2041Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2041Phases 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(Greenwich Mean Time + 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2041 Phases of the Moon   
      Gulf Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  2  23:08    Jan  9  14:06    Jan 17  11:11    Jan 25  14:33   
 Feb  1  09:43    Feb  8  03:40    Feb 16  06:21    Feb 24  04:29   
 Mar  2  19:39    Mar  9  19:51    Mar 18  00:19    Mar 25  14:32   
 Apr  1  05:29    Apr  8  13:38    Apr 16  16:00    Apr 23  21:24   
 Apr 30  15:46 T  May  8  07:54    May 16  04:52 p  May 23  02:26   
 May 30  02:56    Jun  7  01:40    Jun 14  14:59    Jun 21  07:12   
 Jun 28  15:17    Jul  6  18:12    Jul 13  23:01    Jul 20  13:13   
 Jul 28  05:02    Aug  5  08:53    Aug 12  06:04    Aug 18  21:43   
 Aug 26  20:16    Sep  3  21:19    Sep 10  13:24    Sep 17  09:33   
 Sep 25  12:41    Oct  3  07:33    Oct  9  22:03    Oct 17  01:05   
 Oct 25  05:30 A  Nov  1  16:05    Nov  8  08:43 p  Nov 15  20:06   
 Nov 23  21:36    Nov 30  23:49    Dec  7  21:42    Dec 15  17:32   
 Dec 23  12:06    Dec 30  07:46   --
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
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(Greenwich Mean Time + 4 hours).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   
   Gulf Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  23:08  NEW MOON     03  22     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  23:39  Moon at Perigee: 358590 km    04  01     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU    05  13     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E    06  04:53  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    09  14:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  04:01  Moon at Ascending Node     12  15:38  Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon    17  03:20  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    17  11:11  FULL MOON     18  04:55  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    19  03:16  Moon at Apogee: 406419 km    19  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E    20  00:58  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    24  12:17  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    24  17:10  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    25  05:15  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    25  14:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  17     Mercury at Perihelion     25  21     Uranus at Opposition     26  19:09  Moon at Descending Node     28  02:55  Antares 3.1°S of MoonFeb 01  09:43  NEW MOON     01  11:46  Moon at Perigee: 356610 km    04  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  03:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  04:39  Moon at Ascending Node     08  21:42  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon    11  09     Mercury 4.3°N of Mars    13  09:20  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    14  11:01  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    15  03:03  Moon at Apogee: 406498 km    16  06:21  FULL MOON     16  07:07  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    18  04     Venus at Perihelion     20  18:29  Spica 4.6°S of Moon    20  22:59  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    21  12:53  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    22  20:13  Moon at Descending Node     24  04:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  10:54  Antares 2.8°S of Moon    28  19:36  Mercury 5.1°N of MoonMar 01  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°W    01  23:56  Moon at Perigee: 358003 km    02  19:39  NEW MOON     07  07:29  Moon at Ascending Node     08  05:31  Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon    09  19:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  17     Mercury at Aphelion     12  15:36  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon    13  17:18  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    14  11:06  Moon at Apogee: 405968 km    15  13:28  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    18  00:19  FULL MOON     18  11     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     19  06     Mercury 1.0°S of Mars    20  00:20  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    20  02:05  Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.    20  10:07  Vernal Equinox     20  15:26  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    21  21:35  Moon at Descending Node     23  16:47  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    25  14:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  06:37  Moon at Perigee: 362174 km    30  08:54  Mars 3.7°N of MoonApr 01  05:29  NEW MOON     03  14:39  Moon at Ascending Node     04  15:01  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon    07  05     Venus 6.7°N of Mars    08  13:38  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  22:52  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    10  00:23  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    10  19     Saturn at Opposition     11  03:41  Moon at Apogee: 404998 km    11  20:32  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    12  18     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38129 AU    14  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     16  04:54  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    16  07:08  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    16  14     Jupiter at Opposition     16  15:52  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    16  16:00  FULL MOON     18  02:27  Moon at Descending Node     19  22:25  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    22  19     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  16     Mercury at Perihelion     23  21:24  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  12     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     26  20:51  Moon at Perigee: 367410 km    27  08:48  Venus 6.0°N of Moon    28  07:15  Mars 2.4°N of Moon    30  15:46  NEW MOON     30  15:51  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.019May 01  00:05  Moon at Ascending Node     02  00:47  Mercury 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.    02  08:56  Mercury 1.9°S of Pleiades    05  09     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  07:06  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    07  08:20  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    08  07:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  22:43  Moon at Apogee: 404308 km    09  04:20  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    12  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.6°E    12  21:11  Jupiter 3.3°N of Spica    13  09:18  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    13  15:14  Spica 4.5°S of Moon    13  17:39  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    15  10:22  Moon at Descending Node     16  04:42  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.065    16  04:52  FULL MOON     17  05:27  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    22  05:18  Moon at Perigee: 369566 km    23  02:26  LAST QUARTER MOON     26  10:51  Venus 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    27  05:24  Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    27  12     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W    28  08:17  Moon at Ascending Node     30  02:56  NEW MOON Jun 02  15:29  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    03  16:33  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    05  12:24  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    05  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     05  17:34  Moon at Apogee: 404429 km    07  01:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  15:58  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    09  23:02  Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    10  00:08  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    10  12     Venus at Aphelion     11  18:42  Moon at Descending Node     13  14:18  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    14  14:59  FULL MOON     16  01     Jupiter 4.2°S of Saturn    17  15:48  Moon at Perigee: 365482 km    17  20:40  Mercury 1.2°N of Aldebaran    21  03:37  Summer Solstice     21  07:12  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  12:56  Moon at Ascending Node     25  00:50  Venus 3.3°S of Moon    25  02:29  Mars 1.3°S of Moon    25  16:04  Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon    28  15:17  NEW MOON     28  19     Venus 2.0°S of Mars    30  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  00:13  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    02  20:03  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    03  10:46  Moon at Apogee: 405266 km    04  01:57  Venus 6.4°S of Pleiades    04  06     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    06  18:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  22:01  Mars 4.4°S of Pleiades    07  00:40  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    07  08:25  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    07  08:46  Spica 4.2°S of Moon    09  00:45  Moon at Descending Node     11  00:10  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    12  16:55  Venus 3.2°N of Aldebaran    13  23:01  FULL MOON     15  13:14  Moon at Perigee: 360651 km    20  13:13  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  16     Mercury at Perihelion     20  19:05  Mars 5.1°N of Aldebaran    21  14:19  Moon at Ascending Node     22  21:40  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon    23  21:49  Mars 2.8°S of Moon    24  19:47  Venus 5.1°S of Moon    27  06:45  Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica    28  05:02  NEW MOON     28  10     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     30  02:52  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    31  00:07  Moon at Apogee: 406212 km    31  12     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun Aug 03  10:45  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    03  16:19  Spica 3.9°S of Moon    03  20:59  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    05  03:32  Moon at Descending Node     05  08:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  09:36  Antares 2.1°S of Moon    12  06:04  FULL MOON     12  20:02  Moon at Perigee: 357495 km    13  02     Perseid Meteor Shower    17  15:36  Moon at Ascending Node     18  21:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  03:34  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon    19  10:26  Venus 7.1°S of Pollux    21  15:15  Mars 3.8°S of Moon    23  11:27  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    23  19:40  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    24  12:49  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    26  20:16  NEW MOON     27  06:03  Moon at Apogee: 406632 km    28  22:25  Mercury 4.4°S of Moon    30  21:34  Venus 1.4°S of Beehive    30  21:45  Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    30  22:38  Spica 3.7°S of Moon    31  11:45  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.Sep 01  04:51  Moon at Descending Node     02  15     Mercury at Aphelion     03  17:25  Antares 1.9°S of Moon    03  21:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°E    10  06:12  Moon at Perigee: 357004 km    10  13:24  FULL MOON     13  20:25  Moon at Ascending Node     15  11:10  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon    17  09:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  11:53  Venus 0.5°N of Regulus    19  06:59  Mars 4.3°S of Moon    19  17:20  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    20  09     Mercury 6.7°S of Saturn    20  18:41  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    20  20:17  Saturn 4.0°N of Spica    22  13:50  Mercury 0.7°S of Spica    22  14:57  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    22  19:27  Autumnal Equinox     23  02:53  Venus 3.8°S of Moon    23  08:59  Moon at Apogee: 406361 km    25  12:41  NEW MOON     27  01:05  Mars 5.8°S of Pollux    27  09:40  Saturn 1.3°N of Moon    28  04:09  Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    28  07:42  Moon at Descending Node     30  21     Venus at Perihelion     30  23:29  Antares 1.7°S of MoonOct 03  07:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  16:08  Moon at Perigee: 359445 km    09  22:03  FULL MOON     11  05:30  Moon at Ascending Node     12  20:45  Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon    16  15     Mercury at Perihelion     17  00:22  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    17  01:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  20:41  Mars 4.2°S of Moon    18  01:25  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    19  18     Mercury 0.2°N of Venus    19  21:32  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    20  13     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     20  20:08  Moon at Apogee: 405544 km    20  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°W    21  19     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  11:51  Mars 0.2°S of Beehive    23  15:15  Mercury 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    23  16:05  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    25  05:30  NEW MOON     25  05:35  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.947    25  13:31  Moon at Descending Node     28  00     Mercury 0.6°N of Venus    28  05:01  Antares 1.7°S of Moon    29  21     Neptune at Opposition Nov 01  03:18  Venus 3.2°N of Spica    01  16:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  13     Mercury 0.6°S of Saturn    04  08     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     05  12     Venus 0.9°S of Saturn    05  19     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  19:42  Moon at Perigee: 364299 km    07  16:05  Moon at Ascending Node     08  08:34  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.170    08  08:43  FULL MOON     09  07:14  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon    12  18     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  08:52  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    14  09:29  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    15  06:35  Mars 3.4°S of Moon    15  20:06  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  05:10  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    17  14:08  Moon at Apogee: 404651 km    18  01     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  03     Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter    20  18:34  Spica 3.5°S of Moon    21  12:55  Saturn 2.0°N of Moon    21  21:04  Moon at Descending Node     23  17     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     23  21:36  NEW MOON     30  23:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 02  20:20  Moon at Perigee: 369538 km    05  00:02  Moon at Ascending Node     06  16:43  Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon    07  21:42  FULL MOON     10  18:08  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    11  18:25  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    13  08:15  Mars 2.1°S of Moon    13  13:37  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon    14  14     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  11:09  Moon at Apogee: 404332 km    15  17:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  03:15  Spica 3.4°S of Moon    19  03:21  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon    19  03:35  Moon at Descending Node     20  13:24  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon    21  16:19  Winter Solstice     21  20:30  Antares 1.7°S of Moon    22  22     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  12:06  NEW MOON     24  10:17  Mars 3.4°N of Regulus    24  18:14  Mercury 2.8°N of Moon    27  13:54  Moon at Perigee: 368408 km    30  07:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     

 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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