2030 Sky Event Almanac

Indochina Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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
Indochina Time
January - June July - December
Date     ICT   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  22:33  Moon at Perigee: 364250 km
    02  00:49  Antares 3.1°S of Moon
    03  03:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  18     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
    04  05     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  09:49  NEW MOON 
    06  20     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    11  21:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  15:51  Moon at Apogee: 404647 km
    15  02:12  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
    17  05:41  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  22:54  FULL MOON 
    22  16     Venus at Perihelion 
    22  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
    26  04:46  Spica 2.6°N of Moon
    27  01:14  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  09:02  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
    28  23:03  Moon at Perigee: 369541 km
    29  08:14  Antares 3.2°S of Moon
    30  10:28  Moon at Ascending Node 

Feb 01  05:04  Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
    02  23:07  NEW MOON 
    10  06     Mercury at Aphelion 
    10  13:06  Moon at Apogee: 404292 km
    10  18:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    11  10:22  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    13  11:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  13:20  FULL MOON 
    22  10:28  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    22  17:01  Moon at Perigee: 368405 km
    24  18:19  Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
    25  08:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  13:37  Antares 3.5°S of Moon
    26  12:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  20:29  Venus 1.4°N of Moon

Mar 04  13:35  NEW MOON 
    10  06     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    10  09:23  Moon at Apogee: 404748 km
    10  18:18  Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon
    12  13:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  15:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  06     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
    20  00:56  FULL MOON 
    20  20:51  Vernal Equinox 
    21  18:29  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    22  05:00  Moon at Perigee: 362974 km
    24  01:08  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    24  19:31  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    25  12:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  05     Mercury at Perihelion 
    26  16:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  08:16  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    31  18     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 

Apr 03  05:02  NEW MOON 
    04  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E
    04  22:32  Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  14:31  Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
    07  01:29  Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
    07  01:47  Moon at Apogee: 405659 km
    08  15:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  09:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  04:45  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    18  10:20  FULL MOON 
    19  10:44  Moon at Perigee: 358706 km
    20  07:03  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    21  03:44  Antares 3.9°S of Moon
    21  16:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  03     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    25  01:39  LAST QUARTER MOON 

May 02  21:12  NEW MOON 
    04  07:53  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    04  10:39  Moon at Apogee: 406364 km
    05  16     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  18:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  00:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  17     Jupiter at Opposition 
    15  00     Venus at Aphelion 
    15  15:36  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    17  12:49  Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon
    17  18:19  FULL MOON 
    17  20:45  Moon at Perigee: 357018 km
    18  14:06  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    19  01:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  13     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    21  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W
    24  11:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  17     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    31  13:14  Moon at Apogee: 406469 km

Jun 01  13:21  NEW MOON 
    01  13:28  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944
    02  00:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  00     Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn
    09  10:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  20     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    12  01:08  Spica 2.3°N of Moon
    13  18:42  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    15  00:58  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    15  06:37  Moon at Perigee: 358183 km
    15  12:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  01:33  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503
    16  01:41  FULL MOON 
    21  14:31  Summer Solstice 
    22  04     Mercury at Perihelion 
    23  00:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  04     Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
    27  20:09  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    27  21:14  Moon at Apogee: 405881 km
    28  05:12  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
    28  12:11  Venus 2.3°S of Moon
    29  06:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  21:32  Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran

Date     ICT   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  04:34  NEW MOON 
    04  20     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
    08  18:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  08:21  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    11  00:59  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
    12  10:31  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    12  21:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  12:12  Moon at Perigee: 361792 km
    15  09:12  FULL MOON 
    22  15:07  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  03:03  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
    25  11:55  Moon at Apogee: 404891 km
    25  17:44  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
    26  12:01  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  16:59  Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus
    28  18     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  20:10  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    29  06:18  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    30  18:11  NEW MOON 

Aug 02  03:50  Mercury 4.0°N of Moon
    02  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
    05  04     Mercury at Aphelion 
    05  13:48  Spica 2.0°N of Moon
    06  04     Venus 0.7°S of Mars
    06  23:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  08:26  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
    08  17:46  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    09  02:44  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  05:50  Moon at Perigee: 366742 km
    13  10     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  17:44  FULL MOON 
    21  08:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  10:40  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
    22  05:15  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    22  05:49  Moon at Apogee: 404174 km
    22  15:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  06:07  NEW MOON 
    30  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Sep 01  19:19  Spica 1.8°N of Moon
    03  18:11  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
    04  09     Venus at Perihelion 
    04  23:16  Antares 4.4°S of Moon
    05  00:06  Moon at Perigee: 369884 km
    05  03:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  04:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  11:17  Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus
    12  04:18  FULL MOON 
    15  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    17  18:36  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
    18  04     Mercury at Perihelion 
    18  14:45  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    18  17:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  01:09  Moon at Apogee: 404258 km
    20  02:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  06:27  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  14:11  Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran
    27  16:55  NEW MOON 
    29  02:44  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    30  22:39  Moon at Perigee: 366348 km

Oct 01  07:24  Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
    02  04:55  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    02  05:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  10:17  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
    04  10:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  10     Neptune at Opposition 
    11  17:47  FULL MOON 
    12  06     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    15  02:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    15  20:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  21:21  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    16  20:21  Moon at Apogee: 405078 km
    19  21:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  18     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    22  02     Orionid Meteor Shower
    27  03:17  NEW MOON 
    28  19:07  Moon at Perigee: 361122 km
    29  00:29  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    29  10:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  12:46  Antares 4.8°S of Moon

Nov 02  18:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  02     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    09  17     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
    10  10:30  FULL MOON 
    11  09:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    12  01:03  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
    12  01:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  02     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  12:00  Moon at Apogee: 405993 km
    14  03:29  Mercury 2.3°N of Antares
    18  08     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  15:32  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  23:31  Spica 1.7°N of Moon
    25  13:46  NEW MOON 
    25  13:50  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047
    25  20:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  04:07  Moon at Perigee: 357521 km
    27  02:19  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
    27  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E
    27  23     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  20     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 

Dec 02  05:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  07     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66601 AU
    08  15:35  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    09  03:06  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
    09  08:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  05:28  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942
    10  05:40  FULL MOON 
    10  17:03  Moon at Apogee: 406371 km
    13  04     Uranus at Opposition 
    14  21     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  03     Mercury at Perihelion 
    16  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  07:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  09:22  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    22  03:09  Winter Solstice 
    23  06     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  07:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  10:46  Antares 4.8°S of Moon
    23  17:51  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  22:08  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
    24  17:09  Moon at Perigee: 356926 km
    25  00:32  NEW MOON 
    26  05:23  Venus 5.0°S of Moon
    28  17     Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
    31  20:36  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

Indochina Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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
Indochina Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 04 09:49 Jan 11 21:06 Jan 19 22:54 Jan 27 01:14
Feb 02 23:07 Feb 10 18:49 Feb 18 13:20 Feb 25 08:58
Mar 04 13:35 Mar 12 15:48 Mar 20 00:56 Mar 26 16:51
Apr 03 05:02 Apr 11 09:57 Apr 18 10:20 Apr 25 01:39
May 02 21:12 May 11 00:11 May 17 18:19 May 24 11:57
Jun 01 13:21 A Jun 09 10:36 Jun 16 01:41 p Jun 23 00:19
Jul 01 04:34 Jul 08 18:02 Jul 15 09:12 Jul 22 15:07
Jul 30 18:11 Aug 06 23:43 Aug 13 17:44 Aug 21 08:15
Aug 29 06:07 Sep 05 04:55 Sep 12 04:18 Sep 20 02:56
Sep 27 16:55 Oct 04 10:56 Oct 11 17:47 Oct 19 21:50
Oct 27 03:17 Nov 02 18:56 Nov 10 10:30 Nov 18 15:32
Nov 25 13:46 T Dec 02 05:57 Dec 10 05:40 n Dec 18 07:01
Dec 25 00:32 Dec 31 20:36 --

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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