2050Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2050Phases 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. 
   
      2050 Phases of the Moon   
      Gulf Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
-- Jan  8  05:39    Jan 16  10:17   
 Jan 23  08:57    Jan 30  00:48    Feb  7  00:47    Feb 15  02:10   
 Feb 21  19:03    Feb 28  15:29    Mar  8  19:23    Mar 16  14:08   
 Mar 23  04:41    Mar 30  08:17    Apr  7  12:12    Apr 14  22:24   
 Apr 21  14:25    Apr 29  02:08    May  7  02:26 t  May 14  04:04   
 May 21  00:51 H  May 28  20:04    Jun  5  13:51    Jun 12  08:39   
 Jun 19  12:22    Jun 27  13:17    Jul  4  22:51    Jul 11  13:46   
 Jul 19  01:17    Jul 27  05:05    Aug  3  06:20    Aug  9  20:48   
 Aug 17  15:47    Aug 25  18:56    Sep  1  13:30    Sep  8  06:51   
 Sep 16  07:49    Sep 24  06:34    Sep 30  21:31    Oct  7  20:32   
 Oct 16  00:48    Oct 23  16:10    Oct 30  07:16 t  Nov  6  13:57   
 Nov 14  17:41 P  Nov 22  00:25    Nov 28  19:09    Dec  6  10:27   
 Dec 14  09:18    Dec 21  08:15    Dec 28  09:15   -
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.
2050Calendar 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.
   
      2050Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Gulf Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jan 04  05     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  06:13  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon    04  07:20  Moon at Descending Node     05  00     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU    05  04:07  Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon    08  05:39  FULL MOON     09  09:37  Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon    11  06:36  Moon at Apogee: 406128 km    16  06:12  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    16  10:17  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W    18  21:33  Moon at Ascending Node     18  22:57  Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    19  11     Jupiter at Opposition     19  16:03  Antares 5.6°S of Moon    19  21     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     20  08     Venus at Aphelion     21  16:58  Mercury 2.5°S of Moon    23  08:57  NEW MOON     23  22:50  Moon at Perigee: 357295 km    30  00:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  08:35  Moon at Descending Node Feb 01  09:40  Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon    05  03:18  Mars 4.9°N of Antares    05  08:30  Jupiter 5.0°N of Moon    06  14     Mercury at Aphelion     07  00:47  FULL MOON     07  10:32  Moon at Apogee: 406519 km    08  02     Mercury 1.1°S of Saturn    08  04:19  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    12  12:36  Spica 0.6°N of Moon    15  00:12  Moon at Ascending Node     15  02:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  00:48  Antares 5.8°S of Moon    16  15:04  Mars 1.6°S of Moon    19  21:53  Saturn 5.1°S of Moon    21  11:31  Moon at Perigee: 356855 km    21  19:03  NEW MOON     27  09:47  Moon at Descending Node     28  15:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  16:04  Aldebaran 4.1°S of MoonMar 04  09:30  Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon    05  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     06  12:19  Moon at Apogee: 406338 km    07  10:28  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    08  19:23  FULL MOON     09  09     Uranus at Opposition     11  18:10  Spica 0.4°N of Moon    14  00:52  Moon at Ascending Node     15  07:12  Antares 6.1°S of Moon    16  14:08  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  05:42  Mars 3.6°S of Moon    19  12:11  Saturn 5.4°S of Moon    20  14:20  Vernal Equinox     20  22:05  Jupiter 6.2°S of Pollux    21  21:48  Moon at Perigee: 359625 km    22  13     Mercury at Perihelion     23  04:41  NEW MOON     24  10:48  Mercury 1.4°S of Moon    24  18:14  Venus 3.1°S of Moon    26  14:48  Moon at Descending Node     27  01     Mercury 3.7°N of Venus    28  00:22  Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon    30  08:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E    31  15:52  Jupiter 5.3°N of MoonApr 03  01:09  Moon at Apogee: 405540 km    07  12:12  FULL MOON     08  00:19  Spica 0.3°N of Moon    10  03:47  Moon at Ascending Node     14  18:16  Mars 5.6°S of Moon    14  22:24  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  22:42  Saturn 5.7°S of Moon    18  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     18  23:04  Moon at Perigee: 364528 km    21  14:25  NEW MOON     22  18:45  Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades    22  23:31  Moon at Descending Node     23  03     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  16:53  Venus 1.6°N of Moon    24  09:56  Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon    28  04:03  Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon    29  02:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  15:49  Venus 6.4°N of Aldebaran    30  19:11  Moon at Apogee: 404600 kmMay 05  07:48  Spica 0.4°N of Moon    05  16     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    07  02:26  FULL MOON     07  02:30  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.077    07  10:21  Moon at Ascending Node     12  16     Venus at Perihelion     13  05:42  Saturn 5.8°S of Moon    14  04:04  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  19:45  Moon at Perigee: 369166 km    15  22     Mars 1.6°S of Saturn    16  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W    16  14     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     19  04:06  Mercury 5.1°S of Moon    20  08:46  Moon at Descending Node     21  00:41  Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.004    21  00:51  NEW MOON     23  21:50  Venus 5.7°N of Moon    25  20:27  Jupiter 5.7°N of Moon    28  14:12  Moon at Apogee: 404241 km    28  20:04  FIRST QUARTER MOON Jun 01  16:18  Spica 0.3°N of Moon    03  18:47  Moon at Ascending Node     05  03:01  Antares 6.3°S of Moon    05  13:51  FULL MOON     06  10:37  Venus 4.6°S of Pollux    06  13:07  Mercury 5.2°S of Pleiades    09  10:54  Saturn 5.8°S of Moon    09  22:25  Moon at Perigee: 368158 km    12  08:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  02     Venus 1.5°N of Jupiter    16  15:27  Moon at Descending Node     18  12     Mercury at Perihelion     18  12:29  Venus 0.5°N of Beehive    19  12:22  NEW MOON     20  06     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     21  07:33  Summer Solstice     22  14:59  Jupiter 5.8°N of Moon    22  16     Neptune at Perihelion: 29.81670 AU    25  08:29  Moon at Apogee: 404736 km    27  13:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  00:52  Spica 0.2°N of Moon    30  04:25  Jupiter 1.0°S of Beehive
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  02:15  Moon at Ascending Node     04  22:51  FULL MOON     06  05     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01663 AU    06  16:17  Saturn 5.7°S of Moon    07  06:25  Moon at Perigee: 363256 km    08  16:50  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus    09  12:31  Mercury 0.0°N of Beehive    10  22     Mercury 0.9°N of Jupiter    11  13:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  18:19  Moon at Descending Node     15  09:16  Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon    19  01:17  NEW MOON     21  13:13  Mercury 5.4°N of Moon    21  23:36  Regulus 5.7°N of Moon    23  00:27  Moon at Apogee: 405717 km    23  07:26  Venus 5.3°N of Moon    25  14:44  Mercury 1.0°S of Regulus    26  08:34  Spica 0.0°S of Moon    27  05:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  06:39  Moon at Ascending Node     28  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E    28  15     Saturn at Opposition     28  18     Delta-Aquarid Meteor ShowerAug 01  12     Mercury at Aphelion     02  22:55  Saturn 5.6°S of Moon    03  06:20  FULL MOON     04  09:06  Moon at Perigee: 358975 km    07  23     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     08  03     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E    09  19:07  Moon at Descending Node     09  20:48  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  14:39  Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon    13  10     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  11     Mars at Opposition     17  04     Uranus at Perihelion: 18.28307 AU    17  15:47  NEW MOON     19  11:00  Moon at Apogee: 406488 km    21  18:50  Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.    22  15:01  Spica 0.3°S of Moon    24  08:22  Moon at Ascending Node     25  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     25  18:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  06:35  Saturn 5.7°S of MoonSep 01  13:30  FULL MOON     01  18:03  Moon at Perigee: 356897 km    02  00     Venus at Aphelion     03  16:12  Venus 1.9°S of Spica    05  21:45  Moon at Descending Node     06  02     Mercury 5.5°S of Jupiter    07  11     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38111 AU    07  20:52  Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon    08  06:51  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  12:36  Mercury 0.3°S of Regulus    10  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W    14  01     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     14  11:55  Regulus 5.7°N of Moon    14  12     Mercury at Perihelion     15  13:55  Moon at Apogee: 406591 km    16  07:49  NEW MOON     18  20:45  Spica 0.4°S of Moon    19  06:28  Venus 5.6°S of Moon    20  10:06  Moon at Ascending Node     22  23:29  Autumnal Equinox     24  06:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  14:28  Saturn 5.9°S of Moon    30  04:42  Moon at Perigee: 357710 km    30  21:31  FULL MOON Oct 03  04:50  Moon at Descending Node     05  05:05  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon    07  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     07  20:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  18:13  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    12  19:51  Moon at Apogee: 406050 km    16  00:48  NEW MOON     17  00     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     17  06:49  Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus    17  14:24  Moon at Ascending Node     22  02     Orionid Meteor Shower    23  16:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  22:04  Saturn 6.0°S of Moon    28  13:08  Moon at Perigee: 361380 km    30  07:16  FULL MOON     30  07:20  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.054    30  15:12  Moon at Descending Node Nov 01  15:07  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon    06  02     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  13:57  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  01:21  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    09  10:44  Moon at Apogee: 405118 km    11  19:31  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    12  07:23  Mercury 2.1°N of Antares    12  09:48  Spica 0.4°S of Moon    13  02     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  21:20  Moon at Ascending Node     14  17:29  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.887    14  17:41  NEW MOON     16  11:38  Mercury 5.5°S of Moon    18  08     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  06     Neptune at Opposition     20  06:03  Saturn 6.0°S of Moon    22  00:25  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E    23  00:29  Mars 6.2°S of Moon    25  09:46  Moon at Perigee: 366851 km    27  01:02  Moon at Descending Node     27  19:48  Venus 3.3°N of Spica    28  19:10  FULL MOON     29  01:26  Aldebaran 3.0°S of MoonDec 05  09:22  Regulus 5.7°N of Moon    06  10:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  06:39  Moon at Apogee: 404411 km    09  17:54  Spica 0.5°S of Moon    10  14:27  Venus 3.4°N of Moon    11  04:42  Moon at Ascending Node     11  11     Mercury at Perihelion     11  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  09:18  NEW MOON     14  21     Geminid Meteor Shower    17  16:04  Saturn 5.9°S of Moon    20  20:49  Moon at Perigee: 370280 km    21  08:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  09:31  Mars 4.0°S of Moon    21  20:39  Winter Solstice     23  06     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  09     Venus at Perihelion     24  06:37  Moon at Descending Node     26  10:06  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon    27  17     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W    28  09:15  FULL MOON     31  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°W    

 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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