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