2047Calendar of Astronomical Events

    

2047Phases 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.

2047 Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 3 23:31 Jan 11 19:21 t Jan 18 16:32
Jan 25 19:44 P Feb 2 21:09 Feb 10 08:40 Feb 17 00:42
Feb 24 12:26 Mar 4 16:52 Mar 11 19:37 Mar 18 10:11
Mar 26 05:44 Apr 3 09:11 Apr 10 04:35 Apr 16 21:30
Apr 24 22:40 May 2 21:26 May 9 12:24 May 16 10:46
May 24 14:27 Jun 1 05:54 Jun 7 20:05 Jun 15 01:45
Jun 23 04:36 P Jun 30 11:37 Jul 7 04:33 t Jul 14 18:09
Jul 22 16:49 P Jul 29 16:03 Aug 5 14:38 Aug 13 11:34
Aug 21 03:16 Aug 27 20:49 Sep 4 02:54 Sep 12 05:18
Sep 19 12:31 Sep 26 03:29 Oct 3 17:42 Oct 11 22:22
Oct 18 21:28 Oct 25 13:13 Nov 2 10:58 Nov 10 13:39
Nov 17 06:59 Nov 24 02:41 Dec 2 05:55 Dec 10 02:29
Dec 16 17:38 P Dec 23 19:51 --

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.


2047Calendar 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.

2047Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     CST   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  23:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  01     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  03:26  Moon at Apogee: 404416 km    05  05     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU    07  19:32  Pleiades 0.3°S of Moon    11  19:21  FULL MOON     11  19:25  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.234    12  01:29  Moon at Descending Node     12  23:40  Beehive 2.8°N of Moon    14  15:28  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon    16  15:10  Moon at Perigee: 369325 km    18  10:26  Spica 3.5°N of Moon    18  16:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  14:37  Antares 0.8°S of Moon    23  02:04  Saturn 3.3°N of Moon    24  23:55  Moon at Ascending Node     25  19:32  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.891    25  19:44  NEW MOON     26  20     Mercury 6.9°S of Venus    27  11:22  Mercury 3.3°S of Moon    28  03:47  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    29  07:08  Mars 5.5°S of Moon    29  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°EFeb 01  00:34  Moon at Apogee: 404793 km    02  13     Mercury at Perihelion     02  21:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  04:27  Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon    08  11:13  Moon at Descending Node     09  09:18  Beehive 2.8°N of Moon    10  08:40  FULL MOON     11  00:15  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon    12  18:46  Moon at Perigee: 363892 km    13  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  16:29  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    17  00:42  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  20:00  Antares 0.9°S of Moon    19  12:22  Saturn 3.1°N of Moon    21  05:46  Moon at Ascending Node     22  22     Uranus at Opposition     22  23:36  Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    24  12:26  NEW MOON     24  22     Venus 0.3°S of Mars    28  18:38  Moon at Apogee: 405695 kmMar 03  12:24  Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon    04  16:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  19:12  Moon at Descending Node     08  08     Venus 0.9°N of Jupiter    08  19:55  Beehive 2.9°N of Moon    10  10:57  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon    11  19:37  FULL MOON     12  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.5°W    12  23:32  Moon at Perigee: 359039 km    14  00:59  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    17  02:08  Antares 1.1°S of Moon    18  10:11  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  11     Mars 0.9°N of Jupiter    18  12     Mercury at Aphelion     18  20:49  Saturn 2.7°N of Moon    20  07:43  Moon at Ascending Node     20  10:52  Vernal Equinox     26  05:44  NEW MOON     28  05:07  Moon at Apogee: 406463 km    29  19:54  Venus 3.6°S of Moon    30  19:01  Pleiades 0.2°N of MoonApr 03  09:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  23:01  Moon at Descending Node     05  05:34  Beehive 3.1°N of Moon    06  21:37  Regulus 4.0°N of Moon    09  15:10  Venus 2.4°S of Pleiades    10  04:35  FULL MOON     10  10:08  Moon at Perigee: 356789 km    10  11:39  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    13  10:35  Antares 1.3°S of Moon    14  18     Venus at Perihelion     15  04:49  Saturn 2.4°N of Moon    16  08:32  Moon at Ascending Node     16  21:30  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  03     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     22  22     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  07:11  Moon at Apogee: 406676 km    24  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     24  22:40  NEW MOON     27  00:52  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    28  20:39  Venus 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.May 01  00:05  Moon at Descending Node     01  12     Mercury at Perihelion     02  13:06  Beehive 3.4°N of Moon    02  21:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  06:28  Regulus 4.2°N of Moon    05  11     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  05     Mercury 1.2°N of Mars    07  22:36  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    08  20:43  Moon at Perigee: 357602 km    09  11     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     09  12:24  FULL MOON     10  20:58  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    12  12:56  Saturn 2.3°N of Moon    13  12:17  Moon at Ascending Node     16  10:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  14:02  Moon at Apogee: 406202 km    23  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°E    24  14:27  NEW MOON     26  13:37  Mercury 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.    28  02:06  Moon at Descending Node     28  04     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E    28  15:26  Venus 3.5°N of Moon    28  22:19  Venus 3.8°S of Pollux    29  18:56  Beehive 3.6°N of Moon    31  13:06  Regulus 4.4°N of MoonJun 01  05:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  07:57  Spica 3.3°N of Moon    06  03:14  Moon at Perigee: 361058 km    07  07:32  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    07  20:05  FULL MOON     08  20:38  Saturn 2.3°N of Moon    09  20:05  Moon at Ascending Node     13  22:58  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    15  01:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     18  04:22  Moon at Apogee: 405209 km    19  12:29  Jupiter 5.8°S of Moon    20  13:41  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    21  04:02  Summer Solstice     22  13     Saturn at Opposition     23  04:36  NEW MOON     23  04:51  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.313    24  07:15  Moon at Descending Node     24  21     Mars in Conjunction with Sun     26  00:34  Beehive 3.7°N of Moon    26  16:56  Venus 3.6°N of Moon    27  18:34  Regulus 4.5°N of Moon    30  11:37  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
Date     CST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  14:58  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    03  22:56  Moon at Perigee: 365988 km    04  16:38  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    05  01     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU    06  03:06  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon    07  04:33  FULL MOON     07  04:34  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.751    07  05:43  Moon at Ascending Node     10  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W    14  18:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  01     Saturn at Aphelion: 10.04615 AU    15  21:57  Moon at Apogee: 404370 km    17  06:01  Jupiter 5.5°S of Moon    17  21:23  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon    21  06:31  Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    21  14:52  Moon at Descending Node     22  16:35  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.360    22  16:49  NEW MOON     24  04:49  Venus 1.8°S of Moon    25  00:40  Regulus 4.5°N of Moon    28  11     Mercury at Perihelion     28  13     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  20:24  Spica 3.4°N of Moon    28  23     Mercury 0.1°S of Mars    29  16:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  03:01  Moon at Perigee: 369644 km    31  23:30  Antares 1.5°S of MoonAug 02  08:10  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon    03  13:59  Moon at Ascending Node     05  02     Venus at Aphelion     05  14:38  FULL MOON     06  05     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     06  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     12  16:38  Moon at Apogee: 404274 km    13  05     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  11:34  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  21:03  Jupiter 5.3°S of Moon    14  05:29  Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon    15  04:49  Mars 0.5°S of Beehive    17  22:37  Moon at Descending Node     21  03:16  NEW MOON     24  17:21  Moon at Perigee: 366969 km    25  02:12  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    27  20:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  04:55  Antares 1.6°S of Moon    29  12:50  Saturn 2.4°N of Moon    30  02     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     30  18:29  Moon at Ascending Node Sep 04  02:54  FULL MOON     09  11:06  Moon at Apogee: 404975 km    10  07:50  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    10  11     Mercury at Aphelion     10  13:16  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon    11  02:49  Venus 7.0°S of Beehive    12  05:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  12:12  Jupiter 6.0°S of Pleiades    14  04:02  Moon at Descending Node     16  01:46  Beehive 3.8°N of Moon    16  07:37  Venus 2.1°S of Moon    17  18:24  Regulus 4.5°N of Moon    19  12:31  NEW MOON     19  17:56  Mars 0.7°N of Regulus    19  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.5°E    20  03:41  Mercury 0.6°S of Spica    21  09:28  Moon at Perigee: 361859 km    21  10:04  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    21  11:21  Mercury 2.2°N of Moon    22  20:07  Autumnal Equinox     24  10:48  Antares 1.9°S of Moon    25  19:07  Saturn 2.1°N of Moon    26  03:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  19:32  Moon at Ascending Node Oct 03  17:42  FULL MOON     07  02:53  Moon at Apogee: 405929 km    07  13:08  Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon    07  20:13  Pleiades 0.8°N of Moon    09  07:35  Venus 1.8°S of Regulus    11  06:21  Moon at Descending Node     11  22:22  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  11:09  Beehive 4.1°N of Moon    15  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     15  04:43  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon    15  15:05  Venus 3.8°N of Moon    16  13     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°W    18  21:28  NEW MOON     19  15:58  Moon at Perigee: 357956 km    21  18:56  Antares 2.1°S of Moon    21  21     Orionid Meteor Shower    23  04:54  Saturn 1.6°N of Moon    23  20:50  Moon at Ascending Node     24  11     Mercury at Perihelion     25  13:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°WNov 02  10:58  FULL MOON     03  10:20  Moon at Apogee: 406422 km    03  13:44  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon    03  20:09  Mercury 3.9°N of Spica    04  02:27  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon    05  22     S Taurid Meteor Shower    07  05     Venus 0.1°S of Mars    07  07:43  Moon at Descending Node     10  13:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  12     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66601 AU    11  13:46  Regulus 4.9°N of Moon    12  10     Neptune at Opposition     12  21     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  00     Jupiter at Opposition     15  07:33  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    17  03:53  Moon at Perigee: 356788 km    17  06:59  NEW MOON     18  04     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  18:36  Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.    20  02:31  Moon at Ascending Node     24  02:41  FIRST QUARTER MOON     25  11     Venus at Perihelion     28  00:34  Venus 3.9°N of Spica    30  10:36  Moon at Apogee: 406295 km    30  12:58  Jupiter 5.2°S of MoonDec 01  08:36  Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon    02  05:55  FULL MOON     04  11:14  Moon at Descending Node     05  23     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     08  20:35  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    10  02:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  17:27  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    14  17     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  15:51  Moon at Perigee: 358891 km    16  17:38  NEW MOON     16  17:49  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.882    17  01:58  Mars 3.2°N of Spica    17  12:40  Moon at Ascending Node     21  17:06  Winter Solstice     23  01     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  19:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  15:03  Jupiter 5.3°S of Moon    27  20:49  Moon at Apogee: 405621 km    28  14     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     28  15:18  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon    31  17:38  Moon at Descending Node     

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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