2044 Sky Event Almanac
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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 | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 15:31 Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
04 12 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 14 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
05 18 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
06 06:50 Moon at Ascending Node
07 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°W
08 04:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 04:04 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
13 09:08 Moon at Perigee: 359906 km
14 17:54 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
14 18:51 FULL MOON
17 04:42 Regulus 1.6°S of Moon
18 19:49 Moon at Descending Node
19 14:33 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
21 09:10 Spica 0.8°N of Moon
21 23:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 04:44 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
25 09:32 Moon at Apogee: 405544 km
27 17 Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter
28 12:41 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
28 15:10 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
30 04 Mercury at Aphelion
30 04:04 NEW MOON
Feb 02 08:49 Moon at Ascending Node
02 18:44 Venus 1.2°S of Moon
06 13:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 00 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66600 AU
07 11:16 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
09 08 Uranus at Opposition
10 10:42 Moon at Perigee: 365312 km
11 03:54 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
13 06:42 FULL MOON
13 15:21 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
15 03:48 Moon at Descending Node
17 18:12 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
20 20:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 12:30 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
22 05:18 Moon at Apogee: 404628 km
23 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 08:12 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
28 20:12 NEW MOON
28 20:23 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.960
29 14:57 Moon at Ascending Node
Mar 03 12:58 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
05 16:43 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
06 21:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 20:36 Moon at Perigee: 369930 km
09 11:14 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
11 12 Mars at Opposition
12 00:19 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
13 13:09 Moon at Descending Node
13 17:11 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
13 19:37 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.203
13 19:41 FULL MOON
14 04 Mercury at Perihelion
16 03:29 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
17 12 Venus at Perihelion
17 20 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E
19 20:46 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 23:20 Vernal Equinox
20 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
21 01:56 Moon at Apogee: 404337 km
21 16:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 02:46 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
27 23:51 Moon at Ascending Node
29 09:26 NEW MOON
Apr 01 19:28 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
01 22:50 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
02 02:16 Moon at Perigee: 367395 km
04 05:23 Venus 0.1°N of Pleiades
05 03:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 16:46 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
06 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
08 06:57 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
09 08:29 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
09 20:14 Moon at Descending Node
12 09:39 FULL MOON
12 11:39 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
16 04:43 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
17 20:46 Moon at Apogee: 404858 km
20 11:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 18:29 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
22 10 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 08:06 Moon at Ascending Node
26 03:12 Mercury 4.6°S of Moon
27 19:42 NEW MOON
29 07:11 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
29 18:30 Moon at Perigee: 362200 km
30 06:41 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
May 02 00 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
02 22:41 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
04 10:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W
04 23 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 12:28 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
06 13:43 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
06 23:24 Moon at Descending Node
09 18:16 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
12 00:16 FULL MOON
13 11:48 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
15 11:19 Moon at Apogee: 405736 km
17 04 Saturn at Opposition
18 05:25 Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
20 04:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 13:03 Moon at Ascending Node
27 03:39 NEW MOON
27 19 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
28 00:15 Moon at Perigee: 358408 km
30 06:40 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
Jun 01 18:48 Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
02 18:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 00:16 Moon at Descending Node
03 09:41 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
06 00:01 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
09 18:01 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
10 03 Mercury at Perihelion
10 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 15:16 FULL MOON
11 18:31 Moon at Apogee: 406330 km
14 10:41 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
17 14:53 Moon at Ascending Node
18 17:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 16:50 Summer Solstice
23 03:57 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
25 09:26 Moon at Perigee: 357175 km
25 10:24 NEW MOON
26 13:40 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
26 15:22 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
26 16:39 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
29 03:07 Regulus 0.8°S of Moon
30 02:39 Moon at Descending Node
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 16:03 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
02 04:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 06:08 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
03 16 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
06 23:57 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
07 20 Venus at Aphelion
08 20:57 Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
10 06:22 FULL MOON
11 11:22 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon
14 16:24 Moon at Ascending Node
14 21:44 Venus 1.2°N of Aldebaran
17 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°E
18 02:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 13:12 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
23 18:16 Moon at Perigee: 358737 km
24 02 Mercury at Aphelion
24 06 Jupiter at Opposition
24 17:10 NEW MOON
26 02:18 Mercury 2.3°S of Regulus
26 08:42 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon
26 13:09 Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
27 09:02 Moon at Descending Node
28 01 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 05:21 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
30 13:38 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
31 17:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Aug 03 06:21 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
05 05:22 Moon at Apogee: 405646 km
06 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
07 10:50 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
07 19:49 Mars 1.5°N of Spica
08 21:14 FULL MOON
10 20:20 Moon at Ascending Node
12 17 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 19 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
16 10:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 20:15 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
20 13:00 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
20 23:01 Moon at Perigee: 362698 km
23 01:06 NEW MOON
23 01:16 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036
23 18:33 Moon at Descending Node
26 22:33 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
27 23:19 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
30 09:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 13:43 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
31 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
Sep 01 20:26 Moon at Apogee: 404738 km
03 12:56 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
06 02 Mercury at Perihelion
07 03:06 Moon at Ascending Node
07 11:19 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.046
07 11:24 FULL MOON
07 11:56 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
13 01:46 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
14 15:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 20:31 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
17 12:14 Moon at Perigee: 367771 km
18 05:59 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
19 08:39 Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
20 04:05 Moon at Descending Node
21 11:03 NEW MOON
22 08:47 Autumnal Equinox
23 08:00 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
25 20:27 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
26 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
26 21 Mars 2.8°S of Saturn
26 21:56 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
29 03:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 15:06 Moon at Apogee: 404238 km
30 20:00 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
Oct 01 09:21 Venus 0.0°S of Regulus
04 10:56 Moon at Ascending Node
07 00:30 FULL MOON
10 07:36 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
12 15:35 Moon at Perigee: 369711 km
13 21:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 02:12 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
15 16:53 Mars 3.5°N of Antares
16 15:39 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
17 10:18 Moon at Descending Node
18 04:25 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
20 23:36 NEW MOON
21 09 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 11:20 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
24 06:20 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
24 20:02 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
27 11:18 Moon at Apogee: 404571 km
28 05 Venus at Perihelion
28 08:05 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
28 23:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 17:07 Moon at Ascending Node
Nov 01 00 Mercury 4.1°S of Saturn
05 05 Neptune at Opposition
05 09 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 12:27 FULL MOON
06 15:36 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
08 06:14 Moon at Perigee: 364997 km
08 23:11 Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
10 07:57 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
11 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E
12 05:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 09 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 21:13 Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
13 12:05 Moon at Descending Node
15 01:06 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
16 23:46 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
17 15 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 14:58 NEW MOON
21 07:46 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
22 21:55 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
24 06:42 Moon at Apogee: 405513 km
24 11 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
24 23:50 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
27 19:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 20:02 Moon at Ascending Node
Dec 01 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
03 01 Mercury at Perihelion
04 01:59 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
04 23:34 FULL MOON
06 08:05 Moon at Perigee: 359749 km
07 15:58 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
10 03:28 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
10 12:32 Moon at Descending Node
11 14:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 04 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 05:30 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
17 20:37 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
18 10 Mercury 0.6°N of Saturn
18 15 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
19 08:53 NEW MOON
20 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.7°W
21 05:43 Winter Solstice
21 20:29 Moon at Apogee: 406354 km
22 02:06 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
22 13 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 17:46 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
24 21:19 Moon at Ascending Node
27 14:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 13:05 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
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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 | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 08 04:02 | Jan 14 18:51 | Jan 21 23:47 |
| Jan 30 04:04 | Feb 06 13:46 | Feb 13 06:42 | Feb 20 20:20 |
| Feb 28 20:12 A | Mar 06 21:17 | Mar 13 19:41 t | Mar 21 16:52 |
| Mar 29 09:26 | Apr 05 03:45 | Apr 12 09:39 | Apr 20 11:48 |
| Apr 27 19:42 | May 04 10:28 | May 12 00:16 | May 20 04:02 |
| May 27 03:39 | Jun 02 18:33 | Jun 10 15:16 | Jun 18 17:00 |
| Jun 25 10:24 | Jul 02 04:48 | Jul 10 06:22 | Jul 18 02:47 |
| Jul 24 17:10 | Jul 31 17:40 | Aug 08 21:14 | Aug 16 10:03 |
| Aug 23 01:06 T | Aug 30 09:18 | Sep 07 11:24 t | Sep 14 15:58 |
| Sep 21 11:03 | Sep 29 03:30 | Oct 07 00:30 | Oct 13 21:52 |
| Oct 20 23:36 | Oct 28 23:28 | Nov 05 12:27 | Nov 12 05:09 |
| Nov 19 14:58 | Nov 27 19:36 | Dec 04 23:34 | Dec 11 14:52 |
| Dec 19 08:53 | Dec 27 14:00 | - | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| GMT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| CET | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| EET | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| MSK | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| GST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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