  21:25  Venus 2.0°S of Moon    24  23:37  Moon at Descending Node     25  07:01  Moon at Perigee: 365415 km    28  05:36  NEW MOON     29  11     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W    30  08:15  Saturn 4.4°N of MoonJun 03  15:11  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon    03  23     Mercury 2.4°N of Saturn    04  17:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  04:13  Moon at Apogee: 404291 km    07  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.8°E    07  16:45  Moon at Ascending Node     07  23:09  Spica 2.5°S of Moon    10  23     Venus at Aphelion     12  17:19  FULL MOON     18  07:20  Jupiter 4.6°S of Moon    19  17:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  19:01  Summer Solstice     20  19:28  Moon at Perigee: 369518 km    21  02:42  Moon at Descending Node     22  20     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     23  05:05  Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    24  18:24  Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon    26  15:07  NEW MOON     27  17     Mars at Opposition     30  23:21  Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
Date     CST   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  02     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     03  16     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    03  22:55  Moon at Apogee: 404093 km    04  00:55  Venus 6.4°S of Pleiades    04  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     04  11:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  19:29  Moon at Ascending Node     05  07:01  Spica 2.8°S of Moon    12  03:29  FULL MOON     12  16:47  Venus 3.1°N of Aldebaran    15  12:27  Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon    16  03:27  Moon at Perigee: 367673 km    18  03:20  Moon at Descending Node     18  22:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  00:52  Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon    22  20:28  Venus 2.7°N of Moon    24  11:13  Mercury 2.6°N of Moon    25  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.0°W    26  02:13  NEW MOON     26  11     Mercury 1.5°S of Saturn    27  23     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  07:12  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    31  17:13  Moon at Apogee: 404734 km    31  21:38  Moon at Ascending Node Aug 01  14:40  Spica 3.0°S of Moon    02  21:10  Mercury 6.9°S of Pollux    03  04:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  06     Mercury at Perihelion     10  12:08  FULL MOON     11  16:26  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon    12  15     Perseid Meteor Shower    12  15:22  Moon at Perigee: 362710 km    13  03     Venus 0.3°S of Saturn    14  05:54  Moon at Descending Node     17  03:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  06:13  Aldebaran 1.2°S of Moon    19  12:21  Venus 7.1°S of Pollux    20  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     21  02:14  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon    21  20:34  Venus 4.7°N of Moon    24  15:40  NEW MOON     24  22     Jupiter at Opposition     28  01:12  Moon at Ascending Node     28  09:27  Moon at Apogee: 405762 km    28  21:40  Spica 3.2°S of Moon    30  23:47  Venus 1.4°S of BeehiveSep 01  20:24  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  21:10  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    08  20:20  FULL MOON     09  19:49  Moon at Perigee: 358590 km    10  13:07  Moon at Descending Node     14  12:16  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    15  11:34  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  12:44  Saturn 4.8°N of Moon    18  14:29  Venus 0.4°N of Regulus    20  20:20  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    21  02:45  Venus 4.6°N of Moon    21  06     Mercury at Aphelion     22  10:52  Autumnal Equinox     22  23:56  Mercury 0.4°N of Spica    23  07:40  NEW MOON     23  07:53  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.689    24  06:46  Moon at Ascending Node     24  19:33  Moon at Apogee: 406444 km    25  04:00  Spica 3.2°S of Moon    25  10:31  Mercury 3.4°S of MoonOct 01  08     Venus at Perihelion     01  10:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  03     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38124 AU    04  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.7°E    05  03:41  Jupiter 5.2°S of Moon    07  23:55  Moon at Descending Node     08  04:55  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.350    08  04:58  FULL MOON     08  06:11  Moon at Perigee: 356825 km    11  10     Neptune at Opposition     11  20:32  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    14  21:58  Saturn 4.9°N of Moon    14  22:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  02:10  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    21  07     Orionid Meteor Shower    21  10:30  Venus 1.8°N of Moon    21  13:03  Moon at Ascending Node     21  21:15  Moon at Apogee: 406439 km    23  01:28  NEW MOON     28  07     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     30  22:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON Nov 01  06:14  Venus 3.2°N of Spica    01  12:00  Jupiter 5.1°S of Moon    03  21:03  Saturn 6.7°S of Pollux    04  05     Mercury at Perihelion     04  10:35  Moon at Descending Node     05  00     Mercury 0.2°N of Venus    05  08     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  11:07  Mercury 1.8°N of Spica    05  17:57  Moon at Perigee: 358102 km    06  14:32  FULL MOON     08  06:59  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon    11  06:32  Saturn 4.8°N of Moon    12  07     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°W    13  14:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  08:42  Regulus 4.1°N of Moon    17  13     Leonid Meteor Shower    17  18:01  Moon at Ascending Node     18  04:41  Moon at Apogee: 405836 km    18  16:30  Spica 3.3°S of Moon    20  05:14  Mercury 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    21  19:39  NEW MOON     28  19:45  Mars 5.0°S of Moon    28  21:59  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon    29  09:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 01  04     Mars 0.2°S of Jupiter    01  17:03  Moon at Descending Node     04  02:06  Moon at Perigee: 362272 km    05  17:58  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon    06  01:22  FULL MOON     08  14:26  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon    11  16:38  Regulus 3.9°N of Moon    13  09:28  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  03     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  20:35  Moon at Ascending Node     15  21:29  Moon at Apogee: 404906 km    15  23:36  Spica 3.5°S of Moon    21  07:45  Winter Solstice     21  12:47  NEW MOON     22  11     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     25  09     Uranus at Opposition     26  10:14  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    27  11:15  Mars 2.4°S of Moon    28  18:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  18:23  Moon at Descending Node     

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: 2031 to 2040

The Americas

Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2031 to 2040 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 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
EST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
CST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
MST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
PST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
AKST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
HST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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.

Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars

The goal of the Astronomical Events Calendars is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes.Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.

The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.

Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
Solstice/Equinox (Earth) ± 0.5 minute
Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU
Solar and Lunar Eclipses ± 0.5 minute
Phases of the Moon ± 0.5 minute
Moon at Nodes ± 2 minutes
Apogee/Perigee of Moon ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers
Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet ± 10 minutes
Conjunctions of Planet with Planet ± 3 hours
Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) ± 30 minutes
Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) ± 30 minutes
Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) ± 3 hours
Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets ± 30 minutes

Acknowledgements

All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:


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