2047Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2047Phases of the Moon

Mountain Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 7 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

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

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

Mountain Standard Time

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