2024Calendar of Astronomical Events
2024Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2024 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 4 04:30 |
| Jan 11 12:57 | Jan 18 04:53 | Jan 25 18:54 | Feb 3 00:18 |
| Feb 9 23:59 | Feb 16 16:01 | Feb 24 13:30 | Mar 3 16:24 |
| Mar 10 10:00 | Mar 17 05:11 | Mar 25 08:00 n | Apr 2 04:15 |
| Apr 8 19:21 T | Apr 15 20:13 | Apr 24 00:49 | May 1 12:27 |
| May 8 04:22 | May 15 12:48 | May 23 14:53 | May 30 18:13 |
| Jun 6 13:38 | Jun 14 06:18 | Jun 22 02:08 | Jun 28 22:53 |
| Jul 5 23:57 | Jul 13 23:49 | Jul 21 11:17 | Jul 28 03:51 |
| Aug 4 12:13 | Aug 12 16:19 | Aug 19 19:26 | Aug 26 10:26 |
| Sep 3 02:55 | Sep 11 07:06 | Sep 18 03:34 p | Sep 24 19:50 |
| Oct 2 19:49 A | Oct 10 19:55 | Oct 17 12:26 | Oct 24 09:03 |
| Nov 1 13:47 | Nov 9 06:56 | Nov 15 22:29 | Nov 23 02:28 |
| Dec 1 07:21 | Dec 8 16:27 | Dec 15 10:02 | Dec 22 23:18 |
| Dec 30 23:27 | - | - | - |
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 table above. 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.
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2024Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2024Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Central European Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CET Event (h:m)Jan 01 16:28 Moon at Apogee: 404911 km 03 02 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU 04 04:30 LAST QUARTER MOON 04 10 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 19:52 Moon at Descending Node 05 00:06 Spica 2.0°S of Moon 07 01:30 Venus 6.2°N of Antares 08 15:24 Antares 0.8°S of Moon 08 21:12 Venus 5.7°N of Moon 11 12:57 NEW MOON 12 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W 13 11:35 Moon at Perigee: 362264 km 14 10:31 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon 17 15:05 Moon at Ascending Node 18 04:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON 18 21:40 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon 20 14:25 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon 24 20:00 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 25 18:54 FULL MOON 25 21:04 Beehive 3.3°S of Moon 27 17 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars 27 17:18 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon 29 09:14 Moon at Apogee: 405781 km 31 21:17 Moon at Descending Node Feb 01 08:04 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 02 18 Mercury at Aphelion 03 00:18 LAST QUARTER MOON 05 01:15 Antares 0.6°S of Moon 07 19:52 Venus 5.4°N of Moon 08 07:30 Mars 4.2°N of Moon 09 23:59 NEW MOON 10 19:49 Moon at Perigee: 358088 km 13 18:01 Moon at Ascending Node 15 09:15 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon 16 16:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON 16 20:13 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon 21 01:54 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon 22 03:13 Beehive 3.4°S of Moon 22 10 Venus 0.6°N of Mars 23 23:45 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon 24 13:30 FULL MOON 25 16:00 Moon at Apogee: 406316 km 27 23:53 Moon at Descending Node 28 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 28 14:40 Spica 1.5°S of Moon 28 22 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun Mar 03 09:16 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 03 16:24 LAST QUARTER MOON 08 05:59 Mars 3.5°N of Moon 08 18:01 Venus 3.3°N of Moon 10 08:06 Moon at Perigee: 356895 km 10 10:00 NEW MOON 12 02:18 Moon at Ascending Node 14 02:02 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon 15 03:54 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon 17 05:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 17 12 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 17 18 Mercury at Perihelion 19 07:44 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon 19 18 Venus at Aphelion 20 04:07 Vernal Equinox 20 09:03 Beehive 3.5°S of Moon 21 23 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn 22 05:46 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon 23 16:44 Moon at Apogee: 406292 km 24 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E 25 08:00 FULL MOON 25 08:13 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.956 26 05:07 Moon at Descending Node 26 20:40 Spica 1.4°S of Moon 30 15:24 Antares 0.3°S of MoonApr 02 04:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 06 04:51 Mars 2.0°N of Moon 06 10:20 Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn. 07 17:39 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 07 18:53 Moon at Perigee: 358850 km 08 13:20 Moon at Ascending Node 08 19:17 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.057 08 19:21 NEW MOON 10 20 Mars 0.4°N of Saturn 10 22:08 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon 11 13:38 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon 12 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 15 14:47 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon 15 20:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON 16 15:45 Beehive 3.5°S of Moon 18 12:14 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon 19 14 Mercury 1.7°N of Venus 20 03:09 Moon at Apogee: 405625 km 22 08 Lyrid Meteor Shower 22 11:45 Moon at Descending Node 23 03:02 Spica 1.5°S of Moon 24 00:49 FULL MOON 26 21:00 Antares 0.3°S of MoonMay 01 12:27 LAST QUARTER MOON 03 23:26 Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn. 04 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 03:26 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 05 22:54 Moon at Ascending Node 05 23:11 Moon at Perigee: 363166 km 06 09:25 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon 08 04:22 NEW MOON 08 12 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38150 AU 09 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°W 12 23:17 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon 13 12 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 13 23:47 Beehive 3.4°S of Moon 15 12:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 15 19:43 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon 17 20:00 Moon at Apogee: 404641 km 18 19 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 19 17:35 Moon at Descending Node 20 10:20 Spica 1.4°S of Moon 23 14:53 FULL MOON 24 03:31 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 30 18:13 LAST QUARTER MOON 31 09:01 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.Jun 02 04:08 Moon at Ascending Node 02 08:23 Moon at Perigee: 368108 km 03 00:37 Mars 2.4°S of Moon 04 11 Mercury 0.1°S of Jupiter 04 16 Venus at Superior Conjunction 06 13:38 NEW MOON 09 08:23 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 10 08:34 Beehive 3.2°S of Moon 12 04:00 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon 13 17 Mercury at Perihelion 14 06:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 14:36 Moon at Apogee: 404078 km 14 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 15 21:17 Moon at Descending Node 16 18:28 Spica 1.2°S of Moon 20 11:33 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 20 21:51 Summer Solstice 22 02:08 FULL MOON 27 12:45 Moon at Perigee: 369292 km 27 15:52 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn. 28 18:34 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux 28 22:53 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 05:26 Moon at Ascending Node | Date CET Event (h:m)Jul 01 19:27 Mars 4.1°S of Moon 02 16:30 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon 03 09:28 Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon 05 06 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU 05 23:57 NEW MOON 06 22:12 Mercury 0.1°S of Beehive 07 17:04 Beehive 3.0°S of Moon 07 19:33 Mercury 3.2°S of Moon 08 09:14 Jupiter 4.7°N of Aldebaran 09 12:20 Regulus 3.1°S of Moon 10 03 Venus at Perihelion 12 09:12 Moon at Apogee: 404363 km 12 23:27 Moon at Descending Node 13 23:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 02:48 Spica 0.9°S of Moon 17 20:37 Antares 0.2°S of Moon 20 20:40 Mars 4.7°S of Pleiades 21 11:17 FULL MOON 22 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°E 24 06:43 Moon at Perigee: 364914 km 24 21:38 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 25 02:38 Mercury 1.7°S of Regulus 26 06:33 Moon at Ascending Node 27 17 Mercury at Aphelion 27 23 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 03:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 22:13 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon 30 11:37 Mars 5.0°S of Moon 31 00:53 Jupiter 5.4°S of MoonAug 04 02:20 Mars 4.9°N of Aldebaran 04 12:13 NEW MOON 04 23:51 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus 05 23:04 Venus 1.7°S of Moon 07 18 Mercury 5.7°S of Venus 09 02:06 Moon at Descending Node 09 02:32 Moon at Apogee: 405298 km 10 10:34 Spica 0.7°S of Moon 12 15 Perseid Meteor Shower 12 16:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 05:38 Antares 0.0°S of Moon 14 16 Mars 0.3°N of Jupiter 19 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 19 19:26 FULL MOON 21 03:54 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 21 06:05 Moon at Perigee: 360199 km 22 11:27 Moon at Ascending Node 26 03:54 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 26 10:26 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 13:43 Jupiter 5.7°S of Moon 28 01:22 Mars 5.3°S of Moon 30 05:47 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 31 06:31 Beehive 3.1°S of MoonSep 01 10:16 Mercury 5.0°S of Moon 03 02:55 NEW MOON 05 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W 05 06:43 Moon at Descending Node 05 11:13 Venus 1.2°N of Moon 05 15:55 Moon at Apogee: 406215 km 06 17:22 Spica 0.6°S of Moon 08 05 Saturn at Opposition 09 03:50 Mercury 0.4°N of Regulus 09 16 Mercury at Perihelion 10 13:29 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 11 07:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON 17 11:14 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn. 18 03:34 FULL MOON 18 03:44 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.085 18 03:57 Venus 2.2°N of Spica 18 14:26 Moon at Perigee: 357284 km 18 20:51 Moon at Ascending Node 21 00 Neptune at Opposition 22 11:17 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon 22 13:44 Autumnal Equinox 24 00:20 Jupiter 5.8°S of Moon 24 19:50 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 12:49 Mars 4.9°S of Moon 26 11:25 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon 27 12:08 Beehive 3.1°S of Moon 29 08:16 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon 30 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction Oct 02 12:52 Moon at Descending Node 02 19:45 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.933 02 19:49 NEW MOON 02 20:40 Moon at Apogee: 406517 km 05 21:27 Venus 3.0°N of Moon 07 19:48 Antares 0.2°N of Moon 10 19:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 19:05 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn. 16 08:05 Moon at Ascending Node 17 01:46 Moon at Perigee: 357173 km 17 12:26 FULL MOON 19 01:44 Mars 5.7°S of Pollux 19 20:59 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 21 07 Orionid Meteor Shower 21 09:04 Jupiter 5.8°S of Moon 23 18:16 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 23 20:55 Mars 3.9°S of Moon 24 09:03 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 18:35 Beehive 3.1°S of Moon 26 00:43 Venus 3.0°N of Antares 26 14:24 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon 29 18:44 Moon at Descending Node 29 23:50 Moon at Apogee: 406164 kmNov 01 13:47 NEW MOON 03 08:37 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon 04 01:26 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 05 01:16 Venus 3.1°N of Moon 05 07 S Taurid Meteor Shower 09 06:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 05:22 Mercury 2.0°N of Antares 11 02:36 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn. 12 07 N Taurid Meteor Shower 12 16:59 Moon at Ascending Node 14 12:18 Moon at Perigee: 360110 km 15 22:29 FULL MOON 16 07:59 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 16 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°E 17 04 Uranus at Opposition 17 13 Leonid Meteor Shower 17 15:52 Jupiter 5.6°S of Moon 20 03:07 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon 20 22:07 Mars 2.4°S of Moon 21 02:48 Beehive 2.9°S of Moon 22 21:48 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon 23 02:28 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 22:31 Moon at Descending Node 26 12:56 Moon at Apogee: 405315 km 27 12:33 Spica 0.4°S of MoonDec 01 07:21 NEW MOON 03 15:03 Mars 1.3°N of Beehive 04 23:40 Venus 2.3°N of Moon 06 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 06 15 Mercury at Perihelion 07 21 Jupiter at Opposition 08 09:49 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn. 08 16:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 20:36 Moon at Ascending Node 12 14:18 Moon at Perigee: 365360 km 13 18:13 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon 14 02 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 20:41 Jupiter 5.5°S of Moon 15 10:02 FULL MOON 17 13:12 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon 18 09:46 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 18 12:28 Beehive 2.7°S of Moon 20 06:37 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon 21 10:20 Winter Solstice 22 11 Ursid Meteor Shower 22 23:18 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 00:21 Moon at Descending Node 23 22:26 Mercury 6.6°N of Antares 24 08:25 Moon at Apogee: 404486 km 24 20:28 Spica 0.2°S of Moon 25 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W 28 15:37 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 30 23:27 NEW MOON | |||||||
Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar
- 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
- Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2021 to 2030
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2021 to 2030 for five time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
| Calendar of Astronomical Events - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| GMT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| CET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| EET | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| MSK | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| GST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time
- CET = Central European Time (= GMT + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= GMT + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= GMT + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= GMT + 4 hours)
- 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 Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.