2045Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2045Phases 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. 
   
      2045 Phases of the Moon   
      Greenwich Mean Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
-- Jan  3  10:20    Jan 10  03:32   
 Jan 18  04:25    Jan 26  05:09    Feb  1  21:05    Feb  8  19:03   
 Feb 16  23:51 A  Feb 24  16:37    Mar  3  07:52 n  Mar 10  12:50   
 Mar 18  17:15    Mar 26  00:56    Apr  1  18:43    Apr  9  07:52   
 Apr 17  07:27    Apr 24  07:12    May  1  05:52    May  9  02:51   
 May 16  18:26    May 23  12:38    May 30  17:52    Jun  7  20:23   
 Jun 15  03:05    Jun 21  18:28    Jun 29  07:16    Jul  7  11:31   
 Jul 14  10:28    Jul 21  01:52    Jul 28  22:11    Aug  5  23:57   
 Aug 12  17:39 T  Aug 19  11:55    Aug 27  14:08 n  Sep  4  10:03   
 Sep 11  01:27    Sep 18  01:30    Sep 26  06:11    Oct  3  18:31   
 Oct 10  10:37    Oct 17  18:55    Oct 25  21:31    Nov  2  02:09   
 Nov  8  21:49    Nov 16  15:26    Nov 24  11:43    Dec  1  09:46   
 Dec  8  11:41    Dec 16  13:08    Dec 24  00:49    Dec 30  18:11   
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.
2045Calendar 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.
   
      2045Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Greenwich Mean Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  03     Mercury 0.1°S of Venus    03  10:20  FULL MOON     03  15     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU    03  19     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  19:25  Moon at Perigee: 356773 km    04  02:40  Pollux 3.5°N of Moon    04  13     Mars 0.5°S of Jupiter    04  23:26  Beehive 0.7°S of Moon    06  12:16  Regulus 0.2°N of Moon    06  16:48  Moon at Descending Node     10  03:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  11:34  Spica 2.2°N of Moon    14  02:28  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    15  08     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38130 AU    16  01     Mercury at Aphelion     17  22:35  Moon at Apogee: 406609 km    18  04:25  NEW MOON     20  08:00  Mars 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.    21  00:16  Moon at Ascending Node     26  05:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  22:36  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    28  00:21  Saturn 6.3°N of Antares    31  14:15  Pollux 3.5°N of MoonFeb 01  08:43  Moon at Perigee: 357106 km    01  11:01  Beehive 0.7°S of Moon    01  21:05  FULL MOON     02  23:20  Regulus 0.3°N of Moon    03  02:18  Moon at Descending Node     04  12     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     06  19:33  Spica 2.3°N of Moon    07  15     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     08  19:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  08:43  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    13  06     Uranus at Opposition     14  02:57  Moon at Apogee: 406254 km    16  23:51  NEW MOON     16  23:55  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928    17  06:00  Moon at Ascending Node     17  13     Venus at Aphelion     23  20     Mercury 0.7°N of Mars    24  05:30  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    24  16:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  00:18  Pollux 3.5°N of Moon    28  21:40  Beehive 0.7°S of MoonMar 01  01     Mercury at Perihelion     01  18:43  Moon at Perigee: 360563 km    02  10:32  Regulus 0.3°N of Moon    02  13:33  Moon at Descending Node     03  07:42  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.962    03  07:52  FULL MOON     03  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E    06  05:26  Spica 2.3°N of Moon    09  16:21  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    10  12:50  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  02     Mercury 4.1°N of Mars    13  18:23  Moon at Apogee: 405311 km    16  05:24  Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.    16  12:51  Moon at Ascending Node     18  17:15  NEW MOON     18  22     Venus at Superior Conjunction     20  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     20  05:08  Vernal Equinox     23  10:54  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    26  00:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  07:36  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon    28  05:43  Beehive 0.6°S of Moon    29  17:25  Moon at Perigee: 365846 km    29  19:48  Regulus 0.4°N of Moon    29  22:04  Moon at Descending Node Apr 01  18:43  FULL MOON     02  15:39  Spica 2.3°N of Moon    06  01:11  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    09  07:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  13:48  Moon at Apogee: 404371 km    12  18:23  Moon at Ascending Node     13  01:32  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon    15  04:15  Mercury 5.0°S of Moon    16  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W    17  07:27  NEW MOON     19  16:58  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    22  16     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  13:08  Pollux 3.8°N of Moon    24  07:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  11:34  Beehive 0.4°S of Moon    24  22:26  Moon at Perigee: 369865 km    26  01:40  Moon at Descending Node     26  02:32  Regulus 0.5°N of Moon    30  00:30  Spica 2.3°N of MoonMay 01  05:52  FULL MOON     02  10     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     03  10:07  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    04  14     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     05  05     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    08  09:24  Moon at Apogee: 404121 km    09  02:51  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  21:30  Moon at Ascending Node     10  19:54  Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon    11  19:51  Saturn 6.5°N of Antares    16  18:26  NEW MOON     17  23:39  Venus 4.4°S of Moon    20  10:22  Moon at Perigee: 367210 km    20  19:05  Pollux 4.0°N of Moon    21  17:13  Beehive 0.1°S of Moon    23  02:17  Moon at Descending Node     23  08:03  Regulus 0.8°N of Moon    23  12:38  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  23     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     27  07:21  Spica 2.4°N of Moon    28  00     Mercury at Perihelion     29  10     Saturn at Opposition     30  17:52  FULL MOON     30  18:01  Antares 0.3°N of MoonJun 05  03:25  Moon at Apogee: 404694 km    05  23:30  Moon at Ascending Node     07  10:37  Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon    07  20:23  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  21     Venus at Perihelion     13  10:33  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    15  03:05  NEW MOON     16  16:30  Mercury 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.    16  19:10  Venus 1.5°S of Moon    17  02:09  Moon at Perigee: 362268 km    17  03:01  Pollux 4.2°N of Moon    18  00:33  Beehive 0.1°N of Moon    19  04:27  Moon at Descending Node     19  14:25  Regulus 1.1°N of Moon    20  01:42  Venus 5.1°S of Pollux    20  05:27  Mercury 5.0°S of Pollux    20  22:34  Summer Solstice     21  18:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  09     Mercury 0.4°S of Venus    23  12:59  Spica 2.6°N of Moon    27  00:32  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    29  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°E    29  07:16  FULL MOON 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  13:06  Venus 0.1°N of Beehive    02  18:04  Moon at Apogee: 405608 km    02  21:37  Mercury 1.8°S of Beehive    03  02:35  Moon at Ascending Node     04  19:56  Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon    06  13     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    07  11:31  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  20:30  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    11  00     Mercury at Aphelion     14  10:28  NEW MOON     15  07:12  Moon at Perigee: 358581 km    15  12:59  Mercury 4.9°S of Moon    16  11:05  Moon at Descending Node     16  16:10  Venus 2.0°N of Moon    16  22:52  Regulus 1.2°N of Moon    20  09:08  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus    20  18:58  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    21  01:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  06:12  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    26  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     28  07     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  22:11  FULL MOON     30  02:00  Moon at Apogee: 406198 km    30  07:42  Moon at Ascending Node     31  23:19  Jupiter 3.3°S of MoonAug 05  23:57  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  05:18  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    10  20:01  Mars 1.9°S of Moon    10  23:41  Pollux 4.2°N of Moon    11  09:35  Mercury 4.2°S of Moon    12  16:40  Moon at Perigee: 357292 km    12  17:39  NEW MOON     12  17:41  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.077    12  20:11  Mars 5.7°S of Pollux    12  21:20  Moon at Descending Node     12  23     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°W    15  13:17  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    17  02:40  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    18  06:17  Mercury 1.8°S of Beehive    19  11:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     19  23     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     20  12:13  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    23  23     Mercury at Perihelion     26  04:13  Moon at Apogee: 406140 km    26  14:00  Moon at Ascending Node     27  13:53  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.683    27  14:08  FULL MOON     27  22:40  Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon    30  09     Jupiter at Opposition Sep 03  10:40  Mars 0.5°S of Beehive    03  12:09  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    04  08:52  Venus 1.3°N of Spica    04  10:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  09:25  Pollux 4.2°N of Moon    08  07:07  Beehive 0.2°N of Moon    08  12:14  Mars 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    08  20     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     09  07:55  Moon at Descending Node     10  02:20  Moon at Perigee: 358804 km    11  01:27  NEW MOON     13  12:16  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    14  08:12  Venus 4.0°N of Moon    16  19:36  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    18  01:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  12:20  Moon at Apogee: 405498 km    22  14:33  Autumnal Equinox     22  19:34  Moon at Ascending Node     23  22:05  Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon    26  06:11  FULL MOON     30  17:09  Mercury 1.4°N of Spica    30  17:38  Pleiades 1.0°S of MoonOct 03  18:31  LAST QUARTER MOON     04  16:58  Pollux 4.4°N of Moon    05  15:25  Beehive 0.3°N of Moon    06  15:11  Moon at Descending Node     07  03:19  Mars 2.1°N of Moon    07  05:33  Regulus 1.3°N of Moon    08  08:16  Moon at Perigee: 362867 km    09  18:57  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus    10  10:37  NEW MOON     12  02:48  Mercury 3.3°N of Moon    14  01:17  Venus 1.6°N of Moon    14  04:33  Antares 0.2°N of Moon    14  13     Venus 4.9°S of Saturn    16  01:42  Venus 1.2°N of Antares    17  18:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     19  23:02  Moon at Ascending Node     20  04:05  Moon at Apogee: 404638 km    21  01:36  Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon    21  15     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  15     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E    25  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.2°E    25  21:31  FULL MOON     27  23:29  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    28  09:01  Saturn 6.0°N of Antares    31  22:38  Pollux 4.6°N of MoonNov 01  21:31  Beehive 0.6°N of Moon    02  02:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     02  17:28  Moon at Descending Node     03  12:42  Regulus 1.6°N of Moon    04  16:29  Mars 4.2°N of Moon    04  21:44  Moon at Perigee: 368185 km    05  01:47  Mercury 3.2°N of Antares    05  16     S Taurid Meteor Shower    07  08:12  Spica 2.7°N of Moon    07  17     Neptune at Opposition     08  21:49  NEW MOON     10  14:09  Antares 0.1°N of Moon    12  13:38  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    12  15     N Taurid Meteor Shower    16  00:56  Moon at Ascending Node     16  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     16  15:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     16  23:59  Moon at Apogee: 404209 km    17  11:00  Jupiter 2.9°S of Moon    17  21     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  22     Mercury at Perihelion     24  07:15  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    24  11:43  FULL MOON     28  04:27  Pollux 4.9°N of Moon    29  03:04  Beehive 0.8°N of Moon    29  17:44  Moon at Descending Node     29  18:10  Moon at Perigee: 369747 km    30  18:15  Regulus 1.9°N of MoonDec 01  09:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  02:53  Mars 6.0°N of Moon    03  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°W    04  15:32  Spica 2.9°N of Moon    06  00     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     08  11:41  NEW MOON     11  00:17  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    13  03:42  Moon at Ascending Node     14  10     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  21:16  Moon at Apogee: 404595 km    15  01:35  Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon    16  13:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  17:52  Mercury 5.2°N of Antares    21  11:36  Winter Solstice     21  15     Mercury 1.2°S of Saturn    21  16:58  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    22  19     Ursid Meteor Shower    24  00:49  FULL MOON     24  21     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66596 AU    25  12:31  Pollux 5.0°N of Moon    26  10:29  Beehive 1.0°N of Moon    26  14:47  Moon at Perigee: 364579 km    26  21:24  Moon at Descending Node     28  00:36  Regulus 2.1°N of Moon    30  18:11  LAST QUARTER MOON     31  21:10  Spica 3.1°N of 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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