2034Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2034Phases of the Moon

Atlantic Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2034 Phases of the Moon
Atlantic Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 4 15:47 Jan 12 09:17
Jan 20 06:02 Jan 27 04:32 Feb 3 06:05 Feb 11 07:09
Feb 18 19:10 Feb 25 12:34 Mar 4 22:10 Mar 13 02:45
Mar 20 06:14 T Mar 26 21:18 Apr 3 15:19 n Apr 11 18:45
Apr 18 15:26 Apr 25 07:35 May 3 08:16 May 11 06:56
May 17 23:12 May 24 19:57 Jun 1 23:54 Jun 9 15:44
Jun 16 06:26 Jun 23 10:35 Jul 1 13:44 Jul 8 21:59
Jul 15 14:15 Jul 23 03:05 Jul 31 01:54 Aug 7 02:50
Aug 13 23:53 Aug 21 20:43 Aug 29 12:49 Sep 5 07:41
Sep 12 12:14 A Sep 20 14:39 Sep 27 22:57 p Oct 4 14:05
Oct 12 03:33 Oct 20 08:03 Oct 27 08:42 Nov 2 23:27
Nov 10 21:16 Nov 19 00:01 Nov 25 18:32 Dec 2 12:46
Dec 10 16:14 Dec 18 13:45 Dec 25 04:54 -

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.


2034Calendar of Astronomical Events

Atlantic Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic 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.

2034Calendar of Astronomical Events
Atlantic Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     AST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  05:17  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    03  19     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  22     Venus at Superior Conjunction     04  00     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    04  15:47  FULL MOON     04  22:56  Saturn 4.6°N of Moon    07  22     Saturn at Opposition     08  03:42  Regulus 3.6°N of Moon    11  00:21  Moon at Ascending Node     12  09:17  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  09:24  Spica 3.8°S of Moon    12  20:22  Moon at Apogee: 404300 km    20  06:02  NEW MOON     21  17:40  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon    21  18     Venus at Aphelion     23  03:41  Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon    24  20:56  Moon at Descending Node     25  04:02  Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    25  17:19  Moon at Perigee: 369926 km    26  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E    27  04:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  11:58  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon    31  06     Mercury at Perihelion Feb 01  03:29  Saturn 4.8°N of Moon    03  06:05  FULL MOON     04  12:36  Regulus 3.5°N of Moon    07  04:04  Moon at Ascending Node     08  17:27  Spica 4.0°S of Moon    09  17:37  Moon at Apogee: 404475 km    11  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     11  07:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  19:10  NEW MOON     21  01:47  Moon at Descending Node     21  11:30  Moon at Perigee: 364926 km    22  19     Venus 0.4°S of Jupiter    22  19:10  Mars 2.7°N of Moon    25  12:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  17:17  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    28  07:08  Saturn 5.0°N of MoonMar 03  20:10  Regulus 3.5°N of Moon    04  22:10  FULL MOON     06  10:21  Moon at Ascending Node     08  01:05  Spica 4.1°S of Moon    09  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°W    09  12:05  Moon at Apogee: 405268 km    10  11     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     13  02:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  06     Mercury at Aphelion     18  11:54  Mercury 4.7°S of Moon    20  06:14  NEW MOON     20  06:17  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.046    20  09:18  Vernal Equinox     20  11:21  Moon at Descending Node     21  13:33  Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    21  14:12  Moon at Perigee: 359963 km    23  11:31  Mars 4.6°N of Moon    24  23:43  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon    26  21:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  12:27  Saturn 5.1°N of Moon    31  02:14  Regulus 3.5°N of MoonApr 02  17:12  Moon at Ascending Node     02  23     Mercury 1.3°S of Jupiter    03  15:06  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.855    03  15:19  FULL MOON     04  07:54  Spica 4.1°S of Moon    05  23:44  Moon at Apogee: 406054 km    08  06:24  Mars 3.2°S of Pleiades    09  09     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     11  18:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  16:42  Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon    16  22:12  Moon at Descending Node     18  15:26  NEW MOON     19  00:07  Moon at Perigee: 357338 km    20  08:55  Venus 4.7°N of Moon    21  05:09  Mars 5.7°N of Moon    21  08:35  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    21  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     22  16     Lyrid Meteor Shower    22  19:50  Mars 6.3°N of Aldebaran    23  11:39  Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades    23  21:33  Saturn 5.0°N of Moon    25  07:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  07:51  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon    29  06     Mercury at Perihelion     29  22:20  Moon at Ascending Node May 01  08:32  Venus 6.3°N of Aldebaran    01  14:00  Spica 4.1°S of Moon    03  02:24  Moon at Apogee: 406350 km    03  08:16  FULL MOON     05  05     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  07:29  Mercury 2.2°S of Pleiades    11  06:56  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  03     Venus 0.4°N of Mars    14  03     Venus at Perihelion     14  06:17  Moon at Descending Node     14  12:00  Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    17  10:28  Moon at Perigee: 357645 km    17  23:12  NEW MOON     20  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E    21  10:32  Saturn 4.9°N of Moon    24  14:25  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon    24  19     Mercury 5.7°N of Mars    24  19:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  00:57  Moon at Ascending Node     28  20:00  Spica 4.2°S of Moon    30  07:23  Moon at Apogee: 406002 kmJun 01  23:54  FULL MOON     03  19     Venus 2.0°N of Saturn    07  00:53  Venus 4.6°S of Pollux    09  15:44  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  09:46  Moon at Descending Node     11  03:42  Jupiter 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.    14  07     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  17:42  Moon at Perigee: 360644 km    16  06:26  NEW MOON     18  01:58  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon    19  01:07  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    19  07:19  Venus 6.0°N of Moon    20  22:31  Regulus 3.0°N of Moon    21  02:45  Summer Solstice     23  02:36  Moon at Ascending Node     23  10:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  02:36  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    26  17     Mars 1.1°N of Saturn    26  20:19  Moon at Apogee: 405126 km    27  20     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     28  05:59  Mars 5.5°S of Pollux
Date     AST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  13:44  FULL MOON     06  15     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU    07  10:33  Moon at Descending Node     07  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.3°W    08  14:56  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    08  21:59  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  01:45  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus    12  14:24  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon    12  15:35  Moon at Perigee: 365365 km    14  03:05  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    15  14:15  NEW MOON     17  06     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     18  07:40  Regulus 2.8°N of Moon    19  03:49  Venus 2.3°N of Moon    20  05:54  Moon at Ascending Node     22  10:07  Spica 4.7°S of Moon    23  03:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  13:20  Moon at Apogee: 404334 km    26  05     Mercury at Perihelion     28  07     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    31  01:54  FULL MOON Aug 03  12:44  Moon at Descending Node     04  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     04  21:58  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    07  02:50  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  04:24  Moon at Perigee: 369503 km    08  20:59  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon    12  08:38  Saturn 4.4°N of Moon    12  15     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E    12  23     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  23:53  NEW MOON     16  12:01  Moon at Ascending Node     17  17:23  Venus 3.5°S of Moon    18  18:15  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    19  02     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     21  08:02  Moon at Apogee: 404240 km    21  20:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  12:49  FULL MOON     30  18:58  Moon at Descending Node Sep 01  02:19  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    01  21:15  Venus 1.4°S of Spica    02  11:31  Moon at Perigee: 367629 km    03  11     Venus at Aphelion     05  02:21  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon    05  07:41  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  05     Mercury at Aphelion     08  21:04  Saturn 4.4°N of Moon    11  16     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66606 AU    12  12:14  NEW MOON     12  12:18  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.974    12  19:46  Moon at Ascending Node     14  15:43  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon    15  02:15  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    17  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E    18  03:04  Moon at Apogee: 404970 km    20  04:25  Mercury 0.9°S of Spica    20  14:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  18:41  Autumnal Equinox     27  04:33  Moon at Descending Node     27  22:46  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.014    27  22:57  FULL MOON     28  06:13  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    30  00:10  Moon at Perigee: 362430 kmOct 01  20     Jupiter at Opposition     02  08:32  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon    04  14:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     06  07:00  Saturn 4.3°N of Moon    08  06:34  Regulus 2.7°N of Moon    10  02:34  Moon at Ascending Node     12  03:33  NEW MOON     12  07     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  00     Neptune at Opposition     15  20:06  Moon at Apogee: 406022 km    20  08:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  13     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     21  15     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  04     Mercury at Perihelion     24  14:23  Moon at Descending Node     24  22     Mercury 4.9°S of Mars    25  11:31  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    27  08:42  FULL MOON     27  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°W    28  06:16  Moon at Perigee: 358119 km    29  17:10  Aldebaran 0.5°S of MoonNov 01  17:39  Venus 1.6°S of Spica    02  09     Mercury 6.4°N of Venus    02  15:13  Saturn 4.1°N of Moon    02  23:12  Mercury 3.8°N of Spica    02  23:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     04  11:59  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon    05  16     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  06:15  Moon at Ascending Node     08  07:07  Mars 1.3°S of Moon    08  08:51  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    08  15:37  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    10  21:16  NEW MOON     12  05:37  Moon at Apogee: 406644 km    12  15     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  07     Venus 2.6°S of Mars    16  22:50  Mars 2.7°N of Spica    17  01:36  Saturn 0.8°S of Beehive    17  22     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  00:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  20:41  Moon at Descending Node     21  18:45  Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.    22  16:05  Venus 2.6°N of Spica    25  18:06  Moon at Perigee: 356448 km    25  18:32  FULL MOON     26  04:07  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon    29  23:03  Saturn 3.9°N of MoonDec 01  18:26  Regulus 2.3°N of Moon    02  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     02  12:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  07:15  Moon at Ascending Node     05  13     Jupiter at Perihelion:  4.95268 AU    05  21:20  Spica 5.1°S of Moon    06  14:30  Venus 1.2°S of Moon    07  01:25  Mars 3.0°S of Moon    09  06:00  Moon at Apogee: 406607 km    10  16:14  NEW MOON     14  11     Geminid Meteor Shower    17  22:21  Moon at Descending Node     18  13:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     19  03:40  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    21  15:35  Winter Solstice     22  19     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  15:28  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon    24  06:34  Moon at Perigee: 358118 km    24  19     Venus at Perihelion     25  04:54  FULL MOON     27  07:07  Saturn 3.9°N of Moon    29  03:10  Regulus 2.1°N of Moon    30  02     Uranus at Opposition     30  06     Venus 2.7°N of Mars    30  09:10  Moon at Ascending Node     

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: 2031 to 2040

The Americas

Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2031 to 2040 for seven time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.

Calendars of Astronomical Events - The Americas
AST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
EST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
CST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
MST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
PST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
AKST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040
HST 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= GMT - 4 hours)
        • EST = Eastern Standard Time (= GMT - 5 hours)
        • CST = Central Standard Time (= GMT - 6 hours)
        • MST = Mountain Standard Time (= GMT - 7 hours)
        • PST = Pacific Standard Time (= GMT - 8 hours)
        • AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= GMT - 9 hours)
        • HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= GMT - 10 hours)
          (where GMT = Greenwich Mean Time)

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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