2043Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2043Phases 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. 
   
      2043 Phases of the Moon   
      Gulf Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
--- Jan  3  10:08   
 Jan 11  10:53    Jan 18  13:05    Jan 25  10:56    Feb  2  08:14   
 Feb 10  01:07    Feb 16  21:00    Feb 24  01:58    Mar  4  05:07   
 Mar 11  13:09    Mar 18  05:03    Mar 25  18:26 t  Apr  2  22:56   
 Apr  9  23:06 T  Apr 16  14:09    Apr 24  11:23    May  2  12:59   
 May  9  07:21    May 16  01:05    May 24  03:37    May 31  23:25   
 Jun  7  14:35    Jun 14  14:19    Jun 22  18:20    Jun 30  06:53   
 Jul  6  21:51    Jul 14  05:47    Jul 22  07:24    Jul 29  12:23   
 Aug  5  06:23    Aug 12  22:57    Aug 20  19:04    Aug 27  17:09   
 Sep  3  17:17    Sep 11  17:01    Sep 19  05:47 t  Sep 25  22:40   
 Oct  3  07:12 A  Oct 11  11:05    Oct 18  15:56    Oct 25  06:27   
 Nov  1  23:57    Nov 10  04:13    Nov 17  01:52    Nov 23  17:46   
 Dec  1  18:37    Dec  9  19:27    Dec 16  12:02    Dec 23  09:04   
 Dec 31  13:48   ---
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
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.
   
      2043Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Gulf Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  03     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    03  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     03  10:08  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  11:24  Moon at Descending Node     04  07:42  Spica 1.3°S of Moon    04  10     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  23:56  Moon at Apogee: 404558 km    06  09:41  Saturn 5.4°N of Moon    08  04:55  Antares 0.4°S of Moon    11  10:53  NEW MOON     17  08:57  Moon at Ascending Node     18  13:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  00:02  Moon at Perigee: 369914 km    20  18:49  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    24  14:30  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    25  10:56  FULL MOON     25  13:07  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    25  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.6°W    27  05:34  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    29  16     Venus 2.0°N of Jupiter    30  13:53  Moon at Descending Node     31  16:13  Spica 1.0°S of MoonFeb 01  21:22  Moon at Apogee: 404270 km    02  08:14  LAST QUARTER MOON     02  21:28  Saturn 5.8°N of Moon    04  13:33  Antares 0.2°S of Moon    04  14     Uranus at Opposition     05  21:49  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    08  06:34  Mercury 4.2°N of Moon    10  01:07  NEW MOON     12  11     Mercury at Aphelion     13  11:12  Moon at Ascending Node     13  21:40  Moon at Perigee: 367963 km    16  21:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  00:20  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon    20  21:44  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    20  22     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     21  20:50  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    23  13:54  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    24  01:58  FULL MOON     26  19:03  Moon at Descending Node     28  00:29  Spica 0.8°S of Moon    28  14     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38144 AUMar 01  17:38  Moon at Apogee: 404776 km    03  21:59  Antares 0.0°N of Moon    04  05:07  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  14:44  Jupiter 5.6°N of Moon    08  12:43  Venus 4.9°N of Moon    11  13:09  NEW MOON     12  18:36  Moon at Ascending Node     13  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  13:10  Moon at Perigee: 362515 km    16  06:28  Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon    18  05:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  03:17  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    20  21:29  Vernal Equinox     21  02:41  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    22  20:25  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    25  18:26  FULL MOON     25  18:31  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.114    26  01:58  Moon at Descending Node     27  07:50  Spica 0.7°S of Moon    28  10     Mercury at Perihelion     29  09:28  Moon at Apogee: 405650 km    31  05:24  Antares 0.1°N of MoonApr 02  03:30  Jupiter 5.7°N of Moon    02  22:56  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°E    07  15:13  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    09  05:16  Moon at Ascending Node     09  22:56  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.010    09  23:06  NEW MOON     10  20:14  Moon at Perigee: 358473 km    11  05:54  Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    12  14:55  Pleiades 0.0°S of Moon    15  15     Venus at Aphelion     16  09:08  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    16  14:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  08:17  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    19  02:00  Regulus 3.1°S of Moon    22  08:12  Moon at Descending Node     23  08     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  14:12  Spica 0.8°S of Moon    24  11:23  FULL MOON     25  16:50  Moon at Apogee: 406255 km    26  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     27  11:46  Antares 0.0°N of Moon    29  10:50  Jupiter 5.6°N of Moon    30  15     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun May 02  12:59  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  21     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  23     Saturn at Opposition     06  15:09  Moon at Ascending Node     07  10     Mercury 1.2°S of Mars    07  15:55  Venus 3.2°S of Moon    08  05:48  Mercury 4.3°S of Moon    09  06:32  Moon at Perigee: 357136 km    09  07:21  NEW MOON     13  16:52  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    14  15:23  Beehive 3.1°S of Moon    15  01     Mercury 1.5°S of Venus    16  01:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     16  08:17  Regulus 3.0°S of Moon    19  12:03  Moon at Descending Node     20  20:12  Spica 0.7°S of Moon    22  18:46  Moon at Apogee: 406276 km    24  03:37  FULL MOON     24  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.3°W    24  17:43  Antares 0.1°S of Moon    25  17     Venus 1.0°S of Mars    26  13:12  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    31  23:25  LAST QUARTER MOON Jun 02  21:01  Moon at Ascending Node     04  18     Mercury 2.3°S of Mars    06  02:11  Mars 4.1°S of Moon    06  11:58  Venus 5.2°S of Moon    06  15:59  Moon at Perigee: 358682 km    07  14:35  NEW MOON     07  15:00  Venus 4.9°S of Pleiades    10  00:00  Mercury 5.6°S of Pleiades    10  02:30  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    11  00:25  Beehive 2.9°S of Moon    12  16:14  Regulus 2.7°S of Moon    14  05     Mercury 0.3°S of Venus    14  14:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  13:52  Moon at Descending Node     16  07:35  Mars 4.1°S of Pleiades    17  02:41  Spica 0.5°S of Moon    19  03:28  Moon at Apogee: 405646 km    20  04     Jupiter at Opposition     21  00:01  Antares 0.0°S of Moon    21  14:59  Summer Solstice     22  13:10  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    22  18:20  FULL MOON     24  10     Mercury at Perihelion     27  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     29  22:46  Moon at Ascending Node     30  00:54  Mars 5.4°N of Aldebaran    30  06:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jul 03  21:26  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon    04  19:40  Mars 4.7°S of Moon    04  20:08  Moon at Perigee: 362588 km    06  06     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01674 AU    06  21:51  NEW MOON     08  10:25  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    10  01:34  Regulus 2.5°S of Moon    12  16:01  Moon at Descending Node     12  22:17  Mercury 0.1°N of Beehive    14  05:47  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  10:10  Spica 0.2°S of Moon    16  18:34  Moon at Apogee: 404723 km    18  07:08  Antares 0.1°N of Moon    19  14:20  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    22  07:24  FULL MOON     26  23:43  Moon at Ascending Node     27  10:19  Mercury 0.3°S of Regulus    28  23     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    29  12:23  LAST QUARTER MOON     31  04:32  Pleiades 0.3°S of MoonAug 01  09:13  Moon at Perigee: 367517 km    02  10:46  Mars 4.7°S of Moon    05  06:23  NEW MOON     05  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.3°E    05  23     Venus at Perihelion     07  07:24  Mercury 3.9°S of Moon    07  09     Mercury at Aphelion     07  16     Venus at Superior Conjunction     08  20:43  Moon at Descending Node     10  18:28  Spica 0.0°N of Moon    10  19     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     12  22:57  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  12:32  Moon at Apogee: 404190 km    13  14     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  15:01  Antares 0.3°N of Moon    15  19:24  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    20  19:04  FULL MOON     23  03:42  Moon at Ascending Node     26  17:38  Moon at Perigee: 369598 km    27  10:05  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon    27  17:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     31  00:16  Mars 4.2°S of Moon    31  05:14  Pollux 1.9°N of MoonSep 01  03:42  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    01  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     03  03:25  Mars 5.8°S of Pollux    03  17:17  NEW MOON     05  03:58  Moon at Descending Node     07  02:55  Spica 0.1°N of Moon    10  07:40  Moon at Apogee: 404492 km    10  23:07  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    11  17:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     12  05:04  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    12  05:20  Mercury 2.8°S of Regulus    18  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W    19  05:47  FULL MOON     19  05:50  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.256    19  11:48  Moon at Ascending Node     20  09     Mercury at Perihelion     22  04:24  Moon at Perigee: 365389 km    23  07:07  Autumnal Equinox     23  15:58  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon    25  10:39  Mars 0.5°S of Beehive    25  22:40  LAST QUARTER MOON     27  10:52  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    28  09:41  Beehive 2.8°S of Moon    28  12:49  Mars 3.1°S of Moon    30  02:19  Regulus 2.4°S of MoonOct 02  08:31  Venus 2.6°N of Spica    02  11:39  Moon at Descending Node     03  07:00  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.950    03  07:12  NEW MOON     04  19:08  Venus 3.5°N of Moon    08  02:23  Moon at Apogee: 405459 km    08  06:44  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    09  18:26  Jupiter 5.3°N of Moon    11  11:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     16  21:59  Moon at Ascending Node     18  15:56  FULL MOON     20  03:27  Moon at Perigee: 360242 km    21  00:01  Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon    22  04     Venus 2.0°S of Saturn    22  07     Orionid Meteor Shower    24  16:34  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon    25  06:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  15:11  Beehive 2.7°S of Moon    27  00:45  Mars 1.5°S of Moon    27  07:54  Regulus 2.3°S of Moon    29  17:05  Moon at Descending Node Nov 01  13     Mercury 3.0°S of Saturn    01  23:57  NEW MOON     03  14:38  Mars 1.1°N of Regulus    03  21     Neptune at Opposition     04  04:41  Venus 4.2°N of Moon    04  13:30  Antares 0.3°N of Moon    04  17:03  Moon at Apogee: 406391 km    06  07     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  10:09  Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon    08  09:43  Venus 3.8°N of Antares    10  04:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON     13  06:29  Moon at Ascending Node     13  07     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  21     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     15  04:12  Mercury 2.4°N of Antares    17  01:52  FULL MOON     17  10:35  Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon    17  13:11  Moon at Perigee: 356949 km    18  13     Leonid Meteor Shower    21  00:17  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    21  22:13  Beehive 2.5°S of Moon    23  14:02  Regulus 2.1°S of Moon    23  17:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  11:28  Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    25  19:09  Moon at Descending Node     27  23:13  Spica 0.2°N of Moon    30  01     Venus 1.5°S of Jupiter    30  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.6°EDec 01  18:37  NEW MOON     01  21:07  Moon at Apogee: 406706 km    03  16:57  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon    04  12:27  Venus 3.2°N of Moon    08  04     Mercury 4.3°S of Jupiter    09  19:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  10:19  Moon at Ascending Node     14  22:03  Pleiades 0.4°S of Moon    15  02     Geminid Meteor Shower    16  02:01  Moon at Perigee: 356769 km    16  12:02  FULL MOON     17  08     Mercury at Perihelion     18  10:35  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    18  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     19  07:49  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    20  22:20  Regulus 1.8°S of Moon    22  04:02  Winter Solstice     22  18:50  Mars 2.7°N of Moon    22  20:01  Moon at Descending Node     23  09:04  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  11     Ursid Meteor Shower    25  05:30  Spica 0.5°N of Moon    28  23:33  Moon at Apogee: 406403 km    29  01:51  Antares 0.3°N of Moon    31  13:48  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
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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