2038Calendar of Astronomical Events
2038Phases 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.
| 2038 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 5 07:41 A | Jan 13 06:34 | Jan 20 22:00 n | Jan 27 16:00 |
| Feb 3 23:52 | Feb 12 03:30 | Feb 19 10:09 | Feb 26 00:56 |
| Mar 5 17:15 | Mar 13 21:42 | Mar 20 20:09 | Mar 27 11:36 |
| Apr 4 10:43 | Apr 12 12:02 | Apr 19 04:36 | Apr 26 00:15 |
| May 4 03:19 | May 11 22:18 | May 18 12:23 | May 25 14:43 |
| Jun 2 18:24 | Jun 10 05:11 | Jun 16 20:30 n | Jun 24 06:39 |
| Jul 2 07:32 A | Jul 9 10:00 | Jul 16 05:48 n | Jul 23 23:40 |
| Jul 31 18:40 | Aug 7 14:21 | Aug 14 16:57 | Aug 22 17:12 |
| Aug 30 04:13 | Sep 5 19:51 | Sep 13 06:24 | Sep 21 10:27 |
| Sep 28 12:57 | Oct 5 03:52 | Oct 12 22:22 | Oct 21 02:23 |
| Oct 27 21:53 | Nov 3 15:24 | Nov 11 16:27 | Nov 19 16:10 |
| Nov 26 07:47 | Dec 3 06:46 | Dec 11 11:30 n | Dec 19 03:29 |
| Dec 25 19:02 T | - | - | - |
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.
2038Calendar 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.
| 2038Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Central Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CST Event (h:m)Jan 02 23 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU 03 14:43 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon 03 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 03 19 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 05 07:41 NEW MOON 05 07:46 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.973 05 15:32 Moon at Descending Node 12 02 Uranus at Opposition 12 07:57 Moon at Apogee: 404530 km 13 06:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 10 Mercury 6.4°S of Venus 14 14 Jupiter at Opposition 17 02:16 Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon 20 02:06 Moon at Ascending Node 20 09:41 Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn. 20 21:48 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.900 20 22:00 FULL MOON 21 06 Venus at Perihelion 21 08:14 Beehive 0.0°S of Moon 21 16 Mercury at Aphelion 22 20:25 Regulus 3.1°S of Moon 23 22:38 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon 24 03:52 Moon at Perigee: 366508 km 27 09:01 Jupiter 6.2°S of Pollux 27 16:00 LAST QUARTER MOON Feb 01 00:02 Venus 5.2°N of Moon 01 23:08 Moon at Descending Node 03 23:52 NEW MOON 04 11:11 Mars 2.0°S of Pleiades 09 04:00 Moon at Apogee: 405275 km 12 03:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON 12 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 13 11:29 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon 16 11:30 Moon at Ascending Node 16 14:47 Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn. 16 20:37 Pollux 6.3°N of Moon 17 18:37 Beehive 0.0°S of Moon 19 06:21 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon 19 10:09 FULL MOON 20 05:09 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon 21 02:05 Moon at Perigee: 360960 km 26 00:56 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 06:30 Mars 7.4°N of AldebaranMar 01 02:52 Moon at Descending Node 01 14:46 Venus 4.4°N of Moon 03 02 Saturn at Opposition 05 17:15 NEW MOON 06 16 Mercury at Perihelion 08 18:39 Moon at Apogee: 406184 km 10 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E 12 19:23 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon 13 07:38 Mars 4.6°N of Moon 13 21:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON 15 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W 15 17:28 Moon at Ascending Node 15 22:29 Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 16 06:32 Pollux 6.1°N of Moon 17 05:03 Beehive 0.2°S of Moon 18 17:18 Regulus 3.1°S of Moon 19 12:49 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon 20 06:40 Vernal Equinox 20 20:09 FULL MOON 21 11:16 Moon at Perigee: 357387 km 27 11:36 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 28 03:42 Moon at Descending Node 31 03:43 Venus 4.0°N of MoonApr 04 10:43 NEW MOON 04 23:32 Moon at Apogee: 406665 km 09 01:48 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon 10 20:58 Mars 2.8°N of Moon 11 19:27 Moon at Ascending Node 12 08:25 Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn. 12 12:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON 12 14:30 Pollux 5.9°N of Moon 13 13:43 Beehive 0.4°S of Moon 15 03:08 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon 15 20:34 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon 18 11 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 18 22:30 Moon at Perigee: 356842 km 19 04:36 FULL MOON 22 15 Lyrid Meteor Shower 24 05:37 Moon at Descending Node 24 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°W 26 00:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 30 03:51 Venus 3.8°N of MoonMay 01 16:14 Mercury 2.3°N of Moon 02 02:35 Moon at Apogee: 406509 km 02 19:42 Jupiter 6.1°S of Pollux 04 03:19 NEW MOON 05 04 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 07:34 Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon 08 20:33 Moon at Ascending Node 09 09:54 Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn. 09 20:19 Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn. 09 20:31 Pollux 5.7°N of Moon 10 20:10 Beehive 0.7°S of Moon 11 22:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON 12 10:39 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon 13 03:44 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon 13 14 Venus at Aphelion 17 07:35 Moon at Perigee: 359249 km 17 12:03 Mars 5.1°S of Pollux 18 12:23 FULL MOON 21 11:34 Moon at Descending Node 22 20 Mars 1.0°N of Jupiter 25 14:43 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 14:16 Moon at Apogee: 405684 km 30 10:36 Venus 3.0°N of MoonJun 01 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 02 15 Mercury at Perihelion 02 18:24 NEW MOON 05 00:06 Moon at Ascending Node 06 01:58 Pollux 5.5°N of Moon 06 10:15 Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn. 06 22:00 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 07 01:34 Beehive 0.8°S of Moon 08 16:20 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon 09 10:54 Saturn 2.7°S of Moon 10 04:06 Mars 0.2°S of Beehive 10 05:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 09:26 Moon at Perigee: 363752 km 16 18 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66611 AU 16 20:30 FULL MOON 16 20:44 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.442 17 20:42 Moon at Descending Node 21 00:09 Summer Solstice 21 18:48 Venus 5.5°S of Pleiades 22 17:45 Mercury 4.8°S of Pollux 24 06:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 26 06:55 Moon at Apogee: 404680 km 29 19:31 Venus 1.4°N of Moon 29 20:14 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran 29 21:02 Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon 30 05 Mercury 0.5°N of Jupiter | Date CST Event (h:m)Jul 02 06:47 Moon at Ascending Node 02 07:32 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.991 02 07:32 NEW MOON 02 22:06 Mercury 0.9°S of Beehive 04 02:23 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon 04 07:35 Beehive 0.8°S of Moon 04 09:39 Mercury 2.2°S of Moon 04 14 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU 05 09:47 Mars 2.4°S of Moon 05 21:50 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon 06 19:26 Saturn 2.9°S of Moon 07 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°E 09 10:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 13:32 Moon at Perigee: 368535 km 15 05:58 Moon at Descending Node 16 05:35 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.500 16 05:48 FULL MOON 16 15 Mercury at Aphelion 16 18 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 17 09:30 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus 23 23:40 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 01:19 Moon at Apogee: 404203 km 27 05:15 Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon 28 06 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 29 14:50 Moon at Ascending Node 30 01:32 Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn. 31 18:40 NEW MOON Aug 02 22:07 Mars 3.7°S of Moon 02 22 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 03 06:27 Saturn 3.0°S of Moon 03 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 05 01:35 Venus 6.4°S of Pollux 05 15:36 Moon at Perigee: 368833 km 07 14:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 12:24 Moon at Descending Node 11 22 Mars 0.9°S of Saturn 12 22 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 16:57 FULL MOON 16 07:58 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 17 10 Mercury 2.9°S of Venus 19 05:16 Mercury 3.3°S of Beehive 20 19:57 Moon at Apogee: 404583 km 22 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°W 22 17:12 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 00 Venus 0.3°N of Jupiter 23 13:43 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon 25 21:40 Moon at Ascending Node 26 13 Mercury 0.2°S of Jupiter 27 01:40 Pollux 5.4°N of Moon 28 00:34 Beehive 0.9°S of Moon 28 21:22 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon 29 14 Mercury at Perihelion 30 04:13 NEW MOON Sep 01 16:39 Moon at Perigee: 364106 km 02 22 Venus at Perihelion 03 12 Mercury 0.4°N of Venus 05 19:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 14:51 Moon at Descending Node 11 23 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 13 06:24 FULL MOON 16 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 17 13:15 Moon at Apogee: 405516 km 19 21:32 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon 21 10:27 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 01:26 Moon at Ascending Node 22 16:02 Autumnal Equinox 23 10:57 Pollux 5.2°N of Moon 24 10:17 Beehive 1.0°S of Moon 25 11:35 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon 25 23:56 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon 28 12:57 NEW MOON 29 14 Mercury 0.2°S of Mars 29 18:20 Moon at Perigee: 359444 kmOct 04 15:28 Moon at Descending Node 05 03:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON 12 22:22 FULL MOON 15 01:13 Moon at Apogee: 406282 km 17 04:16 Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon 17 19 Venus at Superior Conjunction 19 02:51 Moon at Ascending Node 20 18:55 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon 21 02:23 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 14 Orionid Meteor Shower 21 18:54 Beehive 1.3°S of Moon 22 23 Neptune at Opposition 23 05:07 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon 23 09:39 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon 25 03:54 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon 27 21:53 NEW MOON 28 04:19 Moon at Perigee: 356944 km 29 11:01 Mercury 5.7°S of Moon 31 18:41 Moon at Descending Node Nov 01 01 Mars in Conjunction with Sun 01 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°E 03 15:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 15 S Taurid Meteor Shower 10 02:27 Mercury 2.1°N of Antares 11 02:59 Moon at Apogee: 406419 km 11 16:27 FULL MOON 12 14 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 10:19 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon 14 06:23 Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus 15 05:00 Moon at Ascending Node 17 01:12 Pollux 4.8°N of Moon 17 20 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 01:35 Beehive 1.5°S of Moon 19 16:10 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 17:25 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon 19 18:30 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon 21 17:40 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon 22 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 25 14 Mercury at Perihelion 25 16:45 Moon at Perigee: 357562 km 26 07:47 NEW MOON 28 02:54 Moon at Descending Node Dec 03 06:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 07:35 Moon at Apogee: 405980 km 10 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W 10 16:34 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon 11 11:30 FULL MOON 11 11:44 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.805 12 10:05 Moon at Ascending Node 14 06:48 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon 14 09 Geminid Meteor Shower 15 07:08 Beehive 1.6°S of Moon 16 23:15 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon 17 02:30 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon 19 03:29 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 03:32 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon 20 11:07 Mercury 5.5°N of Antares 21 13:01 Winter Solstice 22 18 Ursid Meteor Shower 24 02:23 Moon at Perigee: 361283 km 24 13:19 Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 25 12 Mercury 0.8°N of Mars 25 13:55 Moon at Descending Node 25 18:59 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.027 25 19:02 NEW MOON 27 01:27 Venus 0.6°N of Moon: Occn. | |||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
- 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)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
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.