2030 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.
| 2030 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 01 23:33 Moon at Perigee: 364250 km
02 01:49 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
03 04:31 Moon at Ascending Node
03 19 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
04 06 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 10:49 NEW MOON
06 21 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
11 22:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 16:51 Moon at Apogee: 404647 km
15 03:12 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
17 06:41 Moon at Descending Node
19 23:54 FULL MOON
22 17 Venus at Perihelion
22 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
26 05:46 Spica 2.6°N of Moon
27 02:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 10:02 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
29 00:03 Moon at Perigee: 369541 km
29 09:14 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
30 11:28 Moon at Ascending Node
Feb 01 06:04 Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
03 00:07 NEW MOON
10 07 Mercury at Aphelion
10 14:06 Moon at Apogee: 404292 km
10 19:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 11:22 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
13 12:07 Moon at Descending Node
18 14:20 FULL MOON
22 11:28 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
22 18:01 Moon at Perigee: 368405 km
24 19:19 Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
25 09:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 14:37 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
26 13:23 Moon at Ascending Node
28 21:29 Venus 1.4°N of Moon
Mar 04 14:35 NEW MOON
10 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 10:23 Moon at Apogee: 404748 km
10 19:18 Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon
12 14:43 Moon at Descending Node
12 16:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 07 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
20 01:56 FULL MOON
20 21:51 Vernal Equinox
21 19:29 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
22 06:00 Moon at Perigee: 362974 km
24 02:08 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
24 20:31 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
25 13:48 Moon at Ascending Node
26 06 Mercury at Perihelion
26 17:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 09:16 Venus 3.8°S of Moon
31 19 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Apr 03 06:02 NEW MOON
04 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E
04 23:32 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
06 15:31 Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
07 02:29 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
07 02:47 Moon at Apogee: 405659 km
08 16:29 Moon at Descending Node
11 10:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 05:45 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
18 11:20 FULL MOON
19 11:44 Moon at Perigee: 358706 km
20 08:03 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
21 04:44 Antares 3.9°S of Moon
21 17:46 Moon at Ascending Node
23 04 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 02:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
May 02 22:12 NEW MOON
04 08:53 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
04 11:39 Moon at Apogee: 406364 km
05 17 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 19:55 Moon at Descending Node
11 01:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 18 Jupiter at Opposition
15 01 Venus at Aphelion
15 16:36 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
17 13:49 Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon
17 19:19 FULL MOON
17 21:45 Moon at Perigee: 357018 km
18 15:06 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
19 02:32 Moon at Ascending Node
19 14 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
21 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W
24 12:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 18 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
31 14:14 Moon at Apogee: 406469 km
Jun 01 14:21 NEW MOON
01 14:28 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944
02 01:30 Moon at Descending Node
09 01 Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn
09 11:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 21 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
12 02:08 Spica 2.3°N of Moon
13 19:42 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
15 01:58 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
15 07:37 Moon at Perigee: 358183 km
15 13:24 Moon at Ascending Node
16 02:33 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503
16 02:41 FULL MOON
21 15:31 Summer Solstice
22 05 Mercury at Perihelion
23 01:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 05 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
27 21:09 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
27 22:14 Moon at Apogee: 405881 km
28 06:12 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
28 13:11 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
29 07:50 Moon at Descending Node
30 22:32 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 01 05:34 NEW MOON
04 21 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
08 19:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 09:21 Spica 2.2°N of Moon
11 01:59 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
12 11:31 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
12 22:41 Moon at Ascending Node
13 13:12 Moon at Perigee: 361792 km
15 10:12 FULL MOON
22 16:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 04:03 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
25 12:55 Moon at Apogee: 404891 km
25 18:44 Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
26 13:01 Moon at Descending Node
26 17:59 Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus
28 19 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 21:10 Venus 2.3°N of Moon
29 07:18 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
30 19:11 NEW MOON
Aug 02 04:50 Mercury 4.0°N of Moon
02 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
05 05 Mercury at Aphelion
05 14:48 Spica 2.0°N of Moon
06 05 Venus 0.7°S of Mars
07 00:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 09:26 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
08 18:46 Antares 4.1°S of Moon
09 03:44 Moon at Ascending Node
10 06:50 Moon at Perigee: 366742 km
13 11 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 18:44 FULL MOON
21 09:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 11:40 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
22 06:15 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
22 06:49 Moon at Apogee: 404174 km
22 16:09 Moon at Descending Node
29 07:07 NEW MOON
30 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Sep 01 20:19 Spica 1.8°N of Moon
03 19:11 Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
04 10 Venus at Perihelion
05 00:16 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
05 01:06 Moon at Perigee: 369884 km
05 04:52 Moon at Ascending Node
05 05:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 12:17 Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus
12 05:18 FULL MOON
15 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
17 19:36 Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
18 05 Mercury at Perihelion
18 15:45 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
18 18:12 Moon at Descending Node
19 02:09 Moon at Apogee: 404258 km
20 03:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 07:27 Autumnal Equinox
25 15:11 Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran
27 17:55 NEW MOON
29 03:44 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
30 23:39 Moon at Perigee: 366348 km
Oct 01 08:24 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
02 05:55 Antares 4.6°S of Moon
02 06:00 Moon at Ascending Node
02 11:17 Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
04 11:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 11 Neptune at Opposition
11 18:47 FULL MOON
12 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 03:18 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
15 21:20 Moon at Descending Node
15 22:21 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
16 21:21 Moon at Apogee: 405078 km
19 22:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 19 Venus at Superior Conjunction
22 03 Orionid Meteor Shower
27 04:17 NEW MOON
28 20:07 Moon at Perigee: 361122 km
29 01:29 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
29 11:24 Moon at Ascending Node
29 13:46 Antares 4.8°S of Moon
Nov 02 19:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 03 S Taurid Meteor Shower
09 18 Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
10 11:30 FULL MOON
11 10:18 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
12 02:03 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
12 02:45 Moon at Descending Node
13 03 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 13:00 Moon at Apogee: 405993 km
14 04:29 Mercury 2.3°N of Antares
18 09 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 16:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 00:31 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
25 14:46 NEW MOON
25 14:50 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047
25 21:32 Moon at Ascending Node
26 05:07 Moon at Perigee: 357521 km
27 03:19 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
27 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E
28 00 Saturn at Opposition
30 21 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
Dec 02 06:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 08 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66601 AU
08 16:35 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
09 04:06 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
09 09:17 Moon at Descending Node
10 06:28 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942
10 06:40 FULL MOON
10 18:03 Moon at Apogee: 406371 km
13 05 Uranus at Opposition
14 22 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 04 Mercury at Perihelion
16 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 08:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 10:22 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
22 04:09 Winter Solstice
23 07 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 08:54 Moon at Ascending Node
23 11:46 Antares 4.8°S of Moon
23 18:51 Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
23 23:08 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
24 18:09 Moon at Perigee: 356926 km
25 01:32 NEW MOON
26 06:23 Venus 5.0°S of Moon
28 18 Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
31 21:36 FIRST QUARTER 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
2030 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.
| 2030 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 04 10:49 | Jan 11 22:06 | Jan 19 23:54 | Jan 27 02:14 |
| Feb 03 00:07 | Feb 10 19:49 | Feb 18 14:20 | Feb 25 09:58 |
| Mar 04 14:35 | Mar 12 16:48 | Mar 20 01:56 | Mar 26 17:51 |
| Apr 03 06:02 | Apr 11 10:57 | Apr 18 11:20 | Apr 25 02:39 |
| May 02 22:12 | May 11 01:11 | May 17 19:19 | May 24 12:57 |
| Jun 01 14:21 A | Jun 09 11:36 | Jun 16 02:41 p | Jun 23 01:19 |
| Jul 01 05:34 | Jul 08 19:02 | Jul 15 10:12 | Jul 22 16:07 |
| Jul 30 19:11 | Aug 07 00:43 | Aug 13 18:44 | Aug 21 09:15 |
| Aug 29 07:07 | Sep 05 05:55 | Sep 12 05:18 | Sep 20 03:56 |
| Sep 27 17:55 | Oct 04 11:56 | Oct 11 18:47 | Oct 19 22:50 |
| Oct 27 04:17 | Nov 02 19:56 | Nov 10 11:30 | Nov 18 16:32 |
| Nov 25 14:46 T | Dec 02 06:57 | Dec 10 06:40 n | Dec 18 08:01 |
| Dec 25 01:32 | Dec 31 21:36 | - | - |
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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