2044Calendar of Astronomical Events

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