2029Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2029Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2029 Phases of the Moon   
      Greenwich Mean Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
--- Jan  7  13:26   
 Jan 14  17:24 P  Jan 22  19:23    Jan 30  06:03    Feb  5  21:52   
 Feb 13  10:31    Feb 21  15:10    Feb 28  17:10    Mar  7  07:52   
 Mar 15  04:19    Mar 23  07:33    Mar 30  02:26    Apr  5  19:51   
 Apr 13  21:40    Apr 21  19:50    Apr 28  10:37    May  5  09:48   
 May 13  13:42    May 21  04:16    May 27  18:37    Jun  4  01:19   
 Jun 12  03:51 P  Jun 19  09:54    Jun 26  03:22 t  Jul  3  17:58   
 Jul 11  15:51 P  Jul 18  14:14    Jul 25  13:36    Aug  2  11:15   
 Aug 10  01:56    Aug 16  18:55    Aug 24  01:51    Sep  1  04:33   
 Sep  8  10:44    Sep 15  01:29    Sep 22  16:29    Sep 30  20:57   
 Oct  7  19:14    Oct 14  11:09    Oct 22  09:28    Oct 30  11:32   
 Nov  6  04:24    Nov 13  00:35    Nov 21  04:03    Nov 28  23:48   
 Dec  5  14:52 P  Dec 12  17:49    Dec 20  22:46 t  Dec 28  09:49   
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.
2029Calendar of Astronomical Events
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2029Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Greenwich Mean Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  16:35  Beehive 3.9°N of Moon    02  19     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    03  16     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  07:56  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon    05  04:16  Moon at Perigee: 368918 km    07  13:26  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  02:16  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    10  02     Mercury at Perihelion     11  07:10  Antares 1.6°S of Moon    13  07:32  Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.    13  21:21  Moon at Ascending Node     14  17:13  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.871    14  17:24  NEW MOON     16  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     19  22     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66609 AU    20  18:08  Moon at Apogee: 404884 km    22  19:23  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  07     Mercury 3.7°N of Venus    24  23:55  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon    28  08:40  Moon at Descending Node     30  01:59  Beehive 3.9°N of Moon    30  06:03  FULL MOON     31  16:16  Regulus 4.6°N of MoonFeb 01  12:21  Moon at Perigee: 363336 km    04  07:59  Spica 3.3°N of Moon    05  21:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  12:42  Antares 1.7°S of Moon    09  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.7°W    10  03:07  Moon at Ascending Node     11  04:59  Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    13  10:31  NEW MOON     17  11:59  Moon at Apogee: 405812 km    19  08     Venus at Aphelion     21  08:16  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon    21  15:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  02     Mercury at Aphelion     24  16:44  Moon at Descending Node     26  12:51  Beehive 3.9°N of Moon    28  02:53  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon    28  17:10  FULL MOON Mar 01  18:30  Moon at Perigee: 358626 km    03  15:56  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    06  18:29  Antares 1.9°S of Moon    07  07:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  05:00  Moon at Ascending Node     15  04:19  NEW MOON     16  21:33  Moon at Apogee: 406528 km    20  08:01  Vernal Equinox     20  15:01  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon    23  07:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  20     Venus at Superior Conjunction     23  20:28  Moon at Descending Node     25  08     Mars at Opposition     25  23:05  Beehive 4.1°N of Moon    26  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     27  13:55  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon    28  23     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     30  02:26  FULL MOON     30  05:40  Moon at Perigee: 356665 km    31  02:19  Spica 3.0°N of MoonApr 01  16:11  Jupiter 3.4°N of Spica    03  02:24  Antares 2.1°S of Moon    05  05:50  Moon at Ascending Node     05  19:51  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  01     Mercury at Perihelion     12  03     Jupiter at Opposition     12  23:04  Moon at Apogee: 406670 km    13  15     Mercury 4.0°N of Saturn    13  21:40  NEW MOON     15  15:24  Mercury 1.9°S of Moon    16  20:47  Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon    19  21:27  Moon at Descending Node     21  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E    21  19:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  13     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  23:21  Regulus 4.9°N of Moon    27  13:23  Spica 3.0°N of Moon    27  16:24  Moon at Perigee: 357829 km    28  10:37  FULL MOON     30  12:25  Antares 2.3°S of MoonMay 01  03:48  Mercury 2.4°S of Pleiades    02  09:41  Moon at Ascending Node     04  17     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     05  03     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  09:48  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  14     Mercury 1.7°N of Venus    10  07:00  Moon at Apogee: 406125 km    12  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     13  13:42  NEW MOON     16  23:31  Moon at Descending Node     21  04:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  06:24  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    24  10     Mercury 1.3°S of Saturn    24  23:08  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    25  22:19  Moon at Perigee: 361586 km    27  18:37  FULL MOON     27  22:58  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    29  17:34  Moon at Ascending Node Jun 04  01:19  LAST QUARTER MOON     04  18     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     06  22:09  Moon at Apogee: 405105 km    08  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W    10  09:31  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon    11  16     Venus at Perihelion     12  03:51  NEW MOON     12  04:05  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.458    13  04:48  Moon at Descending Node     13  23:51  Venus 2.3°N of Moon    14  05:34  Mercury 6.7°S of Pleiades    17  11:56  Regulus 5.2°N of Moon    19  09:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  01:30  Mars 6.0°N of Moon    20  08:00  Mercury 3.4°N of Aldebaran    21  01:48  Summer Solstice     21  03:10  Venus 5.1°S of Pollux    21  06:32  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    22  15:35  Moon at Perigee: 366596 km    24  08:18  Antares 2.3°S of Moon    26  03:09  Moon at Ascending Node     26  03:22  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.844    26  03:22  FULL MOON 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  14:14  Venus 0.1°N of Beehive    03  17:58  LAST QUARTER MOON     04  16:05  Moon at Apogee: 404317 km    05  00     Mercury at Perihelion     06  05     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU    07  04:50  Saturn 5.9°S of Moon    07  17:23  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon    09  20     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     10  12:33  Moon at Descending Node     11  15:36  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.230    11  15:51  NEW MOON     14  17:46  Regulus 5.2°N of Moon    18  04:26  Mars 5.0°N of Moon    18  11:25  Moon at Perigee: 369666 km    18  12:07  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    18  14:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON     19  16     Mars 1.6°S of Jupiter    21  09:14  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus    21  15:31  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    23  11:12  Moon at Ascending Node     25  13:36  FULL MOON     28  01:29  Mars 1.4°N of Spica    28  04     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    31  21:28  Mercury 0.4°N of RegulusAug 01  10:42  Moon at Apogee: 404310 km    02  11:15  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  17:02  Saturn 5.7°S of Moon    04  01:43  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon    06  20:20  Moon at Descending Node     10  01:56  NEW MOON     12  04:13  Mercury 4.6°N of Moon    12  20     Perseid Meteor Shower    12  23:23  Venus 6.5°N of Moon    13  09:55  Moon at Perigee: 366368 km    14  17:41  Spica 2.9°N of Moon    14  17:49  Jupiter 6.4°N of Moon    15  12:04  Mars 3.7°N of Moon    16  18:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  21:04  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    18  00     Mercury at Aphelion     19  15:31  Moon at Ascending Node     19  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E    22  13:20  Jupiter 2.9°N of Spica    24  01:51  FULL MOON     29  04:45  Moon at Apogee: 405066 km    31  02:43  Saturn 5.5°S of Moon    31  09:39  Pleiades 1.4°N of MoonSep 01  04:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  01:43  Moon at Descending Node     05  04:33  Venus 1.4°N of Spica    07  12     Venus 1.7°S of Jupiter    08  10:44  NEW MOON     10  04:27  Moon at Perigee: 361349 km    11  01:06  Spica 2.7°N of Moon    11  08:40  Jupiter 5.9°N of Moon    11  13:29  Venus 3.6°N of Moon    12  23:54  Mars 2.1°N of Moon    14  02:41  Antares 2.7°S of Moon    15  01:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  16:33  Moon at Ascending Node     15  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     22  16:29  FULL MOON     22  17:37  Autumnal Equinox     25  19:40  Moon at Apogee: 406002 km    27  08:57  Saturn 5.4°S of Moon    27  16:36  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon    30  04:00  Moon at Descending Node     30  20:57  LAST QUARTER MOON Oct 01  00     Mercury at Perihelion     01  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W    02  14     Neptune at Opposition     04  21:38  Regulus 5.3°N of Moon    07  08:09  Mars 3.3°N of Antares    07  19:14  NEW MOON     08  11:26  Moon at Perigee: 357740 km    11  01:34  Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    11  10:16  Antares 3.0°S of Moon    11  16:13  Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    12  17:59  Moon at Ascending Node     14  11:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON     16  08:50  Venus 1.3°N of Antares    21  13     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  09:28  FULL MOON     23  02:02  Moon at Apogee: 406433 km    24  12:10  Saturn 5.4°S of Moon    24  22:44  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon    27  05:23  Moon at Descending Node     27  12     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°E    30  11:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  23     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     30  23     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun Nov 01  07:14  Regulus 5.5°N of Moon    05  13     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  23:09  Moon at Perigee: 356900 km    06  04:24  NEW MOON     07  20:23  Antares 3.1°S of Moon    08  23:44  Moon at Ascending Node     09  12:30  Venus 4.6°S of Moon    09  13:20  Mars 2.1°S of Moon    12  12     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  00:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  15     Saturn at Opposition     17  19     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  02:53  Moon at Apogee: 406241 km    20  14:09  Saturn 5.5°S of Moon    21  04:03  FULL MOON     21  04:46  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon    23  08:55  Moon at Descending Node     28  14:32  Regulus 5.7°N of Moon    28  23:48  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  12     Venus 1.9°S of MarsDec 02  08:35  Spica 2.7°N of Moon    03  19:14  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon    04  10:38  Moon at Perigee: 359274 km    05  14:52  NEW MOON     05  15:03  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.891    06  09:50  Moon at Ascending Node     07  00:20  Mercury 3.2°S of Moon    08  08:11  Venus 4.6°S of Moon    08  09     Uranus at Opposition     08  14:50  Mars 4.1°S of Moon    12  17:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E    14  08     Geminid Meteor Shower    16  13:58  Moon at Apogee: 405520 km    17  17:14  Saturn 5.7°S of Moon    18  11:32  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon    20  15:21  Moon at Descending Node     20  22:42  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.117    20  22:46  FULL MOON     21  14:14  Winter Solstice     22  16     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  18     Mercury 5.7°S of Venus    25  20:05  Regulus 5.7°N of Moon    27  23     Mercury at Perihelion     28  09:49  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  13     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38140 AU    29  16:17  Spica 2.7°N of Moon    31  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     31  12:42  Jupiter 4.1°N 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 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)
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.
 
Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
The goal of the Astronomical Events Calendars 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 Astronomical Events Calendars
 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 

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: 

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