2044Calendar of Astronomical Events

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