2043Calendar of Astronomical Events

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