2046 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.
| 2046 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 15 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
03 02 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
04 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 06:46 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
07 05:24 NEW MOON
09 10:01 Moon at Ascending Node
11 17:45 Moon at Apogee: 405530 km
11 20:29 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
15 10:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 04:07 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
18 10:37 Mars 3.9°N of Spica
20 15 Venus at Perihelion
22 00:03 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
22 13:51 FULL MOON
22 14:01 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.053
23 07:23 Moon at Descending Node
23 20:02 Moon at Perigee: 359440 km
24 10:34 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon
28 04:12 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
29 05:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 12:20 Antares 0.2°N of Moon
Feb 05 16:45 Moon at Ascending Node
06 00:05 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.923
06 00:10 NEW MOON
07 12:36 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
08 06:11 Moon at Apogee: 406331 km
08 15:55 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
14 04:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 12:48 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
15 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
15 23 Mercury at Perihelion
18 05 Mercury 3.4°N of Jupiter
18 06 Uranus at Opposition
18 11:16 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
19 18:48 Moon at Descending Node
20 21:43 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon
21 00:44 FULL MOON
21 07:43 Moon at Perigee: 356803 km
24 12:33 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
27 17:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 18:23 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
Mar 02 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 22:25 Moon at Ascending Node
07 07:49 Moon at Apogee: 406576 km
07 19:15 NEW MOON
13 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.7°W
13 19:23 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
15 18:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 19 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
19 04:00 Moon at Descending Node
20 08:56 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon
20 11:58 Vernal Equinox
21 19:59 Moon at Perigee: 357400 km
22 10:27 FULL MOON
23 23:03 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
27 02:24 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
29 07:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
31 22 Mercury at Aphelion
Apr 01 01:32 Moon at Ascending Node
02 09:14 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
03 13:45 Moon at Apogee: 406176 km
06 12:52 NEW MOON
10 00:52 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
14 04:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 07 Mercury 1.5°S of Jupiter
15 08:10 Moon at Descending Node
16 18:10 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon
17 17 Mars at Opposition
19 03:59 Moon at Perigee: 360864 km
20 09:51 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
20 19:21 FULL MOON
22 23 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 12:06 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
28 00:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 03:08 Moon at Ascending Node
29 18:27 Mars 3.3°N of Spica
May 01 04:41 Moon at Apogee: 405206 km
05 12 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 03:56 NEW MOON
07 04 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
08 05 Venus 0.5°S of Jupiter
10 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 08:54 Moon at Descending Node
13 00 Venus at Aphelion
13 11:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 00:55 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
14 22 Mercury at Perihelion
17 00:31 Moon at Perigee: 365910 km
17 19:08 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
20 04:15 FULL MOON
20 22:01 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
25 05:58 Moon at Ascending Node
27 18:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 22:55 Moon at Apogee: 404334 km
Jun 04 16:22 NEW MOON
06 13:33 Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
08 10:42 Moon at Descending Node
10 06:25 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
10 16 Saturn at Opposition
10 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.1°E
11 16:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 04:54 Moon at Perigee: 369663 km
14 02:09 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 06:39 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
18 14:10 FULL MOON
21 05:15 Summer Solstice
21 11:29 Moon at Ascending Node
25 17:40 Moon at Apogee: 404192 km
26 11:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 14:49 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran
29 18:09 Mars 1.2°N of Spica
30 23:02 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 04 02:39 NEW MOON
05 07 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
05 16:30 Moon at Descending Node
07 12:40 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
07 19:06 Moon at Perigee: 367114 km
07 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 20:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 07:41 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
11 16:10 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
14 13:24 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
18 01:55 FULL MOON
18 02:05 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.246
18 18:49 Moon at Ascending Node
23 11:37 Moon at Apogee: 404859 km
26 04:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 08:04 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
28 14 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°W
31 23:00 Venus 1.4°S of Moon
Aug 01 00:16 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
02 01:47 Moon at Descending Node
02 11:20 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.053
02 11:25 NEW MOON
02 22 Mercury 1.4°S of Venus
03 20:59 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
04 10:16 Moon at Perigee: 362170 km
07 13:35 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
08 20:49 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
09 02:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 18:55 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
10 21 Mercury at Perihelion
13 06 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 01:42 Moon at Ascending Node
16 15:50 FULL MOON
20 02:53 Moon at Apogee: 405828 km
23 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 16:14 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
24 19:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 04 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 11:44 Moon at Descending Node
31 19:25 NEW MOON
Sep 01 15:28 Moon at Perigee: 358321 km
02 08 Venus at Perihelion
03 21:26 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
06 07:55 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
07 00:47 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
07 10:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 06:06 Moon at Ascending Node
15 07:39 FULL MOON
16 11:11 Moon at Apogee: 406400 km
20 22:54 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
22 00:56 Mars 2.9°N of Antares
22 21:22 Autumnal Equinox
23 09:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 21 Mercury at Aphelion
24 08:26 Mercury 0.6°N of Spica
25 18:54 Moon at Descending Node
27 18:03 Regulus 3.1°N of Moon
30 01:47 Moon at Perigee: 356939 km
30 03:25 NEW MOON
Oct 01 07:32 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
01 22:45 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
04 04 Mars 2.9°S of Saturn
04 08:32 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
05 00:01 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
05 00:33 Mars 1.8°N of Moon
06 21:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 06 Jupiter at Opposition
07 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.5°E
08 07:47 Moon at Ascending Node
13 12:22 Moon at Apogee: 406316 km
15 00:41 FULL MOON
15 17 Venus at Superior Conjunction
18 04:34 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
21 22 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 21:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 21:31 Moon at Descending Node
25 03:34 Regulus 3.3°N of Moon
28 12:41 Moon at Perigee: 358601 km
29 12:17 NEW MOON
31 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
31 18:26 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
Nov 01 13 Jupiter at Perihelion: 4.95342 AU
01 13:17 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
02 22:31 Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
04 09:16 Moon at Ascending Node
05 13:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 23 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 20 Mercury at Perihelion
09 20:38 Moon at Apogee: 405682 km
10 05 Neptune at Opposition
12 22 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 18:04 FULL MOON
14 10:32 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
16 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°W
18 04 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 21:59 Moon at Descending Node
21 07:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 10:38 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
25 04:34 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
25 19:09 Moon at Perigee: 363050 km
27 22:50 NEW MOON
29 04:43 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
Dec 01 13:55 Moon at Ascending Node
02 01:20 Mars 2.0°S of Moon
03 12 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38138 AU
05 08:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 13:36 Moon at Apogee: 404833 km
11 17:52 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
13 10:55 FULL MOON
14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 01:01 Moon at Descending Node
17 12 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
18 16:09 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
20 15:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 18:28 Winter Solstice
22 11:57 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
23 02 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 06:06 Moon at Perigee: 368619 km
23 16 Venus at Aphelion
25 14:38 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
27 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 11:39 NEW MOON
28 22:09 Moon at Ascending Node
28 23:13 Venus 1.5°S of Moon
31 07:26 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
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Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac
- 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
2046 Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2046 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 07 05:24 | Jan 15 10:42 | Jan 22 13:51 p | Jan 29 05:11 |
| Feb 06 00:10 A | Feb 14 04:20 | Feb 21 00:44 | Feb 27 17:23 |
| Mar 07 19:15 | Mar 15 18:13 | Mar 22 10:27 | Mar 29 07:57 |
| Apr 06 12:52 | Apr 14 04:21 | Apr 20 19:21 | Apr 28 00:30 |
| May 06 03:56 | May 13 11:25 | May 20 04:15 | May 27 18:06 |
| Jun 04 16:22 | Jun 11 16:27 | Jun 18 14:10 | Jun 26 11:40 |
| Jul 04 02:39 | Jul 10 20:53 | Jul 18 01:55 p | Jul 26 04:19 |
| Aug 02 11:25 T | Aug 09 02:15 | Aug 16 15:50 | Aug 24 19:36 |
| Aug 31 19:25 | Sep 07 10:07 | Sep 15 07:39 | Sep 23 09:16 |
| Sep 30 03:25 | Oct 06 21:41 | Oct 15 00:41 | Oct 22 21:07 |
| Oct 29 12:17 | Nov 05 13:28 | Nov 13 18:04 | Nov 21 07:10 |
| Nov 27 22:50 | Dec 05 08:56 | Dec 13 10:55 | Dec 20 15:43 |
| Dec 27 11:39 | - | - | - |
For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.
The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. 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 Phases of the Moon table. 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.
Solar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Sky Event Almanacs: 2041 to 2050
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.
Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs 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 Sky Event Almanacs | |
| 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 |
Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070
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:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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