2043Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2043Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2043 Phases of the Moon   
      Central European Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
--- Jan  3  07:08   
 Jan 11  07:53    Jan 18  10:05    Jan 25  07:56    Feb  2  05:14   
 Feb  9  22:07    Feb 16  18:00    Feb 23  22:58    Mar  4  02:07   
 Mar 11  10:09    Mar 18  02:03    Mar 25  15:26 t  Apr  2  19:56   
 Apr  9  20:06 T  Apr 16  11:09    Apr 24  08:23    May  2  09:59   
 May  9  04:21    May 15  22:05    May 24  00:37    May 31  20:25   
 Jun  7  11:35    Jun 14  11:19    Jun 22  15:20    Jun 30  03:53   
 Jul  6  18:51    Jul 14  02:47    Jul 22  04:24    Jul 29  09:23   
 Aug  5  03:23    Aug 12  19:57    Aug 20  16:04    Aug 27  14:09   
 Sep  3  14:17    Sep 11  14:01    Sep 19  02:47 t  Sep 25  19:40   
 Oct  3  04:12 A  Oct 11  08:05    Oct 18  12:56    Oct 25  03:27   
 Nov  1  20:57    Nov 10  01:13    Nov 16  22:52    Nov 23  14:46   
 Dec  1  15:37    Dec  9  16:27    Dec 16  09:02    Dec 23  06:04   
 Dec 31  10:48   ---
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.
2043Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2043Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Central European Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  00     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    03  07     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     03  07:08  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  08:24  Moon at Descending Node     04  04:42  Spica 1.3°S of Moon    04  07     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  20:56  Moon at Apogee: 404558 km    06  06:41  Saturn 5.4°N of Moon    08  01:55  Antares 0.4°S of Moon    11  07:53  NEW MOON     17  05:57  Moon at Ascending Node     18  10:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     19  21:02  Moon at Perigee: 369914 km    20  15:49  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    24  11:30  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    25  07:56  FULL MOON     25  10:07  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    25  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.6°W    27  02:34  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    29  13     Venus 2.0°N of Jupiter    30  10:53  Moon at Descending Node     31  13:13  Spica 1.0°S of MoonFeb 01  18:22  Moon at Apogee: 404270 km    02  05:14  LAST QUARTER MOON     02  18:28  Saturn 5.8°N of Moon    04  10:33  Antares 0.2°S of Moon    04  11     Uranus at Opposition     05  18:49  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    08  03:34  Mercury 4.2°N of Moon    09  22:07  NEW MOON     12  08     Mercury at Aphelion     13  08:12  Moon at Ascending Node     13  18:40  Moon at Perigee: 367963 km    16  18:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     16  21:20  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon    20  18:44  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    20  19     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     21  17:50  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    23  10:54  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    23  22:58  FULL MOON     26  16:03  Moon at Descending Node     27  21:29  Spica 0.8°S of Moon    28  11     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38144 AUMar 01  14:38  Moon at Apogee: 404776 km    03  18:59  Antares 0.0°N of Moon    04  02:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  11:44  Jupiter 5.6°N of Moon    08  09:43  Venus 4.9°N of Moon    11  10:09  NEW MOON     12  15:36  Moon at Ascending Node     12  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  10:10  Moon at Perigee: 362515 km    16  03:28  Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon    18  02:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  00:17  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    20  18:29  Vernal Equinox     20  23:41  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    22  17:25  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    25  15:26  FULL MOON     25  15:31  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.114    25  22:58  Moon at Descending Node     27  04:50  Spica 0.7°S of Moon    28  07     Mercury at Perihelion     29  06:28  Moon at Apogee: 405650 km    31  02:24  Antares 0.1°N of MoonApr 02  00:30  Jupiter 5.7°N of Moon    02  19:56  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E    07  12:13  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    09  02:16  Moon at Ascending Node     09  19:56  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.010    09  20:06  NEW MOON     10  17:14  Moon at Perigee: 358473 km    11  02:54  Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    12  11:55  Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon    15  12     Venus at Aphelion     16  06:08  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    16  11:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  05:17  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    18  23:00  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    22  05:12  Moon at Descending Node     23  05     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  11:12  Spica 0.8°S of Moon    24  08:23  FULL MOON     25  13:50  Moon at Apogee: 406255 km    26  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     27  08:46  Antares 0.0°N of Moon    29  07:50  Jupiter 5.6°N of Moon    30  12     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun May 02  09:59  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  18     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  20     Saturn at Opposition     06  12:09  Moon at Ascending Node     07  07     Mercury 1.2°S of Mars    07  12:55  Venus 3.2°S of Moon    08  02:48  Mercury 4.3°S of Moon    09  03:32  Moon at Perigee: 357136 km    09  04:21  NEW MOON     13  13:52  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    14  12:23  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    14  22     Mercury 1.5°S of Venus    15  22:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     16  05:17  Regulus 3.0°S of Moon    19  09:03  Moon at Descending Node     20  17:12  Spica 0.7°S of Moon    22  15:46  Moon at Apogee: 406276 km    24  00:37  FULL MOON     24  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.3°W    24  14:43  Antares 0.1°S of Moon    25  14     Venus 1.0°S of Mars    26  10:12  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    31  20:25  LAST QUARTER MOON Jun 02  18:01  Moon at Ascending Node     04  15     Mercury 2.3°S of Mars    05  23:11  Mars 4.1°S of Moon    06  08:58  Venus 5.2°S of Moon    06  12:59  Moon at Perigee: 358682 km    07  11:35  NEW MOON     07  12:00  Venus 4.9°S of Pleiades    09  21:00  Mercury 5.6°S of Pleiades    09  23:30  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    10  21:25  Beehive 2.9°S of Moon    12  13:14  Regulus 2.7°S of Moon    14  02     Mercury 0.3°S of Venus    14  11:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  10:52  Moon at Descending Node     16  04:35  Mars 4.1°S of Pleiades    16  23:41  Spica 0.5°S of Moon    19  00:28  Moon at Apogee: 405646 km    20  01     Jupiter at Opposition     20  21:01  Antares 0.0°S of Moon    21  11:59  Summer Solstice     22  10:10  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    22  15:20  FULL MOON     24  07     Mercury at Perihelion     27  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     29  19:46  Moon at Ascending Node     29  21:54  Mars 5.4°N of Aldebaran    30  03:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jul 03  18:26  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon    04  16:40  Mars 4.7°S of Moon    04  17:08  Moon at Perigee: 362588 km    06  03     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01674 AU    06  18:51  NEW MOON     08  07:25  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    09  22:34  Regulus 2.5°S of Moon    12  13:01  Moon at Descending Node     12  19:17  Mercury 0.1°N of Beehive    14  02:47  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  07:10  Spica 0.2°S of Moon    16  15:34  Moon at Apogee: 404723 km    18  04:08  Antares 0.1°N of Moon    19  11:20  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    22  04:24  FULL MOON     26  20:43  Moon at Ascending Node     27  07:19  Mercury 0.3°S of Regulus    28  20     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    29  09:23  LAST QUARTER MOON     31  01:32  Pleiades 0.3°S of MoonAug 01  06:13  Moon at Perigee: 367517 km    02  07:46  Mars 4.7°S of Moon    05  03:23  NEW MOON     05  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E    05  20     Venus at Perihelion     07  04:24  Mercury 3.9°S of Moon    07  06     Mercury at Aphelion     07  13     Venus at Superior Conjunction     08  17:43  Moon at Descending Node     10  15:28  Spica 0.0°N of Moon    10  16     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     12  19:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  09:32  Moon at Apogee: 404190 km    13  11     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  12:01  Antares 0.3°N of Moon    15  16:24  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    20  16:04  FULL MOON     23  00:42  Moon at Ascending Node     26  14:38  Moon at Perigee: 369598 km    27  07:05  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon    27  14:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  21:16  Mars 4.2°S of Moon    31  02:14  Pollux 1.9°N of MoonSep 01  00:42  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    01  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     03  00:25  Mars 5.8°S of Pollux    03  14:17  NEW MOON     05  00:58  Moon at Descending Node     06  23:55  Spica 0.1°N of Moon    10  04:40  Moon at Apogee: 404492 km    10  20:07  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    11  14:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  02:04  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    12  02:20  Mercury 2.8°S of Regulus    18  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W    19  02:47  FULL MOON     19  02:50  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.256    19  08:48  Moon at Ascending Node     20  06     Mercury at Perihelion     22  01:24  Moon at Perigee: 365389 km    23  04:07  Autumnal Equinox     23  12:58  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon    25  07:39  Mars 0.5°S of Beehive    25  19:40  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  07:52  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    28  06:41  Beehive 2.8°S of Moon    28  09:49  Mars 3.1°S of Moon    29  23:19  Regulus 2.4°S of MoonOct 02  05:31  Venus 2.6°N of Spica    02  08:39  Moon at Descending Node     03  04:00  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.950    03  04:12  NEW MOON     04  16:08  Venus 3.5°N of Moon    07  23:23  Moon at Apogee: 405459 km    08  03:44  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    09  15:26  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    11  08:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     16  18:59  Moon at Ascending Node     18  12:56  FULL MOON     20  00:27  Moon at Perigee: 360242 km    20  21:01  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon    22  01     Venus 2.0°S of Saturn    22  04     Orionid Meteor Shower    24  13:34  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon    25  03:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  12:11  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    26  21:45  Mars 1.5°S of Moon    27  04:54  Regulus 2.3°S of Moon    29  14:05  Moon at Descending Node Nov 01  10     Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn    01  20:57  NEW MOON     03  11:38  Mars 1.1°N of Regulus    03  18     Neptune at Opposition     04  01:41  Venus 4.2°N of Moon    04  10:30  Antares 0.3°N of Moon    04  14:03  Moon at Apogee: 406391 km    06  04     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  07:09  Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon    08  06:43  Venus 3.8°N of Antares    10  01:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  03:29  Moon at Ascending Node     13  04     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  18     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     15  01:12  Mercury 2.4°N of Antares    16  22:52  FULL MOON     17  07:35  Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon    17  10:11  Moon at Perigee: 356949 km    18  10     Leonid Meteor Shower    20  21:17  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    21  19:13  Beehive 2.5°S of Moon    23  11:02  Regulus 2.1°S of Moon    23  14:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  08:28  Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    25  16:09  Moon at Descending Node     27  20:13  Spica 0.2°N of Moon    29  22     Venus 1.5°S of Jupiter    29  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.6°EDec 01  15:37  NEW MOON     01  18:07  Moon at Apogee: 406706 km    03  13:57  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon    04  09:27  Venus 3.2°N of Moon    08  01     Mercury 4.3°S of Jupiter    09  16:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  07:19  Moon at Ascending Node     14  19:03  Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon    14  23     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  23:01  Moon at Perigee: 356769 km    16  09:02  FULL MOON     17  05     Mercury at Perihelion     18  07:35  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    18  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     19  04:49  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    20  19:20  Regulus 1.8°S of Moon    22  01:02  Winter Solstice     22  15:50  Mars 2.7°N of Moon    22  17:01  Moon at Descending Node     23  06:04  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  08     Ursid Meteor Shower    25  02:30  Spica 0.5°N of Moon    28  20:33  Moon at Apogee: 406403 km    28  22:51  Antares 0.3°N of Moon    31  10:48  NEW MOON     

 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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2041 to 2050 for five time zones 
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. 
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
   Calendar of Astronomical Events - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
   GMT    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   CET    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   EET    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   MSK    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   GST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time 
        • CET = Central European Time (= GMT + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= GMT + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= GMT + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= GMT + 4 hours)
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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