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