2044Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2044Phases of the Moon
Hawaiian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Hawaiian Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 10 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2044 Phases of the Moon   
      Hawaiian Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
- Jan  7  18:02    Jan 14  08:51    Jan 21  13:47   
 Jan 29  18:04    Feb  6  03:46    Feb 12  20:42    Feb 20  10:20   
 Feb 28  10:12 A  Mar  6  11:17    Mar 13  09:41 t  Mar 21  06:52   
 Mar 28  23:26    Apr  4  17:45    Apr 11  23:39    Apr 20  01:48   
 Apr 27  09:42    May  4  00:28    May 11  14:16    May 19  18:02   
 May 26  17:39    Jun  2  08:33    Jun 10  05:16    Jun 18  07:00   
 Jun 25  00:24    Jul  1  18:48    Jul  9  20:22    Jul 17  16:47   
 Jul 24  07:10    Jul 31  07:40    Aug  8  11:14    Aug 16  00:03   
 Aug 22  15:06 T  Aug 29  23:18    Sep  7  01:24 t  Sep 14  05:58   
 Sep 21  01:03    Sep 28  17:30    Oct  6  14:30    Oct 13  11:52   
 Oct 20  13:36    Oct 28  13:28    Nov  5  02:27    Nov 11  19:09   
 Nov 19  04:58    Nov 27  09:36    Dec  4  13:34    Dec 11  04:52   
 Dec 18  22:53    Dec 27  04:00   --
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
Hawaiian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Hawaiian Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 10 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   
   Hawaiian Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     HST   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  05:31  Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    04  02     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  04     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    05  08     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     05  20:50  Moon at Ascending Node     07  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°W    07  18:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  18:04  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon    12  23:08  Moon at Perigee: 359906 km    14  07:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    14  08:51  FULL MOON     15  04:58  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    16  18:42  Regulus 1.6°S of Moon    18  09:49  Moon at Descending Node     19  04:33  Mars 4.5°N of Moon    20  23:10  Spica 0.8°N of Moon    21  13:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  18:44  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    24  23:32  Moon at Apogee: 405544 km    27  07     Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter    28  05:10  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    29  18     Mercury at Aphelion     29  18:04  NEW MOON Feb 01  22:49  Moon at Ascending Node     02  08:44  Venus 1.2°S of Moon    06  03:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  14     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66600 AU    07  01:16  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    08  22     Uranus at Opposition     10  00:42  Moon at Perigee: 365312 km    10  17:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    11  15:22  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    12  20:42  FULL MOON     13  05:21  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    14  17:48  Moon at Descending Node     15  14:00  Mars 5.3°N of Moon    17  08:12  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    20  10:20  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  02:30  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    21  19:18  Moon at Apogee: 404628 km    23  04     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     24  22:12  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon    28  10:12  NEW MOON     28  10:23  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.960    29  04:57  Moon at Ascending Node Mar 03  02:58  Venus 1.9°S of Moon    05  06:43  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    06  11:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  10:36  Moon at Perigee: 369930 km    09  01:14  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    09  23:21  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    11  02     Mars at Opposition     11  14:19  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    13  03:09  Moon at Descending Node     13  07:11  Mars 4.4°N of Moon    13  09:37  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.203    13  09:41  FULL MOON     13  18     Mercury at Perihelion     15  17:29  Spica 1.0°N of Moon    17  02     Venus at Perihelion     17  10     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E    19  10:46  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    19  13:20  Vernal Equinox     19  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E    20  15:56  Moon at Apogee: 404337 km    21  06:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  16:46  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon    27  13:51  Moon at Ascending Node     28  23:26  NEW MOON Apr 01  09:28  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    01  12:50  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    01  16:16  Moon at Perigee: 367395 km    03  19:23  Venus 0.1°N of Pleiades    04  17:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  06:46  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    06  05:12  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    06  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     07  20:57  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    08  22:29  Mars 2.6°N of Moon    09  10:14  Moon at Descending Node     11  23:39  FULL MOON     12  01:39  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    15  18:43  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    17  10:46  Moon at Apogee: 404858 km    20  01:48  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  08:29  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon    22  00     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  22:06  Moon at Ascending Node     25  17:12  Mercury 4.6°S of Moon    27  09:42  NEW MOON     28  21:11  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    29  08:30  Moon at Perigee: 362200 km    29  20:41  Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.May 01  14     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     02  12:41  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon    03  10:49  Beehive 1.9°S of Moon    04  00:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W    04  13     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  02:28  Regulus 1.3°S of Moon    06  03:43  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    06  13:24  Moon at Descending Node     09  08:16  Spica 1.0°N of Moon    11  14:16  FULL MOON     13  01:48  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    15  01:19  Moon at Apogee: 405736 km    16  18     Saturn at Opposition     17  19:25  Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon    19  18:02  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  03:03  Moon at Ascending Node     26  17:39  NEW MOON     27  09     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     27  14:15  Moon at Perigee: 358408 km    29  20:40  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    30  18:07  Beehive 1.7°S of MoonJun 01  08:48  Regulus 1.0°S of Moon    02  08:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  14:16  Moon at Descending Node     02  23:41  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    05  14:01  Spica 1.1°N of Moon    09  08:01  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    09  17     Mercury at Perihelion     10  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     10  05:16  FULL MOON     11  08:31  Moon at Apogee: 406330 km    14  00:41  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon    17  04:53  Moon at Ascending Node     18  07:00  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  06:50  Summer Solstice     22  17:57  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    24  23:26  Moon at Perigee: 357175 km    25  00:24  NEW MOON     26  03:40  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux    26  05:22  Mercury 2.0°S of Moon    27  03:35  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    28  17:07  Regulus 0.8°S of Moon    29  16:39  Moon at Descending Node 
Date     HST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  06:03  Mars 2.3°N of Moon    01  18:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  20:08  Spica 1.4°N of Moon    03  06     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU    04  17:46  Mercury 0.3°S of Beehive    06  13:57  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    07  10     Venus at Aphelion     08  10:57  Moon at Apogee: 406301 km    09  20:22  FULL MOON     11  01:22  Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon    14  06:24  Moon at Ascending Node     14  11:44  Venus 1.2°N of Aldebaran    16  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°E    17  16:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  03:12  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    23  08:16  Moon at Perigee: 358737 km    23  16     Mercury at Aphelion     23  20     Jupiter at Opposition     24  07:10  NEW MOON     25  16:18  Mercury 2.3°S of Regulus    25  22:42  Mercury 4.2°S of Moon    26  03:09  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    26  23:02  Moon at Descending Node     27  15     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    29  19:21  Mars 3.2°N of Moon    30  03:38  Spica 1.6°N of Moon    31  07:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON Aug 02  20:21  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    04  19:22  Moon at Apogee: 405646 km    05  15     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W    07  00:50  Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon    07  09:49  Mars 1.5°N of Spica    08  11:14  FULL MOON     10  10:20  Moon at Ascending Node     12  07     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  09     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     16  00:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  10:15  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    20  03:00  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon    20  13:01  Moon at Perigee: 362698 km    21  00:15  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    22  15:06  NEW MOON     22  15:16  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036    23  08:33  Moon at Descending Node     26  12:33  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    27  13:19  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    29  23:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  03:43  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    31  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°WSep 01  10:26  Moon at Apogee: 404738 km    03  02:56  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon    05  16     Mercury at Perihelion     06  17:06  Moon at Ascending Node     07  01:19  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.046    07  01:24  FULL MOON     07  01:56  Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus    11  10:52  Venus 2.4°S of Beehive    12  15:46  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    14  05:58  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  10:31  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon    17  02:14  Moon at Perigee: 367771 km    17  08:26  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    17  19:59  Venus 2.9°S of Moon    18  22:39  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    19  18:05  Moon at Descending Node     21  01:03  NEW MOON     21  22:47  Autumnal Equinox     22  22:00  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    25  10:27  Mars 4.3°N of Moon    25  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  11     Mars 2.8°S of Saturn    26  11:56  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    28  17:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  05:06  Moon at Apogee: 404238 km    30  10:00  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon    30  23:21  Venus 0.0°S of RegulusOct 04  00:56  Moon at Ascending Node     06  14:30  FULL MOON     09  21:36  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    12  05:35  Moon at Perigee: 369711 km    13  11:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  16:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon    14  14:30  Beehive 1.3°S of Moon    15  06:53  Mars 3.5°N of Antares    16  05:39  Regulus 0.5°S of Moon    17  00:18  Moon at Descending Node     17  18:25  Venus 2.4°N of Moon    20  13:36  NEW MOON     20  23     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  01:20  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    23  20:20  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    24  10:02  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    27  01:18  Moon at Apogee: 404571 km    27  19     Venus at Perihelion     27  22:05  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon    28  13:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  07:07  Moon at Ascending Node     31  14     Mercury 4.1°S of SaturnNov 04  19     Neptune at Opposition     04  23     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  02:27  FULL MOON     06  05:36  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    07  20:14  Moon at Perigee: 364997 km    08  13:11  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares    09  21:57  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon    10  20:01  Beehive 1.1°S of Moon    11  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E    11  19:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  23     N Taurid Meteor Shower    12  11:13  Regulus 0.3°S of Moon    13  02:05  Moon at Descending Node     14  15:06  Venus 3.5°N of Spica    16  13:46  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    17  05     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  04:58  NEW MOON     20  21:46  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon    22  11:55  Mars 3.1°N of Moon    23  20:42  Moon at Apogee: 405513 km    24  01     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     24  13:50  Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon    27  09:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  10:02  Moon at Ascending Node Dec 01  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     02  15     Mercury at Perihelion     03  15:59  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    04  13:34  FULL MOON     05  22:05  Moon at Perigee: 359749 km    06  08     Mercury 0.7°N of Saturn    07  05:58  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon    08  03:20  Beehive 0.8°S of Moon    09  17:28  Regulus 0.0°N of Moon    10  02:32  Moon at Descending Node     11  04:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  18     Geminid Meteor Shower    13  19:30  Spica 1.9°N of Moon    18  00     Mercury 0.6°N of Saturn    18  05     Venus 0.7°S of Saturn    18  22:53  NEW MOON     19  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.7°W    20  19:43  Winter Solstice     21  10:29  Moon at Apogee: 406354 km    21  14:59  Venus 5.4°N of Antares    21  16:06  Mars 1.6°N of Moon    22  03     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  07:46  Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon    22  15:51  Mercury 6.2°N of Antares    24  11:19  Moon at Ascending Node     27  04:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  03:05  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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