2050 Sky Event Almanac
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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 | ||||||||
| Mountain Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date MST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 18 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 19:13 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
03 20:20 Moon at Descending Node
04 13 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
04 17:07 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
07 18:39 FULL MOON
10 19:36 Moon at Apogee: 406128 km
15 19:12 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
15 23:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
18 10:33 Moon at Ascending Node
18 11:57 Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
19 00 Jupiter at Opposition
19 10 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
19 21 Venus at Aphelion
21 05:58 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
22 21:57 NEW MOON
23 11:50 Moon at Perigee: 357295 km
29 13:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 21:35 Moon at Descending Node
31 00:43 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
31 22:40 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon
Feb 06 03 Mercury at Aphelion
06 13:47 FULL MOON
06 23:32 Moon at Apogee: 406519 km
07 15 Mercury 1.1°S of Saturn
12 01:36 Spica 0.6°N of Moon
14 13:12 Moon at Ascending Node
14 15:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 04:04 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
19 10:53 Saturn 5.1°S of Moon
21 00:31 Moon at Perigee: 356855 km
21 08:03 NEW MOON
26 22:47 Moon at Descending Node
27 07:32 Pleiades 4.6°N of Moon
28 04:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 05:04 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
Mar 05 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 01:19 Moon at Apogee: 406338 km
08 08:23 FULL MOON
08 22 Uranus at Opposition
11 07:10 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
13 13:52 Moon at Ascending Node
16 03:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 18:42 Mars 3.6°S of Moon
20 03:20 Vernal Equinox
21 10:48 Moon at Perigee: 359625 km
22 02 Mercury at Perihelion
22 17:41 NEW MOON
23 23:48 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon
24 07:14 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
26 03:48 Moon at Descending Node
26 14 Mercury 3.7°N of Venus
27 13:22 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon
29 21:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
Apr 02 14:09 Moon at Apogee: 405540 km
07 01:12 FULL MOON
07 13:19 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
09 16:47 Moon at Ascending Node
14 11:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 12:04 Moon at Perigee: 364528 km
21 03:25 NEW MOON
22 07:45 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
22 12:31 Moon at Descending Node
22 16 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 05:53 Venus 1.6°N of Moon
23 22:56 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
28 15:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 08:11 Moon at Apogee: 404600 km
May 04 20:48 Spica 0.4°N of Moon
05 05 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 15:26 FULL MOON
06 15:30 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.077
06 23:21 Moon at Ascending Node
12 05 Venus at Perihelion
13 17:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 08:45 Moon at Perigee: 369166 km
15 11 Mars 1.6°S of Saturn
15 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W
16 03 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
19 21:46 Moon at Descending Node
20 13:41 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.004
20 13:51 NEW MOON
28 03:12 Moon at Apogee: 404241 km
28 09:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 01 05:18 Spica 0.3°N of Moon
03 07:47 Moon at Ascending Node
05 02:51 FULL MOON
05 23:37 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
09 11:25 Moon at Perigee: 368158 km
11 21:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 15 Venus 1.5°N of Jupiter
16 04:27 Moon at Descending Node
17 16:07 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon
18 01 Mercury at Perihelion
19 01:22 NEW MOON
19 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 20:33 Summer Solstice
22 05 Neptune at Perihelion: 29.81670 AU
24 21:29 Moon at Apogee: 404736 km
27 02:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 13:52 Spica 0.2°N of Moon
30 15:15 Moon at Ascending Node
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Date MST Event
(h:m)
Jul 04 11:51 FULL MOON
05 18 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01663 AU
06 19:25 Moon at Perigee: 363256 km
08 05:50 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
10 11 Mercury 0.9°N of Jupiter
11 02:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 07:19 Moon at Descending Node
14 22:16 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
18 14:17 NEW MOON
22 13:27 Moon at Apogee: 405717 km
25 03:44 Mercury 1.0°S of Regulus
25 21:34 Spica 0.0°S of Moon
26 18:05 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 19:39 Moon at Ascending Node
28 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
28 04 Saturn at Opposition
28 07 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 01 Mercury at Aphelion
02 19:20 FULL MOON
03 22:06 Moon at Perigee: 358975 km
07 12 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
07 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E
09 08:07 Moon at Descending Node
09 09:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 03:39 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon
12 23 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 00 Mars at Opposition
16 17 Uranus at Perihelion: 18.28307 AU
17 04:47 NEW MOON
19 00:00 Moon at Apogee: 406488 km
21 07:50 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
22 04:01 Spica 0.3°S of Moon
23 21:22 Moon at Ascending Node
24 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
25 07:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Sep 01 02:30 FULL MOON
01 07:03 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km
01 13 Venus at Aphelion
03 05:12 Venus 1.9°S of Spica
05 10:45 Moon at Descending Node
07 00 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38111 AU
07 09:52 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon
07 19:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 01:36 Mercury 0.3°S of Regulus
10 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
13 14 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
14 01 Mercury at Perihelion
15 02:55 Moon at Apogee: 406591 km
15 20:49 NEW MOON
18 09:45 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
19 23:06 Moon at Ascending Node
22 12:29 Autumnal Equinox
23 19:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 17:42 Moon at Perigee: 357710 km
30 10:31 FULL MOON
Oct 02 17:50 Moon at Descending Node
04 18:05 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
06 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
07 09:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 08:51 Moon at Apogee: 406050 km
15 13:48 NEW MOON
16 13 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
16 19:49 Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus
17 03:24 Moon at Ascending Node
21 15 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 05:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 02:08 Moon at Perigee: 361380 km
29 20:16 FULL MOON
29 20:20 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.054
30 04:12 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 01 04:07 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
05 15 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 02:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 23:44 Moon at Apogee: 405118 km
11 08:31 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
11 20:23 Mercury 2.1°N of Antares
11 22:48 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
12 15 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 10:20 Moon at Ascending Node
14 06:29 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.887
14 06:41 NEW MOON
17 21 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 19 Neptune at Opposition
21 13:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E
24 22:46 Moon at Perigee: 366851 km
26 14:02 Moon at Descending Node
27 08:48 Venus 3.3°N of Spica
28 08:10 FULL MOON
28 14:26 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
Dec 05 23:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 19:39 Moon at Apogee: 404411 km
09 06:54 Spica 0.5°S of Moon
10 03:27 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
10 17:42 Moon at Ascending Node
11 00 Mercury at Perihelion
11 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 22:18 NEW MOON
14 10 Geminid Meteor Shower
20 09:49 Moon at Perigee: 370280 km
20 21:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 22:31 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
21 09:39 Winter Solstice
22 19 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 22 Venus at Perihelion
23 19:37 Moon at Descending Node
25 23:06 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
27 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
27 22:15 FULL MOON
30 19 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
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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 | |||
| Mountain Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 18:39 | Jan 15 23:17 |
| Jan 22 21:57 | Jan 29 13:48 | Feb 06 13:47 | Feb 14 15:10 |
| Feb 21 08:03 | Feb 28 04:29 | Mar 08 08:23 | Mar 16 03:08 |
| Mar 22 17:41 | Mar 29 21:17 | Apr 07 01:12 | Apr 14 11:24 |
| Apr 21 03:25 | Apr 28 15:08 | May 06 15:26 t | May 13 17:04 |
| May 20 13:51 H | May 28 09:04 | Jun 05 02:51 | Jun 11 21:39 |
| Jun 19 01:22 | Jun 27 02:17 | Jul 04 11:51 | Jul 11 02:46 |
| Jul 18 14:17 | Jul 26 18:05 | Aug 02 19:20 | Aug 09 09:48 |
| Aug 17 04:47 | Aug 25 07:56 | Sep 01 02:30 | Sep 07 19:51 |
| Sep 15 20:49 | Sep 23 19:34 | Sep 30 10:31 | Oct 07 09:32 |
| Oct 15 13:48 | Oct 23 05:10 | Oct 29 20:16 t | Nov 06 02:57 |
| Nov 14 06:41 P | Nov 21 13:25 | Nov 28 08:09 | Dec 05 23:27 |
| Dec 13 22:18 | Dec 20 21:15 | Dec 27 22:15 | - |
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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