2046Calendar of Astronomical Events
2046Phases of the Moon
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 9 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2046 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Alaska Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 6 19:24 | Jan 15 00:42 | Jan 22 03:51 p | Jan 28 19:11 |
| Feb 5 14:10 A | Feb 13 18:20 | Feb 20 14:44 | Feb 27 07:23 |
| Mar 7 09:15 | Mar 15 08:13 | Mar 22 00:27 | Mar 28 21:57 |
| Apr 6 02:52 | Apr 13 18:21 | Apr 20 09:21 | Apr 27 14:30 |
| May 5 17:56 | May 13 01:25 | May 19 18:15 | May 27 08:06 |
| Jun 4 06:22 | Jun 11 06:27 | Jun 18 04:10 | Jun 26 01:40 |
| Jul 3 16:39 | Jul 10 10:53 | Jul 17 15:55 p | Jul 25 18:19 |
| Aug 2 01:25 T | Aug 8 16:15 | Aug 16 05:50 | Aug 24 09:36 |
| Aug 31 09:25 | Sep 7 00:07 | Sep 14 21:39 | Sep 22 23:16 |
| Sep 29 17:25 | Oct 6 11:41 | Oct 14 14:41 | Oct 22 11:07 |
| Oct 29 02:17 | Nov 5 03:28 | Nov 13 08:04 | Nov 20 21:10 |
| Nov 27 12:50 | Dec 4 22:56 | Dec 13 00:55 | Dec 20 05:43 |
| Dec 27 01:39 | - | - | - |
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.
2046Calendar of Astronomical Events
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 9 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2046Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Alaska Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AKST Even (h:m)Jan 01 05 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 02 16 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU 03 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 03 20:46 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 06 19:24 NEW MOON 09 00:01 Moon at Ascending Node 11 07:45 Moon at Apogee: 405530 km 11 10:29 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon 15 00:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON 15 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 17 18:07 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 18 00:37 Mars 3.9°N of Spica 20 05 Venus at Perihelion 21 14:03 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon 22 03:51 FULL MOON 22 04:01 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.053 22 11:35 Beehive 1.0°N of Moon 22 21:23 Moon at Descending Node 23 10:02 Moon at Perigee: 359440 km 24 00:34 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon 27 18:12 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 28 19:11 LAST QUARTER MOON 31 02:20 Antares 0.2°N of Moon 31 23:09 Saturn 5.7°N of MoonFeb 05 06:45 Moon at Ascending Node 05 14:05 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.923 05 14:10 NEW MOON 07 02:36 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon 07 20:11 Moon at Apogee: 406331 km 08 05:55 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon 13 18:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 02:48 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 14 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E 15 13 Mercury at Perihelion 17 19 Mercury 3.4°N of Jupiter 17 20 Uranus at Opposition 18 01:16 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon 18 22:59 Beehive 1.0°N of Moon 19 08:48 Moon at Descending Node 20 11:43 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon 20 14:44 FULL MOON 20 21:43 Moon at Perigee: 356803 km 24 02:33 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 27 07:23 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 08:23 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 28 08:25 Saturn 5.6°N of MoonMar 02 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 03 00:56 Venus 5.1°N of Moon 04 12:25 Moon at Ascending Node 06 21:49 Moon at Apogee: 406576 km 07 09:15 NEW MOON 12 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.7°W 13 09:23 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 15 08:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON 15 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 17 10:55 Pollux 5.1°N of Moon 18 09:22 Beehive 1.1°N of Moon 18 18:00 Moon at Descending Node 19 22:56 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon 20 01:58 Vernal Equinox 21 09:59 Moon at Perigee: 357400 km 22 00:27 FULL MOON 23 13:03 Spica 3.0°N of Moon 26 16:24 Antares 0.0°S of Moon 27 17:11 Saturn 5.4°N of Moon 28 21:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W 31 12 Mercury at Aphelion 31 15:32 Moon at Ascending Node Apr 01 23:14 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn. 03 03:45 Moon at Apogee: 406176 km 06 02:52 NEW MOON 09 14:52 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon 13 18:01 Pollux 5.4°N of Moon 13 18:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 17:15 Beehive 1.4°N of Moon 14 21 Mercury 1.5°S of Jupiter 14 22:10 Moon at Descending Node 16 08:10 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon 17 07 Mars at Opposition 18 17:59 Moon at Perigee: 360864 km 19 23:51 Spica 3.0°N of Moon 20 09:21 FULL MOON 22 13 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 02:06 Antares 0.2°S of Moon 24 01:34 Saturn 5.2°N of Moon 27 14:30 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 17:08 Moon at Ascending Node 29 08:27 Mars 3.3°N of Spica 30 18:41 Moon at Apogee: 405206 kmMay 05 02 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 05 17:56 NEW MOON 06 18 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 07 19 Venus 0.5°S of Jupiter 09 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 10 23:34 Pollux 5.6°N of Moon 11 22:54 Moon at Descending Node 11 23:05 Beehive 1.6°N of Moon 12 14 Venus at Aphelion 13 01:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON 13 14:55 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon 14 12 Mercury at Perihelion 16 14:31 Moon at Perigee: 365910 km 17 02:46 Mars 5.9°N of Moon 17 09:08 Spica 3.1°N of Moon 19 18:15 FULL MOON 20 12:01 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 21 08:51 Saturn 5.2°N of Moon 24 19:58 Moon at Ascending Node 27 08:06 LAST QUARTER MOON 28 12:55 Moon at Apogee: 404334 kmJun 04 06:22 NEW MOON 06 03:33 Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 07 05:28 Pollux 5.8°N of Moon 08 00:42 Moon at Descending Node 08 04:43 Beehive 1.8°N of Moon 09 20:25 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon 10 06 Saturn at Opposition 10 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.1°E 11 06:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 18:54 Moon at Perigee: 369663 km 13 10:17 Mars 5.0°N of Moon 13 16:09 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 16 20:39 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 17 14:23 Saturn 5.2°N of Moon 18 04:10 FULL MOON 20 19:15 Summer Solstice 21 01:29 Moon at Ascending Node 21 03:34 Venus 5.5°S of Pleiades 25 07:40 Moon at Apogee: 404192 km 26 01:40 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 04:49 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran 29 08:09 Mars 1.2°N of Spica 30 13:02 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon | Date AKST Even (h:m)Jul 01 13:10 Venus 5.4°S of Moon 03 16:39 NEW MOON 04 21 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU 05 06:30 Moon at Descending Node 05 11:52 Beehive 1.9°N of Moon 07 02:40 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon 07 09:06 Moon at Perigee: 367114 km 07 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 10 10:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 21:41 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 11 06:10 Mars 4.5°N of Moon 14 03:24 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 14 18:25 Saturn 5.3°N of Moon 17 15:55 FULL MOON 17 16:05 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.246 18 08:49 Moon at Ascending Node 23 01:37 Moon at Apogee: 404859 km 25 18:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 22:04 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon 28 04 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°W 31 13:00 Venus 1.4°S of Moon 31 14:16 Mercury 2.6°S of MoonAug 01 15:47 Moon at Descending Node 02 01:20 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.053 02 01:25 NEW MOON 02 12 Mercury 1.4°S of Venus 03 23:18 Mercury 7.2°S of Pollux 04 00:16 Moon at Perigee: 362170 km 04 09:39 Venus 6.4°S of Pollux 07 03:35 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 08 10:49 Mars 4.0°N of Moon 08 16:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 08:55 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 10 11 Mercury at Perihelion 10 22:25 Saturn 5.3°N of Moon 12 20 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 15:42 Moon at Ascending Node 15 15:53 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 16 05:50 FULL MOON 19 16:53 Moon at Apogee: 405828 km 22 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 24 06:14 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 24 09:36 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 18 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 28 08:57 Pollux 5.9°N of Moon 29 01:44 Moon at Descending Node 29 07:32 Beehive 1.9°N of Moon 31 09:25 NEW MOON Sep 01 05:28 Moon at Perigee: 358321 km 01 22 Venus at Perihelion 03 11:26 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 05 21:55 Mars 3.1°N of Moon 06 14:47 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 07 00:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 04:25 Saturn 5.1°N of Moon 10 20:06 Moon at Ascending Node 14 21:39 FULL MOON 16 01:11 Moon at Apogee: 406400 km 20 12:54 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon 21 14:56 Mars 2.9°N of Antares 22 11:22 Autumnal Equinox 22 23:16 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 11 Mercury at Aphelion 23 22:26 Mercury 0.6°N of Spica 24 18:20 Pollux 6.0°N of Moon 25 08:54 Moon at Descending Node 25 17:35 Beehive 2.1°N of Moon 27 08:03 Regulus 3.1°N of Moon 29 15:47 Moon at Perigee: 356939 km 29 17:25 NEW MOON Oct 01 12:45 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon 03 18 Mars 2.9°S of Saturn 03 22:32 Antares 0.6°S of Moon 04 14:01 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon 04 14:33 Mars 1.8°N of Moon 06 11:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 20 Jupiter at Opposition 07 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.5°E 07 21:47 Moon at Ascending Node 13 02:22 Moon at Apogee: 406316 km 14 14:41 FULL MOON 15 07 Venus at Superior Conjunction 17 18:34 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon 21 12 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 11:07 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 11:31 Moon at Descending Node 23 01:43 Beehive 2.3°N of Moon 24 17:34 Regulus 3.3°N of Moon 28 02:41 Moon at Perigee: 358601 km 29 02:17 NEW MOON 30 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 31 08:26 Antares 0.8°S of MoonNov 01 03 Jupiter at Perihelion: 4.95342 AU 01 03:17 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon 02 12:31 Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 03 23:16 Moon at Ascending Node 05 03:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower 06 10 Mercury at Perihelion 09 10:38 Moon at Apogee: 405682 km 09 19 Neptune at Opposition 12 12 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 08:04 FULL MOON 14 00:32 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon 16 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°W 17 18 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 11:59 Moon at Descending Node 19 07:45 Beehive 2.6°N of Moon 20 21:10 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 00:38 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon 24 18:34 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 25 09:09 Moon at Perigee: 363050 km 27 12:50 NEW MOON Dec 01 03:55 Moon at Ascending Node 01 15:20 Mars 2.0°S of Moon 03 02 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38138 AU 03 08 Venus 1.7°S of Saturn 04 22:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 03:36 Moon at Apogee: 404833 km 11 07:52 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon 13 00:55 FULL MOON 14 08 Geminid Meteor Shower 15 15:01 Moon at Descending Node 16 13:21 Beehive 2.8°N of Moon 17 02 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 18 06:09 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon 20 05:43 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 08:28 Winter Solstice 22 01:57 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 22 16 Ursid Meteor Shower 22 20:06 Moon at Perigee: 368619 km 23 06 Venus at Aphelion 25 04:38 Antares 0.8°S of Moon 26 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 27 01:39 NEW MOON 28 12:09 Moon at Ascending Node 28 13:13 Venus 1.5°S of Moon 30 21:26 Mars 4.0°S 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
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 | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
- 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)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
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.