2050Calendar of Astronomical Events

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

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