2044Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2044Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2044 Phases of the Moon   
      Central Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
- Jan  7  22:02    Jan 14  12:51    Jan 21  17:47   
 Jan 29  22:04    Feb  6  07:46    Feb 13  00:42    Feb 20  14:20   
 Feb 28  14:12 A  Mar  6  15:17    Mar 13  13:41 t  Mar 21  10:52   
 Mar 29  03:26    Apr  4  21:45    Apr 12  03:39    Apr 20  05:48   
 Apr 27  13:42    May  4  04:28    May 11  18:16    May 19  22:02   
 May 26  21:39    Jun  2  12:33    Jun 10  09:16    Jun 18  11:00   
 Jun 25  04:24    Jul  1  22:48    Jul 10  00:22    Jul 17  20:47   
 Jul 24  11:10    Jul 31  11:40    Aug  8  15:14    Aug 16  04:03   
 Aug 22  19:06 T  Aug 30  03:18    Sep  7  05:24 t  Sep 14  09:58   
 Sep 21  05:03    Sep 28  21:30    Oct  6  18:30    Oct 13  15:52   
 Oct 20  17:36    Oct 28  17:28    Nov  5  06:27    Nov 11  23:09   
 Nov 19  08:58    Nov 27  13:36    Dec  4  17:34    Dec 11  08:52   
 Dec 19  02:53    Dec 27  08:00   --
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.
2044Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2044Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Central Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     CST   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  09:31  Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    04  06     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  08     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    05  12     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     06  00:50  Moon at Ascending Node     07  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°W    07  22:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  22:04  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon    13  03:08  Moon at Perigee: 359906 km    14  11:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    14  12:51  FULL MOON     15  08:58  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    16  22:42  Regulus 1.6°S of Moon    18  13:49  Moon at Descending Node     19  08:33  Mars 4.5°N of Moon    21  03:10  Spica 0.8°N of Moon    21  17:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  22:44  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    25  03:32  Moon at Apogee: 405544 km    27  11     Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter    28  09:10  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    29  22     Mercury at Aphelion     29  22:04  NEW MOON Feb 02  02:49  Moon at Ascending Node     02  12:44  Venus 1.2°S of Moon    06  07:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  18     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66600 AU    07  05:16  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    09  02     Uranus at Opposition     10  04:42  Moon at Perigee: 365312 km    10  21:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    11  19:22  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    13  00:42  FULL MOON     13  09:21  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    14  21:48  Moon at Descending Node     15  18:00  Mars 5.3°N of Moon    17  12:12  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    20  14:20  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  06:30  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    21  23:18  Moon at Apogee: 404628 km    23  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     25  02:12  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon    28  14:12  NEW MOON     28  14:23  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.960    29  08:57  Moon at Ascending Node Mar 03  06:58  Venus 1.9°S of Moon    05  10:43  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    06  15:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  14:36  Moon at Perigee: 369930 km    09  05:14  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    10  03:21  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    11  06     Mars at Opposition     11  18:19  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    13  07:09  Moon at Descending Node     13  11:11  Mars 4.4°N of Moon    13  13:37  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.203    13  13:41  FULL MOON     13  22     Mercury at Perihelion     15  21:29  Spica 1.0°N of Moon    17  06     Venus at Perihelion     17  14     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E    19  14:46  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    19  17:20  Vernal Equinox     20  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E    20  19:56  Moon at Apogee: 404337 km    21  10:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  20:46  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon    27  17:51  Moon at Ascending Node     29  03:26  NEW MOON Apr 01  13:28  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    01  16:50  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    01  20:16  Moon at Perigee: 367395 km    03  23:23  Venus 0.1°N of Pleiades    04  21:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  10:46  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    06  09:12  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    06  16     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  00:57  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    09  02:29  Mars 2.6°N of Moon    09  14:14  Moon at Descending Node     12  03:39  FULL MOON     12  05:39  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    15  22:43  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    17  14:46  Moon at Apogee: 404858 km    20  05:48  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  12:29  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon    22  04     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  02:06  Moon at Ascending Node     25  21:12  Mercury 4.6°S of Moon    27  13:42  NEW MOON     29  01:11  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    29  12:30  Moon at Perigee: 362200 km    30  00:41  Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.May 01  18     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     02  16:41  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon    03  14:49  Beehive 1.9°S of Moon    04  04:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W    04  17     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  06:28  Regulus 1.3°S of Moon    06  07:43  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    06  17:24  Moon at Descending Node     09  12:16  Spica 1.0°N of Moon    11  18:16  FULL MOON     13  05:48  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    15  05:19  Moon at Apogee: 405736 km    16  22     Saturn at Opposition     17  23:25  Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon    19  22:02  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  07:03  Moon at Ascending Node     26  21:39  NEW MOON     27  13     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     27  18:15  Moon at Perigee: 358408 km    30  00:40  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    30  22:07  Beehive 1.7°S of MoonJun 01  12:48  Regulus 1.0°S of Moon    02  12:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  18:16  Moon at Descending Node     03  03:41  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    05  18:01  Spica 1.1°N of Moon    09  12:01  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    09  21     Mercury at Perihelion     10  05     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     10  09:16  FULL MOON     11  12:31  Moon at Apogee: 406330 km    14  04:41  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon    17  08:53  Moon at Ascending Node     18  11:00  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  10:50  Summer Solstice     22  21:57  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    25  03:26  Moon at Perigee: 357175 km    25  04:24  NEW MOON     26  07:40  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux    26  09:22  Mercury 2.0°S of Moon    27  07:35  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    28  21:07  Regulus 0.8°S of Moon    29  20:39  Moon at Descending Node 
Date     CST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  10:03  Mars 2.3°N of Moon    01  22:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  00:08  Spica 1.4°N of Moon    03  10     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU    04  21:46  Mercury 0.3°S of Beehive    06  17:57  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    07  14     Venus at Aphelion     08  14:57  Moon at Apogee: 406301 km    10  00:22  FULL MOON     11  05:22  Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon    14  10:24  Moon at Ascending Node     14  15:44  Venus 1.2°N of Aldebaran    17  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°E    17  20:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  07:12  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    23  12:16  Moon at Perigee: 358737 km    23  20     Mercury at Aphelion     24  00     Jupiter at Opposition     24  11:10  NEW MOON     25  20:18  Mercury 2.3°S of Regulus    26  02:42  Mercury 4.2°S of Moon    26  07:09  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    27  03:02  Moon at Descending Node     27  19     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    29  23:21  Mars 3.2°N of Moon    30  07:38  Spica 1.6°N of Moon    31  11:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON Aug 03  00:21  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    04  23:22  Moon at Apogee: 405646 km    05  19     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W    07  04:50  Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon    07  13:49  Mars 1.5°N of Spica    08  15:14  FULL MOON     10  14:20  Moon at Ascending Node     12  11     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  13     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     16  04:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  14:15  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    20  07:00  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon    20  17:01  Moon at Perigee: 362698 km    21  04:15  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    22  19:06  NEW MOON     22  19:16  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036    23  12:33  Moon at Descending Node     26  16:33  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    27  17:19  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    30  03:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  07:43  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    31  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°WSep 01  14:26  Moon at Apogee: 404738 km    03  06:56  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon    05  20     Mercury at Perihelion     06  21:06  Moon at Ascending Node     07  05:19  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.046    07  05:24  FULL MOON     07  05:56  Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus    11  14:52  Venus 2.4°S of Beehive    12  19:46  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    14  09:58  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  14:31  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon    17  06:14  Moon at Perigee: 367771 km    17  12:26  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    17  23:59  Venus 2.9°S of Moon    19  02:39  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    19  22:05  Moon at Descending Node     21  05:03  NEW MOON     22  02:47  Autumnal Equinox     23  02:00  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    25  14:27  Mars 4.3°N of Moon    25  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  15     Mars 2.8°S of Saturn    26  15:56  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    28  21:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  09:06  Moon at Apogee: 404238 km    30  14:00  Jupiter 3.1°N of MoonOct 01  03:21  Venus 0.0°S of Regulus    04  04:56  Moon at Ascending Node     06  18:30  FULL MOON     10  01:36  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    12  09:35  Moon at Perigee: 369711 km    13  15:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  20:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon    14  18:30  Beehive 1.3°S of Moon    15  10:53  Mars 3.5°N of Antares    16  09:39  Regulus 0.5°S of Moon    17  04:18  Moon at Descending Node     17  22:25  Venus 2.4°N of Moon    20  17:36  NEW MOON     21  03     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  05:20  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    24  00:20  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    24  14:02  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    27  05:18  Moon at Apogee: 404571 km    27  23     Venus at Perihelion     28  02:05  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon    28  17:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  11:07  Moon at Ascending Node     31  18     Mercury 4.1°S of SaturnNov 04  23     Neptune at Opposition     05  03     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  06:27  FULL MOON     06  09:36  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    08  00:14  Moon at Perigee: 364997 km    08  17:11  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares    10  01:57  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon    11  00:01  Beehive 1.1°S of Moon    11  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E    11  23:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  03     N Taurid Meteor Shower    12  15:13  Regulus 0.3°S of Moon    13  06:05  Moon at Descending Node     14  19:06  Venus 3.5°N of Spica    16  17:46  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    17  09     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  08:58  NEW MOON     21  01:46  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon    22  15:55  Mars 3.1°N of Moon    24  00:42  Moon at Apogee: 405513 km    24  05     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     24  17:50  Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon    27  13:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  14:02  Moon at Ascending Node Dec 01  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     02  19     Mercury at Perihelion     03  19:59  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    04  17:34  FULL MOON     06  02:05  Moon at Perigee: 359749 km    06  12     Mercury 0.7°N of Saturn    07  09:58  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon    08  07:20  Beehive 0.8°S of Moon    09  21:28  Regulus 0.0°N of Moon    10  06:32  Moon at Descending Node     11  08:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  22     Geminid Meteor Shower    13  23:30  Spica 1.9°N of Moon    18  04     Mercury 0.6°N of Saturn    18  09     Venus 0.7°S of Saturn    19  02:53  NEW MOON     20  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.7°W    20  23:43  Winter Solstice     21  14:29  Moon at Apogee: 406354 km    21  18:59  Venus 5.4°N of Antares    21  20:06  Mars 1.6°N of Moon    22  07     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  11:46  Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon    22  19:51  Mercury 6.2°N of Antares    24  15:19  Moon at Ascending Node     27  08:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  07:05  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    

 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: 2041 to 2050
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2041 to 2050 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    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   EST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   CST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   MST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   PST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   AKST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   HST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)
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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