2050 Sky Event Almanac
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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 | ||||||||
| Gulf Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date GST Event
(h:m)
Jan 04 05 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 06:13 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
04 07:20 Moon at Descending Node
05 00 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
05 04:07 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
08 05:39 FULL MOON
11 06:36 Moon at Apogee: 406128 km
16 06:12 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
16 10:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
18 21:33 Moon at Ascending Node
18 22:57 Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
19 11 Jupiter at Opposition
19 21 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
20 08 Venus at Aphelion
21 16:58 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
23 08:57 NEW MOON
23 22:50 Moon at Perigee: 357295 km
30 00:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 08:35 Moon at Descending Node
31 11:43 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
Feb 01 09:40 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
06 14 Mercury at Aphelion
07 00:47 FULL MOON
07 10:32 Moon at Apogee: 406519 km
08 02 Mercury 1.1°S of Saturn
12 12:36 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
15 00:12 Moon at Ascending Node
15 02:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 15:04 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
19 21:53 Saturn 5.1°S of Moon
21 11:31 Moon at Perigee: 356855 km
21 19:03 NEW MOON
27 09:47 Moon at Descending Node
27 18:32 Pleiades 4.6°N of Moon
28 15:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 16:04 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
Mar 05 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 12:19 Moon at Apogee: 406338 km
08 19:23 FULL MOON
09 09 Uranus at Opposition
11 18:10 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
14 00:52 Moon at Ascending Node
16 14:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 05:42 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
20 14:20 Vernal Equinox
21 21:48 Moon at Perigee: 359625 km
22 13 Mercury at Perihelion
23 04:41 NEW MOON
24 10:48 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
24 18:14 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
26 14:48 Moon at Descending Node
27 01 Mercury 3.7°N of Venus
28 00:22 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
30 08:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
Apr 03 01:09 Moon at Apogee: 405540 km
07 12:12 FULL MOON
08 00:19 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
10 03:47 Moon at Ascending Node
14 22:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 23:04 Moon at Perigee: 364528 km
21 14:25 NEW MOON
22 18:45 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
22 23:31 Moon at Descending Node
23 03 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 16:53 Venus 1.6°N of Moon
24 09:56 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
29 02:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 19:11 Moon at Apogee: 404600 km
May 05 07:48 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
05 16 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 02:26 FULL MOON
07 02:30 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.077
07 10:21 Moon at Ascending Node
12 16 Venus at Perihelion
14 04:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 19:45 Moon at Perigee: 369166 km
15 22 Mars 1.6°S of Saturn
16 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W
16 14 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
20 08:46 Moon at Descending Node
21 00:41 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.004
21 00:51 NEW MOON
28 14:12 Moon at Apogee: 404241 km
28 20:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 01 16:18 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
03 18:47 Moon at Ascending Node
05 13:51 FULL MOON
06 10:37 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
09 22:25 Moon at Perigee: 368158 km
12 08:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 02 Venus 1.5°N of Jupiter
16 15:27 Moon at Descending Node
18 03:07 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
18 12 Mercury at Perihelion
19 12:22 NEW MOON
20 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 07:33 Summer Solstice
22 16 Neptune at Perihelion: 29.81670 AU
25 08:29 Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
27 13:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 00:52 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
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Date GST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 02:15 Moon at Ascending Node
04 22:51 FULL MOON
06 05 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01663 AU
07 06:25 Moon at Perigee: 363256 km
08 16:50 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
10 22 Mercury 0.9°N of Jupiter
11 13:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 18:19 Moon at Descending Node
15 09:16 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
19 01:17 NEW MOON
23 00:27 Moon at Apogee: 405717 km
25 14:44 Mercury 1.0°S of Regulus
26 08:34 Spica 0.0°S of Moon
27 05:05 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 06:39 Moon at Ascending Node
28 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
28 15 Saturn at Opposition
28 18 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 12 Mercury at Aphelion
03 06:20 FULL MOON
04 09:06 Moon at Perigee: 358975 km
07 23 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
08 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E
09 19:07 Moon at Descending Node
09 20:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 14:39 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
13 10 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 11 Mars at Opposition
17 04 Uranus at Perihelion: 18.28307 AU
17 15:47 NEW MOON
19 11:00 Moon at Apogee: 406488 km
21 18:50 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
22 15:01 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
24 08:22 Moon at Ascending Node
25 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 18:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Sep 01 13:30 FULL MOON
01 18:03 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km
02 00 Venus at Aphelion
03 16:12 Venus 1.9°S of Spica
05 21:45 Moon at Descending Node
07 11 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38111 AU
07 20:52 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
08 06:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 12:36 Mercury 0.3°S of Regulus
10 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
14 01 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
14 12 Mercury at Perihelion
15 13:55 Moon at Apogee: 406591 km
16 07:49 NEW MOON
18 20:45 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
20 10:06 Moon at Ascending Node
22 23:29 Autumnal Equinox
24 06:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 04:42 Moon at Perigee: 357710 km
30 21:31 FULL MOON
Oct 03 04:50 Moon at Descending Node
05 05:05 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
07 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
07 20:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 19:51 Moon at Apogee: 406050 km
16 00:48 NEW MOON
17 00 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
17 06:49 Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus
17 14:24 Moon at Ascending Node
22 02 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 16:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 13:08 Moon at Perigee: 361380 km
30 07:16 FULL MOON
30 07:20 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.054
30 15:12 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 01 15:07 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
06 02 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 13:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 10:44 Moon at Apogee: 405118 km
11 19:31 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
12 07:23 Mercury 2.1°N of Antares
12 09:48 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
13 02 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 21:20 Moon at Ascending Node
14 17:29 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.887
14 17:41 NEW MOON
18 08 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 06 Neptune at Opposition
22 00:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E
25 09:46 Moon at Perigee: 366851 km
27 01:02 Moon at Descending Node
27 19:48 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
28 19:10 FULL MOON
29 01:26 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
Dec 06 10:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 06:39 Moon at Apogee: 404411 km
09 17:54 Spica 0.5°S of Moon
10 14:27 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
11 04:42 Moon at Ascending Node
11 11 Mercury at Perihelion
11 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 09:18 NEW MOON
14 21 Geminid Meteor Shower
20 20:49 Moon at Perigee: 370280 km
21 08:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 09:31 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
21 20:39 Winter Solstice
23 06 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 09 Venus at Perihelion
24 06:37 Moon at Descending Node
26 10:06 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
27 17 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
28 09:15 FULL MOON
31 06 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
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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 | |||
| Gulf Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 08 05:39 | Jan 16 10:17 |
| Jan 23 08:57 | Jan 30 00:48 | Feb 07 00:47 | Feb 15 02:10 |
| Feb 21 19:03 | Feb 28 15:29 | Mar 08 19:23 | Mar 16 14:08 |
| Mar 23 04:41 | Mar 30 08:17 | Apr 07 12:12 | Apr 14 22:24 |
| Apr 21 14:25 | Apr 29 02:08 | May 07 02:26 t | May 14 04:04 |
| May 21 00:51 H | May 28 20:04 | Jun 05 13:51 | Jun 12 08:39 |
| Jun 19 12:22 | Jun 27 13:17 | Jul 04 22:51 | Jul 11 13:46 |
| Jul 19 01:17 | Jul 27 05:05 | Aug 03 06:20 | Aug 09 20:48 |
| Aug 17 15:47 | Aug 25 18:56 | Sep 01 13:30 | Sep 08 06:51 |
| Sep 16 07:49 | Sep 24 06:34 | Sep 30 21:31 | Oct 07 20:32 |
| Oct 16 00:48 | Oct 23 16:10 | Oct 30 07:16 t | Nov 06 13:57 |
| Nov 14 17:41 P | Nov 22 00:25 | Nov 28 19:09 | Dec 06 10:27 |
| Dec 14 09:18 | Dec 21 08:15 | Dec 28 09:15 | - |
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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