2041Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2041Phases 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.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2041 Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 2 19:08 Jan 9 10:06 Jan 17 07:11 Jan 25 10:33
Feb 1 05:43 Feb 7 23:40 Feb 16 02:21 Feb 24 00:29
Mar 2 15:39 Mar 9 15:51 Mar 17 20:19 Mar 25 10:32
Apr 1 01:29 Apr 8 09:38 Apr 16 12:00 Apr 23 17:24
Apr 30 11:46 T May 8 03:54 May 16 00:52 p May 22 22:26
May 29 22:56 Jun 6 21:40 Jun 14 10:59 Jun 21 03:12
Jun 28 11:17 Jul 6 14:12 Jul 13 19:01 Jul 20 09:13
Jul 28 01:02 Aug 5 04:53 Aug 12 02:04 Aug 18 17:43
Aug 26 16:16 Sep 3 17:19 Sep 10 09:24 Sep 17 05:33
Sep 25 08:41 Oct 3 03:33 Oct 9 18:03 Oct 16 21:05
Oct 25 01:30 A Nov 1 12:05 Nov 8 04:43 p Nov 15 16:06
Nov 23 17:36 Nov 30 19:49 Dec 7 17:42 Dec 15 13:32
Dec 23 08:06 Dec 30 03:46 --

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 table above. 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.

Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.


2041Calendar of Astronomical Events

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.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.

2041Calendar of Astronomical Events
Greenwich Mean Time
January - June July - December
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  19:08  NEW MOON     03  18     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  19:39  Moon at Perigee: 358590 km    03  21     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU    05  09     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E    06  00:53  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    09  10:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  00:01  Moon at Ascending Node     12  11:38  Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon    16  23:20  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    17  07:11  FULL MOON     18  00:55  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    18  23:16  Moon at Apogee: 406419 km    19  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E    19  20:58  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    24  08:17  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    24  13:10  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    25  01:15  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    25  10:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  13     Mercury at Perihelion     25  17     Uranus at Opposition     26  15:09  Moon at Descending Node     27  22:55  Antares 3.1°S of MoonFeb 01  05:43  NEW MOON     01  07:46  Moon at Perigee: 356610 km    04  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     07  23:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  00:39  Moon at Ascending Node     08  17:42  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon    11  05     Mercury 4.3°N of Mars    13  05:20  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    14  07:01  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    14  23:03  Moon at Apogee: 406498 km    16  02:21  FULL MOON     16  03:07  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    18  00     Venus at Perihelion     20  14:29  Spica 4.6°S of Moon    20  18:59  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    21  08:53  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    22  16:13  Moon at Descending Node     24  00:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  06:54  Antares 2.8°S of Moon    28  15:36  Mercury 5.1°N of MoonMar 01  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°W    01  19:56  Moon at Perigee: 358003 km    02  15:39  NEW MOON     07  03:29  Moon at Ascending Node     08  01:31  Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon    09  15:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  13     Mercury at Aphelion     12  11:36  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon    13  13:18  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    14  07:06  Moon at Apogee: 405968 km    15  09:28  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    17  20:19  FULL MOON     18  07     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     19  02     Mercury 1.0°S of Mars    19  20:20  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    19  22:05  Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.    20  06:07  Vernal Equinox     20  11:26  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    21  17:35  Moon at Descending Node     23  12:47  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    25  10:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  02:37  Moon at Perigee: 362174 km    30  04:54  Mars 3.7°N of MoonApr 01  01:29  NEW MOON     03  10:39  Moon at Ascending Node     04  11:01  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon    07  01     Venus 6.7°N of Mars    08  09:38  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  18:52  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    09  20:23  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    10  15     Saturn at Opposition     10  23:41  Moon at Apogee: 404998 km    11  16:32  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    12  14     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38129 AU    14  17     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     16  00:54  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    16  03:08  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    16  10     Jupiter at Opposition     16  11:52  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    16  12:00  FULL MOON     17  22:27  Moon at Descending Node     19  18:25  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    22  15     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  12     Mercury at Perihelion     23  17:24  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  08     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     26  16:51  Moon at Perigee: 367410 km    27  04:48  Venus 6.0°N of Moon    28  03:15  Mars 2.4°N of Moon    30  11:46  NEW MOON     30  11:51  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.019    30  20:05  Moon at Ascending Node May 01  20:47  Mercury 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.    02  04:56  Mercury 1.9°S of Pleiades    05  05     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  03:06  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    07  04:20  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    08  03:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  18:43  Moon at Apogee: 404308 km    09  00:20  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    12  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.6°E    12  17:11  Jupiter 3.3°N of Spica    13  05:18  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    13  11:14  Spica 4.5°S of Moon    13  13:39  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    15  06:22  Moon at Descending Node     16  00:42  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.065    16  00:52  FULL MOON     17  01:27  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    22  01:18  Moon at Perigee: 369566 km    22  22:26  LAST QUARTER MOON     26  06:51  Venus 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    27  01:24  Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    27  08     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W    28  04:17  Moon at Ascending Node     29  22:56  NEW MOON Jun 02  11:29  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    03  12:33  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    05  08:24  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    05  13     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     05  13:34  Moon at Apogee: 404429 km    06  21:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  11:58  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    09  19:02  Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    09  20:08  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    10  08     Venus at Aphelion     11  14:42  Moon at Descending Node     13  10:18  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    14  10:59  FULL MOON     15  21     Jupiter 4.2°S of Saturn    17  11:48  Moon at Perigee: 365482 km    17  16:40  Mercury 1.2°N of Aldebaran    20  23:37  Summer Solstice     21  03:12  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  08:56  Moon at Ascending Node     24  20:50  Venus 3.3°S of Moon    24  22:29  Mars 1.3°S of Moon    25  12:04  Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon    28  11:17  NEW MOON     28  15     Venus 2.0°S of Mars    29  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W    30  20:13  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  16:03  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    03  06:46  Moon at Apogee: 405266 km    03  21:57  Venus 6.4°S of Pleiades    04  02     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    06  14:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  18:01  Mars 4.4°S of Pleiades    06  20:40  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    07  04:25  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    07  04:46  Spica 4.2°S of Moon    08  20:45  Moon at Descending Node     10  20:10  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    12  12:55  Venus 3.2°N of Aldebaran    13  19:01  FULL MOON     15  09:14  Moon at Perigee: 360651 km    20  09:13  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  12     Mercury at Perihelion     20  15:05  Mars 5.1°N of Aldebaran    21  10:19  Moon at Ascending Node     22  17:40  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon    23  17:49  Mars 2.8°S of Moon    24  15:47  Venus 5.1°S of Moon    27  02:45  Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica    28  01:02  NEW MOON     28  06     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     29  22:52  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    30  20:07  Moon at Apogee: 406212 km    31  08     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun Aug 03  06:45  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    03  12:19  Spica 3.9°S of Moon    03  16:59  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    04  23:32  Moon at Descending Node     05  04:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  05:36  Antares 2.1°S of Moon    12  02:04  FULL MOON     12  16:02  Moon at Perigee: 357495 km    12  22     Perseid Meteor Shower    17  11:36  Moon at Ascending Node     18  17:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  23:34  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon    19  06:26  Venus 7.1°S of Pollux    21  11:15  Mars 3.8°S of Moon    23  07:27  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    23  15:40  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    24  08:49  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    26  16:16  NEW MOON     27  02:03  Moon at Apogee: 406632 km    28  18:25  Mercury 4.4°S of Moon    30  17:34  Venus 1.4°S of Beehive    30  17:45  Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    30  18:38  Spica 3.7°S of Moon    31  07:45  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.Sep 01  00:51  Moon at Descending Node     02  11     Mercury at Aphelion     03  13:25  Antares 1.9°S of Moon    03  17:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°E    10  02:12  Moon at Perigee: 357004 km    10  09:24  FULL MOON     13  16:25  Moon at Ascending Node     15  07:10  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon    17  05:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  07:53  Venus 0.5°N of Regulus    19  02:59  Mars 4.3°S of Moon    19  13:20  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    20  05     Mercury 6.7°S of Saturn    20  14:41  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    20  16:17  Saturn 4.0°N of Spica    22  09:50  Mercury 0.7°S of Spica    22  10:57  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    22  15:27  Autumnal Equinox     22  22:53  Venus 3.8°S of Moon    23  04:59  Moon at Apogee: 406361 km    25  08:41  NEW MOON     26  21:05  Mars 5.8°S of Pollux    27  05:40  Saturn 1.3°N of Moon    28  00:09  Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    28  03:42  Moon at Descending Node     30  17     Venus at Perihelion     30  19:29  Antares 1.7°S of MoonOct 03  03:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  12:08  Moon at Perigee: 359445 km    09  18:03  FULL MOON     11  01:30  Moon at Ascending Node     12  16:45  Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon    16  11     Mercury at Perihelion     16  20:22  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    16  21:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  16:41  Mars 4.2°S of Moon    17  21:25  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    19  14     Mercury 0.2°N of Venus    19  17:32  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    20  09     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     20  16:08  Moon at Apogee: 405544 km    20  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°W    21  15     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  07:51  Mars 0.2°S of Beehive    23  11:15  Mercury 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    23  12:05  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    25  01:30  NEW MOON     25  01:35  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.947    25  09:31  Moon at Descending Node     27  20     Mercury 0.6°N of Venus    28  01:01  Antares 1.7°S of Moon    29  17     Neptune at Opposition     31  23:18  Venus 3.2°N of SpicaNov 01  12:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  09     Mercury 0.6°S of Saturn    04  04     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     05  08     Venus 0.9°S of Saturn    05  15     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  15:42  Moon at Perigee: 364299 km    07  12:05  Moon at Ascending Node     08  04:34  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.170    08  04:43  FULL MOON     09  03:14  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon    12  14     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  04:52  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    14  05:29  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    15  02:35  Mars 3.4°S of Moon    15  16:06  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  01:10  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    17  10:08  Moon at Apogee: 404651 km    17  21     Leonid Meteor Shower    17  23     Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter    20  14:34  Spica 3.5°S of Moon    21  08:55  Saturn 2.0°N of Moon    21  17:04  Moon at Descending Node     23  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     23  17:36  NEW MOON     30  19:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 02  16:20  Moon at Perigee: 369538 km    04  20:02  Moon at Ascending Node     06  12:43  Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon    07  17:42  FULL MOON     10  14:08  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    11  14:25  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    13  04:15  Mars 2.1°S of Moon    13  09:37  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon    14  10     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  07:09  Moon at Apogee: 404332 km    15  13:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  23:15  Spica 3.4°S of Moon    18  23:21  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon    18  23:35  Moon at Descending Node     20  09:24  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon    21  12:19  Winter Solstice     21  16:30  Antares 1.7°S of Moon    22  18     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  08:06  NEW MOON     24  06:17  Mars 3.4°N of Regulus    24  14:14  Mercury 2.8°N of Moon    27  09:54  Moon at Perigee: 368408 km    30  03:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  22:59  Moon at Ascending Node     

Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar

  • 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
  • Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer

Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2041 to 2050

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2041 to 2050 for five time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.

Calendar of Astronomical Events - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
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

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time
        • CET = Central European Time (= GMT + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= GMT + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= GMT + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= GMT + 4 hours)

A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.

For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.

Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars

The goal of the Astronomical Events Calendars 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 Astronomical Events Calendars
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

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:


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