2029 Sky Event Almanac
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 (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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.
| 2029 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 19 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
03 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 07:56 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon
05 04:16 Moon at Perigee: 368918 km
07 13:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 02:16 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
10 02 Mercury at Perihelion
11 07:10 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
13 07:32 Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
13 21:21 Moon at Ascending Node
14 17:13 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.871
14 17:24 NEW MOON
16 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 22 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66609 AU
20 18:08 Moon at Apogee: 404884 km
22 19:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 23:55 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
28 08:40 Moon at Descending Node
30 06:03 FULL MOON
31 16:16 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
Feb 01 12:21 Moon at Perigee: 363336 km
04 07:59 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
05 21:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 12:42 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
09 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.7°W
10 03:07 Moon at Ascending Node
11 04:59 Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
13 10:31 NEW MOON
17 11:59 Moon at Apogee: 405812 km
19 08 Venus at Aphelion
21 08:16 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
21 15:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 02 Mercury at Aphelion
24 16:44 Moon at Descending Node
28 02:53 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
28 17:10 FULL MOON
Mar 01 18:30 Moon at Perigee: 358626 km
03 15:56 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
06 18:29 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
07 07:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 05:00 Moon at Ascending Node
15 04:19 NEW MOON
16 21:33 Moon at Apogee: 406528 km
20 08:01 Vernal Equinox
20 15:01 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
23 07:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 20 Venus at Superior Conjunction
23 20:28 Moon at Descending Node
25 08 Mars at Opposition
26 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 13:55 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon
28 23 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
30 02:26 FULL MOON
30 05:40 Moon at Perigee: 356665 km
31 02:19 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
Apr 01 16:11 Jupiter 3.4°N of Spica
03 02:24 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
05 05:50 Moon at Ascending Node
05 19:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 01 Mercury at Perihelion
12 03 Jupiter at Opposition
12 23:04 Moon at Apogee: 406670 km
13 15 Mercury 4.0°N of Saturn
13 21:40 NEW MOON
15 15:24 Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
16 20:47 Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
19 21:27 Moon at Descending Node
21 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
21 19:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 13 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 23:21 Regulus 4.9°N of Moon
27 13:23 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
27 16:24 Moon at Perigee: 357829 km
28 10:37 FULL MOON
30 12:25 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
May 01 03:48 Mercury 2.4°S of Pleiades
02 09:41 Moon at Ascending Node
04 17 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
05 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 09:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 07:00 Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
12 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 13:42 NEW MOON
16 23:31 Moon at Descending Node
21 04:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 10 Mercury 1.3°S of Saturn
24 23:08 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
25 22:19 Moon at Perigee: 361586 km
27 18:37 FULL MOON
27 22:58 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
29 17:34 Moon at Ascending Node
Jun 04 01:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 18 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
06 22:09 Moon at Apogee: 405105 km
08 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
10 09:31 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
11 16 Venus at Perihelion
12 03:51 NEW MOON
12 04:05 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.458
13 04:48 Moon at Descending Node
13 23:51 Venus 2.3°N of Moon
19 09:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 08:00 Mercury 3.4°N of Aldebaran
21 01:48 Summer Solstice
21 06:32 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
22 15:35 Moon at Perigee: 366596 km
24 08:18 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
26 03:09 Moon at Ascending Node
26 03:22 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.844
26 03:22 FULL MOON
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jul 03 17:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 16:05 Moon at Apogee: 404317 km
05 00 Mercury at Perihelion
06 05 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
07 17:23 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
09 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 12:33 Moon at Descending Node
11 15:36 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.230
11 15:51 NEW MOON
18 11:25 Moon at Perigee: 369666 km
18 12:07 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
18 14:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 16 Mars 1.6°S of Jupiter
21 09:14 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
21 15:31 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
23 11:12 Moon at Ascending Node
25 13:36 FULL MOON
28 01:29 Mars 1.4°N of Spica
28 04 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 21:28 Mercury 0.4°N of Regulus
Aug 01 10:42 Moon at Apogee: 404310 km
02 11:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 01:43 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
06 20:20 Moon at Descending Node
10 01:56 NEW MOON
12 04:13 Mercury 4.6°N of Moon
12 20 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 09:55 Moon at Perigee: 366368 km
14 17:41 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
15 12:04 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
16 18:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 21:04 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
18 00 Mercury at Aphelion
19 15:31 Moon at Ascending Node
19 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
22 13:20 Jupiter 2.9°N of Spica
24 01:51 FULL MOON
29 04:45 Moon at Apogee: 405066 km
31 09:39 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
Sep 01 04:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 01:43 Moon at Descending Node
05 04:33 Venus 1.4°N of Spica
07 12 Venus 1.7°S of Jupiter
08 10:44 NEW MOON
10 04:27 Moon at Perigee: 361349 km
11 01:06 Spica 2.7°N of Moon
11 13:29 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
12 23:54 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
14 02:41 Antares 2.7°S of Moon
15 01:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 16:33 Moon at Ascending Node
15 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
22 16:29 FULL MOON
22 17:37 Autumnal Equinox
25 19:40 Moon at Apogee: 406002 km
27 16:36 Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
30 04:00 Moon at Descending Node
30 20:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
Oct 01 00 Mercury at Perihelion
01 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
02 14 Neptune at Opposition
07 08:09 Mars 3.3°N of Antares
07 19:14 NEW MOON
08 11:26 Moon at Perigee: 357740 km
11 01:34 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
11 10:16 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
11 16:13 Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
12 17:59 Moon at Ascending Node
14 11:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 08:50 Venus 1.3°N of Antares
21 13 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 09:28 FULL MOON
23 02:02 Moon at Apogee: 406433 km
24 22:44 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
27 05:23 Moon at Descending Node
27 12 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°E
30 11:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
30 23 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
Nov 04 22:14 Spica 2.7°N of Moon
05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 23:09 Moon at Perigee: 356900 km
06 04:24 NEW MOON
07 20:23 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
08 23:44 Moon at Ascending Node
09 12:30 Venus 4.6°S of Moon
09 13:20 Mars 2.1°S of Moon
12 12 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 00:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 15 Saturn at Opposition
17 19 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 02:53 Moon at Apogee: 406241 km
21 04:03 FULL MOON
21 04:46 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
23 08:55 Moon at Descending Node
28 23:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 12 Venus 1.9°S of Mars
Dec 02 08:35 Spica 2.7°N of Moon
03 19:14 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
04 10:38 Moon at Perigee: 359274 km
05 14:52 NEW MOON
05 15:03 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.891
06 09:50 Moon at Ascending Node
07 00:20 Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
08 08:11 Venus 4.6°S of Moon
08 09 Uranus at Opposition
08 14:50 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
12 17:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
14 08 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 13:58 Moon at Apogee: 405520 km
18 11:32 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
20 15:21 Moon at Descending Node
20 22:42 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.117
20 22:46 FULL MOON
21 14:14 Winter Solstice
22 16 Ursid Meteor Shower
27 23 Mercury at Perihelion
28 09:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 13 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38140 AU
29 16:17 Spica 2.7°N of Moon
31 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
31 12:42 Jupiter 4.1°N of 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
2029 Phases 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 (= Coordinated Universal Time) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2029 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 07 13:26 |
| Jan 14 17:24 P | Jan 22 19:23 | Jan 30 06:03 | Feb 05 21:52 |
| Feb 13 10:31 | Feb 21 15:10 | Feb 28 17:10 | Mar 07 07:52 |
| Mar 15 04:19 | Mar 23 07:33 | Mar 30 02:26 | Apr 05 19:51 |
| Apr 13 21:40 | Apr 21 19:50 | Apr 28 10:37 | May 05 09:48 |
| May 13 13:42 | May 21 04:16 | May 27 18:37 | Jun 04 01:19 |
| Jun 12 03:51 P | Jun 19 09:54 | Jun 26 03:22 t | Jul 03 17:58 |
| Jul 11 15:51 P | Jul 18 14:14 | Jul 25 13:36 | Aug 02 11:15 |
| Aug 10 01:56 | Aug 16 18:55 | Aug 24 01:51 | Sep 01 04:33 |
| Sep 08 10:44 | Sep 15 01:29 | Sep 22 16:29 | Sep 30 20:57 |
| Oct 07 19:14 | Oct 14 11:09 | Oct 22 09:28 | Oct 30 11:32 |
| Nov 06 04:24 | Nov 13 00:35 | Nov 21 04:03 | Nov 28 23:48 |
| Dec 05 14:52 P | Dec 12 17:49 | Dec 20 22:46 t | Dec 28 09:49 |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| GMT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MSK | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| GST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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