2048Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2048Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2048 Phases of the Moon   
      Greenwich Mean Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
-- Jan  1  06:57 t  Jan  8  18:49   
 Jan 15  11:32    Jan 22  21:56    Jan 31  00:14    Feb  7  03:16   
 Feb 14  00:31    Feb 21  19:22    Feb 29  14:38    Mar  7  10:45   
 Mar 14  14:28    Mar 22  16:03    Mar 30  02:04    Apr  5  18:10   
 Apr 13  05:20    Apr 21  10:02    Apr 28  11:13    May  5  02:22   
 May 12  20:58    May 21  00:16    May 27  18:57    Jun  3  12:05   
 Jun 11  12:50 A  Jun 19  10:49    Jun 26  02:08 p  Jul  2  23:58   
 Jul 11  04:04    Jul 18  18:31    Jul 25  09:34    Aug  1  14:30   
 Aug  9  17:59    Aug 17  00:32    Aug 23  18:07    Aug 31  07:42   
 Sep  8  06:24    Sep 15  06:04    Sep 22  04:46    Sep 30  02:45   
 Oct  7  17:45    Oct 14  12:20    Oct 21  18:25    Oct 29  22:15   
 Nov  6  04:38    Nov 12  20:29    Nov 20  11:20    Nov 28  16:34   
 Dec  5  15:30 T  Dec 12  07:29    Dec 20  06:39 n  Dec 28  08:31   
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.
2048Calendar of Astronomical Events
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2048Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Greenwich Mean Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  06:52  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.128    01  06:57  FULL MOON     03  18     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98328 AU    04  13     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  08:05  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    05  14:09  Venus 6.1°N of Antares    08  18:49  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  06:36  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    10  07:17  Mars 6.1°N of Moon    12  08:40  Antares 2.2°S of Moon    13  00:54  Venus 3.0°N of Moon    13  03:53  Moon at Perigee: 363708 km    13  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°E    14  05:27  Moon at Ascending Node     15  11:32  NEW MOON     16  22:22  Mercury 3.2°S of Moon    20  16     Mercury at Perihelion     22  21:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  04:32  Jupiter 5.1°S of Moon    24  21:24  Moon at Apogee: 404717 km    25  04:49  Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon    28  06:52  Moon at Descending Node     29  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     30  12     Venus 0.1°S of Saturn    31  00:14  FULL MOON Feb 01  14:21  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    05  11:56  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    07  03:16  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  13:42  Mars 4.8°N of Moon    08  15:34  Antares 2.3°S of Moon    09  09:12  Moon at Perigee: 369129 km    10  12:30  Moon at Ascending Node     10  22:25  Saturn 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    11  23:13  Venus 1.9°S of Moon    12  05:18  Mercury 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    14  00:31  NEW MOON     17  15     Mercury 1.4°N of Venus    20  17:17  Jupiter 4.6°S of Moon    21  12:51  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon    21  18:29  Moon at Apogee: 404268 km    21  19:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°W    24  12:12  Moon at Descending Node     28  04     Uranus at Opposition     28  22:38  Regulus 5.0°N of Moon    29  14:38  FULL MOON Mar 03  17:58  Spica 2.9°N of Moon    04  15     Mercury at Aphelion     05  02:21  Moon at Perigee: 368850 km    06  16:39  Mars 3.3°N of Moon    06  20:51  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    07  10:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  14:31  Moon at Ascending Node     09  08:40  Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.    14  14:28  NEW MOON     15  14:00  Mars 5.3°N of Antares    16  03     Mercury 1.0°S of Venus    17  01     Venus at Aphelion     19  09:39  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    19  20:48  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon    19  22:34  Vernal Equinox     20  14:41  Moon at Apogee: 404637 km    22  14:48  Moon at Descending Node     22  16:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  08:25  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    30  02:04  FULL MOON     31  02:23  Spica 2.7°N of MoonApr 01  10:10  Moon at Perigee: 363563 km    03  03:06  Antares 2.8°S of Moon    03  15:04  Mars 1.7°N of Moon    04  14:57  Moon at Ascending Node     05  16:30  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    05  18:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  05:20  NEW MOON     16  03:47  Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon    16  04:05  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon    17  07:22  Moon at Apogee: 405534 km    17  15     Mercury at Perihelion     18  16:39  Moon at Descending Node     21  10:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  22:01  Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades    22  10     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  18:08  Regulus 5.4°N of Moon    27  12:45  Spica 2.7°N of Moon    28  11:13  FULL MOON     29  14:29  Moon at Perigee: 359129 km    29  15:41  Mercury 1.5°S of Pleiades    30  11:46  Antares 2.9°S of MoonMay 01  03     Mercury 3.2°N of Jupiter    01  05:30  Mars 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    01  18:46  Moon at Ascending Node     02  23:38  Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    04  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.0°E    05  00     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  02:22  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  07     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     12  20:58  NEW MOON     14  09:50  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    14  17:19  Moon at Apogee: 406299 km    15  20:06  Moon at Descending Node     21  00:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  02:23  Regulus 5.5°N of Moon    24  23:19  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    27  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     27  18:57  FULL MOON     27  22:20  Antares 3.0°S of Moon    27  23:56  Moon at Perigee: 357116 km    28  08:12  Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    28  20     Venus at Superior Conjunction     29  03     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     29  03:20  Moon at Ascending Node     30  07:08  Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.Jun 03  12:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  12     Mars at Opposition     09  16:33  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon    10  20:20  Moon at Apogee: 406480 km    11  12:50  NEW MOON     11  12:57  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944    12  01:40  Moon at Descending Node     15  23:20  Mars 1.7°N of Antares    17  08:51  Regulus 5.6°N of Moon    19  10:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  15:54  Summer Solstice     21  08:21  Spica 2.9°N of Moon    21  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°W    22  15:57  Mercury 2.1°N of Aldebaran    24  05:35  Mars 1.4°S of Moon    24  09:05  Antares 2.9°S of Moon    25  09:51  Moon at Perigee: 357914 km    25  14:10  Moon at Ascending Node     26  02:01  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.639    26  02:08  FULL MOON     26  14:52  Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    28  02     Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  23:58  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  23     Saturn at Opposition     06  05     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU    06  22:43  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon    07  10     Venus at Perihelion     08  03:10  Moon at Apogee: 405968 km    08  12:01  Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon    09  07:57  Moon at Descending Node     11  04:04  NEW MOON     14  14     Mercury at Perihelion     14  14:22  Regulus 5.5°N of Moon    18  15:09  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    18  18:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  06     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     21  12:42  Mars 1.7°S of Moon    21  18:16  Antares 3.0°S of Moon    22  23:38  Moon at Ascending Node     23  16:18  Moon at Perigee: 361240 km    23  22:03  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    25  09:34  FULL MOON     28  01     Delta-Aquarid Meteor ShowerAug 01  14:30  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  05:34  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon    03  08:00  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus    04  17:05  Moon at Apogee: 405004 km    05  06:09  Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    05  13:07  Moon at Descending Node     05  17:07  Mars 1.1°N of Antares    05  22:46  Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus    09  17:59  NEW MOON     12  13     Mercury 0.8°S of Venus    12  17     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  20:29  Spica 2.6°N of Moon    17  00:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON     18  01:08  Antares 3.2°S of Moon    18  09:21  Mars 2.4°S of Moon    19  04:54  Moon at Ascending Node     20  04:09  Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    20  12:34  Moon at Perigee: 366147 km    23  18:07  FULL MOON     27  14     Mercury at Aphelion     30  13:15  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon    31  07:42  LAST QUARTER MOON Sep 01  10:48  Moon at Apogee: 404235 km    01  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°E    01  16:14  Moon at Descending Node     01  22:50  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    03  12     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     08  06:24  NEW MOON     10  07:03  Mercury 1.3°N of Moon    10  15:59  Venus 5.5°N of Moon    11  02:13  Spica 2.4°N of Moon    14  06:29  Antares 3.4°S of Moon    15  06:04  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  06:06  Moon at Ascending Node     15  15:06  Moon at Perigee: 369916 km    15  15:51  Mars 3.4°S of Moon    16  09:42  Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    16  14:16  Venus 2.2°N of Spica    22  04:46  FULL MOON     22  08:01  Autumnal Equinox     26  21:24  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon    28  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     28  18:15  Moon at Descending Node     29  06:20  Moon at Apogee: 404231 km    29  12:30  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    30  02:45  LAST QUARTER MOON Oct 03  06     Mars 3.0°S of Saturn    04  12:47  Regulus 5.6°N of Moon    07  17:45  NEW MOON     10  09:41  Venus 1.5°N of Moon    10  14     Mercury at Perihelion     11  04:52  Moon at Perigee: 366937 km    11  12:25  Antares 3.6°S of Moon    12  07:07  Moon at Ascending Node     13  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W    13  16:25  Saturn 1.4°S of Moon    14  05:03  Mars 4.8°S of Moon    14  12:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  06     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38142 AU    21  10     Orionid Meteor Shower    21  18:25  FULL MOON     24  05:19  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon    24  14:31  Venus 2.9°N of Antares    25  21:25  Moon at Descending Node     26  21:21  Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    27  01:59  Moon at Apogee: 404996 km    29  22:14  LAST QUARTER MOON     31  22:11  Regulus 5.8°N of MoonNov 05  10     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  04:38  NEW MOON     07  20:46  Antares 3.7°S of Moon    07  23:21  Moon at Perigee: 361590 km    08  12:22  Moon at Ascending Node     09  03:54  Venus 3.1°S of Moon    10  02:19  Saturn 1.8°S of Moon    11  22:56  Mars 6.0°S of Moon    12  09     N Taurid Meteor Shower    12  20:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  03     Neptune at Opposition     14  12     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     17  16     Leonid Meteor Shower    20  11:20  FULL MOON     20  12:24  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon    21  11     Venus 2.8°S of Saturn    22  02:54  Moon at Descending Node     23  00:36  Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    23  18:24  Moon at Apogee: 405928 km    28  06:32  Regulus 5.9°N of Moon    28  16:34  LAST QUARTER MOON Dec 02  06:44  Spica 2.4°N of Moon    05  15:30  NEW MOON     05  15:34  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.044    05  22:27  Moon at Ascending Node     06  07:58  Moon at Perigee: 357717 km    07  16:08  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    09  00:08  Venus 6.4°S of Moon    12  07:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  05     Geminid Meteor Shower    17  08     Jupiter at Opposition     17  18:37  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon    19  04     Mercury 2.4°S of Saturn    19  09:29  Moon at Descending Node     20  00:01  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    20  06:26  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.962    20  06:39  FULL MOON     21  00:28  Moon at Apogee: 406367 km    21  05:02  Winter Solstice     22  13     Ursid Meteor Shower    25  13:10  Regulus 5.9°N of Moon    26  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E    28  08:31  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  16:00  Spica 2.4°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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