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