2024 Sky Event Almanac

Japan Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.

2024 Sky Event Almanac
Japan Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     JST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 02  00:28  Moon at Apogee: 404911 km
    03  10     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
    04  12:30  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  18     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  03:52  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  08:06  Spica 2.0°S of Moon
    08  23:24  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    10  17:31  Mars 4.2°N of Moon
    11  20:57  NEW MOON 
    12  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
    13  19:35  Moon at Perigee: 362264 km
    14  18:31  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
    17  23:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  12:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  05:40  Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
    20  22:25  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    25  04:00  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    26  02:54  FULL MOON 
    28  01     Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
    28  01:18  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
    29  17:14  Moon at Apogee: 405781 km

Feb 01  05:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    01  16:04  Spica 1.7°S of Moon
    03  02     Mercury at Aphelion 
    03  08:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  09:15  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    08  15:30  Mars 4.2°N of Moon
    10  07:59  NEW MOON 
    11  03:49  Moon at Perigee: 358088 km
    11  09:37  Saturn 1.8°N of Moon
    14  02:01  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  17:15  Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
    17  00:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  04:13  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    21  09:54  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    22  18     Venus 0.6°N of Mars
    24  07:45  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
    24  21:30  FULL MOON 
    26  00:00  Moon at Apogee: 406316 km
    28  07:53  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  17     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    28  22:40  Spica 1.5°S of Moon
    29  06     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 

Mar 03  17:16  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    04  00:24  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  13:59  Mars 3.5°N of Moon
    09  02:01  Venus 3.3°N of Moon
    10  16:06  Moon at Perigee: 356895 km
    10  18:00  NEW MOON 
    12  10:18  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  10:02  Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
    15  11:54  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
    17  13:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  20     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    18  02     Mercury at Perihelion 
    19  15:44  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    20  02     Venus at Aphelion 
    20  12:07  Vernal Equinox 
    22  07     Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
    22  13:46  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
    24  00:44  Moon at Apogee: 406292 km
    25  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E
    25  16:00  FULL MOON 
    25  16:13  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.956
    26  13:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  04:40  Spica 1.4°S of Moon
    30  23:24  Antares 0.3°S of Moon

Apr 02  12:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  12:51  Mars 2.0°N of Moon
    06  18:20  Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    08  01:39  Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    08  02:53  Moon at Perigee: 358850 km
    08  21:20  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  03:17  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.057
    09  03:21  NEW MOON 
    11  04     Mars 0.4°N of Saturn
    11  06:08  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
    11  21:38  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
    12  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    15  22:47  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    16  04:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  20:14  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
    20  11:09  Moon at Apogee: 405625 km
    22  16     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    22  19:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  11:02  Spica 1.5°S of Moon
    24  08:49  FULL MOON 
    27  05:00  Antares 0.3°S of Moon

May 01  20:27  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  07:26  Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
    05  05     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  11:26  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  06:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  07:11  Moon at Perigee: 363166 km
    06  17:25  Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
    08  12:22  NEW MOON 
    08  20     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38150 AU
    10  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°W
    13  07:17  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    13  20     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    15  20:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    16  03:43  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
    18  04:00  Moon at Apogee: 404641 km
    19  03     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    20  01:35  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  18:20  Spica 1.4°S of Moon
    23  22:53  FULL MOON 
    24  11:31  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    31  02:13  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    31  17:01  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.

Jun 02  12:08  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  16:23  Moon at Perigee: 368108 km
    03  08:37  Mars 2.4°S of Moon
    05  00     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    05  17:14  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
    06  21:38  NEW MOON 
    09  16:23  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    12  12:00  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    14  01     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  14:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  22:36  Moon at Apogee: 404078 km
    15  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    16  05:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  02:28  Spica 1.2°S of Moon
    20  19:33  Antares 0.3°S of Moon
    21  05:51  Summer Solstice 
    22  10:08  FULL MOON 
    27  20:45  Moon at Perigee: 369292 km
    27  23:52  Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    29  02:34  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
    29  06:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  13:26  Moon at Ascending Node 

Date     JST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  03:27  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    03  00:30  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
    05  14     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
    06  07:57  NEW MOON 
    08  03:33  Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
    08  17:14  Jupiter 4.7°N of Aldebaran
    09  20:20  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon
    10  11     Venus at Perihelion 
    12  17:12  Moon at Apogee: 404363 km
    13  07:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  07:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  10:48  Spica 0.9°S of Moon
    18  04:37  Antares 0.2°S of Moon
    21  04:40  Mars 4.7°S of Pleiades
    21  19:17  FULL MOON 
    22  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°E
    24  14:43  Moon at Perigee: 364914 km
    25  05:38  Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    25  10:38  Mercury 1.7°S of Regulus
    26  14:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  01     Mercury at Aphelion 
    28  07     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  11:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  06:13  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon

Aug 03  07:58  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    04  10:20  Mars 4.9°N of Aldebaran
    04  20:13  NEW MOON 
    05  07:51  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    06  03:54  Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
    06  07:04  Venus 1.7°S of Moon
    09  10:06  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  10:32  Moon at Apogee: 405298 km
    10  18:34  Spica 0.7°S of Moon
    12  23     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  00:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  13:38  Antares 0.0°S of Moon
    15  00     Mars 0.3°N of Jupiter
    19  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    20  03:26  FULL MOON 
    21  11:54  Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    21  14:05  Moon at Perigee: 360199 km
    22  19:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  11:54  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    26  18:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  13:47  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon

Sep 03  10:55  NEW MOON 
    05  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
    05  14:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  19:13  Venus 1.2°N of Moon
    05  23:55  Moon at Apogee: 406215 km
    07  01:22  Spica 0.6°S of Moon
    08  13     Saturn at Opposition 
    09  11:50  Mercury 0.4°N of Regulus
    10  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    10  21:29  Antares 0.1°N of Moon
    11  15:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  19:14  Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    18  11:34  FULL MOON 
    18  11:44  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.085
    18  11:57  Venus 2.2°N of Spica
    18  22:26  Moon at Perigee: 357284 km
    19  04:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    21  08     Neptune at Opposition 
    22  19:17  Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
    22  21:44  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  03:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    26  19:25  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    29  16:16  Regulus 3.0°S of Moon

Oct 01  06     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    02  20:52  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  03:45  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.933
    03  03:49  NEW MOON 
    03  04:40  Moon at Apogee: 406517 km
    06  05:27  Venus 3.0°N of Moon
    08  03:48  Antares 0.2°N of Moon
    11  03:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  03:05  Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    16  16:05  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  09:46  Moon at Perigee: 357173 km
    17  20:26  FULL MOON 
    20  04:59  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    21  15     Orionid Meteor Shower
    24  02:16  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    24  04:55  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    24  17:03  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    26  08:43  Venus 3.0°N of Antares
    26  22:24  Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
    30  02:44  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  07:50  Moon at Apogee: 406164 km

Nov 01  21:47  NEW MOON 
    03  16:37  Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
    04  09:26  Antares 0.1°N of Moon
    05  09:16  Venus 3.1°N of Moon
    05  15     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    09  14:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  13:22  Mercury 2.0°N of Antares
    11  10:36  Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    12  15     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  00:59  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  20:18  Moon at Perigee: 360110 km
    16  06:29  FULL MOON 
    16  15:59  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    16  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°E
    17  12     Uranus at Opposition 
    17  21     Leonid Meteor Shower
    20  11:07  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
    21  06:07  Mars 2.4°S of Moon
    23  05:48  Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
    23  10:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    26  06:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  20:56  Moon at Apogee: 405315 km
    27  20:33  Spica 0.4°S of Moon

Dec 01  15:21  NEW MOON 
    05  07:40  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    06  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    06  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    08  05     Jupiter at Opposition 
    08  17:49  Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    09  00:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  04:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  22:18  Moon at Perigee: 365360 km
    14  02:13  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
    14  10     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  18:02  FULL MOON 
    17  21:12  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    18  17:46  Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  14:37  Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
    21  18:20  Winter Solstice 
    22  19     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  07:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  08:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  16:25  Moon at Apogee: 404486 km
    25  04:28  Spica 0.2°S of Moon
    25  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W
    28  23:37  Antares 0.1°N of Moon
    31  07:27  NEW MOON 

    

Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac

  • 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

2024 Phases of the Moon

Japan Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2024 Phases of the Moon
Japan Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
--- Jan 04 12:30
Jan 11 20:57 Jan 18 12:53 Jan 26 02:54 Feb 03 08:18
Feb 10 07:59 Feb 17 00:01 Feb 24 21:30 Mar 04 00:24
Mar 10 18:00 Mar 17 13:11 Mar 25 16:00 n Apr 02 12:15
Apr 09 03:21 T Apr 16 04:13 Apr 24 08:49 May 01 20:27
May 08 12:22 May 15 20:48 May 23 22:53 May 31 02:13
Jun 06 21:38 Jun 14 14:18 Jun 22 10:08 Jun 29 06:53
Jul 06 07:57 Jul 14 07:49 Jul 21 19:17 Jul 28 11:51
Aug 04 20:13 Aug 13 00:19 Aug 20 03:26 Aug 26 18:26
Sep 03 10:55 Sep 11 15:06 Sep 18 11:34 p Sep 25 03:50
Oct 03 03:49 A Oct 11 03:55 Oct 17 20:26 Oct 24 17:03
Nov 01 21:47 Nov 09 14:56 Nov 16 06:29 Nov 23 10:28
Dec 01 15:21 Dec 09 00:27 Dec 15 18:02 Dec 23 07:18
Dec 31 07:27 ---

For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.

The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. 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 Phases of the Moon table. 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.


Solar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100

Lunar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100


Sky Event Almanacs: 2021 to 2030

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania
PKT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
IST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
BST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
ICT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
AWST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
JST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
ACT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
AEST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
NCT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
NZST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
        • IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
        • BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
        • ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
        • AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
        • JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
        • ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
        • AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
        • NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
        • NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
          (where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)

A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.

For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.

Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs

The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs 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 Sky Event Almanacs
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

Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070

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For more information and sample pages, see Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 To 2070.

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:

    "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".


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