2044 Sky Event Almanac
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 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 | ||||||||
| Alaska Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jan 03 06:31 Venus 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
04 03 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 05 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
05 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
05 21:50 Moon at Ascending Node
07 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.1°W
07 19:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 19:04 Pleiades 0.6°S of Moon
13 00:08 Moon at Perigee: 359906 km
14 08:54 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
14 09:51 FULL MOON
16 19:42 Regulus 1.6°S of Moon
18 10:49 Moon at Descending Node
19 05:33 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
21 00:10 Spica 0.8°N of Moon
21 14:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 19:44 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
25 00:32 Moon at Apogee: 405544 km
27 08 Mercury 0.8°S of Jupiter
28 03:41 Jupiter 4.4°N of Moon
28 06:10 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
29 19 Mercury at Aphelion
29 19:04 NEW MOON
Feb 01 23:49 Moon at Ascending Node
02 09:44 Venus 1.2°S of Moon
06 04:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 15 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66600 AU
07 02:16 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
08 23 Uranus at Opposition
10 01:42 Moon at Perigee: 365312 km
10 18:54 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
12 21:42 FULL MOON
13 06:21 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
14 18:48 Moon at Descending Node
17 09:12 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
20 11:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 03:30 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
21 20:18 Moon at Apogee: 404628 km
23 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 23:12 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
28 11:12 NEW MOON
28 11:23 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.960
29 05:57 Moon at Ascending Node
Mar 03 03:58 Venus 1.9°S of Moon
05 07:43 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
06 12:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 11:36 Moon at Perigee: 369930 km
09 02:14 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
11 03 Mars at Opposition
11 15:19 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
13 04:09 Moon at Descending Node
13 08:11 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
13 10:37 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.203
13 10:41 FULL MOON
13 19 Mercury at Perihelion
15 18:29 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
17 03 Venus at Perihelion
17 11 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E
19 11:46 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
19 14:20 Vernal Equinox
20 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.5°E
20 16:56 Moon at Apogee: 404337 km
21 07:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 17:46 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
27 14:51 Moon at Ascending Node
29 00:26 NEW MOON
Apr 01 10:28 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
01 13:50 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
01 17:16 Moon at Perigee: 367395 km
03 20:23 Venus 0.1°N of Pleiades
04 18:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 07:46 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
06 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 21:57 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
08 23:29 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
09 11:14 Moon at Descending Node
12 00:39 FULL MOON
12 02:39 Spica 0.9°N of Moon
15 19:43 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
17 11:46 Moon at Apogee: 404858 km
20 02:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 09:29 Jupiter 3.5°N of Moon
22 01 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 23:06 Moon at Ascending Node
25 18:12 Mercury 4.6°S of Moon
27 10:42 NEW MOON
28 22:11 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
29 09:30 Moon at Perigee: 362200 km
29 21:41 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
May 01 15 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
02 13:41 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
04 01:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°W
04 14 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 03:28 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
06 04:43 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
06 14:24 Moon at Descending Node
09 09:16 Spica 1.0°N of Moon
11 15:16 FULL MOON
13 02:48 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
15 02:19 Moon at Apogee: 405736 km
16 19 Saturn at Opposition
17 20:25 Jupiter 3.0°N of Moon
19 19:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 04:03 Moon at Ascending Node
26 18:39 NEW MOON
27 10 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
27 15:15 Moon at Perigee: 358408 km
29 21:40 Pollux 2.7°N of Moon
Jun 01 09:48 Regulus 1.0°S of Moon
02 09:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 15:16 Moon at Descending Node
03 00:41 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
05 15:01 Spica 1.1°N of Moon
09 09:01 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
09 18 Mercury at Perihelion
10 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 06:16 FULL MOON
11 09:31 Moon at Apogee: 406330 km
14 01:41 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
17 05:53 Moon at Ascending Node
18 08:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 07:50 Summer Solstice
22 18:57 Pleiades 0.8°S of Moon
25 00:26 Moon at Perigee: 357175 km
25 01:24 NEW MOON
26 04:40 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
26 06:22 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
26 07:39 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
28 18:07 Regulus 0.8°S of Moon
29 17:39 Moon at Descending Node
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Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jul 01 07:03 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
01 19:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 21:08 Spica 1.4°N of Moon
03 07 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
06 14:57 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
07 11 Venus at Aphelion
08 11:57 Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
09 21:22 FULL MOON
11 02:22 Jupiter 2.7°N of Moon
14 07:24 Moon at Ascending Node
14 12:44 Venus 1.2°N of Aldebaran
17 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.7°E
17 17:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 04:12 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
23 09:16 Moon at Perigee: 358737 km
23 17 Mercury at Aphelion
23 21 Jupiter at Opposition
24 08:10 NEW MOON
25 17:18 Mercury 2.3°S of Regulus
25 23:42 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon
26 04:09 Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
27 00:02 Moon at Descending Node
27 16 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 20:21 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
30 04:38 Spica 1.6°N of Moon
31 08:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Aug 02 21:21 Antares 0.6°N of Moon
04 20:22 Moon at Apogee: 405646 km
05 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
07 01:50 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
07 10:49 Mars 1.5°N of Spica
08 12:14 FULL MOON
10 11:20 Moon at Ascending Node
12 08 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
16 01:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 11:15 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
20 04:00 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
20 14:01 Moon at Perigee: 362698 km
22 16:06 NEW MOON
22 16:16 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036
23 09:33 Moon at Descending Node
26 13:33 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
27 14:19 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
30 00:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 04:43 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
31 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°W
Sep 01 11:26 Moon at Apogee: 404738 km
03 03:56 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
05 17 Mercury at Perihelion
06 18:06 Moon at Ascending Node
07 02:19 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.046
07 02:24 FULL MOON
07 02:56 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
12 16:46 Pleiades 1.1°S of Moon
14 06:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 11:31 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
17 03:14 Moon at Perigee: 367771 km
17 20:59 Venus 2.9°S of Moon
18 23:39 Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
19 19:05 Moon at Descending Node
21 02:03 NEW MOON
21 23:47 Autumnal Equinox
22 23:00 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
25 11:27 Mars 4.3°N of Moon
25 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
26 12 Mars 2.8°S of Saturn
26 12:56 Antares 0.7°N of Moon
28 18:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 06:06 Moon at Apogee: 404238 km
30 11:00 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
Oct 01 00:21 Venus 0.0°S of Regulus
04 01:56 Moon at Ascending Node
06 15:30 FULL MOON
09 22:36 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
12 06:35 Moon at Perigee: 369711 km
13 12:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 17:12 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
15 07:53 Mars 3.5°N of Antares
16 06:39 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
17 01:18 Moon at Descending Node
17 19:25 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
20 14:36 NEW MOON
21 00 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 02:20 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon
23 21:20 Antares 0.5°N of Moon
24 11:02 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
27 02:18 Moon at Apogee: 404571 km
27 20 Venus at Perihelion
27 23:05 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
28 14:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 08:07 Moon at Ascending Node
31 15 Mercury 4.1°S of Saturn
Nov 04 20 Neptune at Opposition
05 00 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 03:27 FULL MOON
06 06:36 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
07 21:14 Moon at Perigee: 364997 km
08 14:11 Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
09 22:57 Pollux 3.2°N of Moon
11 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.9°E
11 20:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 00 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 12:13 Regulus 0.3°S of Moon
13 03:05 Moon at Descending Node
14 16:06 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
16 14:46 Spica 1.7°N of Moon
17 06 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 05:58 NEW MOON
20 22:46 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
22 12:55 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
23 21:42 Moon at Apogee: 405513 km
24 02 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
24 14:50 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
27 10:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 11:02 Moon at Ascending Node
Dec 01 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
02 16 Mercury at Perihelion
03 16:59 Pleiades 0.9°S of Moon
04 14:34 FULL MOON
05 23:05 Moon at Perigee: 359749 km
07 06:58 Pollux 3.4°N of Moon
09 18:28 Regulus 0.0°N of Moon
10 03:32 Moon at Descending Node
11 05:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 19 Geminid Meteor Shower
13 20:30 Spica 1.9°N of Moon
17 11:37 Antares 0.4°N of Moon
18 01 Mercury 0.6°N of Saturn
18 06 Venus 0.7°S of Saturn
18 23:53 NEW MOON
20 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.7°W
20 20:43 Winter Solstice
21 11:29 Moon at Apogee: 406354 km
21 17:06 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
22 04 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 08:46 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
24 12:19 Moon at Ascending Node
27 05:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 04:05 Pleiades 1.0°S of Moon
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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
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 9 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 | |||
| Alaska Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 07 19:02 | Jan 14 09:51 | Jan 21 14:47 |
| Jan 29 19:04 | Feb 06 04:46 | Feb 12 21:42 | Feb 20 11:20 |
| Feb 28 11:12 A | Mar 06 12:17 | Mar 13 10:41 t | Mar 21 07:52 |
| Mar 29 00:26 | Apr 04 18:45 | Apr 12 00:39 | Apr 20 02:48 |
| Apr 27 10:42 | May 04 01:28 | May 11 15:16 | May 19 19:02 |
| May 26 18:39 | Jun 02 09:33 | Jun 10 06:16 | Jun 18 08:00 |
| Jun 25 01:24 | Jul 01 19:48 | Jul 09 21:22 | Jul 17 17:47 |
| Jul 24 08:10 | Jul 31 08:40 | Aug 08 12:14 | Aug 16 01:03 |
| Aug 22 16:06 T | Aug 30 00:18 | Sep 07 02:24 t | Sep 14 06:58 |
| Sep 21 02:03 | Sep 28 18:30 | Oct 06 15:30 | Oct 13 12:52 |
| Oct 20 14:36 | Oct 28 14:28 | Nov 05 03:27 | Nov 11 20:09 |
| Nov 19 05:58 | Nov 27 10:36 | Dec 04 14:34 | Dec 11 05:52 |
| Dec 18 23:53 | Dec 27 05:00 | - | - |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal 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 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
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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