2030 Sky Event Almanac

Central European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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
Central European Time
January - June July - December
Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  16:33  Moon at Perigee: 364250 km
    01  18:49  Antares 3.1°S of Moon
    02  21:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  12     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
    03  23     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  03:49  NEW MOON 
    06  14     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    11  15:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  09:51  Moon at Apogee: 404647 km
    14  20:12  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    16  23:41  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  16:54  FULL MOON 
    22  10     Venus at Perihelion 
    22  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
    25  22:46  Spica 2.6°N of Moon
    26  19:14  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  03:02  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
    28  17:03  Moon at Perigee: 369541 km
    29  02:14  Antares 3.2°S of Moon
    30  04:28  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  23:04  Mercury 2.4°S of Moon

Feb 02  17:07  NEW MOON 
    10  00     Mercury at Aphelion 
    10  07:06  Moon at Apogee: 404292 km
    10  12:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    11  04:22  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    13  05:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  07:20  FULL MOON 
    22  04:28  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    22  11:01  Moon at Perigee: 368405 km
    24  12:19  Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
    25  02:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  07:37  Antares 3.5°S of Moon
    26  06:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  14:29  Venus 1.4°N of Moon

Mar 04  07:35  NEW MOON 
    10  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    10  03:23  Moon at Apogee: 404748 km
    10  12:18  Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon
    12  07:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  09:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  00     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
    19  18:56  FULL MOON 
    20  14:51  Vernal Equinox 
    21  12:29  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    21  23:00  Moon at Perigee: 362974 km
    23  19:08  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    24  13:31  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    25  06:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    26  10:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  02:16  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    31  12     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 

Apr 02  23:02  NEW MOON 
    04  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E
    04  16:32  Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  08:31  Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
    06  19:29  Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
    06  19:47  Moon at Apogee: 405659 km
    08  09:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  03:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  22:45  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    18  04:20  FULL MOON 
    19  04:44  Moon at Perigee: 358706 km
    20  01:03  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    20  21:44  Antares 3.9°S of Moon
    21  10:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  21     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    24  19:39  LAST QUARTER MOON 

May 02  15:12  NEW MOON 
    04  01:53  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    04  04:39  Moon at Apogee: 406364 km
    05  10     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  12:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  18:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  11     Jupiter at Opposition 
    14  18     Venus at Aphelion 
    15  09:36  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    17  06:49  Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon
    17  12:19  FULL MOON 
    17  14:45  Moon at Perigee: 357018 km
    18  08:06  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    18  19:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  07     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    21  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W
    24  05:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  11     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    31  07:14  Moon at Apogee: 406469 km

Jun 01  07:21  NEW MOON 
    01  07:28  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944
    01  18:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  18     Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn
    09  04:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  14     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    11  19:08  Spica 2.3°N of Moon
    13  12:42  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    14  18:58  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    15  00:37  Moon at Perigee: 358183 km
    15  06:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  19:33  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503
    15  19:41  FULL MOON 
    21  08:31  Summer Solstice 
    21  22     Mercury at Perihelion 
    22  18:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    24  22     Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
    27  14:09  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    27  15:14  Moon at Apogee: 405881 km
    27  23:12  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
    28  06:11  Venus 2.3°S of Moon
    29  00:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  15:32  Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran
    30  22:34  NEW MOON 

Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 04  14     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
    08  12:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  02:21  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    10  18:59  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
    12  04:31  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    12  15:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  06:12  Moon at Perigee: 361792 km
    15  03:12  FULL MOON 
    22  09:07  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  21:03  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
    25  05:55  Moon at Apogee: 404891 km
    25  11:44  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
    26  06:01  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  10:59  Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus
    28  12     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  14:10  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    29  00:18  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    30  12:11  NEW MOON 

Aug 01  21:50  Mercury 4.0°N of Moon
    02  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
    04  22     Mercury at Aphelion 
    05  07:48  Spica 2.0°N of Moon
    05  22     Venus 0.7°S of Mars
    06  17:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  02:26  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
    08  11:46  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    08  20:44  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  23:50  Moon at Perigee: 366742 km
    13  04     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  11:44  FULL MOON 
    21  02:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  04:40  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
    21  23:15  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    21  23:49  Moon at Apogee: 404174 km
    22  09:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  00:07  NEW MOON 
    29  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Sep 01  13:19  Spica 1.8°N of Moon
    03  12:11  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
    04  03     Venus at Perihelion 
    04  17:16  Antares 4.4°S of Moon
    04  18:06  Moon at Perigee: 369884 km
    04  21:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  22:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  05:17  Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus
    11  22:18  FULL MOON 
    15  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    17  12:36  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
    17  22     Mercury at Perihelion 
    18  08:45  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    18  11:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  19:09  Moon at Apogee: 404258 km
    19  20:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  00:27  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  08:11  Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran
    27  10:55  NEW MOON 
    28  20:44  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    30  16:39  Moon at Perigee: 366348 km

Oct 01  01:24  Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
    01  22:55  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    01  23:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  04:17  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
    04  04:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  04     Neptune at Opposition 
    11  11:47  FULL MOON 
    12  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    14  20:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    15  14:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  15:21  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    16  14:21  Moon at Apogee: 405078 km
    19  15:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  12     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    21  20     Orionid Meteor Shower
    26  21:17  NEW MOON 
    28  13:07  Moon at Perigee: 361122 km
    28  18:29  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    29  04:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  06:46  Antares 4.8°S of Moon

Nov 02  12:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  20     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    09  11     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
    10  04:30  FULL MOON 
    11  03:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    11  19:03  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
    11  19:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  20     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  06:00  Moon at Apogee: 405993 km
    13  21:29  Mercury 2.3°N of Antares
    18  02     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  09:32  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  17:31  Spica 1.7°N of Moon
    25  07:46  NEW MOON 
    25  07:50  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047
    25  14:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  22:07  Moon at Perigee: 357521 km
    26  20:19  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
    27  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E
    27  17     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  14     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 

Dec 01  23:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  01     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66601 AU
    08  09:35  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    08  21:06  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
    09  02:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  23:28  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942
    09  23:40  FULL MOON 
    10  11:03  Moon at Apogee: 406371 km
    12  22     Uranus at Opposition 
    14  15     Geminid Meteor Shower
    14  21     Mercury at Perihelion 
    15  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  01:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  03:22  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    21  21:09  Winter Solstice 
    23  00     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  01:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  04:46  Antares 4.8°S of Moon
    23  11:51  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  16:08  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
    24  11:09  Moon at Perigee: 356926 km
    24  18:32  NEW MOON 
    25  23:23  Venus 5.0°S of Moon
    28  11     Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
    31  14:36  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

Central European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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
Central European Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 04 03:49 Jan 11 15:06 Jan 19 16:54 Jan 26 19:14
Feb 02 17:07 Feb 10 12:49 Feb 18 07:20 Feb 25 02:58
Mar 04 07:35 Mar 12 09:48 Mar 19 18:56 Mar 26 10:51
Apr 02 23:02 Apr 11 03:57 Apr 18 04:20 Apr 24 19:39
May 02 15:12 May 10 18:11 May 17 12:19 May 24 05:57
Jun 01 07:21 A Jun 09 04:36 Jun 15 19:41 p Jun 22 18:19
Jun 30 22:34 Jul 08 12:02 Jul 15 03:12 Jul 22 09:07
Jul 30 12:11 Aug 06 17:43 Aug 13 11:44 Aug 21 02:15
Aug 29 00:07 Sep 04 22:55 Sep 11 22:18 Sep 19 20:56
Sep 27 10:55 Oct 04 04:56 Oct 11 11:47 Oct 19 15:50
Oct 26 21:17 Nov 02 12:56 Nov 10 04:30 Nov 18 09:32
Nov 25 07:46 T Dec 01 23:57 Dec 09 23:40 n Dec 18 01:01
Dec 24 18:32 Dec 31 14:36 --

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

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
CVT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
GMT 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
CET 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
EET 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
MSK 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
GST 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
        • CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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