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