2048Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2048Phases 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. 
   
      2048 Phases of the Moon   
      Moskow Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
-- Jan  1  09:57 t  Jan  8  21:49   
 Jan 15  14:32    Jan 23  00:56    Jan 31  03:14    Feb  7  06:16   
 Feb 14  03:31    Feb 21  22:22    Feb 29  17:38    Mar  7  13:45   
 Mar 14  17:28    Mar 22  19:03    Mar 30  05:04    Apr  5  21:10   
 Apr 13  08:20    Apr 21  13:02    Apr 28  14:13    May  5  05:22   
 May 12  23:58    May 21  03:16    May 27  21:57    Jun  3  15:05   
 Jun 11  15:50 A  Jun 19  13:49    Jun 26  05:08 p  Jul  3  02:58   
 Jul 11  07:04    Jul 18  21:31    Jul 25  12:34    Aug  1  17:30   
 Aug  9  20:59    Aug 17  03:32    Aug 23  21:07    Aug 31  10:42   
 Sep  8  09:24    Sep 15  09:04    Sep 22  07:46    Sep 30  05:45   
 Oct  7  20:45    Oct 14  15:20    Oct 21  21:25    Oct 30  01:15   
 Nov  6  07:38    Nov 12  23:29    Nov 20  14:20    Nov 28  19:34   
 Dec  5  18:30 T  Dec 12  10:29    Dec 20  09:39 n  Dec 28  11:31   
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.
2048Calendar 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.
   
      2048Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Moskow Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     MSK   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  09:52  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.128    01  09:57  FULL MOON     03  21     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98328 AU    04  16     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  11:05  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    05  17:09  Venus 6.1°N of Antares    08  21:49  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  09:36  Spica 3.2°N of Moon    10  10:17  Mars 6.1°N of Moon    12  11:40  Antares 2.2°S of Moon    13  03:54  Venus 3.0°N of Moon    13  06:53  Moon at Perigee: 363708 km    13  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°E    14  08:27  Moon at Ascending Node     15  14:32  NEW MOON     17  01:22  Mercury 3.2°S of Moon    20  19     Mercury at Perihelion     23  00:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  07:32  Jupiter 5.1°S of Moon    25  00:24  Moon at Apogee: 404717 km    25  07:49  Pleiades 1.0°N of Moon    28  09:52  Moon at Descending Node     29  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     30  15     Venus 0.1°S of Saturn    31  03:14  FULL MOON Feb 01  17:21  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    05  14:56  Spica 3.1°N of Moon    07  06:16  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  16:42  Mars 4.8°N of Moon    08  18:34  Antares 2.3°S of Moon    09  12:12  Moon at Perigee: 369129 km    10  15:30  Moon at Ascending Node     11  01:25  Saturn 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    12  02:13  Venus 1.9°S of Moon    12  08:18  Mercury 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    14  03:31  NEW MOON     17  18     Mercury 1.4°N of Venus    20  20:17  Jupiter 4.6°S of Moon    21  15:51  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon    21  21:29  Moon at Apogee: 404268 km    21  22:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°W    24  15:12  Moon at Descending Node     28  07     Uranus at Opposition     29  01:38  Regulus 5.0°N of Moon    29  17:38  FULL MOON Mar 03  20:58  Spica 2.9°N of Moon    04  18     Mercury at Aphelion     05  05:21  Moon at Perigee: 368850 km    06  19:39  Mars 3.3°N of Moon    06  23:51  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    07  13:45  LAST QUARTER MOON     08  17:31  Moon at Ascending Node     09  11:40  Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.    14  17:28  NEW MOON     15  17:00  Mars 5.3°N of Antares    16  06     Mercury 1.0°S of Venus    17  04     Venus at Aphelion     19  12:39  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon    19  23:48  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon    20  01:34  Vernal Equinox     20  17:41  Moon at Apogee: 404637 km    22  17:48  Moon at Descending Node     22  19:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  11:25  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    30  05:04  FULL MOON     31  05:23  Spica 2.7°N of MoonApr 01  13:10  Moon at Perigee: 363563 km    03  06:06  Antares 2.8°S of Moon    03  18:04  Mars 1.7°N of Moon    04  17:57  Moon at Ascending Node     05  19:30  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    05  21:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  17     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  08:20  NEW MOON     16  06:47  Jupiter 3.3°S of Moon    16  07:05  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon    17  10:22  Moon at Apogee: 405534 km    17  18     Mercury at Perihelion     18  19:39  Moon at Descending Node     21  13:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  01:01  Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades    22  13     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  21:08  Regulus 5.4°N of Moon    27  15:45  Spica 2.7°N of Moon    28  14:13  FULL MOON     29  17:29  Moon at Perigee: 359129 km    29  18:41  Mercury 1.5°S of Pleiades    30  14:46  Antares 2.9°S of MoonMay 01  06     Mercury 3.2°N of Jupiter    01  08:30  Mars 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    01  21:46  Moon at Ascending Node     03  02:38  Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    04  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.0°E    05  03     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  05:22  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  10     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     12  23:58  NEW MOON     14  12:50  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    14  20:19  Moon at Apogee: 406299 km    15  23:06  Moon at Descending Node     21  03:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  05:23  Regulus 5.5°N of Moon    25  02:19  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    27  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     27  21:57  FULL MOON     28  01:20  Antares 3.0°S of Moon    28  02:56  Moon at Perigee: 357116 km    28  11:12  Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    28  23     Venus at Superior Conjunction     29  06     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     29  06:20  Moon at Ascending Node     30  10:08  Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.Jun 03  15:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  15     Mars at Opposition     09  19:33  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon    10  23:20  Moon at Apogee: 406480 km    11  15:50  NEW MOON     11  15:57  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.944    12  04:40  Moon at Descending Node     16  02:20  Mars 1.7°N of Antares    17  11:51  Regulus 5.6°N of Moon    19  13:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  18:54  Summer Solstice     21  11:21  Spica 2.9°N of Moon    21  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°W    22  18:57  Mercury 2.1°N of Aldebaran    24  08:35  Mars 1.4°S of Moon    24  12:05  Antares 2.9°S of Moon    25  12:51  Moon at Perigee: 357914 km    25  17:10  Moon at Ascending Node     26  05:01  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.639    26  05:08  FULL MOON     26  17:52  Saturn 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.    28  05     Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
Date     MSK   Event        (h:m)Jul 03  02:58  LAST QUARTER MOON     04  02     Saturn at Opposition     06  08     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU    07  01:43  Pleiades 1.6°N of Moon    07  13     Venus at Perihelion     08  06:10  Moon at Apogee: 405968 km    08  15:01  Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon    09  10:57  Moon at Descending Node     11  07:04  NEW MOON     14  17     Mercury at Perihelion     14  17:22  Regulus 5.5°N of Moon    18  18:09  Spica 2.8°N of Moon    18  21:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     21  15:42  Mars 1.7°S of Moon    21  21:16  Antares 3.0°S of Moon    23  02:38  Moon at Ascending Node     23  19:18  Moon at Perigee: 361240 km    24  01:03  Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    25  12:34  FULL MOON     28  04     Delta-Aquarid Meteor ShowerAug 01  17:30  LAST QUARTER MOON     03  08:34  Pleiades 1.8°N of Moon    03  11:00  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus    04  20:05  Moon at Apogee: 405004 km    05  09:09  Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    05  16:07  Moon at Descending Node     05  20:07  Mars 1.1°N of Antares    06  01:46  Mercury 0.8°N of Regulus    09  20:59  NEW MOON     12  16     Mercury 0.8°S of Venus    12  20     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  23:29  Spica 2.6°N of Moon    17  03:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON     18  04:08  Antares 3.2°S of Moon    18  12:21  Mars 2.4°S of Moon    19  07:54  Moon at Ascending Node     20  07:09  Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    20  15:34  Moon at Perigee: 366147 km    23  21:07  FULL MOON     27  17     Mercury at Aphelion     30  16:15  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon    31  10:42  LAST QUARTER MOON Sep 01  13:48  Moon at Apogee: 404235 km    01  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°E    01  19:14  Moon at Descending Node     02  01:50  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    03  15     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     08  09:24  NEW MOON     10  10:03  Mercury 1.3°N of Moon    10  18:59  Venus 5.5°N of Moon    11  05:13  Spica 2.4°N of Moon    14  09:29  Antares 3.4°S of Moon    15  09:04  FIRST QUARTER MOON     15  09:06  Moon at Ascending Node     15  18:06  Moon at Perigee: 369916 km    15  18:51  Mars 3.4°S of Moon    16  12:42  Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    16  17:16  Venus 2.2°N of Spica    22  07:46  FULL MOON     22  11:01  Autumnal Equinox     27  00:24  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon    28  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     28  21:15  Moon at Descending Node     29  09:20  Moon at Apogee: 404231 km    29  15:30  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    30  05:45  LAST QUARTER MOON Oct 03  09     Mars 3.0°S of Saturn    04  15:47  Regulus 5.6°N of Moon    07  20:45  NEW MOON     10  12:41  Venus 1.5°N of Moon    10  17     Mercury at Perihelion     11  07:52  Moon at Perigee: 366937 km    11  15:25  Antares 3.6°S of Moon    12  10:07  Moon at Ascending Node     13  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W    13  19:25  Saturn 1.4°S of Moon    14  08:03  Mars 4.8°S of Moon    14  15:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON     20  09     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38142 AU    21  13     Orionid Meteor Shower    21  21:25  FULL MOON     24  08:19  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon    24  17:31  Venus 2.9°N of Antares    26  00:25  Moon at Descending Node     27  00:21  Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    27  04:59  Moon at Apogee: 404996 km    30  01:14  LAST QUARTER MOON Nov 01  01:11  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    05  13     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  07:38  NEW MOON     07  23:46  Antares 3.7°S of Moon    08  02:21  Moon at Perigee: 361590 km    08  15:22  Moon at Ascending Node     09  06:54  Venus 3.1°S of Moon    10  05:19  Saturn 1.8°S of Moon    12  01:56  Mars 6.0°S of Moon    12  12     N Taurid Meteor Shower    12  23:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  06     Neptune at Opposition     14  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     17  19     Leonid Meteor Shower    20  14:20  FULL MOON     20  15:24  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon    21  14     Venus 2.8°S of Saturn    22  05:54  Moon at Descending Node     23  03:36  Jupiter 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    23  21:24  Moon at Apogee: 405928 km    28  09:32  Regulus 5.9°N of Moon    28  19:34  LAST QUARTER MOON Dec 02  09:44  Spica 2.4°N of Moon    05  18:30  NEW MOON     05  18:34  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.044    06  01:27  Moon at Ascending Node     06  10:58  Moon at Perigee: 357717 km    07  19:08  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon    09  03:08  Venus 6.4°S of Moon    12  10:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     14  08     Geminid Meteor Shower    17  11     Jupiter at Opposition     17  21:37  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon    19  07     Mercury 2.4°S of Saturn    19  12:29  Moon at Descending Node     20  03:01  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    20  09:26  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.962    20  09:39  FULL MOON     21  03:28  Moon at Apogee: 406367 km    21  08:02  Winter Solstice     22  16     Ursid Meteor Shower    25  16:10  Regulus 5.9°N of Moon    26  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E    28  11:31  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  19:00  Spica 2.4°N 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 
        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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