2041Calendar of Astronomical Events

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