2044Calendar of Astronomical Events

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

Return to: Calendars of Astronomical Events
Return to: Planetary Ephemeris Data