2030 Sky Event Almanac

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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
Moskow Time
January - June July - December
Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

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

Feb 01  01:04  Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
    02  19:07  NEW MOON 
    10  02     Mercury at Aphelion 
    10  09:06  Moon at Apogee: 404292 km
    10  14:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    11  06:22  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    13  07:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  09:20  FULL MOON 
    22  06:28  Spica 2.4°N of Moon
    22  13:01  Moon at Perigee: 368405 km
    24  14:19  Jupiter 3.3°N of Moon
    25  04:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  09:37  Antares 3.5°S of Moon
    26  08:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  16:29  Venus 1.4°N of Moon

Mar 04  09:35  NEW MOON 
    10  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    10  05:23  Moon at Apogee: 404748 km
    10  14:18  Pleiades 2.3°N of Moon
    12  09:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  11:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  02     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W
    19  20:56  FULL MOON 
    20  16:51  Vernal Equinox 
    21  14:29  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    22  01:00  Moon at Perigee: 362974 km
    23  21:08  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    24  15:31  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    25  08:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  01     Mercury at Perihelion 
    26  12:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  04:16  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    31  14     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 

Apr 03  01:02  NEW MOON 
    04  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°E
    04  18:32  Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  10:31  Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
    06  21:29  Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
    06  21:47  Moon at Apogee: 405659 km
    08  11:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  05:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  00:45  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    18  06:20  FULL MOON 
    19  06:44  Moon at Perigee: 358706 km
    20  03:03  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    20  23:44  Antares 3.9°S of Moon
    21  12:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  23     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    24  21:39  LAST QUARTER MOON 

May 02  17:12  NEW MOON 
    04  03:53  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    04  06:39  Moon at Apogee: 406364 km
    05  12     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  14:55  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  20:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  13     Jupiter at Opposition 
    14  20     Venus at Aphelion 
    15  11:36  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    17  08:49  Jupiter 3.4°N of Moon
    17  14:19  FULL MOON 
    17  16:45  Moon at Perigee: 357018 km
    18  10:06  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    18  21:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  09     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    21  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°W
    24  07:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  13     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    31  09:14  Moon at Apogee: 406469 km

Jun 01  09:21  NEW MOON 
    01  09:28  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944
    01  20:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  20     Mercury 0.3°N of Saturn
    09  06:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  16     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    11  21:08  Spica 2.3°N of Moon
    13  14:42  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
    14  20:58  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    15  02:37  Moon at Perigee: 358183 km
    15  08:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  21:33  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.503
    15  21:41  FULL MOON 
    21  10:31  Summer Solstice 
    22  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    22  20:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  00     Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
    27  16:09  Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
    27  17:14  Moon at Apogee: 405881 km
    28  01:12  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
    28  08:11  Venus 2.3°S of Moon
    29  02:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  17:32  Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran

Date     MSK   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  00:34  NEW MOON 
    04  16     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
    08  14:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  04:21  Spica 2.2°N of Moon
    10  20:59  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
    12  06:31  Antares 4.0°S of Moon
    12  17:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  08:12  Moon at Perigee: 361792 km
    15  05:12  FULL MOON 
    22  11:07  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  23:03  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
    25  07:55  Moon at Apogee: 404891 km
    25  13:44  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon
    26  08:01  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  12:59  Mercury 0.6°S of Regulus
    28  14     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  16:10  Venus 2.3°N of Moon
    29  02:18  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    30  14:11  NEW MOON 

Aug 01  23:50  Mercury 4.0°N of Moon
    02  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E
    05  00     Mercury at Aphelion 
    05  09:48  Spica 2.0°N of Moon
    06  00     Venus 0.7°S of Mars
    06  19:43  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  04:26  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
    08  13:46  Antares 4.1°S of Moon
    08  22:44  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  01:50  Moon at Perigee: 366742 km
    13  06     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  13:44  FULL MOON 
    21  04:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  06:40  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
    22  01:15  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    22  01:49  Moon at Apogee: 404174 km
    22  11:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  02:07  NEW MOON 
    29  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Sep 01  15:19  Spica 1.8°N of Moon
    03  14:11  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon
    04  05     Venus at Perihelion 
    04  19:16  Antares 4.4°S of Moon
    04  20:06  Moon at Perigee: 369884 km
    04  23:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  00:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  07:17  Mercury 1.8°S of Regulus
    12  00:18  FULL MOON 
    15  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    17  14:36  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
    18  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    18  10:45  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    18  13:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  21:09  Moon at Apogee: 404258 km
    19  22:56  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  02:27  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  10:11  Saturn 3.2°N of Aldebaran
    27  12:55  NEW MOON 
    28  22:44  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    30  18:39  Moon at Perigee: 366348 km

Oct 01  03:24  Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
    02  00:55  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    02  01:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  06:17  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus
    04  06:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  06     Neptune at Opposition 
    11  13:47  FULL MOON 
    12  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    14  22:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    15  16:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  17:21  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    16  16:21  Moon at Apogee: 405078 km
    19  17:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  14     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    21  22     Orionid Meteor Shower
    26  23:17  NEW MOON 
    28  15:07  Moon at Perigee: 361122 km
    28  20:29  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    29  06:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  08:46  Antares 4.8°S of Moon

Nov 02  14:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  22     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    09  13     Mercury 2.6°S of Jupiter
    10  06:30  FULL MOON 
    11  05:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    11  21:03  Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
    11  21:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  22     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  08:00  Moon at Apogee: 405993 km
    13  23:29  Mercury 2.3°N of Antares
    18  04     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  11:32  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  19:31  Spica 1.7°N of Moon
    25  09:46  NEW MOON 
    25  09:50  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047
    25  16:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  00:07  Moon at Perigee: 357521 km
    26  22:19  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
    27  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E
    27  19     Saturn at Opposition 
    30  16     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 

Dec 02  01:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  03     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66601 AU
    08  11:35  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    08  23:06  Saturn 2.3°S of Moon
    09  04:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  01:28  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.942
    10  01:40  FULL MOON 
    10  13:03  Moon at Apogee: 406371 km
    13  00     Uranus at Opposition 
    14  17     Geminid Meteor Shower
    14  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    15  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  03:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  05:22  Spica 1.6°N of Moon
    21  23:09  Winter Solstice 
    23  02     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  03:54  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  06:46  Antares 4.8°S of Moon
    23  13:51  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  18:08  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
    24  13:09  Moon at Perigee: 356926 km
    24  20:32  NEW MOON 
    26  01:23  Venus 5.0°S of Moon
    28  13     Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
    31  16:36  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

Moskow Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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
Moskow Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 04 05:49 Jan 11 17:06 Jan 19 18:54 Jan 26 21:14
Feb 02 19:07 Feb 10 14:49 Feb 18 09:20 Feb 25 04:58
Mar 04 09:35 Mar 12 11:48 Mar 19 20:56 Mar 26 12:51
Apr 03 01:02 Apr 11 05:57 Apr 18 06:20 Apr 24 21:39
May 02 17:12 May 10 20:11 May 17 14:19 May 24 07:57
Jun 01 09:21 A Jun 09 06:36 Jun 15 21:41 p Jun 22 20:19
Jul 01 00:34 Jul 08 14:02 Jul 15 05:12 Jul 22 11:07
Jul 30 14:11 Aug 06 19:43 Aug 13 13:44 Aug 21 04:15
Aug 29 02:07 Sep 05 00:55 Sep 12 00:18 Sep 19 22:56
Sep 27 12:55 Oct 04 06:56 Oct 11 13:47 Oct 19 17:50
Oct 26 23:17 Nov 02 14:56 Nov 10 06:30 Nov 18 11:32
Nov 25 09:46 T Dec 02 01:57 Dec 10 01:40 n Dec 18 03:01
Dec 24 20:32 Dec 31 16:36 --

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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