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