2044Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2044Phases of the Moon
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf 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   
      Gulf Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
- Jan  8  08:02    Jan 14  22:51    Jan 22  03:47   
 Jan 30  08:04    Feb  6  17:46    Feb 13  10:42    Feb 21  00:20   
 Feb 29  00:12 A  Mar  7  01:17    Mar 13  23:41 t  Mar 21  20:52   
 Mar 29  13:26    Apr  5  07:45    Apr 12  13:39    Apr 20  15:48   
 Apr 27  23:42    May  4  14:28    May 12  04:16    May 20  08:02   
 May 27  07:39    Jun  2  22:33    Jun 10  19:16    Jun 18  21:00   
 Jun 25  14:24    Jul  2  08:48    Jul 10  10:22    Jul 18  06:47   
 Jul 24  21:10    Jul 31  21:40    Aug  9  01:14    Aug 16  14:03   
 Aug 23  05:06 T  Aug 30  13:18    Sep  7  15:24 t  Sep 14  19:58   
 Sep 21  15:03    Sep 29  07:30    Oct  7  04:30    Oct 14  01:52   
 Oct 21  03:36    Oct 29  03:28    Nov  5  16:27    Nov 12  09:09   
 Nov 19  18:58    Nov 27  23:36    Dec  5  03:34    Dec 11  18:52   
 Dec 19  12:53    Dec 27  18:00   --
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
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf 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   
   Gulf Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jan 03  19:31  Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.    04  16     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    05  18     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU    05  22     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     06  10:50  Moon at Ascending Node     08  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°W    08  08:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON     11  08:04  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon    13  13:08  Moon at Perigee: 359906 km    14  21:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    14  22:51  FULL MOON     15  18:58  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    17  08:42  Regulus 1.6°S of Moon    18  23:49  Moon at Descending Node     19  18:33  Mars 4.5°N of Moon    21  13:10  Spica 0.8°N of Moon    22  03:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     25  08:44  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    25  13:32  Moon at Apogee: 405544 km    27  21     Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter    28  19:10  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    30  08     Mercury at Aphelion     30  08:04  NEW MOON Feb 02  12:49  Moon at Ascending Node     02  22:44  Venus 1.2°S of Moon    06  17:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON     07  04     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66600 AU    07  15:16  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    09  12     Uranus at Opposition     10  14:42  Moon at Perigee: 365312 km    11  07:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    12  05:22  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    13  10:42  FULL MOON     13  19:21  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    15  07:48  Moon at Descending Node     16  04:00  Mars 5.3°N of Moon    17  22:12  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    21  00:20  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  16:30  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    22  09:18  Moon at Apogee: 404628 km    23  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     25  12:12  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon    29  00:12  NEW MOON     29  00:23  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.960    29  18:57  Moon at Ascending Node Mar 03  16:58  Venus 1.9°S of Moon    05  20:43  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    07  01:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON     08  00:36  Moon at Perigee: 369930 km    09  15:14  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon    10  13:21  Beehive 2.2°S of Moon    11  16     Mars at Opposition     12  04:19  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    13  17:09  Moon at Descending Node     13  21:11  Mars 4.4°N of Moon    13  23:37  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.203    13  23:41  FULL MOON     14  08     Mercury at Perihelion     16  07:29  Spica 1.0°N of Moon    17  16     Venus at Perihelion     18  00     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E    20  00:46  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    20  03:20  Vernal Equinox     20  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E    21  05:56  Moon at Apogee: 404337 km    21  20:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     24  06:46  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon    28  03:51  Moon at Ascending Node     29  13:26  NEW MOON Apr 01  23:28  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.    02  02:50  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    02  06:16  Moon at Perigee: 367395 km    04  09:23  Venus 0.1°N of Pleiades    05  07:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  20:46  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon    06  19:12  Beehive 2.1°S of Moon    07  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     08  10:57  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon    09  12:29  Mars 2.6°N of Moon    10  00:14  Moon at Descending Node     12  13:39  FULL MOON     12  15:39  Spica 0.9°N of Moon    16  08:43  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    18  00:46  Moon at Apogee: 404858 km    20  15:48  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  22:29  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon    22  14     Lyrid Meteor Shower    24  12:06  Moon at Ascending Node     26  07:12  Mercury 4.6°S of Moon    27  23:42  NEW MOON     29  11:11  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    29  22:30  Moon at Perigee: 362200 km    30  10:41  Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.May 02  04     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     03  02:41  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon    04  00:49  Beehive 1.9°S of Moon    04  14:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     05  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W    05  03     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    05  16:28  Regulus 1.3°S of Moon    06  17:43  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    07  03:24  Moon at Descending Node     09  22:16  Spica 1.0°N of Moon    12  04:16  FULL MOON     13  15:48  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    15  15:19  Moon at Apogee: 405736 km    17  08     Saturn at Opposition     18  09:25  Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon    20  08:02  LAST QUARTER MOON     21  17:03  Moon at Ascending Node     27  07:39  NEW MOON     27  23     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     28  04:15  Moon at Perigee: 358408 km    30  10:40  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon    31  08:07  Beehive 1.7°S of MoonJun 01  22:48  Regulus 1.0°S of Moon    02  22:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  04:16  Moon at Descending Node     03  13:41  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    06  04:01  Spica 1.1°N of Moon    09  22:01  Antares 0.4°N of Moon    10  07     Mercury at Perihelion     10  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     10  19:16  FULL MOON     11  22:31  Moon at Apogee: 406330 km    14  14:41  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon    17  18:53  Moon at Ascending Node     18  21:00  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  20:50  Summer Solstice     23  07:57  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon    25  13:26  Moon at Perigee: 357175 km    25  14:24  NEW MOON     26  17:40  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux    26  19:22  Mercury 2.0°S of Moon    27  17:35  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    29  07:07  Regulus 0.8°S of Moon    30  06:39  Moon at Descending Node 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  20:03  Mars 2.3°N of Moon    02  08:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     03  10:08  Spica 1.4°N of Moon    03  20     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU    05  07:46  Mercury 0.3°S of Beehive    07  03:57  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    08  00     Venus at Aphelion     09  00:57  Moon at Apogee: 406301 km    10  10:22  FULL MOON     11  15:22  Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon    14  20:24  Moon at Ascending Node     15  01:44  Venus 1.2°N of Aldebaran    17  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°E    18  06:47  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  17:12  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    23  22:16  Moon at Perigee: 358737 km    24  06     Mercury at Aphelion     24  10     Jupiter at Opposition     24  21:10  NEW MOON     26  06:18  Mercury 2.3°S of Regulus    26  12:42  Mercury 4.2°S of Moon    26  17:09  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    27  13:02  Moon at Descending Node     28  05     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    30  09:21  Mars 3.2°N of Moon    30  17:38  Spica 1.6°N of Moon    31  21:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON Aug 03  10:21  Antares 0.6°N of Moon    05  09:22  Moon at Apogee: 405646 km    06  05     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W    07  14:50  Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon    07  23:49  Mars 1.5°N of Spica    09  01:14  FULL MOON     11  00:20  Moon at Ascending Node     12  21     Perseid Meteor Shower    14  10     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     14  23     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     16  14:03  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  00:15  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    20  17:00  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon    21  03:01  Moon at Perigee: 362698 km    21  14:15  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    23  05:06  NEW MOON     23  05:16  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036    23  22:33  Moon at Descending Node     27  02:33  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    28  03:19  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    30  13:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  17:43  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    31  18     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°WSep 02  00:26  Moon at Apogee: 404738 km    03  16:56  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon    06  06     Mercury at Perihelion     07  07:06  Moon at Ascending Node     07  15:19  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.046    07  15:24  FULL MOON     07  15:56  Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus    12  00:52  Venus 2.4°S of Beehive    13  05:46  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon    14  19:58  LAST QUARTER MOON     17  00:31  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon    17  16:14  Moon at Perigee: 367771 km    17  22:26  Beehive 1.5°S of Moon    18  09:59  Venus 2.9°S of Moon    19  12:39  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon    20  08:05  Moon at Descending Node     21  15:03  NEW MOON     22  12:47  Autumnal Equinox     23  12:00  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    26  00:27  Mars 4.3°N of Moon    26  05     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     27  01     Mars 2.8°S of Saturn    27  01:56  Antares 0.7°N of Moon    29  07:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  19:06  Moon at Apogee: 404238 kmOct 01  00:00  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon    01  13:21  Venus 0.0°S of Regulus    04  14:56  Moon at Ascending Node     07  04:30  FULL MOON     10  11:36  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon    12  19:35  Moon at Perigee: 369711 km    14  01:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  06:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon    15  04:30  Beehive 1.3°S of Moon    15  20:53  Mars 3.5°N of Antares    16  19:39  Regulus 0.5°S of Moon    17  14:18  Moon at Descending Node     18  08:25  Venus 2.4°N of Moon    21  03:36  NEW MOON     21  13     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  15:20  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon    24  10:20  Antares 0.5°N of Moon    25  00:02  Mars 4.0°N of Moon    27  15:18  Moon at Apogee: 404571 km    28  09     Venus at Perihelion     28  12:05  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon    29  03:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  21:07  Moon at Ascending Node Nov 01  04     Mercury 4.1°S of Saturn    05  09     Neptune at Opposition     05  13     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  16:27  FULL MOON     06  19:36  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    08  10:14  Moon at Perigee: 364997 km    09  03:11  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares    10  11:57  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon    11  10:01  Beehive 1.1°S of Moon    11  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E    12  09:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     12  13     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  01:13  Regulus 0.3°S of Moon    13  16:05  Moon at Descending Node     15  05:06  Venus 3.5°N of Spica    17  03:46  Spica 1.7°N of Moon    17  19     Leonid Meteor Shower    19  18:58  NEW MOON     21  11:46  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon    23  01:55  Mars 3.1°N of Moon    24  10:42  Moon at Apogee: 405513 km    24  15     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     25  03:50  Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon    27  23:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON     28  00:02  Moon at Ascending Node Dec 02  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     03  05     Mercury at Perihelion     04  05:59  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon    05  03:34  FULL MOON     06  12:05  Moon at Perigee: 359749 km    06  22     Mercury 0.7°N of Saturn    07  19:58  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon    08  17:20  Beehive 0.8°S of Moon    10  07:28  Regulus 0.0°N of Moon    10  16:32  Moon at Descending Node     11  18:52  LAST QUARTER MOON     14  08     Geminid Meteor Shower    14  09:30  Spica 1.9°N of Moon    18  14     Mercury 0.6°N of Saturn    18  19     Venus 0.7°S of Saturn    19  12:53  NEW MOON     20  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.7°W    21  09:43  Winter Solstice     22  00:29  Moon at Apogee: 406354 km    22  04:59  Venus 5.4°N of Antares    22  06:06  Mars 1.6°N of Moon    22  17     Ursid Meteor Shower    22  21:46  Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon    23  05:51  Mercury 6.2°N of Antares    25  01:19  Moon at Ascending Node     27  18:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     31  17:05  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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2041 to 2050 for five time zones 
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. 
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
   Calendar of Astronomical Events - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
   GMT    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   CET    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   EET    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   MSK    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
   GST    2041     2042     2043     2044     2045     2046     2047     2048     2049     2050 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time 
        • CET = Central European Time (= GMT + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= GMT + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= GMT + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= GMT + 4 hours)
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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