2045Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2045Phases 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. 
   
      2045 Phases of the Moon   
      Gulf Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
-- Jan  3  14:20    Jan 10  07:32   
 Jan 18  08:25    Jan 26  09:09    Feb  2  01:05    Feb  8  23:03   
 Feb 17  03:51 A  Feb 24  20:37    Mar  3  11:52 n  Mar 10  16:50   
 Mar 18  21:15    Mar 26  04:56    Apr  1  22:43    Apr  9  11:52   
 Apr 17  11:27    Apr 24  11:12    May  1  09:52    May  9  06:51   
 May 16  22:26    May 23  16:38    May 30  21:52    Jun  8  00:23   
 Jun 15  07:05    Jun 21  22:28    Jun 29  11:16    Jul  7  15:31   
 Jul 14  14:28    Jul 21  05:52    Jul 29  02:11    Aug  6  03:57   
 Aug 12  21:39 T  Aug 19  15:55    Aug 27  18:08 n  Sep  4  14:03   
 Sep 11  05:27    Sep 18  05:30    Sep 26  10:11    Oct  3  22:31   
 Oct 10  14:37    Oct 17  22:55    Oct 26  01:31    Nov  2  06:09   
 Nov  9  01:49    Nov 16  19:26    Nov 24  15:43    Dec  1  13:46   
 Dec  8  15:41    Dec 16  17:08    Dec 24  04:49    Dec 30  22:11   
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.
2045Calendar 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.
   
      2045Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Gulf Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  07     Mercury 0.1°S of Venus    03  14:20  FULL MOON     03  19     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU    03  23     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  23:25  Moon at Perigee: 356773 km    04  06:40  Pollux 3.5°N of Moon    04  17     Mars 0.5°S of Jupiter    05  03:26  Beehive 0.7°S of Moon    06  16:16  Regulus 0.2°N of Moon    06  20:48  Moon at Descending Node     10  07:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  15:34  Spica 2.2°N of Moon    14  06:28  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    15  12     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38130 AU    16  05     Mercury at Aphelion     18  02:35  Moon at Apogee: 406609 km    18  08:25  NEW MOON     20  12:00  Mars 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.    21  04:16  Moon at Ascending Node     26  09:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  02:36  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    28  04:21  Saturn 6.3°N of Antares    31  18:15  Pollux 3.5°N of MoonFeb 01  12:43  Moon at Perigee: 357106 km    01  15:01  Beehive 0.7°S of Moon    02  01:05  FULL MOON     03  03:20  Regulus 0.3°N of Moon    03  06:18  Moon at Descending Node     04  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     06  23:33  Spica 2.3°N of Moon    07  19     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     08  23:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  12:43  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    13  10     Uranus at Opposition     14  06:57  Moon at Apogee: 406254 km    17  03:51  NEW MOON     17  03:55  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928    17  10:00  Moon at Ascending Node     17  17     Venus at Aphelion     24  00     Mercury 0.7°N of Mars    24  09:30  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    24  20:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  04:18  Pollux 3.5°N of MoonMar 01  01:40  Beehive 0.7°S of Moon    01  05     Mercury at Perihelion     01  22:43  Moon at Perigee: 360563 km    02  14:32  Regulus 0.3°N of Moon    02  17:33  Moon at Descending Node     03  11:42  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.962    03  11:52  FULL MOON     03  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E    06  09:26  Spica 2.3°N of Moon    09  20:21  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    10  16:50  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  06     Mercury 4.1°N of Mars    13  22:23  Moon at Apogee: 405311 km    16  09:24  Jupiter 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.    16  16:51  Moon at Ascending Node     18  21:15  NEW MOON     19  02     Venus at Superior Conjunction     20  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     20  09:08  Vernal Equinox     23  14:54  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    26  04:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  11:36  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon    28  09:43  Beehive 0.6°S of Moon    29  21:25  Moon at Perigee: 365846 km    29  23:48  Regulus 0.4°N of Moon    30  02:04  Moon at Descending Node Apr 01  22:43  FULL MOON     02  19:39  Spica 2.3°N of Moon    06  05:11  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    09  11:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  17:48  Moon at Apogee: 404371 km    12  22:23  Moon at Ascending Node     13  05:32  Jupiter 1.2°S of Moon    15  08:15  Mercury 5.0°S of Moon    17  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W    17  11:27  NEW MOON     19  20:58  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    22  20     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  17:08  Pollux 3.8°N of Moon    24  11:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  15:34  Beehive 0.4°S of Moon    25  02:26  Moon at Perigee: 369865 km    26  05:40  Moon at Descending Node     26  06:32  Regulus 0.5°N of Moon    30  04:30  Spica 2.3°N of MoonMay 01  09:52  FULL MOON     02  14     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     03  14:07  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    04  18     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     05  09     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    08  13:24  Moon at Apogee: 404121 km    09  06:51  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  01:30  Moon at Ascending Node     10  23:54  Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon    11  23:51  Saturn 6.5°N of Antares    16  22:26  NEW MOON     18  03:39  Venus 4.4°S of Moon    20  14:22  Moon at Perigee: 367210 km    20  23:05  Pollux 4.0°N of Moon    21  21:13  Beehive 0.1°S of Moon    23  06:17  Moon at Descending Node     23  12:03  Regulus 0.8°N of Moon    23  16:38  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  03     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     27  11:21  Spica 2.4°N of Moon    28  04     Mercury at Perihelion     29  14     Saturn at Opposition     30  21:52  FULL MOON     30  22:01  Antares 0.3°N of MoonJun 05  07:25  Moon at Apogee: 404694 km    06  03:30  Moon at Ascending Node     07  14:37  Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon    08  00:23  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  01     Venus at Perihelion     13  14:33  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    15  07:05  NEW MOON     16  20:30  Mercury 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.    16  23:10  Venus 1.5°S of Moon    17  06:09  Moon at Perigee: 362268 km    17  07:01  Pollux 4.2°N of Moon    18  04:33  Beehive 0.1°N of Moon    19  08:27  Moon at Descending Node     19  18:25  Regulus 1.1°N of Moon    20  05:42  Venus 5.1°S of Pollux    20  09:27  Mercury 5.0°S of Pollux    21  02:34  Summer Solstice     21  22:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  13     Mercury 0.4°S of Venus    23  16:59  Spica 2.6°N of Moon    27  04:32  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    29  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.6°E    29  11:16  FULL MOON 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  17:06  Venus 0.1°N of Beehive    02  22:04  Moon at Apogee: 405608 km    03  01:37  Mercury 1.8°S of Beehive    03  06:35  Moon at Ascending Node     04  23:56  Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon    06  17     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    07  15:31  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  00:30  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    11  04     Mercury at Aphelion     14  14:28  NEW MOON     15  11:12  Moon at Perigee: 358581 km    15  16:59  Mercury 4.9°S of Moon    16  15:05  Moon at Descending Node     16  20:10  Venus 2.0°N of Moon    17  02:52  Regulus 1.2°N of Moon    20  13:08  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus    20  22:58  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    21  05:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  10:12  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    27  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     28  11     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    29  02:11  FULL MOON     30  06:00  Moon at Apogee: 406198 km    30  11:42  Moon at Ascending Node Aug 01  03:19  Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon    06  03:57  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  09:18  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    11  00:01  Mars 1.9°S of Moon    11  03:41  Pollux 4.2°N of Moon    11  13:35  Mercury 4.2°S of Moon    12  20:40  Moon at Perigee: 357292 km    12  21:39  NEW MOON     12  21:41  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.077    13  00:11  Mars 5.7°S of Pollux    13  01:20  Moon at Descending Node     13  03     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.8°W    15  17:17  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    17  06:40  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    18  10:17  Mercury 1.8°S of Beehive    19  15:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  03     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     20  16:13  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    24  03     Mercury at Perihelion     26  08:13  Moon at Apogee: 406140 km    26  18:00  Moon at Ascending Node     27  17:53  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.683    27  18:08  FULL MOON     28  02:40  Jupiter 3.0°S of Moon    30  13     Jupiter at Opposition Sep 03  14:40  Mars 0.5°S of Beehive    03  16:09  Pleiades 1.2°S of Moon    04  12:52  Venus 1.3°N of Spica    04  14:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  13:25  Pollux 4.2°N of Moon    08  11:07  Beehive 0.2°N of Moon    08  16:14  Mars 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    09  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     09  11:55  Moon at Descending Node     10  06:20  Moon at Perigee: 358804 km    11  05:27  NEW MOON     13  16:16  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    14  12:12  Venus 4.0°N of Moon    16  23:36  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    18  05:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  16:20  Moon at Apogee: 405498 km    22  18:33  Autumnal Equinox     22  23:34  Moon at Ascending Node     24  02:05  Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon    26  10:11  FULL MOON     30  21:09  Mercury 1.4°N of Spica    30  21:38  Pleiades 1.0°S of MoonOct 03  22:31  LAST QUARTER MOON     04  20:58  Pollux 4.4°N of Moon    05  19:25  Beehive 0.3°N of Moon    06  19:11  Moon at Descending Node     07  07:19  Mars 2.1°N of Moon    07  09:33  Regulus 1.3°N of Moon    08  12:16  Moon at Perigee: 362867 km    09  22:57  Mars 0.8°N of Regulus    10  14:37  NEW MOON     12  06:48  Mercury 3.3°N of Moon    14  05:17  Venus 1.6°N of Moon    14  08:33  Antares 0.2°N of Moon    14  17     Venus 4.9°S of Saturn    16  05:42  Venus 1.2°N of Antares    17  22:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  03:02  Moon at Ascending Node     20  08:05  Moon at Apogee: 404638 km    21  05:36  Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon    21  19     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  19     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E    25  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.2°E    26  01:31  FULL MOON     28  03:29  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    28  13:01  Saturn 6.0°N of AntaresNov 01  02:38  Pollux 4.6°N of Moon    02  01:31  Beehive 0.6°N of Moon    02  06:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     02  21:28  Moon at Descending Node     03  16:42  Regulus 1.6°N of Moon    04  20:29  Mars 4.2°N of Moon    05  01:44  Moon at Perigee: 368185 km    05  05:47  Mercury 3.2°N of Antares    05  20     S Taurid Meteor Shower    07  12:12  Spica 2.7°N of Moon    07  21     Neptune at Opposition     09  01:49  NEW MOON     10  18:09  Antares 0.1°N of Moon    12  17:38  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    12  19     N Taurid Meteor Shower    16  04:56  Moon at Ascending Node     16  07     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     16  19:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  03:59  Moon at Apogee: 404209 km    17  15:00  Jupiter 2.9°S of Moon    18  01     Leonid Meteor Shower    20  02     Mercury at Perihelion     24  11:15  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    24  15:43  FULL MOON     28  08:27  Pollux 4.9°N of Moon    29  07:04  Beehive 0.8°N of Moon    29  21:44  Moon at Descending Node     29  22:10  Moon at Perigee: 369747 km    30  22:15  Regulus 1.9°N of MoonDec 01  13:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  06:53  Mars 6.0°N of Moon    03  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°W    04  19:32  Spica 2.9°N of Moon    06  04     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     08  15:41  NEW MOON     11  04:17  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    13  07:42  Moon at Ascending Node     14  14     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  01:16  Moon at Apogee: 404595 km    15  05:35  Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon    16  17:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON     17  21:52  Mercury 5.2°N of Antares    21  15:36  Winter Solstice     21  19     Mercury 1.2°S of Saturn    21  20:58  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    22  23     Ursid Meteor Shower    24  04:49  FULL MOON     25  01     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66596 AU    25  16:31  Pollux 5.0°N of Moon    26  14:29  Beehive 1.0°N of Moon    26  18:47  Moon at Perigee: 364579 km    27  01:24  Moon at Descending Node     28  04:36  Regulus 2.1°N of Moon    30  22:11  LAST 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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