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