2041Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2041Phases of the Moon
Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 5 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2041 Phases of the Moon   
      Eastern Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  2  14:08    Jan  9  05:06    Jan 17  02:11    Jan 25  05:33   
 Feb  1  00:43    Feb  7  18:40    Feb 15  21:21    Feb 23  19:29   
 Mar  2  10:39    Mar  9  10:51    Mar 17  15:19    Mar 25  05:32   
 Mar 31  20:29    Apr  8  04:38    Apr 16  07:00    Apr 23  12:24   
 Apr 30  06:46 T  May  7  22:54    May 15  19:52 p  May 22  17:26   
 May 29  17:56    Jun  6  16:40    Jun 14  05:59    Jun 20  22:12   
 Jun 28  06:17    Jul  6  09:12    Jul 13  14:01    Jul 20  04:13   
 Jul 27  20:02    Aug  4  23:53    Aug 11  21:04    Aug 18  12:43   
 Aug 26  11:16    Sep  3  12:19    Sep 10  04:24    Sep 17  00:33   
 Sep 25  03:41    Oct  2  22:33    Oct  9  13:03    Oct 16  16:05   
 Oct 24  20:30 A  Nov  1  07:05    Nov  7  23:43 p  Nov 15  11:06   
 Nov 23  12:36    Nov 30  14:49    Dec  7  12:42    Dec 15  08:32   
 Dec 23  03:06    Dec 29  22:46   --
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 table above. 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. 
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2041Calendar of Astronomical Events
Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 5 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2041Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Eastern Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     EST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  14:08  NEW MOON     03  13     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  14:39  Moon at Perigee: 358590 km    03  16     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU    05  04     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E    05  19:53  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    09  05:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  19:01  Moon at Ascending Node     12  06:38  Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon    16  18:20  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    17  02:11  FULL MOON     17  19:55  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    18  18:16  Moon at Apogee: 406419 km    19  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E    19  15:58  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    24  03:17  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    24  08:10  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    24  20:15  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    25  05:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  08     Mercury at Perihelion     25  12     Uranus at Opposition     26  10:09  Moon at Descending Node     27  17:55  Antares 3.1°S of MoonFeb 01  00:43  NEW MOON     01  02:46  Moon at Perigee: 356610 km    03  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     07  18:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  19:39  Moon at Ascending Node     08  12:42  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon    11  00     Mercury 4.3°N of Mars    13  00:20  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    14  02:01  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    14  18:03  Moon at Apogee: 406498 km    15  21:21  FULL MOON     15  22:07  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    17  19     Venus at Perihelion     20  09:29  Spica 4.6°S of Moon    20  13:59  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    21  03:53  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    22  11:13  Moon at Descending Node     23  19:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  01:54  Antares 2.8°S of Moon    28  10:36  Mercury 5.1°N of MoonMar 01  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°W    01  14:56  Moon at Perigee: 358003 km    02  10:39  NEW MOON     06  22:29  Moon at Ascending Node     07  20:31  Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon    09  10:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  08     Mercury at Aphelion     12  06:36  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon    13  08:18  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    14  02:06  Moon at Apogee: 405968 km    15  04:28  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    17  15:19  FULL MOON     18  02     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     18  21     Mercury 1.0°S of Mars    19  15:20  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    19  17:05  Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.    20  01:07  Vernal Equinox     20  06:26  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    21  12:35  Moon at Descending Node     23  07:47  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    25  05:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  21:37  Moon at Perigee: 362174 km    29  23:54  Mars 3.7°N of Moon    31  20:29  NEW MOON Apr 03  05:39  Moon at Ascending Node     04  06:01  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon    06  20     Venus 6.7°N of Mars    08  04:38  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  13:52  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    09  15:23  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    10  10     Saturn at Opposition     10  18:41  Moon at Apogee: 404998 km    11  11:32  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    12  09     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38129 AU    14  12     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     15  19:54  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    15  22:08  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    16  05     Jupiter at Opposition     16  06:52  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    16  07:00  FULL MOON     17  17:27  Moon at Descending Node     19  13:25  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    22  10     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  07     Mercury at Perihelion     23  12:24  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  03     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     26  11:51  Moon at Perigee: 367410 km    26  23:48  Venus 6.0°N of Moon    27  22:15  Mars 2.4°N of Moon    30  06:46  NEW MOON     30  06:51  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.019    30  15:05  Moon at Ascending Node May 01  15:47  Mercury 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.    01  23:56  Mercury 1.9°S of Pleiades    05  00     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  22:06  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    06  23:20  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    07  22:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  13:43  Moon at Apogee: 404308 km    08  19:20  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    12  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.6°E    12  12:11  Jupiter 3.3°N of Spica    13  00:18  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    13  06:14  Spica 4.5°S of Moon    13  08:39  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    15  01:22  Moon at Descending Node     15  19:42  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.065    15  19:52  FULL MOON     16  20:27  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    21  20:18  Moon at Perigee: 369566 km    22  17:26  LAST QUARTER MOON     26  01:51  Venus 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    26  20:24  Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    27  03     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W    27  23:17  Moon at Ascending Node     29  17:56  NEW MOON Jun 02  06:29  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    03  07:33  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    05  03:24  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    05  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     05  08:34  Moon at Apogee: 404429 km    06  16:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  06:58  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    09  14:02  Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    09  15:08  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    10  03     Venus at Aphelion     11  09:42  Moon at Descending Node     13  05:18  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    14  05:59  FULL MOON     15  16     Jupiter 4.2°S of Saturn    17  06:48  Moon at Perigee: 365482 km    17  11:40  Mercury 1.2°N of Aldebaran    20  18:37  Summer Solstice     20  22:12  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  03:56  Moon at Ascending Node     24  15:50  Venus 3.3°S of Moon    24  17:29  Mars 1.3°S of Moon    25  07:04  Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon    28  06:17  NEW MOON     28  10     Venus 2.0°S of Mars    29  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W    30  15:13  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon
Date     EST   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  11:03  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    03  01:46  Moon at Apogee: 405266 km    03  16:57  Venus 6.4°S of Pleiades    03  21     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    06  09:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  13:01  Mars 4.4°S of Pleiades    06  15:40  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    06  23:25  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    06  23:46  Spica 4.2°S of Moon    08  15:45  Moon at Descending Node     10  15:10  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    12  07:55  Venus 3.2°N of Aldebaran    13  14:01  FULL MOON     15  04:14  Moon at Perigee: 360651 km    20  04:13  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  07     Mercury at Perihelion     20  10:05  Mars 5.1°N of Aldebaran    21  05:19  Moon at Ascending Node     22  12:40  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon    23  12:49  Mars 2.8°S of Moon    24  10:47  Venus 5.1°S of Moon    26  21:45  Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica    27  20:02  NEW MOON     28  01     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     29  17:52  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    30  15:07  Moon at Apogee: 406212 km    31  03     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun Aug 03  01:45  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    03  07:19  Spica 3.9°S of Moon    03  11:59  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    04  18:32  Moon at Descending Node     04  23:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  00:36  Antares 2.1°S of Moon    11  21:04  FULL MOON     12  11:02  Moon at Perigee: 357495 km    12  17     Perseid Meteor Shower    17  06:36  Moon at Ascending Node     18  12:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  18:34  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon    19  01:26  Venus 7.1°S of Pollux    21  06:15  Mars 3.8°S of Moon    23  02:27  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    23  10:40  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    24  03:49  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    26  11:16  NEW MOON     26  21:03  Moon at Apogee: 406632 km    28  13:25  Mercury 4.4°S of Moon    30  12:34  Venus 1.4°S of Beehive    30  12:45  Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    30  13:38  Spica 3.7°S of Moon    31  02:45  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    31  19:51  Moon at Descending Node Sep 02  06     Mercury at Aphelion     03  08:25  Antares 1.9°S of Moon    03  12:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°E    09  21:12  Moon at Perigee: 357004 km    10  04:24  FULL MOON     13  11:25  Moon at Ascending Node     15  02:10  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon    17  00:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  02:53  Venus 0.5°N of Regulus    18  21:59  Mars 4.3°S of Moon    19  08:20  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    20  00     Mercury 6.7°S of Saturn    20  09:41  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    20  11:17  Saturn 4.0°N of Spica    22  04:50  Mercury 0.7°S of Spica    22  05:57  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    22  10:27  Autumnal Equinox     22  17:53  Venus 3.8°S of Moon    22  23:59  Moon at Apogee: 406361 km    25  03:41  NEW MOON     26  16:05  Mars 5.8°S of Pollux    27  00:40  Saturn 1.3°N of Moon    27  19:09  Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    27  22:42  Moon at Descending Node     30  12     Venus at Perihelion     30  14:29  Antares 1.7°S of MoonOct 02  22:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  07:08  Moon at Perigee: 359445 km    09  13:03  FULL MOON     10  20:30  Moon at Ascending Node     12  11:45  Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon    16  06     Mercury at Perihelion     16  15:22  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    16  16:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  11:41  Mars 4.2°S of Moon    17  16:25  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    19  09     Mercury 0.2°N of Venus    19  12:32  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    20  04     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     20  11:08  Moon at Apogee: 405544 km    20  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°W    21  10     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  02:51  Mars 0.2°S of Beehive    23  06:15  Mercury 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    23  07:05  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    24  20:30  NEW MOON     24  20:35  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.947    25  04:31  Moon at Descending Node     27  15     Mercury 0.6°N of Venus    27  20:01  Antares 1.7°S of Moon    29  12     Neptune at Opposition     31  18:18  Venus 3.2°N of SpicaNov 01  07:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  04     Mercury 0.6°S of Saturn    03  23     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     05  03     Venus 0.9°S of Saturn    05  10     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  10:42  Moon at Perigee: 364299 km    07  07:05  Moon at Ascending Node     07  23:34  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.170    07  23:43  FULL MOON     08  22:14  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon    12  09     N Taurid Meteor Shower    12  23:52  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    14  00:29  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    14  21:35  Mars 3.4°S of Moon    15  11:06  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  20:10  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    17  05:08  Moon at Apogee: 404651 km    17  16     Leonid Meteor Shower    17  18     Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter    20  09:34  Spica 3.5°S of Moon    21  03:55  Saturn 2.0°N of Moon    21  12:04  Moon at Descending Node     23  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     23  12:36  NEW MOON     30  14:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 02  11:20  Moon at Perigee: 369538 km    04  15:02  Moon at Ascending Node     06  07:43  Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon    07  12:42  FULL MOON     10  09:08  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    11  09:25  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    12  23:15  Mars 2.1°S of Moon    13  04:37  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon    14  05     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  02:09  Moon at Apogee: 404332 km    15  08:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  18:15  Spica 3.4°S of Moon    18  18:21  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon    18  18:35  Moon at Descending Node     20  04:24  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon    21  07:19  Winter Solstice     21  11:30  Antares 1.7°S of Moon    22  13     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  03:06  NEW MOON     24  01:17  Mars 3.4°N of Regulus    24  09:14  Mercury 2.8°N of Moon    27  04:54  Moon at Perigee: 368408 km    29  22:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  17:59  Moon at Ascending Node     

 Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar 
  • 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
  • Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2041 to 2050
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2041 to 2050 for seven time zones in the Americas. 
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
   Calendars of Astronomical Events - The Americas
   AST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   EST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   CST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   MST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   PST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   AKST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   HST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= GMT - 4 hours)
        • EST = Eastern Standard Time (= GMT - 5 hours)
        • CST = Central Standard Time (= GMT - 6 hours)
        • MST = Mountain Standard Time (= GMT - 7 hours)
        • PST = Pacific Standard Time (= GMT - 8 hours)
        • AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= GMT - 9 hours)
        • HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= GMT - 10 hours)
           (where GMT = Greenwich Mean Time)
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.
 
Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
The goal of the Astronomical Events Calendars 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 Astronomical Events Calendars
 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 

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: 

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