2036Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2036Phases of the Moon
Pacific Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 8 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2036 Phases of the Moon   
      Pacific Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
- Jan  6  09:48    Jan 13  03:16    Jan 19  22:46   
 Jan 28  02:17    Feb  4  23:01    Feb 11  14:09 t  Feb 18  15:47   
 Feb 26  20:59 P  Mar  5  08:49    Mar 12  01:09    Mar 19  10:39   
 Mar 27  12:57    Apr  3  16:03    Apr 10  12:22    Apr 18  06:06   
 Apr 26  01:33    May  2  21:54    May 10  00:09    May 18  00:39   
 May 25  11:17    Jun  1  03:34    Jun  8  13:02    Jun 16  17:03   
 Jun 23  19:09    Jun 30  10:13    Jul  8  03:19    Jul 16  06:39   
 Jul 23  02:17 P  Jul 29  18:56    Aug  6  18:49 t  Aug 14  17:36   
 Aug 21  09:35 P  Aug 28  06:43    Sep  5  10:45    Sep 13  02:29   
 Sep 19  17:51    Sep 26  22:12    Oct  5  02:15    Oct 12  10:09   
 Oct 19  03:50    Oct 26  17:14    Nov  3  16:44    Nov 10  17:28   
 Nov 17  16:14    Nov 25  14:28    Dec  3  06:08    Dec 10  01:18   
 Dec 17  07:34    Dec 25  11:44   --
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
Pacific Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 8 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   
   Pacific Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     PST   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  15:41  Venus 2.8°S of Moon    02  10:21  Moon at Descending Node     03  14     Uranus at Opposition     04  03     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  21     Mercury at Perihelion     05  07     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU    06  09:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  11:19  Mars 4.8°N of Moon    08  04:06  Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon    09  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     10  07:07  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon    13  00:47  Moon at Perigee: 356519 km    13  03:16  FULL MOON     14  03:13  Beehive 3.3°N of Moon    14  19:03  Saturn 1.9°N of Moon    15  08:39  Moon at Ascending Node     15  14:15  Regulus 0.2°N of Moon    19  22:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  22:01  Mercury 1.6°S of Moon    26  08:05  Moon at Apogee: 406498 km    28  02:17  NEW MOON     29  14:45  Moon at Descending Node     31  18:44  Venus 1.7°N of MoonFeb 01  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.2°W    04  00:17  Mars 6.1°N of Moon    04  14:01  Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon    04  18     Saturn at Opposition     04  23:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  16:12  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon    10  12:55  Moon at Perigee: 358657 km    10  14:43  Beehive 3.3°N of Moon    11  03:12  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon    11  14:09  FULL MOON     11  14:12  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.299    11  19:38  Moon at Ascending Node     12  01:34  Regulus 0.1°N of Moon    17  18     Mars 1.9°N of Jupiter    17  20     Mercury at Aphelion     18  15:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  19:15  Moon at Apogee: 405790 km    25  09:04  Mercury 2.6°S of Moon    25  21:24  Moon at Descending Node     26  20:45  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.629    26  20:59  NEW MOON Mar 03  02:18  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon    04  22:41  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon    05  08:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  00:26  Beehive 3.3°N of Moon    09  10:10  Saturn 2.3°N of Moon    09  18:38  Moon at Perigee: 363380 km    10  05:58  Moon at Ascending Node     10  12:08  Regulus 0.1°N of Moon    12  01:09  FULL MOON     14  15:05  Mars 2.8°S of Pleiades    18  01     Venus at Perihelion     19  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     19  10:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  17:02  Vernal Equinox     19  21     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E    21  13:41  Moon at Apogee: 404752 km    22  22     Venus 4.0°N of Jupiter    24  03:54  Moon at Descending Node     27  12:57  NEW MOON     30  09:05  Mars 6.6°N of Aldebaran    30  17:27  Jupiter 4.5°N of MoonApr 01  04:06  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon    01  04:20  Mars 6.3°N of Moon    01  20     Mercury at Perihelion     03  14:38  Venus 0.0°S of Pleiades    03  16:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  07:22  Beehive 3.2°N of Moon    05  15:47  Saturn 2.2°N of Moon    06  01:36  Moon at Perigee: 368619 km    06  11:59  Moon at Ascending Node     06  20:11  Regulus 0.0°N of Moon    10  12:22  FULL MOON     12  13:01  Saturn 1.9°S of Beehive    13  07     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     13  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°E    18  06:06  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  09:40  Moon at Apogee: 404135 km    20  08:14  Moon at Descending Node     22  01     Lyrid Meteor Shower    26  01:33  NEW MOON     28  10:36  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    29  18:27  Mars 5.4°N of MoonMay 01  00:26  Moon at Perigee: 369111 km    02  12:40  Beehive 2.9°N of Moon    02  21:40  Saturn 2.0°N of Moon    02  21:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  13:32  Moon at Ascending Node     03  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     04  01:54  Regulus 0.2°S of Moon    04  14     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    10  00:09  FULL MOON     16  04:41  Moon at Apogee: 404366 km    17  10:30  Moon at Descending Node     18  00:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  15     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     23  17:01  Mercury 1.5°N of Moon    25  11:17  NEW MOON     28  01:17  Moon at Perigee: 364390 km    28  08:25  Mars 4.1°N of Moon    29  18     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     29  18:36  Beehive 2.7°N of Moon    30  06:00  Saturn 1.6°N of Moon    30  14:23  Moon at Ascending Node     31  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.6°W    31  07:13  Regulus 0.4°S of MoonJun 01  03:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  19:03  Mars 5.3°S of Pollux    08  13:02  FULL MOON     10  15:41  Venus 4.9°S of Pleiades    11  13:30  Mercury 6.1°S of Pleiades    12  15     Mercury 0.2°S of Venus    12  21:06  Moon at Apogee: 405205 km    13  12:47  Moon at Descending Node     16  17:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  18     Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter    16  20:47  Mercury 4.0°N of Aldebaran    19  23:40  Jupiter 4.8°N of Aldebaran    20  10:31  Summer Solstice     21  13:51  Venus 1.8°N of Moon    22  04:50  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon    22  05:12  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    23  19:09  NEW MOON     25  02:31  Moon at Perigee: 359947 km    25  22:20  Mars 2.5°N of Moon    26  02:42  Beehive 2.5°N of Moon    26  17:49  Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.    26  18:46  Moon at Ascending Node     27  14:09  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    28  19     Mercury at Perihelion     30  03:43  Mars 0.3°S of Beehive    30  10:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
Date     PST   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     03  14     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU    06  15     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     08  03:19  FULL MOON     08  10     Venus at Aphelion     10  08:20  Moon at Apogee: 406005 km    10  16:53  Moon at Descending Node     13  18:43  Venus 1.1°N of Aldebaran    16  06:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  15:15  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon    19  19     Mars 0.1°N of Saturn    19  22:21  Venus 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    20  01:15  Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon    22  03     Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn    23  02:17  NEW MOON     23  02:31  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.199    23  07     Mercury 0.0°N of Mars    23  10:38  Moon at Perigee: 357534 km    23  19     Venus 3.5°S of Jupiter    24  03:36  Moon at Ascending Node     24  12:26  Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    24  14:27  Mercury 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    24  23:24  Regulus 0.7°S of Moon    27  16     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  12:27  Mercury 0.1°N of Regulus    29  13     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66611 AU    29  18:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON Aug 05  04:08  Mars 0.6°N of Regulus    06  11:59  Moon at Apogee: 406243 km    06  18:49  FULL MOON     06  18:51  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.454    06  22:48  Moon at Descending Node     08  01     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W    11  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E    11  19     Mercury at Aphelion     12  07     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  16     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     14  17:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  23:51  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon    16  19:04  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon    18  04:03  Venus 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    19  23:40  Beehive 2.5°N of Moon    20  14:29  Moon at Ascending Node     20  20:27  Moon at Perigee: 357819 km    21  09:24  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.862    21  09:35  NEW MOON     28  06:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON Sep 02  16:30  Moon at Apogee: 405835 km    03  04:59  Moon at Descending Node     05  10:45  FULL MOON     08  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     11  22:08  Venus 2.4°S of Beehive    12  06:26  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    13  02:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  08:32  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon    16  09:16  Beehive 2.5°N of Moon    16  17:15  Venus 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    16  23:43  Moon at Ascending Node     17  16:30  Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    17  20:32  Regulus 0.7°S of Moon    18  04:38  Moon at Perigee: 360820 km    18  12:53  Mercury 2.7°S of Moon    19  17:51  NEW MOON     22  02:23  Autumnal Equinox     23  08     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     24  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W    24  18     Mercury at Perihelion     26  22:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  05:16  Moon at Apogee: 404995 km    30  08     Venus 0.8°S of Saturn    30  09:36  Moon at Descending Node Oct 01  12:00  Venus 0.1°S of Regulus    05  02:15  FULL MOON     09  11:54  Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon    10  16:46  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon    12  10:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  16:28  Beehive 2.3°N of Moon    13  19:59  Saturn 0.7°N of Regulus    14  04:21  Moon at Ascending Node     15  04:54  Regulus 0.9°S of Moon    15  05:31  Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    16  04:04  Moon at Perigee: 365813 km    16  09:36  Venus 1.7°S of Moon    17  21     Neptune at Opposition     19  03:50  NEW MOON     21  00     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  17:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  12:06  Moon at Descending Node     27  23:33  Moon at Apogee: 404295 km    28  18     Venus at Perihelion Nov 03  16:44  FULL MOON     05  00     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  18:10  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    06  20:49  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon    09  21:49  Beehive 2.0°N of Moon    10  04:58  Moon at Ascending Node     10  17:28  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  10:21  Moon at Perigee: 370165 km    11  10:51  Regulus 1.1°S of Moon    11  14:56  Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    12  00     N Taurid Meteor Shower    15  05:11  Venus 3.5°N of Spica    15  05:34  Venus 3.2°S of Moon    17  06     Leonid Meteor Shower    17  16:14  NEW MOON     23  14:05  Moon at Descending Node     24  20:24  Moon at Apogee: 404313 km    25  14:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 03  02:37  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon    03  06:08  FULL MOON     03  23:28  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon    06  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°E    06  17:52  Moon at Perigee: 367178 km    06  21     Venus 1.2°N of Mars    07  03:40  Beehive 1.8°N of Moon    07  06:24  Moon at Ascending Node     08  16:06  Regulus 1.4°S of Moon    08  21:39  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    10  01:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  07     Jupiter at Opposition     13  19     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  07:36  Venus 3.7°S of Moon    17  07:34  NEW MOON     20  18:03  Moon at Descending Node     20  23:12  Winter Solstice     21  18     Mercury at Perihelion     22  03     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  05:35  Venus 5.4°N of Antares    22  17:08  Moon at Apogee: 405081 km    24  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     25  11:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  12:56  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    31  03:30  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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