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