2050Calendar of Astronomical Events

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