2046Calendar of Astronomical Events
2046Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2046 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 7 04:24 | Jan 15 09:42 | Jan 22 12:51 p | Jan 29 04:11 |
| Feb 5 23:10 A | Feb 14 03:20 | Feb 20 23:44 | Feb 27 16:23 |
| Mar 7 18:15 | Mar 15 17:13 | Mar 22 09:27 | Mar 29 06:57 |
| Apr 6 11:52 | Apr 14 03:21 | Apr 20 18:21 | Apr 27 23:30 |
| May 6 02:56 | May 13 10:25 | May 20 03:15 | May 27 17:06 |
| Jun 4 15:22 | Jun 11 15:27 | Jun 18 13:10 | Jun 26 10:40 |
| Jul 4 01:39 | Jul 10 19:53 | Jul 18 00:55 p | Jul 26 03:19 |
| Aug 2 10:25 T | Aug 9 01:15 | Aug 16 14:50 | Aug 24 18:36 |
| Aug 31 18:25 | Sep 7 09:07 | Sep 15 06:39 | Sep 23 08:16 |
| Sep 30 02:25 | Oct 6 20:41 | Oct 14 23:41 | Oct 22 20:07 |
| Oct 29 11:17 | Nov 5 12:28 | Nov 13 17:04 | Nov 21 06:10 |
| Nov 27 21:50 | Dec 5 07:56 | Dec 13 09:55 | Dec 20 14:43 |
| Dec 27 10:39 | - | - | - |
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.
2046Calendar of Astronomical Events
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2046Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GMT Event (h:m)Jan 01 14 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 03 01 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU 04 01 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 05:46 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 07 04:24 NEW MOON 09 09:01 Moon at Ascending Node 11 16:45 Moon at Apogee: 405530 km 11 19:29 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon 15 09:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON 16 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 18 03:07 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 18 09:37 Mars 3.9°N of Spica 20 14 Venus at Perihelion 21 23:03 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon 22 12:51 FULL MOON 22 13:01 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.053 22 20:35 Beehive 1.0°N of Moon 23 06:23 Moon at Descending Node 23 19:02 Moon at Perigee: 359440 km 24 09:34 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon 28 03:12 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 29 04:11 LAST QUARTER MOON 31 11:20 Antares 0.2°N of MoonFeb 01 08:09 Saturn 5.7°N of Moon 05 15:45 Moon at Ascending Node 05 23:05 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.923 05 23:10 NEW MOON 07 11:36 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon 08 05:11 Moon at Apogee: 406331 km 08 14:55 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon 14 03:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 11:48 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon 15 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E 15 22 Mercury at Perihelion 18 04 Mercury 3.4°N of Jupiter 18 05 Uranus at Opposition 18 10:16 Pollux 5.0°N of Moon 19 07:59 Beehive 1.0°N of Moon 19 17:48 Moon at Descending Node 20 20:43 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon 20 23:44 FULL MOON 21 06:43 Moon at Perigee: 356803 km 24 11:33 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 27 16:23 LAST QUARTER MOON 27 17:23 Antares 0.1°N of Moon 28 17:25 Saturn 5.6°N of MoonMar 02 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 03 09:56 Venus 5.1°N of Moon 04 21:25 Moon at Ascending Node 07 06:49 Moon at Apogee: 406576 km 07 18:15 NEW MOON 13 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.7°W 13 18:23 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon 15 17:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON 15 18 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 17 19:55 Pollux 5.1°N of Moon 18 18:22 Beehive 1.1°N of Moon 19 03:00 Moon at Descending Node 20 07:56 Regulus 2.2°N of Moon 20 10:58 Vernal Equinox 21 18:59 Moon at Perigee: 357400 km 22 09:27 FULL MOON 23 22:03 Spica 3.0°N of Moon 27 01:24 Antares 0.0°S of Moon 28 02:11 Saturn 5.4°N of Moon 29 06:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 30 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W 31 21 Mercury at Aphelion Apr 01 00:32 Moon at Ascending Node 02 08:14 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn. 03 12:45 Moon at Apogee: 406176 km 06 11:52 NEW MOON 09 23:52 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon 14 03:01 Pollux 5.4°N of Moon 14 03:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON 15 02:15 Beehive 1.4°N of Moon 15 06 Mercury 1.5°S of Jupiter 15 07:10 Moon at Descending Node 16 17:10 Regulus 2.4°N of Moon 17 16 Mars at Opposition 19 02:59 Moon at Perigee: 360864 km 20 08:51 Spica 3.0°N of Moon 20 18:21 FULL MOON 22 22 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 11:06 Antares 0.2°S of Moon 24 10:34 Saturn 5.2°N of Moon 27 23:30 LAST QUARTER MOON 28 02:08 Moon at Ascending Node 29 17:27 Mars 3.3°N of SpicaMay 01 03:41 Moon at Apogee: 405206 km 05 11 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 02:56 NEW MOON 07 03 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 08 04 Venus 0.5°S of Jupiter 10 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 11 08:34 Pollux 5.6°N of Moon 12 07:54 Moon at Descending Node 12 08:05 Beehive 1.6°N of Moon 12 23 Venus at Aphelion 13 10:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON 13 23:55 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon 14 21 Mercury at Perihelion 16 23:31 Moon at Perigee: 365910 km 17 11:46 Mars 5.9°N of Moon 17 18:08 Spica 3.1°N of Moon 20 03:15 FULL MOON 20 21:01 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 21 17:51 Saturn 5.2°N of Moon 25 04:58 Moon at Ascending Node 27 17:06 LAST QUARTER MOON 28 21:55 Moon at Apogee: 404334 kmJun 04 15:22 NEW MOON 06 12:33 Mercury 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 07 14:28 Pollux 5.8°N of Moon 08 09:42 Moon at Descending Node 08 13:43 Beehive 1.8°N of Moon 10 05:25 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon 10 15 Saturn at Opposition 10 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.1°E 11 15:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 12 03:54 Moon at Perigee: 369663 km 13 19:17 Mars 5.0°N of Moon 14 01:09 Spica 3.2°N of Moon 17 05:39 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 17 23:23 Saturn 5.2°N of Moon 18 13:10 FULL MOON 21 04:15 Summer Solstice 21 10:29 Moon at Ascending Node 21 12:34 Venus 5.5°S of Pleiades 25 16:40 Moon at Apogee: 404192 km 26 10:40 LAST QUARTER MOON 29 13:49 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran 29 17:09 Mars 1.2°N of Spica 30 22:02 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon | Date GMT Event (h:m)Jul 01 22:10 Venus 5.4°S of Moon 04 01:39 NEW MOON 05 06 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU 05 15:30 Moon at Descending Node 05 20:52 Beehive 1.9°N of Moon 07 11:40 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon 07 18:06 Moon at Perigee: 367114 km 07 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 10 19:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 06:41 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 11 15:10 Mars 4.5°N of Moon 14 12:24 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 15 03:25 Saturn 5.3°N of Moon 18 00:55 FULL MOON 18 01:05 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.246 18 17:49 Moon at Ascending Node 23 10:37 Moon at Apogee: 404859 km 26 03:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 28 07:04 Pleiades 0.7°S of Moon 28 13 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°W 31 22:00 Venus 1.4°S of Moon 31 23:16 Mercury 2.6°S of MoonAug 02 00:47 Moon at Descending Node 02 10:20 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.053 02 10:25 NEW MOON 02 21 Mercury 1.4°S of Venus 04 08:18 Mercury 7.2°S of Pollux 04 09:16 Moon at Perigee: 362170 km 04 18:39 Venus 6.4°S of Pollux 07 12:35 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 08 19:49 Mars 4.0°N of Moon 09 01:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 17:55 Antares 0.3°S of Moon 10 20 Mercury at Perihelion 11 07:25 Saturn 5.3°N of Moon 13 05 Perseid Meteor Shower 15 00:42 Moon at Ascending Node 16 00:53 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 16 14:50 FULL MOON 20 01:53 Moon at Apogee: 405828 km 23 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 24 15:14 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon 24 18:36 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 03 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 28 17:57 Pollux 5.9°N of Moon 29 10:44 Moon at Descending Node 29 16:32 Beehive 1.9°N of Moon 31 18:25 NEW MOON Sep 01 14:28 Moon at Perigee: 358321 km 02 07 Venus at Perihelion 03 20:26 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 06 06:55 Mars 3.1°N of Moon 06 23:47 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 07 09:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 13:25 Saturn 5.1°N of Moon 11 05:06 Moon at Ascending Node 15 06:39 FULL MOON 16 10:11 Moon at Apogee: 406400 km 20 21:54 Pleiades 0.5°S of Moon 21 23:56 Mars 2.9°N of Antares 22 20:22 Autumnal Equinox 23 08:16 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 20 Mercury at Aphelion 24 07:26 Mercury 0.6°N of Spica 25 03:20 Pollux 6.0°N of Moon 25 17:54 Moon at Descending Node 26 02:35 Beehive 2.1°N of Moon 27 17:03 Regulus 3.1°N of Moon 30 00:47 Moon at Perigee: 356939 km 30 02:25 NEW MOON Oct 01 21:45 Mercury 2.9°N of Moon 04 03 Mars 2.9°S of Saturn 04 07:32 Antares 0.6°S of Moon 04 23:01 Saturn 4.7°N of Moon 04 23:33 Mars 1.8°N of Moon 06 20:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 05 Jupiter at Opposition 07 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.5°E 08 06:47 Moon at Ascending Node 13 11:22 Moon at Apogee: 406316 km 14 23:41 FULL MOON 15 16 Venus at Superior Conjunction 18 03:34 Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon 21 21 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 20:07 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 20:31 Moon at Descending Node 23 10:43 Beehive 2.3°N of Moon 25 02:34 Regulus 3.3°N of Moon 28 11:41 Moon at Perigee: 358601 km 29 11:17 NEW MOON 31 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 31 17:26 Antares 0.8°S of MoonNov 01 12 Jupiter at Perihelion: 4.95342 AU 01 12:17 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon 02 21:31 Mars 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 04 08:16 Moon at Ascending Node 05 12:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 22 S Taurid Meteor Shower 06 19 Mercury at Perihelion 09 19:38 Moon at Apogee: 405682 km 10 04 Neptune at Opposition 12 21 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 17:04 FULL MOON 14 09:32 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon 16 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°W 18 03 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 20:59 Moon at Descending Node 19 16:45 Beehive 2.6°N of Moon 21 06:10 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 09:38 Regulus 3.6°N of Moon 25 03:34 Spica 3.3°N of Moon 25 18:09 Moon at Perigee: 363050 km 27 21:50 NEW MOON Dec 01 12:55 Moon at Ascending Node 02 00:20 Mars 2.0°S of Moon 03 11 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38138 AU 03 17 Venus 1.7°S of Saturn 05 07:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 12:36 Moon at Apogee: 404833 km 11 16:52 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon 13 09:55 FULL MOON 14 17 Geminid Meteor Shower 16 00:01 Moon at Descending Node 16 22:21 Beehive 2.8°N of Moon 17 11 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 18 15:09 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon 20 14:43 LAST QUARTER MOON 21 17:28 Winter Solstice 22 10:57 Spica 3.4°N of Moon 23 01 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 05:06 Moon at Perigee: 368619 km 23 15 Venus at Aphelion 25 13:38 Antares 0.8°S of Moon 27 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 27 10:39 NEW MOON 28 21:09 Moon at Ascending Node 28 22:13 Venus 1.5°S of Moon 31 06:26 Mars 4.0°S of 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 | |||||
- 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)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
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.