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