2040Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2040Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2040 Phases of the Moon   
      Central European Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
--- Jan  7  12:05   
 Jan 14  04:25    Jan 21  03:21    Jan 29  08:54    Feb  5  23:32   
 Feb 12  15:24    Feb 19  22:33    Feb 28  01:59    Mar  6  08:19   
 Mar 13  02:46    Mar 20  18:59    Mar 28  16:11    Apr  4  15:06   
 Apr 11  15:00    Apr 19  14:37    Apr 27  03:38    May  3  21:00   
 May 11  04:28 P  May 19  08:00    May 26  12:47 t  Jun  2  03:17   
 Jun  9  19:03    Jun 17  22:32    Jun 24  20:19    Jul  1  11:18   
 Jul  9  10:15    Jul 17  10:16    Jul 24  03:05    Jul 30  22:06   
 Aug  8  01:26    Aug 15  19:36    Aug 22  10:09    Aug 29  12:16   
 Sep  6  16:13    Sep 14  03:07    Sep 20  18:43    Sep 28  05:41   
 Oct  6  06:26    Oct 13  09:41    Oct 20  05:50    Oct 28  01:27   
 Nov  4  19:56 P  Nov 11  16:23    Nov 18  20:06 t  Nov 26  22:07   
 Dec  4  08:33    Dec 11  00:30    Dec 18  13:16    Dec 26  18:02   
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.
2040Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2040Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Central European Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  21:45  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    02  16     Mars at Opposition     03  13     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    03  16:28  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    04  13     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     06  02:33  Venus 6.2°N of Antares    06  05:34  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    07  01:38  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon    07  12:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  05:27  Antares 4.9°S of Moon    11  11:06  Moon at Descending Node     11  18:32  Venus 1.9°N of Moon    13  11:03  Moon at Perigee: 357769 km    14  04:25  NEW MOON     21  03:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  22     Uranus at Opposition     24  10:51  Aldebaran 5.4°S of Moon    24  13:27  Moon at Ascending Node     25  23:42  Moon at Apogee: 405896 km    26  11:20  Mars 1.9°N of Moon    28  02:39  Pollux 3.3°N of Moon    29  03:58  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    29  08:54  FULL MOON     30  22:23  Regulus 4.8°S of MoonFeb 02  10:51  Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon    03  07:39  Saturn 2.0°S of Moon    05  23:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     06  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E    07  13:53  Antares 4.8°S of Moon    07  16:18  Moon at Descending Node     08  17     Mercury at Perihelion     10  14:20  Venus 3.6°N of Moon    10  19:42  Moon at Perigee: 361749 km    12  15:24  NEW MOON     19  22:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  15:18  Moon at Ascending Node     20  18:09  Aldebaran 5.6°S of Moon    21  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     22  16:18  Moon at Apogee: 404988 km    22  17:55  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.    24  09:47  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon    25  11:06  Beehive 2.8°S of Moon    27  05:17  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    28  01:59  FULL MOON     29  12:37  Jupiter 3.5°S of MoonMar 01  11:24  Saturn 1.7°S of Moon    02  08:15  Spica 6.1°S of Moon    05  17:03  Moon at Descending Node     05  19:51  Antares 4.5°S of Moon    06  04     Mercury 2.5°N of Venus    06  08:19  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  13:23  Moon at Perigee: 367227 km    11  00:32  Mercury 5.7°N of Moon    11  10:26  Venus 4.1°N of Moon    13  02:46  NEW MOON     16  21     Jupiter at Opposition     17  23     Venus at Aphelion     18  17:29  Moon at Ascending Node     19  02:26  Aldebaran 5.9°S of Moon    19  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W    20  01:11  Vernal Equinox     20  18:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  12:22  Moon at Apogee: 404287 km    21  16:47  Mars 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.    22  17:39  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon    23  17     Mercury at Aphelion     23  19:03  Beehive 3.0°S of Moon    25  13:23  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    27  14:08  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon    28  15:20  Saturn 1.7°S of Moon    28  16:11  FULL MOON     28  19     Saturn at Opposition     29  15:23  Spica 6.0°S of MoonApr 01  18:18  Moon at Descending Node     02  01:25  Antares 4.3°S of Moon    03  21:39  Moon at Perigee: 369913 km    04  15:06  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  23:21  Mercury 2.4°N of Moon    11  15:00  NEW MOON     14  22:15  Moon at Ascending Node     18  06:56  Mars 4.5°S of Pollux    18  08:16  Moon at Apogee: 404364 km    19  00:26  Mars 1.8°S of Moon    19  01:43  Pollux 2.8°N of Moon    19  14:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  03:16  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    20  21     Mercury 0.3°S of Venus    21  22:01  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    22  10     Lyrid Meteor Shower    22  20     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     23  18:00  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    24  20:49  Saturn 1.9°S of Moon    26  00:23  Spica 6.0°S of Moon    27  03:38  FULL MOON     28  23:56  Moon at Descending Node     29  08:40  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    30  05:22  Moon at Perigee: 365739 km    30  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction May 03  21:00  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  22     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66611 AU    04  23     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  16     Mercury at Perihelion     11  04:28  NEW MOON     11  04:42  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.531    12  05:05  Moon at Ascending Node     14  08:24  Mercury 7.2°N of Aldebaran    16  02:01  Moon at Apogee: 405171 km    16  09:20  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    16  11:24  Mars 0.1°N of Beehive    17  10:59  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    17  12:07  Mars 3.2°S of Moon    19  06:15  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    19  08:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  01:17  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    22  03:56  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    23  10:17  Spica 6.0°S of Moon    26  09:27  Moon at Descending Node     26  12:45  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.535    26  12:47  FULL MOON     26  18:08  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    28  03:22  Moon at Perigee: 360810 km    30  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.2°E    31  03     Venus at Superior Conjunction Jun 02  03:17  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  11:51  Moon at Ascending Node     09  19:03  NEW MOON     11  10:42  Mercury 3.6°S of Moon    12  15:18  Moon at Apogee: 406115 km    12  16:09  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    13  17:51  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    15  01:44  Mars 4.1°S of Moon    15  13:26  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    17  11:41  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    17  22:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON     18  12:15  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon    19  19:39  Spica 6.0°S of Moon    20  18:46  Summer Solstice     22  19:43  Moon at Descending Node     23  04:44  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    24  20:19  FULL MOON     25  10:33  Moon at Perigee: 357652 km    25  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     25  23:20  Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  11:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  16:32  Moon at Ascending Node     05  20     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU    08  08     Venus at Perihelion     09  10:15  NEW MOON     09  21:13  Moon at Apogee: 406581 km    12  19:38  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    13  16:39  Mars 4.5°S of Moon    15  00:32  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon    15  21:24  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    17  03:24  Spica 5.8°S of Moon    17  10:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.5°W    20  03:18  Moon at Descending Node     20  14:47  Antares 4.0°S of Moon    23  20:15  Moon at Perigee: 357113 km    24  03:05  FULL MOON     26  06     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     28  01     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    30  22:06  LAST QUARTER MOON Aug 01  18:44  Moon at Ascending Node     02  16     Mercury at Perihelion     03  22:01  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus    06  00:43  Moon at Apogee: 406353 km    06  04:16  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    08  01:26  NEW MOON     09  16:04  Venus 3.8°S of Moon    11  08:53  Mars 4.2°S of Moon    11  15:19  Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon    12  07:26  Saturn 1.8°S of Moon    12  17     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  09:32  Spica 5.6°S of Moon    15  19:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON     16  06:30  Moon at Descending Node     16  22:57  Antares 3.8°S of Moon    18  03     Mars 0.6°S of Jupiter    21  04:59  Moon at Perigee: 359359 km    22  10:09  FULL MOON     28  20:18  Moon at Ascending Node     28  21:11  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon    29  12:16  LAST QUARTER MOON     31  05     Mars 1.8°S of SaturnSep 01  18     Venus 0.2°S of Jupiter    02  10:43  Pollux 2.6°N of Moon    02  11:15  Moon at Apogee: 405547 km    03  12:24  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    06  16:13  NEW MOON     06  20     Venus 1.5°S of Saturn    07  22     Mercury 1.5°S of Jupiter    08  07:23  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon    08  07:57  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon    08  18:51  Saturn 1.5°S of Moon    08  21:58  Venus 3.1°S of Moon    09  02:36  Mars 3.3°S of Moon    09  15:09  Spica 5.3°S of Moon    11  14     Mercury 3.1°S of Saturn    12  07:11  Moon at Descending Node     13  05     Venus 0.2°N of Mars    13  05:04  Antares 3.5°S of Moon    14  03:07  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  15     Mercury at Aphelion     17  03:23  Venus 2.2°N of Spica    18  07:43  Moon at Perigee: 363882 km    18  12     Mercury 5.1°S of Venus    20  09:32  Mars 2.1°N of Spica    20  17     Mercury 2.3°S of Mars    20  18:43  FULL MOON     20  21:54  Mercury 0.0°S of Spica    22  10:44  Autumnal Equinox     25  00:04  Moon at Ascending Node     25  05:55  Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon    26  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°E    28  05:41  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  18:01  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    30  03:50  Moon at Apogee: 404658 km    30  19:41  Beehive 3.4°S of MoonOct 02  15:11  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    04  20     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     06  06:26  NEW MOON     07  18     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     07  21:46  Mars 1.9°S of Moon    07  22:40  Mercury 5.5°S of Moon    09  00:52  Venus 1.3°S of Moon    09  09:33  Moon at Descending Node     10  10:31  Antares 3.3°S of Moon    10  21     Mercury 3.4°S of Mars    13  09:41  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  12:20  Moon at Perigee: 368986 km    20  05:50  FULL MOON     21  09     Orionid Meteor Shower    21  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     22  07:09  Moon at Ascending Node     22  15:14  Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon    25  02:29  Venus 2.9°N of Antares    27  02:02  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    27  06     Neptune at Opposition     27  23:34  Moon at Apogee: 404342 km    28  01:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  03:40  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    29  15     Mercury at Perihelion     29  23:23  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    31  05     Mercury 4.0°S of Saturn    31  10     Mercury 4.1°S of JupiterNov 01  08     Jupiter 1.1°S of Saturn    02  22:22  Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon    02  22:59  Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    03  08:08  Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    03  12:23  Mercury 4.0°N of Spica    04  19:56  NEW MOON     04  20:08  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.807    05  10     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  16:13  Moon at Descending Node     06  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°W    06  17:22  Antares 3.3°S of Moon    07  22:29  Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    09  07:17  Moon at Perigee: 368784 km    11  16:23  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  09     N Taurid Meteor Shower    17  15     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  11     Jupiter at Aphelion:  5.45292 AU    18  15:37  Moon at Ascending Node     18  20:03  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.397    18  20:06  FULL MOON     18  23:51  Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon    23  10:11  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    24  11:45  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    24  20:12  Moon at Apogee: 404851 km    26  07:41  Regulus 5.1°S of Moon    26  22:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  08:08  Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica    30  14:22  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    30  15:59  Spica 5.3°S of Moon    30  18:30  Jupiter 1.7°S of MoonDec 03  02:02  Moon at Descending Node     04  08:33  NEW MOON     06  14:20  Moon at Perigee: 363352 km    07  14:45  Venus 2.4°N of Moon    11  00:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  05     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     15  22:13  Moon at Ascending Node     16  06:53  Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon    17  14     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     18  13:16  FULL MOON     20  17:44  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    21  07:33  Winter Solstice     21  19:16  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    22  13     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  14:29  Moon at Apogee: 405778 km    23  15:17  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    26  18:02  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  01:28  Spica 5.2°S of Moon    28  04:06  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    28  12:38  Jupiter 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.    29  14:56  Saturn 4.3°N of Spica    30  11:13  Moon at Descending Node     31  13:37  Antares 3.2°S 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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