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