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