2014Calendar of Astronomical Events
2014Phases of the Moon
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2014 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 1 05:14 | Jan 7 21:39 | Jan 15 22:52 | Jan 23 23:19 |
| Jan 30 15:39 | Feb 6 13:22 | Feb 14 17:53 | Feb 22 11:15 |
| Mar 1 02:00 | Mar 8 07:27 | Mar 16 11:09 | Mar 23 19:46 |
| Mar 30 12:45 | Apr 7 02:31 | Apr 15 01:42 t | Apr 22 01:52 |
| Apr 29 00:14 A | May 6 21:15 | May 14 13:16 | May 21 06:59 |
| May 28 12:40 | Jun 5 14:39 | Jun 12 22:11 | Jun 19 12:39 |
| Jun 27 02:09 | Jul 5 05:59 | Jul 12 05:25 | Jul 18 20:08 |
| Jul 26 16:42 | Aug 3 18:50 | Aug 10 12:09 | Aug 17 06:26 |
| Aug 25 08:13 | Sep 2 05:11 | Sep 8 19:38 | Sep 15 20:05 |
| Sep 24 00:14 | Oct 1 13:33 | Oct 8 04:51 t | Oct 15 13:12 |
| Oct 23 15:57 P | Oct 30 20:48 | Nov 6 16:23 | Nov 14 09:16 |
| Nov 22 06:32 | Nov 29 04:06 | Dec 6 06:27 | Dec 14 06:51 |
| Dec 21 19:36 | Dec 28 12:31 | - | - |
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.
2014Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 6 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2014Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
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| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CST Event (h:m)Jan 01 05:14 NEW MOON 01 15:00 Moon at Perigee: 356922 km 02 18 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU 03 14 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 05 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU 05 14 Jupiter at Opposition 07 21:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 05:26 Moon at Descending Node 11 06 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 12 02:36 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon 15 00:00 Jupiter 4.9°N of Moon 15 19:53 Moon at Apogee: 406537 km 15 22:52 FULL MOON 18 22:43 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 23 00:29 Mars 3.7°N of Moon 23 03:22 Spica 1.3°S of Moon 23 20:55 Moon at Ascending Node 23 22 Venus at Perihelion 23 23:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 08:18 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 28 20:36 Venus 2.2°N of Moon 30 03:58 Moon at Perigee: 357080 km 30 15:39 NEW MOON 31 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°EFeb 01 01:07 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon 02 14:27 Mars 4.4°N of Spica 03 18 Mercury at Perihelion 05 06:41 Moon at Descending Node 06 13:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 08:41 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon 11 00:10 Jupiter 5.0°N of Moon 11 23:09 Moon at Apogee: 406232 km 14 17:53 FULL MOON 15 04:40 Regulus 5.1°N of Moon 15 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 19 08:54 Spica 1.6°S of Moon 19 17:59 Mars 3.1°N of Moon 19 21:28 Moon at Ascending Node 21 16:39 Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn. 22 11:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 11 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 25 23:23 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 27 13:52 Moon at Perigee: 360439 km 27 15:24 Mercury 2.9°S of MoonMar 01 02:00 NEW MOON 04 11:45 Moon at Descending Node 07 16:07 Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon 08 07:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 05:20 Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon 11 13:46 Moon at Apogee: 405367 km 14 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W 14 11:33 Regulus 5.1°N of Moon 16 11:09 FULL MOON 18 14:38 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 18 21:14 Mars 3.2°N of Moon 19 00:30 Moon at Ascending Node 19 17 Mercury at Aphelion 20 10:57 Vernal Equinox 20 21:40 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 22 15 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W 23 19:46 LAST QUARTER MOON 26 09:10 Mars 4.6°N of Spica 27 03:52 Venus 3.6°S of Moon 27 12:30 Moon at Perigee: 365706 km 30 12:45 NEW MOON 31 20:30 Moon at Descending Node Apr 02 01 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 04 00:52 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 06 16:25 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 07 02:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 08:52 Moon at Apogee: 404503 km 08 14 Mars at Opposition 10 19:26 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 14 12:24 Mars 3.5°N of Moon 14 21:57 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 15 01:42 FULL MOON 15 01:46 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.291 15 07:22 Moon at Ascending Node 17 01:42 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 22 01:52 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 11 Lyrid Meteor Shower 22 18:27 Moon at Perigee: 369765 km 25 17:16 Venus 4.4°S of Moon 25 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 28 05:36 Moon at Descending Node 29 00:03 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.987 29 00:14 NEW MOON May 01 09:51 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 02 17 Mercury at Perihelion 04 08:02 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 05 00 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 04:22 Moon at Apogee: 404319 km 06 21:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 03:43 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 10 12 Saturn at Opposition 11 07:32 Mars 3.0°N of Moon 12 06:47 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 12 16:06 Moon at Ascending Node 14 06:41 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 14 13:16 FULL MOON 16 06 Venus at Aphelion 18 05:58 Moon at Perigee: 367099 km 21 06:59 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E 25 09:43 Venus 2.3°S of Moon 25 11:56 Moon at Descending Node 28 12:40 NEW MOON Jun 01 02:07 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 02 22:25 Moon at Apogee: 404956 km 04 11:35 Regulus 5.0°N of Moon 05 14:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON 07 18:44 Mars 1.6°N of Moon 08 16:05 Spica 1.8°S of Moon 08 23:36 Moon at Ascending Node 10 13:11 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn. 12 22:11 FULL MOON 14 21:34 Moon at Perigee: 362062 km 15 05:57 Jupiter 6.3°S of Pollux 19 12:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 21 04:52 Summer Solstice 21 14:30 Moon at Descending Node 23 07:00 Venus 5.6°S of Pleiades 24 06:54 Venus 1.3°N of Moon 25 00:22 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 27 02:09 NEW MOON 30 13:09 Moon at Apogee: 405932 km | Date CST Event (h:m)Jul 01 09:08 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran 01 18:30 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon 03 18 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU 05 05:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 19:21 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 06 00:32 Spica 2.0°S of Moon 06 03:50 Moon at Ascending Node 07 20:48 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 12 05:25 FULL MOON 12 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W 13 02:27 Moon at Perigee: 358259 km 13 12:39 Mars 1.2°N of Spica 16 13 Mercury 6.2°S of Venus 18 15:21 Moon at Descending Node 18 20:08 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 05:56 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon 24 12:16 Venus 4.4°N of Moon 24 14 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 26 16:42 NEW MOON 27 21:27 Moon at Apogee: 406570 km 28 02 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 29 00:36 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 29 16 Mercury at Perihelion Aug 02 05:26 Moon at Ascending Node 02 07:27 Spica 2.3°S of Moon 03 04:02 Mars 2.2°S of Moon 03 18:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 04:54 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 06 16:29 Venus 6.5°S of Pollux 08 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 10 11:43 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km 10 12:09 FULL MOON 12 18 Perseid Meteor Shower 14 18:18 Moon at Descending Node 17 06:26 LAST QUARTER MOON 17 22 Venus 0.2°N of Jupiter 17 23:05 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 18 00:48 Jupiter 1.1°S of Beehive 18 11:46 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon 24 00:09 Moon at Apogee: 406523 km 25 08:13 NEW MOON 25 21 Mars 3.4°S of Saturn 26 23:33 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon 29 07 Neptune at Opposition 29 07:14 Moon at Ascending Node 29 13:08 Spica 2.5°S of Moon 31 13:21 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 31 17:43 Mars 4.1°S of MoonSep 02 05:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 14 Venus at Perihelion 07 21:29 Moon at Perigee: 358388 km 08 19:38 FULL MOON 11 01:32 Moon at Descending Node 11 16 Mercury at Aphelion 14 19:01 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 15 20:05 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 04:39 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 20 07:56 Mercury 0.5°S of Spica 20 08:22 Moon at Apogee: 405846 km 21 12:52 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 21 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E 22 20:30 Autumnal Equinox 24 00:14 NEW MOON 25 11:41 Moon at Ascending Node 25 18:48 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 26 03:32 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon 27 22:46 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 28 00:26 Mars 3.0°N of Antares 29 11:01 Mars 5.6°S of MoonOct 01 13:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 03:41 Moon at Perigee: 362481 km 07 14 Uranus at Opposition 08 04:51 FULL MOON 08 04:55 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166 08 11:44 Moon at Descending Node 12 03:58 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 15 13:12 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 17 21:25 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 18 00:05 Moon at Apogee: 404898 km 18 20:08 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 21 10 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 18:46 Moon at Ascending Node 23 15:45 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.811 23 15:57 NEW MOON 25 01 Venus at Superior Conjunction 25 10:04 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn. 25 15 Mercury at Perihelion 30 20:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON Nov 01 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W 02 18:21 Moon at Perigee: 367871 km 04 06:10 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica 04 21:13 Moon at Descending Node 05 11 S Taurid Meteor Shower 06 16:23 FULL MOON 08 13:41 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 12 10 N Taurid Meteor Shower 14 09:16 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 11:39 Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon 14 19:56 Moon at Apogee: 404338 km 15 04:05 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon 17 16 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 02 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 19 02:18 Moon at Ascending Node 19 10:01 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 22 06:32 NEW MOON 27 17:11 Moon at Perigee: 369825 km 29 04:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 02 02:32 Moon at Descending Node 05 22:35 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon 06 06:27 FULL MOON 08 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 08 13:29 Jupiter 2.7°N of Regulus 11 21:36 Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon 12 02 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38121 AU 12 12:06 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon 12 17:02 Moon at Apogee: 404584 km 14 06 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 06:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 07:27 Moon at Ascending Node 16 19:05 Spica 2.8°S of Moon 19 14:55 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon 21 17:03 Winter Solstice 21 19:36 NEW MOON 22 14 Ursid Meteor Shower 24 10:43 Moon at Perigee: 364791 km 25 01:32 Mars 5.7°S of Moon 28 12:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 03:27 Moon at Descending Node | |||||||
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: 2011 to 2020
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2011 to 2020 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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| EST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| CST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| MST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| PST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AKST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| HST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
- 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)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
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.