2040Calendar of Astronomical Events

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