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