2047Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2047Phases of the Moon

Pacific Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 8 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

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

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

Pacific Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 8 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
Pacific Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     PST   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  21:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  23     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  01:26  Moon at Apogee: 404416 km    05  03     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU    07  17:32  Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon    11  17:21  FULL MOON     11  17:25  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.234    11  23:29  Moon at Descending Node     12  21:40  Beehive 2.8°N of Moon    14  13:28  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon    16  13:10  Moon at Perigee: 369325 km    18  08:26  Spica 3.5°N of Moon    18  14:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  12:37  Antares 0.8°S of Moon    23  00:04  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon    24  21:55  Moon at Ascending Node     25  17:32  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.891    25  17:44  NEW MOON     26  18     Mercury 6.9°S of Venus    27  09:22  Mercury 3.3°S of Moon    28  01:47  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    29  05:08  Mars 5.5°S of Moon    29  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E    31  22:34  Moon at Apogee: 404793 kmFeb 02  11     Mercury at Perihelion     02  19:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  02:27  Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon    08  09:13  Moon at Descending Node     09  07:18  Beehive 2.8°N of Moon    10  06:40  FULL MOON     10  22:15  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon    12  16:46  Moon at Perigee: 363892 km    13  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  14:29  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    16  22:42  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  18:00  Antares 0.9°S of Moon    19  10:22  Saturn 3.1°N of Moon    21  03:46  Moon at Ascending Node     22  20     Uranus at Opposition     22  21:36  Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    24  10:26  NEW MOON     24  20     Venus 0.3°S of Mars    28  16:38  Moon at Apogee: 405695 kmMar 03  10:24  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon    04  14:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  17:12  Moon at Descending Node     08  06     Venus 0.9°N of Jupiter    08  17:55  Beehive 2.9°N of Moon    10  08:57  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon    11  17:37  FULL MOON     12  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W    12  21:32  Moon at Perigee: 359039 km    13  22:59  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    17  00:08  Antares 1.1°S of Moon    18  08:11  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  09     Mars 0.9°N of Jupiter    18  10     Mercury at Aphelion     18  18:49  Saturn 2.7°N of Moon    20  05:43  Moon at Ascending Node     20  08:52  Vernal Equinox     26  03:44  NEW MOON     28  03:07  Moon at Apogee: 406463 km    29  17:54  Venus 3.6°S of Moon    30  17:01  Pleiades 0.2°N of MoonApr 03  07:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  21:01  Moon at Descending Node     05  03:34  Beehive 3.1°N of Moon    06  19:37  Regulus 4.0°N of Moon    09  13:10  Venus 2.4°S of Pleiades    10  02:35  FULL MOON     10  08:08  Moon at Perigee: 356789 km    10  09:39  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    13  08:35  Antares 1.3°S of Moon    14  16     Venus at Perihelion     15  02:49  Saturn 2.4°N of Moon    16  06:32  Moon at Ascending Node     16  19:30  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  01     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     22  20     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  05:11  Moon at Apogee: 406676 km    24  06     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     24  20:40  NEW MOON     26  22:52  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    28  18:39  Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    30  22:05  Moon at Descending Node May 01  10     Mercury at Perihelion     02  11:06  Beehive 3.4°N of Moon    02  19:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  04:28  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    05  09     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  03     Mercury 1.2°N of Mars    07  20:36  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    08  18:43  Moon at Perigee: 357602 km    09  09     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     09  10:24  FULL MOON     10  18:58  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    12  10:56  Saturn 2.3°N of Moon    13  10:17  Moon at Ascending Node     16  08:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  12:02  Moon at Apogee: 406202 km    23  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°E    24  12:27  NEW MOON     26  11:37  Mercury 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.    28  00:06  Moon at Descending Node     28  02     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E    28  13:26  Venus 3.5°N of Moon    28  20:19  Venus 3.8°S of Pollux    29  16:56  Beehive 3.6°N of Moon    31  11:06  Regulus 4.4°N of MoonJun 01  03:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  05:57  Spica 3.3°N of Moon    06  01:14  Moon at Perigee: 361058 km    07  05:32  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    07  18:05  FULL MOON     08  18:38  Saturn 2.3°N of Moon    09  18:05  Moon at Ascending Node     13  20:58  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    14  23:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     18  02:22  Moon at Apogee: 405209 km    19  10:29  Jupiter 5.8°S of Moon    20  11:41  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    21  02:02  Summer Solstice     22  11     Saturn at Opposition     23  02:36  NEW MOON     23  02:51  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.313    24  05:15  Moon at Descending Node     24  19     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     25  22:34  Beehive 3.7°N of Moon    26  14:56  Venus 3.6°N of Moon    27  16:34  Regulus 4.5°N of Moon    30  09:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
Date     PST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  12:58  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    03  20:56  Moon at Perigee: 365988 km    04  14:38  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    04  23     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU    06  01:06  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon    07  02:33  FULL MOON     07  02:34  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.751    07  03:43  Moon at Ascending Node     10  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W    14  16:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  23     Saturn at Aphelion: 10.04615 AU    15  19:57  Moon at Apogee: 404370 km    17  04:01  Jupiter 5.5°S of Moon    17  19:23  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    21  04:31  Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    21  12:52  Moon at Descending Node     22  14:35  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.360    22  14:49  NEW MOON     24  02:49  Venus 1.8°S of Moon    24  22:40  Regulus 4.5°N of Moon    28  09     Mercury at Perihelion     28  11     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  18:24  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    28  21     Mercury 0.1°S of Mars    29  14:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  01:01  Moon at Perigee: 369644 km    31  21:30  Antares 1.5°S of MoonAug 02  06:10  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon    03  11:59  Moon at Ascending Node     05  00     Venus at Aphelion     05  12:38  FULL MOON     06  03     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     06  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     12  14:38  Moon at Apogee: 404274 km    13  03     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  09:34  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  19:03  Jupiter 5.3°S of Moon    14  03:29  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon    15  02:49  Mars 0.5°S of Beehive    17  20:37  Moon at Descending Node     21  01:16  NEW MOON     24  15:21  Moon at Perigee: 366969 km    25  00:12  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    27  18:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  02:55  Antares 1.6°S of Moon    29  10:50  Saturn 2.4°N of Moon    30  00     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     30  16:29  Moon at Ascending Node Sep 04  00:54  FULL MOON     09  09:06  Moon at Apogee: 404975 km    10  05:50  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    10  09     Mercury at Aphelion     10  11:16  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon    11  00:49  Venus 7.0°S of Beehive    12  03:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  10:12  Jupiter 6.0°S of Pleiades    14  02:02  Moon at Descending Node     15  23:46  Beehive 3.8°N of Moon    16  05:37  Venus 2.1°S of Moon    17  16:24  Regulus 4.5°N of Moon    19  10:31  NEW MOON     19  15:56  Mars 0.7°N of Regulus    19  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°E    20  01:41  Mercury 0.6°S of Spica    21  07:28  Moon at Perigee: 361859 km    21  08:04  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    21  09:21  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon    22  18:07  Autumnal Equinox     24  08:48  Antares 1.9°S of Moon    25  17:07  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon    26  01:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  17:32  Moon at Ascending Node Oct 03  15:42  FULL MOON     07  00:53  Moon at Apogee: 405929 km    07  11:08  Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon    07  18:13  Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon    09  05:35  Venus 1.8°S of Regulus    11  04:21  Moon at Descending Node     11  20:22  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  09:09  Beehive 4.1°N of Moon    14  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     15  02:43  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon    15  13:05  Venus 3.8°N of Moon    16  11     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°W    18  19:28  NEW MOON     19  13:58  Moon at Perigee: 357956 km    21  16:56  Antares 2.1°S of Moon    21  19     Orionid Meteor Shower    23  02:54  Saturn 1.6°N of Moon    23  18:50  Moon at Ascending Node     24  09     Mercury at Perihelion     25  11:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°WNov 02  08:58  FULL MOON     03  08:20  Moon at Apogee: 406422 km    03  11:44  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    03  18:09  Mercury 3.9°N of Spica    04  00:27  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon    05  20     S Taurid Meteor Shower    07  03     Venus 0.1°S of Mars    07  05:43  Moon at Descending Node     10  11:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  10     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66601 AU    11  11:46  Regulus 4.9°N of Moon    12  08     Neptune at Opposition     12  19     N Taurid Meteor Shower    12  22     Jupiter at Opposition     15  05:33  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    17  01:53  Moon at Perigee: 356788 km    17  04:59  NEW MOON     18  02     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  16:36  Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.    20  00:31  Moon at Ascending Node     24  00:41  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  09     Venus at Perihelion     27  22:34  Venus 3.9°N of Spica    30  08:36  Moon at Apogee: 406295 km    30  10:58  Jupiter 5.2°S of MoonDec 01  06:36  Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon    02  03:55  FULL MOON     04  09:14  Moon at Descending Node     05  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     08  18:35  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    10  00:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  15:27  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    14  15     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  13:51  Moon at Perigee: 358891 km    16  15:38  NEW MOON     16  15:49  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.882    16  23:58  Mars 3.2°N of Spica    17  10:40  Moon at Ascending Node     21  15:06  Winter Solstice     22  23     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  17:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  13:03  Jupiter 5.3°S of Moon    27  18:49  Moon at Apogee: 405621 km    28  12     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     28  13:18  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon    31  15:38  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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