2038Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2038Phases of the Moon

Hawaiian Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Hawaiian Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 10 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2038 Phases of the Moon
Hawaiian Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 5 03:41 A Jan 13 02:34 Jan 20 18:00 n Jan 27 12:00
Feb 3 19:52 Feb 11 23:30 Feb 19 06:09 Feb 25 20:56
Mar 5 13:15 Mar 13 17:42 Mar 20 16:09 Mar 27 07:36
Apr 4 06:43 Apr 12 08:02 Apr 19 00:36 Apr 25 20:15
May 3 23:19 May 11 18:18 May 18 08:23 May 25 10:43
Jun 2 14:24 Jun 10 01:11 Jun 16 16:30 n Jun 24 02:39
Jul 2 03:32 A Jul 9 06:00 Jul 16 01:48 n Jul 23 19:40
Jul 31 14:40 Aug 7 10:21 Aug 14 12:57 Aug 22 13:12
Aug 30 00:13 Sep 5 15:51 Sep 13 02:24 Sep 21 06:27
Sep 28 08:57 Oct 4 23:52 Oct 12 18:22 Oct 20 22:23
Oct 27 17:53 Nov 3 11:24 Nov 11 12:27 Nov 19 12:10
Nov 26 03:47 Dec 3 02:46 Dec 11 07:30 n Dec 18 23:29
Dec 25 15:02 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

Hawaiian Standard Time

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