The sky in 2040
The main sky events of 2040. Times are UTC unless noted; local times shift by your time zone.
Equinoxes and solstices
| March equinox | March 20, 12:11 AM |
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| June solstice | June 20, 05:46 PM |
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| September equinox | September 22, 09:44 AM |
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| December solstice | December 21, 06:32 AM |
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| Earth at perihelion (closest to the Sun) | January 3, 11:20 AM |
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| Earth at aphelion (farthest from the Sun) | July 5, 06:58 PM |
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Full Moons
| January 29, 07:55 AM | Wolf Moon |
| February 28, 01:00 AM | Snow Moon |
| March 28, 03:12 PM | Worm Moon |
| April 27, 02:38 AM | Pink Moon |
| May 26, 11:47 AM | Flower Moon |
| June 24, 07:19 PM | Strawberry Moon · Supermoon |
| July 24, 02:05 AM | Buck Moon · Supermoon |
| August 22, 09:10 AM | Sturgeon Moon |
| September 20, 05:43 PM | Corn Moon |
| October 20, 04:50 AM | Hunter’s Moon |
| November 18, 07:06 PM | Beaver Moon |
| December 18, 12:16 PM | Cold Moon |
Moon phase calendar 2040 →
Eclipses
| May 11, 03:41 AM | Solar eclipse: partial |
| May 26, 11:44 AM | Lunar eclipse: total |
| November 4, 07:07 PM | Solar eclipse: partial |
| November 18, 07:03 PM | Lunar eclipse: total |
Meteor showers
Planets
| January 2 | Mars at opposition (best of the year) |
| January 21 | Uranus at opposition (best of the year) |
| February 6 | Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (18.3°) |
| March 16 | Jupiter at opposition (best of the year) |
| March 19 | Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (27.7°) |
| March 28 | Saturn at opposition (best of the year) |
| May 30 | Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (23.2°) |
| July 17 | Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (20.5°) |
| September 26 | Mercury at greatest eastern elongation (evening sky) (26.1°) |
| October 27 | Neptune at opposition (best of the year) |
| November 6 | Mercury at greatest western elongation (morning sky) (18.9°) |
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