2047Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2047Phases of the Moon

Atlantic Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2047 Phases of the Moon
Atlantic Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 4 01:31 Jan 11 21:21 t Jan 18 18:32
Jan 25 21:44 P Feb 2 23:09 Feb 10 10:40 Feb 17 02:42
Feb 24 14:26 Mar 4 18:52 Mar 11 21:37 Mar 18 12:11
Mar 26 07:44 Apr 3 11:11 Apr 10 06:35 Apr 16 23:30
Apr 25 00:40 May 2 23:26 May 9 14:24 May 16 12:46
May 24 16:27 Jun 1 07:54 Jun 7 22:05 Jun 15 03:45
Jun 23 06:36 P Jun 30 13:37 Jul 7 06:33 t Jul 14 20:09
Jul 22 18:49 P Jul 29 18:03 Aug 5 16:38 Aug 13 13:34
Aug 21 05:16 Aug 27 22:49 Sep 4 04:54 Sep 12 07:18
Sep 19 14:31 Sep 26 05:29 Oct 3 19:42 Oct 12 00:22
Oct 18 23:28 Oct 25 15:13 Nov 2 12:58 Nov 10 15:39
Nov 17 08:59 Nov 24 04:41 Dec 2 07:55 Dec 10 04:29
Dec 16 19:38 P Dec 23 21:51 --

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

Atlantic Standard Time

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