Astronomical Events 2040

125 events in date order, in your time zone (showing UTC)

Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Jan 1, 2040, 11:44 UTC

11:44 UTC · magnitude 5.4 · 3.4° apart
Mars at opposition Planets

Mon, Jan 2, 2040, 14:55 UTC

14:55 UTC · magnitude -1.5
Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Tue, Jan 3, 2040, 22:26 UTC · active Dec 28, 2039 to Jan 11, 2040

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 83% lit.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Jan 5, 2040, 03:28 UTC

03:28 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Jan 6, 2040, 07:44 UTC

07:44 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Jan 7, 2040, 02:10 UTC

02:10 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Jan 11, 2040, 16:54 UTC

16:54 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Jan 21, 2040, 02:54 UTC

02:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.6° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Sat, Jan 21, 2040, 19:00 UTC

19:00 UTC · magnitude 5.4
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Jan 26, 2040, 10:32 UTC

10:32 UTC · magnitude -1.0 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Jan 28, 2040, 15:44 UTC

15:44 UTC · magnitude 5.4 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Feb 2, 2040, 12:45 UTC

12:45 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Feb 3, 2040, 07:54 UTC

07:54 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 1.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Feb 6, 2040, 02:34 UTC

02:34 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Feb 10, 2040, 13:57 UTC

13:57 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Feb 17, 2040, 12:05 UTC

12:05 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.4° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Feb 21, 2040, 13:10 UTC

13:10 UTC · magnitude 4.7
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Feb 22, 2040, 17:00 UTC

17:00 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Feb 24, 2040, 20:50 UTC

20:50 UTC · magnitude 5.4 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Feb 29, 2040, 14:19 UTC

14:19 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Mar 1, 2040, 11:27 UTC

11:27 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 1.6° apart
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Tue, Mar 6, 2040, 03:09 UTC

03:09 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Mar 11, 2040, 12:02 UTC

12:02 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Mar 15, 2040, 22:54 UTC

22:54 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 1.1° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Fri, Mar 16, 2040, 21:54 UTC

21:54 UTC · magnitude -2.5
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Mar 19, 2040, 07:05 UTC

07:05 UTC · magnitude 0.2
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Tue, Mar 20, 2040, 00:11 UTC

00:11 UTC.
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Mar 21, 2040, 15:49 UTC

15:49 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Mar 23, 2040, 03:30 UTC

03:30 UTC · magnitude 5.4 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Mar 27, 2040, 15:54 UTC

15:54 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 3.2° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Wed, Mar 28, 2040, 15:03 UTC

15:03 UTC · magnitude 0.7
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Mar 28, 2040, 15:19 UTC

15:19 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Apr 10, 2040, 00:24 UTC

00:24 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Apr 10, 2040, 12:24 UTC

12:24 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Apr 18, 2040, 23:49 UTC

23:49 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Apr 19, 2040, 11:44 UTC

11:44 UTC · magnitude 5.5 · 3.7° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Sat, Apr 21, 2040, 20:00 UTC · active Apr 13, 2040 to Apr 29, 2040

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 71% lit.
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Apr 22, 2040, 19:34 UTC

19:34 UTC · magnitude 7.9
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Apr 23, 2040, 19:57 UTC

19:57 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Apr 24, 2040, 20:59 UTC

20:59 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 1.7° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Apr 30, 2040, 15:14 UTC

15:14 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, May 1, 2040, 17:46 UTC

17:46 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 1.3° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sat, May 5, 2040, 09:24 UTC · active Apr 18, 2040 to May 26, 2040

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 33% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, May 9, 2040, 18:59 UTC

18:59 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.9° apart
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, May 11, 2040, 03:42 UTC

Greatest eclipse 03:42 UTC, magnitude 0.53.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, May 12, 2040, 07:57 UTC

07:57 UTC · magnitude -1.1 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, May 16, 2040, 20:45 UTC

20:45 UTC · magnitude 5.5 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, May 17, 2040, 12:32 UTC

12:32 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, May 21, 2040, 03:27 UTC

03:27 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, May 22, 2040, 04:19 UTC

04:19 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 1.9° apart
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, May 26, 2040, 11:45 UTC

Greatest eclipse 11:45 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, May 30, 2040, 13:03 UTC

13:03 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, May 31, 2040, 02:52 UTC

02:52 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Jun 6, 2040, 02:40 UTC

02:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Jun 11, 2040, 09:30 UTC

09:30 UTC · magnitude 2.0 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Jun 13, 2040, 05:57 UTC

05:57 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Jun 15, 2040, 03:27 UTC

03:27 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Jun 17, 2040, 14:02 UTC

14:02 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Jun 18, 2040, 12:40 UTC

12:40 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 2.0° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Jun 20, 2040, 17:46 UTC

17:46 UTC.
Supermoon: Strawberry Moon Supermoons

Sun, Jun 24, 2040, 19:19 UTC

Full moon at 357,992 km, 19:19 UTC.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Jun 25, 2040, 16:54 UTC

16:54 UTC · magnitude 5.1
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Jul 3, 2040, 09:27 UTC

09:27 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jul 10, 2040, 15:14 UTC

15:14 UTC · magnitude 5.6 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Jul 15, 2040, 02:45 UTC

02:45 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Jul 15, 2040, 21:49 UTC

21:49 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.9° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Jul 17, 2040, 20:09 UTC

20:09 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Supermoon: Buck Moon Supermoons

Tue, Jul 24, 2040, 02:05 UTC

Full moon at 357,193 km, 02:05 UTC.
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Jul 26, 2040, 00:59 UTC

00:59 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jul 28, 2040, 11:17 UTC · active Jul 10, 2040 to Aug 22, 2040

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 75% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jul 29, 2040, 12:23 UTC · active Jul 2, 2040 to Aug 14, 2040

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 64% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Jul 30, 2040, 16:32 UTC

16:32 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Aug 9, 2040, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Aug 11, 2040, 11:40 UTC

11:40 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Aug 11, 2040, 17:22 UTC

17:22 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 3.1° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Sun, Aug 12, 2040, 02:08 UTC · active Jul 15, 2040 to Aug 23, 2040

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 15% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Aug 12, 2040, 07:40 UTC

07:40 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.6° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Aug 13, 2040, 05:56 UTC

05:56 UTC · magnitude -1.9
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Sat, Aug 18, 2040, 01:44 UTC

01:44 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Aug 27, 2040, 00:32 UTC

00:32 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.2° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Thu, Aug 30, 2040, 20:32 UTC

20:32 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.8° apart
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Sat, Sep 1, 2040, 17:32 UTC

17:32 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.2° apart
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Thu, Sep 6, 2040, 15:35 UTC

15:35 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.5° apart
Mercury and Jupiter close together Planets

Fri, Sep 7, 2040, 20:56 UTC

20:56 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Sep 8, 2040, 09:40 UTC

09:40 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Sep 8, 2040, 18:50 UTC

18:50 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Sep 8, 2040, 23:49 UTC

23:49 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Sep 9, 2040, 04:32 UTC

04:32 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 2.9° apart
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Thu, Sep 13, 2040, 04:10 UTC

04:10 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.2° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Thu, Sep 20, 2040, 15:49 UTC

15:49 UTC · magnitude 0.0 · 2.3° apart
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Sep 22, 2040, 09:44 UTC

09:44 UTC.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Sep 23, 2040, 09:14 UTC

09:14 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, Sep 26, 2040, 21:57 UTC

21:57 UTC · magnitude 0.1
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Oct 4, 2040, 20:08 UTC

20:08 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Oct 7, 2040, 14:30 UTC

14:30 UTC · magnitude 1.2
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Oct 7, 2040, 22:15 UTC

22:15 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 1.7° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Mon, Oct 8, 2040, 01:44 UTC · active Oct 5, 2040 to Oct 9, 2040

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 4% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Oct 9, 2040, 00:45 UTC

00:45 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Oct 20, 2040, 17:35 UTC

17:35 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.0° apart
Orionids Meteor Showers

Sat, Oct 20, 2040, 18:58 UTC · active Oct 1, 2040 to Nov 6, 2040

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sun, Oct 21, 2040, 10:14 UTC

10:14 UTC · magnitude 5.5
Neptune at opposition Planets

Sat, Oct 27, 2040, 05:49 UTC

05:49 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Jupiter and Saturn close together Planets

Tue, Oct 30, 2040, 09:40 UTC

09:40 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 1.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Nov 2, 2040, 22:29 UTC

22:29 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Nov 2, 2040, 23:14 UTC

23:14 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Nov 3, 2040, 07:49 UTC

07:49 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 0.7° apart
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Nov 4, 2040, 19:08 UTC

Greatest eclipse 19:08 UTC, magnitude 0.81.
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 4, 2040, 19:35 UTC · active Sep 9, 2040 to Nov 19, 2040

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Nov 6, 2040, 05:15 UTC

05:15 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Nov 7, 2040, 21:22 UTC

21:22 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 0.7° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Sun, Nov 11, 2040, 18:55 UTC · active Oct 19, 2040 to Dec 9, 2040

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 52% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Nov 17, 2040, 00:24 UTC

00:24 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.1° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Sat, Nov 17, 2040, 00:32 UTC · active Nov 5, 2040 to Nov 29, 2040

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 97% lit.
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Nov 18, 2040, 19:03 UTC

Greatest eclipse 19:03 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Nov 30, 2040, 13:35 UTC

13:35 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Nov 30, 2040, 18:54 UTC

18:54 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Dec 7, 2040, 14:32 UTC

14:32 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.4° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Thu, Dec 13, 2040, 14:34 UTC · active Dec 3, 2040 to Dec 19, 2040

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 77% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Dec 14, 2040, 05:35 UTC

05:35 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 0.1° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Dec 14, 2040, 10:41 UTC

10:41 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Dec 17, 2040, 13:28 UTC

13:28 UTC · magnitude 1.3
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Dec 21, 2040, 06:33 UTC

06:33 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Fri, Dec 21, 2040, 23:00 UTC · active Dec 16, 2040 to Dec 25, 2040

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 89% lit.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Dec 28, 2040, 02:59 UTC

02:59 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Dec 28, 2040, 12:32 UTC

12:32 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 1.0° apart