2036Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2036Phases of the Moon

Mountain Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 7 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2036 Phases of the Moon
Mountain Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 6 10:48 Jan 13 04:16 Jan 19 23:46
Jan 28 03:17 Feb 5 00:01 Feb 11 15:09 t Feb 18 16:47
Feb 26 21:59 P Mar 5 09:49 Mar 12 02:09 Mar 19 11:39
Mar 27 13:57 Apr 3 17:03 Apr 10 13:22 Apr 18 07:06
Apr 26 02:33 May 2 22:54 May 10 01:09 May 18 01:39
May 25 12:17 Jun 1 04:34 Jun 8 14:02 Jun 16 18:03
Jun 23 20:09 Jun 30 11:13 Jul 8 04:19 Jul 16 07:39
Jul 23 03:17 P Jul 29 19:56 Aug 6 19:49 t Aug 14 18:36
Aug 21 10:35 P Aug 28 07:43 Sep 5 11:45 Sep 13 03:29
Sep 19 18:51 Sep 26 23:12 Oct 5 03:15 Oct 12 11:09
Oct 19 04:50 Oct 26 18:14 Nov 3 17:44 Nov 10 18:28
Nov 17 17:14 Nov 25 15:28 Dec 3 07:08 Dec 10 02:18
Dec 17 08:34 Dec 25 12:44 --

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.


2036Calendar of Astronomical Events

Mountain Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 7 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.

2036Calendar of Astronomical Events
Mountain Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     MST   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  16:41  Venus 2.8°S of Moon    02  11:21  Moon at Descending Node     03  15     Uranus at Opposition     04  04     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  22     Mercury at Perihelion     05  08     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU    06  10:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  12:19  Mars 4.8°N of Moon    08  05:06  Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon    10  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     10  08:07  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon    13  01:47  Moon at Perigee: 356519 km    13  04:16  FULL MOON     14  04:13  Beehive 3.3°N of Moon    14  20:03  Saturn 1.9°N of Moon    15  09:39  Moon at Ascending Node     15  15:15  Regulus 0.2°N of Moon    19  23:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  23:01  Mercury 1.6°S of Moon    26  09:05  Moon at Apogee: 406498 km    28  03:17  NEW MOON     29  15:45  Moon at Descending Node     31  19:44  Venus 1.7°N of MoonFeb 01  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°W    04  01:17  Mars 6.1°N of Moon    04  15:01  Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon    04  19     Saturn at Opposition     05  00:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  17:12  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon    10  13:55  Moon at Perigee: 358657 km    10  15:43  Beehive 3.3°N of Moon    11  04:12  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon    11  15:09  FULL MOON     11  15:12  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.299    11  20:38  Moon at Ascending Node     12  02:34  Regulus 0.1°N of Moon    17  19     Mars 1.9°N of Jupiter    17  21     Mercury at Aphelion     18  16:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  20:15  Moon at Apogee: 405790 km    25  10:04  Mercury 2.6°S of Moon    25  22:24  Moon at Descending Node     26  21:45  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.629    26  21:59  NEW MOON Mar 03  03:18  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon    04  23:41  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon    05  09:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  01:26  Beehive 3.3°N of Moon    09  11:10  Saturn 2.3°N of Moon    09  19:38  Moon at Perigee: 363380 km    10  06:58  Moon at Ascending Node     10  13:08  Regulus 0.1°N of Moon    12  02:09  FULL MOON     14  16:05  Mars 2.8°S of Pleiades    18  02     Venus at Perihelion     19  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     19  11:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  18:02  Vernal Equinox     19  22     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E    21  14:41  Moon at Apogee: 404752 km    22  23     Venus 4.0°N of Jupiter    24  04:54  Moon at Descending Node     27  13:57  NEW MOON     30  10:05  Mars 6.6°N of Aldebaran    30  18:27  Jupiter 4.5°N of MoonApr 01  05:06  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon    01  05:20  Mars 6.3°N of Moon    01  21     Mercury at Perihelion     03  15:38  Venus 0.0°S of Pleiades    03  17:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  08:22  Beehive 3.2°N of Moon    05  16:47  Saturn 2.2°N of Moon    06  02:36  Moon at Perigee: 368619 km    06  12:59  Moon at Ascending Node     06  21:11  Regulus 0.0°N of Moon    10  13:22  FULL MOON     12  14:01  Saturn 1.9°S of Beehive    13  08     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     13  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°E    18  07:06  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  10:40  Moon at Apogee: 404135 km    20  09:14  Moon at Descending Node     22  02     Lyrid Meteor Shower    26  02:33  NEW MOON     28  11:36  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    29  19:27  Mars 5.4°N of MoonMay 01  01:26  Moon at Perigee: 369111 km    02  13:40  Beehive 2.9°N of Moon    02  22:40  Saturn 2.0°N of Moon    02  22:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  14:32  Moon at Ascending Node     03  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     04  02:54  Regulus 0.2°S of Moon    04  15     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    10  01:09  FULL MOON     16  05:41  Moon at Apogee: 404366 km    17  11:30  Moon at Descending Node     18  01:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  16     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     23  18:01  Mercury 1.5°N of Moon    25  12:17  NEW MOON     28  02:17  Moon at Perigee: 364390 km    28  09:25  Mars 4.1°N of Moon    29  19     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     29  19:36  Beehive 2.7°N of Moon    30  07:00  Saturn 1.6°N of Moon    30  15:23  Moon at Ascending Node     31  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.6°W    31  08:13  Regulus 0.4°S of MoonJun 01  04:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  20:03  Mars 5.3°S of Pollux    08  14:02  FULL MOON     10  16:41  Venus 4.9°S of Pleiades    11  14:30  Mercury 6.1°S of Pleiades    12  16     Mercury 0.2°S of Venus    12  22:06  Moon at Apogee: 405205 km    13  13:47  Moon at Descending Node     16  18:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  19     Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter    16  21:47  Mercury 4.0°N of Aldebaran    20  00:40  Jupiter 4.8°N of Aldebaran    20  11:31  Summer Solstice     21  14:51  Venus 1.8°N of Moon    22  05:50  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon    22  06:12  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    23  20:09  NEW MOON     25  03:31  Moon at Perigee: 359947 km    25  23:20  Mars 2.5°N of Moon    26  03:42  Beehive 2.5°N of Moon    26  18:49  Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.    26  19:46  Moon at Ascending Node     27  15:09  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    28  20     Mercury at Perihelion     30  04:43  Mars 0.3°S of Beehive    30  11:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
Date     MST   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     03  15     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU    06  16     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     08  04:19  FULL MOON     08  11     Venus at Aphelion     10  09:20  Moon at Apogee: 406005 km    10  17:53  Moon at Descending Node     13  19:43  Venus 1.1°N of Aldebaran    16  07:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  16:15  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon    19  20     Mars 0.1°N of Saturn    19  23:21  Venus 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    20  02:15  Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon    22  04     Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn    23  03:17  NEW MOON     23  03:31  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.199    23  08     Mercury 0.0°N of Mars    23  11:38  Moon at Perigee: 357534 km    23  20     Venus 3.5°S of Jupiter    24  04:36  Moon at Ascending Node     24  13:26  Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    24  15:27  Mercury 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    25  00:24  Regulus 0.7°S of Moon    27  17     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  13:27  Mercury 0.1°N of Regulus    29  14     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66611 AU    29  19:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON Aug 05  05:08  Mars 0.6°N of Regulus    06  12:59  Moon at Apogee: 406243 km    06  19:49  FULL MOON     06  19:51  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.454    06  23:48  Moon at Descending Node     08  02     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W    11  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E    11  20     Mercury at Aphelion     12  08     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  17     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     14  18:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  00:51  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon    16  20:04  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon    18  05:03  Venus 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    20  00:40  Beehive 2.5°N of Moon    20  15:29  Moon at Ascending Node     20  21:27  Moon at Perigee: 357819 km    21  10:24  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.862    21  10:35  NEW MOON     28  07:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON Sep 02  17:30  Moon at Apogee: 405835 km    03  05:59  Moon at Descending Node     05  11:45  FULL MOON     08  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     11  23:08  Venus 2.4°S of Beehive    12  07:26  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    13  03:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  09:32  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon    16  10:16  Beehive 2.5°N of Moon    16  18:15  Venus 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    17  00:43  Moon at Ascending Node     17  17:30  Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    17  21:32  Regulus 0.7°S of Moon    18  05:38  Moon at Perigee: 360820 km    18  13:53  Mercury 2.7°S of Moon    19  18:51  NEW MOON     22  03:23  Autumnal Equinox     23  09     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     24  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W    24  19     Mercury at Perihelion     26  23:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  06:16  Moon at Apogee: 404995 km    30  09     Venus 0.8°S of Saturn    30  10:36  Moon at Descending Node Oct 01  13:00  Venus 0.1°S of Regulus    05  03:15  FULL MOON     09  12:54  Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon    10  17:46  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon    12  11:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  17:28  Beehive 2.3°N of Moon    13  20:59  Saturn 0.7°N of Regulus    14  05:21  Moon at Ascending Node     15  05:54  Regulus 0.9°S of Moon    15  06:31  Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    16  05:04  Moon at Perigee: 365813 km    16  10:36  Venus 1.7°S of Moon    17  22     Neptune at Opposition     19  04:50  NEW MOON     21  01     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  03     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  18:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  13:06  Moon at Descending Node     28  00:33  Moon at Apogee: 404295 km    28  19     Venus at Perihelion Nov 03  17:44  FULL MOON     05  01     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  19:10  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    06  21:49  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon    09  22:49  Beehive 2.0°N of Moon    10  05:58  Moon at Ascending Node     10  18:28  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  11:21  Moon at Perigee: 370165 km    11  11:51  Regulus 1.1°S of Moon    11  15:56  Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    12  01     N Taurid Meteor Shower    15  06:11  Venus 3.5°N of Spica    15  06:34  Venus 3.2°S of Moon    17  07     Leonid Meteor Shower    17  17:14  NEW MOON     23  15:05  Moon at Descending Node     24  21:24  Moon at Apogee: 404313 km    25  15:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 03  03:37  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon    03  07:08  FULL MOON     04  00:28  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon    06  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°E    06  18:52  Moon at Perigee: 367178 km    06  22     Venus 1.2°N of Mars    07  04:40  Beehive 1.8°N of Moon    07  07:24  Moon at Ascending Node     08  17:06  Regulus 1.4°S of Moon    08  22:39  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    10  02:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  08     Jupiter at Opposition     13  20     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  08:36  Venus 3.7°S of Moon    17  08:34  NEW MOON     20  19:03  Moon at Descending Node     21  00:12  Winter Solstice     21  19     Mercury at Perihelion     22  04     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  06:35  Venus 5.4°N of Antares    22  18:08  Moon at Apogee: 405081 km    24  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     25  12:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  13:56  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    31  04:30  Jupiter 3.5°N of 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: 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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