2050 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 04 07 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 07:43 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
04 08:50 Moon at Descending Node
05 01 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
05 05:37 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
08 07:09 FULL MOON
11 08:06 Moon at Apogee: 406128 km
16 07:42 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
16 11:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
18 23:03 Moon at Ascending Node
19 00:27 Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
19 12 Jupiter at Opposition
19 22 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
20 09 Venus at Aphelion
21 18:28 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
23 10:27 NEW MOON
24 00:20 Moon at Perigee: 357295 km
30 02:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 10:05 Moon at Descending Node
31 13:13 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
Feb 01 11:10 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
06 15 Mercury at Aphelion
07 02:17 FULL MOON
07 12:02 Moon at Apogee: 406519 km
08 03 Mercury 1.1°S of Saturn
12 14:06 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
15 01:42 Moon at Ascending Node
15 03:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 16:34 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
19 23:23 Saturn 5.1°S of Moon
21 13:01 Moon at Perigee: 356855 km
21 20:33 NEW MOON
27 11:17 Moon at Descending Node
27 20:02 Pleiades 4.6°N of Moon
28 16:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 17:34 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
Mar 05 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 13:49 Moon at Apogee: 406338 km
08 20:53 FULL MOON
09 10 Uranus at Opposition
11 19:40 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
14 02:22 Moon at Ascending Node
16 15:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 07:12 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
20 15:50 Vernal Equinox
21 23:18 Moon at Perigee: 359625 km
22 14 Mercury at Perihelion
23 06:11 NEW MOON
24 12:18 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
24 19:44 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
26 16:18 Moon at Descending Node
27 02 Mercury 3.7°N of Venus
28 01:52 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
30 09:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
Apr 03 02:39 Moon at Apogee: 405540 km
07 13:42 FULL MOON
08 01:49 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
10 05:17 Moon at Ascending Node
14 23:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 00:34 Moon at Perigee: 364528 km
21 15:55 NEW MOON
22 20:15 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
23 01:01 Moon at Descending Node
23 04 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 18:23 Venus 1.6°N of Moon
24 11:26 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
29 03:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 20:41 Moon at Apogee: 404600 km
May 05 09:18 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
05 17 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 03:56 FULL MOON
07 04:00 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.077
07 11:51 Moon at Ascending Node
12 17 Venus at Perihelion
14 05:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 21:15 Moon at Perigee: 369166 km
16 00 Mars 1.6°S of Saturn
16 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W
16 16 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
20 10:16 Moon at Descending Node
21 02:11 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.004
21 02:21 NEW MOON
28 15:42 Moon at Apogee: 404241 km
28 21:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 01 17:48 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
03 20:17 Moon at Ascending Node
05 15:21 FULL MOON
06 12:07 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
09 23:55 Moon at Perigee: 368158 km
12 10:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 03 Venus 1.5°N of Jupiter
16 16:57 Moon at Descending Node
18 04:37 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
18 13 Mercury at Perihelion
19 13:52 NEW MOON
20 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 09:03 Summer Solstice
22 17 Neptune at Perihelion: 29.81670 AU
25 09:59 Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
27 14:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 02:22 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 03:45 Moon at Ascending Node
05 00:21 FULL MOON
06 06 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01663 AU
07 07:55 Moon at Perigee: 363256 km
08 18:20 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
11 00 Mercury 0.9°N of Jupiter
11 15:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 19:49 Moon at Descending Node
15 10:46 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
19 02:47 NEW MOON
23 01:57 Moon at Apogee: 405717 km
25 16:14 Mercury 1.0°S of Regulus
26 10:04 Spica 0.0°S of Moon
27 06:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 08:09 Moon at Ascending Node
28 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
28 16 Saturn at Opposition
28 19 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 13 Mercury at Aphelion
03 07:50 FULL MOON
04 10:36 Moon at Perigee: 358975 km
08 01 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
08 04 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E
09 20:37 Moon at Descending Node
09 22:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 16:09 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
13 11 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 12 Mars at Opposition
17 05 Uranus at Perihelion: 18.28307 AU
17 17:17 NEW MOON
19 12:30 Moon at Apogee: 406488 km
21 20:20 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
22 16:31 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
24 09:52 Moon at Ascending Node
25 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 20:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Sep 01 15:00 FULL MOON
01 19:33 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km
02 01 Venus at Aphelion
03 17:42 Venus 1.9°S of Spica
05 23:15 Moon at Descending Node
07 12 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38111 AU
07 22:22 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
08 08:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 14:06 Mercury 0.3°S of Regulus
11 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
14 02 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
14 13 Mercury at Perihelion
15 15:25 Moon at Apogee: 406591 km
16 09:19 NEW MOON
18 22:15 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
20 11:36 Moon at Ascending Node
23 00:59 Autumnal Equinox
24 08:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 06:12 Moon at Perigee: 357710 km
30 23:01 FULL MOON
Oct 03 06:20 Moon at Descending Node
05 06:35 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
07 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
07 22:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 21:21 Moon at Apogee: 406050 km
16 02:18 NEW MOON
17 01 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
17 08:19 Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus
17 15:54 Moon at Ascending Node
22 03 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 17:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 14:38 Moon at Perigee: 361380 km
30 08:46 FULL MOON
30 08:50 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.054
30 16:42 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 01 16:37 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
06 04 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 15:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 12:14 Moon at Apogee: 405118 km
11 21:01 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
12 08:53 Mercury 2.1°N of Antares
12 11:18 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
13 03 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 22:50 Moon at Ascending Node
14 18:59 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.887
14 19:11 NEW MOON
18 09 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 08 Neptune at Opposition
22 01:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E
25 11:16 Moon at Perigee: 366851 km
27 02:32 Moon at Descending Node
27 21:18 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
28 20:40 FULL MOON
29 02:56 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
Dec 06 11:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 08:09 Moon at Apogee: 404411 km
09 19:24 Spica 0.5°S of Moon
10 15:57 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
11 06:12 Moon at Ascending Node
11 12 Mercury at Perihelion
11 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 10:48 NEW MOON
14 23 Geminid Meteor Shower
20 22:19 Moon at Perigee: 370280 km
21 09:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 11:01 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
21 22:09 Winter Solstice
23 07 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 10 Venus at Perihelion
24 08:07 Moon at Descending Node
26 11:36 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
27 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
28 10:45 FULL MOON
31 07 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
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 08 07:09 | Jan 16 11:47 |
| Jan 23 10:27 | Jan 30 02:18 | Feb 07 02:17 | Feb 15 03:40 |
| Feb 21 20:33 | Feb 28 16:59 | Mar 08 20:53 | Mar 16 15:38 |
| Mar 23 06:11 | Mar 30 09:47 | Apr 07 13:42 | Apr 14 23:54 |
| Apr 21 15:55 | Apr 29 03:38 | May 07 03:56 t | May 14 05:34 |
| May 21 02:21 H | May 28 21:34 | Jun 05 15:21 | Jun 12 10:09 |
| Jun 19 13:52 | Jun 27 14:47 | Jul 05 00:21 | Jul 11 15:16 |
| Jul 19 02:47 | Jul 27 06:35 | Aug 03 07:50 | Aug 09 22:18 |
| Aug 17 17:17 | Aug 25 20:26 | Sep 01 15:00 | Sep 08 08:21 |
| Sep 16 09:19 | Sep 24 08:04 | Sep 30 23:01 | Oct 07 22:02 |
| Oct 16 02:18 | Oct 23 17:40 | Oct 30 08:46 t | Nov 06 15:27 |
| Nov 14 19:11 P | Nov 22 01:55 | Nov 28 20:39 | Dec 06 11:57 |
| Dec 14 10:48 | Dec 21 09:45 | Dec 28 10:45 | - |
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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