2024 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 20:58 Moon at Apogee: 404911 km
03 06 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 09:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 15 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 00:22 Moon at Descending Node
05 04:36 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
08 19:54 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
10 14:01 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
11 17:27 NEW MOON
12 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
13 16:05 Moon at Perigee: 362264 km
14 15:01 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
17 19:35 Moon at Ascending Node
18 09:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 02:10 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
20 18:55 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
25 00:30 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
25 23:24 FULL MOON
27 21 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
27 21:48 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
29 13:44 Moon at Apogee: 405781 km
Feb 01 01:47 Moon at Descending Node
01 12:34 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
02 22 Mercury at Aphelion
03 04:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 05:45 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
08 12:00 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
10 04:29 NEW MOON
11 00:19 Moon at Perigee: 358088 km
11 06:07 Saturn 1.8°N of Moon
13 22:31 Moon at Ascending Node
15 13:45 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
16 20:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 00:43 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
21 06:24 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
22 14 Venus 0.6°N of Mars
24 04:15 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
24 18:00 FULL MOON
25 20:30 Moon at Apogee: 406316 km
28 04:23 Moon at Descending Node
28 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 19:10 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
29 03 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
Mar 03 13:46 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
03 20:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 10:29 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
08 22:31 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
10 12:36 Moon at Perigee: 356895 km
10 14:30 NEW MOON
12 06:48 Moon at Ascending Node
14 06:32 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
15 08:24 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
17 09:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 16 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
17 22 Mercury at Perihelion
19 12:14 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
19 22 Venus at Aphelion
20 08:37 Vernal Equinox
22 04 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
22 10:16 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
23 21:14 Moon at Apogee: 406292 km
25 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E
25 12:30 FULL MOON
25 12:43 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.956
26 09:37 Moon at Descending Node
27 01:10 Spica 1.4°S of Moon
30 19:54 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
Apr 02 08:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 09:21 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
06 14:50 Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
07 22:09 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
07 23:23 Moon at Perigee: 358850 km
08 17:50 Moon at Ascending Node
08 23:47 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.057
08 23:51 NEW MOON
11 00 Mars 0.4°N of Saturn
11 02:38 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
11 18:08 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
12 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 19:17 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
16 00:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 16:44 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
20 07:39 Moon at Apogee: 405625 km
22 12 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 16:15 Moon at Descending Node
23 07:32 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
24 05:19 FULL MOON
27 01:30 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
May 01 16:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 03:56 Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
05 01 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 07:56 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 03:24 Moon at Ascending Node
06 03:41 Moon at Perigee: 363166 km
06 13:55 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
08 08:52 NEW MOON
08 16 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38150 AU
10 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°W
13 03:47 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
13 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 17:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 00:13 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
18 00:30 Moon at Apogee: 404641 km
19 00 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
19 22:05 Moon at Descending Node
20 14:50 Spica 1.4°S of Moon
23 19:23 FULL MOON
24 08:01 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
30 22:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 13:31 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
Jun 02 08:38 Moon at Ascending Node
02 12:53 Moon at Perigee: 368108 km
03 05:07 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
04 21 Venus at Superior Conjunction
05 13:44 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
06 18:08 NEW MOON
09 12:53 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
12 08:30 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
13 21 Mercury at Perihelion
14 10:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 19:06 Moon at Apogee: 404078 km
14 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 01:47 Moon at Descending Node
16 22:58 Spica 1.2°S of Moon
20 16:03 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
21 02:21 Summer Solstice
22 06:38 FULL MOON
27 17:15 Moon at Perigee: 369292 km
27 20:22 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
28 23:04 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
29 03:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 09:56 Moon at Ascending Node
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 23:57 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
02 21:00 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
05 10 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
06 04:27 NEW MOON
08 00:03 Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
08 13:44 Jupiter 4.7°N of Aldebaran
09 16:50 Regulus 3.1°S of Moon
10 07 Venus at Perihelion
12 13:42 Moon at Apogee: 404363 km
13 03:57 Moon at Descending Node
14 04:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 07:18 Spica 0.9°S of Moon
18 01:07 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
21 01:10 Mars 4.7°S of Pleiades
21 15:47 FULL MOON
22 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°E
24 11:13 Moon at Perigee: 364914 km
25 02:08 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
25 07:08 Mercury 1.7°S of Regulus
26 11:03 Moon at Ascending Node
27 21 Mercury at Aphelion
28 03 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 08:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 02:43 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
Aug 03 04:28 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
04 06:50 Mars 4.9°N of Aldebaran
04 16:43 NEW MOON
05 04:21 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
06 00:24 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
06 03:34 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
09 06:36 Moon at Descending Node
09 07:02 Moon at Apogee: 405298 km
10 15:04 Spica 0.7°S of Moon
12 19 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 20:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 10:08 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
14 20 Mars 0.3°N of Jupiter
19 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 23:56 FULL MOON
21 08:24 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
21 10:35 Moon at Perigee: 360199 km
22 15:57 Moon at Ascending Node
26 08:24 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
26 14:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 10:17 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
Sep 03 07:25 NEW MOON
05 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
05 11:13 Moon at Descending Node
05 15:43 Venus 1.2°N of Moon
05 20:25 Moon at Apogee: 406215 km
06 21:52 Spica 0.6°S of Moon
08 09 Saturn at Opposition
09 08:20 Mercury 0.4°N of Regulus
09 20 Mercury at Perihelion
10 17:59 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
11 11:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 15:44 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
18 08:04 FULL MOON
18 08:14 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.085
18 08:27 Venus 2.2°N of Spica
18 18:56 Moon at Perigee: 357284 km
19 01:21 Moon at Ascending Node
21 04 Neptune at Opposition
22 15:47 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
22 18:14 Autumnal Equinox
25 00:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 15:55 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
29 12:46 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 01 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
02 17:22 Moon at Descending Node
03 00:15 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.933
03 00:19 NEW MOON
03 01:10 Moon at Apogee: 406517 km
06 01:57 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
08 00:18 Antares 0.2°N of Moon
11 00:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 23:35 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
16 12:35 Moon at Ascending Node
17 06:16 Moon at Perigee: 357173 km
17 16:56 FULL MOON
20 01:29 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
21 11 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 22:46 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
24 01:25 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
24 13:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 05:13 Venus 3.0°N of Antares
26 18:54 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
29 23:14 Moon at Descending Node
30 04:20 Moon at Apogee: 406164 km
Nov 01 18:17 NEW MOON
03 13:07 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
04 05:56 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
05 05:46 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
05 12 S Taurid Meteor Shower
09 11:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 09:52 Mercury 2.0°N of Antares
11 07:06 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
12 11 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 21:29 Moon at Ascending Node
14 16:48 Moon at Perigee: 360110 km
16 02:59 FULL MOON
16 12:29 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
16 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°E
17 08 Uranus at Opposition
17 17 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 07:37 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
21 02:37 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
23 02:18 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
23 06:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 03:01 Moon at Descending Node
26 17:26 Moon at Apogee: 405315 km
27 17:03 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
Dec 01 11:51 NEW MOON
05 04:10 Venus 2.3°N of Moon
06 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 19 Mercury at Perihelion
08 02 Jupiter at Opposition
08 14:19 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
08 20:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 01:06 Moon at Ascending Node
12 18:48 Moon at Perigee: 365360 km
13 22:43 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
14 07 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 14:32 FULL MOON
17 17:42 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
18 14:16 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
20 11:07 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
21 14:50 Winter Solstice
22 15 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 03:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 04:51 Moon at Descending Node
24 12:55 Moon at Apogee: 404486 km
25 00:58 Spica 0.2°S of Moon
25 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W
28 20:07 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
31 03:57 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
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 04 09:00 |
| Jan 11 17:27 | Jan 18 09:23 | Jan 25 23:24 | Feb 03 04:48 |
| Feb 10 04:29 | Feb 16 20:31 | Feb 24 18:00 | Mar 03 20:54 |
| Mar 10 14:30 | Mar 17 09:41 | Mar 25 12:30 n | Apr 02 08:45 |
| Apr 08 23:51 T | Apr 16 00:43 | Apr 24 05:19 | May 01 16:57 |
| May 08 08:52 | May 15 17:18 | May 23 19:23 | May 30 22:43 |
| Jun 06 18:08 | Jun 14 10:48 | Jun 22 06:38 | Jun 29 03:23 |
| Jul 06 04:27 | Jul 14 04:19 | Jul 21 15:47 | Jul 28 08:21 |
| Aug 04 16:43 | Aug 12 20:49 | Aug 19 23:56 | Aug 26 14:56 |
| Sep 03 07:25 | Sep 11 11:36 | Sep 18 08:04 p | Sep 25 00:20 |
| Oct 03 00:19 A | Oct 11 00:25 | Oct 17 16:56 | Oct 24 13:33 |
| Nov 01 18:17 | Nov 09 11:26 | Nov 16 02:59 | Nov 23 06:58 |
| Dec 01 11:51 | Dec 08 20:57 | Dec 15 14:32 | Dec 23 03:48 |
| Dec 31 03:57 | - | - | - |
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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