2039Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2039Phases 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. 
   
      2039 Phases of the Moon   
      Greenwich Mean Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
- Jan  2  07:37    Jan 10  11:45    Jan 17  18:42   
 Jan 24  13:36    Feb  1  04:45    Feb  9  03:39    Feb 16  02:36   
 Feb 23  03:18    Mar  3  02:15    Mar 10  16:35    Mar 17  10:08   
 Mar 24  17:59    Apr  1  21:55    Apr  9  02:53    Apr 15  18:07   
 Apr 23  09:35    May  1  14:07    May  8  11:20    May 15  03:17   
 May 23  01:38    May 31  02:24    Jun  6  18:48 p  Jun 13  14:16   
 Jun 21  17:21 A  Jun 29  11:17    Jul  6  02:03    Jul 13  03:38   
 Jul 21  07:54    Jul 28  17:50    Aug  4  09:56    Aug 11  19:36   
 Aug 19  20:50    Aug 26  23:16    Sep  2  19:23    Sep 10  13:45   
 Sep 18  08:23    Sep 25  04:53    Oct  2  07:23    Oct 10  08:59   
 Oct 17  19:09    Oct 24  11:50    Oct 31  22:36    Nov  9  03:46   
 Nov 16  05:46    Nov 22  21:17    Nov 30  16:49 p  Dec  8  20:44   
 Dec 15  16:32 T  Dec 22  10:01    Dec 30  12:37   -
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.
2039Calendar 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.
   
      2039Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Greenwich Mean Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  07:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  06     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  05:10  Moon at Apogee: 405107 km    05  06     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU    07  05:45  Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon    08  19     Mercury at Aphelion     08  23:18  Moon at Ascending Node     10  11:45  FULL MOON     10  19:21  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon    11  19:19  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    13  10:54  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    13  12:09  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon    15  15:43  Saturn 3.2°S of Moon    17  02     Uranus at Opposition     17  18:42  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  15:12  Jupiter 0.6°N of Regulus    21  05:35  Moon at Perigee: 366856 km    22  05:13  Moon at Descending Node     22  16:50  Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.    24  13:36  NEW MOON     24  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  09:07  Venus 3.1°N of MoonFeb 01  04:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  01:38  Moon at Apogee: 404385 km    03  13:51  Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon    05  05:55  Moon at Ascending Node     07  03:31  Pollux 4.7°N of Moon    08  03:15  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    09  03:39  FULL MOON     09  14:14  Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon    09  18:11  Regulus 4.1°S of Moon    11  20:19  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon    15  07     Jupiter at Opposition     15  17:30  Moon at Perigee: 370230 km    16  02:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  09:34  Moon at Descending Node     20  13:09  Mars 1.7°N of Moon    21  19     Mercury at Perihelion     22  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E    23  03:18  NEW MOON     25  13:46  Venus 4.6°N of MoonMar 01  22:42  Moon at Apogee: 404389 km    02  22:12  Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon    03  02:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  09:49  Moon at Ascending Node     06  12:37  Pollux 4.5°N of Moon    07  12:31  Beehive 1.7°S of Moon    08  17:34  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon    09  03:23  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    10  09     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     10  16:35  FULL MOON     11  01:36  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon    13  18:38  Moon at Perigee: 366000 km    16  03:43  Antares 6.2°S of Moon    16  16     Saturn at Opposition     17  10:05  Moon at Descending Node     17  10:08  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  18:32  Vernal Equinox     21  09:41  Mars 3.1°N of Moon    24  17:59  NEW MOON     27  22:28  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    29  17:29  Moon at Apogee: 405124 km    30  06:02  Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon    31  11:40  Moon at Ascending Node Apr 01  21:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  21:22  Pollux 4.3°N of Moon    03  21:43  Beehive 1.9°S of Moon    04  23:32  Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon    05  13:15  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon    06  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W    07  08:15  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon    09  02:53  FULL MOON     10  07:33  Venus 2.4°S of Pleiades    10  17:31  Moon at Perigee: 360831 km    12  11:02  Antares 6.0°S of Moon    13  11:46  Moon at Descending Node     15  18:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  21     Venus at Perihelion     18  13:02  Venus 7.4°N of Aldebaran    19  07:29  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    21  04:54  Mercury 2.5°N of Moon    21  06     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     23  03     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  09:35  NEW MOON     26  06:54  Moon at Apogee: 406022 km    26  12:57  Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon    27  06:43  Venus 2.7°N of Moon    27  14:05  Moon at Ascending Node     30  04:51  Pollux 4.1°N of MoonMay 01  05:40  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    01  14:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  08:13  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon    02  22:11  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon    04  15:46  Saturn 3.0°S of Moon    05  16     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    08  11:20  FULL MOON     09  01:48  Moon at Perigee: 357636 km    09  20:44  Antares 5.9°S of Moon    10  18:11  Moon at Descending Node     15  03:17  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     18  07:24  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    20  18     Mercury at Perihelion     23  01:38  NEW MOON     23  12:06  Moon at Apogee: 406489 km    24  18:40  Moon at Ascending Node     26  10     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38111 AU    27  05:34  Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    27  11:04  Pollux 4.0°N of Moon    28  12:07  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    29  06:35  Venus 3.8°S of Pollux    29  19:13  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    30  05:24  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    30  18     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E    31  02:24  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  23:34  Saturn 3.2°S of MoonJun 06  07:38  Antares 5.8°S of Moon    06  12:01  Moon at Perigee: 357205 km    06  18:48  FULL MOON     06  18:53  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.885    07  04:24  Moon at Descending Node     13  14:16  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  20:59  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    16  09:08  Mars 3.2°N of Moon    18  19:51  Mercury 5.6°S of Pollux    18  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.7°E    19  15:56  Moon at Apogee: 406283 km    21  00:51  Moon at Ascending Node     21  11:58  Summer Solstice     21  17:11  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.945    21  17:21  NEW MOON     23  16:49  Pollux 4.0°N of Moon    23  20:20  Mercury 3.1°S of Moon    24  17:47  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    25  09:40  Venus 3.4°S of Moon    26  08:11  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    26  11:13  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    28  07:41  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon    29  11:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jul 03  17:54  Antares 5.8°S of Moon    03  18     Mercury at Aphelion     04  14:57  Moon at Descending Node     04  20:31  Moon at Perigee: 359517 km    05  14     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU    06  02:03  FULL MOON     06  21:59  Jupiter 0.5°N of Regulus    13  03:38  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  11:08  Mars 1.8°N of Moon    15  12:35  Venus 0.7°S of Regulus    16  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     17  03:14  Moon at Apogee: 405452 km    17  07:43  Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon    18  06:48  Moon at Ascending Node     21  07:54  NEW MOON     22  02     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     23  16:53  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    23  23:09  Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon    25  16:51  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon    28  17:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  18     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    31  02:11  Antares 5.7°S of Moon    31  10:33  Mars 4.9°S of Pleiades    31  22:25  Moon at Descending Node Aug 01  22:38  Moon at Perigee: 363901 km    04  09:56  FULL MOON     05  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°W    06  06     Venus at Aphelion     08  19     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     11  19:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  10     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  11:08  Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    13  15:03  Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon    13  19:35  Moon at Apogee: 404503 km    14  10:57  Moon at Ascending Node     15  04:22  Mars 4.6°N of Aldebaran    15  06:32  Mercury 0.9°S of Beehive    16  18     Mercury at Perihelion     17  06:19  Pollux 3.9°N of Moon    19  20:50  NEW MOON     22  03:55  Saturn 3.2°S of Moon    26  23:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  08:20  Antares 5.5°S of Moon    28  01:18  Moon at Descending Node     29  03:16  Moon at Perigee: 368737 km    30  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction Sep 02  19:23  FULL MOON     04  17     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     09  23:02  Aldebaran 4.9°S of Moon    10  13:18  Moon at Ascending Node     10  13:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  14:24  Moon at Apogee: 404110 km    11  06:51  Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    12  13     Mercury 1.3°S of Saturn    13  14:30  Pollux 3.7°N of Moon    14  15:14  Beehive 2.3°S of Moon    16  07:51  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    18  08:23  NEW MOON     19  10:04  Mercury 5.0°S of Moon    23  02:18  Moon at Perigee: 368956 km    23  03:50  Autumnal Equinox     23  13:46  Antares 5.3°S of Moon    24  01:47  Moon at Descending Node     25  04:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  16     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     27  06:05  Mercury 1.0°N of SpicaOct 02  07:23  FULL MOON     07  07:06  Aldebaran 5.1°S of Moon    07  15:37  Moon at Ascending Node     08  10:06  Moon at Apogee: 404575 km    09  12:28  Venus 2.0°S of Regulus    09  19:49  Mars 1.8°S of Moon    10  08:59  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  22:51  Pollux 3.5°N of Moon    11  23:54  Beehive 2.5°S of Moon    13  17:03  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    15  06:40  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon    15  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°E    17  19:09  NEW MOON     19  04     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W    19  11:35  Mercury 5.5°S of Moon    20  05:11  Moon at Perigee: 363947 km    20  20:39  Antares 5.1°S of Moon    21  04:37  Moon at Descending Node     22  02     Orionid Meteor Shower    24  11:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  17     Neptune at Opposition     31  22:36  FULL MOON Nov 02  12     Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter    03  14:37  Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon    03  19:54  Moon at Ascending Node     05  04:29  Moon at Apogee: 405534 km    06  03     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  22:03  Mars 1.7°S of Moon    07  06:32  Pollux 3.3°N of Moon    07  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  07:55  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    09  03:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  01:56  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    12  01:43  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon    12  17     Mercury at Perihelion     12  19:23  Venus 3.7°S of Moon    13  00:32  Saturn 2.9°S of Moon    13  02     N Taurid Meteor Shower    15  03:18  Mercury 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.    15  09     Venus 0.6°S of Saturn    16  05:46  NEW MOON     17  09:19  Moon at Perigee: 359171 km    17  12:34  Moon at Descending Node     18  08     Leonid Meteor Shower    22  21:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°W    26  14     Venus at Perihelion     28  16:02  Venus 3.9°N of Spica    30  16:49  FULL MOON     30  16:55  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.943    30  21:18  Aldebaran 5.3°S of MoonDec 01  02:11  Moon at Ascending Node     01  12:12  Mars 3.8°S of Pollux    02  16:15  Moon at Apogee: 406245 km    04  07:13  Mars 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    04  13:11  Pollux 3.3°N of Moon    05  14:43  Beehive 2.8°S of Moon    07  09:22  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    08  20:44  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  17:43  Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon    10  14:30  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon    12  19:10  Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    14  21     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  23:54  Moon at Descending Node     15  16:22  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036    15  16:32  NEW MOON     15  20:51  Moon at Perigee: 356818 km    22  00:41  Winter Solstice     22  10:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  06     Ursid Meteor Shower    26  16     Mercury at Aphelion     28  03:28  Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon    28  08:24  Moon at Ascending Node     29  16:34  Moon at Apogee: 406355 km    30  12:37  FULL MOON     30  21:25  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.    31  19:17  Pollux 3.3°N of 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: 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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