2034Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2034Phases of the Moon

Mountain Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 7 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2034 Phases of the Moon
Mountain Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 4 12:47 Jan 12 06:17
Jan 20 03:02 Jan 27 01:32 Feb 3 03:05 Feb 11 04:09
Feb 18 16:10 Feb 25 09:34 Mar 4 19:10 Mar 12 23:45
Mar 20 03:14 T Mar 26 18:18 Apr 3 12:19 n Apr 11 15:45
Apr 18 12:26 Apr 25 04:35 May 3 05:16 May 11 03:56
May 17 20:12 May 24 16:57 Jun 1 20:54 Jun 9 12:44
Jun 16 03:26 Jun 23 07:35 Jul 1 10:44 Jul 8 18:59
Jul 15 11:15 Jul 23 00:05 Jul 30 22:54 Aug 6 23:50
Aug 13 20:53 Aug 21 17:43 Aug 29 09:49 Sep 5 04:41
Sep 12 09:14 A Sep 20 11:39 Sep 27 19:57 p Oct 4 11:05
Oct 12 00:33 Oct 20 05:03 Oct 27 05:42 Nov 2 20:27
Nov 10 18:16 Nov 18 21:01 Nov 25 15:32 Dec 2 09:46
Dec 10 13:14 Dec 18 10:45 Dec 25 01:54 -

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

Mountain Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 7 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
Mountain Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     MST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  02:17  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon    03  16     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  19     Venus at Superior Conjunction     03  21     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    04  12:47  FULL MOON     04  19:56  Saturn 4.6°N of Moon    07  19     Saturn at Opposition     08  00:42  Regulus 3.6°N of Moon    10  21:21  Moon at Ascending Node     12  06:17  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  06:24  Spica 3.8°S of Moon    12  17:22  Moon at Apogee: 404300 km    20  03:02  NEW MOON     21  14:40  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon    21  15     Venus at Aphelion     23  00:41  Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon    24  17:56  Moon at Descending Node     25  01:02  Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    25  14:19  Moon at Perigee: 369926 km    26  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E    27  01:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  08:58  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon    31  03     Mercury at Perihelion Feb 01  00:29  Saturn 4.8°N of Moon    03  03:05  FULL MOON     04  09:36  Regulus 3.5°N of Moon    07  01:04  Moon at Ascending Node     08  14:27  Spica 4.0°S of Moon    09  14:37  Moon at Apogee: 404475 km    11  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     11  04:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  16:10  NEW MOON     20  22:47  Moon at Descending Node     21  08:30  Moon at Perigee: 364926 km    22  16     Venus 0.4°S of Jupiter    22  16:10  Mars 2.7°N of Moon    25  09:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  14:17  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    28  04:08  Saturn 5.0°N of MoonMar 03  17:10  Regulus 3.5°N of Moon    04  19:10  FULL MOON     06  07:21  Moon at Ascending Node     07  22:05  Spica 4.1°S of Moon    09  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°W    09  09:05  Moon at Apogee: 405268 km    10  08     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     12  23:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  03     Mercury at Aphelion     18  08:54  Mercury 4.7°S of Moon    20  03:14  NEW MOON     20  03:17  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.046    20  06:18  Vernal Equinox     20  08:21  Moon at Descending Node     21  10:33  Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    21  11:12  Moon at Perigee: 359963 km    23  08:31  Mars 4.6°N of Moon    24  20:43  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon    26  18:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  09:27  Saturn 5.1°N of Moon    30  23:14  Regulus 3.5°N of MoonApr 02  14:12  Moon at Ascending Node     02  20     Mercury 1.3°S of Jupiter    03  12:06  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.855    03  12:19  FULL MOON     04  04:54  Spica 4.1°S of Moon    05  20:44  Moon at Apogee: 406054 km    08  03:24  Mars 3.2°S of Pleiades    09  06     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     11  15:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  13:42  Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon    16  19:12  Moon at Descending Node     18  12:26  NEW MOON     18  21:07  Moon at Perigee: 357338 km    20  05:55  Venus 4.7°N of Moon    21  02:09  Mars 5.7°N of Moon    21  05:35  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon    21  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     22  13     Lyrid Meteor Shower    22  16:50  Mars 6.3°N of Aldebaran    23  08:39  Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades    23  18:33  Saturn 5.0°N of Moon    25  04:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  04:51  Regulus 3.4°N of Moon    29  03     Mercury at Perihelion     29  19:20  Moon at Ascending Node May 01  05:32  Venus 6.3°N of Aldebaran    01  11:00  Spica 4.1°S of Moon    02  23:24  Moon at Apogee: 406350 km    03  05:16  FULL MOON     05  02     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  04:29  Mercury 2.2°S of Pleiades    11  03:56  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  00     Venus 0.4°N of Mars    14  00     Venus at Perihelion     14  03:17  Moon at Descending Node     14  09:00  Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    17  07:28  Moon at Perigee: 357645 km    17  20:12  NEW MOON     20  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E    21  07:32  Saturn 4.9°N of Moon    24  11:25  Regulus 3.2°N of Moon    24  16     Mercury 5.7°N of Mars    24  16:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  21:57  Moon at Ascending Node     28  17:00  Spica 4.2°S of Moon    30  04:23  Moon at Apogee: 406002 kmJun 01  20:54  FULL MOON     03  16     Venus 2.0°N of Saturn    06  21:53  Venus 4.6°S of Pollux    09  12:44  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  06:46  Moon at Descending Node     11  00:42  Jupiter 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.    14  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  14:42  Moon at Perigee: 360644 km    16  03:26  NEW MOON     17  22:58  Saturn 4.7°N of Moon    18  22:07  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    19  04:19  Venus 6.0°N of Moon    20  19:31  Regulus 3.0°N of Moon    20  23:45  Summer Solstice     22  23:36  Moon at Ascending Node     23  07:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  23:36  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    26  14     Mars 1.1°N of Saturn    26  17:19  Moon at Apogee: 405126 km    27  17     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     28  02:59  Mars 5.5°S of Pollux
Date     MST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  10:44  FULL MOON     06  12     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU    07  07:33  Moon at Descending Node     07  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.3°W    08  11:56  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    08  18:59  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  22:45  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus    12  11:24  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon    12  12:35  Moon at Perigee: 365365 km    14  00:05  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    15  11:15  NEW MOON     17  03     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     18  04:40  Regulus 2.8°N of Moon    19  00:49  Venus 2.3°N of Moon    20  02:54  Moon at Ascending Node     22  07:07  Spica 4.7°S of Moon    23  00:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  10:20  Moon at Apogee: 404334 km    26  02     Mercury at Perihelion     28  04     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    30  22:54  FULL MOON Aug 03  09:44  Moon at Descending Node     04  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     04  18:58  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    06  23:50  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  01:24  Moon at Perigee: 369503 km    08  17:59  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon    12  05:38  Saturn 4.4°N of Moon    12  12     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°E    12  20     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  20:53  NEW MOON     16  09:01  Moon at Ascending Node     17  14:23  Venus 3.5°S of Moon    18  15:15  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    18  23     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     21  05:02  Moon at Apogee: 404240 km    21  17:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  09:49  FULL MOON     30  15:58  Moon at Descending Node     31  23:19  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.Sep 01  18:15  Venus 1.4°S of Spica    02  08:31  Moon at Perigee: 367629 km    03  08     Venus at Aphelion     04  23:21  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon    05  04:41  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  02     Mercury at Aphelion     08  18:04  Saturn 4.4°N of Moon    11  13     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66606 AU    12  09:14  NEW MOON     12  09:18  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.974    12  16:46  Moon at Ascending Node     14  12:43  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon    14  23:15  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    16  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E    18  00:04  Moon at Apogee: 404970 km    20  01:25  Mercury 0.9°S of Spica    20  11:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  15:41  Autumnal Equinox     27  01:33  Moon at Descending Node     27  19:46  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.014    27  19:57  FULL MOON     28  03:13  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    29  21:10  Moon at Perigee: 362430 kmOct 01  17     Jupiter at Opposition     02  05:32  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon    04  11:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     06  04:00  Saturn 4.3°N of Moon    08  03:34  Regulus 2.7°N of Moon    09  23:34  Moon at Ascending Node     12  00:33  NEW MOON     12  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     13  21     Neptune at Opposition     15  17:06  Moon at Apogee: 406022 km    20  05:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  10     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     21  12     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  01     Mercury at Perihelion     24  11:23  Moon at Descending Node     24  19     Mercury 4.9°S of Mars    25  08:31  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    27  05:42  FULL MOON     27  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°W    28  03:16  Moon at Perigee: 358119 km    29  14:10  Aldebaran 0.5°S of MoonNov 01  14:39  Venus 1.6°S of Spica    02  06     Mercury 6.4°N of Venus    02  12:13  Saturn 4.1°N of Moon    02  20:12  Mercury 3.8°N of Spica    02  20:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     04  08:59  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon    05  13     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  03:15  Moon at Ascending Node     08  04:07  Mars 1.3°S of Moon    08  05:51  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    08  12:37  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    10  18:16  NEW MOON     12  02:37  Moon at Apogee: 406644 km    12  12     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  04     Venus 2.6°S of Mars    16  19:50  Mars 2.7°N of Spica    16  22:36  Saturn 0.8°S of Beehive    17  19     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  21:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  17:41  Moon at Descending Node     21  15:45  Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.    22  13:05  Venus 2.6°N of Spica    25  15:06  Moon at Perigee: 356448 km    25  15:32  FULL MOON     26  01:07  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon    29  20:03  Saturn 3.9°N of MoonDec 01  15:26  Regulus 2.3°N of Moon    02  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     02  09:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  04:15  Moon at Ascending Node     05  10     Jupiter at Perihelion:  4.95268 AU    05  18:20  Spica 5.1°S of Moon    06  11:30  Venus 1.2°S of Moon    06  22:25  Mars 3.0°S of Moon    09  03:00  Moon at Apogee: 406607 km    10  13:14  NEW MOON     14  08     Geminid Meteor Shower    17  19:21  Moon at Descending Node     18  10:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     19  00:40  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    21  12:35  Winter Solstice     22  16     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  12:28  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon    24  03:34  Moon at Perigee: 358118 km    24  16     Venus at Perihelion     25  01:54  FULL MOON     27  04:07  Saturn 3.9°N of Moon    29  00:10  Regulus 2.1°N of Moon    29  23     Uranus at Opposition     30  03     Venus 2.7°N of Mars    30  06:10  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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