2038Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2038Phases 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. 
   
      2038 Phases of the Moon   
      Gulf Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  5  17:41 A  Jan 13  16:34    Jan 21  08:00 n  Jan 28  02:00   
 Feb  4  09:52    Feb 12  13:30    Feb 19  20:09    Feb 26  10:56   
 Mar  6  03:15    Mar 14  07:42    Mar 21  06:09    Mar 27  21:36   
 Apr  4  20:43    Apr 12  22:02    Apr 19  14:36    Apr 26  10:15   
 May  4  13:19    May 12  08:18    May 18  22:23    May 26  00:43   
 Jun  3  04:24    Jun 10  15:11    Jun 17  06:30 n  Jun 24  16:39   
 Jul  2  17:32 A  Jul  9  20:00    Jul 16  15:48 n  Jul 24  09:40   
 Aug  1  04:40    Aug  8  00:21    Aug 15  02:57    Aug 23  03:12   
 Aug 30  14:13    Sep  6  05:51    Sep 13  16:24    Sep 21  20:27   
 Sep 28  22:57    Oct  5  13:52    Oct 13  08:22    Oct 21  12:23   
 Oct 28  07:53    Nov  4  01:24    Nov 12  02:27    Nov 20  02:10   
 Nov 26  17:47    Dec  3  16:46    Dec 11  21:30 n  Dec 19  13:29   
 Dec 26  05:02 T ---
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.
2038Calendar 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.
   
      2038Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Gulf Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  09     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU    04  00:43  Mercury 1.4°S of Moon    04  03     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  05     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     05  17:41  NEW MOON     05  17:46  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.973    06  01:32  Moon at Descending Node     12  12     Uranus at Opposition     12  17:57  Moon at Apogee: 404530 km    13  16:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  20     Mercury 6.4°S of Venus    15  00     Jupiter at Opposition     17  12:16  Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon    20  12:06  Moon at Ascending Node     20  19:41  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    21  07:48  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.900    21  08:00  FULL MOON     21  16     Venus at Perihelion     21  18:14  Beehive 0.0°S of Moon    22  02     Mercury at Aphelion     23  06:25  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    24  08:38  Saturn 2.5°S of Moon    24  13:52  Moon at Perigee: 366508 km    27  19:01  Jupiter 6.2°S of Pollux    28  02:00  LAST QUARTER MOON Feb 01  10:02  Venus 5.2°N of Moon    02  09:08  Moon at Descending Node     04  09:52  NEW MOON     04  21:11  Mars 2.0°S of Pleiades    09  14:00  Moon at Apogee: 405275 km    12  13:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  21:29  Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon    16  21:30  Moon at Ascending Node     17  00:47  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    17  06:37  Pollux 6.3°N of Moon    18  04:37  Beehive 0.0°S of Moon    19  16:21  Regulus 3.0°S of Moon    19  20:09  FULL MOON     20  15:09  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon    21  12:05  Moon at Perigee: 360960 km    26  10:56  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  16:30  Mars 7.4°N of AldebaranMar 01  12:52  Moon at Descending Node     02  00:46  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    03  12     Saturn at Opposition     06  03:15  NEW MOON     07  02     Mercury at Perihelion     09  04:39  Moon at Apogee: 406184 km    11  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E    13  05:23  Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon    13  17:38  Mars 4.6°N of Moon    14  07:42  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  16     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W    16  03:28  Moon at Ascending Node     16  08:29  Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    16  16:32  Pollux 6.1°N of Moon    17  15:03  Beehive 0.2°S of Moon    19  03:18  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    19  22:49  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    20  16:40  Vernal Equinox     21  06:09  FULL MOON     21  21:16  Moon at Perigee: 357387 km    27  21:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     28  13:42  Moon at Descending Node     31  13:43  Venus 4.0°N of MoonApr 04  20:43  NEW MOON     05  09:32  Moon at Apogee: 406665 km    09  11:48  Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon    11  06:58  Mars 2.8°N of Moon    12  05:27  Moon at Ascending Node     12  18:25  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    12  22:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  00:30  Pollux 5.9°N of Moon    13  23:43  Beehive 0.4°S of Moon    15  13:08  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon    16  06:34  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon    18  21     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     19  08:30  Moon at Perigee: 356842 km    19  14:36  FULL MOON     23  01     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  15:37  Moon at Descending Node     25  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°W    26  10:15  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  13:51  Venus 3.8°N of MoonMay 02  02:14  Mercury 2.3°N of Moon    02  12:35  Moon at Apogee: 406509 km    03  05:42  Jupiter 6.1°S of Pollux    04  13:19  NEW MOON     05  14     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  17:34  Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon    09  06:33  Moon at Ascending Node     09  19:54  Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    10  06:19  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    10  06:31  Pollux 5.7°N of Moon    11  06:10  Beehive 0.7°S of Moon    12  08:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  20:39  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon    13  13:44  Saturn 2.5°S of Moon    14  00     Venus at Aphelion     17  17:35  Moon at Perigee: 359249 km    17  22:03  Mars 5.1°S of Pollux    18  22:23  FULL MOON     21  21:34  Moon at Descending Node     23  06     Mars 1.0°N of Jupiter    26  00:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  00:16  Moon at Apogee: 405684 km    30  20:36  Venus 3.0°N of MoonJun 02  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     03  01     Mercury at Perihelion     03  04:24  NEW MOON     05  10:06  Moon at Ascending Node     06  11:58  Pollux 5.5°N of Moon    06  20:15  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.    07  08:00  Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    07  11:34  Beehive 0.8°S of Moon    09  02:20  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    09  20:54  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon    10  14:06  Mars 0.2°S of Beehive    10  15:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  19:26  Moon at Perigee: 363752 km    17  04     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66611 AU    17  06:30  FULL MOON     17  06:44  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.442    18  06:42  Moon at Descending Node     21  10:09  Summer Solstice     22  04:48  Venus 5.5°S of Pleiades    23  03:45  Mercury 4.8°S of Pollux    24  16:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     26  16:55  Moon at Apogee: 404680 km    30  05:31  Venus 1.4°N of Moon    30  06:14  Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran    30  07:02  Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon    30  15     Mercury 0.5°N of Jupiter
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  16:47  Moon at Ascending Node     02  17:32  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.991    02  17:32  NEW MOON     03  08:06  Mercury 0.9°S of Beehive    04  12:23  Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon    04  17:35  Beehive 0.8°S of Moon    04  19:39  Mercury 2.2°S of Moon    05  00     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    05  19:47  Mars 2.4°S of Moon    06  07:50  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    07  05:26  Saturn 2.9°S of Moon    07  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°E    09  20:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  23:32  Moon at Perigee: 368535 km    15  15:58  Moon at Descending Node     16  15:35  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.500    16  15:48  FULL MOON     17  01     Mercury at Aphelion     17  04     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     17  19:30  Mars 0.6°N of Regulus    24  09:40  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  11:19  Moon at Apogee: 404203 km    27  15:15  Aldebaran 2.9°S of Moon    28  16     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    30  00:50  Moon at Ascending Node     30  11:32  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.Aug 01  04:40  NEW MOON     03  08:07  Mars 3.7°S of Moon    03  08     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     03  16:27  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon    04  07     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     05  11:35  Venus 6.4°S of Pollux    06  01:36  Moon at Perigee: 368833 km    08  00:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  22:24  Moon at Descending Node     12  08     Mars 0.9°S of Saturn    13  08     Perseid Meteor Shower    15  02:57  FULL MOON     16  17:58  Venus 0.9°S of Beehive    17  20     Mercury 2.9°S of Venus    19  15:16  Mercury 3.3°S of Beehive    21  05:57  Moon at Apogee: 404583 km    22  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°W    23  03:12  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  10     Venus 0.3°N of Jupiter    23  23:43  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon    26  07:40  Moon at Ascending Node     26  23     Mercury 0.2°S of Jupiter    27  11:40  Pollux 5.4°N of Moon    28  10:34  Beehive 0.9°S of Moon    29  07:22  Mercury 2.6°S of Moon    30  00     Mercury at Perihelion     30  14:13  NEW MOON Sep 02  02:39  Moon at Perigee: 364106 km    03  08     Venus at Perihelion     03  22     Mercury 0.4°N of Venus    06  05:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  00:51  Moon at Descending Node     12  09     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     13  16:24  FULL MOON     16  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     17  23:15  Moon at Apogee: 405516 km    20  07:32  Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon    21  20:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  11:26  Moon at Ascending Node     23  02:02  Autumnal Equinox     23  20:57  Pollux 5.2°N of Moon    24  20:17  Beehive 1.0°S of Moon    25  21:35  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon    26  09:56  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    28  22:57  NEW MOON     30  00     Mercury 0.2°S of Mars    30  04:20  Moon at Perigee: 359444 kmOct 05  01:28  Moon at Descending Node     05  13:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  08:22  FULL MOON     15  11:13  Moon at Apogee: 406282 km    17  14:16  Aldebaran 3.5°S of Moon    18  05     Venus at Superior Conjunction     19  12:51  Moon at Ascending Node     21  04:55  Pollux 5.0°N of Moon    21  12:23  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  00     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  04:54  Beehive 1.3°S of Moon    23  09     Neptune at Opposition     23  15:07  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon    23  19:39  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon    25  13:54  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon    28  07:53  NEW MOON     28  14:19  Moon at Perigee: 356944 km    29  21:01  Mercury 5.7°S of MoonNov 01  04:41  Moon at Descending Node     01  11     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     02  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°E    04  01:24  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  01     S Taurid Meteor Shower    10  12:27  Mercury 2.1°N of Antares    11  12:59  Moon at Apogee: 406419 km    12  02:27  FULL MOON     13  00     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  20:19  Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon    14  16:23  Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus    15  15:00  Moon at Ascending Node     17  11:12  Pollux 4.8°N of Moon    18  06     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  11:35  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    20  02:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  03:25  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    20  04:30  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    22  03:40  Saturn 3.5°S of Moon    23  07     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     26  00     Mercury at Perihelion     26  02:45  Moon at Perigee: 357562 km    26  17:47  NEW MOON     28  12:54  Moon at Descending Node Dec 03  16:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  17:35  Moon at Apogee: 405980 km    10  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W    11  02:34  Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon    11  21:30  FULL MOON     11  21:44  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.805    12  20:05  Moon at Ascending Node     14  16:48  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon    14  19     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  17:08  Beehive 1.6°S of Moon    17  09:15  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon    17  12:30  Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon    19  13:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  13:32  Saturn 3.4°S of Moon    20  21:07  Mercury 5.5°N of Antares    21  23:01  Winter Solstice     23  04     Ursid Meteor Shower    24  12:23  Moon at Perigee: 361283 km    24  23:19  Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    25  22     Mercury 0.8°N of Mars    25  23:55  Moon at Descending Node     26  04:59  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.027    26  05:02  NEW MOON     27  11:27  Venus 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    

 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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2031 to 2040 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    2031     2032     2033     2034     2035     2036     2037     2038     2039     2040 
   CET    2031     2032     2033     2034     2035     2036     2037     2038     2039     2040 
   EET    2031     2032     2033     2034     2035     2036     2037     2038     2039     2040 
   MSK    2031     2032     2033     2034     2035     2036     2037     2038     2039     2040 
   GST    2031     2032     2033     2034     2035     2036     2037     2038     2039     2040 
        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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