The sky in 2030
The main sky events of 2030. Times are UTC unless noted; local times shift by your time zone.
Equinoxes and solstices
| March equinox | March 20, 01:51 PM |
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| June solstice | June 21, 07:31 AM |
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| September equinox | September 22, 11:27 PM |
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| December solstice | December 21, 08:09 PM |
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| Earth at perihelion (closest to the Sun) | January 3, 11:00 AM |
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| Earth at aphelion (farthest from the Sun) | July 4, 12:59 PM |
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Full Moons
| January 19, 03:54 PM | Wolf Moon |
| February 18, 06:20 AM | Snow Moon |
| March 19, 05:57 PM | Worm Moon |
| April 18, 03:20 AM | Pink Moon · Supermoon |
| May 17, 11:19 AM | Flower Moon · Supermoon |
| June 15, 06:41 PM | Strawberry Moon · Supermoon |
| July 15, 02:12 AM | Buck Moon |
| August 13, 10:44 AM | Sturgeon Moon |
| September 11, 09:18 PM | Corn Moon |
| October 11, 10:47 AM | Hunter’s Moon |
| November 10, 03:30 AM | Beaver Moon |
| December 9, 10:41 PM | Cold Moon |
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Eclipses
| June 1, 06:27 AM | Solar eclipse: annular |
| June 15, 06:33 PM | Lunar eclipse: partial |
| November 25, 06:50 AM | Solar eclipse: total |
| December 9, 10:27 PM | Lunar eclipse: penumbral |
Meteor showers
Planets
| January 22 | Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (24.4°) |
| March 17 | Venus at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (46.6°) |
| April 4 | Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (19.1°) |
| May 13 | Jupiter at opposition (best of the year) |
| May 21 | Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (25.6°) |
| August 2 | Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (27.3°) |
| September 15 | Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (17.9°) |
| October 5 | Neptune at opposition (best of the year) |
| November 26 | Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (21.8°) |
| November 27 | Saturn at opposition (best of the year) |
| December 12 | Uranus at opposition (best of the year) |
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