2044Calendar of Astronomical Events

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