2047Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2047Phases of the Moon

Gulf Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf 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
Gulf Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 4 09:31 Jan 12 05:21 t Jan 19 02:32
Jan 26 05:44 P Feb 3 07:09 Feb 10 18:40 Feb 17 10:42
Feb 24 22:26 Mar 5 02:52 Mar 12 05:37 Mar 18 20:11
Mar 26 15:44 Apr 3 19:11 Apr 10 14:35 Apr 17 07:30
Apr 25 08:40 May 3 07:26 May 9 22:24 May 16 20:46
May 25 00:27 Jun 1 15:54 Jun 8 06:05 Jun 15 11:45
Jun 23 14:36 P Jun 30 21:37 Jul 7 14:33 t Jul 15 04:09
Jul 23 02:49 P Jul 30 02:03 Aug 6 00:38 Aug 13 21:34
Aug 21 13:16 Aug 28 06:49 Sep 4 12:54 Sep 12 15:18
Sep 19 22:31 Sep 26 13:29 Oct 4 03:42 Oct 12 08:22
Oct 19 07:28 Oct 25 23:13 Nov 2 20:58 Nov 10 23:39
Nov 17 16:59 Nov 24 12:41 Dec 2 15:55 Dec 10 12:29
Dec 17 03:38 P Dec 24 05:51 --

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

Gulf Standard Time

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