2014Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2014Phases 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. 
   
      2014 Phases of the Moon   
      Central European Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
 Jan  1  12:14    Jan  8  04:39    Jan 16  05:52    Jan 24  06:19   
 Jan 30  22:39    Feb  6  20:22    Feb 15  00:53    Feb 22  18:15   
 Mar  1  09:00    Mar  8  14:27    Mar 16  18:09    Mar 24  02:46   
 Mar 30  19:45    Apr  7  09:31    Apr 15  08:42 t  Apr 22  08:52   
 Apr 29  07:14 A  May  7  04:15    May 14  20:16    May 21  13:59   
 May 28  19:40    Jun  5  21:39    Jun 13  05:11    Jun 19  19:39   
 Jun 27  09:09    Jul  5  12:59    Jul 12  12:25    Jul 19  03:08   
 Jul 26  23:42    Aug  4  01:50    Aug 10  19:09    Aug 17  13:26   
 Aug 25  15:13    Sep  2  12:11    Sep  9  02:38    Sep 16  03:05   
 Sep 24  07:14    Oct  1  20:33    Oct  8  11:51 t  Oct 15  20:12   
 Oct 23  22:57 P  Oct 31  03:48    Nov  6  23:23    Nov 14  16:16   
 Nov 22  13:32    Nov 29  11:06    Dec  6  13:27    Dec 14  13:51   
 Dec 22  02:36    Dec 28  19:31   --
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
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.
   
      2014Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Central European Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  12:14  NEW MOON     01  22:00  Moon at Perigee: 356922 km    03  01     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66606 AU    03  21     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  12     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU    05  21     Jupiter at Opposition     08  04:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     09  12:26  Moon at Descending Node     11  13     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     12  09:36  Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon    15  07:00  Jupiter 4.9°N of Moon    16  02:53  Moon at Apogee: 406537 km    16  05:52  FULL MOON     19  05:43  Regulus 5.2°N of Moon    23  07:29  Mars 3.7°N of Moon    23  10:22  Spica 1.3°S of Moon    24  03:55  Moon at Ascending Node     24  05     Venus at Perihelion     24  06:19  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  15:18  Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    29  03:36  Venus 2.2°N of Moon    30  10:58  Moon at Perigee: 357080 km    30  22:39  NEW MOON     31  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°EFeb 01  08:07  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon    02  21:27  Mars 4.4°N of Spica    04  01     Mercury at Perihelion     05  13:41  Moon at Descending Node     06  20:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  15:41  Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon    11  07:10  Jupiter 5.0°N of Moon    12  06:09  Moon at Apogee: 406232 km    15  00:53  FULL MOON     15  11:40  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    15  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     19  15:54  Spica 1.6°S of Moon    20  00:59  Mars 3.1°N of Moon    20  04:28  Moon at Ascending Node     21  23:39  Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.    22  18:15  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  18     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     26  06:23  Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.    27  20:52  Moon at Perigee: 360439 km    27  22:24  Mercury 2.9°S of MoonMar 01  09:00  NEW MOON     04  18:45  Moon at Descending Node     07  23:07  Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon    08  14:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  12:20  Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon    11  20:46  Moon at Apogee: 405367 km    14  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W    14  18:33  Regulus 5.1°N of Moon    16  18:09  FULL MOON     18  21:38  Spica 1.7°S of Moon    19  04:14  Mars 3.2°N of Moon    19  07:30  Moon at Ascending Node     20  00     Mercury at Aphelion     20  17:57  Vernal Equinox     21  04:40  Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.    22  22     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W    24  02:46  LAST QUARTER MOON     26  16:10  Mars 4.6°N of Spica    27  10:52  Venus 3.6°S of Moon    27  19:30  Moon at Perigee: 365706 km    30  19:45  NEW MOON Apr 01  03:30  Moon at Descending Node     02  08     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     04  07:52  Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon    06  23:25  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    07  09:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  15:52  Moon at Apogee: 404503 km    08  21     Mars at Opposition     11  02:26  Regulus 5.2°N of Moon    14  19:24  Mars 3.5°N of Moon    15  04:57  Spica 1.7°S of Moon    15  08:42  FULL MOON     15  08:46  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.291    15  14:22  Moon at Ascending Node     17  08:42  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    22  08:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  18     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  01:27  Moon at Perigee: 369765 km    26  00:16  Venus 4.4°S of Moon    26  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     28  12:36  Moon at Descending Node     29  07:03  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.987    29  07:14  NEW MOON May 01  16:51  Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon    03  00     Mercury at Perihelion     04  15:02  Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon    05  07     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  11:22  Moon at Apogee: 404319 km    07  04:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  10:43  Regulus 5.2°N of Moon    10  19     Saturn at Opposition     11  14:32  Mars 3.0°N of Moon    12  13:47  Spica 1.7°S of Moon    12  23:06  Moon at Ascending Node     14  13:41  Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.    14  20:16  FULL MOON     16  13     Venus at Aphelion     18  12:58  Moon at Perigee: 367099 km    21  13:59  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E    25  16:43  Venus 2.3°S of Moon    25  18:56  Moon at Descending Node     28  19:40  NEW MOON Jun 01  09:07  Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon    03  05:25  Moon at Apogee: 404956 km    04  18:35  Regulus 5.0°N of Moon    05  21:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  01:44  Mars 1.6°N of Moon    08  23:05  Spica 1.8°S of Moon    09  06:36  Moon at Ascending Node     10  20:11  Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.    13  05:11  FULL MOON     15  04:34  Moon at Perigee: 362062 km    15  12:57  Jupiter 6.3°S of Pollux    19  19:39  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     21  11:52  Summer Solstice     21  21:30  Moon at Descending Node     23  14:00  Venus 5.6°S of Pleiades    24  13:54  Venus 1.3°N of Moon    25  07:22  Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon    27  09:09  NEW MOON     30  20:09  Moon at Apogee: 405932 km
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  16:08  Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran    02  01:30  Regulus 4.8°N of Moon    04  01     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU    05  12:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  02:21  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    06  07:32  Spica 2.0°S of Moon    06  10:50  Moon at Ascending Node     08  03:48  Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    12  12:25  FULL MOON     12  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W    13  09:27  Moon at Perigee: 358259 km    13  19:39  Mars 1.2°N of Spica    16  20     Mercury 6.2°S of Venus    18  22:21  Moon at Descending Node     19  03:08  LAST QUARTER MOON     22  12:56  Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon    24  19:16  Venus 4.4°N of Moon    24  21     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     26  23:42  NEW MOON     28  04:27  Moon at Apogee: 406570 km    28  09     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    29  07:36  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon    29  23     Mercury at Perihelion Aug 02  12:26  Moon at Ascending Node     02  14:27  Spica 2.3°S of Moon    03  11:02  Mars 2.2°S of Moon    04  01:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  11:54  Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.    06  23:29  Venus 6.5°S of Pollux    08  17     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     10  18:43  Moon at Perigee: 356897 km    10  19:09  FULL MOON     13  01     Perseid Meteor Shower    15  01:18  Moon at Descending Node     17  13:26  LAST QUARTER MOON     18  05     Venus 0.2°N of Jupiter    18  06:05  Venus 0.9°S of Beehive    18  07:48  Jupiter 1.1°S of Beehive    18  18:46  Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon    24  07:09  Moon at Apogee: 406523 km    25  15:13  NEW MOON     26  04     Mars 3.4°S of Saturn    27  06:33  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    29  14     Neptune at Opposition     29  14:14  Moon at Ascending Node     29  20:08  Spica 2.5°S of Moon    31  20:21  Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.Sep 01  00:43  Mars 4.1°S of Moon    02  12:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  21     Venus at Perihelion     08  04:29  Moon at Perigee: 358388 km    09  02:38  FULL MOON     11  08:32  Moon at Descending Node     11  23     Mercury at Aphelion     15  02:01  Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon    16  03:05  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  11:39  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    20  14:56  Mercury 0.5°S of Spica    20  15:22  Moon at Apogee: 405846 km    21  19:52  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon    21  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E    23  03:30  Autumnal Equinox     24  07:14  NEW MOON     25  18:41  Moon at Ascending Node     26  01:48  Spica 2.6°S of Moon    26  10:32  Mercury 4.2°S of Moon    28  05:46  Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    28  07:26  Mars 3.0°N of Antares    29  18:01  Mars 5.6°S of MoonOct 01  20:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  10:41  Moon at Perigee: 362481 km    07  21     Uranus at Opposition     08  11:51  FULL MOON     08  11:55  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166    08  18:44  Moon at Descending Node     12  10:58  Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon    15  20:12  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     18  04:25  Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon    18  07:05  Moon at Apogee: 404898 km    19  03:08  Regulus 4.7°N of Moon    21  17     Orionid Meteor Shower    23  01:46  Moon at Ascending Node     23  22:45  Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.811    23  22:57  NEW MOON     25  08     Venus at Superior Conjunction     25  17:04  Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    25  22     Mercury at Perihelion     31  03:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON Nov 01  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W    03  01:21  Moon at Perigee: 367871 km    04  13:10  Mercury 3.9°N of Spica    05  04:13  Moon at Descending Node     05  18     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  23:23  FULL MOON     08  20:41  Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon    12  17     N Taurid Meteor Shower    14  16:16  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  18:39  Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon    15  02:56  Moon at Apogee: 404338 km    15  11:05  Regulus 4.6°N of Moon    17  23     Leonid Meteor Shower    18  09     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     19  09:18  Moon at Ascending Node     19  17:01  Spica 2.6°S of Moon    22  13:32  NEW MOON     28  00:11  Moon at Perigee: 369825 km    29  11:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 02  09:32  Moon at Descending Node     06  05:35  Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon    06  13:27  FULL MOON     08  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     08  20:29  Jupiter 2.7°N of Regulus    12  04:36  Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon    12  09     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38121 AU    12  19:06  Regulus 4.4°N of Moon    13  00:02  Moon at Apogee: 404584 km    14  13     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  13:51  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  14:27  Moon at Ascending Node     17  02:05  Spica 2.8°S of Moon    19  21:55  Saturn 1.6°S of Moon    22  00:03  Winter Solstice     22  02:36  NEW MOON     22  21     Ursid Meteor Shower    24  17:43  Moon at Perigee: 364791 km    25  08:32  Mars 5.7°S of Moon    28  19:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  10:27  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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2011 to 2020 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    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020 
   CET    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020 
   EET    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020 
   MSK    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020 
   GST    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020 
        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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