2014Calendar of Astronomical Events
2014Phases of the Moon
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf 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 | |||
| Gulf Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 1 15:14 | Jan 8 07:39 | Jan 16 08:52 | Jan 24 09:19 |
| Jan 31 01:39 | Feb 6 23:22 | Feb 15 03:53 | Feb 22 21:15 |
| Mar 1 12:00 | Mar 8 17:27 | Mar 16 21:09 | Mar 24 05:46 |
| Mar 30 22:45 | Apr 7 12:31 | Apr 15 11:42 t | Apr 22 11:52 |
| Apr 29 10:14 A | May 7 07:15 | May 14 23:16 | May 21 16:59 |
| May 28 22:40 | Jun 6 00:39 | Jun 13 08:11 | Jun 19 22:39 |
| Jun 27 12:09 | Jul 5 15:59 | Jul 12 15:25 | Jul 19 06:08 |
| Jul 27 02:42 | Aug 4 04:50 | Aug 10 22:09 | Aug 17 16:26 |
| Aug 25 18:13 | Sep 2 15:11 | Sep 9 05:38 | Sep 16 06:05 |
| Sep 24 10:14 | Oct 1 23:33 | Oct 8 14:51 t | Oct 15 23:12 |
| Oct 24 01:57 P | Oct 31 06:48 | Nov 7 02:23 | Nov 14 19:16 |
| Nov 22 16:32 | Nov 29 14:06 | Dec 6 16:27 | Dec 14 16:51 |
| Dec 22 05:36 | Dec 28 22:31 | - | - |
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
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf 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 | ||||||||
| Gulf Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GST Event (h:m)Jan 01 15:14 NEW MOON 02 01:00 Moon at Perigee: 356922 km 03 04 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU 04 00 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 15 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU 06 00 Jupiter at Opposition 08 07:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 15:26 Moon at Descending Node 11 16 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 12 12:36 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon 15 10:00 Jupiter 4.9°N of Moon 16 05:53 Moon at Apogee: 406537 km 16 08:52 FULL MOON 19 08:43 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 23 10:29 Mars 3.7°N of Moon 23 13:22 Spica 1.3°S of Moon 24 06:55 Moon at Ascending Node 24 08 Venus at Perihelion 24 09:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 18:18 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 29 06:36 Venus 2.2°N of Moon 30 13:58 Moon at Perigee: 357080 km 31 01:39 NEW MOON 31 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°EFeb 01 11:07 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon 03 00:27 Mars 4.4°N of Spica 04 04 Mercury at Perihelion 05 16:41 Moon at Descending Node 06 23:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 18:41 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon 11 10:10 Jupiter 5.0°N of Moon 12 09:09 Moon at Apogee: 406232 km 15 03:53 FULL MOON 15 14:40 Regulus 5.1°N of Moon 16 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 19 18:54 Spica 1.6°S of Moon 20 03:59 Mars 3.1°N of Moon 20 07:28 Moon at Ascending Node 22 02:39 Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn. 22 21:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 21 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 26 09:23 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 27 23:52 Moon at Perigee: 360439 km 28 01:24 Mercury 2.9°S of MoonMar 01 12:00 NEW MOON 04 21:45 Moon at Descending Node 08 02:07 Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon 08 17:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 15:20 Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon 11 23:46 Moon at Apogee: 405367 km 14 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W 14 21:33 Regulus 5.1°N of Moon 16 21:09 FULL MOON 19 00:38 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 19 07:14 Mars 3.2°N of Moon 19 10:30 Moon at Ascending Node 20 03 Mercury at Aphelion 20 20:57 Vernal Equinox 21 07:40 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 23 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W 24 05:46 LAST QUARTER MOON 26 19:10 Mars 4.6°N of Spica 27 13:52 Venus 3.6°S of Moon 27 22:30 Moon at Perigee: 365706 km 30 22:45 NEW MOON Apr 01 06:30 Moon at Descending Node 02 11 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 04 10:52 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 07 02:25 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 07 12:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 18:52 Moon at Apogee: 404503 km 09 00 Mars at Opposition 11 05:26 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 14 22:24 Mars 3.5°N of Moon 15 07:57 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 15 11:42 FULL MOON 15 11:46 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.291 15 17:22 Moon at Ascending Node 17 11:42 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 22 11:52 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 21 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 04:27 Moon at Perigee: 369765 km 26 03:16 Venus 4.4°S of Moon 26 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 28 15:36 Moon at Descending Node 29 10:03 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.987 29 10:14 NEW MOON May 01 19:51 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 03 03 Mercury at Perihelion 04 18:02 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 05 10 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 14:22 Moon at Apogee: 404319 km 07 07:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 13:43 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 10 22 Saturn at Opposition 11 17:32 Mars 3.0°N of Moon 12 16:47 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 13 02:06 Moon at Ascending Node 14 16:41 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 14 23:16 FULL MOON 16 16 Venus at Aphelion 18 15:58 Moon at Perigee: 367099 km 21 16:59 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E 25 19:43 Venus 2.3°S of Moon 25 21:56 Moon at Descending Node 28 22:40 NEW MOON Jun 01 12:07 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 03 08:25 Moon at Apogee: 404956 km 04 21:35 Regulus 5.0°N of Moon 06 00:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 04:44 Mars 1.6°N of Moon 09 02:05 Spica 1.8°S of Moon 09 09:36 Moon at Ascending Node 10 23:11 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn. 13 08:11 FULL MOON 15 07:34 Moon at Perigee: 362062 km 15 15:57 Jupiter 6.3°S of Pollux 19 22:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 21 14:52 Summer Solstice 22 00:30 Moon at Descending Node 23 17:00 Venus 5.6°S of Pleiades 24 16:54 Venus 1.3°N of Moon 25 10:22 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 27 12:09 NEW MOON 30 23:09 Moon at Apogee: 405932 km | Date GST Event (h:m)Jul 01 19:08 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran 02 04:30 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon 04 04 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU 05 15:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 05:21 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 06 10:32 Spica 2.0°S of Moon 06 13:50 Moon at Ascending Node 08 06:48 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 12 15:25 FULL MOON 12 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W 13 12:27 Moon at Perigee: 358259 km 13 22:39 Mars 1.2°N of Spica 16 23 Mercury 6.2°S of Venus 19 01:21 Moon at Descending Node 19 06:08 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 15:56 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon 24 22:16 Venus 4.4°N of Moon 25 00 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 27 02:42 NEW MOON 28 07:27 Moon at Apogee: 406570 km 28 12 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 29 10:36 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 30 02 Mercury at Perihelion Aug 02 15:26 Moon at Ascending Node 02 17:27 Spica 2.3°S of Moon 03 14:02 Mars 2.2°S of Moon 04 04:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 14:54 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 07 02:29 Venus 6.5°S of Pollux 08 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 10 21:43 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km 10 22:09 FULL MOON 13 04 Perseid Meteor Shower 15 04:18 Moon at Descending Node 17 16:26 LAST QUARTER MOON 18 08 Venus 0.2°N of Jupiter 18 09:05 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 18 10:48 Jupiter 1.1°S of Beehive 18 21:46 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon 24 10:09 Moon at Apogee: 406523 km 25 18:13 NEW MOON 26 07 Mars 3.4°S of Saturn 27 09:33 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon 29 17 Neptune at Opposition 29 17:14 Moon at Ascending Node 29 23:08 Spica 2.5°S of Moon 31 23:21 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.Sep 01 03:43 Mars 4.1°S of Moon 02 15:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 00 Venus at Perihelion 08 07:29 Moon at Perigee: 358388 km 09 05:38 FULL MOON 11 11:32 Moon at Descending Node 12 02 Mercury at Aphelion 15 05:01 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 16 06:05 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 14:39 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 20 17:56 Mercury 0.5°S of Spica 20 18:22 Moon at Apogee: 405846 km 21 22:52 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 22 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E 23 06:30 Autumnal Equinox 24 10:14 NEW MOON 25 21:41 Moon at Ascending Node 26 04:48 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 26 13:32 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon 28 08:46 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 28 10:26 Mars 3.0°N of Antares 29 21:01 Mars 5.6°S of MoonOct 01 23:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 13:41 Moon at Perigee: 362481 km 08 00 Uranus at Opposition 08 14:51 FULL MOON 08 14:55 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166 08 21:44 Moon at Descending Node 12 13:58 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 15 23:12 LAST QUARTER MOON 17 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 18 07:25 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 18 10:05 Moon at Apogee: 404898 km 19 06:08 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 21 20 Orionid Meteor Shower 23 04:46 Moon at Ascending Node 24 01:45 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.811 24 01:57 NEW MOON 25 11 Venus at Superior Conjunction 25 20:04 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn. 26 01 Mercury at Perihelion 31 06:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON Nov 01 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W 03 04:21 Moon at Perigee: 367871 km 04 16:10 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica 05 07:13 Moon at Descending Node 05 21 S Taurid Meteor Shower 07 02:23 FULL MOON 08 23:41 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 12 20 N Taurid Meteor Shower 14 19:16 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 21:39 Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon 15 05:56 Moon at Apogee: 404338 km 15 14:05 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon 18 02 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 12 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 19 12:18 Moon at Ascending Node 19 20:01 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 22 16:32 NEW MOON 28 03:11 Moon at Perigee: 369825 km 29 14:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 02 12:32 Moon at Descending Node 06 08:35 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon 06 16:27 FULL MOON 08 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 08 23:29 Jupiter 2.7°N of Regulus 12 07:36 Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon 12 12 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38121 AU 12 22:06 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon 13 03:02 Moon at Apogee: 404584 km 14 16 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 16:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 17:27 Moon at Ascending Node 17 05:05 Spica 2.8°S of Moon 20 00:55 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon 22 03:03 Winter Solstice 22 05:36 NEW MOON 23 00 Ursid Meteor Shower 24 20:43 Moon at Perigee: 364791 km 25 11:32 Mars 5.7°S of Moon 28 22:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 13:27 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 | |||||
- 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)
- 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.