2050 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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.
| 2050 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Central European Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 04 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 03:13 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
04 04:20 Moon at Descending Node
04 21 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
05 01:07 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
08 02:39 FULL MOON
11 03:36 Moon at Apogee: 406128 km
16 03:12 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
16 07:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
18 18:33 Moon at Ascending Node
18 19:57 Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
19 08 Jupiter at Opposition
19 18 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
20 05 Venus at Aphelion
21 13:58 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
23 05:57 NEW MOON
23 19:50 Moon at Perigee: 357295 km
29 21:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 05:35 Moon at Descending Node
31 08:43 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
Feb 01 06:40 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
06 11 Mercury at Aphelion
06 21:47 FULL MOON
07 07:32 Moon at Apogee: 406519 km
07 23 Mercury 1.1°S of Saturn
12 09:36 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
14 21:12 Moon at Ascending Node
14 23:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 12:04 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
19 18:53 Saturn 5.1°S of Moon
21 08:31 Moon at Perigee: 356855 km
21 16:03 NEW MOON
27 06:47 Moon at Descending Node
27 15:32 Pleiades 4.6°N of Moon
28 12:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 13:04 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
Mar 05 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 09:19 Moon at Apogee: 406338 km
08 16:23 FULL MOON
09 06 Uranus at Opposition
11 15:10 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
13 21:52 Moon at Ascending Node
16 11:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 02:42 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
20 11:20 Vernal Equinox
21 18:48 Moon at Perigee: 359625 km
22 10 Mercury at Perihelion
23 01:41 NEW MOON
24 07:48 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
24 15:14 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
26 11:48 Moon at Descending Node
26 22 Mercury 3.7°N of Venus
27 21:22 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
30 05:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
Apr 02 22:09 Moon at Apogee: 405540 km
07 09:12 FULL MOON
07 21:19 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
10 00:47 Moon at Ascending Node
14 19:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 20:04 Moon at Perigee: 364528 km
21 11:25 NEW MOON
22 15:45 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
22 20:31 Moon at Descending Node
23 00 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 13:53 Venus 1.6°N of Moon
24 06:56 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
28 23:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 16:11 Moon at Apogee: 404600 km
May 05 04:48 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 23:26 FULL MOON
06 23:30 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.077
07 07:21 Moon at Ascending Node
12 13 Venus at Perihelion
14 01:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 16:45 Moon at Perigee: 369166 km
15 19 Mars 1.6°S of Saturn
16 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W
16 11 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
20 05:46 Moon at Descending Node
20 21:41 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.004
20 21:51 NEW MOON
28 11:12 Moon at Apogee: 404241 km
28 17:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 01 13:18 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
03 15:47 Moon at Ascending Node
05 10:51 FULL MOON
06 07:37 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
09 19:25 Moon at Perigee: 368158 km
12 05:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 23 Venus 1.5°N of Jupiter
16 12:27 Moon at Descending Node
18 00:07 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
18 09 Mercury at Perihelion
19 09:22 NEW MOON
20 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 04:33 Summer Solstice
22 13 Neptune at Perihelion: 29.81670 AU
25 05:29 Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
27 10:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 21:52 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
30 23:15 Moon at Ascending Node
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 04 19:51 FULL MOON
06 02 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01663 AU
07 03:25 Moon at Perigee: 363256 km
08 13:50 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
10 19 Mercury 0.9°N of Jupiter
11 10:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 15:19 Moon at Descending Node
15 06:16 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
18 22:17 NEW MOON
22 21:27 Moon at Apogee: 405717 km
25 11:44 Mercury 1.0°S of Regulus
26 05:34 Spica 0.0°S of Moon
27 02:05 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 03:39 Moon at Ascending Node
28 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
28 12 Saturn at Opposition
28 15 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 09 Mercury at Aphelion
03 03:20 FULL MOON
04 06:06 Moon at Perigee: 358975 km
07 20 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
08 00 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E
09 16:07 Moon at Descending Node
09 17:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 11:39 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
13 07 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 08 Mars at Opposition
17 01 Uranus at Perihelion: 18.28307 AU
17 12:47 NEW MOON
19 08:00 Moon at Apogee: 406488 km
21 15:50 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
22 12:01 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
24 05:22 Moon at Ascending Node
25 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 15:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Sep 01 10:30 FULL MOON
01 15:03 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km
01 21 Venus at Aphelion
03 13:12 Venus 1.9°S of Spica
05 18:45 Moon at Descending Node
07 08 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38111 AU
07 17:52 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
08 03:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 09:36 Mercury 0.3°S of Regulus
10 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
13 22 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
14 09 Mercury at Perihelion
15 10:55 Moon at Apogee: 406591 km
16 04:49 NEW MOON
18 17:45 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
20 07:06 Moon at Ascending Node
22 20:29 Autumnal Equinox
24 03:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 01:42 Moon at Perigee: 357710 km
30 18:31 FULL MOON
Oct 03 01:50 Moon at Descending Node
05 02:05 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
07 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
07 17:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 16:51 Moon at Apogee: 406050 km
15 21:48 NEW MOON
16 21 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
17 03:49 Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus
17 11:24 Moon at Ascending Node
21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 13:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 10:08 Moon at Perigee: 361380 km
30 04:16 FULL MOON
30 04:20 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.054
30 12:12 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 01 12:07 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
05 23 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 10:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 07:44 Moon at Apogee: 405118 km
11 16:31 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
12 04:23 Mercury 2.1°N of Antares
12 06:48 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
12 23 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 18:20 Moon at Ascending Node
14 14:29 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.887
14 14:41 NEW MOON
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 03 Neptune at Opposition
21 21:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E
25 06:46 Moon at Perigee: 366851 km
26 22:02 Moon at Descending Node
27 16:48 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
28 16:10 FULL MOON
28 22:26 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
Dec 06 07:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 03:39 Moon at Apogee: 404411 km
09 14:54 Spica 0.5°S of Moon
10 11:27 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
11 01:42 Moon at Ascending Node
11 08 Mercury at Perihelion
11 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 06:18 NEW MOON
14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower
20 17:49 Moon at Perigee: 370280 km
21 05:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 06:31 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
21 17:39 Winter Solstice
23 03 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 06 Venus at Perihelion
24 03:37 Moon at Descending Node
26 07:06 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
27 14 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
28 06:15 FULL MOON
31 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°W
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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
2050 Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2050 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 08 02:39 | Jan 16 07:17 |
| Jan 23 05:57 | Jan 29 21:48 | Feb 06 21:47 | Feb 14 23:10 |
| Feb 21 16:03 | Feb 28 12:29 | Mar 08 16:23 | Mar 16 11:08 |
| Mar 23 01:41 | Mar 30 05:17 | Apr 07 09:12 | Apr 14 19:24 |
| Apr 21 11:25 | Apr 28 23:08 | May 06 23:26 t | May 14 01:04 |
| May 20 21:51 H | May 28 17:04 | Jun 05 10:51 | Jun 12 05:39 |
| Jun 19 09:22 | Jun 27 10:17 | Jul 04 19:51 | Jul 11 10:46 |
| Jul 18 22:17 | Jul 27 02:05 | Aug 03 03:20 | Aug 09 17:48 |
| Aug 17 12:47 | Aug 25 15:56 | Sep 01 10:30 | Sep 08 03:51 |
| Sep 16 04:49 | Sep 24 03:34 | Sep 30 18:31 | Oct 07 17:32 |
| Oct 15 21:48 | Oct 23 13:10 | Oct 30 04:16 t | Nov 06 10:57 |
| Nov 14 14:41 P | Nov 21 21:25 | Nov 28 16:09 | Dec 06 07:27 |
| Dec 14 06:18 | Dec 21 05:15 | Dec 28 06:15 | - |
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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