2033Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2033Phases 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. 
   
      2033 Phases of the Moon   
      Greenwich Mean Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  1  10:17    Jan  8  03:34    Jan 15  13:07    Jan 23  17:46   
 Jan 30  22:00    Feb  6  13:34    Feb 14  07:04    Feb 22  11:53   
 Mar  1  08:23    Mar  8  01:27    Mar 16  01:37    Mar 24  01:50   
 Mar 30  17:52 T  Apr  6  15:14    Apr 14  19:17 t  Apr 22  11:42   
 Apr 29  02:46    May  6  06:45    May 14  10:43    May 21  18:29   
 May 28  11:36    Jun  4  23:39    Jun 12  23:19    Jun 19  23:29   
 Jun 26  21:07    Jul  4  17:12    Jul 12  09:29    Jul 19  04:07   
 Jul 26  08:12    Aug  3  10:26    Aug 10  18:08    Aug 17  09:43   
 Aug 24  21:40    Sep  2  02:24    Sep  9  02:20    Sep 15  17:34   
 Sep 23  13:40 P  Oct  1  16:33    Oct  8  10:58 t  Oct 15  04:47   
 Oct 23  07:28    Oct 31  04:46    Nov  6  20:32    Nov 13  20:09   
 Nov 22  01:39    Nov 29  15:15    Dec  6  07:22    Dec 13  15:28   
 Dec 21  18:47    Dec 29  00:20   --
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
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.
   
      2033Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Greenwich Mean Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  10:17  NEW MOON     03  17     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  05:24  Moon at Perigee: 365354 km    04  12     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU    05  01:26  Venus 5.4°S of Moon    07  19     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E    08  03:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  18:31  Moon at Descending Node     11  23:46  Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon    13  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  16:25  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon    15  13:07  FULL MOON     18  11:28  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    20  07:04  Moon at Apogee: 405294 km    22  19:55  Spica 2.0°S of Moon    22  23:41  Moon at Ascending Node     23  17:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  05:50  Mars 1.4°S of Moon    30  22:00  NEW MOON Feb 01  07:27  Moon at Perigee: 360085 km    02  20     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     03  01:23  Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    04  19:25  Moon at Descending Node     06  13:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  05:09  Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon    09  19:16  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon    12  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E    13  13     Mercury at Perihelion     14  07:04  FULL MOON     14  18:17  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon    16  19:57  Moon at Apogee: 406072 km    18  21     Venus at Perihelion     19  01:22  Moon at Ascending Node     19  02:43  Spica 2.3°S of Moon    22  11:53  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  20:19  Mars 3.1°S of Moon    24  07:15  Mars 5.2°N of Antares    27  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Mar 01  08:23  NEW MOON     01  18:17  Moon at Perigee: 357180 km    04  01:01  Moon at Descending Node     07  11:22  Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon    08  01:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  00:25  Saturn 4.1°N of Moon    14  00:26  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    15  22:00  Moon at Apogee: 406368 km    16  01:37  FULL MOON     18  05:18  Moon at Ascending Node     18  08:45  Spica 2.4°S of Moon    20  07:23  Vernal Equinox     20  16     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     23  06:59  Mars 4.4°S of Moon    24  01:50  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W    27  22:55  Jupiter 5.2°S of Moon    28  22:24  Mercury 5.3°S of Moon    29  13     Mercury at Aphelion     29  14:36  Venus 5.4°N of Moon    30  06:09  Moon at Perigee: 357444 km    30  17:52  NEW MOON     30  18:01  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.046    31  11:09  Moon at Descending Node Apr 03  19:47  Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon    05  09:44  Saturn 4.3°N of Moon    06  15:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  00     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     10  06:36  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    12  02:26  Moon at Apogee: 406060 km    14  11:28  Moon at Ascending Node     14  14:53  Spica 2.4°S of Moon    14  19:13  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.094    14  19:17  FULL MOON     20  11:22  Mars 5.7°S of Moon    22  11:42  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  14     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  16:14  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    26  06:34  Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    27  14:44  Moon at Perigee: 360572 km    27  21:57  Moon at Descending Node     29  02:46  NEW MOON May 01  05:52  Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon    02  22:56  Saturn 4.4°N of Moon    05  03     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  06:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  13:28  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    07  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     09  16:25  Moon at Apogee: 405167 km    11  17:56  Moon at Ascending Node     11  21:39  Spica 2.4°S of Moon    12  13     Mercury at Perihelion     14  10:43  FULL MOON     21  18:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  05:01  Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon    25  03:25  Venus 2.0°S of Moon    25  05:37  Moon at Descending Node     25  13:01  Moon at Perigee: 365415 km    28  11:36  NEW MOON     29  17     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W    30  14:15  Saturn 4.4°N of MoonJun 03  21:11  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon    04  05     Mercury 2.4°N of Saturn    04  23:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  10:13  Moon at Apogee: 404291 km    07  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.8°E    07  22:45  Moon at Ascending Node     08  05:09  Spica 2.5°S of Moon    11  05     Venus at Aphelion     12  23:19  FULL MOON     18  13:20  Jupiter 4.6°S of Moon    19  23:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  01:01  Summer Solstice     21  01:28  Moon at Perigee: 369518 km    21  08:42  Moon at Descending Node     23  02     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     23  11:05  Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    25  00:24  Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon    26  21:07  NEW MOON     27  23     Mars at Opposition 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  05:21  Regulus 4.4°N of Moon    02  08     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     03  22     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    04  04:55  Moon at Apogee: 404093 km    04  06:55  Venus 6.4°S of Pleiades    04  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     04  17:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  01:29  Moon at Ascending Node     05  13:01  Spica 2.8°S of Moon    12  09:29  FULL MOON     12  22:47  Venus 3.1°N of Aldebaran    15  18:27  Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon    16  09:27  Moon at Perigee: 367673 km    18  09:20  Moon at Descending Node     19  04:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  06:52  Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon    23  02:28  Venus 2.7°N of Moon    24  17:13  Mercury 2.6°N of Moon    25  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.0°W    26  08:13  NEW MOON     26  17     Mercury 1.5°S of Saturn    28  05     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  13:12  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    31  23:13  Moon at Apogee: 404734 kmAug 01  03:38  Moon at Ascending Node     01  20:40  Spica 3.0°S of Moon    03  03:10  Mercury 6.9°S of Pollux    03  10:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  12     Mercury at Perihelion     10  18:08  FULL MOON     11  22:26  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon    12  21     Perseid Meteor Shower    12  21:22  Moon at Perigee: 362710 km    13  09     Venus 0.3°S of Saturn    14  11:54  Moon at Descending Node     17  09:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  12:13  Aldebaran 1.2°S of Moon    19  18:21  Venus 7.1°S of Pollux    20  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     21  08:14  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon    22  02:34  Venus 4.7°N of Moon    24  21:40  NEW MOON     25  04     Jupiter at Opposition     28  07:12  Moon at Ascending Node     28  15:27  Moon at Apogee: 405762 km    29  03:40  Spica 3.2°S of Moon    31  05:47  Venus 1.4°S of BeehiveSep 02  02:24  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  03:10  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    09  02:20  FULL MOON     10  01:49  Moon at Perigee: 358590 km    10  19:07  Moon at Descending Node     14  18:16  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    15  17:34  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  18:44  Saturn 4.8°N of Moon    18  20:29  Venus 0.4°N of Regulus    21  02:20  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    21  08:45  Venus 4.6°N of Moon    21  12     Mercury at Aphelion     22  16:52  Autumnal Equinox     23  05:56  Mercury 0.4°N of Spica    23  13:40  NEW MOON     23  13:53  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.689    24  12:46  Moon at Ascending Node     25  01:33  Moon at Apogee: 406444 km    25  10:00  Spica 3.2°S of Moon    25  16:31  Mercury 3.4°S of MoonOct 01  14     Venus at Perihelion     01  16:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  09     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38124 AU    04  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.7°E    05  09:41  Jupiter 5.2°S of Moon    08  05:55  Moon at Descending Node     08  10:55  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.350    08  10:58  FULL MOON     08  12:11  Moon at Perigee: 356825 km    11  16     Neptune at Opposition     12  02:32  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    15  03:58  Saturn 4.9°N of Moon    15  04:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  08:10  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    21  13     Orionid Meteor Shower    21  16:30  Venus 1.8°N of Moon    21  19:03  Moon at Ascending Node     22  03:15  Moon at Apogee: 406439 km    23  07:28  NEW MOON     28  13     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     31  04:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON Nov 01  12:14  Venus 3.2°N of Spica    01  18:00  Jupiter 5.1°S of Moon    04  03:03  Saturn 6.7°S of Pollux    04  11     Mercury at Perihelion     04  16:35  Moon at Descending Node     05  06     Mercury 0.2°N of Venus    05  14     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  17:07  Mercury 1.8°N of Spica    05  23:57  Moon at Perigee: 358102 km    06  20:32  FULL MOON     08  12:59  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon    11  12:32  Saturn 4.8°N of Moon    12  13     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°W    13  20:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  14:42  Regulus 4.1°N of Moon    17  19     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  00:01  Moon at Ascending Node     18  10:41  Moon at Apogee: 405836 km    18  22:30  Spica 3.3°S of Moon    20  11:14  Mercury 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    22  01:39  NEW MOON     29  01:45  Mars 5.0°S of Moon    29  03:59  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon    29  15:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 01  10     Mars 0.2°S of Jupiter    01  23:03  Moon at Descending Node     04  08:06  Moon at Perigee: 362272 km    05  23:58  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon    06  07:22  FULL MOON     08  20:26  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon    11  22:38  Regulus 3.9°N of Moon    13  15:28  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  09     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  02:35  Moon at Ascending Node     16  03:29  Moon at Apogee: 404906 km    16  05:36  Spica 3.5°S of Moon    21  13:45  Winter Solstice     21  18:47  NEW MOON     22  17     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     25  15     Uranus at Opposition     26  16:14  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    27  17:15  Mars 2.4°S of Moon    29  00:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  00:23  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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2031 to 2040 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    2031     2032     2033     2034     2035     2036     2037     2038     2039     2040 
   CET    2031     2032     2033     2034     2035     2036     2037     2038     2039     2040 
   EET    2031     2032     2033     2034     2035     2036     2037     2038     2039     2040 
   MSK    2031     2032     2033     2034     2035     2036     2037     2038     2039     2040 
   GST    2031     2032     2033     2034     2035     2036     2037     2038     2039     2040 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)
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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