2030Calendar of Astronomical Events
2030Phases 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.
| 2030 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 4 02:49 | Jan 11 14:06 | Jan 19 15:54 | Jan 26 18:14 |
| Feb 2 16:07 | Feb 10 11:49 | Feb 18 06:20 | Feb 25 01:58 |
| Mar 4 06:35 | Mar 12 08:48 | Mar 19 17:56 | Mar 26 09:51 |
| Apr 2 22:02 | Apr 11 02:57 | Apr 18 03:20 | Apr 24 18:39 |
| May 2 14:12 | May 10 17:11 | May 17 11:19 | May 24 04:57 |
| Jun 1 06:21 A | Jun 9 03:36 | Jun 15 18:41 p | Jun 22 17:19 |
| Jun 30 21:34 | Jul 8 11:02 | Jul 15 02:12 | Jul 22 08:07 |
| Jul 30 11:11 | Aug 6 16:43 | Aug 13 10:44 | Aug 21 01:15 |
| Aug 28 23:07 | Sep 4 21:55 | Sep 11 21:18 | Sep 19 19:56 |
| Sep 27 09:55 | Oct 4 03:56 | Oct 11 10:47 | Oct 19 14:50 |
| Oct 26 20:17 | Nov 2 11:56 | Nov 10 03:30 | Nov 18 08:32 |
| Nov 25 06:46 T | Dec 1 22:57 | Dec 9 22:40 n | Dec 18 00:01 |
| Dec 24 17:32 | Dec 31 13:36 | - | - |
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.
2030Calendar 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.
| 2030Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GMT Event (h:m)Jan 01 15:33 Moon at Perigee: 364250 km 01 17:49 Antares 3.1°S of Moon 02 20:31 Moon at Ascending Node 03 11 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU 03 22 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 02:49 NEW MOON 06 13 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 06 19:09 Mars 5.8°S of Moon 11 14:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON 13 08:51 Moon at Apogee: 404647 km 13 23:03 Saturn 5.6°S of Moon 14 19:12 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon 16 22:41 Moon at Descending Node 19 15:54 FULL MOON 22 02:01 Regulus 5.6°N of Moon 22 09 Venus at Perihelion 22 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W 22 11 Mercury 5.4°S of Venus 25 21:46 Spica 2.6°N of Moon 26 18:14 LAST QUARTER MOON 28 02:02 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon 28 16:03 Moon at Perigee: 369541 km 29 01:14 Antares 3.2°S of Moon 30 03:28 Moon at Ascending Node 31 03:07 Venus 5.3°N of Moon 31 22:04 Mercury 2.4°S of MoonFeb 02 16:07 NEW MOON 09 23 Mercury at Aphelion 10 06:06 Moon at Apogee: 404292 km 10 07:54 Saturn 5.2°S of Moon 10 11:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 03:22 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon 13 04:07 Moon at Descending Node 18 06:20 FULL MOON 18 10:02 Regulus 5.5°N of Moon 22 03:28 Spica 2.4°N of Moon 22 10:01 Moon at Perigee: 368405 km 24 11:19 Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon 25 01:58 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 06:37 Antares 3.5°S of Moon 26 05:23 Moon at Ascending Node 28 13:29 Venus 1.4°N of MoonMar 04 06:35 NEW MOON 09 19:05 Saturn 4.7°S of Moon 09 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 10 02:23 Moon at Apogee: 404748 km 10 11:18 Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon 12 06:43 Moon at Descending Node 12 08:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 17 19:56 Regulus 5.6°N of Moon 17 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W 19 17:56 FULL MOON 20 13:51 Vernal Equinox 21 11:29 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 21 22:00 Moon at Perigee: 362974 km 23 18:08 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon 24 12:31 Antares 3.7°S of Moon 25 05:48 Moon at Ascending Node 25 09 Mercury 1.2°N of Mars 25 22 Mercury at Perihelion 26 09:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 30 01:16 Venus 3.8°S of Moon 31 11 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun Apr 02 22:02 NEW MOON 04 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E 04 15:32 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 06 07:31 Saturn 4.1°S of Moon 06 18:29 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon 06 18:47 Moon at Apogee: 405659 km 08 08:29 Moon at Descending Node 11 02:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 06:06 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 17 21:45 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 18 03:20 FULL MOON 19 03:44 Moon at Perigee: 358706 km 20 00:03 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon 20 20:44 Antares 3.9°S of Moon 21 09:46 Moon at Ascending Node 22 20 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 24 18:39 LAST QUARTER MOON May 02 14:12 NEW MOON 04 03:39 Moon at Apogee: 406364 km 05 09 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 11:55 Moon at Descending Node 10 17:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 14:53 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 13 10 Jupiter at Opposition 14 17 Venus at Aphelion 15 08:36 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 17 05:49 Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon 17 11:19 FULL MOON 17 13:45 Moon at Perigee: 357018 km 18 07:06 Antares 4.0°S of Moon 18 18:32 Moon at Ascending Node 19 06 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 21 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W 24 04:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 10 Mars in Conjunction with Sun 31 06:14 Moon at Apogee: 406469 kmJun 01 06:21 NEW MOON 01 06:28 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944 01 17:30 Moon at Descending Node 07 21:40 Regulus 6.0°N of Moon 08 12:10 Mercury 5.4°S of Pleiades 08 17 Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn 09 03:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 13 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 11 18:08 Spica 2.3°N of Moon 13 11:42 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon 14 17:58 Antares 4.0°S of Moon 14 23:37 Moon at Perigee: 358183 km 15 05:24 Moon at Ascending Node 15 18:33 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503 15 18:41 FULL MOON 21 07:31 Summer Solstice 21 21 Mercury at Perihelion 22 12:50 Venus 5.5°S of Pleiades 22 17:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 24 21 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn 27 13:09 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon 27 14:14 Moon at Apogee: 405881 km 27 22:12 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon 28 05:11 Venus 2.3°S of Moon 28 23:50 Moon at Descending Node 30 14:32 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran 30 21:34 NEW MOON | Date GMT Event (h:m)Jul 04 13 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU 05 03:11 Regulus 5.9°N of Moon 08 11:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 01:21 Spica 2.2°N of Moon 10 17:59 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon 11 09:26 Mercury 0.1°N of Beehive 12 03:31 Antares 4.0°S of Moon 12 14:41 Moon at Ascending Node 13 05:12 Moon at Perigee: 361792 km 15 02:12 FULL MOON 22 08:07 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 20:03 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon 25 04:55 Moon at Apogee: 404891 km 25 10:44 Saturn 2.7°S of Moon 26 05:01 Moon at Descending Node 26 09:59 Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus 28 11 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 13:10 Venus 2.3°N of Moon 30 11:11 NEW MOON Aug 01 08:57 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 01 20:50 Mercury 4.0°N of Moon 02 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E 04 21 Mercury at Aphelion 05 06:48 Spica 2.0°N of Moon 05 16:22 Mars 5.7°S of Pollux 05 21 Venus 0.7°S of Mars 05 20:38 Venus 6.4°S of Pollux 06 16:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 01:26 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon 08 10:46 Antares 4.1°S of Moon 08 19:44 Moon at Ascending Node 09 22:50 Moon at Perigee: 366742 km 13 03 Perseid Meteor Shower 13 10:44 FULL MOON 17 03:05 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 21 01:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 03:40 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon 21 22:15 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon 21 22:49 Moon at Apogee: 404174 km 22 02:46 Aldebaran 5.8°S of Moon 22 08:09 Moon at Descending Node 27 05:05 Mars 0.5°S of Beehive 28 23:07 NEW MOON 29 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Sep 01 12:19 Spica 1.8°N of Moon 03 11:11 Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon 04 02 Venus at Perihelion 04 16:16 Antares 4.4°S of Moon 04 17:06 Moon at Perigee: 369884 km 04 20:52 Moon at Ascending Node 04 21:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 07 Mercury 3.4°S of Venus 10 04:17 Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus 11 21:18 FULL MOON 15 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W 17 11:36 Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon 17 21 Mercury at Perihelion 18 07:45 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon 18 10:12 Moon at Descending Node 18 10:42 Aldebaran 5.5°S of Moon 18 18:09 Moon at Apogee: 404258 km 19 19:56 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 23:27 Autumnal Equinox 25 01:14 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 25 07:11 Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran 27 09:55 NEW MOON 30 15:39 Moon at Perigee: 366348 kmOct 01 00:24 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon 01 21:55 Antares 4.6°S of Moon 01 22:00 Moon at Ascending Node 02 03:17 Mars 0.8°N of Regulus 04 03:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 03 Neptune at Opposition 11 10:47 FULL MOON 11 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 14 19:18 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon 15 13:20 Moon at Descending Node 15 14:21 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon 15 18:22 Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon 16 13:21 Moon at Apogee: 405078 km 19 14:50 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 11 Venus at Superior Conjunction 21 19 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 10:58 Regulus 6.0°N of Moon 26 20:17 NEW MOON 28 12:07 Moon at Perigee: 361122 km 28 17:29 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn. 29 03:24 Moon at Ascending Node 29 05:46 Antares 4.8°S of MoonNov 02 11:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 19 S Taurid Meteor Shower 09 10 Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter 10 03:30 FULL MOON 11 02:18 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon 11 18:03 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon 11 18:45 Moon at Descending Node 12 01:21 Aldebaran 5.2°S of Moon 12 19 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 05:00 Moon at Apogee: 405993 km 13 20:29 Mercury 2.3°N of Antares 18 01 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 08:32 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 16:31 Spica 1.7°N of Moon 25 06:46 NEW MOON 25 06:50 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047 25 13:32 Moon at Ascending Node 25 21:07 Moon at Perigee: 357521 km 26 19:19 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon 26 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E 27 16 Saturn at Opposition 30 13 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun Dec 01 22:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 00 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66601 AU 08 08:35 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon 08 20:06 Saturn 2.3°S of Moon 09 01:17 Moon at Descending Node 09 07:42 Aldebaran 5.2°S of Moon 09 22:28 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942 09 22 Mercury 0.7°N of Venus 09 22:40 FULL MOON 10 10:03 Moon at Apogee: 406371 km 12 21 Uranus at Opposition 14 14 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 20 Mercury at Perihelion 15 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 18 00:01 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 15:40 Mars 6.1°N of Moon 20 02:22 Spica 1.6°N of Moon 21 20:09 Winter Solstice 22 23 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 00:54 Moon at Ascending Node 23 03:46 Antares 4.8°S of Moon 23 15:08 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon 24 10:09 Moon at Perigee: 356926 km 24 17:32 NEW MOON 25 22:23 Venus 5.0°S of Moon 28 10 Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter 31 13:36 FIRST QUARTER 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.