2014Calendar of Astronomical Events
2014Phases 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.
| 2014 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Alaska Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 1 02:14 | Jan 7 18:39 | Jan 15 19:52 | Jan 23 20:19 |
| Jan 30 12:39 | Feb 6 10:22 | Feb 14 14:53 | Feb 22 08:15 |
| Feb 28 23:00 | Mar 8 04:27 | Mar 16 08:09 | Mar 23 16:46 |
| Mar 30 09:45 | Apr 6 23:31 | Apr 14 22:42 t | Apr 21 22:52 |
| Apr 28 21:14 A | May 6 18:15 | May 14 10:16 | May 21 03:59 |
| May 28 09:40 | Jun 5 11:39 | Jun 12 19:11 | Jun 19 09:39 |
| Jun 26 23:09 | Jul 5 02:59 | Jul 12 02:25 | Jul 18 17:08 |
| Jul 26 13:42 | Aug 3 15:50 | Aug 10 09:09 | Aug 17 03:26 |
| Aug 25 05:13 | Sep 2 02:11 | Sep 8 16:38 | Sep 15 17:05 |
| Sep 23 21:14 | Oct 1 10:33 | Oct 8 01:51 t | Oct 15 10:12 |
| Oct 23 12:57 P | Oct 30 17:48 | Nov 6 13:23 | Nov 14 06:16 |
| Nov 22 03:32 | Nov 29 01:06 | Dec 6 03:27 | Dec 14 03:51 |
| Dec 21 16:36 | 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.
2014Calendar 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.
| 2014Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Alaska Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AKST Even (h:m)Jan 01 02:14 NEW MOON 01 12:00 Moon at Perigee: 356922 km 02 15 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU 03 11 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 02 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU 05 11 Jupiter at Opposition 07 18:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 02:26 Moon at Descending Node 11 03 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 11 23:36 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon 14 21:00 Jupiter 4.9°N of Moon 15 16:53 Moon at Apogee: 406537 km 15 19:52 FULL MOON 18 19:43 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 22 21:29 Mars 3.7°N of Moon 23 00:22 Spica 1.3°S of Moon 23 17:55 Moon at Ascending Node 23 19 Venus at Perihelion 23 20:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 05:18 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 28 17:36 Venus 2.2°N of Moon 30 00:58 Moon at Perigee: 357080 km 30 12:39 NEW MOON 31 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E 31 22:07 Mercury 4.1°S of MoonFeb 02 11:27 Mars 4.4°N of Spica 03 15 Mercury at Perihelion 05 03:41 Moon at Descending Node 06 10:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 05:41 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon 10 21:10 Jupiter 5.0°N of Moon 11 20:09 Moon at Apogee: 406232 km 14 14:53 FULL MOON 15 01:40 Regulus 5.1°N of Moon 15 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 19 05:54 Spica 1.6°S of Moon 19 14:59 Mars 3.1°N of Moon 19 18:28 Moon at Ascending Node 21 13:39 Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn. 22 08:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 08 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 25 20:23 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 27 10:52 Moon at Perigee: 360439 km 27 12:24 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon 28 23:00 NEW MOON Mar 04 08:45 Moon at Descending Node 07 13:07 Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon 08 04:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 02:20 Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon 11 10:46 Moon at Apogee: 405367 km 13 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W 14 08:33 Regulus 5.1°N of Moon 16 08:09 FULL MOON 18 11:38 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 18 18:14 Mars 3.2°N of Moon 18 21:30 Moon at Ascending Node 19 14 Mercury at Aphelion 20 07:57 Vernal Equinox 20 18:40 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 22 12 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W 23 16:46 LAST QUARTER MOON 26 06:10 Mars 4.6°N of Spica 27 00:52 Venus 3.6°S of Moon 27 09:30 Moon at Perigee: 365706 km 30 09:45 NEW MOON 31 17:30 Moon at Descending Node Apr 01 22 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 03 21:52 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 06 13:25 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 06 23:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 05:52 Moon at Apogee: 404503 km 08 11 Mars at Opposition 10 16:26 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 14 09:24 Mars 3.5°N of Moon 14 18:57 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 14 22:42 FULL MOON 14 22:46 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.291 15 04:22 Moon at Ascending Node 16 22:42 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 21 22:52 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 08 Lyrid Meteor Shower 22 15:27 Moon at Perigee: 369765 km 25 14:16 Venus 4.4°S of Moon 25 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 28 02:36 Moon at Descending Node 28 21:03 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.987 28 21:14 NEW MOON May 01 06:51 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 02 14 Mercury at Perihelion 04 05:02 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 04 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 01:22 Moon at Apogee: 404319 km 06 18:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 00:43 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 10 09 Saturn at Opposition 11 04:32 Mars 3.0°N of Moon 12 03:47 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 12 13:06 Moon at Ascending Node 14 03:41 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 14 10:16 FULL MOON 16 03 Venus at Aphelion 18 02:58 Moon at Perigee: 367099 km 21 03:59 LAST QUARTER MOON 24 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E 25 06:43 Venus 2.3°S of Moon 25 08:56 Moon at Descending Node 28 09:40 NEW MOON 31 23:07 Jupiter 5.5°N of MoonJun 02 19:25 Moon at Apogee: 404956 km 04 08:35 Regulus 5.0°N of Moon 05 11:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 15:44 Mars 1.6°N of Moon 08 13:05 Spica 1.8°S of Moon 08 20:36 Moon at Ascending Node 10 10:11 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn. 12 19:11 FULL MOON 14 18:34 Moon at Perigee: 362062 km 15 02:57 Jupiter 6.3°S of Pollux 19 09:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 21 01:52 Summer Solstice 21 11:30 Moon at Descending Node 23 04:00 Venus 5.6°S of Pleiades 24 03:54 Venus 1.3°N of Moon 24 21:22 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 26 23:09 NEW MOON 30 10:09 Moon at Apogee: 405932 km | Date AKST Even (h:m)Jul 01 06:08 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran 01 15:30 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon 03 15 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU 05 02:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 16:21 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 05 21:32 Spica 2.0°S of Moon 06 00:50 Moon at Ascending Node 07 17:48 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 12 02:25 FULL MOON 12 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W 12 23:27 Moon at Perigee: 358259 km 13 09:39 Mars 1.2°N of Spica 16 10 Mercury 6.2°S of Venus 18 12:21 Moon at Descending Node 18 17:08 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 02:56 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon 24 09:16 Venus 4.4°N of Moon 24 11 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 26 13:42 NEW MOON 27 18:27 Moon at Apogee: 406570 km 27 23 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 28 21:36 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 29 13 Mercury at Perihelion Aug 02 02:26 Moon at Ascending Node 02 04:27 Spica 2.3°S of Moon 03 01:02 Mars 2.2°S of Moon 03 15:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 01:54 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 06 13:29 Venus 6.5°S of Pollux 08 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 10 08:43 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km 10 09:09 FULL MOON 12 15 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 15:18 Moon at Descending Node 17 03:26 LAST QUARTER MOON 17 19 Venus 0.2°N of Jupiter 17 20:05 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 17 21:48 Jupiter 1.1°S of Beehive 18 08:46 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon 23 21:09 Moon at Apogee: 406523 km 25 05:13 NEW MOON 25 18 Mars 3.4°S of Saturn 26 20:33 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon 29 04 Neptune at Opposition 29 04:14 Moon at Ascending Node 29 10:08 Spica 2.5°S of Moon 31 10:21 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 31 14:43 Mars 4.1°S of MoonSep 02 02:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 11 Venus at Perihelion 07 18:29 Moon at Perigee: 358388 km 08 16:38 FULL MOON 10 22:32 Moon at Descending Node 11 13 Mercury at Aphelion 14 16:01 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 15 17:05 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 01:39 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 20 04:56 Mercury 0.5°S of Spica 20 05:22 Moon at Apogee: 405846 km 21 09:52 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 21 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E 22 17:30 Autumnal Equinox 23 21:14 NEW MOON 25 08:41 Moon at Ascending Node 25 15:48 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 26 00:32 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon 27 19:46 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 27 21:26 Mars 3.0°N of Antares 29 08:01 Mars 5.6°S of MoonOct 01 10:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 00:41 Moon at Perigee: 362481 km 07 11 Uranus at Opposition 08 01:51 FULL MOON 08 01:55 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166 08 08:44 Moon at Descending Node 12 00:58 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 15 10:12 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 17 18:25 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 17 21:05 Moon at Apogee: 404898 km 18 17:08 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 21 07 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 15:46 Moon at Ascending Node 23 12:45 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.811 23 12:57 NEW MOON 24 22 Venus at Superior Conjunction 25 07:04 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn. 25 12 Mercury at Perihelion 30 17:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON Nov 01 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W 02 15:21 Moon at Perigee: 367871 km 04 03:10 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica 04 18:13 Moon at Descending Node 05 08 S Taurid Meteor Shower 06 13:23 FULL MOON 08 10:41 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 12 07 N Taurid Meteor Shower 14 06:16 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 08:39 Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon 14 16:56 Moon at Apogee: 404338 km 15 01:05 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon 17 13 Leonid Meteor Shower 17 23 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 18 23:18 Moon at Ascending Node 19 07:01 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 22 03:32 NEW MOON 27 14:11 Moon at Perigee: 369825 km 29 01:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 01 23:32 Moon at Descending Node 05 19:35 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon 06 03:27 FULL MOON 08 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 08 10:29 Jupiter 2.7°N of Regulus 11 18:36 Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon 11 23 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38121 AU 12 09:06 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon 12 14:02 Moon at Apogee: 404584 km 14 03 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 03:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 04:27 Moon at Ascending Node 16 16:05 Spica 2.8°S of Moon 19 11:55 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon 21 14:03 Winter Solstice 21 16:36 NEW MOON 22 11 Ursid Meteor Shower 24 07:43 Moon at Perigee: 364791 km 24 22:32 Mars 5.7°S of Moon 28 09:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 00:27 Moon at Descending 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: 2011 to 2020
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2011 to 2020 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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| EST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| CST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| MST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| PST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AKST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| HST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
- 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)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
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.