2044 Sky Event Almanac

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.

2044 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Eastern Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 04  01:31  Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    04  22     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    06  00     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
    06  04     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    06  16:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°W
    08  14:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    11  14:04  Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
    13  19:08  Moon at Perigee: 359906 km
    15  03:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    15  04:51  FULL MOON 
    17  14:42  Regulus 1.6°S of Moon
    19  05:49  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  00:33  Mars 4.5°N of Moon
    21  19:10  Spica 0.8°N of Moon
    22  09:47  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  14:44  Antares 0.5°N of Moon
    25  19:32  Moon at Apogee: 405544 km
    28  03     Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter
    28  22:41  Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
    29  01:10  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
    30  14     Mercury at Aphelion 
    30  14:04  NEW MOON 

Feb 02  18:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  04:44  Venus 1.2°S of Moon
    06  23:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  10     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66600 AU
    07  21:16  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
    09  18     Uranus at Opposition 
    10  20:42  Moon at Perigee: 365312 km
    11  13:54  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    13  16:42  FULL MOON 
    14  01:21  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
    15  13:48  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  04:12  Spica 0.9°N of Moon
    21  06:20  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  22:30  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
    22  15:18  Moon at Apogee: 404628 km
    24  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  18:12  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
    29  06:12  NEW MOON 
    29  06:23  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.960

Mar 01  00:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  22:58  Venus 1.9°S of Moon
    06  02:43  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
    07  07:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  06:36  Moon at Perigee: 369930 km
    09  21:14  Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
    11  22     Mars at Opposition 
    12  10:19  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
    13  23:09  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  03:11  Mars 4.4°N of Moon
    14  05:37  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.203
    14  05:41  FULL MOON 
    14  14     Mercury at Perihelion 
    16  13:29  Spica 1.0°N of Moon
    17  22     Venus at Perihelion 
    18  06     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E
    20  06:46  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
    20  09:20  Vernal Equinox 
    20  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
    21  11:56  Moon at Apogee: 404337 km
    22  02:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  12:46  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
    28  09:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  19:26  NEW MOON 

Apr 02  05:28  Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    02  08:50  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
    02  12:16  Moon at Perigee: 367395 km
    04  15:23  Venus 0.1°N of Pleiades
    05  13:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  02:46  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    07  08     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    08  16:57  Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
    09  18:29  Mars 2.6°N of Moon
    10  06:14  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  19:39  FULL MOON 
    12  21:39  Spica 0.9°N of Moon
    16  14:43  Antares 0.5°N of Moon
    18  06:46  Moon at Apogee: 404858 km
    20  21:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  04:29  Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
    22  20     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  18:06  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  13:12  Mercury 4.6°S of Moon
    28  05:42  NEW MOON 
    29  17:11  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
    30  04:30  Moon at Perigee: 362200 km
    30  16:41  Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.

May 02  10     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    03  08:41  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
    04  20:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W
    05  09     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  22:28  Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
    06  23:43  Mars 1.5°N of Moon
    07  09:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  04:16  Spica 1.0°N of Moon
    12  10:16  FULL MOON 
    13  21:48  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
    15  21:19  Moon at Apogee: 405736 km
    17  14     Saturn at Opposition 
    18  15:25  Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
    20  14:02  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  23:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  13:39  NEW MOON 
    28  05     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    28  10:15  Moon at Perigee: 358408 km
    30  16:40  Pollux 2.7°N of Moon

Jun 02  04:48  Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
    03  04:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  10:16  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  19:41  Mars 1.5°N of Moon
    06  10:01  Spica 1.1°N of Moon
    10  04:01  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
    10  13     Mercury at Perihelion 
    10  21     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    11  01:16  FULL MOON 
    12  04:31  Moon at Apogee: 406330 km
    14  20:41  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
    18  00:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  03:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  02:50  Summer Solstice 
    23  13:57  Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
    25  19:26  Moon at Perigee: 357175 km
    25  20:24  NEW MOON 
    26  23:40  Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
    27  01:22  Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
    27  02:39  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    29  13:07  Regulus 0.8°S of Moon
    30  12:39  Moon at Descending Node 

Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 02  02:03  Mars 2.3°N of Moon
    02  14:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  16:08  Spica 1.4°N of Moon
    04  02     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
    07  09:57  Antares 0.5°N of Moon
    08  06     Venus at Aphelion 
    09  06:57  Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
    10  16:22  FULL MOON 
    11  21:22  Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon
    15  02:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  07:44  Venus 1.2°N of Aldebaran
    17  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°E
    18  12:47  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  23:12  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
    24  04:16  Moon at Perigee: 358737 km
    24  12     Mercury at Aphelion 
    24  16     Jupiter at Opposition 
    25  03:10  NEW MOON 
    26  12:18  Mercury 2.3°S of Regulus
    26  18:42  Mercury 4.2°S of Moon
    26  23:09  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
    27  19:02  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  11     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  15:21  Mars 3.2°N of Moon
    30  23:38  Spica 1.6°N of Moon

Aug 01  03:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    03  16:21  Antares 0.6°N of Moon
    05  15:22  Moon at Apogee: 405646 km
    06  11     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
    07  20:50  Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
    08  05:49  Mars 1.5°N of Spica
    09  07:14  FULL MOON 
    11  06:20  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  03     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  16     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    15  05     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    16  20:03  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  06:15  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
    20  23:00  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    21  09:01  Moon at Perigee: 362698 km
    23  11:06  NEW MOON 
    23  11:16  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036
    24  04:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  08:33  Spica 1.7°N of Moon
    28  09:19  Mars 4.0°N of Moon
    30  19:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  23:43  Antares 0.7°N of Moon

Sep 01  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
    02  06:26  Moon at Apogee: 404738 km
    03  22:56  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    06  12     Mercury at Perihelion 
    07  13:06  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  21:19  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.046
    07  21:24  FULL MOON 
    07  21:56  Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
    13  11:46  Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
    15  01:58  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  06:31  Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
    17  22:14  Moon at Perigee: 367771 km
    18  15:59  Venus 2.9°S of Moon
    19  18:39  Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
    20  14:05  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  21:03  NEW MOON 
    22  18:47  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  18:00  Spica 1.7°N of Moon
    26  06:27  Mars 4.3°N of Moon
    26  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    27  07     Mars 2.8°S of Saturn
    27  07:56  Antares 0.7°N of Moon
    29  13:30  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  01:06  Moon at Apogee: 404238 km

Oct 01  06:00  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    01  19:21  Venus 0.0°S of Regulus
    04  20:56  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  10:30  FULL MOON 
    10  17:36  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
    13  01:35  Moon at Perigee: 369711 km
    14  07:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  12:12  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    16  02:53  Mars 3.5°N of Antares
    17  01:39  Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
    17  20:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  14:25  Venus 2.4°N of Moon
    21  09:36  NEW MOON 
    21  19     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  21:20  Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
    24  16:20  Antares 0.5°N of Moon
    25  06:02  Mars 4.0°N of Moon
    27  21:18  Moon at Apogee: 404571 km
    28  15     Venus at Perihelion 
    28  18:05  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
    29  09:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Nov 01  03:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    01  10     Mercury 4.1°S of Saturn
    05  15     Neptune at Opposition 
    05  19     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    05  22:27  FULL MOON 
    07  01:36  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
    08  16:14  Moon at Perigee: 364997 km
    09  09:11  Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
    10  17:57  Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
    12  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E
    12  15:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  19     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  07:13  Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
    13  22:05  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  11:06  Venus 3.5°N of Spica
    17  09:46  Spica 1.7°N of Moon
    18  01     Leonid Meteor Shower
    20  00:58  NEW MOON 
    21  17:46  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
    23  07:55  Mars 3.1°N of Moon
    24  16:42  Moon at Apogee: 405513 km
    24  21     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    25  09:50  Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
    28  05:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  06:02  Moon at Ascending Node 

Dec 02  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    03  11     Mercury at Perihelion 
    04  11:59  Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
    05  09:34  FULL MOON 
    06  18:05  Moon at Perigee: 359749 km
    08  01:58  Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
    10  13:28  Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
    10  22:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  00:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  14     Geminid Meteor Shower
    14  15:30  Spica 1.9°N of Moon
    18  06:37  Antares 0.4°N of Moon
    18  20     Mercury 0.6°N of Saturn
    19  01     Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
    19  18:53  NEW MOON 
    20  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.7°W
    21  15:43  Winter Solstice 
    22  06:29  Moon at Apogee: 406354 km
    22  12:06  Mars 1.6°N of Moon
    22  23     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  03:46  Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
    25  07:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  00:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  23:05  Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon

    

Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac

  • 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

2044 Phases of the Moon

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2044 Phases of the Moon
Australian Eastern Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
- Jan 08 14:02 Jan 15 04:51 Jan 22 09:47
Jan 30 14:04 Feb 06 23:46 Feb 13 16:42 Feb 21 06:20
Feb 29 06:12 A Mar 07 07:17 Mar 14 05:41 t Mar 22 02:52
Mar 29 19:26 Apr 05 13:45 Apr 12 19:39 Apr 20 21:48
Apr 28 05:42 May 04 20:28 May 12 10:16 May 20 14:02
May 27 13:39 Jun 03 04:33 Jun 11 01:16 Jun 19 03:00
Jun 25 20:24 Jul 02 14:48 Jul 10 16:22 Jul 18 12:47
Jul 25 03:10 Aug 01 03:40 Aug 09 07:14 Aug 16 20:03
Aug 23 11:06 T Aug 30 19:18 Sep 07 21:24 t Sep 15 01:58
Sep 21 21:03 Sep 29 13:30 Oct 07 10:30 Oct 14 07:52
Oct 21 09:36 Oct 29 09:28 Nov 05 22:27 Nov 12 15:09
Nov 20 00:58 Nov 28 05:36 Dec 05 09:34 Dec 12 00:52
Dec 19 18:53 Dec 28 00:00 --

For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.

The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. 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 Phases of the Moon table. 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.


Solar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100

Lunar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100


Sky Event Almanacs: 2041 to 2050

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania
PKT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
IST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
BST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
ICT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
AWST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
JST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
ACT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
AEST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
NCT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
NZST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
        • IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
        • BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
        • ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
        • AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
        • JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
        • ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
        • AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
        • NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
        • NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
          (where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)

A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.

For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.

Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs

The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs 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 Sky Event Almanacs
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

Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070

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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:

    "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".


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