2044 Sky Event Almanac
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.
| 2044 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date AST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 11:31 Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
04 08 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 10 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
05 14 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
06 02:50 Moon at Ascending Node
07 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°W
08 00:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 00:04 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
13 05:08 Moon at Perigee: 359906 km
14 13:54 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
14 14:51 FULL MOON
17 00:42 Regulus 1.6°S of Moon
18 15:49 Moon at Descending Node
19 10:33 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
21 05:10 Spica 0.8°N of Moon
21 19:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 00:44 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
25 05:32 Moon at Apogee: 405544 km
27 13 Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter
28 08:41 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
28 11:10 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
30 00 Mercury at Aphelion
30 00:04 NEW MOON
Feb 02 04:49 Moon at Ascending Node
02 14:44 Venus 1.2°S of Moon
06 09:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 20 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66600 AU
07 07:16 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
09 04 Uranus at Opposition
10 06:42 Moon at Perigee: 365312 km
10 23:54 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
13 02:42 FULL MOON
13 11:21 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
14 23:48 Moon at Descending Node
17 14:12 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
20 16:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 08:30 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
22 01:18 Moon at Apogee: 404628 km
23 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 04:12 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
28 16:12 NEW MOON
28 16:23 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.960
29 10:57 Moon at Ascending Node
Mar 03 08:58 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
05 12:43 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
06 17:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 16:36 Moon at Perigee: 369930 km
09 07:14 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
11 08 Mars at Opposition
11 20:19 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
13 09:09 Moon at Descending Node
13 13:11 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
13 15:37 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.203
13 15:41 FULL MOON
14 00 Mercury at Perihelion
15 23:29 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
17 08 Venus at Perihelion
17 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E
19 16:46 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 19:20 Vernal Equinox
20 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
20 21:56 Moon at Apogee: 404337 km
21 12:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 22:46 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
27 19:51 Moon at Ascending Node
29 05:26 NEW MOON
Apr 01 15:28 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
01 18:50 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
01 22:16 Moon at Perigee: 367395 km
04 01:23 Venus 0.1°N of Pleiades
04 23:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 12:46 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
06 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
08 02:57 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
09 04:29 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
09 16:14 Moon at Descending Node
12 05:39 FULL MOON
12 07:39 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
16 00:43 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
17 16:46 Moon at Apogee: 404858 km
20 07:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 14:29 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
22 06 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 04:06 Moon at Ascending Node
25 23:12 Mercury 4.6°S of Moon
27 15:42 NEW MOON
29 03:11 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
29 14:30 Moon at Perigee: 362200 km
30 02:41 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
May 01 20 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
02 18:41 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
04 06:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W
04 19 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 08:28 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
06 09:43 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
06 19:24 Moon at Descending Node
09 14:16 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
11 20:16 FULL MOON
13 07:48 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
15 07:19 Moon at Apogee: 405736 km
17 00 Saturn at Opposition
18 01:25 Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
20 00:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 09:03 Moon at Ascending Node
26 23:39 NEW MOON
27 15 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
27 20:15 Moon at Perigee: 358408 km
30 02:40 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
Jun 01 14:48 Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
02 14:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 20:16 Moon at Descending Node
03 05:41 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
05 20:01 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
09 14:01 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
09 23 Mercury at Perihelion
10 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 11:16 FULL MOON
11 14:31 Moon at Apogee: 406330 km
14 06:41 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
17 10:53 Moon at Ascending Node
18 13:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 12:50 Summer Solstice
22 23:57 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
25 05:26 Moon at Perigee: 357175 km
25 06:24 NEW MOON
26 09:40 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
26 11:22 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
26 12:39 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
28 23:07 Regulus 0.8°S of Moon
29 22:39 Moon at Descending Node
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Date AST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 12:03 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
02 00:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 02:08 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
03 12 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
06 19:57 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
07 16 Venus at Aphelion
08 16:57 Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
10 02:22 FULL MOON
11 07:22 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon
14 12:24 Moon at Ascending Node
14 17:44 Venus 1.2°N of Aldebaran
17 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°E
17 22:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 09:12 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
23 14:16 Moon at Perigee: 358737 km
23 22 Mercury at Aphelion
24 02 Jupiter at Opposition
24 13:10 NEW MOON
25 22:18 Mercury 2.3°S of Regulus
26 04:42 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon
26 09:09 Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
27 05:02 Moon at Descending Node
27 21 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 01:21 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
30 09:38 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
31 13:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Aug 03 02:21 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
05 01:22 Moon at Apogee: 405646 km
05 21 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
07 06:50 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
07 15:49 Mars 1.5°N of Spica
08 17:14 FULL MOON
10 16:20 Moon at Ascending Node
12 13 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 15 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
16 06:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 16:15 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
20 09:00 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
20 19:01 Moon at Perigee: 362698 km
22 21:06 NEW MOON
22 21:16 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036
23 14:33 Moon at Descending Node
26 18:33 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
27 19:19 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
30 05:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 09:43 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
31 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
Sep 01 16:26 Moon at Apogee: 404738 km
03 08:56 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
05 22 Mercury at Perihelion
06 23:06 Moon at Ascending Node
07 07:19 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.046
07 07:24 FULL MOON
07 07:56 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
12 21:46 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
14 11:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 16:31 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
17 08:14 Moon at Perigee: 367771 km
18 01:59 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
19 04:39 Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
20 00:05 Moon at Descending Node
21 07:03 NEW MOON
22 04:47 Autumnal Equinox
23 04:00 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
25 16:27 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
25 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
26 17 Mars 2.8°S of Saturn
26 17:56 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
28 23:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 11:06 Moon at Apogee: 404238 km
30 16:00 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
Oct 01 05:21 Venus 0.0°S of Regulus
04 06:56 Moon at Ascending Node
06 20:30 FULL MOON
10 03:36 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
12 11:35 Moon at Perigee: 369711 km
13 17:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 22:12 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
15 12:53 Mars 3.5°N of Antares
16 11:39 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
17 06:18 Moon at Descending Node
18 00:25 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
20 19:36 NEW MOON
21 05 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 07:20 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
24 02:20 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
24 16:02 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
27 07:18 Moon at Apogee: 404571 km
28 01 Venus at Perihelion
28 04:05 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
28 19:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 13:07 Moon at Ascending Node
31 20 Mercury 4.1°S of Saturn
Nov 05 01 Neptune at Opposition
05 05 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 08:27 FULL MOON
06 11:36 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
08 02:14 Moon at Perigee: 364997 km
08 19:11 Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
10 03:57 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
11 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E
12 01:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 05 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 17:13 Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
13 08:05 Moon at Descending Node
14 21:06 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
16 19:46 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
17 11 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 10:58 NEW MOON
21 03:46 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
22 17:55 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
24 02:42 Moon at Apogee: 405513 km
24 07 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
24 19:50 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
27 15:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 16:02 Moon at Ascending Node
Dec 01 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
02 21 Mercury at Perihelion
03 21:59 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
04 19:34 FULL MOON
06 04:05 Moon at Perigee: 359749 km
07 11:58 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
09 23:28 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
10 08:32 Moon at Descending Node
11 10:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 00 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 01:30 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
17 16:37 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
18 06 Mercury 0.6°N of Saturn
18 11 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
19 04:53 NEW MOON
20 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.7°W
21 01:43 Winter Solstice
21 16:29 Moon at Apogee: 406354 km
21 22:06 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
22 09 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 13:46 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
24 17:19 Moon at Ascending Node
27 10:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 09:05 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
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Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac
- 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
2044 Phases of the Moon
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2044 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Atlantic Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 08 00:02 | Jan 14 14:51 | Jan 21 19:47 |
| Jan 30 00:04 | Feb 06 09:46 | Feb 13 02:42 | Feb 20 16:20 |
| Feb 28 16:12 A | Mar 06 17:17 | Mar 13 15:41 t | Mar 21 12:52 |
| Mar 29 05:26 | Apr 04 23:45 | Apr 12 05:39 | Apr 20 07:48 |
| Apr 27 15:42 | May 04 06:28 | May 11 20:16 | May 20 00:02 |
| May 26 23:39 | Jun 02 14:33 | Jun 10 11:16 | Jun 18 13:00 |
| Jun 25 06:24 | Jul 02 00:48 | Jul 10 02:22 | Jul 17 22:47 |
| Jul 24 13:10 | Jul 31 13:40 | Aug 08 17:14 | Aug 16 06:03 |
| Aug 22 21:06 T | Aug 30 05:18 | Sep 07 07:24 t | Sep 14 11:58 |
| Sep 21 07:03 | Sep 28 23:30 | Oct 06 20:30 | Oct 13 17:52 |
| Oct 20 19:36 | Oct 28 19:28 | Nov 05 08:27 | Nov 12 01:09 |
| Nov 19 10:58 | Nov 27 15:36 | Dec 04 19:34 | Dec 11 10:52 |
| Dec 19 04:53 | Dec 27 10:00 | - | - |
For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.
The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. 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 Phases of the Moon table. 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.
Solar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Sky Event Almanacs: 2041 to 2050
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal 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 Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.
Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs 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 Sky Event Almanacs | |
| 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 |
Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070
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:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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