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