2044Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2044Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2044 Phases of the Moon   
      Greenwich Mean Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
- Jan  8  04:02    Jan 14  18:51    Jan 21  23:47   
 Jan 30  04:04    Feb  6  13:46    Feb 13  06:42    Feb 20  20:20   
 Feb 28  20:12 A  Mar  6  21:17    Mar 13  19:41 t  Mar 21  16:52   
 Mar 29  09:26    Apr  5  03:45    Apr 12  09:39    Apr 20  11:48   
 Apr 27  19:42    May  4  10:28    May 12  00:16    May 20  04:02   
 May 27  03:39    Jun  2  18:33    Jun 10  15:16    Jun 18  17:00   
 Jun 25  10:24    Jul  2  04:48    Jul 10  06:22    Jul 18  02:47   
 Jul 24  17:10    Jul 31  17:40    Aug  8  21:14    Aug 16  10:03   
 Aug 23  01:06 T  Aug 30  09:18    Sep  7  11:24 t  Sep 14  15:58   
 Sep 21  11:03    Sep 29  03:30    Oct  7  00:30    Oct 13  21:52   
 Oct 20  23:36    Oct 28  23:28    Nov  5  12:27    Nov 12  05:09   
 Nov 19  14:58    Nov 27  19:36    Dec  4  23:34    Dec 11  14:52   
 Dec 19  08:53    Dec 27  14:00   --
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
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.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   
   Greenwich Mean Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  15:31  Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    04  12     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  14     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    05  18     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     06  06:50  Moon at Ascending Node     07  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°W    08  04:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  04:04  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon    13  09:08  Moon at Perigee: 359906 km    14  17:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    14  18:51  FULL MOON     15  14:58  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    17  04:42  Regulus 1.6°S of Moon    18  19:49  Moon at Descending Node     19  14:33  Mars 4.5°N of Moon    21  09:10  Spica 0.8°N of Moon    21  23:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  04:44  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    25  09:32  Moon at Apogee: 405544 km    27  17     Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter    28  15:10  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    30  04     Mercury at Aphelion     30  04:04  NEW MOON Feb 02  08:49  Moon at Ascending Node     02  18:44  Venus 1.2°S of Moon    06  13:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  00     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66600 AU    07  11:16  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    09  08     Uranus at Opposition     10  10:42  Moon at Perigee: 365312 km    11  03:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    12  01:22  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    13  06:42  FULL MOON     13  15:21  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    15  03:48  Moon at Descending Node     16  00:00  Mars 5.3°N of Moon    17  18:12  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    20  20:20  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  12:30  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    22  05:18  Moon at Apogee: 404628 km    23  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     25  08:12  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon    28  20:12  NEW MOON     28  20:23  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.960    29  14:57  Moon at Ascending Node Mar 03  12:58  Venus 1.9°S of Moon    05  16:43  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    06  21:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  20:36  Moon at Perigee: 369930 km    09  11:14  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    10  09:21  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    11  12     Mars at Opposition     12  00:19  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    13  13:09  Moon at Descending Node     13  17:11  Mars 4.4°N of Moon    13  19:37  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.203    13  19:41  FULL MOON     14  04     Mercury at Perihelion     16  03:29  Spica 1.0°N of Moon    17  12     Venus at Perihelion     17  20     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E    19  20:46  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    19  23:20  Vernal Equinox     20  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E    21  01:56  Moon at Apogee: 404337 km    21  16:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  02:46  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon    27  23:51  Moon at Ascending Node     29  09:26  NEW MOON Apr 01  19:28  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    01  22:50  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    02  02:16  Moon at Perigee: 367395 km    04  05:23  Venus 0.1°N of Pleiades    05  03:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  16:46  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    06  15:12  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    06  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  06:57  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    09  08:29  Mars 2.6°N of Moon    09  20:14  Moon at Descending Node     12  09:39  FULL MOON     12  11:39  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    16  04:43  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    17  20:46  Moon at Apogee: 404858 km    20  11:48  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  18:29  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon    22  10     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  08:06  Moon at Ascending Node     26  03:12  Mercury 4.6°S of Moon    27  19:42  NEW MOON     29  07:11  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    29  18:30  Moon at Perigee: 362200 km    30  06:41  Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.May 02  00     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     02  22:41  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon    03  20:49  Beehive 1.9°S of Moon    04  10:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W    04  23     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  12:28  Regulus 1.3°S of Moon    06  13:43  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    06  23:24  Moon at Descending Node     09  18:16  Spica 1.0°N of Moon    12  00:16  FULL MOON     13  11:48  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    15  11:19  Moon at Apogee: 405736 km    17  04     Saturn at Opposition     18  05:25  Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon    20  04:02  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  13:03  Moon at Ascending Node     27  03:39  NEW MOON     27  19     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     28  00:15  Moon at Perigee: 358408 km    30  06:40  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    31  04:07  Beehive 1.7°S of MoonJun 01  18:48  Regulus 1.0°S of Moon    02  18:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  00:16  Moon at Descending Node     03  09:41  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    06  00:01  Spica 1.1°N of Moon    09  18:01  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    10  03     Mercury at Perihelion     10  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     10  15:16  FULL MOON     11  18:31  Moon at Apogee: 406330 km    14  10:41  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon    17  14:53  Moon at Ascending Node     18  17:00  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  16:50  Summer Solstice     23  03:57  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    25  09:26  Moon at Perigee: 357175 km    25  10:24  NEW MOON     26  13:40  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux    26  15:22  Mercury 2.0°S of Moon    27  13:35  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    29  03:07  Regulus 0.8°S of Moon    30  02:39  Moon at Descending Node 
Date     GMT   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  16:03  Mars 2.3°N of Moon    02  04:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  06:08  Spica 1.4°N of Moon    03  16     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU    05  03:46  Mercury 0.3°S of Beehive    06  23:57  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    07  20     Venus at Aphelion     08  20:57  Moon at Apogee: 406301 km    10  06:22  FULL MOON     11  11:22  Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon    14  16:24  Moon at Ascending Node     14  21:44  Venus 1.2°N of Aldebaran    17  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°E    18  02:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  13:12  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    23  18:16  Moon at Perigee: 358737 km    24  02     Mercury at Aphelion     24  06     Jupiter at Opposition     24  17:10  NEW MOON     26  02:18  Mercury 2.3°S of Regulus    26  08:42  Mercury 4.2°S of Moon    26  13:09  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    27  09:02  Moon at Descending Node     28  01     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    30  05:21  Mars 3.2°N of Moon    30  13:38  Spica 1.6°N of Moon    31  17:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON Aug 03  06:21  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    05  05:22  Moon at Apogee: 405646 km    06  01     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W    07  10:50  Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon    07  19:49  Mars 1.5°N of Spica    08  21:14  FULL MOON     10  20:20  Moon at Ascending Node     12  17     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  19     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     16  10:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  20:15  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    20  13:00  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon    20  23:01  Moon at Perigee: 362698 km    21  10:15  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    23  01:06  NEW MOON     23  01:16  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036    23  18:33  Moon at Descending Node     26  22:33  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    27  23:19  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    30  09:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  13:43  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    31  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°WSep 01  20:26  Moon at Apogee: 404738 km    03  12:56  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon    06  02     Mercury at Perihelion     07  03:06  Moon at Ascending Node     07  11:19  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.046    07  11:24  FULL MOON     07  11:56  Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus    11  20:52  Venus 2.4°S of Beehive    13  01:46  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    14  15:58  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  20:31  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon    17  12:14  Moon at Perigee: 367771 km    17  18:26  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    18  05:59  Venus 2.9°S of Moon    19  08:39  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    20  04:05  Moon at Descending Node     21  11:03  NEW MOON     22  08:47  Autumnal Equinox     23  08:00  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    25  20:27  Mars 4.3°N of Moon    26  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  21     Mars 2.8°S of Saturn    26  21:56  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    29  03:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  15:06  Moon at Apogee: 404238 km    30  20:00  Jupiter 3.1°N of MoonOct 01  09:21  Venus 0.0°S of Regulus    04  10:56  Moon at Ascending Node     07  00:30  FULL MOON     10  07:36  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    12  15:35  Moon at Perigee: 369711 km    13  21:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  02:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon    15  00:30  Beehive 1.3°S of Moon    15  16:53  Mars 3.5°N of Antares    16  15:39  Regulus 0.5°S of Moon    17  10:18  Moon at Descending Node     18  04:25  Venus 2.4°N of Moon    20  23:36  NEW MOON     21  09     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  11:20  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    24  06:20  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    24  20:02  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    27  11:18  Moon at Apogee: 404571 km    28  05     Venus at Perihelion     28  08:05  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon    28  23:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  17:07  Moon at Ascending Node Nov 01  00     Mercury 4.1°S of Saturn    05  05     Neptune at Opposition     05  09     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  12:27  FULL MOON     06  15:36  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    08  06:14  Moon at Perigee: 364997 km    08  23:11  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares    10  07:57  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon    11  06:01  Beehive 1.1°S of Moon    11  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E    12  05:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  09     N Taurid Meteor Shower    12  21:13  Regulus 0.3°S of Moon    13  12:05  Moon at Descending Node     15  01:06  Venus 3.5°N of Spica    16  23:46  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    17  15     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  14:58  NEW MOON     21  07:46  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon    22  21:55  Mars 3.1°N of Moon    24  06:42  Moon at Apogee: 405513 km    24  11     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     24  23:50  Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon    27  19:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  20:02  Moon at Ascending Node Dec 01  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     03  01     Mercury at Perihelion     04  01:59  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    04  23:34  FULL MOON     06  08:05  Moon at Perigee: 359749 km    06  18     Mercury 0.7°N of Saturn    07  15:58  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon    08  13:20  Beehive 0.8°S of Moon    10  03:28  Regulus 0.0°N of Moon    10  12:32  Moon at Descending Node     11  14:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  04     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  05:30  Spica 1.9°N of Moon    18  10     Mercury 0.6°N of Saturn    18  15     Venus 0.7°S of Saturn    19  08:53  NEW MOON     20  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.7°W    21  05:43  Winter Solstice     21  20:29  Moon at Apogee: 406354 km    22  00:59  Venus 5.4°N of Antares    22  02:06  Mars 1.6°N of Moon    22  13     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  17:46  Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon    23  01:51  Mercury 6.2°N of Antares    24  21:19  Moon at Ascending Node     27  14:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  13:05  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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2041 to 2050 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    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   CET    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   EET    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   MSK    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   GST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
        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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