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