2044Calendar of Astronomical Events

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