2033Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2033Phases 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. 
   
      2033 Phases of the Moon   
      Gulf Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  1  14:17    Jan  8  07:34    Jan 15  17:07    Jan 23  21:46   
 Jan 31  02:00    Feb  6  17:34    Feb 14  11:04    Feb 22  15:53   
 Mar  1  12:23    Mar  8  05:27    Mar 16  05:37    Mar 24  05:50   
 Mar 30  21:52 T  Apr  6  19:14    Apr 14  23:17 t  Apr 22  15:42   
 Apr 29  06:46    May  6  10:45    May 14  14:43    May 21  22:29   
 May 28  15:36    Jun  5  03:39    Jun 13  03:19    Jun 20  03:29   
 Jun 27  01:07    Jul  4  21:12    Jul 12  13:29    Jul 19  08:07   
 Jul 26  12:12    Aug  3  14:26    Aug 10  22:08    Aug 17  13:43   
 Aug 25  01:40    Sep  2  06:24    Sep  9  06:20    Sep 15  21:34   
 Sep 23  17:40 P  Oct  1  20:33    Oct  8  14:58 t  Oct 15  08:47   
 Oct 23  11:28    Oct 31  08:46    Nov  7  00:32    Nov 14  00:09   
 Nov 22  05:39    Nov 29  19:15    Dec  6  11:22    Dec 13  19:28   
 Dec 21  22:47    Dec 29  04:20   --
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
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.
   
      2033Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Gulf Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  14:17  NEW MOON     03  21     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  09:24  Moon at Perigee: 365354 km    04  16     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU    05  05:26  Venus 5.4°S of Moon    07  23     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E    08  07:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  22:31  Moon at Descending Node     12  03:46  Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon    13  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  20:25  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon    15  17:07  FULL MOON     18  15:28  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    20  11:04  Moon at Apogee: 405294 km    22  23:55  Spica 2.0°S of Moon    23  03:41  Moon at Ascending Node     23  21:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  09:50  Mars 1.4°S of Moon    31  02:00  NEW MOON Feb 01  11:27  Moon at Perigee: 360085 km    03  00     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     03  05:23  Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    04  23:25  Moon at Descending Node     06  17:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  09:09  Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon    09  23:16  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon    12  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E    13  17     Mercury at Perihelion     14  11:04  FULL MOON     14  22:17  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon    16  23:57  Moon at Apogee: 406072 km    19  01     Venus at Perihelion     19  05:22  Moon at Ascending Node     19  06:43  Spica 2.3°S of Moon    22  15:53  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  00:19  Mars 3.1°S of Moon    24  11:15  Mars 5.2°N of Antares    28  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Mar 01  12:23  NEW MOON     01  22:17  Moon at Perigee: 357180 km    04  05:01  Moon at Descending Node     07  15:22  Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon    08  05:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  04:25  Saturn 4.1°N of Moon    14  04:26  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    16  02:00  Moon at Apogee: 406368 km    16  05:37  FULL MOON     18  09:18  Moon at Ascending Node     18  12:45  Spica 2.4°S of Moon    20  11:23  Vernal Equinox     20  20     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     23  10:59  Mars 4.4°S of Moon    24  05:50  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W    28  02:55  Jupiter 5.2°S of Moon    29  02:24  Mercury 5.3°S of Moon    29  17     Mercury at Aphelion     29  18:36  Venus 5.4°N of Moon    30  10:09  Moon at Perigee: 357444 km    30  21:52  NEW MOON     30  22:01  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.046    31  15:09  Moon at Descending Node Apr 03  23:47  Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon    05  13:44  Saturn 4.3°N of Moon    06  19:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  04     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     10  10:36  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    12  06:26  Moon at Apogee: 406060 km    14  15:28  Moon at Ascending Node     14  18:53  Spica 2.4°S of Moon    14  23:13  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.094    14  23:17  FULL MOON     20  15:22  Mars 5.7°S of Moon    22  15:42  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  18     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  20:14  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    26  10:34  Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    27  18:44  Moon at Perigee: 360572 km    28  01:57  Moon at Descending Node     29  06:46  NEW MOON May 01  09:52  Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon    03  02:56  Saturn 4.4°N of Moon    05  07     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  10:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  17:28  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    07  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     09  20:25  Moon at Apogee: 405167 km    11  21:56  Moon at Ascending Node     12  01:39  Spica 2.4°S of Moon    12  17     Mercury at Perihelion     14  14:43  FULL MOON     21  22:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  09:01  Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon    25  07:25  Venus 2.0°S of Moon    25  09:37  Moon at Descending Node     25  17:01  Moon at Perigee: 365415 km    28  15:36  NEW MOON     29  21     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W    30  18:15  Saturn 4.4°N of MoonJun 04  01:11  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon    04  09     Mercury 2.4°N of Saturn    05  03:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  14:13  Moon at Apogee: 404291 km    07  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.8°E    08  02:45  Moon at Ascending Node     08  09:09  Spica 2.5°S of Moon    11  09     Venus at Aphelion     13  03:19  FULL MOON     18  17:20  Jupiter 4.6°S of Moon    20  03:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  05:01  Summer Solstice     21  05:28  Moon at Perigee: 369518 km    21  12:42  Moon at Descending Node     23  06     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     23  15:05  Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    25  04:24  Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon    27  01:07  NEW MOON     28  03     Mars at Opposition 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  09:21  Regulus 4.4°N of Moon    02  12     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     04  02     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    04  08:55  Moon at Apogee: 404093 km    04  10:55  Venus 6.4°S of Pleiades    04  15     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     04  21:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  05:29  Moon at Ascending Node     05  17:01  Spica 2.8°S of Moon    12  13:29  FULL MOON     13  02:47  Venus 3.1°N of Aldebaran    15  22:27  Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon    16  13:27  Moon at Perigee: 367673 km    18  13:20  Moon at Descending Node     19  08:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  10:52  Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon    23  06:28  Venus 2.7°N of Moon    24  21:13  Mercury 2.6°N of Moon    25  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.0°W    26  12:13  NEW MOON     26  21     Mercury 1.5°S of Saturn    28  09     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  17:12  Regulus 4.2°N of MoonAug 01  03:13  Moon at Apogee: 404734 km    01  07:38  Moon at Ascending Node     02  00:40  Spica 3.0°S of Moon    03  07:10  Mercury 6.9°S of Pollux    03  14:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  16     Mercury at Perihelion     10  22:08  FULL MOON     12  02:26  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon    13  01     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  01:22  Moon at Perigee: 362710 km    13  13     Venus 0.3°S of Saturn    14  15:54  Moon at Descending Node     17  13:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  16:13  Aldebaran 1.2°S of Moon    19  22:21  Venus 7.1°S of Pollux    20  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     21  12:14  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon    22  06:34  Venus 4.7°N of Moon    25  01:40  NEW MOON     25  08     Jupiter at Opposition     28  11:12  Moon at Ascending Node     28  19:27  Moon at Apogee: 405762 km    29  07:40  Spica 3.2°S of Moon    31  09:47  Venus 1.4°S of BeehiveSep 02  06:24  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  07:10  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    09  06:20  FULL MOON     10  05:49  Moon at Perigee: 358590 km    10  23:07  Moon at Descending Node     14  22:16  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    15  21:34  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  22:44  Saturn 4.8°N of Moon    19  00:29  Venus 0.4°N of Regulus    21  06:20  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    21  12:45  Venus 4.6°N of Moon    21  16     Mercury at Aphelion     22  20:52  Autumnal Equinox     23  09:56  Mercury 0.4°N of Spica    23  17:40  NEW MOON     23  17:53  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.689    24  16:46  Moon at Ascending Node     25  05:33  Moon at Apogee: 406444 km    25  14:00  Spica 3.2°S of Moon    25  20:31  Mercury 3.4°S of MoonOct 01  18     Venus at Perihelion     01  20:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  13     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38124 AU    04  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.7°E    05  13:41  Jupiter 5.2°S of Moon    08  09:55  Moon at Descending Node     08  14:55  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.350    08  14:58  FULL MOON     08  16:11  Moon at Perigee: 356825 km    11  20     Neptune at Opposition     12  06:32  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    15  07:58  Saturn 4.9°N of Moon    15  08:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  12:10  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    21  17     Orionid Meteor Shower    21  20:30  Venus 1.8°N of Moon    21  23:03  Moon at Ascending Node     22  07:15  Moon at Apogee: 406439 km    23  11:28  NEW MOON     28  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     31  08:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON Nov 01  16:14  Venus 3.2°N of Spica    01  22:00  Jupiter 5.1°S of Moon    04  07:03  Saturn 6.7°S of Pollux    04  15     Mercury at Perihelion     04  20:35  Moon at Descending Node     05  10     Mercury 0.2°N of Venus    05  18     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  21:07  Mercury 1.8°N of Spica    06  03:57  Moon at Perigee: 358102 km    07  00:32  FULL MOON     08  16:59  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon    11  16:32  Saturn 4.8°N of Moon    12  17     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°W    14  00:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  18:42  Regulus 4.1°N of Moon    17  23     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  04:01  Moon at Ascending Node     18  14:41  Moon at Apogee: 405836 km    19  02:30  Spica 3.3°S of Moon    20  15:14  Mercury 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    22  05:39  NEW MOON     29  05:45  Mars 5.0°S of Moon    29  07:59  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon    29  19:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 01  14     Mars 0.2°S of Jupiter    02  03:03  Moon at Descending Node     04  12:06  Moon at Perigee: 362272 km    06  03:58  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon    06  11:22  FULL MOON     09  00:26  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon    12  02:38  Regulus 3.9°N of Moon    13  19:28  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  13     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  06:35  Moon at Ascending Node     16  07:29  Moon at Apogee: 404906 km    16  09:36  Spica 3.5°S of Moon    21  17:45  Winter Solstice     21  22:47  NEW MOON     22  21     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     25  19     Uranus at Opposition     26  20:14  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    27  21:15  Mars 2.4°S of Moon    29  04:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  04:23  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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