2049Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2049Phases of the Moon

Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 5 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2049 Phases of the Moon
Eastern Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 3 21:24 Jan 10 16:56 Jan 18 21:29 Jan 26 16:33
Feb 2 08:16 Feb 9 10:38 Feb 17 15:47 Feb 25 02:36
Mar 3 19:11 Mar 11 06:26 Mar 19 07:23 Mar 26 10:10
Apr 2 06:39 Apr 10 02:27 Apr 17 20:04 Apr 24 16:11
May 1 19:11 May 9 20:57 May 17 06:13 n May 23 21:54
May 31 09:00 A Jun 8 12:56 Jun 15 14:26 n Jun 22 04:41
Jun 29 23:50 Jul 8 02:10 Jul 14 21:29 Jul 21 13:48
Jul 29 15:07 Aug 6 12:52 Aug 13 04:19 Aug 20 02:10
Aug 28 06:18 Sep 4 21:28 Sep 11 12:04 Sep 18 18:03
Sep 26 21:05 Oct 4 04:39 Oct 10 21:53 Oct 18 12:55
Oct 26 11:15 Nov 2 11:19 Nov 9 10:38 n Nov 17 09:32
Nov 25 00:35 H Dec 1 18:39 Dec 9 02:28 Dec 17 06:15
Dec 24 12:51 Dec 31 03:53 --

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.


2049Calendar of Astronomical Events

Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 5 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.

2049Calendar of Astronomical Events
Eastern Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     EST   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  13:56  Antares 3.8°S of Moon    02  04:50  Moon at Ascending Node     02  19     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E    03  06     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU    03  14     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  16:03  Moon at Perigee: 356820 km    03  21:24  NEW MOON     06  08     Mercury at Perihelion     07  10:53  Venus 6.2°S of Moon    08  00     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     10  16:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     13  19:36  Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon    15  09:47  Moon at Descending Node     15  18:41  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    16  19:48  Moon at Apogee: 406228 km    18  21:29  FULL MOON     21  13:52  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    25  17:42  Spica 2.2°N of Moon    26  16:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  23:24  Antares 3.9°S of Moon    29  12:52  Moon at Ascending Node     31  13:47  Mercury 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.    31  20:08  Saturn 2.7°S of MoonFeb 01  03:51  Moon at Perigee: 359256 km    02  08:16  NEW MOON     04  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°W    05  02     Mercury 0.4°N of Saturn    05  10:38  Venus 1.8°S of Moon    06  10:58  Mars 5.1°S of Moon    09  10:38  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  02:24  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon    11  12:31  Moon at Descending Node     11  22:28  Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    13  07:40  Moon at Apogee: 405515 km    16  21     Venus at Perihelion     17  15:47  FULL MOON     17  20:05  Regulus 5.7°N of Moon    19  07     Mercury at Aphelion     21  22:59  Spica 1.9°N of Moon    25  02:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  06:03  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    25  15:27  Moon at Ascending Node     28  10:10  Saturn 3.1°S of MoonMar 01  07:45  Moon at Perigee: 364178 km    03  19:11  NEW MOON     03  23     Uranus at Opposition     04  22:41  Venus 3.7°N of Moon    07  09:01  Mars 3.2°S of Moon    09  10:31  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon    10  08:56  Aldebaran 5.7°S of Moon    10  14:09  Moon at Descending Node     11  06:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  08:09  Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    13  02:24  Moon at Apogee: 404598 km    15  17     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     17  03:39  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    19  07:23  FULL MOON     19  23:28  Vernal Equinox     21  05:04  Spica 1.8°N of Moon    22  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     24  11:20  Antares 4.4°S of Moon    24  15:47  Moon at Ascending Node     26  10:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  20:32  Saturn 3.5°S of Moon    28  08:03  Moon at Perigee: 369231 km    31  10:34  Venus 1.5°N of MoonApr 02  06:39  NEW MOON     04  07     Mercury at Perihelion     05  06:55  Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.    05  19:19  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon    06  17:28  Aldebaran 5.5°S of Moon    06  17:31  Moon at Descending Node     07  22:52  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon    09  22:32  Moon at Apogee: 404203 km    10  02:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  12:16  Regulus 5.9°N of Moon    16  02:53  Mars 3.4°S of Pleiades    16  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E    17  13:08  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    17  20:04  FULL MOON     20  17:39  Antares 4.6°S of Moon    20  18:56  Moon at Ascending Node     22  06:15  Moon at Perigee: 368462 km    22  12     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  03:54  Saturn 3.8°S of Moon    24  16:11  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  11:23  Venus 4.3°S of Moon    30  10:41  Mars 6.1°N of AldebaranMay 01  19:11  NEW MOON     03  23:33  Moon at Descending Node     04  01:45  Aldebaran 5.4°S of Moon    04  04:50  Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    05  01     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  16:39  Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon    07  09     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     07  17:34  Moon at Apogee: 404657 km    09  20:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  16     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     14  22:44  Spica 1.8°N of Moon    17  06:14  FULL MOON     17  06:25  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.764    18  02:11  Antares 4.6°S of Moon    18  02:42  Moon at Ascending Node     19  14:18  Moon at Perigee: 363447 km    21  10:04  Saturn 3.9°S of Moon    23  21:54  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  18     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W    31  06:40  Moon at Descending Node     31  08:58  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963    31  09:00  NEW MOON Jun 02  11:42  Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon    03  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W    04  09:39  Moon at Apogee: 405617 km    08  12:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  06     Venus at Aphelion     11  08:26  Spica 1.8°N of Moon    11  18     Mars 1.0°N of Jupiter    12  17:37  Mercury 6.3°S of Pleiades    14  12:26  Antares 4.6°S of Moon    14  12:59  Moon at Ascending Node     15  14:13  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.251    15  14:26  FULL MOON     16  17:40  Moon at Perigee: 359142 km    17  16:36  Saturn 3.9°S of Moon    18  06:58  Mercury 3.8°N of Aldebaran    20  16:47  Summer Solstice     22  04:41  LAST QUARTER MOON     26  04:59  Venus 4.2°S of Moon    26  16:41  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon    27  12:38  Moon at Descending Node     27  15:07  Aldebaran 5.4°S of Moon    29  23:50  NEW MOON 
Date     EST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  06     Mercury at Perihelion     01  20:01  Moon at Apogee: 406409 km    03  07:39  Venus 6.4°S of Pleiades    04  04     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU    04  07     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     05  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     08  02:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  16:48  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    11  21:52  Venus 3.2°N of Aldebaran    11  22:19  Moon at Ascending Node     11  22:48  Antares 4.7°S of Moon    14  21:29  FULL MOON     14  23:56  Saturn 3.8°S of Moon    15  02:18  Moon at Perigee: 357060 km    15  23     Saturn at Opposition     21  13:48  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  22:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon    24  16:01  Moon at Descending Node     24  20:47  Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon    26  03:48  Venus 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    28  02     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  23:27  Moon at Apogee: 406570 km    29  15:07  NEW MOON     29  19:03  Mercury 0.2°N of Regulus    31  16:58  Regulus 5.9°N of MoonAug 04  10     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     04  23:18  Spica 1.5°N of Moon    06  12:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  03:48  Moon at Ascending Node     08  07:42  Antares 4.8°S of Moon    11  07:31  Saturn 3.7°S of Moon    12  12:06  Moon at Perigee: 357750 km    12  18     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  04:19  FULL MOON     14  06     Mercury at Aphelion     14  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E    18  00     Venus 0.6°S of Jupiter    18  13:28  Venus 7.1°S of Pollux    20  02:01  Jupiter 6.5°S of Pollux    20  02:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  04:49  Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon    20  17:31  Moon at Descending Node     21  03:04  Aldebaran 5.1°S of Moon    24  20:31  Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon    25  05:27  Moon at Apogee: 406054 km    25  12:29  Venus 4.3°N of Moon    28  06:18  NEW MOON     30  00:18  Venus 1.4°S of Beehive    30  01:14  Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.Sep 01  04:40  Spica 1.2°N of Moon    04  05:20  Moon at Ascending Node     04  14:24  Antares 5.1°S of Moon    04  21:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  14:36  Saturn 3.8°S of Moon    08  12     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     09  19:14  Moon at Perigee: 361122 km    11  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     11  12:04  FULL MOON     16  12:52  Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon    16  19:50  Moon at Descending Node     17  10:42  Aldebaran 4.8°S of Moon    17  14:19  Venus 0.5°N of Regulus    18  18:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  14:04  Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon    21  19:05  Moon at Apogee: 405133 km    22  08:42  Autumnal Equinox     24  05:49  Regulus 5.9°N of Moon    26  21:05  NEW MOON     27  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W    27  06     Mercury at Perihelion     27  07     Mercury 0.0°S of Mars    28  17     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66617 AU    29  03     Mercury 5.1°S of Venus    29  14     Venus at Perihelion Oct 01  06:18  Moon at Ascending Node     01  19:45  Antares 5.3°S of Moon    04  04:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  21:10  Saturn 4.1°S of Moon    06  02     Venus 0.3°N of Mars    07  16:10  Moon at Perigee: 366276 km    10  21:53  FULL MOON     13  22:07  Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon    14  01:20  Moon at Descending Node     14  19:34  Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon    18  12:55  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  05:33  Jupiter 5.0°N of Moon    19  13:32  Moon at Apogee: 404430 km    21  11     Orionid Meteor Shower    24  07     Neptune at Perihelion: 29.81671 AU    25  07:29  Venus 5.4°N of Moon    25  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  11:15  NEW MOON     28  10:39  Moon at Ascending Node     29  01:46  Antares 5.4°S of MoonNov 01  04:29  Saturn 4.3°S of Moon    02  11:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  13:03  Moon at Perigee: 370118 km    05  11     S Taurid Meteor Shower    09  10:38  FULL MOON     09  10:51  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.681    10  07:20  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon    10  09:33  Moon at Descending Node     11  04:40  Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon    12  11     N Taurid Meteor Shower    15  17:12  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    16  10     Neptune at Opposition     16  10:07  Moon at Apogee: 404490 km    17  09:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  17     Leonid Meteor Shower    20  19:21  Jupiter 0.5°S of Beehive    22  03:01  Mars 4.4°N of Moon    22  03:17  Spica 1.1°N of Moon    24  07:14  Mars 2.8°N of Spica    24  19:12  Moon at Ascending Node     25  00:32  Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.006    25  00:35  NEW MOON     26  07:29  Mercury 4.3°S of Moon    28  06:08  Moon at Perigee: 366491 km    28  14:26  Saturn 4.5°S of MoonDec 01  18:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  15:09  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon    07  17:33  Moon at Descending Node     08  12:43  Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon    09  02:28  FULL MOON     09  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°E    12  23:28  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    14  06     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  06:17  Moon at Apogee: 405260 km    17  06:15  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  12:54  Spica 1.1°N of Moon    20  20:47  Mars 2.6°N of Moon    21  05:51  Winter Solstice     22  05:13  Moon at Ascending Node     22  14     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  20:26  Antares 5.5°S of Moon    24  05     Mercury at Perihelion     24  12:51  NEW MOON     26  03:57  Moon at Perigee: 360939 km    26  04:01  Saturn 4.7°S of Moon    27  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     29  16     Venus at Superior Conjunction     31  03:53  FIRST QUARTER 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

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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