2040Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2040Phases 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. 
   
      2040 Phases of the Moon   
      Greenwich Mean Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
--- Jan  7  11:05   
 Jan 14  03:25    Jan 21  02:21    Jan 29  07:54    Feb  5  22:32   
 Feb 12  14:24    Feb 19  21:33    Feb 28  00:59    Mar  6  07:19   
 Mar 13  01:46    Mar 20  17:59    Mar 28  15:11    Apr  4  14:06   
 Apr 11  14:00    Apr 19  13:37    Apr 27  02:38    May  3  20:00   
 May 11  03:28 P  May 19  07:00    May 26  11:47 t  Jun  2  02:17   
 Jun  9  18:03    Jun 17  21:32    Jun 24  19:19    Jul  1  10:18   
 Jul  9  09:15    Jul 17  09:16    Jul 24  02:05    Jul 30  21:06   
 Aug  8  00:26    Aug 15  18:36    Aug 22  09:09    Aug 29  11:16   
 Sep  6  15:13    Sep 14  02:07    Sep 20  17:43    Sep 28  04:41   
 Oct  6  05:26    Oct 13  08:41    Oct 20  04:50    Oct 28  00:27   
 Nov  4  18:56 P  Nov 11  15:23    Nov 18  19:06 t  Nov 26  21:07   
 Dec  4  07:33    Dec 10  23:30    Dec 18  12:16    Dec 26  17:02   
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.
2040Calendar 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.
   
      2040Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Greenwich Mean Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  20:45  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    02  15     Mars at Opposition     03  12     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    03  15:28  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    04  12     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  03     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     06  01:33  Venus 6.2°N of Antares    06  04:34  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    07  00:38  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon    07  11:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  04:27  Antares 4.9°S of Moon    11  10:06  Moon at Descending Node     11  17:32  Venus 1.9°N of Moon    13  10:03  Moon at Perigee: 357769 km    14  03:25  NEW MOON     21  02:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  21     Uranus at Opposition     24  09:51  Aldebaran 5.4°S of Moon    24  12:27  Moon at Ascending Node     25  22:42  Moon at Apogee: 405896 km    26  10:20  Mars 1.9°N of Moon    28  01:39  Pollux 3.3°N of Moon    29  02:58  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    29  07:54  FULL MOON     30  21:23  Regulus 4.8°S of MoonFeb 02  09:51  Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon    03  06:39  Saturn 2.0°S of Moon    05  22:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     06  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E    07  12:53  Antares 4.8°S of Moon    07  15:18  Moon at Descending Node     08  16     Mercury at Perihelion     10  13:20  Venus 3.6°N of Moon    10  18:42  Moon at Perigee: 361749 km    12  14:24  NEW MOON     19  21:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  14:18  Moon at Ascending Node     20  17:09  Aldebaran 5.6°S of Moon    21  13     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     22  15:18  Moon at Apogee: 404988 km    22  16:55  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.    24  08:47  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon    25  10:06  Beehive 2.8°S of Moon    27  04:17  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    28  00:59  FULL MOON     29  11:37  Jupiter 3.5°S of MoonMar 01  10:24  Saturn 1.7°S of Moon    02  07:15  Spica 6.1°S of Moon    05  16:03  Moon at Descending Node     05  18:51  Antares 4.5°S of Moon    06  03     Mercury 2.5°N of Venus    06  07:19  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  12:23  Moon at Perigee: 367227 km    10  23:32  Mercury 5.7°N of Moon    11  09:26  Venus 4.1°N of Moon    13  01:46  NEW MOON     16  20     Jupiter at Opposition     17  22     Venus at Aphelion     18  16:29  Moon at Ascending Node     19  01:26  Aldebaran 5.9°S of Moon    19  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W    20  00:11  Vernal Equinox     20  17:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  11:22  Moon at Apogee: 404287 km    21  15:47  Mars 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.    22  16:39  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon    23  16     Mercury at Aphelion     23  18:03  Beehive 3.0°S of Moon    25  12:23  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    27  13:08  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon    28  14:20  Saturn 1.7°S of Moon    28  15:11  FULL MOON     28  18     Saturn at Opposition     29  14:23  Spica 6.0°S of MoonApr 01  17:18  Moon at Descending Node     02  00:25  Antares 4.3°S of Moon    03  20:39  Moon at Perigee: 369913 km    04  14:06  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  22:21  Mercury 2.4°N of Moon    11  14:00  NEW MOON     14  21:15  Moon at Ascending Node     18  05:56  Mars 4.5°S of Pollux    18  07:16  Moon at Apogee: 404364 km    18  23:26  Mars 1.8°S of Moon    19  00:43  Pollux 2.8°N of Moon    19  13:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  02:16  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    20  20     Mercury 0.3°S of Venus    21  21:01  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    22  09     Lyrid Meteor Shower    22  19     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     23  17:00  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    24  19:49  Saturn 1.9°S of Moon    25  23:23  Spica 6.0°S of Moon    27  02:38  FULL MOON     28  22:56  Moon at Descending Node     29  07:40  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    30  04:22  Moon at Perigee: 365739 km    30  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction May 03  20:00  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  21     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66611 AU    04  22     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  15     Mercury at Perihelion     11  03:28  NEW MOON     11  03:42  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.531    12  04:05  Moon at Ascending Node     14  07:24  Mercury 7.2°N of Aldebaran    16  01:01  Moon at Apogee: 405171 km    16  08:20  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    16  10:24  Mars 0.1°N of Beehive    17  09:59  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    17  11:07  Mars 3.2°S of Moon    19  05:15  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    19  07:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  00:17  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    22  02:56  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    23  09:17  Spica 6.0°S of Moon    26  08:27  Moon at Descending Node     26  11:45  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.535    26  11:47  FULL MOON     26  17:08  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    28  02:22  Moon at Perigee: 360810 km    30  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°E    31  02     Venus at Superior Conjunction Jun 02  02:17  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  10:51  Moon at Ascending Node     09  18:03  NEW MOON     11  09:42  Mercury 3.6°S of Moon    12  14:18  Moon at Apogee: 406115 km    12  15:09  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    13  16:51  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    15  00:44  Mars 4.1°S of Moon    15  12:26  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    17  10:41  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    17  21:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON     18  11:15  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon    19  18:39  Spica 6.0°S of Moon    20  17:46  Summer Solstice     22  18:43  Moon at Descending Node     23  03:44  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    24  19:19  FULL MOON     25  09:33  Moon at Perigee: 357652 km    25  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     25  22:20  Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  10:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  15:32  Moon at Ascending Node     05  19     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU    08  07     Venus at Perihelion     09  09:15  NEW MOON     09  20:13  Moon at Apogee: 406581 km    12  18:38  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    13  15:39  Mars 4.5°S of Moon    14  23:32  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    15  20:24  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    17  02:24  Spica 5.8°S of Moon    17  09:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.5°W    20  02:18  Moon at Descending Node     20  13:47  Antares 4.0°S of Moon    23  19:15  Moon at Perigee: 357113 km    24  02:05  FULL MOON     26  05     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     28  00     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    30  21:06  LAST QUARTER MOON Aug 01  17:44  Moon at Ascending Node     02  15     Mercury at Perihelion     03  21:01  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus    05  23:43  Moon at Apogee: 406353 km    06  03:16  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    08  00:26  NEW MOON     09  15:04  Venus 3.8°S of Moon    11  07:53  Mars 4.2°S of Moon    11  14:19  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon    12  06:26  Saturn 1.8°S of Moon    12  16     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  06     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  08:32  Spica 5.6°S of Moon    15  18:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON     16  05:30  Moon at Descending Node     16  21:57  Antares 3.8°S of Moon    18  02     Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter    21  03:59  Moon at Perigee: 359359 km    22  09:09  FULL MOON     28  19:18  Moon at Ascending Node     28  20:11  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon    29  11:16  LAST QUARTER MOON     31  04     Mars 1.8°S of SaturnSep 01  17     Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter    02  09:43  Pollux 2.6°N of Moon    02  10:15  Moon at Apogee: 405547 km    03  11:24  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    06  15:13  NEW MOON     06  19     Venus 1.5°S of Saturn    07  21     Mercury 1.5°S of Jupiter    08  06:23  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon    08  06:57  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon    08  17:51  Saturn 1.5°S of Moon    08  20:58  Venus 3.1°S of Moon    09  01:36  Mars 3.3°S of Moon    09  14:09  Spica 5.3°S of Moon    11  13     Mercury 3.1°S of Saturn    12  06:11  Moon at Descending Node     13  04     Venus 0.2°N of Mars    13  04:04  Antares 3.5°S of Moon    14  02:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  14     Mercury at Aphelion     17  02:23  Venus 2.2°N of Spica    18  06:43  Moon at Perigee: 363882 km    18  11     Mercury 5.1°S of Venus    20  08:32  Mars 2.1°N of Spica    20  16     Mercury 2.3°S of Mars    20  17:43  FULL MOON     20  20:54  Mercury 0.0°S of Spica    22  09:44  Autumnal Equinox     24  23:04  Moon at Ascending Node     25  04:55  Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon    26  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°E    28  04:41  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  17:01  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    30  02:50  Moon at Apogee: 404658 km    30  18:41  Beehive 3.4°S of MoonOct 02  14:11  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    04  19     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     06  05:26  NEW MOON     07  17     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     07  20:46  Mars 1.9°S of Moon    07  21:40  Mercury 5.5°S of Moon    08  23:52  Venus 1.3°S of Moon    09  08:33  Moon at Descending Node     10  09:31  Antares 3.3°S of Moon    10  20     Mercury 3.4°S of Mars    13  08:41  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  11:20  Moon at Perigee: 368986 km    20  04:50  FULL MOON     21  08     Orionid Meteor Shower    21  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     22  06:09  Moon at Ascending Node     22  14:14  Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon    25  01:29  Venus 2.9°N of Antares    27  01:02  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    27  05     Neptune at Opposition     27  22:34  Moon at Apogee: 404342 km    28  00:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  02:40  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    29  14     Mercury at Perihelion     29  22:23  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    31  04     Mercury 4.0°S of Saturn    31  09     Mercury 4.1°S of JupiterNov 01  07     Jupiter 1.1°S of Saturn    02  21:22  Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon    02  21:59  Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    03  07:08  Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    03  11:23  Mercury 4.0°N of Spica    04  18:56  NEW MOON     04  19:08  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.807    05  09     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  15:13  Moon at Descending Node     06  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W    06  16:22  Antares 3.3°S of Moon    07  21:29  Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    09  06:17  Moon at Perigee: 368784 km    11  15:23  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  08     N Taurid Meteor Shower    17  14     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  10     Jupiter at Aphelion:  5.45292 AU    18  14:37  Moon at Ascending Node     18  19:03  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.397    18  19:06  FULL MOON     18  22:51  Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon    23  09:11  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    24  10:45  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    24  19:12  Moon at Apogee: 404851 km    26  06:41  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    26  21:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  07:08  Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica    30  13:22  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    30  14:59  Spica 5.3°S of Moon    30  17:30  Jupiter 1.7°S of MoonDec 03  01:02  Moon at Descending Node     04  07:33  NEW MOON     06  13:20  Moon at Perigee: 363352 km    07  13:45  Venus 2.4°N of Moon    10  23:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  04     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     15  21:13  Moon at Ascending Node     16  05:53  Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon    17  13     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     18  12:16  FULL MOON     20  16:44  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    21  06:33  Winter Solstice     21  18:16  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    22  12     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  13:29  Moon at Apogee: 405778 km    23  14:17  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    26  17:02  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  00:28  Spica 5.2°S of Moon    28  03:06  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    28  11:38  Jupiter 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.    29  13:56  Saturn 4.3°N of Spica    30  10:13  Moon at Descending Node     31  12:37  Antares 3.2°S 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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