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