2038Calendar of Astronomical Events

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