2031 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.
| 2031 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Eastern Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AEST Even
(h:m)
Jan 04 00:09 Mars 3.6°N of Spica
04 14 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 00:42 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
05 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°W
05 07 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
05 08:42 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
05 16:37 Moon at Descending Node
06 21:00 Moon at Apogee: 406169 km
09 04:26 FULL MOON
16 19:36 Spica 1.5°N of Moon
16 22:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 18:51 Moon at Ascending Node
19 23:49 Antares 4.9°S of Moon
20 16:34 Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
22 07:41 Moon at Perigee: 359637 km
22 07:53 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
23 14:31 NEW MOON
28 06 Mercury at Aphelion
30 17:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Feb 01 07:26 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
01 13:57 Saturn 2.2°S of Moon
01 19:25 Moon at Descending Node
03 09:45 Moon at Apogee: 405416 km
07 22:46 FULL MOON
13 00:57 Spica 1.2°N of Moon
14 11:19 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
15 08:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 21:21 Moon at Ascending Node
17 08:35 Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon: Occn.
19 10:35 Moon at Perigee: 364745 km
20 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 01:49 NEW MOON
28 15:14 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
28 21:02 Moon at Descending Node
28 22:56 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
Mar 01 14:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 04:57 Moon at Apogee: 404533 km
09 14:30 FULL MOON
12 06:44 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
13 05 Mercury at Perihelion
14 05:27 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
14 21:38 Moon at Ascending Node
16 16:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 20:06 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
18 04:58 Moon at Perigee: 369634 km
18 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
21 05:41 Vernal Equinox
23 13:49 NEW MOON
24 20:55 Mercury 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
26 14:40 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
27 23:44 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
28 00:22 Moon at Descending Node
28 11:01 Saturn 1.2°S of Moon
28 22:30 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
31 01:24 Moon at Apogee: 404227 km
31 10:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Apr 03 09 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
05 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
08 03:21 FULL MOON
08 14:35 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
10 12:38 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
11 00:56 Moon at Ascending Node
11 04:05 Venus 2.4°S of Pleiades
12 05:13 Moon at Perigee: 367996 km
13 03:56 Jupiter 2.1°S of Moon
14 22:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 13 Venus 3.4°N of Saturn
17 05 Venus at Perihelion
22 02:57 NEW MOON
23 12 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 06:22 Moon at Descending Node
24 07:56 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
25 00:42 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
25 06:36 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
25 18:28 Venus 3.9°N of Moon
27 20:30 Moon at Apogee: 404758 km
30 05:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 03 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°W
04 21 Mars at Opposition
06 00:17 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
06 01 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 08:45 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
07 13:40 FULL MOON
07 13:51 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.881
08 08:55 Moon at Ascending Node
09 17:28 Moon at Perigee: 362851 km
10 09:39 Jupiter 2.1°S of Moon
14 05:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 16:50 Saturn 3.9°N of Aldebaran
20 00:37 Mercury 4.4°S of Moon
21 13:26 Moon at Descending Node
21 17:15 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.959
21 17:17 NEW MOON
25 12:08 Moon at Apogee: 405723 km
29 19:28 Venus 3.9°S of Pollux
29 21:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 02 10:22 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
02 13 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
03 05:58 Mars 1.4°N of Moon
03 13 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
04 19:20 Moon at Ascending Node
05 21:44 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.129
05 21:58 FULL MOON
06 14:42 Jupiter 1.9°S of Moon
06 22:11 Moon at Perigee: 358744 km
09 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 05 Mercury at Perihelion
12 12:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 18 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 17 Jupiter at Opposition
17 19:18 Moon at Descending Node
17 21:08 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
18 20:02 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
20 08:25 NEW MOON
21 21:25 Moon at Apogee: 406452 km
21 23:17 Summer Solstice
26 15:02 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
28 10:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 19:14 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
30 16:41 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
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Date AEST Even
(h:m)
Jul 02 04:35 Moon at Ascending Node
03 20:02 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
05 05:01 FULL MOON
05 07:14 Moon at Perigee: 357008 km
06 16 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
11 21:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 22:38 Moon at Descending Node
15 02:49 Pleiades 4.4°N of Moon
15 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°E
16 01:49 Aldebaran 4.3°S of Moon
16 16:23 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
16 22:17 Venus 1.3°S of Regulus
19 00:28 Moon at Apogee: 406535 km
19 23:40 NEW MOON
22 09:10 Mercury 3.3°N of Moon
22 12:15 Venus 1.6°N of Moon
23 04 Mercury at Aphelion
26 04 Mercury 1.6°N of Venus
27 02:05 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
27 20:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 16:06 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
29 03 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 09:54 Moon at Ascending Node
31 02:09 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
Aug 02 16:47 Moon at Perigee: 358060 km
03 11:45 FULL MOON
07 13 Venus at Aphelion
10 10:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 00:10 Moon at Descending Node
11 13 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
12 08:01 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
12 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 04:11 Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
13 19 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 07:37 Moon at Apogee: 405946 km
18 14:32 NEW MOON
23 07:30 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
25 11:21 Moon at Ascending Node
25 23:38 Mars 2.8°S of Moon
26 04:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 09:28 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
30 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
30 22:53 Moon at Perigee: 361684 km
Sep 01 19:20 FULL MOON
05 04 Mercury at Perihelion
07 02:34 Moon at Descending Node
08 15:21 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
09 02:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 15:03 Saturn 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
10 21:09 Mars 2.5°N of Antares
11 21:54 Moon at Apogee: 405006 km
13 20:17 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
17 04:47 NEW MOON
19 13:05 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
21 12:24 Moon at Ascending Node
23 12:35 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
23 15:15 Autumnal Equinox
23 18:42 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
24 11:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 17:09 Moon at Perigee: 366841 km
29 11 Mars 2.2°S of Jupiter
Oct 01 04:58 FULL MOON
04 08:03 Moon at Descending Node
05 23:48 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
07 00:25 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon
08 01 Neptune at Opposition
08 20:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 16:23 Moon at Apogee: 404365 km
09 20:13 Venus 2.1°S of Regulus
12 23:45 Venus 4.0°N of Moon
16 18:21 NEW MOON
18 00:11 Mercury 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
18 16:54 Moon at Ascending Node
21 06:53 Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon
21 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.4°W
22 11 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 06:06 Moon at Perigee: 370022 km
23 17:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 17:33 FULL MOON
30 17:45 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.716
31 16:09 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 02 08:35 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
03 07:32 Saturn 1.3°N of Moon
06 11 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 12:45 Moon at Apogee: 404522 km
07 17:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 20:11 Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
10 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°E
13 05:40 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
13 11 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 01:32 Moon at Ascending Node
15 07:06 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.011
15 07:10 NEW MOON
16 18 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38145 AU
16 20:48 Mercury 4.7°S of Moon
17 22:51 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
18 08:07 Moon at Perigee: 365930 km
18 17 Leonid Meteor Shower
22 00:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 21 Venus at Perihelion
28 00:01 Moon at Descending Node
29 09:18 FULL MOON
29 11:24 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
29 16:36 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
30 12:00 Saturn 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
30 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Dec 02 03 Mercury at Perihelion
04 08:35 Moon at Apogee: 405355 km
07 13:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 15:42 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
11 19:18 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
12 05 Saturn at Opposition
12 11:37 Moon at Ascending Node
13 08:17 Mercury 1.6°N of Moon
14 19:06 NEW MOON
15 06 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 07:31 Moon at Perigee: 360489 km
17 21 Uranus at Opposition
18 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.5°W
21 10:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 11:56 Winter Solstice
23 15 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 04:44 Moon at Descending Node
26 23:13 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
27 14:28 Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
29 03:33 FULL MOON
31 23:16 Moon at Apogee: 406203 km
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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
2031 Phases of the Moon
Australian Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.
| 2031 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Eastern Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 09 04:26 | Jan 16 22:47 |
| Jan 23 14:31 | Jan 30 17:43 | Feb 07 22:46 | Feb 15 08:50 |
| Feb 22 01:49 | Mar 01 14:02 | Mar 09 14:30 | Mar 16 16:36 |
| Mar 23 13:49 | Mar 31 10:32 | Apr 08 03:21 | Apr 14 22:58 |
| Apr 22 02:57 | Apr 30 05:19 | May 07 13:40 n | May 14 05:07 |
| May 21 17:17 A | May 29 21:20 | Jun 05 21:58 n | Jun 12 12:20 |
| Jun 20 08:25 | Jun 28 10:19 | Jul 05 05:01 | Jul 11 21:50 |
| Jul 19 23:40 | Jul 27 20:35 | Aug 03 11:45 | Aug 10 10:24 |
| Aug 18 14:32 | Aug 26 04:40 | Sep 01 19:20 | Sep 09 02:14 |
| Sep 17 04:47 | Sep 24 11:20 | Oct 01 04:58 | Oct 08 20:50 |
| Oct 16 18:21 | Oct 23 17:36 | Oct 30 17:33 n | Nov 07 17:02 |
| Nov 15 07:10 H | Nov 22 00:45 | Nov 29 09:18 | Dec 07 13:20 |
| Dec 14 19:06 | Dec 21 10:00 | Dec 29 03:33 | - |
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: 2031 to 2040
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2031 to 2040 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 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| IST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| BST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| ICT | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| AWST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| JST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| ACT | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| AEST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| NCT | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
| NZST | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | |||||
- 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)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
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
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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