2043Calendar of Astronomical Events

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