2048 Sky Event Almanac
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 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.
| 2048 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date AST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 02:52 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.128
01 02:57 FULL MOON
03 14 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98328 AU
04 09 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
08 14:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 02:36 Spica 3.2°N of Moon
12 04:40 Antares 2.2°S of Moon
12 20:54 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
12 23:53 Moon at Perigee: 363708 km
13 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°E
14 01:27 Moon at Ascending Node
15 07:32 NEW MOON
16 18:22 Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
20 12 Mercury at Perihelion
22 17:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 17:24 Moon at Apogee: 404717 km
25 00:49 Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon
28 02:52 Moon at Descending Node
28 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 08 Venus 0.1°S of Saturn
30 20:14 FULL MOON
Feb 05 07:56 Spica 3.1°N of Moon
06 23:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 09:42 Mars 4.8°N of Moon
08 11:34 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
09 05:12 Moon at Perigee: 369129 km
10 08:30 Moon at Ascending Node
10 18:25 Saturn 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
11 19:13 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
12 01:18 Mercury 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
13 20:31 NEW MOON
17 11 Mercury 1.4°N of Venus
21 08:51 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
21 14:29 Moon at Apogee: 404268 km
21 15:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°W
24 08:12 Moon at Descending Node
28 00 Uranus at Opposition
29 10:38 FULL MOON
Mar 03 13:58 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
04 11 Mercury at Aphelion
04 22:21 Moon at Perigee: 368850 km
06 12:39 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
06 16:51 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
07 06:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 10:31 Moon at Ascending Node
09 04:40 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
14 10:28 NEW MOON
15 23 Mercury 1.0°S of Venus
16 21 Venus at Aphelion
19 05:39 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
19 16:48 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
19 18:34 Vernal Equinox
20 10:41 Moon at Apogee: 404637 km
22 10:48 Moon at Descending Node
22 12:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 22:04 FULL MOON
30 22:23 Spica 2.7°N of Moon
Apr 01 06:10 Moon at Perigee: 363563 km
02 23:06 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
03 11:04 Mars 1.7°N of Moon
04 10:57 Moon at Ascending Node
05 12:30 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
05 14:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 01:20 NEW MOON
15 23:47 Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon
16 00:05 Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
17 03:22 Moon at Apogee: 405534 km
17 11 Mercury at Perihelion
18 12:39 Moon at Descending Node
21 06:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 18:01 Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
22 06 Lyrid Meteor Shower
27 08:45 Spica 2.7°N of Moon
28 07:13 FULL MOON
29 10:29 Moon at Perigee: 359129 km
29 11:41 Mercury 1.5°S of Pleiades
30 07:46 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
30 23 Mercury 3.2°N of Jupiter
May 01 01:30 Mars 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
01 14:46 Moon at Ascending Node
02 19:38 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
04 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.0°E
04 20 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
04 22:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 03 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
12 16:58 NEW MOON
14 05:50 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
14 13:19 Moon at Apogee: 406299 km
15 16:06 Moon at Descending Node
20 20:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 19:19 Spica 2.8°N of Moon
27 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 14:57 FULL MOON
27 18:20 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
27 19:56 Moon at Perigee: 357116 km
28 04:12 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
28 16 Venus at Superior Conjunction
28 23 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
28 23:20 Moon at Ascending Node
30 03:08 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
Jun 03 08:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 08 Mars at Opposition
09 12:33 Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
10 16:20 Moon at Apogee: 406480 km
11 08:50 NEW MOON
11 08:57 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944
11 21:40 Moon at Descending Node
15 19:20 Mars 1.7°N of Antares
19 06:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 11:54 Summer Solstice
21 04:21 Spica 2.9°N of Moon
21 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°W
22 11:57 Mercury 2.1°N of Aldebaran
24 01:35 Mars 1.4°S of Moon
24 05:05 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
25 05:51 Moon at Perigee: 357914 km
25 10:10 Moon at Ascending Node
25 22:01 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.639
25 22:08 FULL MOON
26 10:52 Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
27 22 Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
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Date AST Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 19:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 19 Saturn at Opposition
06 01 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
06 18:43 Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon
07 06 Venus at Perihelion
07 23:10 Moon at Apogee: 405968 km
08 08:01 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
09 03:57 Moon at Descending Node
11 00:04 NEW MOON
14 10 Mercury at Perihelion
18 11:09 Spica 2.8°N of Moon
18 14:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 08:42 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
21 14:16 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
22 19:38 Moon at Ascending Node
23 12:18 Moon at Perigee: 361240 km
23 18:03 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
25 05:34 FULL MOON
27 21 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 10:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 01:34 Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon
03 04:00 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
04 13:05 Moon at Apogee: 405004 km
05 02:09 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
05 09:07 Moon at Descending Node
05 13:07 Mars 1.1°N of Antares
05 18:46 Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus
09 13:59 NEW MOON
12 09 Mercury 0.8°S of Venus
12 13 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 16:29 Spica 2.6°N of Moon
16 20:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 21:08 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
18 05:21 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
19 00:54 Moon at Ascending Node
20 00:09 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
20 08:34 Moon at Perigee: 366147 km
23 14:07 FULL MOON
27 10 Mercury at Aphelion
30 09:15 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
31 03:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
Sep 01 06:48 Moon at Apogee: 404235 km
01 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°E
01 12:14 Moon at Descending Node
01 18:50 Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
03 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
08 02:24 NEW MOON
10 03:03 Mercury 1.3°N of Moon
10 22:13 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
14 02:29 Antares 3.4°S of Moon
15 02:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 02:06 Moon at Ascending Node
15 11:06 Moon at Perigee: 369916 km
15 11:51 Mars 3.4°S of Moon
16 05:42 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
16 10:16 Venus 2.2°N of Spica
22 00:46 FULL MOON
22 04:01 Autumnal Equinox
26 17:24 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
27 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
28 14:15 Moon at Descending Node
29 02:20 Moon at Apogee: 404231 km
29 08:30 Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
29 22:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
Oct 03 02 Mars 3.0°S of Saturn
07 13:45 NEW MOON
10 05:41 Venus 1.5°N of Moon
10 10 Mercury at Perihelion
11 00:52 Moon at Perigee: 366937 km
11 08:25 Antares 3.6°S of Moon
12 03:07 Moon at Ascending Node
13 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
13 12:25 Saturn 1.4°S of Moon
14 01:03 Mars 4.8°S of Moon
14 08:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 02 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38142 AU
21 06 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 14:25 FULL MOON
24 01:19 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
24 10:31 Venus 2.9°N of Antares
25 17:25 Moon at Descending Node
26 17:21 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
26 21:59 Moon at Apogee: 404996 km
29 18:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 04 16:01 Spica 2.3°N of Moon
05 06 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 00:38 NEW MOON
07 16:46 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
07 19:21 Moon at Perigee: 361590 km
08 08:22 Moon at Ascending Node
08 23:54 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
09 22:19 Saturn 1.8°S of Moon
12 05 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 16:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 23 Neptune at Opposition
14 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 12 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 07:20 FULL MOON
20 08:24 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
21 07 Venus 2.8°S of Saturn
21 22:54 Moon at Descending Node
22 20:36 Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
23 14:24 Moon at Apogee: 405928 km
28 12:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 02 02:44 Spica 2.4°N of Moon
05 11:30 NEW MOON
05 11:34 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.044
05 18:27 Moon at Ascending Node
06 03:58 Moon at Perigee: 357717 km
07 12:08 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
12 03:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 01 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 04 Jupiter at Opposition
17 14:37 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
19 00 Mercury 2.4°S of Saturn
19 05:29 Moon at Descending Node
19 20:01 Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
20 02:26 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.962
20 02:39 FULL MOON
20 20:28 Moon at Apogee: 406367 km
21 01:02 Winter Solstice
22 09 Ursid Meteor Shower
26 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E
28 04:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 12:00 Spica 2.4°N 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
2048 Phases of the Moon
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 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.
| 2048 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Atlantic Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 01 02:57 t | Jan 08 14:49 |
| Jan 15 07:32 | Jan 22 17:56 | Jan 30 20:14 | Feb 06 23:16 |
| Feb 13 20:31 | Feb 21 15:22 | Feb 29 10:38 | Mar 07 06:45 |
| Mar 14 10:28 | Mar 22 12:03 | Mar 29 22:04 | Apr 05 14:10 |
| Apr 13 01:20 | Apr 21 06:02 | Apr 28 07:13 | May 04 22:22 |
| May 12 16:58 | May 20 20:16 | May 27 14:57 | Jun 03 08:05 |
| Jun 11 08:50 A | Jun 19 06:49 | Jun 25 22:08 p | Jul 02 19:58 |
| Jul 11 00:04 | Jul 18 14:31 | Jul 25 05:34 | Aug 01 10:30 |
| Aug 09 13:59 | Aug 16 20:32 | Aug 23 14:07 | Aug 31 03:42 |
| Sep 08 02:24 | Sep 15 02:04 | Sep 22 00:46 | Sep 29 22:45 |
| Oct 07 13:45 | Oct 14 08:20 | Oct 21 14:25 | Oct 29 18:15 |
| Nov 06 00:38 | Nov 12 16:29 | Nov 20 07:20 | Nov 28 12:34 |
| Dec 05 11:30 T | Dec 12 03:29 | Dec 20 02:39 n | Dec 28 04:31 |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| AST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| EST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| CST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| MST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| PST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| AKST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| HST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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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