2039Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2039Phases of the Moon

Atlantic Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2039 Phases of the Moon
Atlantic Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 2 03:37 Jan 10 07:45 Jan 17 14:42
Jan 24 09:36 Feb 1 00:45 Feb 8 23:39 Feb 15 22:36
Feb 22 23:18 Mar 2 22:15 Mar 10 12:35 Mar 17 06:08
Mar 24 13:59 Apr 1 17:55 Apr 8 22:53 Apr 15 14:07
Apr 23 05:35 May 1 10:07 May 8 07:20 May 14 23:17
May 22 21:38 May 30 22:24 Jun 6 14:48 p Jun 13 10:16
Jun 21 13:21 A Jun 29 07:17 Jul 5 22:03 Jul 12 23:38
Jul 21 03:54 Jul 28 13:50 Aug 4 05:56 Aug 11 15:36
Aug 19 16:50 Aug 26 19:16 Sep 2 15:23 Sep 10 09:45
Sep 18 04:23 Sep 25 00:53 Oct 2 03:23 Oct 10 04:59
Oct 17 15:09 Oct 24 07:50 Oct 31 18:36 Nov 8 23:46
Nov 16 01:46 Nov 22 17:17 Nov 30 12:49 p Dec 8 16:44
Dec 15 12:32 T Dec 22 06:01 Dec 30 08:37 -

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.


2039Calendar of Astronomical Events

Atlantic Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.

2039Calendar of Astronomical Events
Atlantic Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     AST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  03:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  02     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  01:10  Moon at Apogee: 405107 km    05  02     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU    07  01:45  Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon    08  15     Mercury at Aphelion     08  19:18  Moon at Ascending Node     10  07:45  FULL MOON     10  15:21  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon    11  15:19  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    13  06:54  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    13  08:09  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon    15  11:43  Saturn 3.2°S of Moon    16  22     Uranus at Opposition     17  14:42  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  11:12  Jupiter 0.6°N of Regulus    21  01:35  Moon at Perigee: 366856 km    22  01:13  Moon at Descending Node     22  12:50  Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.    24  09:36  NEW MOON     24  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  05:07  Venus 3.1°N of MoonFeb 01  00:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     01  21:38  Moon at Apogee: 404385 km    03  09:51  Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon    05  01:55  Moon at Ascending Node     06  23:31  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon    07  23:15  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    08  23:39  FULL MOON     09  10:14  Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon    09  14:11  Regulus 4.1°S of Moon    11  16:19  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon    15  03     Jupiter at Opposition     15  13:30  Moon at Perigee: 370230 km    15  22:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  05:34  Moon at Descending Node     20  09:09  Mars 1.7°N of Moon    21  15     Mercury at Perihelion     22  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E    22  23:18  NEW MOON     25  09:46  Venus 4.6°N of MoonMar 01  18:42  Moon at Apogee: 404389 km    02  18:12  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon    02  22:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  05:49  Moon at Ascending Node     06  08:37  Pollux 4.5°N of Moon    07  08:31  Beehive 1.7°S of Moon    08  13:34  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon    08  23:23  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    10  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     10  12:35  FULL MOON     10  21:36  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon    13  14:38  Moon at Perigee: 366000 km    15  23:43  Antares 6.2°S of Moon    16  12     Saturn at Opposition     17  06:05  Moon at Descending Node     17  06:08  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  14:32  Vernal Equinox     21  05:41  Mars 3.1°N of Moon    24  13:59  NEW MOON     27  18:28  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    29  13:29  Moon at Apogee: 405124 km    30  02:02  Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon    31  07:40  Moon at Ascending Node Apr 01  17:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  17:22  Pollux 4.3°N of Moon    03  17:43  Beehive 1.9°S of Moon    04  19:32  Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon    05  09:15  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon    06  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W    07  04:15  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon    08  22:53  FULL MOON     10  03:33  Venus 2.4°S of Pleiades    10  13:31  Moon at Perigee: 360831 km    12  07:02  Antares 6.0°S of Moon    13  07:46  Moon at Descending Node     15  14:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  17     Venus at Perihelion     18  09:02  Venus 7.4°N of Aldebaran    19  03:29  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    21  00:54  Mercury 2.5°N of Moon    21  02     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     22  23     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  05:35  NEW MOON     26  02:54  Moon at Apogee: 406022 km    26  08:57  Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon    27  02:43  Venus 2.7°N of Moon    27  10:05  Moon at Ascending Node     30  00:51  Pollux 4.1°N of MoonMay 01  01:40  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    01  10:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  04:13  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon    02  18:11  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon    04  11:46  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon    05  12     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    08  07:20  FULL MOON     08  21:48  Moon at Perigee: 357636 km    09  16:44  Antares 5.9°S of Moon    10  14:11  Moon at Descending Node     14  23:17  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  03     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     18  03:24  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    20  14     Mercury at Perihelion     22  21:38  NEW MOON     23  08:06  Moon at Apogee: 406489 km    24  14:40  Moon at Ascending Node     26  06     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38111 AU    27  01:34  Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    27  07:04  Pollux 4.0°N of Moon    28  08:07  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    29  02:35  Venus 3.8°S of Pollux    29  15:13  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    30  01:24  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    30  14     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E    30  22:24  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  19:34  Saturn 3.2°S of MoonJun 06  03:38  Antares 5.8°S of Moon    06  08:01  Moon at Perigee: 357205 km    06  14:48  FULL MOON     06  14:53  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.885    07  00:24  Moon at Descending Node     13  10:16  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  16:59  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    16  05:08  Mars 3.2°N of Moon    18  15:51  Mercury 5.6°S of Pollux    18  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.7°E    19  11:56  Moon at Apogee: 406283 km    20  20:51  Moon at Ascending Node     21  07:58  Summer Solstice     21  13:11  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.945    21  13:21  NEW MOON     23  12:49  Pollux 4.0°N of Moon    23  16:20  Mercury 3.1°S of Moon    24  13:47  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    25  05:40  Venus 3.4°S of Moon    26  04:11  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    26  07:13  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    28  03:41  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon    29  07:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
Date     AST   Event        (h:m)Jul 03  13:54  Antares 5.8°S of Moon    03  14     Mercury at Aphelion     04  10:57  Moon at Descending Node     04  16:31  Moon at Perigee: 359517 km    05  10     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU    05  22:03  FULL MOON     06  17:59  Jupiter 0.5°N of Regulus    12  23:38  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  07:08  Mars 1.8°N of Moon    15  08:35  Venus 0.7°S of Regulus    16  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     16  23:14  Moon at Apogee: 405452 km    17  03:43  Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon    18  02:48  Moon at Ascending Node     21  03:54  NEW MOON     21  22     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     23  12:53  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    23  19:09  Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon    25  12:51  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon    28  13:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  14     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    30  22:11  Antares 5.7°S of Moon    31  06:33  Mars 4.9°S of Pleiades    31  18:25  Moon at Descending Node Aug 01  18:38  Moon at Perigee: 363901 km    04  05:56  FULL MOON     05  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°W    06  02     Venus at Aphelion     08  15     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     11  15:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  06     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  07:08  Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    13  11:03  Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon    13  15:35  Moon at Apogee: 404503 km    14  06:57  Moon at Ascending Node     15  00:22  Mars 4.6°N of Aldebaran    15  02:32  Mercury 0.9°S of Beehive    16  14     Mercury at Perihelion     17  02:19  Pollux 3.9°N of Moon    19  16:50  NEW MOON     21  23:55  Saturn 3.2°S of Moon    26  19:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  04:20  Antares 5.5°S of Moon    27  21:18  Moon at Descending Node     28  23:16  Moon at Perigee: 368737 km    30  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction Sep 02  15:23  FULL MOON     04  13     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     09  19:02  Aldebaran 4.9°S of Moon    10  09:18  Moon at Ascending Node     10  09:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  10:24  Moon at Apogee: 404110 km    11  02:51  Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    12  09     Mercury 1.3°S of Saturn    13  10:30  Pollux 3.7°N of Moon    14  11:14  Beehive 2.3°S of Moon    16  03:51  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    18  04:23  NEW MOON     19  06:04  Mercury 5.0°S of Moon    22  22:18  Moon at Perigee: 368956 km    22  23:50  Autumnal Equinox     23  09:46  Antares 5.3°S of Moon    23  21:47  Moon at Descending Node     25  00:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  12     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     27  02:05  Mercury 1.0°N of SpicaOct 02  03:23  FULL MOON     07  03:06  Aldebaran 5.1°S of Moon    07  11:37  Moon at Ascending Node     08  06:06  Moon at Apogee: 404575 km    09  08:28  Venus 2.0°S of Regulus    09  15:49  Mars 1.8°S of Moon    10  04:59  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  18:51  Pollux 3.5°N of Moon    11  19:54  Beehive 2.5°S of Moon    13  13:03  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    15  02:40  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon    15  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°E    17  15:09  NEW MOON     19  00     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W    19  07:35  Mercury 5.5°S of Moon    20  01:11  Moon at Perigee: 363947 km    20  16:39  Antares 5.1°S of Moon    21  00:37  Moon at Descending Node     21  22     Orionid Meteor Shower    24  07:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  13     Neptune at Opposition     31  18:36  FULL MOON Nov 02  08     Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter    03  10:37  Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon    03  15:54  Moon at Ascending Node     05  00:29  Moon at Apogee: 405534 km    05  23     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  18:03  Mars 1.7°S of Moon    07  02:32  Pollux 3.3°N of Moon    07  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  03:55  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    08  23:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  21:56  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    11  21:43  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon    12  13     Mercury at Perihelion     12  15:23  Venus 3.7°S of Moon    12  20:32  Saturn 2.9°S of Moon    12  22     N Taurid Meteor Shower    14  23:18  Mercury 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.    15  05     Venus 0.6°S of Saturn    16  01:46  NEW MOON     17  05:19  Moon at Perigee: 359171 km    17  08:34  Moon at Descending Node     18  04     Leonid Meteor Shower    22  17:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°W    26  10     Venus at Perihelion     28  12:02  Venus 3.9°N of Spica    30  12:49  FULL MOON     30  12:55  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.943    30  17:18  Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon    30  22:11  Moon at Ascending Node Dec 01  08:12  Mars 3.8°S of Pollux    02  12:15  Moon at Apogee: 406245 km    04  03:13  Mars 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    04  09:11  Pollux 3.3°N of Moon    05  10:43  Beehive 2.8°S of Moon    07  05:22  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    08  16:44  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  13:43  Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon    10  10:30  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon    12  15:10  Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    14  17     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  19:54  Moon at Descending Node     15  12:22  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036    15  12:32  NEW MOON     15  16:51  Moon at Perigee: 356818 km    21  20:41  Winter Solstice     22  06:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  02     Ursid Meteor Shower    26  12     Mercury at Aphelion     27  23:28  Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon    28  04:24  Moon at Ascending Node     29  12:34  Moon at Apogee: 406355 km    30  08:37  FULL MOON     30  17:25  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.    31  15:17  Pollux 3.3°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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