2049Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2049Phases 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. 
   
      2049 Phases of the Moon   
      Greenwich Mean Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  4  02:24    Jan 10  21:56    Jan 19  02:29    Jan 26  21:33   
 Feb  2  13:16    Feb  9  15:38    Feb 17  20:47    Feb 25  07:36   
 Mar  4  00:11    Mar 11  11:26    Mar 19  12:23    Mar 26  15:10   
 Apr  2  11:39    Apr 10  07:27    Apr 18  01:04    Apr 24  21:11   
 May  2  00:11    May 10  01:57    May 17  11:13 n  May 24  02:54   
 May 31  14:00 A  Jun  8  17:56    Jun 15  19:26 n  Jun 22  09:41   
 Jun 30  04:50    Jul  8  07:10    Jul 15  02:29    Jul 21  18:48   
 Jul 29  20:07    Aug  6  17:52    Aug 13  09:19    Aug 20  07:10   
 Aug 28  11:18    Sep  5  02:28    Sep 11  17:04    Sep 18  23:03   
 Sep 27  02:05    Oct  4  09:39    Oct 11  02:53    Oct 18  17:55   
 Oct 26  16:15    Nov  2  16:19    Nov  9  15:38 n  Nov 17  14:32   
 Nov 25  05:35 H  Dec  1  23:39    Dec  9  07:28    Dec 17  11:15   
 Dec 24  17:51    Dec 31  08:53   --
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
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.
   
      2049Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Greenwich Mean Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  18:56  Antares 3.8°S of Moon    02  09:50  Moon at Ascending Node     03  00     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E    03  11     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU    03  19     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  21:03  Moon at Perigee: 356820 km    04  02:24  NEW MOON     06  13     Mercury at Perihelion     07  15:53  Venus 6.2°S of Moon    08  05     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     10  21:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  00:36  Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon    15  14:47  Moon at Descending Node     15  23:41  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    17  00:48  Moon at Apogee: 406228 km    19  02:29  FULL MOON     21  18:52  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    25  22:42  Spica 2.2°N of Moon    26  21:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  04:24  Antares 3.9°S of Moon    29  17:52  Moon at Ascending Node     31  18:47  Mercury 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.Feb 01  01:08  Saturn 2.7°S of Moon    01  08:51  Moon at Perigee: 359256 km    02  13:16  NEW MOON     04  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°W    05  07     Mercury 0.4°N of Saturn    05  15:38  Venus 1.8°S of Moon    06  15:58  Mars 5.1°S of Moon    09  15:38  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  07:24  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon    11  17:31  Moon at Descending Node     12  03:28  Jupiter 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    13  12:40  Moon at Apogee: 405515 km    17  02     Venus at Perihelion     17  20:47  FULL MOON     18  01:05  Regulus 5.7°N of Moon    19  12     Mercury at Aphelion     22  03:59  Spica 1.9°N of Moon    25  07:36  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  11:03  Antares 4.1°S of Moon    25  20:27  Moon at Ascending Node     28  15:10  Saturn 3.1°S of MoonMar 01  12:45  Moon at Perigee: 364178 km    04  00:11  NEW MOON     04  04     Uranus at Opposition     05  03:41  Venus 3.7°N of Moon    07  14:01  Mars 3.2°S of Moon    09  15:31  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon    10  13:56  Aldebaran 5.7°S of Moon    10  19:09  Moon at Descending Node     11  11:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  13:09  Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    13  07:24  Moon at Apogee: 404598 km    15  22     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     17  08:39  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    19  12:23  FULL MOON     20  04:28  Vernal Equinox     21  10:04  Spica 1.8°N of Moon    22  05     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     24  16:20  Antares 4.4°S of Moon    24  20:47  Moon at Ascending Node     26  15:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  01:32  Saturn 3.5°S of Moon    28  13:03  Moon at Perigee: 369231 km    31  15:34  Venus 1.5°N of MoonApr 02  11:39  NEW MOON     04  12     Mercury at Perihelion     05  11:55  Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.    06  00:19  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon    06  22:28  Aldebaran 5.5°S of Moon    06  22:31  Moon at Descending Node     08  03:52  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon    10  03:32  Moon at Apogee: 404203 km    10  07:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  17:16  Regulus 5.9°N of Moon    16  07:53  Mars 3.4°S of Pleiades    16  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E    17  18:08  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    18  01:04  FULL MOON     20  22:39  Antares 4.6°S of Moon    20  23:56  Moon at Ascending Node     22  11:15  Moon at Perigee: 368462 km    22  17     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  08:54  Saturn 3.8°S of Moon    24  21:11  LAST QUARTER MOON     28  16:23  Venus 4.3°S of Moon    30  15:41  Mars 6.1°N of AldebaranMay 02  00:11  NEW MOON     04  04:33  Moon at Descending Node     04  06:45  Aldebaran 5.4°S of Moon    04  09:50  Mars 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    05  06     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  21:39  Jupiter 1.8°N of Moon    07  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     07  22:34  Moon at Apogee: 404657 km    10  01:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  21     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     15  03:44  Spica 1.8°N of Moon    17  11:14  FULL MOON     17  11:25  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.764    18  07:11  Antares 4.6°S of Moon    18  07:42  Moon at Ascending Node     19  19:18  Moon at Perigee: 363447 km    21  15:04  Saturn 3.9°S of Moon    24  02:54  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  23     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W    31  11:40  Moon at Descending Node     31  13:58  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.963    31  14:00  NEW MOON Jun 02  16:42  Jupiter 2.4°N of Moon    03  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W    04  14:39  Moon at Apogee: 405617 km    08  17:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  11     Venus at Aphelion     11  13:26  Spica 1.8°N of Moon    11  23     Mars 1.0°N of Jupiter    12  22:37  Mercury 6.3°S of Pleiades    14  17:26  Antares 4.6°S of Moon    14  17:59  Moon at Ascending Node     15  19:13  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.251    15  19:26  FULL MOON     16  22:40  Moon at Perigee: 359142 km    17  21:36  Saturn 3.9°S of Moon    18  11:58  Mercury 3.8°N of Aldebaran    20  21:47  Summer Solstice     22  09:41  LAST QUARTER MOON     26  09:59  Venus 4.2°S of Moon    26  21:41  Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon    27  17:38  Moon at Descending Node     27  20:07  Aldebaran 5.4°S of Moon    30  04:50  NEW MOON 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  11     Mercury at Perihelion     02  01:01  Moon at Apogee: 406409 km    03  12:39  Venus 6.4°S of Pleiades    04  09     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU    04  12     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     05  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     08  07:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  21:48  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    12  02:52  Venus 3.2°N of Aldebaran    12  03:19  Moon at Ascending Node     12  03:48  Antares 4.7°S of Moon    15  02:29  FULL MOON     15  04:56  Saturn 3.8°S of Moon    15  07:18  Moon at Perigee: 357060 km    16  04     Saturn at Opposition     21  18:48  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  03:18  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon    24  21:01  Moon at Descending Node     25  01:47  Aldebaran 5.3°S of Moon    26  08:48  Venus 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    28  07     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    29  04:27  Moon at Apogee: 406570 km    29  20:07  NEW MOON     30  00:03  Mercury 0.2°N of Regulus    31  21:58  Regulus 5.9°N of MoonAug 04  15     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     05  04:18  Spica 1.5°N of Moon    06  17:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  08:48  Moon at Ascending Node     08  12:42  Antares 4.8°S of Moon    11  12:31  Saturn 3.7°S of Moon    12  17:06  Moon at Perigee: 357750 km    12  23     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  09:19  FULL MOON     14  11     Mercury at Aphelion     15  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E    18  05     Venus 0.6°S of Jupiter    18  18:28  Venus 7.1°S of Pollux    20  07:01  Jupiter 6.5°S of Pollux    20  07:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  09:49  Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon    20  22:31  Moon at Descending Node     21  08:04  Aldebaran 5.1°S of Moon    25  01:31  Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon    25  10:27  Moon at Apogee: 406054 km    25  17:29  Venus 4.3°N of Moon    28  11:18  NEW MOON     30  05:18  Venus 1.4°S of Beehive    30  06:14  Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.Sep 01  09:40  Spica 1.2°N of Moon    04  10:20  Moon at Ascending Node     04  19:24  Antares 5.1°S of Moon    05  02:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  19:36  Saturn 3.8°S of Moon    08  17     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     10  00:14  Moon at Perigee: 361122 km    11  07     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     11  17:04  FULL MOON     16  17:52  Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon    17  00:50  Moon at Descending Node     17  15:42  Aldebaran 4.8°S of Moon    17  19:19  Venus 0.5°N of Regulus    18  23:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  19:04  Jupiter 4.6°N of Moon    22  00:05  Moon at Apogee: 405133 km    22  13:42  Autumnal Equinox     24  10:49  Regulus 5.9°N of Moon    27  02:05  NEW MOON     27  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W    27  11     Mercury at Perihelion     27  12     Mercury 0.0°S of Mars    28  22     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66617 AU    29  08     Mercury 5.1°S of Venus    29  19     Venus at Perihelion Oct 01  11:18  Moon at Ascending Node     02  00:45  Antares 5.3°S of Moon    04  09:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  02:10  Saturn 4.1°S of Moon    06  07     Venus 0.3°N of Mars    07  21:10  Moon at Perigee: 366276 km    11  02:53  FULL MOON     14  03:07  Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon    14  06:20  Moon at Descending Node     15  00:34  Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon    18  17:55  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  10:33  Jupiter 5.0°N of Moon    19  18:32  Moon at Apogee: 404430 km    21  16     Orionid Meteor Shower    24  12     Neptune at Perihelion: 29.81671 AU    25  12:29  Venus 5.4°N of Moon    25  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  16:15  NEW MOON     28  15:39  Moon at Ascending Node     29  06:46  Antares 5.4°S of MoonNov 01  09:29  Saturn 4.3°S of Moon    02  16:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  18:03  Moon at Perigee: 370118 km    05  16     S Taurid Meteor Shower    09  15:38  FULL MOON     09  15:51  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.681    10  12:20  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon    10  14:33  Moon at Descending Node     11  09:40  Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon    12  16     N Taurid Meteor Shower    15  22:12  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    16  15     Neptune at Opposition     16  15:07  Moon at Apogee: 404490 km    17  14:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  22     Leonid Meteor Shower    21  00:21  Jupiter 0.5°S of Beehive    22  08:01  Mars 4.4°N of Moon    22  08:17  Spica 1.1°N of Moon    24  12:14  Mars 2.8°N of Spica    25  00:12  Moon at Ascending Node     25  05:32  Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.006    25  05:35  NEW MOON     26  12:29  Mercury 4.3°S of Moon    28  11:08  Moon at Perigee: 366491 km    28  19:26  Saturn 4.5°S of MoonDec 01  23:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  20:09  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon    07  22:33  Moon at Descending Node     08  17:43  Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon    09  07:28  FULL MOON     09  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°E    13  04:28  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    14  11     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  11:17  Moon at Apogee: 405260 km    17  11:15  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  17:54  Spica 1.1°N of Moon    21  01:47  Mars 2.6°N of Moon    21  10:51  Winter Solstice     22  10:13  Moon at Ascending Node     22  19     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  01:26  Antares 5.5°S of Moon    24  10     Mercury at Perihelion     24  17:51  NEW MOON     26  08:57  Moon at Perigee: 360939 km    26  09:01  Saturn 4.7°S of Moon    27  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     29  21     Venus at Superior Conjunction     31  08:53  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
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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