2040 Sky Event Almanac
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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 | ||||||||
| Mountain Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date MST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 08 Mars at Opposition
03 05 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
04 05 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 21:34 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
06 17:38 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
07 04:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 21:27 Antares 4.9°S of Moon
11 03:06 Moon at Descending Node
11 10:32 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
13 03:03 Moon at Perigee: 357769 km
13 20:25 NEW MOON
20 19:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 14 Uranus at Opposition
24 05:27 Moon at Ascending Node
25 15:42 Moon at Apogee: 405896 km
26 03:20 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
27 18:39 Pollux 3.3°N of Moon
29 00:54 FULL MOON
Feb 02 02:51 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
02 23:39 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
05 15:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
07 05:53 Antares 4.8°S of Moon
07 08:18 Moon at Descending Node
08 09 Mercury at Perihelion
10 06:20 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
10 11:42 Moon at Perigee: 361749 km
12 07:24 NEW MOON
19 14:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 07:18 Moon at Ascending Node
21 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
22 08:18 Moon at Apogee: 404988 km
22 09:55 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
24 01:47 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
27 17:59 FULL MOON
29 04:37 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
Mar 01 03:24 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
05 09:03 Moon at Descending Node
05 11:51 Antares 4.5°S of Moon
05 20 Mercury 2.5°N of Venus
06 00:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 05:23 Moon at Perigee: 367227 km
11 02:26 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
12 18:46 NEW MOON
16 13 Jupiter at Opposition
17 15 Venus at Aphelion
18 09:29 Moon at Ascending Node
19 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
19 17:11 Vernal Equinox
20 10:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 04:22 Moon at Apogee: 404287 km
21 08:47 Mars 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
22 09:39 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
23 09 Mercury at Aphelion
27 06:08 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
28 07:20 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
28 08:11 FULL MOON
28 11 Saturn at Opposition
Apr 01 10:18 Moon at Descending Node
01 17:25 Antares 4.3°S of Moon
03 13:39 Moon at Perigee: 369913 km
04 07:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 15:21 Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
11 07:00 NEW MOON
14 14:15 Moon at Ascending Node
17 22:56 Mars 4.5°S of Pollux
18 00:16 Moon at Apogee: 404364 km
18 16:26 Mars 1.8°S of Moon
18 17:43 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
19 06:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 02 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 12 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
23 10:00 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
24 12:49 Saturn 1.9°S of Moon
26 19:38 FULL MOON
28 15:56 Moon at Descending Node
29 00:40 Antares 4.1°S of Moon
29 21:22 Moon at Perigee: 365739 km
30 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
May 03 13:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 14 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66611 AU
04 15 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 08 Mercury at Perihelion
10 20:28 NEW MOON
10 20:42 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.531
11 21:05 Moon at Ascending Node
15 18:01 Moon at Apogee: 405171 km
16 01:20 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
17 04:07 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
19 00:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 17:17 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
21 19:56 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
26 01:27 Moon at Descending Node
26 04:45 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.535
26 04:47 FULL MOON
26 10:08 Antares 4.1°S of Moon
27 19:22 Moon at Perigee: 360810 km
30 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°E
30 19 Venus at Superior Conjunction
Jun 01 19:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 03:51 Moon at Ascending Node
09 11:03 NEW MOON
11 02:42 Mercury 3.6°S of Moon
12 07:18 Moon at Apogee: 406115 km
12 08:09 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
14 17:44 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
17 03:41 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
17 14:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 04:15 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
20 10:46 Summer Solstice
22 11:43 Moon at Descending Node
22 20:44 Antares 4.1°S of Moon
24 12:19 FULL MOON
25 02:33 Moon at Perigee: 357652 km
25 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 15:20 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
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Date MST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 03:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 08:32 Moon at Ascending Node
05 12 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
08 00 Venus at Perihelion
09 02:15 NEW MOON
09 13:13 Moon at Apogee: 406581 km
13 08:39 Mars 4.5°S of Moon
14 16:32 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
15 13:24 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
17 02:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.5°W
19 19:18 Moon at Descending Node
20 06:47 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
23 12:15 Moon at Perigee: 357113 km
23 19:05 FULL MOON
25 22 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
27 17 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 14:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
Aug 01 05:52 Pleiades 4.4°N of Moon
01 10:44 Moon at Ascending Node
02 08 Mercury at Perihelion
03 14:01 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
05 16:43 Moon at Apogee: 406353 km
05 20:16 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
07 17:26 NEW MOON
09 08:04 Venus 3.8°S of Moon
11 00:53 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
11 07:19 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
11 23:26 Saturn 1.8°S of Moon
12 09 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 11:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 22:30 Moon at Descending Node
16 14:57 Antares 3.8°S of Moon
17 19 Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter
20 20:59 Moon at Perigee: 359359 km
22 02:09 FULL MOON
28 12:18 Moon at Ascending Node
28 13:11 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
29 04:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 21 Mars 1.8°S of Saturn
Sep 01 10 Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter
02 02:43 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
02 03:15 Moon at Apogee: 405547 km
06 08:13 NEW MOON
06 12 Venus 1.5°S of Saturn
07 14 Mercury 1.5°S of Jupiter
07 23:57 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
08 10:51 Saturn 1.5°S of Moon
08 13:58 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
08 18:36 Mars 3.3°S of Moon
11 06 Mercury 3.1°S of Saturn
11 23:11 Moon at Descending Node
12 21 Venus 0.2°N of Mars
12 21:04 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
13 19:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 07 Mercury at Aphelion
16 19:23 Venus 2.2°N of Spica
17 23:43 Moon at Perigee: 363882 km
20 01:32 Mars 2.1°N of Spica
20 09 Mercury 2.3°S of Mars
20 10:43 FULL MOON
20 13:54 Mercury 0.0°S of Spica
22 02:44 Autumnal Equinox
24 16:04 Moon at Ascending Node
24 21:55 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
26 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°E
27 21:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 10:01 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
29 19:50 Moon at Apogee: 404658 km
Oct 04 12 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
05 22:26 NEW MOON
07 10 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
07 13:46 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
08 16:52 Venus 1.3°S of Moon
09 01:33 Moon at Descending Node
10 02:31 Antares 3.3°S of Moon
10 13 Mercury 3.4°S of Mars
13 01:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 04:20 Moon at Perigee: 368986 km
19 21:50 FULL MOON
21 01 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 23:09 Moon at Ascending Node
22 07:14 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
24 18:29 Venus 2.9°N of Antares
26 18:02 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
26 22 Neptune at Opposition
27 15:34 Moon at Apogee: 404342 km
27 17:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 07 Mercury at Perihelion
30 21 Mercury 4.0°S of Saturn
31 02 Mercury 4.1°S of Jupiter
Nov 01 00 Jupiter 1.1°S of Saturn
02 14:22 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
02 14:59 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
03 00:08 Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
03 04:23 Mercury 4.0°N of Spica
04 11:56 NEW MOON
04 12:08 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.807
05 02 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 08:13 Moon at Descending Node
05 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W
06 09:22 Antares 3.3°S of Moon
07 14:29 Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
08 23:17 Moon at Perigee: 368784 km
11 08:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 01 N Taurid Meteor Shower
17 07 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 03 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45292 AU
18 07:37 Moon at Ascending Node
18 12:03 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.397
18 12:06 FULL MOON
18 15:51 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
23 02:11 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
24 12:12 Moon at Apogee: 404851 km
26 14:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 00:08 Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica
30 06:22 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
30 10:30 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
Dec 02 18:02 Moon at Descending Node
04 00:33 NEW MOON
06 06:20 Moon at Perigee: 363352 km
07 06:45 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
10 16:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 21 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 14:13 Moon at Ascending Node
15 22:53 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
17 06 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
18 05:16 FULL MOON
20 09:44 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
20 23:33 Winter Solstice
22 05 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 06:29 Moon at Apogee: 405778 km
26 10:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 20:06 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
28 04:38 Jupiter 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
29 06:56 Saturn 4.3°N of Spica
30 03:13 Moon at Descending Node
31 05:37 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
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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 | |||
| Mountain Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 07 04:05 |
| Jan 13 20:25 | Jan 20 19:21 | Jan 29 00:54 | Feb 05 15:32 |
| Feb 12 07:24 | Feb 19 14:33 | Feb 27 17:59 | Mar 06 00:19 |
| Mar 12 18:46 | Mar 20 10:59 | Mar 28 08:11 | Apr 04 07:06 |
| Apr 11 07:00 | Apr 19 06:37 | Apr 26 19:38 | May 03 13:00 |
| May 10 20:28 P | May 19 00:00 | May 26 04:47 t | Jun 01 19:17 |
| Jun 09 11:03 | Jun 17 14:32 | Jun 24 12:19 | Jul 01 03:18 |
| Jul 09 02:15 | Jul 17 02:16 | Jul 23 19:05 | Jul 30 14:06 |
| Aug 07 17:26 | Aug 15 11:36 | Aug 22 02:09 | Aug 29 04:16 |
| Sep 06 08:13 | Sep 13 19:07 | Sep 20 10:43 | Sep 27 21:41 |
| Oct 05 22:26 | Oct 13 01:41 | Oct 19 21:50 | Oct 27 17:27 |
| Nov 04 11:56 P | Nov 11 08:23 | Nov 18 12:06 t | Nov 26 14:07 |
| Dec 04 00:33 | Dec 10 16:30 | Dec 18 05:16 | Dec 26 10:02 |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2031 to 2040 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| AST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| EST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| CST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| MST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| PST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| AKST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| HST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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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