2046 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 hours) . 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 EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 16 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
03 03 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
04 03 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 07:46 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
07 06:24 NEW MOON
09 11:01 Moon at Ascending Node
11 18:45 Moon at Apogee: 405530 km
11 21:29 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
15 11:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 05:07 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
18 11:37 Mars 3.9°N of Spica
20 16 Venus at Perihelion
22 01:03 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
22 14:51 FULL MOON
22 15:01 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.053
23 08:23 Moon at Descending Node
23 21:02 Moon at Perigee: 359440 km
24 11:34 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon
28 05:12 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
29 06:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 13:20 Antares 0.2°N of Moon
Feb 05 17:45 Moon at Ascending Node
06 01:05 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.923
06 01:10 NEW MOON
07 13:36 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
08 07:11 Moon at Apogee: 406331 km
08 16:55 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
14 05:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 13:48 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
15 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
16 00 Mercury at Perihelion
18 06 Mercury 3.4°N of Jupiter
18 07 Uranus at Opposition
18 12:16 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon
19 19:48 Moon at Descending Node
20 22:43 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon
21 01:44 FULL MOON
21 08:43 Moon at Perigee: 356803 km
24 13:33 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
27 18:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 19:23 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
Mar 02 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 23:25 Moon at Ascending Node
07 08:49 Moon at Apogee: 406576 km
07 20:15 NEW MOON
13 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.7°W
13 20:23 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
15 19:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 20 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
19 05:00 Moon at Descending Node
20 09:56 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon
20 12:58 Vernal Equinox
21 20:59 Moon at Perigee: 357400 km
22 11:27 FULL MOON
24 00:03 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
27 03:24 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
29 08:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
31 23 Mercury at Aphelion
Apr 01 02:32 Moon at Ascending Node
02 10:14 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
03 14:45 Moon at Apogee: 406176 km
06 13:52 NEW MOON
10 01:52 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
14 05:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 08 Mercury 1.5°S of Jupiter
15 09:10 Moon at Descending Node
16 19:10 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon
17 18 Mars at Opposition
19 04:59 Moon at Perigee: 360864 km
20 10:51 Spica 3.0°N of Moon
20 20:21 FULL MOON
23 00 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 13:06 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
28 01:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 04:08 Moon at Ascending Node
29 19:27 Mars 3.3°N of Spica
May 01 05:41 Moon at Apogee: 405206 km
05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 04:56 NEW MOON
07 05 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
08 06 Venus 0.5°S of Jupiter
10 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 09:54 Moon at Descending Node
13 01 Venus at Aphelion
13 12:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 01:55 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
14 23 Mercury at Perihelion
17 01:31 Moon at Perigee: 365910 km
17 20:08 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
20 05:15 FULL MOON
20 23:01 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
25 06:58 Moon at Ascending Node
27 19:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 23:55 Moon at Apogee: 404334 km
Jun 04 17:22 NEW MOON
06 14:33 Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
08 11:42 Moon at Descending Node
10 07:25 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
10 17 Saturn at Opposition
10 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.1°E
11 17:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 05:54 Moon at Perigee: 369663 km
14 03:09 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
17 07:39 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
18 15:10 FULL MOON
21 06:15 Summer Solstice
21 12:29 Moon at Ascending Node
25 18:40 Moon at Apogee: 404192 km
26 12:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 15:49 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran
29 19:09 Mars 1.2°N of Spica
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 00:02 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
04 03:39 NEW MOON
05 08 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
05 17:30 Moon at Descending Node
07 13:40 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
07 20:06 Moon at Perigee: 367114 km
07 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 21:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 08:41 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
11 17:10 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
14 14:24 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
18 02:55 FULL MOON
18 03:05 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.246
18 19:49 Moon at Ascending Node
23 12:37 Moon at Apogee: 404859 km
26 05:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 09:04 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon
28 15 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°W
Aug 01 00:00 Venus 1.4°S of Moon
01 01:16 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
02 02:47 Moon at Descending Node
02 12:20 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.053
02 12:25 NEW MOON
02 23 Mercury 1.4°S of Venus
03 21:59 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
04 11:16 Moon at Perigee: 362170 km
07 14:35 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
08 21:49 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
09 03:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 19:55 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
10 22 Mercury at Perihelion
13 07 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 02:42 Moon at Ascending Node
16 16:50 FULL MOON
20 03:53 Moon at Apogee: 405828 km
23 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 17:14 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
24 20:36 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 05 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 12:44 Moon at Descending Node
31 20:25 NEW MOON
Sep 01 16:28 Moon at Perigee: 358321 km
02 09 Venus at Perihelion
03 22:26 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
06 08:55 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
07 01:47 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
07 11:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 07:06 Moon at Ascending Node
15 08:39 FULL MOON
16 12:11 Moon at Apogee: 406400 km
20 23:54 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon
22 01:56 Mars 2.9°N of Antares
22 22:22 Autumnal Equinox
23 10:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 22 Mercury at Aphelion
24 09:26 Mercury 0.6°N of Spica
25 19:54 Moon at Descending Node
27 19:03 Regulus 3.1°N of Moon
30 02:47 Moon at Perigee: 356939 km
30 04:25 NEW MOON
Oct 01 08:32 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
01 23:45 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon
04 05 Mars 2.9°S of Saturn
04 09:32 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
05 01:01 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon
05 01:33 Mars 1.8°N of Moon
06 22:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 07 Jupiter at Opposition
07 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.5°E
08 08:47 Moon at Ascending Node
13 13:22 Moon at Apogee: 406316 km
15 01:41 FULL MOON
15 18 Venus at Superior Conjunction
18 05:34 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon
21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 22:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 22:31 Moon at Descending Node
25 04:34 Regulus 3.3°N of Moon
28 13:41 Moon at Perigee: 358601 km
29 13:17 NEW MOON
31 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
31 19:26 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
Nov 01 14 Jupiter at Perihelion: 4.95342 AU
01 14:17 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
02 23:31 Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
04 10:16 Moon at Ascending Node
05 14:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 00 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 21 Mercury at Perihelion
09 21:38 Moon at Apogee: 405682 km
10 06 Neptune at Opposition
12 23 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 19:04 FULL MOON
14 11:32 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
16 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°W
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 22:59 Moon at Descending Node
21 08:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 11:38 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon
25 05:34 Spica 3.3°N of Moon
25 20:09 Moon at Perigee: 363050 km
27 23:50 NEW MOON
29 05:43 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon
Dec 01 14:55 Moon at Ascending Node
02 02:20 Mars 2.0°S of Moon
03 13 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38138 AU
05 09:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 14:36 Moon at Apogee: 404833 km
11 18:52 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
13 11:55 FULL MOON
14 19 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 02:01 Moon at Descending Node
17 13 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
18 17:09 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
20 16:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 19:28 Winter Solstice
22 12:57 Spica 3.4°N of Moon
23 03 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 07:06 Moon at Perigee: 368619 km
23 17 Venus at Aphelion
25 15:38 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
27 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 12:39 NEW MOON
28 23:09 Moon at Ascending Node
29 00:13 Venus 1.5°S of Moon
31 08:26 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
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 hours) . 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 | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 07 06:24 | Jan 15 11:42 | Jan 22 14:51 p | Jan 29 06:11 |
| Feb 06 01:10 A | Feb 14 05:20 | Feb 21 01:44 | Feb 27 18:23 |
| Mar 07 20:15 | Mar 15 19:13 | Mar 22 11:27 | Mar 29 08:57 |
| Apr 06 13:52 | Apr 14 05:21 | Apr 20 20:21 | Apr 28 01:30 |
| May 06 04:56 | May 13 12:25 | May 20 05:15 | May 27 19:06 |
| Jun 04 17:22 | Jun 11 17:27 | Jun 18 15:10 | Jun 26 12:40 |
| Jul 04 03:39 | Jul 10 21:53 | Jul 18 02:55 p | Jul 26 05:19 |
| Aug 02 12:25 T | Aug 09 03:15 | Aug 16 16:50 | Aug 24 20:36 |
| Aug 31 20:25 | Sep 07 11:07 | Sep 15 08:39 | Sep 23 10:16 |
| Sep 30 04:25 | Oct 06 22:41 | Oct 15 01:41 | Oct 22 22:07 |
| Oct 29 13:17 | Nov 05 14:28 | Nov 13 19:04 | Nov 21 08:10 |
| Nov 27 23:50 | Dec 05 09:56 | Dec 13 11:55 | Dec 20 16:43 |
| Dec 27 12:39 | - | - | - |
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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