2047Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2047Phases 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. 
   
      2047 Phases of the Moon   
      Alaska Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
- Jan  3  20:31    Jan 11  16:21 t  Jan 18  13:32   
 Jan 25  16:44 P  Feb  2  18:09    Feb 10  05:40    Feb 16  21:42   
 Feb 24  09:26    Mar  4  13:52    Mar 11  16:37    Mar 18  07:11   
 Mar 26  02:44    Apr  3  06:11    Apr 10  01:35    Apr 16  18:30   
 Apr 24  19:40    May  2  18:26    May  9  09:24    May 16  07:46   
 May 24  11:27    Jun  1  02:54    Jun  7  17:05    Jun 14  22:45   
 Jun 23  01:36 P  Jun 30  08:37    Jul  7  01:33 t  Jul 14  15:09   
 Jul 22  13:49 P  Jul 29  13:03    Aug  5  11:38    Aug 13  08:34   
 Aug 21  00:16    Aug 27  17:49    Sep  3  23:54    Sep 12  02:18   
 Sep 19  09:31    Sep 26  00:29    Oct  3  14:42    Oct 11  19:22   
 Oct 18  18:28    Oct 25  10:13    Nov  2  07:58    Nov 10  10:39   
 Nov 17  03:59    Nov 23  23:41    Dec  2  02:55    Dec  9  23:29   
 Dec 16  14:38 P  Dec 23  16:51   --
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.
2047Calendar 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.
   
      2047Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Alaska Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     AKST   Even        (h:m)Jan 03  20:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  22     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  00:26  Moon at Apogee: 404416 km    05  02     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU    07  16:32  Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon    11  16:21  FULL MOON     11  16:25  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.234    11  22:29  Moon at Descending Node     12  20:40  Beehive 2.8°N of Moon    14  12:28  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon    16  12:10  Moon at Perigee: 369325 km    18  07:26  Spica 3.5°N of Moon    18  13:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  11:37  Antares 0.8°S of Moon    22  23:04  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon    24  20:55  Moon at Ascending Node     25  16:32  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.891    25  16:44  NEW MOON     26  17     Mercury 6.9°S of Venus    27  08:22  Mercury 3.3°S of Moon    28  00:47  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    29  04:08  Mars 5.5°S of Moon    29  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E    31  21:34  Moon at Apogee: 404793 kmFeb 02  10     Mercury at Perihelion     02  18:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  01:27  Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon    08  08:13  Moon at Descending Node     09  06:18  Beehive 2.8°N of Moon    10  05:40  FULL MOON     10  21:15  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon    12  15:46  Moon at Perigee: 363892 km    13  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  13:29  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    16  21:42  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  17:00  Antares 0.9°S of Moon    19  09:22  Saturn 3.1°N of Moon    21  02:46  Moon at Ascending Node     22  19     Uranus at Opposition     22  20:36  Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    24  09:26  NEW MOON     24  19     Venus 0.3°S of Mars    28  15:38  Moon at Apogee: 405695 kmMar 03  09:24  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon    04  13:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  16:12  Moon at Descending Node     08  05     Venus 0.9°N of Jupiter    08  16:55  Beehive 2.9°N of Moon    10  07:57  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon    11  16:37  FULL MOON     12  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W    12  20:32  Moon at Perigee: 359039 km    13  21:59  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    16  23:08  Antares 1.1°S of Moon    18  07:11  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  08     Mars 0.9°N of Jupiter    18  09     Mercury at Aphelion     18  17:49  Saturn 2.7°N of Moon    20  04:43  Moon at Ascending Node     20  07:52  Vernal Equinox     26  02:44  NEW MOON     28  02:07  Moon at Apogee: 406463 km    29  16:54  Venus 3.6°S of Moon    30  16:01  Pleiades 0.2°N of MoonApr 03  06:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  20:01  Moon at Descending Node     05  02:34  Beehive 3.1°N of Moon    06  18:37  Regulus 4.0°N of Moon    09  12:10  Venus 2.4°S of Pleiades    10  01:35  FULL MOON     10  07:08  Moon at Perigee: 356789 km    10  08:39  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    13  07:35  Antares 1.3°S of Moon    14  15     Venus at Perihelion     15  01:49  Saturn 2.4°N of Moon    16  05:32  Moon at Ascending Node     16  18:30  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  00     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     22  19     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  04:11  Moon at Apogee: 406676 km    24  05     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     24  19:40  NEW MOON     26  21:52  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    28  17:39  Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    30  21:05  Moon at Descending Node May 01  09     Mercury at Perihelion     02  10:06  Beehive 3.4°N of Moon    02  18:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  03:28  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    05  08     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  02     Mercury 1.2°N of Mars    07  19:36  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    08  17:43  Moon at Perigee: 357602 km    09  08     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     09  09:24  FULL MOON     10  17:58  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    12  09:56  Saturn 2.3°N of Moon    13  09:17  Moon at Ascending Node     16  07:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  11:02  Moon at Apogee: 406202 km    23  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°E    24  11:27  NEW MOON     26  10:37  Mercury 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.    27  23:06  Moon at Descending Node     28  01     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E    28  12:26  Venus 3.5°N of Moon    28  19:19  Venus 3.8°S of Pollux    29  15:56  Beehive 3.6°N of Moon    31  10:06  Regulus 4.4°N of MoonJun 01  02:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  04:57  Spica 3.3°N of Moon    06  00:14  Moon at Perigee: 361058 km    07  04:32  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    07  17:05  FULL MOON     08  17:38  Saturn 2.3°N of Moon    09  17:05  Moon at Ascending Node     13  19:58  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    14  22:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     18  01:22  Moon at Apogee: 405209 km    19  09:29  Jupiter 5.8°S of Moon    20  10:41  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    21  01:02  Summer Solstice     22  10     Saturn at Opposition     23  01:36  NEW MOON     23  01:51  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.313    24  04:15  Moon at Descending Node     24  18     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     25  21:34  Beehive 3.7°N of Moon    26  13:56  Venus 3.6°N of Moon    27  15:34  Regulus 4.5°N of Moon    30  08:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
Date     AKST   Even        (h:m)Jul 01  11:58  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    03  19:56  Moon at Perigee: 365988 km    04  13:38  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    04  22     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU    06  00:06  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon    07  01:33  FULL MOON     07  01:34  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.751    07  02:43  Moon at Ascending Node     10  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W    14  15:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  22     Saturn at Aphelion: 10.04615 AU    15  18:57  Moon at Apogee: 404370 km    17  03:01  Jupiter 5.5°S of Moon    17  18:23  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    21  03:31  Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    21  11:52  Moon at Descending Node     22  13:35  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.360    22  13:49  NEW MOON     24  01:49  Venus 1.8°S of Moon    24  21:40  Regulus 4.5°N of Moon    28  08     Mercury at Perihelion     28  10     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  17:24  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    28  20     Mercury 0.1°S of Mars    29  13:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  00:01  Moon at Perigee: 369644 km    31  20:30  Antares 1.5°S of MoonAug 02  05:10  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon    03  10:59  Moon at Ascending Node     04  23     Venus at Aphelion     05  11:38  FULL MOON     06  02     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     06  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     12  13:38  Moon at Apogee: 404274 km    13  02     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  08:34  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  18:03  Jupiter 5.3°S of Moon    14  02:29  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon    15  01:49  Mars 0.5°S of Beehive    17  19:37  Moon at Descending Node     21  00:16  NEW MOON     24  14:21  Moon at Perigee: 366969 km    24  23:12  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    27  17:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  01:55  Antares 1.6°S of Moon    29  09:50  Saturn 2.4°N of Moon    29  23     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     30  15:29  Moon at Ascending Node Sep 03  23:54  FULL MOON     09  08:06  Moon at Apogee: 404975 km    10  04:50  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    10  08     Mercury at Aphelion     10  10:16  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon    10  23:49  Venus 7.0°S of Beehive    12  02:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  09:12  Jupiter 6.0°S of Pleiades    14  01:02  Moon at Descending Node     15  22:46  Beehive 3.8°N of Moon    16  04:37  Venus 2.1°S of Moon    17  15:24  Regulus 4.5°N of Moon    19  09:31  NEW MOON     19  14:56  Mars 0.7°N of Regulus    19  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°E    20  00:41  Mercury 0.6°S of Spica    21  06:28  Moon at Perigee: 361859 km    21  07:04  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    21  08:21  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon    22  17:07  Autumnal Equinox     24  07:48  Antares 1.9°S of Moon    25  16:07  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon    26  00:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  16:32  Moon at Ascending Node Oct 03  14:42  FULL MOON     06  23:53  Moon at Apogee: 405929 km    07  10:08  Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon    07  17:13  Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon    09  04:35  Venus 1.8°S of Regulus    11  03:21  Moon at Descending Node     11  19:22  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  08:09  Beehive 4.1°N of Moon    14  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     15  01:43  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon    15  12:05  Venus 3.8°N of Moon    16  10     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°W    18  18:28  NEW MOON     19  12:58  Moon at Perigee: 357956 km    21  15:56  Antares 2.1°S of Moon    21  18     Orionid Meteor Shower    23  01:54  Saturn 1.6°N of Moon    23  17:50  Moon at Ascending Node     24  08     Mercury at Perihelion     25  10:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°WNov 02  07:58  FULL MOON     03  07:20  Moon at Apogee: 406422 km    03  10:44  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    03  17:09  Mercury 3.9°N of Spica    03  23:27  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon    05  19     S Taurid Meteor Shower    07  02     Venus 0.1°S of Mars    07  04:43  Moon at Descending Node     10  10:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  09     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66601 AU    11  10:46  Regulus 4.9°N of Moon    12  07     Neptune at Opposition     12  18     N Taurid Meteor Shower    12  21     Jupiter at Opposition     15  04:33  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    17  00:53  Moon at Perigee: 356788 km    17  03:59  NEW MOON     18  01     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  15:36  Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.    19  23:31  Moon at Ascending Node     23  23:41  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  08     Venus at Perihelion     27  21:34  Venus 3.9°N of Spica    30  07:36  Moon at Apogee: 406295 km    30  09:58  Jupiter 5.2°S of MoonDec 01  05:36  Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon    02  02:55  FULL MOON     04  08:14  Moon at Descending Node     05  20     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     08  17:35  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    09  23:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  14:27  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    14  14     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  12:51  Moon at Perigee: 358891 km    16  14:38  NEW MOON     16  14:49  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.882    16  22:58  Mars 3.2°N of Spica    17  09:40  Moon at Ascending Node     21  14:06  Winter Solstice     22  22     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  16:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  12:03  Jupiter 5.3°S of Moon    27  17:49  Moon at Apogee: 405621 km    28  11     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     28  12:18  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon    31  14:38  Moon at Descending Node     

 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
   AST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   EST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   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 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)
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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