2031 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.
| 2031 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 19:39 Mars 3.6°N of Spica
04 10 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 20:12 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
05 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°W
05 02 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
05 04:12 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
05 12:07 Moon at Descending Node
06 16:30 Moon at Apogee: 406169 km
08 23:56 FULL MOON
16 15:06 Spica 1.5°N of Moon
16 18:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 14:21 Moon at Ascending Node
19 19:19 Antares 4.9°S of Moon
20 12:04 Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
22 03:11 Moon at Perigee: 359637 km
22 03:23 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
23 10:01 NEW MOON
28 01 Mercury at Aphelion
30 13:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Feb 01 02:56 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
01 09:27 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
01 14:55 Moon at Descending Node
03 05:15 Moon at Apogee: 405416 km
07 18:16 FULL MOON
12 20:27 Spica 1.2°N of Moon
14 06:49 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
15 04:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 16:51 Moon at Ascending Node
17 04:05 Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 06:05 Moon at Perigee: 364745 km
20 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 21:19 NEW MOON
28 10:44 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
28 16:32 Moon at Descending Node
28 18:26 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
Mar 01 09:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 00:27 Moon at Apogee: 404533 km
09 10:00 FULL MOON
12 02:14 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
13 00 Mercury at Perihelion
14 00:57 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
14 17:08 Moon at Ascending Node
16 12:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 15:36 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
18 00:28 Moon at Perigee: 369634 km
18 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
21 01:11 Vernal Equinox
23 09:19 NEW MOON
24 16:25 Mercury 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
26 10:10 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
27 19:14 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
27 19:52 Moon at Descending Node
28 06:31 Saturn 1.2°S of Moon
28 18:00 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
30 20:54 Moon at Apogee: 404227 km
31 06:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Apr 03 05 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
05 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 22:51 FULL MOON
08 10:05 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
10 08:08 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
10 20:26 Moon at Ascending Node
10 23:35 Venus 2.4°S of Pleiades
12 00:43 Moon at Perigee: 367996 km
12 23:26 Jupiter 2.1°S of Moon
14 18:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 08 Venus 3.4°N of Saturn
17 00 Venus at Perihelion
21 22:27 NEW MOON
23 07 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 01:52 Moon at Descending Node
24 03:26 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
24 20:12 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
25 02:06 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
25 13:58 Venus 3.9°N of Moon
27 16:00 Moon at Apogee: 404758 km
30 00:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 03 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W
04 17 Mars at Opposition
05 19:47 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
05 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 04:15 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
07 09:10 FULL MOON
07 09:21 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.881
08 04:25 Moon at Ascending Node
09 12:58 Moon at Perigee: 362851 km
10 05:09 Jupiter 2.1°S of Moon
14 00:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 12:20 Saturn 3.9°N of Aldebaran
19 20:07 Mercury 4.4°S of Moon
21 08:56 Moon at Descending Node
21 12:45 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.959
21 12:47 NEW MOON
25 07:38 Moon at Apogee: 405723 km
29 14:58 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
29 16:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 02 05:52 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
02 08 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
03 01:28 Mars 1.4°N of Moon
03 09 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
04 14:50 Moon at Ascending Node
05 17:14 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.129
05 17:28 FULL MOON
06 10:12 Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon
06 17:41 Moon at Perigee: 358744 km
09 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 00 Mercury at Perihelion
12 07:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 14 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 13 Jupiter at Opposition
17 14:48 Moon at Descending Node
17 16:38 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
18 15:32 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
20 03:55 NEW MOON
21 16:55 Moon at Apogee: 406452 km
21 18:47 Summer Solstice
26 10:32 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
28 05:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 14:44 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
30 12:11 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 00:05 Moon at Ascending Node
03 15:32 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
05 00:31 FULL MOON
05 02:44 Moon at Perigee: 357008 km
06 11 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
11 17:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 18:08 Moon at Descending Node
14 22:19 Pleiades 4.4°N of Moon
15 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E
15 21:19 Aldebaran 4.3°S of Moon
16 11:53 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
16 17:47 Venus 1.3°S of Regulus
18 19:58 Moon at Apogee: 406535 km
19 19:10 NEW MOON
22 04:40 Mercury 3.3°N of Moon
22 07:45 Venus 1.6°N of Moon
22 23 Mercury at Aphelion
25 23 Mercury 1.6°N of Venus
26 21:35 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
27 16:05 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 11:36 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
28 22 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 05:24 Moon at Ascending Node
30 21:39 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
Aug 02 12:17 Moon at Perigee: 358060 km
03 07:15 FULL MOON
07 08 Venus at Aphelion
10 05:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 19:40 Moon at Descending Node
11 09 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
12 03:31 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
12 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 23:41 Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
13 14 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 03:07 Moon at Apogee: 405946 km
18 10:02 NEW MOON
23 03:00 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
25 06:51 Moon at Ascending Node
25 19:08 Mars 2.8°S of Moon
26 00:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 04:58 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
29 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
30 18:23 Moon at Perigee: 361684 km
Sep 01 14:50 FULL MOON
04 23 Mercury at Perihelion
06 22:04 Moon at Descending Node
08 10:51 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
08 21:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 10:33 Saturn 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
10 16:39 Mars 2.5°N of Antares
11 17:24 Moon at Apogee: 405006 km
13 15:47 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
17 00:17 NEW MOON
19 08:35 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
21 07:54 Moon at Ascending Node
23 08:05 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
23 10:45 Autumnal Equinox
23 14:12 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
24 06:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 12:39 Moon at Perigee: 366841 km
29 06 Mars 2.2°S of Jupiter
Oct 01 00:28 FULL MOON
04 03:33 Moon at Descending Node
05 19:18 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
06 19:55 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon
07 21 Neptune at Opposition
08 16:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 11:53 Moon at Apogee: 404365 km
09 15:43 Venus 2.1°S of Regulus
12 19:15 Venus 4.0°N of Moon
16 13:51 NEW MOON
17 19:41 Mercury 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
18 12:24 Moon at Ascending Node
21 02:23 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
21 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W
22 07 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 01:36 Moon at Perigee: 370022 km
23 13:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 13:03 FULL MOON
30 13:15 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.716
31 11:39 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 02 04:05 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
03 03:02 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon
06 07 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 08:15 Moon at Apogee: 404522 km
07 12:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 15:41 Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
09 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°E
13 01:10 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
13 06 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 21:02 Moon at Ascending Node
15 02:36 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.011
15 02:40 NEW MOON
16 13 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38145 AU
16 16:18 Mercury 4.7°S of Moon
17 18:21 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
18 03:37 Moon at Perigee: 365930 km
18 13 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 20:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 16 Venus at Perihelion
27 19:31 Moon at Descending Node
29 04:48 FULL MOON
29 06:54 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
29 12:06 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
30 07:30 Saturn 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
30 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Dec 01 22 Mercury at Perihelion
04 04:05 Moon at Apogee: 405355 km
07 08:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 11:12 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
11 14:48 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
12 01 Saturn at Opposition
12 07:07 Moon at Ascending Node
13 03:47 Mercury 1.6°N of Moon
14 14:36 NEW MOON
15 02 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 03:01 Moon at Perigee: 360489 km
17 16 Uranus at Opposition
18 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°W
21 05:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 07:26 Winter Solstice
23 10 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 00:14 Moon at Descending Node
26 18:43 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
27 09:58 Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
28 23:03 FULL MOON
31 18:46 Moon at Apogee: 406203 km
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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
2031 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.
| 2031 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 08 23:56 | Jan 16 18:17 |
| Jan 23 10:01 | Jan 30 13:13 | Feb 07 18:16 | Feb 15 04:20 |
| Feb 21 21:19 | Mar 01 09:32 | Mar 09 10:00 | Mar 16 12:06 |
| Mar 23 09:19 | Mar 31 06:02 | Apr 07 22:51 | Apr 14 18:28 |
| Apr 21 22:27 | Apr 30 00:49 | May 07 09:10 n | May 14 00:37 |
| May 21 12:47 A | May 29 16:50 | Jun 05 17:28 n | Jun 12 07:50 |
| Jun 20 03:55 | Jun 28 05:49 | Jul 05 00:31 | Jul 11 17:20 |
| Jul 19 19:10 | Jul 27 16:05 | Aug 03 07:15 | Aug 10 05:54 |
| Aug 18 10:02 | Aug 26 00:10 | Sep 01 14:50 | Sep 08 21:44 |
| Sep 17 00:17 | Sep 24 06:50 | Oct 01 00:28 | Oct 08 16:20 |
| Oct 16 13:51 | Oct 23 13:06 | Oct 30 13:03 n | Nov 07 12:32 |
| Nov 15 02:40 H | Nov 21 20:15 | Nov 29 04:48 | Dec 07 08:50 |
| Dec 14 14:36 | Dec 21 05:30 | Dec 28 23:03 | - |
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: 2031 to 2040
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2031 to 2040 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 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| IST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| BST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| ICT | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| AWST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| JST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| ACT | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| AEST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| NCT | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| NZST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
- 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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