2014Calendar of Astronomical Events
2014Phases of the Moon
Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 5 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2014 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Eastern Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 1 06:14 | Jan 7 22:39 | Jan 15 23:52 | Jan 24 00:19 |
| Jan 30 16:39 | Feb 6 14:22 | Feb 14 18:53 | Feb 22 12:15 |
| Mar 1 03:00 | Mar 8 08:27 | Mar 16 12:09 | Mar 23 20:46 |
| Mar 30 13:45 | Apr 7 03:31 | Apr 15 02:42 t | Apr 22 02:52 |
| Apr 29 01:14 A | May 6 22:15 | May 14 14:16 | May 21 07:59 |
| May 28 13:40 | Jun 5 15:39 | Jun 12 23:11 | Jun 19 13:39 |
| Jun 27 03:09 | Jul 5 06:59 | Jul 12 06:25 | Jul 18 21:08 |
| Jul 26 17:42 | Aug 3 19:50 | Aug 10 13:09 | Aug 17 07:26 |
| Aug 25 09:13 | Sep 2 06:11 | Sep 8 20:38 | Sep 15 21:05 |
| Sep 24 01:14 | Oct 1 14:33 | Oct 8 05:51 t | Oct 15 14:12 |
| Oct 23 16:57 P | Oct 30 21:48 | Nov 6 17:23 | Nov 14 10:16 |
| Nov 22 07:32 | Nov 29 05:06 | Dec 6 07:27 | Dec 14 07:51 |
| Dec 21 20:36 | Dec 28 13:31 | - | - |
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
Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 5 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 | ||||||||
| Eastern Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date EST Event (h:m)Jan 01 06:14 NEW MOON 01 16:00 Moon at Perigee: 356922 km 02 19 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU 03 15 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 06 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU 05 15 Jupiter at Opposition 07 22:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 06:26 Moon at Descending Node 11 07 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 12 03:36 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon 15 01:00 Jupiter 4.9°N of Moon 15 20:53 Moon at Apogee: 406537 km 15 23:52 FULL MOON 18 23:43 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 23 01:29 Mars 3.7°N of Moon 23 04:22 Spica 1.3°S of Moon 23 21:55 Moon at Ascending Node 23 23 Venus at Perihelion 24 00:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 09:18 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 28 21:36 Venus 2.2°N of Moon 30 04:58 Moon at Perigee: 357080 km 30 16:39 NEW MOON 31 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°EFeb 01 02:07 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon 02 15:27 Mars 4.4°N of Spica 03 19 Mercury at Perihelion 05 07:41 Moon at Descending Node 06 14:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 09:41 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon 11 01:10 Jupiter 5.0°N of Moon 12 00:09 Moon at Apogee: 406232 km 14 18:53 FULL MOON 15 05:40 Regulus 5.1°N of Moon 15 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 19 09:54 Spica 1.6°S of Moon 19 18:59 Mars 3.1°N of Moon 19 22:28 Moon at Ascending Node 21 17:39 Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn. 22 12:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 12 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 26 00:23 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 27 14:52 Moon at Perigee: 360439 km 27 16:24 Mercury 2.9°S of MoonMar 01 03:00 NEW MOON 04 12:45 Moon at Descending Node 07 17:07 Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon 08 08:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 06:20 Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon 11 14:46 Moon at Apogee: 405367 km 14 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W 14 12:33 Regulus 5.1°N of Moon 16 12:09 FULL MOON 18 15:38 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 18 22:14 Mars 3.2°N of Moon 19 01:30 Moon at Ascending Node 19 18 Mercury at Aphelion 20 11:57 Vernal Equinox 20 22:40 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 22 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W 23 20:46 LAST QUARTER MOON 26 10:10 Mars 4.6°N of Spica 27 04:52 Venus 3.6°S of Moon 27 13:30 Moon at Perigee: 365706 km 30 13:45 NEW MOON 31 21:30 Moon at Descending Node Apr 02 02 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 04 01:52 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 06 17:25 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 07 03:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 09:52 Moon at Apogee: 404503 km 08 15 Mars at Opposition 10 20:26 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 14 13:24 Mars 3.5°N of Moon 14 22:57 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 15 02:42 FULL MOON 15 02:46 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.291 15 08:22 Moon at Ascending Node 17 02:42 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 22 02:52 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 12 Lyrid Meteor Shower 22 19:27 Moon at Perigee: 369765 km 25 18:16 Venus 4.4°S of Moon 25 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 28 06:36 Moon at Descending Node 29 01:03 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.987 29 01:14 NEW MOON May 01 10:51 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 02 18 Mercury at Perihelion 04 09:02 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 05 01 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 05:22 Moon at Apogee: 404319 km 06 22:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 04:43 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 10 13 Saturn at Opposition 11 08:32 Mars 3.0°N of Moon 12 07:47 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 12 17:06 Moon at Ascending Node 14 07:41 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 14 14:16 FULL MOON 16 07 Venus at Aphelion 18 06:58 Moon at Perigee: 367099 km 21 07:59 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E 25 10:43 Venus 2.3°S of Moon 25 12:56 Moon at Descending Node 28 13:40 NEW MOON Jun 01 03:07 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 02 23:25 Moon at Apogee: 404956 km 04 12:35 Regulus 5.0°N of Moon 05 15:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 19:44 Mars 1.6°N of Moon 08 17:05 Spica 1.8°S of Moon 09 00:36 Moon at Ascending Node 10 14:11 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn. 12 23:11 FULL MOON 14 22:34 Moon at Perigee: 362062 km 15 06:57 Jupiter 6.3°S of Pollux 19 13:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 21 05:52 Summer Solstice 21 15:30 Moon at Descending Node 23 08:00 Venus 5.6°S of Pleiades 24 07:54 Venus 1.3°N of Moon 25 01:22 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 27 03:09 NEW MOON 30 14:09 Moon at Apogee: 405932 km | Date EST Event (h:m)Jul 01 10:08 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran 01 19:30 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon 03 19 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU 05 06:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 20:21 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 06 01:32 Spica 2.0°S of Moon 06 04:50 Moon at Ascending Node 07 21:48 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 12 06:25 FULL MOON 12 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W 13 03:27 Moon at Perigee: 358259 km 13 13:39 Mars 1.2°N of Spica 16 14 Mercury 6.2°S of Venus 18 16:21 Moon at Descending Node 18 21:08 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 06:56 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon 24 13:16 Venus 4.4°N of Moon 24 15 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 26 17:42 NEW MOON 27 22:27 Moon at Apogee: 406570 km 28 03 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 29 01:36 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 29 17 Mercury at Perihelion Aug 02 06:26 Moon at Ascending Node 02 08:27 Spica 2.3°S of Moon 03 05:02 Mars 2.2°S of Moon 03 19:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 05:54 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 06 17:29 Venus 6.5°S of Pollux 08 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 10 12:43 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km 10 13:09 FULL MOON 12 19 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 19:18 Moon at Descending Node 17 07:26 LAST QUARTER MOON 17 23 Venus 0.2°N of Jupiter 18 00:05 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 18 01:48 Jupiter 1.1°S of Beehive 18 12:46 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon 24 01:09 Moon at Apogee: 406523 km 25 09:13 NEW MOON 25 22 Mars 3.4°S of Saturn 27 00:33 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon 29 08 Neptune at Opposition 29 08:14 Moon at Ascending Node 29 14:08 Spica 2.5°S of Moon 31 14:21 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 31 18:43 Mars 4.1°S of MoonSep 02 06:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 15 Venus at Perihelion 07 22:29 Moon at Perigee: 358388 km 08 20:38 FULL MOON 11 02:32 Moon at Descending Node 11 17 Mercury at Aphelion 14 20:01 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 15 21:05 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 05:39 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 20 08:56 Mercury 0.5°S of Spica 20 09:22 Moon at Apogee: 405846 km 21 13:52 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 21 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E 22 21:30 Autumnal Equinox 24 01:14 NEW MOON 25 12:41 Moon at Ascending Node 25 19:48 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 26 04:32 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon 27 23:46 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 28 01:26 Mars 3.0°N of Antares 29 12:01 Mars 5.6°S of MoonOct 01 14:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 04:41 Moon at Perigee: 362481 km 07 15 Uranus at Opposition 08 05:51 FULL MOON 08 05:55 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166 08 12:44 Moon at Descending Node 12 04:58 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 15 14:12 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 17 22:25 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 18 01:05 Moon at Apogee: 404898 km 18 21:08 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 21 11 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 19:46 Moon at Ascending Node 23 16:45 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.811 23 16:57 NEW MOON 25 02 Venus at Superior Conjunction 25 11:04 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn. 25 16 Mercury at Perihelion 30 21:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON Nov 01 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W 02 19:21 Moon at Perigee: 367871 km 04 07:10 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica 04 22:13 Moon at Descending Node 05 12 S Taurid Meteor Shower 06 17:23 FULL MOON 08 14:41 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 12 11 N Taurid Meteor Shower 14 10:16 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 12:39 Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon 14 20:56 Moon at Apogee: 404338 km 15 05:05 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon 17 17 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 03 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 19 03:18 Moon at Ascending Node 19 11:01 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 22 07:32 NEW MOON 27 18:11 Moon at Perigee: 369825 km 29 05:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 02 03:32 Moon at Descending Node 05 23:35 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon 06 07:27 FULL MOON 08 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 08 14:29 Jupiter 2.7°N of Regulus 11 22:36 Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon 12 03 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38121 AU 12 13:06 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon 12 18:02 Moon at Apogee: 404584 km 14 07 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 07:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 08:27 Moon at Ascending Node 16 20:05 Spica 2.8°S of Moon 19 15:55 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon 21 18:03 Winter Solstice 21 20:36 NEW MOON 22 15 Ursid Meteor Shower 24 11:43 Moon at Perigee: 364791 km 25 02:32 Mars 5.7°S of Moon 28 13:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 04:27 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.