2040 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.
| 2040 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 02 23 Mars at Opposition
03 20 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
04 20 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 12:34 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
07 08:38 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
07 19:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 12:27 Antares 4.9°S of Moon
11 18:06 Moon at Descending Node
12 01:32 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
13 18:03 Moon at Perigee: 357769 km
14 11:25 NEW MOON
21 10:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 05 Uranus at Opposition
24 20:27 Moon at Ascending Node
26 06:42 Moon at Apogee: 405896 km
26 18:20 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
28 09:39 Pollux 3.3°N of Moon
29 15:54 FULL MOON
Feb 02 17:51 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
03 14:39 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
06 06:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
07 20:53 Antares 4.8°S of Moon
07 23:18 Moon at Descending Node
09 00 Mercury at Perihelion
10 21:20 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
11 02:42 Moon at Perigee: 361749 km
12 22:24 NEW MOON
20 05:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 22:18 Moon at Ascending Node
21 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
22 23:18 Moon at Apogee: 404988 km
23 00:55 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
24 16:47 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
28 08:59 FULL MOON
29 19:37 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
Mar 01 18:24 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
06 00:03 Moon at Descending Node
06 02:51 Antares 4.5°S of Moon
06 11 Mercury 2.5°N of Venus
06 15:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 20:23 Moon at Perigee: 367227 km
11 17:26 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
13 09:46 NEW MOON
17 04 Jupiter at Opposition
18 06 Venus at Aphelion
19 00:29 Moon at Ascending Node
19 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
20 08:11 Vernal Equinox
21 01:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 19:22 Moon at Apogee: 404287 km
21 23:47 Mars 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
23 00:39 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
24 00 Mercury at Aphelion
27 21:08 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
28 22:20 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
28 23:11 FULL MOON
29 02 Saturn at Opposition
Apr 02 01:18 Moon at Descending Node
02 08:25 Antares 4.3°S of Moon
04 04:39 Moon at Perigee: 369913 km
04 22:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 06:21 Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
11 22:00 NEW MOON
15 05:15 Moon at Ascending Node
18 13:56 Mars 4.5°S of Pollux
18 15:16 Moon at Apogee: 404364 km
19 07:26 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
19 08:43 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
19 21:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 17 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 03 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
24 01:00 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
25 03:49 Saturn 1.9°S of Moon
27 10:38 FULL MOON
29 06:56 Moon at Descending Node
29 15:40 Antares 4.1°S of Moon
30 12:22 Moon at Perigee: 365739 km
30 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
May 04 04:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 05 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66611 AU
05 06 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 23 Mercury at Perihelion
11 11:28 NEW MOON
11 11:42 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.531
12 12:05 Moon at Ascending Node
16 09:01 Moon at Apogee: 405171 km
16 16:20 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
17 19:07 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
19 15:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 08:17 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
22 10:56 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
26 16:27 Moon at Descending Node
26 19:45 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.535
26 19:47 FULL MOON
27 01:08 Antares 4.1°S of Moon
28 10:22 Moon at Perigee: 360810 km
30 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°E
31 10 Venus at Superior Conjunction
Jun 02 10:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 18:51 Moon at Ascending Node
10 02:03 NEW MOON
11 17:42 Mercury 3.6°S of Moon
12 22:18 Moon at Apogee: 406115 km
12 23:09 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
15 08:44 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
17 18:41 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
18 05:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 19:15 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
21 01:46 Summer Solstice
23 02:43 Moon at Descending Node
23 11:44 Antares 4.1°S of Moon
25 03:19 FULL MOON
25 17:33 Moon at Perigee: 357652 km
26 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 06:20 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 01 18:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 23:32 Moon at Ascending Node
06 03 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
08 15 Venus at Perihelion
09 17:15 NEW MOON
10 04:13 Moon at Apogee: 406581 km
13 23:39 Mars 4.5°S of Moon
15 07:32 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
16 04:24 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
17 17:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.5°W
20 10:18 Moon at Descending Node
20 21:47 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
24 03:15 Moon at Perigee: 357113 km
24 10:05 FULL MOON
26 13 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
28 08 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 05:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
Aug 01 20:52 Pleiades 4.4°N of Moon
02 01:44 Moon at Ascending Node
02 23 Mercury at Perihelion
04 05:01 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
06 07:43 Moon at Apogee: 406353 km
06 11:16 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
08 08:26 NEW MOON
09 23:04 Venus 3.8°S of Moon
11 15:53 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
11 22:19 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
12 14:26 Saturn 1.8°S of Moon
13 00 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 02:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 13:30 Moon at Descending Node
17 05:57 Antares 3.8°S of Moon
18 10 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
21 11:59 Moon at Perigee: 359359 km
22 17:09 FULL MOON
29 03:18 Moon at Ascending Node
29 04:11 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
29 19:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 12 Mars 1.8°S of Saturn
Sep 02 01 Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter
02 17:43 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
02 18:15 Moon at Apogee: 405547 km
06 23:13 NEW MOON
07 03 Venus 1.5°S of Saturn
08 05 Mercury 1.5°S of Jupiter
08 14:57 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
09 01:51 Saturn 1.5°S of Moon
09 04:58 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
09 09:36 Mars 3.3°S of Moon
11 21 Mercury 3.1°S of Saturn
12 14:11 Moon at Descending Node
13 12 Venus 0.2°N of Mars
13 12:04 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
14 10:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 22 Mercury at Aphelion
17 10:23 Venus 2.2°N of Spica
18 14:43 Moon at Perigee: 363882 km
20 16:32 Mars 2.1°N of Spica
21 00 Mercury 2.3°S of Mars
21 01:43 FULL MOON
21 04:54 Mercury 0.0°S of Spica
22 17:44 Autumnal Equinox
25 07:04 Moon at Ascending Node
25 12:55 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
27 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°E
28 12:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 01:01 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
30 10:50 Moon at Apogee: 404658 km
Oct 05 03 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
06 13:26 NEW MOON
08 01 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
08 04:46 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
09 07:52 Venus 1.3°S of Moon
09 16:33 Moon at Descending Node
10 17:31 Antares 3.3°S of Moon
11 04 Mercury 3.4°S of Mars
13 16:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 19:20 Moon at Perigee: 368986 km
20 12:50 FULL MOON
21 16 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
22 14:09 Moon at Ascending Node
22 22:14 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
25 09:29 Venus 2.9°N of Antares
27 09:02 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
27 13 Neptune at Opposition
28 06:34 Moon at Apogee: 404342 km
28 08:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 22 Mercury at Perihelion
31 12 Mercury 4.0°S of Saturn
31 17 Mercury 4.1°S of Jupiter
Nov 01 15 Jupiter 1.1°S of Saturn
03 05:22 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
03 05:59 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
03 15:08 Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
03 19:23 Mercury 4.0°N of Spica
05 02:56 NEW MOON
05 03:08 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.807
05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 23:13 Moon at Descending Node
06 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W
07 00:22 Antares 3.3°S of Moon
08 05:29 Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
09 14:17 Moon at Perigee: 368784 km
11 23:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 16 N Taurid Meteor Shower
17 22 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 18 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45292 AU
18 22:37 Moon at Ascending Node
19 03:03 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.397
19 03:06 FULL MOON
19 06:51 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
23 17:11 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
25 03:12 Moon at Apogee: 404851 km
27 05:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 15:08 Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica
30 21:22 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
Dec 01 01:30 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
03 09:02 Moon at Descending Node
04 15:33 NEW MOON
06 21:20 Moon at Perigee: 363352 km
07 21:45 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
11 07:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 05:13 Moon at Ascending Node
16 13:53 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
17 21 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
18 20:16 FULL MOON
21 00:44 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
21 14:33 Winter Solstice
22 20 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 21:29 Moon at Apogee: 405778 km
27 01:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 11:06 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
28 19:38 Jupiter 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
29 21:56 Saturn 4.3°N of Spica
30 18:13 Moon at Descending Node
31 20:37 Antares 3.2°S 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
2040 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.
| 2040 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 07 19:05 |
| Jan 14 11:25 | Jan 21 10:21 | Jan 29 15:54 | Feb 06 06:32 |
| Feb 12 22:24 | Feb 20 05:33 | Feb 28 08:59 | Mar 06 15:19 |
| Mar 13 09:46 | Mar 21 01:59 | Mar 28 23:11 | Apr 04 22:06 |
| Apr 11 22:00 | Apr 19 21:37 | Apr 27 10:38 | May 04 04:00 |
| May 11 11:28 P | May 19 15:00 | May 26 19:47 t | Jun 02 10:17 |
| Jun 10 02:03 | Jun 18 05:32 | Jun 25 03:19 | Jul 01 18:18 |
| Jul 09 17:15 | Jul 17 17:16 | Jul 24 10:05 | Jul 31 05:06 |
| Aug 08 08:26 | Aug 16 02:36 | Aug 22 17:09 | Aug 29 19:16 |
| Sep 06 23:13 | Sep 14 10:07 | Sep 21 01:43 | Sep 28 12:41 |
| Oct 06 13:26 | Oct 13 16:41 | Oct 20 12:50 | Oct 28 08:27 |
| Nov 05 02:56 P | Nov 11 23:23 | Nov 19 03:06 t | Nov 27 05:07 |
| Dec 04 15:33 | Dec 11 07:30 | Dec 18 20:16 | Dec 27 01:02 |
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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