2030 Sky Event Almanac

Australian Western Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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.

2030 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     AWST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 01  23:33  Moon at Perigee: 364250 km
    02  01:49  Antares 3.1°S of Moon
    03  04:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  19     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
    04  06     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  10:49  NEW MOON 
    06  21     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    11  22:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  16:51  Moon at Apogee: 404647 km
    15  03:12  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    17  06:41  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  23:54  FULL MOON 
    22  17     Venus at Perihelion 
    22  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
    26  05:46  Spica 2.6°N of Moon
    27  02:14  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  10:02  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
    29  00:03  Moon at Perigee: 369541 km
    29  09:14  Antares 3.2°S of Moon
    30  11:28  Moon at Ascending Node 

Feb 01  06:04  Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
    03  00:07  NEW MOON 
    10  07     Mercury at Aphelion 
    10  14:06  Moon at Apogee: 404292 km
    10  19:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    11  11:22  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    13  12:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  14:20  FULL MOON 
    22  11:28  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    22  18:01  Moon at Perigee: 368405 km
    24  19:19  Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
    25  09:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  14:37  Antares 3.5°S of Moon
    26  13:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  21:29  Venus 1.4°N of Moon

Mar 04  14:35  NEW MOON 
    10  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    10  10:23  Moon at Apogee: 404748 km
    10  19:18  Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon
    12  14:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  16:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  07     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
    20  01:56  FULL MOON 
    20  21:51  Vernal Equinox 
    21  19:29  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    22  06:00  Moon at Perigee: 362974 km
    24  02:08  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    24  20:31  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    25  13:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  06     Mercury at Perihelion 
    26  17:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  09:16  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    31  19     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 

Apr 03  06:02  NEW MOON 
    04  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E
    04  23:32  Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  15:31  Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
    07  02:29  Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
    07  02:47  Moon at Apogee: 405659 km
    08  16:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  10:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  05:45  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    18  11:20  FULL MOON 
    19  11:44  Moon at Perigee: 358706 km
    20  08:03  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    21  04:44  Antares 3.9°S of Moon
    21  17:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  04     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  19     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    25  02:39  LAST QUARTER MOON 

May 02  22:12  NEW MOON 
    04  08:53  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    04  11:39  Moon at Apogee: 406364 km
    05  17     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  19:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  01:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  18     Jupiter at Opposition 
    15  01     Venus at Aphelion 
    15  16:36  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    17  13:49  Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon
    17  19:19  FULL MOON 
    17  21:45  Moon at Perigee: 357018 km
    18  15:06  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    19  02:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  14     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    21  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W
    24  12:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  18     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    31  14:14  Moon at Apogee: 406469 km

Jun 01  14:21  NEW MOON 
    01  14:28  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944
    02  01:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  01     Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn
    09  11:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  21     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    12  02:08  Spica 2.3°N of Moon
    13  19:42  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    15  01:58  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    15  07:37  Moon at Perigee: 358183 km
    15  13:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  02:33  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503
    16  02:41  FULL MOON 
    21  15:31  Summer Solstice 
    22  05     Mercury at Perihelion 
    23  01:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  05     Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
    27  21:09  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    27  22:14  Moon at Apogee: 405881 km
    28  06:12  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
    28  13:11  Venus 2.3°S of Moon
    29  07:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  22:32  Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran

Date     AWST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 01  05:34  NEW MOON 
    04  21     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
    08  19:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  09:21  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    11  01:59  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
    12  11:31  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    12  22:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  13:12  Moon at Perigee: 361792 km
    15  10:12  FULL MOON 
    22  16:07  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  04:03  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
    25  12:55  Moon at Apogee: 404891 km
    25  18:44  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
    26  13:01  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  17:59  Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus
    28  19     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  21:10  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    29  07:18  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    30  19:11  NEW MOON 

Aug 02  04:50  Mercury 4.0°N of Moon
    02  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
    05  05     Mercury at Aphelion 
    05  14:48  Spica 2.0°N of Moon
    06  05     Venus 0.7°S of Mars
    07  00:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  09:26  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
    08  18:46  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    09  03:44  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  06:50  Moon at Perigee: 366742 km
    13  11     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  18:44  FULL MOON 
    21  09:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  11:40  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
    22  06:15  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    22  06:49  Moon at Apogee: 404174 km
    22  16:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  07:07  NEW MOON 
    30  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Sep 01  20:19  Spica 1.8°N of Moon
    03  19:11  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
    04  10     Venus at Perihelion 
    05  00:16  Antares 4.4°S of Moon
    05  01:06  Moon at Perigee: 369884 km
    05  04:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  05:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  12:17  Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus
    12  05:18  FULL MOON 
    15  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    17  19:36  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
    18  05     Mercury at Perihelion 
    18  15:45  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    18  18:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  02:09  Moon at Apogee: 404258 km
    20  03:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  07:27  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  15:11  Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran
    27  17:55  NEW MOON 
    29  03:44  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    30  23:39  Moon at Perigee: 366348 km

Oct 01  08:24  Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
    02  05:55  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    02  06:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  11:17  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
    04  11:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  11     Neptune at Opposition 
    11  18:47  FULL MOON 
    12  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    15  03:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    15  21:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  22:21  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    16  21:21  Moon at Apogee: 405078 km
    19  22:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  19     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    22  03     Orionid Meteor Shower
    27  04:17  NEW MOON 
    28  20:07  Moon at Perigee: 361122 km
    29  01:29  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    29  11:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  13:46  Antares 4.8°S of Moon

Nov 02  19:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  03     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    09  18     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
    10  11:30  FULL MOON 
    11  10:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    12  02:03  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
    12  02:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  03     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  13:00  Moon at Apogee: 405993 km
    14  04:29  Mercury 2.3°N of Antares
    18  09     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  16:32  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  00:31  Spica 1.7°N of Moon
    25  14:46  NEW MOON 
    25  14:50  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047
    25  21:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  05:07  Moon at Perigee: 357521 km
    27  03:19  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
    27  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E
    28  00     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  21     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 

Dec 02  06:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  08     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66601 AU
    08  16:35  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    09  04:06  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
    09  09:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  06:28  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942
    10  06:40  FULL MOON 
    10  18:03  Moon at Apogee: 406371 km
    13  05     Uranus at Opposition 
    14  22     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  04     Mercury at Perihelion 
    16  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  08:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  10:22  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    22  04:09  Winter Solstice 
    23  07     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  08:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  11:46  Antares 4.8°S of Moon
    23  18:51  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  23:08  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
    24  18:09  Moon at Perigee: 356926 km
    25  01:32  NEW MOON 
    26  06:23  Venus 5.0°S of Moon
    28  18     Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
    31  21:36  FIRST QUARTER 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

2030 Phases of the Moon

Australian Western Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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.

2030 Phases of the Moon
Australian Western Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 04 10:49 Jan 11 22:06 Jan 19 23:54 Jan 27 02:14
Feb 03 00:07 Feb 10 19:49 Feb 18 14:20 Feb 25 09:58
Mar 04 14:35 Mar 12 16:48 Mar 20 01:56 Mar 26 17:51
Apr 03 06:02 Apr 11 10:57 Apr 18 11:20 Apr 25 02:39
May 02 22:12 May 11 01:11 May 17 19:19 May 24 12:57
Jun 01 14:21 A Jun 09 11:36 Jun 16 02:41 p Jun 23 01:19
Jul 01 05:34 Jul 08 19:02 Jul 15 10:12 Jul 22 16:07
Jul 30 19:11 Aug 07 00:43 Aug 13 18:44 Aug 21 09:15
Aug 29 07:07 Sep 05 05:55 Sep 12 05:18 Sep 20 03:56
Sep 27 17:55 Oct 04 11:56 Oct 11 18:47 Oct 19 22:50
Oct 27 04:17 Nov 02 19:56 Nov 10 11:30 Nov 18 16:32
Nov 25 14:46 T Dec 02 06:57 Dec 10 06:40 n Dec 18 08:01
Dec 25 01:32 Dec 31 21:36 --

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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