2024 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.
| 2024 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 01 23:28 Moon at Apogee: 404911 km
03 09 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 11:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 02:52 Moon at Descending Node
05 07:06 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
08 22:24 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
10 16:31 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
11 19:57 NEW MOON
12 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
13 18:35 Moon at Perigee: 362264 km
14 17:31 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
17 22:05 Moon at Ascending Node
18 11:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 04:40 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
20 21:25 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
25 03:00 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
26 01:54 FULL MOON
28 00 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
28 00:18 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
29 16:14 Moon at Apogee: 405781 km
Feb 01 04:17 Moon at Descending Node
01 15:04 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
03 01 Mercury at Aphelion
03 07:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 08:15 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
08 14:30 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
10 06:59 NEW MOON
11 02:49 Moon at Perigee: 358088 km
11 08:37 Saturn 1.8°N of Moon
14 01:01 Moon at Ascending Node
15 16:15 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
16 23:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 03:13 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
21 08:54 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
22 17 Venus 0.6°N of Mars
24 06:45 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
24 20:30 FULL MOON
25 23:00 Moon at Apogee: 406316 km
28 06:53 Moon at Descending Node
28 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 21:40 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
29 05 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
Mar 03 16:16 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
03 23:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 12:59 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
09 01:01 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
10 15:06 Moon at Perigee: 356895 km
10 17:00 NEW MOON
12 09:18 Moon at Ascending Node
14 09:02 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
15 10:54 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
17 12:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 19 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
18 01 Mercury at Perihelion
19 14:44 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
20 01 Venus at Aphelion
20 11:07 Vernal Equinox
22 06 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
22 12:46 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
23 23:44 Moon at Apogee: 406292 km
25 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E
25 15:00 FULL MOON
25 15:13 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.956
26 12:07 Moon at Descending Node
27 03:40 Spica 1.4°S of Moon
30 22:24 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
Apr 02 11:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 11:51 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
06 17:20 Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
08 00:39 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
08 01:53 Moon at Perigee: 358850 km
08 20:20 Moon at Ascending Node
09 02:17 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.057
09 02:21 NEW MOON
11 03 Mars 0.4°N of Saturn
11 05:08 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
11 20:38 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
12 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 21:47 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
16 03:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 19:14 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
20 10:09 Moon at Apogee: 405625 km
22 15 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 18:45 Moon at Descending Node
23 10:02 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
24 07:49 FULL MOON
27 04:00 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
May 01 19:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 06:26 Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
05 04 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 10:26 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 05:54 Moon at Ascending Node
06 06:11 Moon at Perigee: 363166 km
06 16:25 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
08 11:22 NEW MOON
08 19 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38150 AU
10 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°W
13 06:17 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
13 19 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 19:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 02:43 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
18 03:00 Moon at Apogee: 404641 km
19 02 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
20 00:35 Moon at Descending Node
20 17:20 Spica 1.4°S of Moon
23 21:53 FULL MOON
24 10:31 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
31 01:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 16:01 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
Jun 02 11:08 Moon at Ascending Node
02 15:23 Moon at Perigee: 368108 km
03 07:37 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
04 23 Venus at Superior Conjunction
05 16:14 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
06 20:38 NEW MOON
09 15:23 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
12 11:00 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
14 00 Mercury at Perihelion
14 13:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 21:36 Moon at Apogee: 404078 km
15 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 04:17 Moon at Descending Node
17 01:28 Spica 1.2°S of Moon
20 18:33 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
21 04:51 Summer Solstice
22 09:08 FULL MOON
27 19:45 Moon at Perigee: 369292 km
27 22:52 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
29 01:34 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
29 05:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 12:26 Moon at Ascending Node
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 02 02:27 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
02 23:30 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
05 13 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
06 06:57 NEW MOON
08 02:33 Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
08 16:14 Jupiter 4.7°N of Aldebaran
09 19:20 Regulus 3.1°S of Moon
10 10 Venus at Perihelion
12 16:12 Moon at Apogee: 404363 km
13 06:27 Moon at Descending Node
14 06:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 09:48 Spica 0.9°S of Moon
18 03:37 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
21 03:40 Mars 4.7°S of Pleiades
21 18:17 FULL MOON
22 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°E
24 13:43 Moon at Perigee: 364914 km
25 04:38 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
25 09:38 Mercury 1.7°S of Regulus
26 13:33 Moon at Ascending Node
28 00 Mercury at Aphelion
28 06 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 10:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 05:13 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
Aug 03 06:58 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
04 09:20 Mars 4.9°N of Aldebaran
04 19:13 NEW MOON
05 06:51 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
06 02:54 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
06 06:04 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
09 09:06 Moon at Descending Node
09 09:32 Moon at Apogee: 405298 km
10 17:34 Spica 0.7°S of Moon
12 22 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 23:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 12:38 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
14 23 Mars 0.3°N of Jupiter
19 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 02:26 FULL MOON
21 10:54 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
21 13:05 Moon at Perigee: 360199 km
22 18:27 Moon at Ascending Node
26 10:54 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
26 17:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 12:47 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
Sep 03 09:55 NEW MOON
05 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
05 13:43 Moon at Descending Node
05 18:13 Venus 1.2°N of Moon
05 22:55 Moon at Apogee: 406215 km
07 00:22 Spica 0.6°S of Moon
08 12 Saturn at Opposition
09 10:50 Mercury 0.4°N of Regulus
09 23 Mercury at Perihelion
10 20:29 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
11 14:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 18:14 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
18 10:34 FULL MOON
18 10:44 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.085
18 10:57 Venus 2.2°N of Spica
18 21:26 Moon at Perigee: 357284 km
19 03:51 Moon at Ascending Node
21 07 Neptune at Opposition
22 18:17 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
22 20:44 Autumnal Equinox
25 02:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 18:25 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
29 15:16 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 01 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
02 19:52 Moon at Descending Node
03 02:45 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.933
03 02:49 NEW MOON
03 03:40 Moon at Apogee: 406517 km
06 04:27 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
08 02:48 Antares 0.2°N of Moon
11 02:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 02:05 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
16 15:05 Moon at Ascending Node
17 08:46 Moon at Perigee: 357173 km
17 19:26 FULL MOON
20 03:59 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
21 14 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 01:16 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
24 03:55 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
24 16:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 07:43 Venus 3.0°N of Antares
26 21:24 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
30 01:44 Moon at Descending Node
30 06:50 Moon at Apogee: 406164 km
Nov 01 20:47 NEW MOON
03 15:37 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
04 08:26 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
05 08:16 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
05 14 S Taurid Meteor Shower
09 13:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 12:22 Mercury 2.0°N of Antares
11 09:36 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
12 14 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 23:59 Moon at Ascending Node
14 19:18 Moon at Perigee: 360110 km
16 05:29 FULL MOON
16 14:59 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
16 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°E
17 11 Uranus at Opposition
17 20 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 10:07 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
21 05:07 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
23 04:48 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
23 09:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 05:31 Moon at Descending Node
26 19:56 Moon at Apogee: 405315 km
27 19:33 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
Dec 01 14:21 NEW MOON
05 06:40 Venus 2.3°N of Moon
06 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 22 Mercury at Perihelion
08 04 Jupiter at Opposition
08 16:49 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
08 23:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 03:36 Moon at Ascending Node
12 21:18 Moon at Perigee: 365360 km
14 01:13 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
14 09 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 17:02 FULL MOON
17 20:12 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
18 16:46 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
20 13:37 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
21 17:20 Winter Solstice
22 18 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 06:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 07:21 Moon at Descending Node
24 15:25 Moon at Apogee: 404486 km
25 03:28 Spica 0.2°S of Moon
25 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W
28 22:37 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
31 06:27 NEW MOON
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Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac
- 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
2024 Phases of the Moon
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2024 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 04 11:30 |
| Jan 11 19:57 | Jan 18 11:53 | Jan 26 01:54 | Feb 03 07:18 |
| Feb 10 06:59 | Feb 16 23:01 | Feb 24 20:30 | Mar 03 23:24 |
| Mar 10 17:00 | Mar 17 12:11 | Mar 25 15:00 n | Apr 02 11:15 |
| Apr 09 02:21 T | Apr 16 03:13 | Apr 24 07:49 | May 01 19:27 |
| May 08 11:22 | May 15 19:48 | May 23 21:53 | May 31 01:13 |
| Jun 06 20:38 | Jun 14 13:18 | Jun 22 09:08 | Jun 29 05:53 |
| Jul 06 06:57 | Jul 14 06:49 | Jul 21 18:17 | Jul 28 10:51 |
| Aug 04 19:13 | Aug 12 23:19 | Aug 20 02:26 | Aug 26 17:26 |
| Sep 03 09:55 | Sep 11 14:06 | Sep 18 10:34 p | Sep 25 02:50 |
| Oct 03 02:49 A | Oct 11 02:55 | Oct 17 19:26 | Oct 24 16:03 |
| Nov 01 20:47 | Nov 09 13:56 | Nov 16 05:29 | Nov 23 09:28 |
| Dec 01 14:21 | Dec 08 23:27 | Dec 15 17:02 | Dec 23 06:18 |
| Dec 31 06:27 | - | - | - |
For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.
The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. 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 Phases of the Moon table. 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.
Solar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Sky Event Almanacs: 2021 to 2030
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| IST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| BST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ICT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AWST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| JST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ACT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AEST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NCT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NZST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.
Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs 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 Sky Event Almanacs | |
| 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 |
Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070
For more information and sample pages, see Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 To 2070.
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:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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