2048Calendar of Astronomical Events

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