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