2038Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2038Phases 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. 
   
      2038 Phases of the Moon   
      Greenwich Mean Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  5  13:41 A  Jan 13  12:34    Jan 21  04:00 n  Jan 27  22:00   
 Feb  4  05:52    Feb 12  09:30    Feb 19  16:09    Feb 26  06:56   
 Mar  5  23:15    Mar 14  03:42    Mar 21  02:09    Mar 27  17:36   
 Apr  4  16:43    Apr 12  18:02    Apr 19  10:36    Apr 26  06:15   
 May  4  09:19    May 12  04:18    May 18  18:23    May 25  20:43   
 Jun  3  00:24    Jun 10  11:11    Jun 17  02:30 n  Jun 24  12:39   
 Jul  2  13:32 A  Jul  9  16:00    Jul 16  11:48 n  Jul 24  05:40   
 Aug  1  00:40    Aug  7  20:21    Aug 14  22:57    Aug 22  23:12   
 Aug 30  10:13    Sep  6  01:51    Sep 13  12:24    Sep 21  16:27   
 Sep 28  18:57    Oct  5  09:52    Oct 13  04:22    Oct 21  08:23   
 Oct 28  03:53    Nov  3  21:24    Nov 11  22:27    Nov 19  22:10   
 Nov 26  13:47    Dec  3  12:46    Dec 11  17:30 n  Dec 19  09:29   
 Dec 26  01:02 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
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.
   
      2038Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Greenwich Mean Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  05     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU    03  20:43  Mercury 1.4°S of Moon    03  23     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  01     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     05  13:41  NEW MOON     05  13:46  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.973    05  21:32  Moon at Descending Node     12  08     Uranus at Opposition     12  13:57  Moon at Apogee: 404530 km    13  12:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  16     Mercury 6.4°S of Venus    14  20     Jupiter at Opposition     17  08:16  Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon    20  08:06  Moon at Ascending Node     20  15:41  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    21  03:48  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.900    21  04:00  FULL MOON     21  12     Venus at Perihelion     21  14:14  Beehive 0.0°S of Moon    21  22     Mercury at Aphelion     23  02:25  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    24  04:38  Saturn 2.5°S of Moon    24  09:52  Moon at Perigee: 366508 km    27  15:01  Jupiter 6.2°S of Pollux    27  22:00  LAST QUARTER MOON Feb 01  06:02  Venus 5.2°N of Moon    02  05:08  Moon at Descending Node     04  05:52  NEW MOON     04  17:11  Mars 2.0°S of Pleiades    09  10:00  Moon at Apogee: 405275 km    12  09:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  17:29  Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon    16  17:30  Moon at Ascending Node     16  20:47  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    17  02:37  Pollux 6.3°N of Moon    18  00:37  Beehive 0.0°S of Moon    19  12:21  Regulus 3.0°S of Moon    19  16:09  FULL MOON     20  11:09  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon    21  08:05  Moon at Perigee: 360960 km    26  06:56  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  12:30  Mars 7.4°N of AldebaranMar 01  08:52  Moon at Descending Node     01  20:46  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    03  08     Saturn at Opposition     05  23:15  NEW MOON     06  22     Mercury at Perihelion     09  00:39  Moon at Apogee: 406184 km    11  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E    13  01:23  Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon    13  13:38  Mars 4.6°N of Moon    14  03:42  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  12     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W    15  23:28  Moon at Ascending Node     16  04:29  Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    16  12:32  Pollux 6.1°N of Moon    17  11:03  Beehive 0.2°S of Moon    18  23:18  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    19  18:49  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    20  12:40  Vernal Equinox     21  02:09  FULL MOON     21  17:16  Moon at Perigee: 357387 km    27  17:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     28  09:42  Moon at Descending Node     31  09:43  Venus 4.0°N of MoonApr 04  16:43  NEW MOON     05  05:32  Moon at Apogee: 406665 km    09  07:48  Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon    11  02:58  Mars 2.8°N of Moon    12  01:27  Moon at Ascending Node     12  14:25  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    12  18:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  20:30  Pollux 5.9°N of Moon    13  19:43  Beehive 0.4°S of Moon    15  09:08  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon    16  02:34  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon    18  17     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     19  04:30  Moon at Perigee: 356842 km    19  10:36  FULL MOON     22  21     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  11:37  Moon at Descending Node     24  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°W    26  06:15  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  09:51  Venus 3.8°N of MoonMay 01  22:14  Mercury 2.3°N of Moon    02  08:35  Moon at Apogee: 406509 km    03  01:42  Jupiter 6.1°S of Pollux    04  09:19  NEW MOON     05  10     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  13:34  Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon    09  02:33  Moon at Ascending Node     09  15:54  Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    10  02:19  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    10  02:31  Pollux 5.7°N of Moon    11  02:10  Beehive 0.7°S of Moon    12  04:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  16:39  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon    13  09:44  Saturn 2.5°S of Moon    13  20     Venus at Aphelion     17  13:35  Moon at Perigee: 359249 km    17  18:03  Mars 5.1°S of Pollux    18  18:23  FULL MOON     21  17:34  Moon at Descending Node     23  02     Mars 1.0°N of Jupiter    25  20:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  20:16  Moon at Apogee: 405684 km    30  16:36  Venus 3.0°N of MoonJun 01  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     02  21     Mercury at Perihelion     03  00:24  NEW MOON     05  06:06  Moon at Ascending Node     06  07:58  Pollux 5.5°N of Moon    06  16:15  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.    07  04:00  Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    07  07:34  Beehive 0.8°S of Moon    08  22:20  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    09  16:54  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon    10  10:06  Mars 0.2°S of Beehive    10  11:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  15:26  Moon at Perigee: 363752 km    17  00     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66611 AU    17  02:30  FULL MOON     17  02:44  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.442    18  02:42  Moon at Descending Node     21  06:09  Summer Solstice     22  00:48  Venus 5.5°S of Pleiades    22  23:45  Mercury 4.8°S of Pollux    24  12:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     26  12:55  Moon at Apogee: 404680 km    30  01:31  Venus 1.4°N of Moon    30  02:14  Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran    30  03:02  Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon    30  11     Mercury 0.5°N of Jupiter
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  12:47  Moon at Ascending Node     02  13:32  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.991    02  13:32  NEW MOON     03  04:06  Mercury 0.9°S of Beehive    04  08:23  Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon    04  13:35  Beehive 0.8°S of Moon    04  15:39  Mercury 2.2°S of Moon    04  20     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    05  15:47  Mars 2.4°S of Moon    06  03:50  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    07  01:26  Saturn 2.9°S of Moon    07  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°E    09  16:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  19:32  Moon at Perigee: 368535 km    15  11:58  Moon at Descending Node     16  11:35  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.500    16  11:48  FULL MOON     16  21     Mercury at Aphelion     17  00     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     17  15:30  Mars 0.6°N of Regulus    24  05:40  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  07:19  Moon at Apogee: 404203 km    27  11:15  Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon    28  12     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    29  20:50  Moon at Ascending Node     30  07:32  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.Aug 01  00:40  NEW MOON     03  04:07  Mars 3.7°S of Moon    03  04     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     03  12:27  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon    04  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     05  07:35  Venus 6.4°S of Pollux    05  21:36  Moon at Perigee: 368833 km    07  20:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  18:24  Moon at Descending Node     12  04     Mars 0.9°S of Saturn    13  04     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  22:57  FULL MOON     16  13:58  Venus 0.9°S of Beehive    17  16     Mercury 2.9°S of Venus    19  11:16  Mercury 3.3°S of Beehive    21  01:57  Moon at Apogee: 404583 km    22  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°W    22  23:12  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  06     Venus 0.3°N of Jupiter    23  19:43  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon    26  03:40  Moon at Ascending Node     26  19     Mercury 0.2°S of Jupiter    27  07:40  Pollux 5.4°N of Moon    28  06:34  Beehive 0.9°S of Moon    29  03:22  Mercury 2.6°S of Moon    29  20     Mercury at Perihelion     30  10:13  NEW MOON Sep 01  22:39  Moon at Perigee: 364106 km    03  04     Venus at Perihelion     03  18     Mercury 0.4°N of Venus    06  01:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  20:51  Moon at Descending Node     12  05     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     13  12:24  FULL MOON     16  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     17  19:15  Moon at Apogee: 405516 km    20  03:32  Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon    21  16:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  07:26  Moon at Ascending Node     22  22:02  Autumnal Equinox     23  16:57  Pollux 5.2°N of Moon    24  16:17  Beehive 1.0°S of Moon    25  17:35  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon    26  05:56  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    28  18:57  NEW MOON     29  20     Mercury 0.2°S of Mars    30  00:20  Moon at Perigee: 359444 kmOct 04  21:28  Moon at Descending Node     05  09:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  04:22  FULL MOON     15  07:13  Moon at Apogee: 406282 km    17  10:16  Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon    18  01     Venus at Superior Conjunction     19  08:51  Moon at Ascending Node     21  00:55  Pollux 5.0°N of Moon    21  08:23  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  20     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  00:54  Beehive 1.3°S of Moon    23  05     Neptune at Opposition     23  11:07  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon    23  15:39  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon    25  09:54  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon    28  03:53  NEW MOON     28  10:19  Moon at Perigee: 356944 km    29  17:01  Mercury 5.7°S of MoonNov 01  00:41  Moon at Descending Node     01  07     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     01  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°E    03  21:24  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  21     S Taurid Meteor Shower    10  08:27  Mercury 2.1°N of Antares    11  08:59  Moon at Apogee: 406419 km    11  22:27  FULL MOON     12  20     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  16:19  Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon    14  12:23  Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus    15  11:00  Moon at Ascending Node     17  07:12  Pollux 4.8°N of Moon    18  02     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  07:35  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    19  22:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  23:25  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    20  00:30  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    21  23:40  Saturn 3.5°S of Moon    23  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     25  20     Mercury at Perihelion     25  22:45  Moon at Perigee: 357562 km    26  13:47  NEW MOON     28  08:54  Moon at Descending Node Dec 03  12:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  13:35  Moon at Apogee: 405980 km    10  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W    10  22:34  Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon    11  17:30  FULL MOON     11  17:44  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.805    12  16:05  Moon at Ascending Node     14  12:48  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon    14  15     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  13:08  Beehive 1.6°S of Moon    17  05:15  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon    17  08:30  Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon    19  09:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  09:32  Saturn 3.4°S of Moon    20  17:07  Mercury 5.5°N of Antares    21  19:01  Winter Solstice     23  00     Ursid Meteor Shower    24  08:23  Moon at Perigee: 361283 km    24  19:19  Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    25  18     Mercury 0.8°N of Mars    25  19:55  Moon at Descending Node     26  00:59  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.027    26  01:02  NEW MOON     27  07:27  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
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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