2043Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2043Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2043 Phases of the Moon   
      Central Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
--- Jan  3  00:08   
 Jan 11  00:53    Jan 18  03:05    Jan 25  00:56    Feb  1  22:14   
 Feb  9  15:07    Feb 16  11:00    Feb 23  15:58    Mar  3  19:07   
 Mar 11  03:09    Mar 17  19:03    Mar 25  08:26 t  Apr  2  12:56   
 Apr  9  13:06 T  Apr 16  04:09    Apr 24  01:23    May  2  02:59   
 May  8  21:21    May 15  15:05    May 23  17:37    May 31  13:25   
 Jun  7  04:35    Jun 14  04:19    Jun 22  08:20    Jun 29  20:53   
 Jul  6  11:51    Jul 13  19:47    Jul 21  21:24    Jul 29  02:23   
 Aug  4  20:23    Aug 12  12:57    Aug 20  09:04    Aug 27  07:09   
 Sep  3  07:17    Sep 11  07:01    Sep 18  19:47 t  Sep 25  12:40   
 Oct  2  21:12 A  Oct 11  01:05    Oct 18  05:56    Oct 24  20:27   
 Nov  1  13:57    Nov  9  18:13    Nov 16  15:52    Nov 23  07:46   
 Dec  1  08:37    Dec  9  09:27    Dec 16  02:02    Dec 22  23:04   
 Dec 31  03:48   ---
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.
2043Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2043Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Central Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     CST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  17     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    03  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     03  00:08  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  01:24  Moon at Descending Node     03  21:42  Spica 1.3°S of Moon    04  00     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  13:56  Moon at Apogee: 404558 km    05  23:41  Saturn 5.4°N of Moon    07  18:55  Antares 0.4°S of Moon    11  00:53  NEW MOON     16  22:57  Moon at Ascending Node     18  03:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     19  14:02  Moon at Perigee: 369914 km    20  08:49  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    24  04:30  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    25  00:56  FULL MOON     25  03:07  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    25  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.6°W    26  19:34  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    29  06     Venus 2.0°N of Jupiter    30  03:53  Moon at Descending Node     31  06:13  Spica 1.0°S of MoonFeb 01  11:22  Moon at Apogee: 404270 km    01  22:14  LAST QUARTER MOON     02  11:28  Saturn 5.8°N of Moon    04  03:33  Antares 0.2°S of Moon    04  04     Uranus at Opposition     05  11:49  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    07  20:34  Mercury 4.2°N of Moon    09  15:07  NEW MOON     12  01     Mercury at Aphelion     13  01:12  Moon at Ascending Node     13  11:40  Moon at Perigee: 367963 km    16  11:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     16  14:20  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon    20  11:44  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    20  12     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     21  10:50  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    23  03:54  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    23  15:58  FULL MOON     26  09:03  Moon at Descending Node     27  14:29  Spica 0.8°S of Moon    28  04     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38144 AUMar 01  07:38  Moon at Apogee: 404776 km    03  11:59  Antares 0.0°N of Moon    03  19:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  04:44  Jupiter 5.6°N of Moon    08  02:43  Venus 4.9°N of Moon    11  03:09  NEW MOON     12  08:36  Moon at Ascending Node     12  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  03:10  Moon at Perigee: 362515 km    15  20:28  Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon    17  19:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     19  17:17  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    20  11:29  Vernal Equinox     20  16:41  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    22  10:25  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    25  08:26  FULL MOON     25  08:31  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.114    25  15:58  Moon at Descending Node     26  21:50  Spica 0.7°S of Moon    28  00     Mercury at Perihelion     28  23:28  Moon at Apogee: 405650 km    30  19:24  Antares 0.1°N of MoonApr 01  17:30  Jupiter 5.7°N of Moon    02  12:56  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E    07  05:13  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    08  19:16  Moon at Ascending Node     09  12:56  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.010    09  13:06  NEW MOON     10  10:14  Moon at Perigee: 358473 km    10  19:54  Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    12  04:55  Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon    15  05     Venus at Aphelion     15  23:08  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    16  04:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON     16  22:17  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    18  16:00  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    21  22:12  Moon at Descending Node     22  22     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  04:12  Spica 0.8°S of Moon    24  01:23  FULL MOON     25  06:50  Moon at Apogee: 406255 km    26  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     27  01:46  Antares 0.0°N of Moon    29  00:50  Jupiter 5.6°N of Moon    30  05     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun May 02  02:59  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  11     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  13     Saturn at Opposition     06  05:09  Moon at Ascending Node     07  00     Mercury 1.2°S of Mars    07  05:55  Venus 3.2°S of Moon    07  19:48  Mercury 4.3°S of Moon    08  20:32  Moon at Perigee: 357136 km    08  21:21  NEW MOON     13  06:52  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    14  05:23  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    14  15     Mercury 1.5°S of Venus    15  15:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  22:17  Regulus 3.0°S of Moon    19  02:03  Moon at Descending Node     20  10:12  Spica 0.7°S of Moon    22  08:46  Moon at Apogee: 406276 km    23  17:37  FULL MOON     23  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.3°W    24  07:43  Antares 0.1°S of Moon    25  07     Venus 1.0°S of Mars    26  03:12  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    31  13:25  LAST QUARTER MOON Jun 02  11:01  Moon at Ascending Node     04  08     Mercury 2.3°S of Mars    05  16:11  Mars 4.1°S of Moon    06  01:58  Venus 5.2°S of Moon    06  05:59  Moon at Perigee: 358682 km    07  04:35  NEW MOON     07  05:00  Venus 4.9°S of Pleiades    09  14:00  Mercury 5.6°S of Pleiades    09  16:30  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    10  14:25  Beehive 2.9°S of Moon    12  06:14  Regulus 2.7°S of Moon    13  19     Mercury 0.3°S of Venus    14  04:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  03:52  Moon at Descending Node     15  21:35  Mars 4.1°S of Pleiades    16  16:41  Spica 0.5°S of Moon    18  17:28  Moon at Apogee: 405646 km    19  18     Jupiter at Opposition     20  14:01  Antares 0.0°S of Moon    21  04:59  Summer Solstice     22  03:10  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    22  08:20  FULL MOON     24  00     Mercury at Perihelion     26  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     29  12:46  Moon at Ascending Node     29  14:54  Mars 5.4°N of Aldebaran    29  20:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
Date     CST   Event        (h:m)Jul 03  11:26  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon    04  09:40  Mars 4.7°S of Moon    04  10:08  Moon at Perigee: 362588 km    05  20     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01674 AU    06  11:51  NEW MOON     08  00:25  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    09  15:34  Regulus 2.5°S of Moon    12  06:01  Moon at Descending Node     12  12:17  Mercury 0.1°N of Beehive    13  19:47  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  00:10  Spica 0.2°S of Moon    16  08:34  Moon at Apogee: 404723 km    17  21:08  Antares 0.1°N of Moon    19  04:20  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    21  21:24  FULL MOON     26  13:43  Moon at Ascending Node     27  00:19  Mercury 0.3°S of Regulus    28  13     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    29  02:23  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  18:32  Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon    31  23:13  Moon at Perigee: 367517 kmAug 02  00:46  Mars 4.7°S of Moon    04  20:23  NEW MOON     05  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E    05  13     Venus at Perihelion     06  21:24  Mercury 3.9°S of Moon    06  23     Mercury at Aphelion     07  06     Venus at Superior Conjunction     08  10:43  Moon at Descending Node     10  08:28  Spica 0.0°N of Moon    10  09     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     12  12:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  02:32  Moon at Apogee: 404190 km    13  04     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  05:01  Antares 0.3°N of Moon    15  09:24  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    20  09:04  FULL MOON     22  17:42  Moon at Ascending Node     26  07:38  Moon at Perigee: 369598 km    27  00:05  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon    27  07:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     30  14:16  Mars 4.2°S of Moon    30  19:14  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    31  17:42  Beehive 2.7°S of MoonSep 01  13     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     02  17:25  Mars 5.8°S of Pollux    03  07:17  NEW MOON     04  17:58  Moon at Descending Node     06  16:55  Spica 0.1°N of Moon    09  21:40  Moon at Apogee: 404492 km    10  13:07  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    11  07:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  19:04  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    11  19:20  Mercury 2.8°S of Regulus    17  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W    18  19:47  FULL MOON     18  19:50  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.256    19  01:48  Moon at Ascending Node     19  23     Mercury at Perihelion     21  18:24  Moon at Perigee: 365389 km    22  21:07  Autumnal Equinox     23  05:58  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon    25  00:39  Mars 0.5°S of Beehive    25  12:40  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  00:52  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    27  23:41  Beehive 2.8°S of Moon    28  02:49  Mars 3.1°S of Moon    29  16:19  Regulus 2.4°S of MoonOct 01  22:31  Venus 2.6°N of Spica    02  01:39  Moon at Descending Node     02  21:00  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.950    02  21:12  NEW MOON     04  09:08  Venus 3.5°N of Moon    07  16:23  Moon at Apogee: 405459 km    07  20:44  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    09  08:26  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    11  01:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     16  11:59  Moon at Ascending Node     18  05:56  FULL MOON     19  17:27  Moon at Perigee: 360242 km    20  14:01  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon    21  18     Venus 2.0°S of Saturn    21  21     Orionid Meteor Shower    24  06:34  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon    24  20:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  05:11  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    26  14:45  Mars 1.5°S of Moon    26  21:54  Regulus 2.3°S of Moon    29  07:05  Moon at Descending Node Nov 01  03     Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn    01  13:57  NEW MOON     03  04:38  Mars 1.1°N of Regulus    03  11     Neptune at Opposition     03  18:41  Venus 4.2°N of Moon    04  03:30  Antares 0.3°N of Moon    04  07:03  Moon at Apogee: 406391 km    05  21     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  00:09  Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon    07  23:43  Venus 3.8°N of Antares    09  18:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  20:29  Moon at Ascending Node     12  21     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  11     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     14  18:12  Mercury 2.4°N of Antares    16  15:52  FULL MOON     17  00:35  Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon    17  03:11  Moon at Perigee: 356949 km    18  03     Leonid Meteor Shower    20  14:17  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    21  12:13  Beehive 2.5°S of Moon    23  04:02  Regulus 2.1°S of Moon    23  07:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  01:28  Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    25  09:09  Moon at Descending Node     27  13:13  Spica 0.2°N of Moon    29  15     Venus 1.5°S of Jupiter    29  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.6°EDec 01  08:37  NEW MOON     01  11:07  Moon at Apogee: 406706 km    03  06:57  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon    04  02:27  Venus 3.2°N of Moon    07  18     Mercury 4.3°S of Jupiter    09  09:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  00:19  Moon at Ascending Node     14  12:03  Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon    14  16     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  16:01  Moon at Perigee: 356769 km    16  02:02  FULL MOON     16  22     Mercury at Perihelion     18  00:35  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    18  07     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     18  21:49  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    20  12:20  Regulus 1.8°S of Moon    21  18:02  Winter Solstice     22  08:50  Mars 2.7°N of Moon    22  10:01  Moon at Descending Node     22  23:04  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  01     Ursid Meteor Shower    24  19:30  Spica 0.5°N of Moon    28  13:33  Moon at Apogee: 406403 km    28  15:51  Antares 0.3°N of Moon    31  03:48  NEW 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
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2041 to 2050 for seven time zones in the Americas. 
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
   Calendars of Astronomical Events - The Americas
   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 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= GMT - 4 hours)
        • EST = Eastern Standard Time (= GMT - 5 hours)
        • CST = Central Standard Time (= GMT - 6 hours)
        • MST = Mountain Standard Time (= GMT - 7 hours)
        • PST = Pacific Standard Time (= GMT - 8 hours)
        • AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= GMT - 9 hours)
        • HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= GMT - 10 hours)
           (where GMT = Greenwich Mean Time)
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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