2029 Sky Event Almanac

Alaska Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Alaska 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.

2029 Sky Event Almanac
Alaska Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     AKST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 02  10     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
    03  07     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    03  22:56  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon
    04  19:16  Moon at Perigee: 368918 km
    07  04:26  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  17:16  Spica 3.4°N of Moon
    09  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    10  22:10  Antares 1.6°S of Moon
    12  22:32  Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  12:21  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  08:13  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.871
    14  08:24  NEW MOON 
    15  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    19  13     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66609 AU
    20  09:08  Moon at Apogee: 404884 km
    22  10:23  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  14:55  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
    27  23:40  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  21:03  FULL MOON 
    31  07:16  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon

Feb 01  03:21  Moon at Perigee: 363336 km
    03  22:59  Spica 3.3°N of Moon
    05  12:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  03:42  Antares 1.7°S of Moon
    08  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.7°W
    09  18:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  19:59  Mercury 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  01:31  NEW MOON 
    17  02:59  Moon at Apogee: 405812 km
    18  23     Venus at Aphelion 
    20  23:16  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    21  06:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  17     Mercury at Aphelion 
    24  07:44  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  17:53  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
    28  08:10  FULL MOON 

Mar 01  09:30  Moon at Perigee: 358626 km
    03  06:56  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    06  09:29  Antares 1.9°S of Moon
    06  22:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  20:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  19:19  NEW MOON 
    16  12:33  Moon at Apogee: 406528 km
    19  23:01  Vernal Equinox 
    20  06:01  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    22  22:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  11     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    23  11:28  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  23     Mars at Opposition 
    26  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    27  04:55  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon
    28  14     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    29  17:26  FULL MOON 
    29  20:40  Moon at Perigee: 356665 km
    30  17:19  Spica 3.0°N of Moon

Apr 01  07:11  Jupiter 3.4°N of Spica
    02  17:24  Antares 2.1°S of Moon
    04  20:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  10:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    11  18     Jupiter at Opposition 
    12  14:04  Moon at Apogee: 406670 km
    13  06     Mercury 4.0°N of Saturn
    13  12:40  NEW MOON 
    15  06:24  Mercury 1.9°S of Moon
    16  11:47  Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
    19  12:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°E
    21  10:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  04     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  14:21  Regulus 4.9°N of Moon
    27  04:23  Spica 3.0°N of Moon
    27  07:24  Moon at Perigee: 357829 km
    28  01:37  FULL MOON 
    30  03:25  Antares 2.3°S of Moon
    30  18:48  Mercury 2.4°S of Pleiades

May 02  00:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  08     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    04  18     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  00:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  22:00  Moon at Apogee: 406125 km
    12  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    13  04:42  NEW MOON 
    16  14:31  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  19:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  01     Mercury 1.3°S of Saturn
    24  14:08  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    25  13:19  Moon at Perigee: 361586 km
    27  09:37  FULL MOON 
    27  13:58  Antares 2.4°S of Moon
    29  08:34  Moon at Ascending Node 

Jun 03  16:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  09     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    06  13:09  Moon at Apogee: 405105 km
    08  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
    10  00:31  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    11  07     Venus at Perihelion 
    11  18:51  NEW MOON 
    11  19:05  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.458
    12  19:48  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  14:51  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    19  00:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  23:00  Mercury 3.4°N of Aldebaran
    20  16:48  Summer Solstice 
    20  21:32  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    22  06:35  Moon at Perigee: 366596 km
    23  23:18  Antares 2.3°S of Moon
    25  18:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  18:22  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.844
    25  18:22  FULL MOON 

Date     AKST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 03  08:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  07:05  Moon at Apogee: 404317 km
    04  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    05  20     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
    07  08:23  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    09  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    10  03:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  06:36  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.230
    11  06:51  NEW MOON 
    18  02:25  Moon at Perigee: 369666 km
    18  03:07  Spica 3.1°N of Moon
    18  05:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  07     Mars 1.6°S of Jupiter
    21  00:14  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    21  06:31  Antares 2.4°S of Moon
    23  02:12  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  04:36  FULL MOON 
    27  16:29  Mars 1.4°N of Spica
    27  19     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    31  12:28  Mercury 0.4°N of Regulus

Aug 01  01:42  Moon at Apogee: 404310 km
    02  02:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    03  16:43  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
    06  11:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  16:56  NEW MOON 
    11  19:13  Mercury 4.6°N of Moon
    12  11     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  00:55  Moon at Perigee: 366368 km
    14  08:41  Spica 2.9°N of Moon
    15  03:04  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    16  09:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  12:04  Antares 2.5°S of Moon
    17  15     Mercury at Aphelion 
    19  06:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    22  04:20  Jupiter 2.9°N of Spica
    23  16:51  FULL MOON 
    28  19:45  Moon at Apogee: 405066 km
    31  00:39  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
    31  19:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Sep 02  16:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  19:33  Venus 1.4°N of Spica
    07  03     Venus 1.7°S of Jupiter
    08  01:44  NEW MOON 
    09  19:27  Moon at Perigee: 361349 km
    10  16:06  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    11  04:29  Venus 3.6°N of Moon
    12  14:54  Mars 2.1°N of Moon
    13  17:41  Antares 2.7°S of Moon
    14  16:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  07:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    22  07:29  FULL MOON 
    22  08:37  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  10:40  Moon at Apogee: 406002 km
    27  07:36  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
    29  19:00  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  11:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  15     Mercury at Perihelion 

Oct 01  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    02  05     Neptune at Opposition 
    06  23:09  Mars 3.3°N of Antares
    07  10:14  NEW MOON 
    08  02:26  Moon at Perigee: 357740 km
    10  16:34  Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    11  01:16  Antares 3.0°S of Moon
    11  07:13  Mars 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    12  08:59  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  02:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  23:50  Venus 1.3°N of Antares
    21  04     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  00:28  FULL MOON 
    22  17:02  Moon at Apogee: 406433 km
    24  13:44  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    26  20:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  03     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°E
    30  02:32  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    30  14     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 

Nov 04  13:14  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    05  04     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    05  14:09  Moon at Perigee: 356900 km
    05  19:24  NEW MOON 
    07  11:23  Antares 3.1°S of Moon
    08  14:44  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  03:30  Venus 4.6°S of Moon
    09  04:20  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    12  03     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    12  15:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  06     Saturn at Opposition 
    17  10     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  17:53  Moon at Apogee: 406241 km
    20  19:03  FULL MOON 
    20  19:46  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    22  23:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  14:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  03     Venus 1.9°S of Mars

Dec 01  23:35  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    03  10:14  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
    04  01:38  Moon at Perigee: 359274 km
    05  05:52  NEW MOON 
    05  06:03  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.891
    06  00:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  15:20  Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
    07  23:11  Venus 4.6°S of Moon
    08  00     Uranus at Opposition 
    08  05:50  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    12  08:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.6°E
    13  23     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  04:58  Moon at Apogee: 405520 km
    18  02:32  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    20  06:21  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  13:42  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.117
    20  13:46  FULL MOON 
    21  05:14  Winter Solstice 
    22  07     Ursid Meteor Shower
    27  14     Mercury at Perihelion 
    28  00:49  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  04     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38140 AU
    29  07:17  Spica 2.7°N of Moon
    31  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    31  03:42  Jupiter 4.1°N of 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

2029 Phases of the Moon

Alaska Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Alaska 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.

2029 Phases of the Moon
Alaska Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
--- Jan 07 04:26
Jan 14 08:24 P Jan 22 10:23 Jan 29 21:03 Feb 05 12:52
Feb 13 01:31 Feb 21 06:10 Feb 28 08:10 Mar 06 22:52
Mar 14 19:19 Mar 22 22:33 Mar 29 17:26 Apr 05 10:51
Apr 13 12:40 Apr 21 10:50 Apr 28 01:37 May 05 00:48
May 13 04:42 May 20 19:16 May 27 09:37 Jun 03 16:19
Jun 11 18:51 P Jun 19 00:54 Jun 25 18:22 t Jul 03 08:58
Jul 11 06:51 P Jul 18 05:14 Jul 25 04:36 Aug 02 02:15
Aug 09 16:56 Aug 16 09:55 Aug 23 16:51 Aug 31 19:33
Sep 08 01:44 Sep 14 16:29 Sep 22 07:29 Sep 30 11:57
Oct 07 10:14 Oct 14 02:09 Oct 22 00:28 Oct 30 02:32
Nov 05 19:24 Nov 12 15:35 Nov 20 19:03 Nov 28 14:48
Dec 05 05:52 P Dec 12 08:49 Dec 20 13:46 t Dec 28 00:49

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

The Americas

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas
ART 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
AST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
EST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
CST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
MST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
PST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
AKST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
HST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
        • AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
        • EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
        • CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
        • MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
        • PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
        • AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
        • HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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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