2050Calendar of Astronomical Events
2050Phases of the Moon
Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 5 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2050 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Eastern Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 7 20:39 | Jan 16 01:17 |
| Jan 22 23:57 | Jan 29 15:48 | Feb 6 15:47 | Feb 14 17:10 |
| Feb 21 10:03 | Feb 28 06:29 | Mar 8 10:23 | Mar 16 05:08 |
| Mar 22 19:41 | Mar 29 23:17 | Apr 7 03:12 | Apr 14 13:24 |
| Apr 21 05:25 | Apr 28 17:08 | May 6 17:26 t | May 13 19:04 |
| May 20 15:51 H | May 28 11:04 | Jun 5 04:51 | Jun 11 23:39 |
| Jun 19 03:22 | Jun 27 04:17 | Jul 4 13:51 | Jul 11 04:46 |
| Jul 18 16:17 | Jul 26 20:05 | Aug 2 21:20 | Aug 9 11:48 |
| Aug 17 06:47 | Aug 25 09:56 | Sep 1 04:30 | Sep 7 21:51 |
| Sep 15 22:49 | Sep 23 21:34 | Sep 30 12:31 | Oct 7 11:32 |
| Oct 15 15:48 | Oct 23 07:10 | Oct 29 22:16 t | Nov 6 04:57 |
| Nov 14 08:41 P | Nov 21 15:25 | Nov 28 10:09 | Dec 6 01:27 |
| Dec 14 00:18 | Dec 20 23:15 | Dec 28 00:15 | - |
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.
2050Calendar of Astronomical Events
Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 5 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2050Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Eastern Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date EST Event (h:m)Jan 03 20 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 03 21:13 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon 03 22:20 Moon at Descending Node 04 15 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU 04 19:07 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon 07 20:39 FULL MOON 09 00:37 Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon 10 21:36 Moon at Apogee: 406128 km 15 21:12 Spica 0.9°N of Moon 16 01:17 LAST QUARTER MOON 17 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W 18 12:33 Moon at Ascending Node 18 13:57 Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn. 19 02 Jupiter at Opposition 19 07:03 Antares 5.6°S of Moon 19 12 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 19 23 Venus at Aphelion 21 07:58 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon 22 23:57 NEW MOON 23 13:50 Moon at Perigee: 357295 km 29 15:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 30 23:35 Moon at Descending Node Feb 01 00:40 Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon 04 18:18 Mars 4.9°N of Antares 04 23:30 Jupiter 5.0°N of Moon 06 05 Mercury at Aphelion 06 15:47 FULL MOON 07 01:32 Moon at Apogee: 406519 km 07 17 Mercury 1.1°S of Saturn 07 19:19 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 12 03:36 Spica 0.6°N of Moon 14 15:12 Moon at Ascending Node 14 17:10 LAST QUARTER MOON 15 15:48 Antares 5.8°S of Moon 16 06:04 Mars 1.6°S of Moon 19 12:53 Saturn 5.1°S of Moon 21 02:31 Moon at Perigee: 356855 km 21 10:03 NEW MOON 27 00:47 Moon at Descending Node 28 06:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON 28 07:04 Aldebaran 4.1°S of MoonMar 04 00:30 Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon 05 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 06 03:19 Moon at Apogee: 406338 km 07 01:28 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 08 10:23 FULL MOON 09 00 Uranus at Opposition 11 09:10 Spica 0.4°N of Moon 13 15:52 Moon at Ascending Node 14 22:12 Antares 6.1°S of Moon 16 05:08 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 20:42 Mars 3.6°S of Moon 19 03:11 Saturn 5.4°S of Moon 20 05:20 Vernal Equinox 20 13:05 Jupiter 6.2°S of Pollux 21 12:48 Moon at Perigee: 359625 km 22 04 Mercury at Perihelion 22 19:41 NEW MOON 24 01:48 Mercury 1.4°S of Moon 24 09:14 Venus 3.1°S of Moon 26 05:48 Moon at Descending Node 26 16 Mercury 3.7°N of Venus 27 15:22 Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon 29 23:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON 30 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E 31 06:52 Jupiter 5.3°N of MoonApr 02 16:09 Moon at Apogee: 405540 km 07 03:12 FULL MOON 07 15:19 Spica 0.3°N of Moon 09 18:47 Moon at Ascending Node 14 09:16 Mars 5.6°S of Moon 14 13:24 LAST QUARTER MOON 15 13:42 Saturn 5.7°S of Moon 18 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 18 14:04 Moon at Perigee: 364528 km 21 05:25 NEW MOON 22 09:45 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades 22 14:31 Moon at Descending Node 22 18 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 07:53 Venus 1.6°N of Moon 24 00:56 Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon 27 19:03 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 28 17:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON 30 06:49 Venus 6.4°N of Aldebaran 30 10:11 Moon at Apogee: 404600 kmMay 04 22:48 Spica 0.4°N of Moon 05 07 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 17:26 FULL MOON 06 17:30 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.077 07 01:21 Moon at Ascending Node 12 07 Venus at Perihelion 12 20:42 Saturn 5.8°S of Moon 13 19:04 LAST QUARTER MOON 15 10:45 Moon at Perigee: 369166 km 15 13 Mars 1.6°S of Saturn 15 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W 16 05 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 18 19:06 Mercury 5.1°S of Moon 19 23:46 Moon at Descending Node 20 15:41 Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.004 20 15:51 NEW MOON 23 12:50 Venus 5.7°N of Moon 25 11:27 Jupiter 5.7°N of Moon 28 05:12 Moon at Apogee: 404241 km 28 11:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON Jun 01 07:18 Spica 0.3°N of Moon 03 09:47 Moon at Ascending Node 04 18:01 Antares 6.3°S of Moon 05 04:51 FULL MOON 06 01:37 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux 06 04:07 Mercury 5.2°S of Pleiades 09 01:54 Saturn 5.8°S of Moon 09 13:25 Moon at Perigee: 368158 km 11 23:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 15 17 Venus 1.5°N of Jupiter 16 06:27 Moon at Descending Node 18 03 Mercury at Perihelion 18 03:29 Venus 0.5°N of Beehive 19 03:22 NEW MOON 19 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 20 22:33 Summer Solstice 22 05:59 Jupiter 5.8°N of Moon 22 07 Neptune at Perihelion: 29.81670 AU 24 23:29 Moon at Apogee: 404736 km 27 04:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON 28 15:52 Spica 0.2°N of Moon 29 19:25 Jupiter 1.0°S of Beehive 30 17:15 Moon at Ascending Node | Date EST Event (h:m)Jul 04 13:51 FULL MOON 05 20 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01663 AU 06 07:17 Saturn 5.7°S of Moon 06 21:25 Moon at Perigee: 363256 km 08 07:50 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus 09 03:31 Mercury 0.0°N of Beehive 10 13 Mercury 0.9°N of Jupiter 11 04:46 LAST QUARTER MOON 13 09:19 Moon at Descending Node 15 00:16 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon 18 16:17 NEW MOON 21 04:13 Mercury 5.4°N of Moon 21 14:36 Regulus 5.7°N of Moon 22 15:27 Moon at Apogee: 405717 km 22 22:26 Venus 5.3°N of Moon 25 05:44 Mercury 1.0°S of Regulus 25 23:34 Spica 0.0°S of Moon 26 20:05 FIRST QUARTER MOON 27 21:39 Moon at Ascending Node 28 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E 28 06 Saturn at Opposition 28 09 Delta-Aquarid Meteor ShowerAug 01 03 Mercury at Aphelion 02 13:55 Saturn 5.6°S of Moon 02 21:20 FULL MOON 04 00:06 Moon at Perigee: 358975 km 07 14 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 07 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E 09 10:07 Moon at Descending Node 09 11:48 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 05:39 Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon 13 01 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 02 Mars at Opposition 16 19 Uranus at Perihelion: 18.28307 AU 17 06:47 NEW MOON 19 02:00 Moon at Apogee: 406488 km 21 09:50 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 22 06:01 Spica 0.3°S of Moon 23 23:22 Moon at Ascending Node 24 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 25 09:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 21:35 Saturn 5.7°S of MoonSep 01 04:30 FULL MOON 01 09:03 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km 01 15 Venus at Aphelion 03 07:12 Venus 1.9°S of Spica 05 12:45 Moon at Descending Node 05 17 Mercury 5.5°S of Jupiter 07 02 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38111 AU 07 11:52 Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon 07 21:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 03:36 Mercury 0.3°S of Regulus 10 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W 13 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 14 02:55 Regulus 5.7°N of Moon 14 03 Mercury at Perihelion 15 04:55 Moon at Apogee: 406591 km 15 22:49 NEW MOON 18 11:45 Spica 0.4°S of Moon 18 21:28 Venus 5.6°S of Moon 20 01:06 Moon at Ascending Node 22 14:29 Autumnal Equinox 23 21:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 05:28 Saturn 5.9°S of Moon 29 19:42 Moon at Perigee: 357710 km 30 12:31 FULL MOON Oct 02 19:50 Moon at Descending Node 04 20:05 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon 06 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 07 11:32 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 09:13 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 12 10:51 Moon at Apogee: 406050 km 15 15:48 NEW MOON 16 15 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 16 21:49 Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus 17 05:24 Moon at Ascending Node 21 17 Orionid Meteor Shower 23 07:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON 23 13:04 Saturn 6.0°S of Moon 28 04:08 Moon at Perigee: 361380 km 29 22:16 FULL MOON 29 22:20 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.054 30 06:12 Moon at Descending Node Nov 01 06:07 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon 05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower 06 04:57 LAST QUARTER MOON 07 16:21 Regulus 5.8°N of Moon 09 01:44 Moon at Apogee: 405118 km 11 10:31 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn. 11 22:23 Mercury 2.1°N of Antares 12 00:48 Spica 0.4°S of Moon 12 17 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 12:20 Moon at Ascending Node 14 08:29 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.887 14 08:41 NEW MOON 16 02:38 Mercury 5.5°S of Moon 17 23 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 21 Neptune at Opposition 19 21:03 Saturn 6.0°S of Moon 21 15:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON 22 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E 22 15:29 Mars 6.2°S of Moon 25 00:46 Moon at Perigee: 366851 km 26 16:02 Moon at Descending Node 27 10:48 Venus 3.3°N of Spica 28 10:10 FULL MOON 28 16:26 Aldebaran 3.0°S of MoonDec 05 00:22 Regulus 5.7°N of Moon 06 01:27 LAST QUARTER MOON 06 21:39 Moon at Apogee: 404411 km 09 08:54 Spica 0.5°S of Moon 10 05:27 Venus 3.4°N of Moon 10 19:42 Moon at Ascending Node 11 02 Mercury at Perihelion 11 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 14 00:18 NEW MOON 14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower 17 07:04 Saturn 5.9°S of Moon 20 11:49 Moon at Perigee: 370280 km 20 23:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 21 00:31 Mars 4.0°S of Moon 21 11:39 Winter Solstice 22 21 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 00 Venus at Perihelion 23 21:37 Moon at Descending Node 26 01:06 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon 27 08 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W 28 00:15 FULL MOON 30 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°W | |||||||
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 | |||||
- 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)
- 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.