2034Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2034Phases of the Moon

Central Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2034 Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 4 13:47 Jan 12 07:17
Jan 20 04:02 Jan 27 02:32 Feb 3 04:05 Feb 11 05:09
Feb 18 17:10 Feb 25 10:34 Mar 4 20:10 Mar 13 00:45
Mar 20 04:14 T Mar 26 19:18 Apr 3 13:19 n Apr 11 16:45
Apr 18 13:26 Apr 25 05:35 May 3 06:16 May 11 04:56
May 17 21:12 May 24 17:57 Jun 1 21:54 Jun 9 13:44
Jun 16 04:26 Jun 23 08:35 Jul 1 11:44 Jul 8 19:59
Jul 15 12:15 Jul 23 01:05 Jul 30 23:54 Aug 7 00:50
Aug 13 21:53 Aug 21 18:43 Aug 29 10:49 Sep 5 05:41
Sep 12 10:14 A Sep 20 12:39 Sep 27 20:57 p Oct 4 12:05
Oct 12 01:33 Oct 20 06:03 Oct 27 06:42 Nov 2 21:27
Nov 10 19:16 Nov 18 22:01 Nov 25 16:32 Dec 2 10:46
Dec 10 14:14 Dec 18 11:45 Dec 25 02:54 -

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

Central Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 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
Central Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     CST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  03:17  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    03  17     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  20     Venus at Superior Conjunction     03  22     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    04  13:47  FULL MOON     04  20:56  Saturn 4.6°N of Moon    07  20     Saturn at Opposition     08  01:42  Regulus 3.6°N of Moon    10  22:21  Moon at Ascending Node     12  07:17  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  07:24  Spica 3.8°S of Moon    12  18:22  Moon at Apogee: 404300 km    20  04:02  NEW MOON     21  15:40  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon    21  16     Venus at Aphelion     23  01:41  Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon    24  18:56  Moon at Descending Node     25  02:02  Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    25  15:19  Moon at Perigee: 369926 km    26  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E    27  02:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  09:58  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon    31  04     Mercury at Perihelion Feb 01  01:29  Saturn 4.8°N of Moon    03  04:05  FULL MOON     04  10:36  Regulus 3.5°N of Moon    07  02:04  Moon at Ascending Node     08  15:27  Spica 4.0°S of Moon    09  15:37  Moon at Apogee: 404475 km    11  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     11  05:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  17:10  NEW MOON     20  23:47  Moon at Descending Node     21  09:30  Moon at Perigee: 364926 km    22  17     Venus 0.4°S of Jupiter    22  17:10  Mars 2.7°N of Moon    25  10:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  15:17  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    28  05:08  Saturn 5.0°N of MoonMar 03  18:10  Regulus 3.5°N of Moon    04  20:10  FULL MOON     06  08:21  Moon at Ascending Node     07  23:05  Spica 4.1°S of Moon    09  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°W    09  10:05  Moon at Apogee: 405268 km    10  09     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     13  00:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  04     Mercury at Aphelion     18  09:54  Mercury 4.7°S of Moon    20  04:14  NEW MOON     20  04:17  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.046    20  07:18  Vernal Equinox     20  09:21  Moon at Descending Node     21  11:33  Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    21  12:12  Moon at Perigee: 359963 km    23  09:31  Mars 4.6°N of Moon    24  21:43  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon    26  19:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  10:27  Saturn 5.1°N of Moon    31  00:14  Regulus 3.5°N of MoonApr 02  15:12  Moon at Ascending Node     02  21     Mercury 1.3°S of Jupiter    03  13:06  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.855    03  13:19  FULL MOON     04  05:54  Spica 4.1°S of Moon    05  21:44  Moon at Apogee: 406054 km    08  04:24  Mars 3.2°S of Pleiades    09  07     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     11  16:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  14:42  Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon    16  20:12  Moon at Descending Node     18  13:26  NEW MOON     18  22:07  Moon at Perigee: 357338 km    20  06:55  Venus 4.7°N of Moon    21  03:09  Mars 5.7°N of Moon    21  06:35  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    21  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     22  14     Lyrid Meteor Shower    22  17:50  Mars 6.3°N of Aldebaran    23  09:39  Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades    23  19:33  Saturn 5.0°N of Moon    25  05:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  05:51  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon    29  04     Mercury at Perihelion     29  20:20  Moon at Ascending Node May 01  06:32  Venus 6.3°N of Aldebaran    01  12:00  Spica 4.1°S of Moon    03  00:24  Moon at Apogee: 406350 km    03  06:16  FULL MOON     05  03     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  05:29  Mercury 2.2°S of Pleiades    11  04:56  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  01     Venus 0.4°N of Mars    14  01     Venus at Perihelion     14  04:17  Moon at Descending Node     14  10:00  Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    17  08:28  Moon at Perigee: 357645 km    17  21:12  NEW MOON     20  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E    21  08:32  Saturn 4.9°N of Moon    24  12:25  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon    24  17     Mercury 5.7°N of Mars    24  17:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  22:57  Moon at Ascending Node     28  18:00  Spica 4.2°S of Moon    30  05:23  Moon at Apogee: 406002 kmJun 01  21:54  FULL MOON     03  17     Venus 2.0°N of Saturn    06  22:53  Venus 4.6°S of Pollux    09  13:44  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  07:46  Moon at Descending Node     11  01:42  Jupiter 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.    14  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  15:42  Moon at Perigee: 360644 km    16  04:26  NEW MOON     17  23:58  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon    18  23:07  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    19  05:19  Venus 6.0°N of Moon    20  20:31  Regulus 3.0°N of Moon    21  00:45  Summer Solstice     23  00:36  Moon at Ascending Node     23  08:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  00:36  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    26  15     Mars 1.1°N of Saturn    26  18:19  Moon at Apogee: 405126 km    27  18     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     28  03:59  Mars 5.5°S of Pollux
Date     CST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  11:44  FULL MOON     06  13     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU    07  08:33  Moon at Descending Node     07  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.3°W    08  12:56  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    08  19:59  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  23:45  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus    12  12:24  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon    12  13:35  Moon at Perigee: 365365 km    14  01:05  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    15  12:15  NEW MOON     17  04     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     18  05:40  Regulus 2.8°N of Moon    19  01:49  Venus 2.3°N of Moon    20  03:54  Moon at Ascending Node     22  08:07  Spica 4.7°S of Moon    23  01:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  11:20  Moon at Apogee: 404334 km    26  03     Mercury at Perihelion     28  05     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    30  23:54  FULL MOON Aug 03  10:44  Moon at Descending Node     04  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     04  19:58  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    07  00:50  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  02:24  Moon at Perigee: 369503 km    08  18:59  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon    12  06:38  Saturn 4.4°N of Moon    12  13     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E    12  21     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  21:53  NEW MOON     16  10:01  Moon at Ascending Node     17  15:23  Venus 3.5°S of Moon    18  16:15  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    19  00     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     21  06:02  Moon at Apogee: 404240 km    21  18:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  10:49  FULL MOON     30  16:58  Moon at Descending Node Sep 01  00:19  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    01  19:15  Venus 1.4°S of Spica    02  09:31  Moon at Perigee: 367629 km    03  09     Venus at Aphelion     05  00:21  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon    05  05:41  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  03     Mercury at Aphelion     08  19:04  Saturn 4.4°N of Moon    11  14     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66606 AU    12  10:14  NEW MOON     12  10:18  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.974    12  17:46  Moon at Ascending Node     14  13:43  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon    15  00:15  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    16  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E    18  01:04  Moon at Apogee: 404970 km    20  02:25  Mercury 0.9°S of Spica    20  12:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  16:41  Autumnal Equinox     27  02:33  Moon at Descending Node     27  20:46  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.014    27  20:57  FULL MOON     28  04:13  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    29  22:10  Moon at Perigee: 362430 kmOct 01  18     Jupiter at Opposition     02  06:32  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon    04  12:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     06  05:00  Saturn 4.3°N of Moon    08  04:34  Regulus 2.7°N of Moon    10  00:34  Moon at Ascending Node     12  01:33  NEW MOON     12  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     13  22     Neptune at Opposition     15  18:06  Moon at Apogee: 406022 km    20  06:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  11     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     21  13     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  02     Mercury at Perihelion     24  12:23  Moon at Descending Node     24  20     Mercury 4.9°S of Mars    25  09:31  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    27  06:42  FULL MOON     27  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°W    28  04:16  Moon at Perigee: 358119 km    29  15:10  Aldebaran 0.5°S of MoonNov 01  15:39  Venus 1.6°S of Spica    02  07     Mercury 6.4°N of Venus    02  13:13  Saturn 4.1°N of Moon    02  21:12  Mercury 3.8°N of Spica    02  21:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     04  09:59  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon    05  14     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  04:15  Moon at Ascending Node     08  05:07  Mars 1.3°S of Moon    08  06:51  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    08  13:37  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    10  19:16  NEW MOON     12  03:37  Moon at Apogee: 406644 km    12  13     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  05     Venus 2.6°S of Mars    16  20:50  Mars 2.7°N of Spica    16  23:36  Saturn 0.8°S of Beehive    17  20     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  22:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  18:41  Moon at Descending Node     21  16:45  Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.    22  14:05  Venus 2.6°N of Spica    25  16:06  Moon at Perigee: 356448 km    25  16:32  FULL MOON     26  02:07  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon    29  21:03  Saturn 3.9°N of MoonDec 01  16:26  Regulus 2.3°N of Moon    02  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     02  10:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  05:15  Moon at Ascending Node     05  11     Jupiter at Perihelion:  4.95268 AU    05  19:20  Spica 5.1°S of Moon    06  12:30  Venus 1.2°S of Moon    06  23:25  Mars 3.0°S of Moon    09  04:00  Moon at Apogee: 406607 km    10  14:14  NEW MOON     14  09     Geminid Meteor Shower    17  20:21  Moon at Descending Node     18  11:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     19  01:40  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    21  13:35  Winter Solstice     22  17     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  13:28  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon    24  04:34  Moon at Perigee: 358118 km    24  17     Venus at Perihelion     25  02:54  FULL MOON     27  05:07  Saturn 3.9°N of Moon    29  01:10  Regulus 2.1°N of Moon    30  00     Uranus at Opposition     30  04     Venus 2.7°N of Mars    30  07:10  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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