2050Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2050Phases 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. 
   
      2050 Phases of the Moon   
      Central European Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
-- Jan  8  02:39    Jan 16  07:17   
 Jan 23  05:57    Jan 29  21:48    Feb  6  21:47    Feb 14  23:10   
 Feb 21  16:03    Feb 28  12:29    Mar  8  16:23    Mar 16  11:08   
 Mar 23  01:41    Mar 30  05:17    Apr  7  09:12    Apr 14  19:24   
 Apr 21  11:25    Apr 28  23:08    May  6  23:26 t  May 14  01:04   
 May 20  21:51 H  May 28  17:04    Jun  5  10:51    Jun 12  05:39   
 Jun 19  09:22    Jun 27  10:17    Jul  4  19:51    Jul 11  10:46   
 Jul 18  22:17    Jul 27  02:05    Aug  3  03:20    Aug  9  17:48   
 Aug 17  12:47    Aug 25  15:56    Sep  1  10:30    Sep  8  03:51   
 Sep 16  04:49    Sep 24  03:34    Sep 30  18:31    Oct  7  17:32   
 Oct 15  21:48    Oct 23  13:10    Oct 30  04:16 t  Nov  6  10:57   
 Nov 14  14:41 P  Nov 21  21:25    Nov 28  16:09    Dec  6  07:27   
 Dec 14  06:18    Dec 21  05:15    Dec 28  06:15   -
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
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.
   
      2050Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Central European Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jan 04  02     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  03:13  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon    04  04:20  Moon at Descending Node     04  21     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU    05  01:07  Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon    08  02:39  FULL MOON     09  06:37  Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon    11  03:36  Moon at Apogee: 406128 km    16  03:12  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    16  07:17  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W    18  18:33  Moon at Ascending Node     18  19:57  Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    19  08     Jupiter at Opposition     19  13:03  Antares 5.6°S of Moon    19  18     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     20  05     Venus at Aphelion     21  13:58  Mercury 2.5°S of Moon    23  05:57  NEW MOON     23  19:50  Moon at Perigee: 357295 km    29  21:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  05:35  Moon at Descending Node Feb 01  06:40  Aldebaran 4.4°S of Moon    05  00:18  Mars 4.9°N of Antares    05  05:30  Jupiter 5.0°N of Moon    06  11     Mercury at Aphelion     06  21:47  FULL MOON     07  07:32  Moon at Apogee: 406519 km    07  23     Mercury 1.1°S of Saturn    08  01:19  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    12  09:36  Spica 0.6°N of Moon    14  21:12  Moon at Ascending Node     14  23:10  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  21:48  Antares 5.8°S of Moon    16  12:04  Mars 1.6°S of Moon    19  18:53  Saturn 5.1°S of Moon    21  08:31  Moon at Perigee: 356855 km    21  16:03  NEW MOON     27  06:47  Moon at Descending Node     28  12:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  13:04  Aldebaran 4.1°S of MoonMar 04  06:30  Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon    05  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     06  09:19  Moon at Apogee: 406338 km    07  07:28  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    08  16:23  FULL MOON     09  06     Uranus at Opposition     11  15:10  Spica 0.4°N of Moon    13  21:52  Moon at Ascending Node     15  04:12  Antares 6.1°S of Moon    16  11:08  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  02:42  Mars 3.6°S of Moon    19  09:11  Saturn 5.4°S of Moon    20  11:20  Vernal Equinox     20  19:05  Jupiter 6.2°S of Pollux    21  18:48  Moon at Perigee: 359625 km    22  10     Mercury at Perihelion     23  01:41  NEW MOON     24  07:48  Mercury 1.4°S of Moon    24  15:14  Venus 3.1°S of Moon    26  11:48  Moon at Descending Node     26  22     Mercury 3.7°N of Venus    27  21:22  Aldebaran 3.9°S of Moon    30  05:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E    31  12:52  Jupiter 5.3°N of MoonApr 02  22:09  Moon at Apogee: 405540 km    07  09:12  FULL MOON     07  21:19  Spica 0.3°N of Moon    10  00:47  Moon at Ascending Node     14  15:16  Mars 5.6°S of Moon    14  19:24  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  19:42  Saturn 5.7°S of Moon    18  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     18  20:04  Moon at Perigee: 364528 km    21  11:25  NEW MOON     22  15:45  Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades    22  20:31  Moon at Descending Node     23  00     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  13:53  Venus 1.6°N of Moon    24  06:56  Aldebaran 3.7°S of Moon    28  01:03  Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon    28  23:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  12:49  Venus 6.4°N of Aldebaran    30  16:11  Moon at Apogee: 404600 kmMay 05  04:48  Spica 0.4°N of Moon    05  13     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  23:26  FULL MOON     06  23:30  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.077    07  07:21  Moon at Ascending Node     12  13     Venus at Perihelion     13  02:42  Saturn 5.8°S of Moon    14  01:04  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  16:45  Moon at Perigee: 369166 km    15  19     Mars 1.6°S of Saturn    16  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W    16  11     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     19  01:06  Mercury 5.1°S of Moon    20  05:46  Moon at Descending Node     20  21:41  Hybrid Solar Eclipse; mag=1.004    20  21:51  NEW MOON     23  18:50  Venus 5.7°N of Moon    25  17:27  Jupiter 5.7°N of Moon    28  11:12  Moon at Apogee: 404241 km    28  17:04  FIRST QUARTER MOON Jun 01  13:18  Spica 0.3°N of Moon    03  15:47  Moon at Ascending Node     05  00:01  Antares 6.3°S of Moon    05  10:51  FULL MOON     06  07:37  Venus 4.6°S of Pollux    06  10:07  Mercury 5.2°S of Pleiades    09  07:54  Saturn 5.8°S of Moon    09  19:25  Moon at Perigee: 368158 km    12  05:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  23     Venus 1.5°N of Jupiter    16  12:27  Moon at Descending Node     18  09     Mercury at Perihelion     18  09:29  Venus 0.5°N of Beehive    19  09:22  NEW MOON     20  03     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     21  04:33  Summer Solstice     22  11:59  Jupiter 5.8°N of Moon    22  13     Neptune at Perihelion: 29.81670 AU    25  05:29  Moon at Apogee: 404736 km    27  10:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  21:52  Spica 0.2°N of Moon    30  01:25  Jupiter 1.0°S of Beehive    30  23:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jul 04  19:51  FULL MOON     06  02     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01663 AU    06  13:17  Saturn 5.7°S of Moon    07  03:25  Moon at Perigee: 363256 km    08  13:50  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus    09  09:31  Mercury 0.0°N of Beehive    10  19     Mercury 0.9°N of Jupiter    11  10:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  15:19  Moon at Descending Node     15  06:16  Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon    18  22:17  NEW MOON     21  10:13  Mercury 5.4°N of Moon    21  20:36  Regulus 5.7°N of Moon    22  21:27  Moon at Apogee: 405717 km    23  04:26  Venus 5.3°N of Moon    25  11:44  Mercury 1.0°S of Regulus    26  05:34  Spica 0.0°S of Moon    27  02:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  03:39  Moon at Ascending Node     28  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E    28  12     Saturn at Opposition     28  15     Delta-Aquarid Meteor ShowerAug 01  09     Mercury at Aphelion     02  19:55  Saturn 5.6°S of Moon    03  03:20  FULL MOON     04  06:06  Moon at Perigee: 358975 km    07  20     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     08  00     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E    09  16:07  Moon at Descending Node     09  17:48  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  11:39  Aldebaran 3.4°S of Moon    13  07     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  08     Mars at Opposition     17  01     Uranus at Perihelion: 18.28307 AU    17  12:47  NEW MOON     19  08:00  Moon at Apogee: 406488 km    21  15:50  Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.    22  12:01  Spica 0.3°S of Moon    24  05:22  Moon at Ascending Node     25  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     25  15:56  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  03:35  Saturn 5.7°S of MoonSep 01  10:30  FULL MOON     01  15:03  Moon at Perigee: 356897 km    01  21     Venus at Aphelion     03  13:12  Venus 1.9°S of Spica    05  18:45  Moon at Descending Node     05  23     Mercury 5.5°S of Jupiter    07  08     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38111 AU    07  17:52  Aldebaran 3.2°S of Moon    08  03:51  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  09:36  Mercury 0.3°S of Regulus    10  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W    13  22     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     14  08:55  Regulus 5.7°N of Moon    14  09     Mercury at Perihelion     15  10:55  Moon at Apogee: 406591 km    16  04:49  NEW MOON     18  17:45  Spica 0.4°S of Moon    19  03:28  Venus 5.6°S of Moon    20  07:06  Moon at Ascending Node     22  20:29  Autumnal Equinox     24  03:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  11:28  Saturn 5.9°S of Moon    30  01:42  Moon at Perigee: 357710 km    30  18:31  FULL MOON Oct 03  01:50  Moon at Descending Node     05  02:05  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon    07  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     07  17:32  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  15:13  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    12  16:51  Moon at Apogee: 406050 km    15  21:48  NEW MOON     16  21     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     17  03:49  Jupiter 0.3°N of Regulus    17  11:24  Moon at Ascending Node     21  23     Orionid Meteor Shower    23  13:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  19:04  Saturn 6.0°S of Moon    28  10:08  Moon at Perigee: 361380 km    30  04:16  FULL MOON     30  04:20  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.054    30  12:12  Moon at Descending Node Nov 01  12:07  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon    05  23     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  10:57  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  22:21  Regulus 5.8°N of Moon    09  07:44  Moon at Apogee: 405118 km    11  16:31  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.    12  04:23  Mercury 2.1°N of Antares    12  06:48  Spica 0.4°S of Moon    12  23     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  18:20  Moon at Ascending Node     14  14:29  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.887    14  14:41  NEW MOON     16  08:38  Mercury 5.5°S of Moon    18  05     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  03     Neptune at Opposition     20  03:03  Saturn 6.0°S of Moon    21  21:25  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E    22  21:29  Mars 6.2°S of Moon    25  06:46  Moon at Perigee: 366851 km    26  22:02  Moon at Descending Node     27  16:48  Venus 3.3°N of Spica    28  16:10  FULL MOON     28  22:26  Aldebaran 3.0°S of MoonDec 05  06:22  Regulus 5.7°N of Moon    06  07:27  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  03:39  Moon at Apogee: 404411 km    09  14:54  Spica 0.5°S of Moon    10  11:27  Venus 3.4°N of Moon    11  01:42  Moon at Ascending Node     11  08     Mercury at Perihelion     11  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  06:18  NEW MOON     14  18     Geminid Meteor Shower    17  13:04  Saturn 5.9°S of Moon    20  17:49  Moon at Perigee: 370280 km    21  05:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  06:31  Mars 4.0°S of Moon    21  17:39  Winter Solstice     23  03     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  06     Venus at Perihelion     24  03:37  Moon at Descending Node     26  07:06  Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon    27  14     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W    28  06:15  FULL MOON     31  03     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
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: 

Return to: Calendars of Astronomical Events
Return to: Planetary Ephemeris Data