2046 Sky Event Almanac
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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 | ||||||||
Japan Standard Time | ||||||||
January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date JST Event (h:m) Jan 01 23 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 03 10 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU 04 10 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 14:46 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 07 13:24 NEW MOON 09 18:01 Moon at Ascending Node 12 01:45 Moon at Apogee: 405530 km 12 04:29 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon 15 18:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON 16 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 18 12:07 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 18 18:37 Mars 3.9°N of Spica 20 23 Venus at Perihelion 22 08:03 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon 22 21:51 FULL MOON 22 22:01 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.053 23 15:23 Moon at Descending Node 24 04:02 Moon at Perigee: 359440 km 24 18:34 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon 28 12:12 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 29 13:11 LAST QUARTER MOON 31 20:20 Antares 0.2°N of Moon Feb 06 00:45 Moon at Ascending Node 06 08:05 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.923 06 08:10 NEW MOON 07 20:36 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon 08 14:11 Moon at Apogee: 406331 km 08 23:55 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon 14 12:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 20:48 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 15 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E 16 07 Mercury at Perihelion 18 13 Mercury 3.4°N of Jupiter 18 14 Uranus at Opposition 18 19:16 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon 20 02:48 Moon at Descending Node 21 05:43 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon 21 08:44 FULL MOON 21 15:43 Moon at Perigee: 356803 km 24 20:33 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 28 01:23 LAST QUARTER MOON 28 02:23 Antares 0.1°N of Moon Mar 03 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 05 06:25 Moon at Ascending Node 07 15:49 Moon at Apogee: 406576 km 08 03:15 NEW MOON 13 10 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.7°W 14 03:23 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 16 02:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON 16 03 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 19 12:00 Moon at Descending Node 20 16:56 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon 20 19:58 Vernal Equinox 22 03:59 Moon at Perigee: 357400 km 22 18:27 FULL MOON 24 07:03 Spica 3.0°N of Moon 27 10:24 Antares 0.0°S of Moon 29 15:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 30 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W Apr 01 06 Mercury at Aphelion 01 09:32 Moon at Ascending Node 02 17:14 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn. 03 21:45 Moon at Apogee: 406176 km 06 20:52 NEW MOON 10 08:52 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon 14 12:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON 15 15 Mercury 1.5°S of Jupiter 15 16:10 Moon at Descending Node 17 02:10 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon 18 01 Mars at Opposition 19 11:59 Moon at Perigee: 360864 km 20 17:51 Spica 3.0°N of Moon 21 03:21 FULL MOON 23 07 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 20:06 Antares 0.2°S of Moon 28 08:30 LAST QUARTER MOON 28 11:08 Moon at Ascending Node 30 02:27 Mars 3.3°N of Spica May 01 12:41 Moon at Apogee: 405206 km 05 20 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 11:56 NEW MOON 07 12 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 08 13 Venus 0.5°S of Jupiter 10 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 12 16:54 Moon at Descending Node 13 08 Venus at Aphelion 13 19:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 08:55 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon 15 06 Mercury at Perihelion 17 08:31 Moon at Perigee: 365910 km 18 03:08 Spica 3.1°N of Moon 20 12:15 FULL MOON 21 06:01 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 25 13:58 Moon at Ascending Node 28 02:06 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 06:55 Moon at Apogee: 404334 km Jun 05 00:22 NEW MOON 06 21:33 Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 08 18:42 Moon at Descending Node 10 14:25 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon 11 00 Saturn at Opposition 11 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.1°E 12 00:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 12 12:54 Moon at Perigee: 369663 km 14 10:09 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 17 14:39 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 18 22:10 FULL MOON 21 13:15 Summer Solstice 21 19:29 Moon at Ascending Node 26 01:40 Moon at Apogee: 404192 km 26 19:40 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 22:49 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran 30 02:09 Mars 1.2°N of Spica |
Date JST Event (h:m) Jul 01 07:02 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon 04 10:39 NEW MOON 05 15 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU 06 00:30 Moon at Descending Node 07 20:40 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon 08 03:06 Moon at Perigee: 367114 km 08 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 11 04:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 15:41 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 12 00:10 Mars 4.5°N of Moon 14 21:24 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 18 09:55 FULL MOON 18 10:05 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.246 19 02:49 Moon at Ascending Node 23 19:37 Moon at Apogee: 404859 km 26 12:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 28 16:04 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon 28 22 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 29 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°W Aug 01 07:00 Venus 1.4°S of Moon 01 08:16 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon 02 09:47 Moon at Descending Node 02 19:20 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.053 02 19:25 NEW MOON 03 06 Mercury 1.4°S of Venus 04 04:59 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon 04 18:16 Moon at Perigee: 362170 km 07 21:35 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 09 04:49 Mars 4.0°N of Moon 09 10:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 02:55 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 11 05 Mercury at Perihelion 13 14 Perseid Meteor Shower 15 09:42 Moon at Ascending Node 16 23:50 FULL MOON 20 10:53 Moon at Apogee: 405828 km 23 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 25 00:14 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 25 03:36 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 12 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 29 19:44 Moon at Descending Node Sep 01 03:25 NEW MOON 01 23:28 Moon at Perigee: 358321 km 02 16 Venus at Perihelion 04 05:26 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 06 15:55 Mars 3.1°N of Moon 07 08:47 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 07 18:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 14:06 Moon at Ascending Node 15 15:39 FULL MOON 16 19:11 Moon at Apogee: 406400 km 21 06:54 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon 22 08:56 Mars 2.9°N of Antares 23 05:22 Autumnal Equinox 23 17:16 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 05 Mercury at Aphelion 24 16:26 Mercury 0.6°N of Spica 26 02:54 Moon at Descending Node 28 02:03 Regulus 3.1°N of Moon 30 09:47 Moon at Perigee: 356939 km 30 11:25 NEW MOON Oct 01 15:32 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 02 06:45 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon 04 12 Mars 2.9°S of Saturn 04 16:32 Antares 0.6°S of Moon 05 08:01 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon 05 08:33 Mars 1.8°N of Moon 07 05:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 14 Jupiter at Opposition 08 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.5°E 08 15:47 Moon at Ascending Node 13 20:22 Moon at Apogee: 406316 km 15 08:41 FULL MOON 16 01 Venus at Superior Conjunction 18 12:34 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon 22 06 Orionid Meteor Shower 23 05:07 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 05:31 Moon at Descending Node 25 11:34 Regulus 3.3°N of Moon 28 20:41 Moon at Perigee: 358601 km 29 20:17 NEW MOON 31 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction Nov 01 02:26 Antares 0.8°S of Moon 01 21 Jupiter at Perihelion: 4.95342 AU 01 21:17 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon 03 06:31 Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 04 17:16 Moon at Ascending Node 05 21:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 07 S Taurid Meteor Shower 07 04 Mercury at Perihelion 10 04:38 Moon at Apogee: 405682 km 10 13 Neptune at Opposition 13 06 N Taurid Meteor Shower 14 02:04 FULL MOON 14 18:32 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon 16 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°W 18 12 Leonid Meteor Shower 19 05:59 Moon at Descending Node 21 15:10 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 18:38 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon 25 12:34 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 26 03:09 Moon at Perigee: 363050 km 28 06:50 NEW MOON 29 12:43 Saturn 3.9°N of Moon Dec 01 21:55 Moon at Ascending Node 02 09:20 Mars 2.0°S of Moon 03 20 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38138 AU 05 16:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 21:36 Moon at Apogee: 404833 km 12 01:52 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon 13 18:55 FULL MOON 15 02 Geminid Meteor Shower 16 09:01 Moon at Descending Node 17 20 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 19 00:09 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon 20 23:43 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 02:28 Winter Solstice 22 19:57 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 23 10 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 14:06 Moon at Perigee: 368619 km 24 00 Venus at Aphelion 25 22:38 Antares 0.8°S of Moon 27 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 27 19:39 NEW MOON 29 06:09 Moon at Ascending Node 29 07:13 Venus 1.5°S of Moon 31 15:26 Mars 4.0°S of Moon |
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
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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 | |||
Japan Standard Time | |||
New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
Jan 07 13:24 | Jan 15 18:42 | Jan 22 21:51 p | Jan 29 13:11 |
Feb 06 08:10 A | Feb 14 12:20 | Feb 21 08:44 | Feb 28 01:23 |
Mar 08 03:15 | Mar 16 02:13 | Mar 22 18:27 | Mar 29 15:57 |
Apr 06 20:52 | Apr 14 12:21 | Apr 21 03:21 | Apr 28 08:30 |
May 06 11:56 | May 13 19:25 | May 20 12:15 | May 28 02:06 |
Jun 05 00:22 | Jun 12 00:27 | Jun 18 22:10 | Jun 26 19:40 |
Jul 04 10:39 | Jul 11 04:53 | Jul 18 09:55 p | Jul 26 12:19 |
Aug 02 19:25 T | Aug 09 10:15 | Aug 16 23:50 | Aug 25 03:36 |
Sep 01 03:25 | Sep 07 18:07 | Sep 15 15:39 | Sep 23 17:16 |
Sep 30 11:25 | Oct 07 05:41 | Oct 15 08:41 | Oct 23 05:07 |
Oct 29 20:17 | Nov 05 21:28 | Nov 14 02:04 | Nov 21 15:10 |
Nov 28 06:50 | Dec 05 16:56 | Dec 13 18:55 | Dec 20 23:43 |
Dec 27 19:39 | - | - | - |
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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
PKT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
IST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
BST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
ICT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
AWST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
JST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
ACT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
AEST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
NCT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
NZST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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 |
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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