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