2029Calendar of Astronomical Events

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