2044Calendar of Astronomical Events

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