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