2044Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2044Phases of the Moon
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 9 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2044 Phases of the Moon   
      Alaska Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
- Jan  7  19:02    Jan 14  09:51    Jan 21  14:47   
 Jan 29  19:04    Feb  6  04:46    Feb 12  21:42    Feb 20  11:20   
 Feb 28  11:12 A  Mar  6  12:17    Mar 13  10:41 t  Mar 21  07:52   
 Mar 29  00:26    Apr  4  18:45    Apr 12  00:39    Apr 20  02:48   
 Apr 27  10:42    May  4  01:28    May 11  15:16    May 19  19:02   
 May 26  18:39    Jun  2  09:33    Jun 10  06:16    Jun 18  08:00   
 Jun 25  01:24    Jul  1  19:48    Jul  9  21:22    Jul 17  17:47   
 Jul 24  08:10    Jul 31  08:40    Aug  8  12:14    Aug 16  01:03   
 Aug 22  16:06 T  Aug 30  00:18    Sep  7  02:24 t  Sep 14  06:58   
 Sep 21  02:03    Sep 28  18:30    Oct  6  15:30    Oct 13  12:52   
 Oct 20  14:36    Oct 28  14:28    Nov  5  03:27    Nov 11  20:09   
 Nov 19  05:58    Nov 27  10:36    Dec  4  14:34    Dec 11  05:52   
 Dec 18  23:53    Dec 27  05:00   --
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 table above. 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. 
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2044Calendar of Astronomical Events
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 9 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2044Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Alaska Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     AKST   Even        (h:m)Jan 03  06:31  Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    04  03     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  05     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    05  09     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     05  21:50  Moon at Ascending Node     07  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°W    07  19:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     10  19:04  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon    13  00:08  Moon at Perigee: 359906 km    14  08:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    14  09:51  FULL MOON     15  05:58  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    16  19:42  Regulus 1.6°S of Moon    18  10:49  Moon at Descending Node     19  05:33  Mars 4.5°N of Moon    21  00:10  Spica 0.8°N of Moon    21  14:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  19:44  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    25  00:32  Moon at Apogee: 405544 km    27  08     Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter    28  06:10  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    29  19     Mercury at Aphelion     29  19:04  NEW MOON Feb 01  23:49  Moon at Ascending Node     02  09:44  Venus 1.2°S of Moon    06  04:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     06  15     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66600 AU    07  02:16  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    08  23     Uranus at Opposition     10  01:42  Moon at Perigee: 365312 km    10  18:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    11  16:22  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    12  21:42  FULL MOON     13  06:21  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    14  18:48  Moon at Descending Node     15  15:00  Mars 5.3°N of Moon    17  09:12  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    20  11:20  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  03:30  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    21  20:18  Moon at Apogee: 404628 km    23  05     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     24  23:12  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon    28  11:12  NEW MOON     28  11:23  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.960    29  05:57  Moon at Ascending Node Mar 03  03:58  Venus 1.9°S of Moon    05  07:43  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    06  12:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  11:36  Moon at Perigee: 369930 km    09  02:14  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    10  00:21  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    11  03     Mars at Opposition     11  15:19  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    13  04:09  Moon at Descending Node     13  08:11  Mars 4.4°N of Moon    13  10:37  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.203    13  10:41  FULL MOON     13  19     Mercury at Perihelion     15  18:29  Spica 1.0°N of Moon    17  03     Venus at Perihelion     17  11     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E    19  11:46  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    19  14:20  Vernal Equinox     20  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E    20  16:56  Moon at Apogee: 404337 km    21  07:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     23  17:46  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon    27  14:51  Moon at Ascending Node     29  00:26  NEW MOON Apr 01  10:28  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    01  13:50  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    01  17:16  Moon at Perigee: 367395 km    03  20:23  Venus 0.1°N of Pleiades    04  18:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  07:46  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    06  06:12  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    06  13     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     07  21:57  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    08  23:29  Mars 2.6°N of Moon    09  11:14  Moon at Descending Node     12  00:39  FULL MOON     12  02:39  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    15  19:43  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    17  11:46  Moon at Apogee: 404858 km    20  02:48  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  09:29  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon    22  01     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  23:06  Moon at Ascending Node     25  18:12  Mercury 4.6°S of Moon    27  10:42  NEW MOON     28  22:11  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    29  09:30  Moon at Perigee: 362200 km    29  21:41  Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.May 01  15     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     02  13:41  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon    03  11:49  Beehive 1.9°S of Moon    04  01:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     04  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W    04  14     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  03:28  Regulus 1.3°S of Moon    06  04:43  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    06  14:24  Moon at Descending Node     09  09:16  Spica 1.0°N of Moon    11  15:16  FULL MOON     13  02:48  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    15  02:19  Moon at Apogee: 405736 km    16  19     Saturn at Opposition     17  20:25  Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon    19  19:02  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  04:03  Moon at Ascending Node     26  18:39  NEW MOON     27  10     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     27  15:15  Moon at Perigee: 358408 km    29  21:40  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    30  19:07  Beehive 1.7°S of MoonJun 01  09:48  Regulus 1.0°S of Moon    02  09:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  15:16  Moon at Descending Node     03  00:41  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    05  15:01  Spica 1.1°N of Moon    09  09:01  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    09  18     Mercury at Perihelion     10  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     10  06:16  FULL MOON     11  09:31  Moon at Apogee: 406330 km    14  01:41  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon    17  05:53  Moon at Ascending Node     18  08:00  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  07:50  Summer Solstice     22  18:57  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    25  00:26  Moon at Perigee: 357175 km    25  01:24  NEW MOON     26  04:40  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux    26  06:22  Mercury 2.0°S of Moon    27  04:35  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    28  18:07  Regulus 0.8°S of Moon    29  17:39  Moon at Descending Node 
Date     AKST   Even        (h:m)Jul 01  07:03  Mars 2.3°N of Moon    01  19:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     02  21:08  Spica 1.4°N of Moon    03  07     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU    04  18:46  Mercury 0.3°S of Beehive    06  14:57  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    07  11     Venus at Aphelion     08  11:57  Moon at Apogee: 406301 km    09  21:22  FULL MOON     11  02:22  Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon    14  07:24  Moon at Ascending Node     14  12:44  Venus 1.2°N of Aldebaran    17  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°E    17  17:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  04:12  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    23  09:16  Moon at Perigee: 358737 km    23  17     Mercury at Aphelion     23  21     Jupiter at Opposition     24  08:10  NEW MOON     25  17:18  Mercury 2.3°S of Regulus    25  23:42  Mercury 4.2°S of Moon    26  04:09  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    27  00:02  Moon at Descending Node     27  16     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    29  20:21  Mars 3.2°N of Moon    30  04:38  Spica 1.6°N of Moon    31  08:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON Aug 02  21:21  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    04  20:22  Moon at Apogee: 405646 km    05  16     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W    07  01:50  Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon    07  10:49  Mars 1.5°N of Spica    08  12:14  FULL MOON     10  11:20  Moon at Ascending Node     12  08     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  21     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  10     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     16  01:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  11:15  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    20  04:00  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon    20  14:01  Moon at Perigee: 362698 km    21  01:15  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    22  16:06  NEW MOON     22  16:16  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036    23  09:33  Moon at Descending Node     26  13:33  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    27  14:19  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    30  00:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  04:43  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    31  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°WSep 01  11:26  Moon at Apogee: 404738 km    03  03:56  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon    05  17     Mercury at Perihelion     06  18:06  Moon at Ascending Node     07  02:19  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.046    07  02:24  FULL MOON     07  02:56  Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus    11  11:52  Venus 2.4°S of Beehive    12  16:46  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    14  06:58  LAST QUARTER MOON     16  11:31  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon    17  03:14  Moon at Perigee: 367771 km    17  09:26  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    17  20:59  Venus 2.9°S of Moon    18  23:39  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    19  19:05  Moon at Descending Node     21  02:03  NEW MOON     21  23:47  Autumnal Equinox     22  23:00  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    25  11:27  Mars 4.3°N of Moon    25  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     26  12     Mars 2.8°S of Saturn    26  12:56  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    28  18:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  06:06  Moon at Apogee: 404238 km    30  11:00  Jupiter 3.1°N of MoonOct 01  00:21  Venus 0.0°S of Regulus    04  01:56  Moon at Ascending Node     06  15:30  FULL MOON     09  22:36  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    12  06:35  Moon at Perigee: 369711 km    13  12:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  17:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon    14  15:30  Beehive 1.3°S of Moon    15  07:53  Mars 3.5°N of Antares    16  06:39  Regulus 0.5°S of Moon    17  01:18  Moon at Descending Node     17  19:25  Venus 2.4°N of Moon    20  14:36  NEW MOON     21  00     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  02:20  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    23  21:20  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    24  11:02  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    27  02:18  Moon at Apogee: 404571 km    27  20     Venus at Perihelion     27  23:05  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon    28  14:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  08:07  Moon at Ascending Node     31  15     Mercury 4.1°S of SaturnNov 04  20     Neptune at Opposition     05  00     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  03:27  FULL MOON     06  06:36  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    07  21:14  Moon at Perigee: 364997 km    08  14:11  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares    09  22:57  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon    10  21:01  Beehive 1.1°S of Moon    11  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E    11  20:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  00     N Taurid Meteor Shower    12  12:13  Regulus 0.3°S of Moon    13  03:05  Moon at Descending Node     14  16:06  Venus 3.5°N of Spica    16  14:46  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    17  06     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  05:58  NEW MOON     20  22:46  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon    22  12:55  Mars 3.1°N of Moon    23  21:42  Moon at Apogee: 405513 km    24  02     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     24  14:50  Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon    27  10:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  11:02  Moon at Ascending Node Dec 01  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     02  16     Mercury at Perihelion     03  16:59  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    04  14:34  FULL MOON     05  23:05  Moon at Perigee: 359749 km    06  09     Mercury 0.7°N of Saturn    07  06:58  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon    08  04:20  Beehive 0.8°S of Moon    09  18:28  Regulus 0.0°N of Moon    10  03:32  Moon at Descending Node     11  05:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  19     Geminid Meteor Shower    13  20:30  Spica 1.9°N of Moon    18  01     Mercury 0.6°N of Saturn    18  06     Venus 0.7°S of Saturn    18  23:53  NEW MOON     20  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.7°W    20  20:43  Winter Solstice     21  11:29  Moon at Apogee: 406354 km    21  15:59  Venus 5.4°N of Antares    21  17:06  Mars 1.6°N of Moon    22  04     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  08:46  Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon    22  16:51  Mercury 6.2°N of Antares    24  12:19  Moon at Ascending Node     27  05:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  04:05  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    

 Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar 
  • 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
  • Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2041 to 2050
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2041 to 2050 for seven time zones in the Americas. 
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
   Calendars of Astronomical Events - The Americas
   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 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= GMT - 4 hours)
        • EST = Eastern Standard Time (= GMT - 5 hours)
        • CST = Central Standard Time (= GMT - 6 hours)
        • MST = Mountain Standard Time (= GMT - 7 hours)
        • PST = Pacific Standard Time (= GMT - 8 hours)
        • AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= GMT - 9 hours)
        • HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= GMT - 10 hours)
           (where GMT = Greenwich Mean Time)
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.
 
Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
The goal of the Astronomical Events Calendars 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 Astronomical Events Calendars
 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 

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: 

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