2048Calendar of Astronomical Events

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