2044 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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 | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 03 23:31 Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
04 20 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 22 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
06 02 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
06 14:50 Moon at Ascending Node
08 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°W
08 12:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 12:04 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
13 17:08 Moon at Perigee: 359906 km
15 01:54 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
15 02:51 FULL MOON
17 12:42 Regulus 1.6°S of Moon
19 03:49 Moon at Descending Node
19 22:33 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
21 17:10 Spica 0.8°N of Moon
22 07:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 12:44 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
25 17:32 Moon at Apogee: 405544 km
28 01 Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter
28 20:41 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
28 23:10 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
30 12 Mercury at Aphelion
30 12:04 NEW MOON
Feb 02 16:49 Moon at Ascending Node
03 02:44 Venus 1.2°S of Moon
06 21:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 08 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66600 AU
07 19:16 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
09 16 Uranus at Opposition
10 18:42 Moon at Perigee: 365312 km
11 11:54 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
13 14:42 FULL MOON
13 23:21 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
15 11:48 Moon at Descending Node
18 02:12 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
21 04:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 20:30 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
22 13:18 Moon at Apogee: 404628 km
23 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 16:12 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
29 04:12 NEW MOON
29 04:23 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.960
29 22:57 Moon at Ascending Node
Mar 03 20:58 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
06 00:43 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
07 05:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 04:36 Moon at Perigee: 369930 km
09 19:14 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
11 20 Mars at Opposition
12 08:19 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
13 21:09 Moon at Descending Node
14 01:11 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
14 03:37 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.203
14 03:41 FULL MOON
14 12 Mercury at Perihelion
16 11:29 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
17 20 Venus at Perihelion
18 04 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E
20 04:46 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
20 07:20 Vernal Equinox
20 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
21 09:56 Moon at Apogee: 404337 km
22 00:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 10:46 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
28 07:51 Moon at Ascending Node
29 17:26 NEW MOON
Apr 02 03:28 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
02 06:50 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
02 10:16 Moon at Perigee: 367395 km
04 13:23 Venus 0.1°N of Pleiades
05 11:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 00:46 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
07 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
08 14:57 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
09 16:29 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
10 04:14 Moon at Descending Node
12 17:39 FULL MOON
12 19:39 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
16 12:43 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
18 04:46 Moon at Apogee: 404858 km
20 19:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 02:29 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
22 18 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 16:06 Moon at Ascending Node
26 11:12 Mercury 4.6°S of Moon
28 03:42 NEW MOON
29 15:11 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
30 02:30 Moon at Perigee: 362200 km
30 14:41 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
May 02 08 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
03 06:41 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
04 18:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W
05 07 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 20:28 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
06 21:43 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
07 07:24 Moon at Descending Node
10 02:16 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
12 08:16 FULL MOON
13 19:48 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
15 19:19 Moon at Apogee: 405736 km
17 12 Saturn at Opposition
18 13:25 Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
20 12:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 21:03 Moon at Ascending Node
27 11:39 NEW MOON
28 03 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
28 08:15 Moon at Perigee: 358408 km
30 14:40 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
Jun 02 02:48 Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
03 02:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 08:16 Moon at Descending Node
03 17:41 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
06 08:01 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
10 02:01 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
10 11 Mercury at Perihelion
10 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 23:16 FULL MOON
12 02:31 Moon at Apogee: 406330 km
14 18:41 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
17 22:53 Moon at Ascending Node
19 01:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 00:50 Summer Solstice
23 11:57 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
25 17:26 Moon at Perigee: 357175 km
25 18:24 NEW MOON
26 21:40 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
26 23:22 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
27 00:39 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
29 11:07 Regulus 0.8°S of Moon
30 10:39 Moon at Descending Node
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 02 00:03 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
02 12:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 14:08 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
04 00 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
07 07:57 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
08 04 Venus at Aphelion
09 04:57 Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
10 14:22 FULL MOON
11 19:22 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon
15 00:24 Moon at Ascending Node
15 05:44 Venus 1.2°N of Aldebaran
17 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°E
18 10:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 21:12 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
24 02:16 Moon at Perigee: 358737 km
24 10 Mercury at Aphelion
24 14 Jupiter at Opposition
25 01:10 NEW MOON
26 10:18 Mercury 2.3°S of Regulus
26 16:42 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon
26 21:09 Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
27 17:02 Moon at Descending Node
28 09 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 13:21 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
30 21:38 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
Aug 01 01:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 14:21 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
05 13:22 Moon at Apogee: 405646 km
06 09 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
07 18:50 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
08 03:49 Mars 1.5°N of Spica
09 05:14 FULL MOON
11 04:20 Moon at Ascending Node
13 01 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 03 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
16 18:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 04:15 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
20 21:00 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
21 07:01 Moon at Perigee: 362698 km
23 09:06 NEW MOON
23 09:16 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036
24 02:33 Moon at Descending Node
27 06:33 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
28 07:19 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
30 17:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 21:43 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
31 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
Sep 02 04:26 Moon at Apogee: 404738 km
03 20:56 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
06 10 Mercury at Perihelion
07 11:06 Moon at Ascending Node
07 19:19 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.046
07 19:24 FULL MOON
07 19:56 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
13 09:46 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
14 23:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 04:31 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
17 20:14 Moon at Perigee: 367771 km
18 13:59 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
19 16:39 Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
20 12:05 Moon at Descending Node
21 19:03 NEW MOON
22 16:47 Autumnal Equinox
23 16:00 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
26 04:27 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
26 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
27 05 Mars 2.8°S of Saturn
27 05:56 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
29 11:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 23:06 Moon at Apogee: 404238 km
Oct 01 04:00 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
01 17:21 Venus 0.0°S of Regulus
04 18:56 Moon at Ascending Node
07 08:30 FULL MOON
10 15:36 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
12 23:35 Moon at Perigee: 369711 km
14 05:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 10:12 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
16 00:53 Mars 3.5°N of Antares
16 23:39 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
17 18:18 Moon at Descending Node
18 12:25 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
21 07:36 NEW MOON
21 17 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 19:20 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
24 14:20 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
25 04:02 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
27 19:18 Moon at Apogee: 404571 km
28 13 Venus at Perihelion
28 16:05 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
29 07:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Nov 01 01:07 Moon at Ascending Node
01 08 Mercury 4.1°S of Saturn
05 13 Neptune at Opposition
05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 20:27 FULL MOON
06 23:36 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
08 14:14 Moon at Perigee: 364997 km
09 07:11 Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
10 15:57 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
11 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E
12 13:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 17 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 05:13 Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
13 20:05 Moon at Descending Node
15 09:06 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
17 07:46 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
17 23 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 22:58 NEW MOON
21 15:46 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
23 05:55 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
24 14:42 Moon at Apogee: 405513 km
24 19 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 07:50 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
28 03:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 04:02 Moon at Ascending Node
Dec 02 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 09 Mercury at Perihelion
04 09:59 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
05 07:34 FULL MOON
06 16:05 Moon at Perigee: 359749 km
07 23:58 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
10 11:28 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
10 20:32 Moon at Descending Node
11 22:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 13:30 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
18 04:37 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
18 18 Mercury 0.6°N of Saturn
18 23 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
19 16:53 NEW MOON
20 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.7°W
21 13:43 Winter Solstice
22 04:29 Moon at Apogee: 406354 km
22 10:06 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
22 21 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 01:46 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
25 05:19 Moon at Ascending Node
27 22:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 21:05 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
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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 | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 08 12:02 | Jan 15 02:51 | Jan 22 07:47 |
| Jan 30 12:04 | Feb 06 21:46 | Feb 13 14:42 | Feb 21 04:20 |
| Feb 29 04:12 A | Mar 07 05:17 | Mar 14 03:41 t | Mar 22 00:52 |
| Mar 29 17:26 | Apr 05 11:45 | Apr 12 17:39 | Apr 20 19:48 |
| Apr 28 03:42 | May 04 18:28 | May 12 08:16 | May 20 12:02 |
| May 27 11:39 | Jun 03 02:33 | Jun 10 23:16 | Jun 19 01:00 |
| Jun 25 18:24 | Jul 02 12:48 | Jul 10 14:22 | Jul 18 10:47 |
| Jul 25 01:10 | Aug 01 01:40 | Aug 09 05:14 | Aug 16 18:03 |
| Aug 23 09:06 T | Aug 30 17:18 | Sep 07 19:24 t | Sep 14 23:58 |
| Sep 21 19:03 | Sep 29 11:30 | Oct 07 08:30 | Oct 14 05:52 |
| Oct 21 07:36 | Oct 29 07:28 | Nov 05 20:27 | Nov 12 13:09 |
| Nov 19 22:58 | Nov 28 03:36 | Dec 05 07:34 | Dec 11 22:52 |
| Dec 19 16:53 | Dec 27 22:00 | - | - |
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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| IST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| BST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| ICT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| AWST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| JST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| ACT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| AEST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| NCT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| NZST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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