2025Calendar of Astronomical Events
2025Phases of the Moon
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2025 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Gulf Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 7 03:56 | Jan 14 02:27 | Jan 22 00:31 |
| Jan 29 16:36 | Feb 5 12:02 | Feb 12 17:53 | Feb 20 21:33 |
| Feb 28 04:45 | Mar 6 20:32 | Mar 14 10:55 t | Mar 22 15:30 |
| Mar 29 14:58 P | Apr 5 06:15 | Apr 13 04:22 | Apr 21 05:36 |
| Apr 27 23:31 | May 4 17:52 | May 12 20:56 | May 20 15:59 |
| May 27 07:02 | Jun 3 07:41 | Jun 11 11:44 | Jun 18 23:19 |
| Jun 25 14:31 | Jul 2 23:30 | Jul 11 00:37 | Jul 18 04:38 |
| Jul 24 23:11 | Aug 1 16:41 | Aug 9 11:55 | Aug 16 09:12 |
| Aug 23 10:06 | Aug 31 10:25 | Sep 7 22:09 t | Sep 14 14:33 |
| Sep 21 23:54 P | Sep 30 03:54 | Oct 7 07:47 | Oct 13 22:13 |
| Oct 21 16:25 | Oct 29 20:21 | Nov 5 17:19 | Nov 12 09:28 |
| Nov 20 10:47 | Nov 28 10:59 | Dec 5 03:14 | Dec 12 00:52 |
| Dec 20 05:43 | Dec 27 23:10 | - | - |
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.
2025Calendar of Astronomical Events
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2025Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Gulf Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GST Event (h:m)Jan 03 19:24 Venus 1.4°N of Moon 03 19 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 18 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU 04 21:18 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn. 05 23:46 Moon at Ascending Node 07 03:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 03:34 Moon at Perigee: 370173 km 10 05:01 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon 10 08 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E 11 03:13 Jupiter 5.4°S of Moon 14 01:45 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon 14 02:27 FULL MOON 14 07:42 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 15 01:03 Beehive 2.6°S of Moon 16 05 Mars at Opposition 16 18:57 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon 18 20 Venus 2.2°N of Saturn 19 05:48 Moon at Descending Node 19 18 Mercury at Aphelion 21 07:53 Spica 0.1°N of Moon 21 08:55 Moon at Apogee: 404299 km 22 00:31 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 21:07 Mars 2.3°S of Pollux 25 03:34 Antares 0.3°N of Moon 29 16:36 NEW MOON Feb 01 00:27 Jupiter 5.1°N of Aldebaran 01 08:46 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn. 02 00:27 Venus 2.3°N of Moon 02 02:06 Moon at Ascending Node 02 06:43 Moon at Perigee: 367457 km 05 12:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 10:43 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon 07 07:35 Jupiter 5.5°S of Moon 09 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 09 23:36 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 10 09:19 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon 11 09:03 Beehive 2.6°S of Moon 12 17:53 FULL MOON 13 03:21 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon 15 10:53 Moon at Descending Node 17 16:01 Spica 0.3°N of Moon 18 05:11 Moon at Apogee: 404882 km 19 22 Venus at Perihelion 20 21:33 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 12:21 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 25 13 Mercury 1.4°N of Saturn 28 04:45 NEW MOON Mar 01 08:03 Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 01 09:40 Moon at Ascending Node 02 01:18 Moon at Perigee: 361967 km 04 18 Mercury at Perihelion 05 16:32 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 06 15:31 Jupiter 5.6°S of Moon 06 20:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E 09 04:27 Mars 1.7°S of Moon 09 15:06 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon 10 15:10 Beehive 2.6°S of Moon 12 10:07 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon 12 14 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 12 22 Mercury 5.5°S of Venus 14 10:55 FULL MOON 14 10:59 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.178 14 17:45 Moon at Descending Node 16 23:16 Spica 0.3°N of Moon 17 20:37 Moon at Apogee: 405754 km 20 02 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 20 13:02 Vernal Equinox 20 19:58 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 22 15:30 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 05 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 25 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 28 20:29 Moon at Ascending Node 29 14:47 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.938 29 14:58 NEW MOON 29 23:29 Mars 3.9°S of Pollux 30 09:26 Moon at Perigee: 358127 kmApr 02 00:28 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 03 04:24 Jupiter 5.5°S of Moon 05 06:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 20:46 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon 05 23:04 Mars 2.2°S of Moon 06 20:44 Beehive 2.6°S of Moon 08 15:51 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon 10 16 Mercury 2.1°N of Saturn 10 23:56 Moon at Descending Node 13 04:22 FULL MOON 13 05:39 Spica 0.3°N of Moon 14 02:48 Moon at Apogee: 406295 km 17 02 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU 17 02:19 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 21 05:36 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°W 22 17 Lyrid Meteor Shower 25 05:21 Venus 2.4°N of Moon 25 06:23 Moon at Ascending Node 25 08:15 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon 26 05:05 Mercury 4.4°S of Moon 27 20:15 Moon at Perigee: 357119 km 27 23:31 NEW MOON 28 23 Venus 3.7°N of Saturn 29 10:35 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon 30 21:34 Jupiter 5.4°S of MoonMay 03 04:02 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon 04 03:12 Mars 2.1°S of Moon 04 03:27 Beehive 2.5°S of Moon 04 16:03 Mars 0.3°N of Beehive 04 17:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 06 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 21:58 Regulus 2.0°S of Moon 08 03:44 Moon at Descending Node 10 11:43 Spica 0.4°N of Moon 11 04:49 Moon at Apogee: 406245 km 12 20:56 FULL MOON 14 08:10 Antares 0.3°N of Moon 18 05 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 20 15:59 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 12:05 Moon at Ascending Node 22 21:51 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon 24 03:52 Venus 4.0°S of Moon 26 05:37 Moon at Perigee: 359023 km 27 07:02 NEW MOON 30 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 30 13:13 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon 31 12:00 Beehive 2.2°S of Moon 31 17 Mercury at Perihelion Jun 01 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W 01 13:49 Mars 1.4°S of Moon 02 05:30 Regulus 1.8°S of Moon 03 07:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 05:33 Moon at Descending Node 06 18:15 Spica 0.5°N of Moon 07 14:42 Moon at Apogee: 405553 km 08 23 Mercury 2.0°N of Jupiter 10 14:25 Antares 0.3°N of Moon 11 11:44 FULL MOON 12 07 Venus at Aphelion 17 06:05 Mars 0.7°N of Regulus 18 13:41 Moon at Ascending Node 18 23:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 07:47 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon 21 06:42 Summer Solstice 21 23:51 Mercury 4.8°S of Pollux 23 06:59 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 23 08:43 Moon at Perigee: 363178 km 24 19 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 25 14:31 NEW MOON 27 10:02 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon 27 21:42 Beehive 2.0°S of Moon 29 14:26 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon 30 05:05 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. | Date GST Event (h:m)Jul 01 07:46 Moon at Descending Node 02 21:36 Mercury 1.2°S of Beehive 02 23:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 01 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01664 AU 04 01:39 Spica 0.8°N of Moon 04 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°E 04 19:44 Venus 6.5°S of Pleiades 05 06:29 Moon at Apogee: 404627 km 07 21:37 Antares 0.4°N of Moon 11 00:37 FULL MOON 13 12:32 Venus 3.1°N of Aldebaran 14 17 Mercury at Aphelion 15 14:42 Moon at Ascending Node 16 14:19 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon 18 04:38 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 14:27 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon 20 17:52 Moon at Perigee: 368047 km 23 08:20 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon 24 23:11 NEW MOON 26 23:44 Regulus 1.4°S of Moon 28 08 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 12:30 Moon at Descending Node 28 23:45 Mars 1.3°N of Moon 31 09:45 Spica 1.0°N of MoonAug 01 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 01 16:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON 02 00:37 Moon at Apogee: 404164 km 04 05:40 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 09 11:55 FULL MOON 11 18:53 Moon at Ascending Node 12 11 Venus 0.9°S of Jupiter 12 19:05 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon 13 00 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 22:01 Moon at Perigee: 369287 km 16 09:12 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 20:09 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 19 08:58 Mercury 2.6°S of Beehive 19 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°W 20 01:05 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon 20 10:15 Venus 7.1°S of Pollux 20 14:51 Venus 4.9°S of Moon 20 16:07 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon 21 15:09 Beehive 2.0°S of Moon 21 20:14 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon 23 10:06 NEW MOON 24 19:41 Moon at Descending Node 26 20:41 Mars 2.8°N of Moon 27 16 Mercury at Perihelion 27 17:57 Spica 1.1°N of Moon 29 19:34 Moon at Apogee: 404552 km 31 10:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON 31 13:55 Antares 0.7°N of Moon 31 21:57 Venus 1.4°S of BeehiveSep 07 22:09 FULL MOON 07 22:12 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.362 08 03:08 Moon at Ascending Node 09 00:09 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon 10 16:09 Moon at Perigee: 364781 km 13 01:48 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 13 07:28 Mars 2.0°N of Spica 13 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 14 14:33 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 15:06 Jupiter 4.6°S of Moon 16 21:58 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon 17 21:24 Beehive 2.0°S of Moon 19 12:57 Venus 0.4°N of Regulus 19 15:11 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon 19 15:46 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 21 03:13 Moon at Descending Node 21 09 Saturn at Opposition 21 23:42 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.855 21 23:54 NEW MOON 22 22:20 Autumnal Equinox 23 15 Neptune at Opposition 24 01:31 Spica 1.1°N of Moon 24 18:50 Mars 3.9°N of Moon 26 13:46 Moon at Apogee: 405552 km 27 21:34 Antares 0.6°N of Moon 30 03:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON Oct 02 15 Venus at Perihelion 05 13:20 Moon at Ascending Node 06 06:46 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon 07 07:47 FULL MOON 08 16:36 Moon at Perigee: 359819 km 09 01:17 Jupiter 6.6°S of Pollux 10 09:20 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 13 22:13 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 02:31 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon 14 03:31 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon 15 02:53 Beehive 1.9°S of Moon 16 20:56 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon 18 08:34 Moon at Descending Node 20 00 Mercury 2.0°S of Mars 20 01:37 Venus 3.7°N of Moon 21 16 Orionid Meteor Shower 21 16:25 NEW MOON 23 20:15 Mercury 2.3°N of Moon 24 03:31 Moon at Apogee: 406445 km 25 04:15 Antares 0.5°N of Moon 29 20:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON 30 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°ENov 01 21:46 Moon at Ascending Node 02 05:02 Venus 3.3°N of Spica 02 14:46 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon 05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower 05 17:19 FULL MOON 06 02:29 Moon at Perigee: 356833 km 06 19:26 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon 09 06:41 Mercury 2.6°N of Antares 10 10:40 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon 10 11:56 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon 11 09:27 Beehive 1.7°S of Moon 12 09:28 LAST QUARTER MOON 12 16 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 02:51 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon 13 08 Mercury 1.2°S of Mars 14 10:38 Moon at Descending Node 17 14:11 Spica 1.2°N of Moon 17 22 Leonid Meteor Shower 20 06:48 Moon at Apogee: 406693 km 20 10:47 NEW MOON 20 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 21 17 Uranus at Opposition 23 15 Mercury at Perihelion 25 04 Mercury 1.0°N of Venus 28 10:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 01:33 Moon at Ascending Node 29 23:08 Saturn 3.7°S of MoonDec 04 06:54 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon 04 15:06 Moon at Perigee: 356962 km 05 03:14 FULL MOON 07 19:48 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon 07 20:21 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon 08 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.7°W 08 18:23 Beehive 1.5°S of Moon 10 10:32 Regulus 0.8°S of Moon 11 11:35 Moon at Descending Node 12 00:52 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 11 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 20:27 Spica 1.4°N of Moon 17 10:09 Moon at Apogee: 406324 km 18 04:19 Jupiter 6.4°S of Pollux 19 18:05 Mercury 5.4°N of Antares 20 05:43 NEW MOON 21 19:03 Winter Solstice 22 20 Ursid Meteor Shower 26 02:03 Moon at Ascending Node 27 07:24 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon 27 23:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON 31 17:21 Pleiades 0.9°S of 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.