2041Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2041Phases of the Moon
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 9 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2041 Phases of the Moon   
      Alaska Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  2  10:08    Jan  9  01:06    Jan 16  22:11    Jan 25  01:33   
 Jan 31  20:43    Feb  7  14:40    Feb 15  17:21    Feb 23  15:29   
 Mar  2  06:39    Mar  9  06:51    Mar 17  11:19    Mar 25  01:32   
 Mar 31  16:29    Apr  8  00:38    Apr 16  03:00    Apr 23  08:24   
 Apr 30  02:46 T  May  7  18:54    May 15  15:52 p  May 22  13:26   
 May 29  13:56    Jun  6  12:40    Jun 14  01:59    Jun 20  18:12   
 Jun 28  02:17    Jul  6  05:12    Jul 13  10:01    Jul 20  00:13   
 Jul 27  16:02    Aug  4  19:53    Aug 11  17:04    Aug 18  08:43   
 Aug 26  07:16    Sep  3  08:19    Sep 10  00:24    Sep 16  20:33   
 Sep 24  23:41    Oct  2  18:33    Oct  9  09:03    Oct 16  12:05   
 Oct 24  16:30 A  Nov  1  03:05    Nov  7  19:43 p  Nov 15  07:06   
 Nov 23  08:36    Nov 30  10:49    Dec  7  08:42    Dec 15  04:32   
 Dec 22  23:06    Dec 29  18:46   --
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.
2041Calendar of Astronomical Events
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 9 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2041Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Alaska Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     AKST   Even        (h:m)Jan 02  10:08  NEW MOON     03  09     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  10:39  Moon at Perigee: 358590 km    03  12     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU    05  00     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E    05  15:53  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    09  01:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  15:01  Moon at Ascending Node     12  02:38  Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon    16  14:20  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    16  22:11  FULL MOON     17  15:55  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    18  14:16  Moon at Apogee: 406419 km    19  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E    19  11:58  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    23  23:17  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    24  04:10  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    24  16:15  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    25  01:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  04     Mercury at Perihelion     25  08     Uranus at Opposition     26  06:09  Moon at Descending Node     27  13:55  Antares 3.1°S of Moon    31  20:43  NEW MOON     31  22:46  Moon at Perigee: 356610 kmFeb 03  19     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     07  14:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  15:39  Moon at Ascending Node     08  08:42  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon    10  20     Mercury 4.3°N of Mars    12  20:20  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    13  22:01  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    14  14:03  Moon at Apogee: 406498 km    15  17:21  FULL MOON     15  18:07  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    17  15     Venus at Perihelion     20  05:29  Spica 4.6°S of Moon    20  09:59  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    20  23:53  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    22  07:13  Moon at Descending Node     23  15:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  21:54  Antares 2.8°S of Moon    28  06:36  Mercury 5.1°N of MoonMar 01  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°W    01  10:56  Moon at Perigee: 358003 km    02  06:39  NEW MOON     06  18:29  Moon at Ascending Node     07  16:31  Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon    09  06:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  04     Mercury at Aphelion     12  02:36  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon    13  04:18  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    13  22:06  Moon at Apogee: 405968 km    15  00:28  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    17  11:19  FULL MOON     17  22     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     18  17     Mercury 1.0°S of Mars    19  11:20  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    19  13:05  Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.    19  21:07  Vernal Equinox     20  02:26  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    21  08:35  Moon at Descending Node     23  03:47  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    25  01:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  17:37  Moon at Perigee: 362174 km    29  19:54  Mars 3.7°N of Moon    31  16:29  NEW MOON Apr 03  01:39  Moon at Ascending Node     04  02:01  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon    06  16     Venus 6.7°N of Mars    08  00:38  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  09:52  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    09  11:23  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    10  06     Saturn at Opposition     10  14:41  Moon at Apogee: 404998 km    11  07:32  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    12  05     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38129 AU    14  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     15  15:54  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    15  18:08  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    16  01     Jupiter at Opposition     16  02:52  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    16  03:00  FULL MOON     17  13:27  Moon at Descending Node     19  09:25  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    22  06     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  03     Mercury at Perihelion     23  08:24  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  23     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     26  07:51  Moon at Perigee: 367410 km    26  19:48  Venus 6.0°N of Moon    27  18:15  Mars 2.4°N of Moon    30  02:46  NEW MOON     30  02:51  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.019    30  11:05  Moon at Ascending Node May 01  11:47  Mercury 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.    01  19:56  Mercury 1.9°S of Pleiades    04  20     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  18:06  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    06  19:20  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    07  18:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  09:43  Moon at Apogee: 404308 km    08  15:20  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    11  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.6°E    12  08:11  Jupiter 3.3°N of Spica    12  20:18  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    13  02:14  Spica 4.5°S of Moon    13  04:39  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    14  21:22  Moon at Descending Node     15  15:42  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.065    15  15:52  FULL MOON     16  16:27  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    21  16:18  Moon at Perigee: 369566 km    22  13:26  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  21:51  Venus 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    26  16:24  Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    26  23     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W    27  19:17  Moon at Ascending Node     29  13:56  NEW MOON Jun 02  02:29  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    03  03:33  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    04  23:24  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    05  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     05  04:34  Moon at Apogee: 404429 km    06  12:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  02:58  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    09  10:02  Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    09  11:08  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    09  23     Venus at Aphelion     11  05:42  Moon at Descending Node     13  01:18  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    14  01:59  FULL MOON     15  12     Jupiter 4.2°S of Saturn    17  02:48  Moon at Perigee: 365482 km    17  07:40  Mercury 1.2°N of Aldebaran    20  14:37  Summer Solstice     20  18:12  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  23:56  Moon at Ascending Node     24  11:50  Venus 3.3°S of Moon    24  13:29  Mars 1.3°S of Moon    25  03:04  Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon    28  02:17  NEW MOON     28  06     Venus 2.0°S of Mars    29  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W    30  11:13  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon
Date     AKST   Even        (h:m)Jul 02  07:03  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    02  21:46  Moon at Apogee: 405266 km    03  12:57  Venus 6.4°S of Pleiades    03  17     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    06  05:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  09:01  Mars 4.4°S of Pleiades    06  11:40  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    06  19:25  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    06  19:46  Spica 4.2°S of Moon    08  11:45  Moon at Descending Node     10  11:10  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    12  03:55  Venus 3.2°N of Aldebaran    13  10:01  FULL MOON     15  00:14  Moon at Perigee: 360651 km    20  00:13  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  03     Mercury at Perihelion     20  06:05  Mars 5.1°N of Aldebaran    21  01:19  Moon at Ascending Node     22  08:40  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon    23  08:49  Mars 2.8°S of Moon    24  06:47  Venus 5.1°S of Moon    26  17:45  Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica    27  16:02  NEW MOON     27  21     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    27  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     29  13:52  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    30  11:07  Moon at Apogee: 406212 km    30  23     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun Aug 02  21:45  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    03  03:19  Spica 3.9°S of Moon    03  07:59  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    04  14:32  Moon at Descending Node     04  19:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  20:36  Antares 2.1°S of Moon    11  17:04  FULL MOON     12  07:02  Moon at Perigee: 357495 km    12  13     Perseid Meteor Shower    17  02:36  Moon at Ascending Node     18  08:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  14:34  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon    18  21:26  Venus 7.1°S of Pollux    21  02:15  Mars 3.8°S of Moon    22  22:27  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    23  06:40  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    23  23:49  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    26  07:16  NEW MOON     26  17:03  Moon at Apogee: 406632 km    28  09:25  Mercury 4.4°S of Moon    30  08:34  Venus 1.4°S of Beehive    30  08:45  Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    30  09:38  Spica 3.7°S of Moon    30  22:45  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    31  15:51  Moon at Descending Node Sep 02  02     Mercury at Aphelion     03  04:25  Antares 1.9°S of Moon    03  08:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°E    09  17:12  Moon at Perigee: 357004 km    10  00:24  FULL MOON     13  07:25  Moon at Ascending Node     14  22:10  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon    16  20:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  22:53  Venus 0.5°N of Regulus    18  17:59  Mars 4.3°S of Moon    19  04:20  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    19  20     Mercury 6.7°S of Saturn    20  05:41  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    20  07:17  Saturn 4.0°N of Spica    22  00:50  Mercury 0.7°S of Spica    22  01:57  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    22  06:27  Autumnal Equinox     22  13:53  Venus 3.8°S of Moon    22  19:59  Moon at Apogee: 406361 km    24  23:41  NEW MOON     26  12:05  Mars 5.8°S of Pollux    26  20:40  Saturn 1.3°N of Moon    27  15:09  Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    27  18:42  Moon at Descending Node     30  08     Venus at Perihelion     30  10:29  Antares 1.7°S of MoonOct 02  18:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  03:08  Moon at Perigee: 359445 km    09  09:03  FULL MOON     10  16:30  Moon at Ascending Node     12  07:45  Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon    16  02     Mercury at Perihelion     16  11:22  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    16  12:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  07:41  Mars 4.2°S of Moon    17  12:25  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    19  05     Mercury 0.2°N of Venus    19  08:32  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    20  00     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     20  07:08  Moon at Apogee: 405544 km    20  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°W    21  06     Orionid Meteor Shower    21  22:51  Mars 0.2°S of Beehive    23  02:15  Mercury 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    23  03:05  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    24  16:30  NEW MOON     24  16:35  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.947    25  00:31  Moon at Descending Node     27  11     Mercury 0.6°N of Venus    27  16:01  Antares 1.7°S of Moon    29  08     Neptune at Opposition     31  14:18  Venus 3.2°N of SpicaNov 01  03:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  00     Mercury 0.6°S of Saturn    03  19     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     04  23     Venus 0.9°S of Saturn    05  06     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  06:42  Moon at Perigee: 364299 km    07  03:05  Moon at Ascending Node     07  19:34  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.170    07  19:43  FULL MOON     08  18:14  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon    12  05     N Taurid Meteor Shower    12  19:52  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    13  20:29  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    14  17:35  Mars 3.4°S of Moon    15  07:06  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  16:10  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    17  01:08  Moon at Apogee: 404651 km    17  12     Leonid Meteor Shower    17  14     Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter    20  05:34  Spica 3.5°S of Moon    20  23:55  Saturn 2.0°N of Moon    21  08:04  Moon at Descending Node     23  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     23  08:36  NEW MOON     30  10:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 02  07:20  Moon at Perigee: 369538 km    04  11:02  Moon at Ascending Node     06  03:43  Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon    07  08:42  FULL MOON     10  05:08  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    11  05:25  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    12  19:15  Mars 2.1°S of Moon    13  00:37  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon    14  01     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  22:09  Moon at Apogee: 404332 km    15  04:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  14:15  Spica 3.4°S of Moon    18  14:21  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon    18  14:35  Moon at Descending Node     20  00:24  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon    21  03:19  Winter Solstice     21  07:30  Antares 1.7°S of Moon    22  09     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  23:06  NEW MOON     23  21:17  Mars 3.4°N of Regulus    24  05:14  Mercury 2.8°N of Moon    27  00:54  Moon at Perigee: 368408 km    29  18:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  13:59  Moon at Ascending 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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