2031 Sky Event Almanac
Moskow Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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 | ||||||||
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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 17:09 Mars 3.6°N of Spica
04 07 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 17:42 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
04 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°W
05 00 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
05 01:42 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
05 09:37 Moon at Descending Node
06 14:00 Moon at Apogee: 406169 km
08 21:26 FULL MOON
16 12:36 Spica 1.5°N of Moon
16 15:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 11:51 Moon at Ascending Node
19 16:49 Antares 4.9°S of Moon
20 09:34 Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
22 00:41 Moon at Perigee: 359637 km
22 00:53 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
23 07:31 NEW MOON
27 23 Mercury at Aphelion
30 10:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Feb 01 00:26 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
01 06:57 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
01 12:25 Moon at Descending Node
03 02:45 Moon at Apogee: 405416 km
07 15:46 FULL MOON
12 17:57 Spica 1.2°N of Moon
14 04:19 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
15 01:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 14:21 Moon at Ascending Node
17 01:35 Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 03:35 Moon at Perigee: 364745 km
20 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 18:49 NEW MOON
28 08:14 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
28 14:02 Moon at Descending Node
28 15:56 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
Mar 01 07:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 21:57 Moon at Apogee: 404533 km
09 07:30 FULL MOON
11 23:44 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
12 22 Mercury at Perihelion
13 22:27 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
14 14:38 Moon at Ascending Node
16 09:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 13:06 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
17 21:58 Moon at Perigee: 369634 km
18 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
20 22:41 Vernal Equinox
23 06:49 NEW MOON
24 13:55 Mercury 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
26 07:40 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
27 16:44 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
27 17:22 Moon at Descending Node
28 04:01 Saturn 1.2°S of Moon
28 15:30 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
30 18:24 Moon at Apogee: 404227 km
31 03:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Apr 03 02 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
04 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 20:21 FULL MOON
08 07:35 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
10 05:38 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
10 17:56 Moon at Ascending Node
10 21:05 Venus 2.4°S of Pleiades
11 22:13 Moon at Perigee: 367996 km
12 20:56 Jupiter 2.1°S of Moon
14 15:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 06 Venus 3.4°N of Saturn
16 22 Venus at Perihelion
21 19:57 NEW MOON
23 05 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 23:22 Moon at Descending Node
24 00:56 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
24 17:42 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
24 23:36 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
25 11:28 Venus 3.9°N of Moon
27 13:30 Moon at Apogee: 404758 km
29 22:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 02 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W
04 14 Mars at Opposition
05 17:17 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
05 18 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 01:45 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
07 06:40 FULL MOON
07 06:51 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.881
08 01:55 Moon at Ascending Node
09 10:28 Moon at Perigee: 362851 km
10 02:39 Jupiter 2.1°S of Moon
13 22:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 09:50 Saturn 3.9°N of Aldebaran
19 17:37 Mercury 4.4°S of Moon
21 06:26 Moon at Descending Node
21 10:15 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.959
21 10:17 NEW MOON
25 05:08 Moon at Apogee: 405723 km
29 12:28 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
29 14:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 02 03:22 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
02 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
02 22:58 Mars 1.4°N of Moon
03 06 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
04 12:20 Moon at Ascending Node
05 14:44 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.129
05 14:58 FULL MOON
06 07:42 Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon
06 15:11 Moon at Perigee: 358744 km
08 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 22 Mercury at Perihelion
12 05:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 11 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 10 Jupiter at Opposition
17 12:18 Moon at Descending Node
17 14:08 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
18 13:02 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
20 01:25 NEW MOON
21 14:25 Moon at Apogee: 406452 km
21 16:17 Summer Solstice
26 08:02 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
28 03:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 12:14 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
30 09:41 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 21:35 Moon at Ascending Node
03 13:02 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
04 22:01 FULL MOON
05 00:14 Moon at Perigee: 357008 km
06 09 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
11 14:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 15:38 Moon at Descending Node
14 19:49 Pleiades 4.4°N of Moon
15 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E
15 18:49 Aldebaran 4.3°S of Moon
16 09:23 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
16 15:17 Venus 1.3°S of Regulus
18 17:28 Moon at Apogee: 406535 km
19 16:40 NEW MOON
22 02:10 Mercury 3.3°N of Moon
22 05:15 Venus 1.6°N of Moon
22 21 Mercury at Aphelion
25 21 Mercury 1.6°N of Venus
26 19:05 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
27 13:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 09:06 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
28 20 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 02:54 Moon at Ascending Node
30 19:09 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
Aug 02 09:47 Moon at Perigee: 358060 km
03 04:45 FULL MOON
07 06 Venus at Aphelion
10 03:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 17:10 Moon at Descending Node
11 06 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
12 01:01 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
12 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 21:11 Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
13 12 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 00:37 Moon at Apogee: 405946 km
18 07:32 NEW MOON
23 00:30 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
25 04:21 Moon at Ascending Node
25 16:38 Mars 2.8°S of Moon
25 21:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 02:28 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
29 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
30 15:53 Moon at Perigee: 361684 km
Sep 01 12:20 FULL MOON
04 21 Mercury at Perihelion
06 19:34 Moon at Descending Node
08 08:21 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
08 19:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 08:03 Saturn 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
10 14:09 Mars 2.5°N of Antares
11 14:54 Moon at Apogee: 405006 km
13 13:17 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
16 21:47 NEW MOON
19 06:05 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
21 05:24 Moon at Ascending Node
23 05:35 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
23 08:15 Autumnal Equinox
23 11:42 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
24 04:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 10:09 Moon at Perigee: 366841 km
29 04 Mars 2.2°S of Jupiter
30 21:58 FULL MOON
Oct 04 01:03 Moon at Descending Node
05 16:48 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
06 17:25 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon
07 18 Neptune at Opposition
08 13:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 09:23 Moon at Apogee: 404365 km
09 13:13 Venus 2.1°S of Regulus
12 16:45 Venus 4.0°N of Moon
16 11:21 NEW MOON
17 17:11 Mercury 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
18 09:54 Moon at Ascending Node
20 23:53 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
21 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W
22 04 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 23:06 Moon at Perigee: 370022 km
23 10:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 10:33 FULL MOON
30 10:45 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.716
31 09:09 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 02 01:35 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
03 00:32 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon
06 04 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 05:45 Moon at Apogee: 404522 km
07 10:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 13:11 Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
09 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°E
12 22:40 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
13 04 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 18:32 Moon at Ascending Node
15 00:06 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.011
15 00:10 NEW MOON
16 11 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38145 AU
16 13:48 Mercury 4.7°S of Moon
17 15:51 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
18 01:07 Moon at Perigee: 365930 km
18 10 Leonid Meteor Shower
21 17:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 14 Venus at Perihelion
27 17:01 Moon at Descending Node
29 02:18 FULL MOON
29 04:24 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
29 09:36 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
30 05:00 Saturn 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
30 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Dec 01 20 Mercury at Perihelion
04 01:35 Moon at Apogee: 405355 km
07 06:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 08:42 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
11 12:18 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
11 22 Saturn at Opposition
12 04:37 Moon at Ascending Node
13 01:17 Mercury 1.6°N of Moon
14 12:06 NEW MOON
14 23 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 00:31 Moon at Perigee: 360489 km
17 14 Uranus at Opposition
18 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°W
21 03:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 04:56 Winter Solstice
23 08 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 21:44 Moon at Descending Node
26 16:13 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
27 07:28 Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
28 20:33 FULL MOON
31 16:16 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
Moskow Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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 | |||
| Moskow Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 08 21:26 | Jan 16 15:47 |
| Jan 23 07:31 | Jan 30 10:43 | Feb 07 15:46 | Feb 15 01:50 |
| Feb 21 18:49 | Mar 01 07:02 | Mar 09 07:30 | Mar 16 09:36 |
| Mar 23 06:49 | Mar 31 03:32 | Apr 07 20:21 | Apr 14 15:58 |
| Apr 21 19:57 | Apr 29 22:19 | May 07 06:40 n | May 13 22:07 |
| May 21 10:17 A | May 29 14:20 | Jun 05 14:58 n | Jun 12 05:20 |
| Jun 20 01:25 | Jun 28 03:19 | Jul 04 22:01 | Jul 11 14:50 |
| Jul 19 16:40 | Jul 27 13:35 | Aug 03 04:45 | Aug 10 03:24 |
| Aug 18 07:32 | Aug 25 21:40 | Sep 01 12:20 | Sep 08 19:14 |
| Sep 16 21:47 | Sep 24 04:20 | Sep 30 21:58 | Oct 08 13:50 |
| Oct 16 11:21 | Oct 23 10:36 | Oct 30 10:33 n | Nov 07 10:02 |
| Nov 15 00:10 H | Nov 21 17:45 | Nov 29 02:18 | Dec 07 06:20 |
| Dec 14 12:06 | Dec 21 03:00 | Dec 28 20:33 | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2031 to 2040 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 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| GMT | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| CET | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| EET | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| MSK | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| GST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
- 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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