2041Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2041Phases of the Moon
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2041 Phases of the Moon   
      Atlantic Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  2  15:08    Jan  9  06:06    Jan 17  03:11    Jan 25  06:33   
 Feb  1  01:43    Feb  7  19:40    Feb 15  22:21    Feb 23  20:29   
 Mar  2  11:39    Mar  9  11:51    Mar 17  16:19    Mar 25  06:32   
 Mar 31  21:29    Apr  8  05:38    Apr 16  08:00    Apr 23  13:24   
 Apr 30  07:46 T  May  7  23:54    May 15  20:52 p  May 22  18:26   
 May 29  18:56    Jun  6  17:40    Jun 14  06:59    Jun 20  23:12   
 Jun 28  07:17    Jul  6  10:12    Jul 13  15:01    Jul 20  05:13   
 Jul 27  21:02    Aug  5  00:53    Aug 11  22:04    Aug 18  13:43   
 Aug 26  12:16    Sep  3  13:19    Sep 10  05:24    Sep 17  01:33   
 Sep 25  04:41    Oct  2  23:33    Oct  9  14:03    Oct 16  17:05   
 Oct 24  21:30 A  Nov  1  08:05    Nov  8  00:43 p  Nov 15  12:06   
 Nov 23  13:36    Nov 30  15:49    Dec  7  13:42    Dec 15  09:32   
 Dec 23  04:06    Dec 29  23:46   --
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
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 4 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   
   Atlantic Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     AST   Event        (h:m)Jan 02  15:08  NEW MOON     03  14     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    03  15:39  Moon at Perigee: 358590 km    03  17     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU    05  05     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E    05  20:53  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    09  06:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  20:01  Moon at Ascending Node     12  07:38  Pleiades 3.6°N of Moon    16  19:20  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    17  03:11  FULL MOON     17  20:55  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    18  19:16  Moon at Apogee: 406419 km    19  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E    19  16:58  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    24  04:17  Spica 4.9°S of Moon    24  09:10  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    24  21:15  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    25  06:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  09     Mercury at Perihelion     25  13     Uranus at Opposition     26  11:09  Moon at Descending Node     27  18:55  Antares 3.1°S of MoonFeb 01  01:43  NEW MOON     01  03:46  Moon at Perigee: 356610 km    04  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     07  19:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  20:39  Moon at Ascending Node     08  13:42  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon    11  01     Mercury 4.3°N of Mars    13  01:20  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon    14  03:01  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    14  19:03  Moon at Apogee: 406498 km    15  22:21  FULL MOON     15  23:07  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    17  20     Venus at Perihelion     20  10:29  Spica 4.6°S of Moon    20  14:59  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    21  04:53  Jupiter 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.    22  12:13  Moon at Descending Node     23  20:29  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  02:54  Antares 2.8°S of Moon    28  11:36  Mercury 5.1°N of MoonMar 01  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°W    01  15:56  Moon at Perigee: 358003 km    02  11:39  NEW MOON     06  23:29  Moon at Ascending Node     07  21:31  Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon    09  11:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  09     Mercury at Aphelion     12  07:36  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon    13  09:18  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    14  03:06  Moon at Apogee: 405968 km    15  05:28  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon    17  16:19  FULL MOON     18  03     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     18  22     Mercury 1.0°S of Mars    19  16:20  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    19  18:05  Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.    20  02:07  Vernal Equinox     20  07:26  Jupiter 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.    21  13:35  Moon at Descending Node     23  08:47  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    25  06:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     29  22:37  Moon at Perigee: 362174 km    30  00:54  Mars 3.7°N of Moon    31  21:29  NEW MOON Apr 03  06:39  Moon at Ascending Node     04  07:01  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon    06  21     Venus 6.7°N of Mars    08  05:38  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  14:52  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    09  16:23  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    10  11     Saturn at Opposition     10  19:41  Moon at Apogee: 404998 km    11  12:32  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    12  10     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38129 AU    14  13     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     15  20:54  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    15  23:08  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    16  06     Jupiter at Opposition     16  07:52  Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    16  08:00  FULL MOON     17  18:27  Moon at Descending Node     19  14:25  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    22  11     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  08     Mercury at Perihelion     23  13:24  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  04     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     26  12:51  Moon at Perigee: 367410 km    27  00:48  Venus 6.0°N of Moon    27  23:15  Mars 2.4°N of Moon    30  07:46  NEW MOON     30  07:51  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.019    30  16:05  Moon at Ascending Node May 01  16:47  Mercury 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.    02  00:56  Mercury 1.9°S of Pleiades    05  01     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  23:06  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    07  00:20  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    07  23:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  14:43  Moon at Apogee: 404308 km    08  20:20  Regulus 5.0°S of Moon    12  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.6°E    12  13:11  Jupiter 3.3°N of Spica    13  01:18  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    13  07:14  Spica 4.5°S of Moon    13  09:39  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.    15  02:22  Moon at Descending Node     15  20:42  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.065    15  20:52  FULL MOON     16  21:27  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    21  21:18  Moon at Perigee: 369566 km    22  18:26  LAST QUARTER MOON     26  02:51  Venus 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    26  21:24  Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    27  04     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.9°W    28  00:17  Moon at Ascending Node     29  18:56  NEW MOON Jun 02  07:29  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    03  08:33  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    05  04:24  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon    05  09     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     05  09:34  Moon at Apogee: 404429 km    06  17:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  07:58  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    09  15:02  Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    09  16:08  Spica 4.4°S of Moon    10  04     Venus at Aphelion     11  10:42  Moon at Descending Node     13  06:18  Antares 2.5°S of Moon    14  06:59  FULL MOON     15  17     Jupiter 4.2°S of Saturn    17  07:48  Moon at Perigee: 365482 km    17  12:40  Mercury 1.2°N of Aldebaran    20  19:37  Summer Solstice     20  23:12  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  04:56  Moon at Ascending Node     24  16:50  Venus 3.3°S of Moon    24  18:29  Mars 1.3°S of Moon    25  08:04  Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon    28  07:17  NEW MOON     28  11     Venus 2.0°S of Mars    29  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W    30  16:13  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon
Date     AST   Event        (h:m)Jul 02  12:03  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    03  02:46  Moon at Apogee: 405266 km    03  17:57  Venus 6.4°S of Pleiades    03  22     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU    06  10:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  14:01  Mars 4.4°S of Pleiades    06  16:40  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    07  00:25  Jupiter 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    07  00:46  Spica 4.2°S of Moon    08  16:45  Moon at Descending Node     10  16:10  Antares 2.4°S of Moon    12  08:55  Venus 3.2°N of Aldebaran    13  15:01  FULL MOON     15  05:14  Moon at Perigee: 360651 km    20  05:13  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  08     Mercury at Perihelion     20  11:05  Mars 5.1°N of Aldebaran    21  06:19  Moon at Ascending Node     22  13:40  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon    23  13:49  Mars 2.8°S of Moon    24  11:47  Venus 5.1°S of Moon    26  22:45  Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica    27  21:02  NEW MOON     28  02     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    28  03     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     29  18:52  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    30  16:07  Moon at Apogee: 406212 km    31  04     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun Aug 03  02:45  Saturn 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.    03  08:19  Spica 3.9°S of Moon    03  12:59  Jupiter 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    04  19:32  Moon at Descending Node     05  00:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  01:36  Antares 2.1°S of Moon    11  22:04  FULL MOON     12  12:02  Moon at Perigee: 357495 km    12  18     Perseid Meteor Shower    17  07:36  Moon at Ascending Node     18  13:43  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  19:34  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon    19  02:26  Venus 7.1°S of Pollux    21  07:15  Mars 3.8°S of Moon    23  03:27  Pollux 1.9°N of Moon    23  11:40  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    24  04:49  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    26  12:16  NEW MOON     26  22:03  Moon at Apogee: 406632 km    28  14:25  Mercury 4.4°S of Moon    30  13:34  Venus 1.4°S of Beehive    30  13:45  Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    30  14:38  Spica 3.7°S of Moon    31  03:45  Jupiter 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    31  20:51  Moon at Descending Node Sep 02  07     Mercury at Aphelion     03  09:25  Antares 1.9°S of Moon    03  13:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.0°E    09  22:12  Moon at Perigee: 357004 km    10  05:24  FULL MOON     13  12:25  Moon at Ascending Node     15  03:10  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon    17  01:33  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  03:53  Venus 0.5°N of Regulus    18  22:59  Mars 4.3°S of Moon    19  09:20  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    20  01     Mercury 6.7°S of Saturn    20  10:41  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    20  12:17  Saturn 4.0°N of Spica    22  05:50  Mercury 0.7°S of Spica    22  06:57  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon    22  11:27  Autumnal Equinox     22  18:53  Venus 3.8°S of Moon    23  00:59  Moon at Apogee: 406361 km    25  04:41  NEW MOON     26  17:05  Mars 5.8°S of Pollux    27  01:40  Saturn 1.3°N of Moon    27  20:09  Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    27  23:42  Moon at Descending Node     30  13     Venus at Perihelion     30  15:29  Antares 1.7°S of MoonOct 02  23:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  08:08  Moon at Perigee: 359445 km    09  14:03  FULL MOON     10  21:30  Moon at Ascending Node     12  12:45  Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon    16  07     Mercury at Perihelion     16  16:22  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    16  17:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  12:41  Mars 4.2°S of Moon    17  17:25  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    19  10     Mercury 0.2°N of Venus    19  13:32  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    20  05     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     20  12:08  Moon at Apogee: 405544 km    20  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°W    21  11     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  03:51  Mars 0.2°S of Beehive    23  07:15  Mercury 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    23  08:05  Venus 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.    24  21:30  NEW MOON     24  21:35  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.947    25  05:31  Moon at Descending Node     27  16     Mercury 0.6°N of Venus    27  21:01  Antares 1.7°S of Moon    29  13     Neptune at Opposition     31  19:18  Venus 3.2°N of SpicaNov 01  08:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  05     Mercury 0.6°S of Saturn    04  00     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     05  04     Venus 0.9°S of Saturn    05  11     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  11:42  Moon at Perigee: 364299 km    07  08:05  Moon at Ascending Node     08  00:34  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.170    08  00:43  FULL MOON     08  23:14  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon    12  10     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  00:52  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    14  01:29  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    14  22:35  Mars 3.4°S of Moon    15  12:06  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  21:10  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon    17  06:08  Moon at Apogee: 404651 km    17  17     Leonid Meteor Shower    17  19     Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter    20  10:34  Spica 3.5°S of Moon    21  04:55  Saturn 2.0°N of Moon    21  13:04  Moon at Descending Node     23  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     23  13:36  NEW MOON     30  15:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 02  12:20  Moon at Perigee: 369538 km    04  16:02  Moon at Ascending Node     06  08:43  Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon    07  13:42  FULL MOON     10  10:08  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    11  10:25  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    13  00:15  Mars 2.1°S of Moon    13  05:37  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon    14  06     Geminid Meteor Shower    15  03:09  Moon at Apogee: 404332 km    15  09:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  19:15  Spica 3.4°S of Moon    18  19:21  Saturn 2.5°N of Moon    18  19:35  Moon at Descending Node     20  05:24  Jupiter 2.6°N of Moon    21  08:19  Winter Solstice     21  12:30  Antares 1.7°S of Moon    22  14     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  04:06  NEW MOON     24  02:17  Mars 3.4°N of Regulus    24  10:14  Mercury 2.8°N of Moon    27  05:54  Moon at Perigee: 368408 km    29  23:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  18:59  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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