2039Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2039Phases of the Moon
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf 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   
      Gulf Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
- Jan  2  11:37    Jan 10  15:45    Jan 17  22:42   
 Jan 24  17:36    Feb  1  08:45    Feb  9  07:39    Feb 16  06:36   
 Feb 23  07:18    Mar  3  06:15    Mar 10  20:35    Mar 17  14:08   
 Mar 24  21:59    Apr  2  01:55    Apr  9  06:53    Apr 15  22:07   
 Apr 23  13:35    May  1  18:07    May  8  15:20    May 15  07:17   
 May 23  05:38    May 31  06:24    Jun  6  22:48 p  Jun 13  18:16   
 Jun 21  21:21 A  Jun 29  15:17    Jul  6  06:03    Jul 13  07:38   
 Jul 21  11:54    Jul 28  21:50    Aug  4  13:56    Aug 11  23:36   
 Aug 20  00:50    Aug 27  03:16    Sep  2  23:23    Sep 10  17:45   
 Sep 18  12:23    Sep 25  08:53    Oct  2  11:23    Oct 10  12:59   
 Oct 17  23:09    Oct 24  15:50    Nov  1  02:36    Nov  9  07:46   
 Nov 16  09:46    Nov 23  01:17    Nov 30  20:49 p  Dec  9  00:44   
 Dec 15  20:32 T  Dec 22  14:01    Dec 30  16:37   -
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
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf 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   
   Gulf Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  11:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  10     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  09:10  Moon at Apogee: 405107 km    05  10     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU    07  09:45  Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon    08  23     Mercury at Aphelion     09  03:18  Moon at Ascending Node     10  15:45  FULL MOON     10  23:21  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon    11  23:19  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    13  14:54  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    13  16:09  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon    15  19:43  Saturn 3.2°S of Moon    17  06     Uranus at Opposition     17  22:42  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  19:12  Jupiter 0.6°N of Regulus    21  09:35  Moon at Perigee: 366856 km    22  09:13  Moon at Descending Node     22  20:50  Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.    24  17:36  NEW MOON     25  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  13:07  Venus 3.1°N of MoonFeb 01  08:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  05:38  Moon at Apogee: 404385 km    03  17:51  Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon    05  09:55  Moon at Ascending Node     07  07:31  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon    08  07:15  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    09  07:39  FULL MOON     09  18:14  Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon    09  22:11  Regulus 4.1°S of Moon    12  00:19  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon    15  11     Jupiter at Opposition     15  21:30  Moon at Perigee: 370230 km    16  06:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  13:34  Moon at Descending Node     20  17:09  Mars 1.7°N of Moon    21  23     Mercury at Perihelion     22  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E    23  07:18  NEW MOON     25  17:46  Venus 4.6°N of MoonMar 02  02:42  Moon at Apogee: 404389 km    03  02:12  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon    03  06:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  13:49  Moon at Ascending Node     06  16:37  Pollux 4.5°N of Moon    07  16:31  Beehive 1.7°S of Moon    08  21:34  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon    09  07:23  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    10  13     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     10  20:35  FULL MOON     11  05:36  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon    13  22:38  Moon at Perigee: 366000 km    16  07:43  Antares 6.2°S of Moon    16  20     Saturn at Opposition     17  14:05  Moon at Descending Node     17  14:08  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  22:32  Vernal Equinox     21  13:41  Mars 3.1°N of Moon    24  21:59  NEW MOON     28  02:28  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    29  21:29  Moon at Apogee: 405124 km    30  10:02  Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon    31  15:40  Moon at Ascending Node Apr 02  01:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  01:22  Pollux 4.3°N of Moon    04  01:43  Beehive 1.9°S of Moon    05  03:32  Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon    05  17:15  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon    07  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W    07  12:15  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon    09  06:53  FULL MOON     10  11:33  Venus 2.4°S of Pleiades    10  21:31  Moon at Perigee: 360831 km    12  15:02  Antares 6.0°S of Moon    13  15:46  Moon at Descending Node     15  22:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  01     Venus at Perihelion     18  17:02  Venus 7.4°N of Aldebaran    19  11:29  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    21  08:54  Mercury 2.5°N of Moon    21  10     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     23  07     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  13:35  NEW MOON     26  10:54  Moon at Apogee: 406022 km    26  16:57  Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon    27  10:43  Venus 2.7°N of Moon    27  18:05  Moon at Ascending Node     30  08:51  Pollux 4.1°N of MoonMay 01  09:40  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    01  18:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  12:13  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon    03  02:11  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon    04  19:46  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon    05  20     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    08  15:20  FULL MOON     09  05:48  Moon at Perigee: 357636 km    10  00:44  Antares 5.9°S of Moon    10  22:11  Moon at Descending Node     15  07:17  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     18  11:24  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    20  22     Mercury at Perihelion     23  05:38  NEW MOON     23  16:06  Moon at Apogee: 406489 km    24  22:40  Moon at Ascending Node     26  14     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38111 AU    27  09:34  Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    27  15:04  Pollux 4.0°N of Moon    28  16:07  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    29  10:35  Venus 3.8°S of Pollux    29  23:13  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    30  09:24  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    30  22     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E    31  06:24  FIRST QUARTER MOON Jun 01  03:34  Saturn 3.2°S of Moon    06  11:38  Antares 5.8°S of Moon    06  16:01  Moon at Perigee: 357205 km    06  22:48  FULL MOON     06  22:53  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.885    07  08:24  Moon at Descending Node     13  18:16  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  00:59  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    16  13:08  Mars 3.2°N of Moon    18  23:51  Mercury 5.6°S of Pollux    19  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.7°E    19  19:56  Moon at Apogee: 406283 km    21  04:51  Moon at Ascending Node     21  15:58  Summer Solstice     21  21:11  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.945    21  21:21  NEW MOON     23  20:49  Pollux 4.0°N of Moon    24  00:20  Mercury 3.1°S of Moon    24  21:47  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    25  13:40  Venus 3.4°S of Moon    26  12:11  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    26  15:13  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    28  11:41  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon    29  15:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jul 03  21:54  Antares 5.8°S of Moon    03  22     Mercury at Aphelion     04  18:57  Moon at Descending Node     05  00:31  Moon at Perigee: 359517 km    05  18     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU    06  06:03  FULL MOON     07  01:59  Jupiter 0.5°N of Regulus    13  07:38  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  15:08  Mars 1.8°N of Moon    15  16:35  Venus 0.7°S of Regulus    16  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     17  07:14  Moon at Apogee: 405452 km    17  11:43  Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon    18  10:48  Moon at Ascending Node     21  11:54  NEW MOON     22  06     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     23  20:53  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    24  03:09  Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon    25  20:51  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon    28  21:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  22     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    31  06:11  Antares 5.7°S of Moon    31  14:33  Mars 4.9°S of PleiadesAug 01  02:25  Moon at Descending Node     02  02:38  Moon at Perigee: 363901 km    04  13:56  FULL MOON     05  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°W    06  10     Venus at Aphelion     08  23     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     11  23:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  14     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  15:08  Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    13  19:03  Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon    13  23:35  Moon at Apogee: 404503 km    14  14:57  Moon at Ascending Node     15  08:22  Mars 4.6°N of Aldebaran    15  10:32  Mercury 0.9°S of Beehive    16  22     Mercury at Perihelion     17  10:19  Pollux 3.9°N of Moon    20  00:50  NEW MOON     22  07:55  Saturn 3.2°S of Moon    27  03:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  12:20  Antares 5.5°S of Moon    28  05:18  Moon at Descending Node     29  07:16  Moon at Perigee: 368737 km    30  17     Mercury at Superior Conjunction Sep 02  23:23  FULL MOON     04  21     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     10  03:02  Aldebaran 4.9°S of Moon    10  17:18  Moon at Ascending Node     10  17:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  18:24  Moon at Apogee: 404110 km    11  10:51  Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    12  17     Mercury 1.3°S of Saturn    13  18:30  Pollux 3.7°N of Moon    14  19:14  Beehive 2.3°S of Moon    16  11:51  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    18  12:23  NEW MOON     19  14:04  Mercury 5.0°S of Moon    23  06:18  Moon at Perigee: 368956 km    23  07:50  Autumnal Equinox     23  17:46  Antares 5.3°S of Moon    24  05:47  Moon at Descending Node     25  08:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  20     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     27  10:05  Mercury 1.0°N of SpicaOct 02  11:23  FULL MOON     07  11:06  Aldebaran 5.1°S of Moon    07  19:37  Moon at Ascending Node     08  14:06  Moon at Apogee: 404575 km    09  16:28  Venus 2.0°S of Regulus    09  23:49  Mars 1.8°S of Moon    10  12:59  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  02:51  Pollux 3.5°N of Moon    12  03:54  Beehive 2.5°S of Moon    13  21:03  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    15  10:40  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon    15  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°E    17  23:09  NEW MOON     19  08     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W    19  15:35  Mercury 5.5°S of Moon    20  09:11  Moon at Perigee: 363947 km    21  00:39  Antares 5.1°S of Moon    21  08:37  Moon at Descending Node     22  06     Orionid Meteor Shower    24  15:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  21     Neptune at Opposition Nov 01  02:36  FULL MOON     02  16     Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter    03  18:37  Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon    03  23:54  Moon at Ascending Node     05  08:29  Moon at Apogee: 405534 km    06  07     S Taurid Meteor Shower    07  02:03  Mars 1.7°S of Moon    07  10:32  Pollux 3.3°N of Moon    07  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  11:55  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    09  07:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  05:56  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    12  05:43  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon    12  21     Mercury at Perihelion     12  23:23  Venus 3.7°S of Moon    13  04:32  Saturn 2.9°S of Moon    13  06     N Taurid Meteor Shower    15  07:18  Mercury 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.    15  13     Venus 0.6°S of Saturn    16  09:46  NEW MOON     17  13:19  Moon at Perigee: 359171 km    17  16:34  Moon at Descending Node     18  12     Leonid Meteor Shower    23  01:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°W    26  18     Venus at Perihelion     28  20:02  Venus 3.9°N of Spica    30  20:49  FULL MOON     30  20:55  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.943Dec 01  01:18  Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon    01  06:11  Moon at Ascending Node     01  16:12  Mars 3.8°S of Pollux    02  20:15  Moon at Apogee: 406245 km    04  11:13  Mars 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    04  17:11  Pollux 3.3°N of Moon    05  18:43  Beehive 2.8°S of Moon    07  13:22  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    09  00:44  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  21:43  Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon    10  18:30  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon    12  23:10  Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    15  01     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  03:54  Moon at Descending Node     15  20:22  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036    15  20:32  NEW MOON     16  00:51  Moon at Perigee: 356818 km    22  04:41  Winter Solstice     22  14:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  10     Ursid Meteor Shower    26  20     Mercury at Aphelion     28  07:28  Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon    28  12:24  Moon at Ascending Node     29  20:34  Moon at Apogee: 406355 km    30  16:37  FULL MOON     31  01:25  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.    31  23:17  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
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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