2014Calendar of Astronomical Events
2014Phases of the Moon
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2014 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 1 11:14 | Jan 8 03:39 | Jan 16 04:52 | Jan 24 05:19 |
| Jan 30 21:39 | Feb 6 19:22 | Feb 14 23:53 | Feb 22 17:15 |
| Mar 1 08:00 | Mar 8 13:27 | Mar 16 17:09 | Mar 24 01:46 |
| Mar 30 18:45 | Apr 7 08:31 | Apr 15 07:42 t | Apr 22 07:52 |
| Apr 29 06:14 A | May 7 03:15 | May 14 19:16 | May 21 12:59 |
| May 28 18:40 | Jun 5 20:39 | Jun 13 04:11 | Jun 19 18:39 |
| Jun 27 08:09 | Jul 5 11:59 | Jul 12 11:25 | Jul 19 02:08 |
| Jul 26 22:42 | Aug 4 00:50 | Aug 10 18:09 | Aug 17 12:26 |
| Aug 25 14:13 | Sep 2 11:11 | Sep 9 01:38 | Sep 16 02:05 |
| Sep 24 06:14 | Oct 1 19:33 | Oct 8 10:51 t | Oct 15 19:12 |
| Oct 23 21:57 P | Oct 31 02:48 | Nov 6 22:23 | Nov 14 15:16 |
| Nov 22 12:32 | Nov 29 10:06 | Dec 6 12:27 | Dec 14 12:51 |
| Dec 22 01:36 | Dec 28 18:31 | - | - |
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
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time.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 | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GMT Event (h:m)Jan 01 11:14 NEW MOON 01 21:00 Moon at Perigee: 356922 km 03 00 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66606 AU 03 20 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 11 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU 05 20 Jupiter at Opposition 08 03:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON 09 11:26 Moon at Descending Node 11 12 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 12 08:36 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon 15 06:00 Jupiter 4.9°N of Moon 16 01:53 Moon at Apogee: 406537 km 16 04:52 FULL MOON 19 04:43 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 23 06:29 Mars 3.7°N of Moon 23 09:22 Spica 1.3°S of Moon 24 02:55 Moon at Ascending Node 24 04 Venus at Perihelion 24 05:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 14:18 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 29 02:36 Venus 2.2°N of Moon 30 09:58 Moon at Perigee: 357080 km 30 21:39 NEW MOON 31 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°EFeb 01 07:07 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon 02 20:27 Mars 4.4°N of Spica 04 00 Mercury at Perihelion 05 12:41 Moon at Descending Node 06 19:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 14:41 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon 11 06:10 Jupiter 5.0°N of Moon 12 05:09 Moon at Apogee: 406232 km 14 23:53 FULL MOON 15 10:40 Regulus 5.1°N of Moon 15 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 19 14:54 Spica 1.6°S of Moon 19 23:59 Mars 3.1°N of Moon 20 03:28 Moon at Ascending Node 21 22:39 Saturn 0.3°N of Moon: Occn. 22 17:15 LAST QUARTER MOON 23 17 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 26 05:23 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 27 19:52 Moon at Perigee: 360439 km 27 21:24 Mercury 2.9°S of MoonMar 01 08:00 NEW MOON 04 17:45 Moon at Descending Node 07 22:07 Aldebaran 2.1°S of Moon 08 13:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON 10 11:20 Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon 11 19:46 Moon at Apogee: 405367 km 14 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W 14 17:33 Regulus 5.1°N of Moon 16 17:09 FULL MOON 18 20:38 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 19 03:14 Mars 3.2°N of Moon 19 06:30 Moon at Ascending Node 19 23 Mercury at Aphelion 20 16:57 Vernal Equinox 21 03:40 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn. 22 21 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.6°W 24 01:46 LAST QUARTER MOON 26 15:10 Mars 4.6°N of Spica 27 09:52 Venus 3.6°S of Moon 27 18:30 Moon at Perigee: 365706 km 30 18:45 NEW MOON Apr 01 02:30 Moon at Descending Node 02 07 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 04 06:52 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 06 22:25 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 07 08:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 14:52 Moon at Apogee: 404503 km 08 20 Mars at Opposition 11 01:26 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 14 18:24 Mars 3.5°N of Moon 15 03:57 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 15 07:42 FULL MOON 15 07:46 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.291 15 13:22 Moon at Ascending Node 17 07:42 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 22 07:52 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 17 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 00:27 Moon at Perigee: 369765 km 25 23:16 Venus 4.4°S of Moon 26 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 28 11:36 Moon at Descending Node 29 06:03 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.987 29 06:14 NEW MOON May 01 15:51 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 02 23 Mercury at Perihelion 04 14:02 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 05 06 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 10:22 Moon at Apogee: 404319 km 07 03:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 09:43 Regulus 5.2°N of Moon 10 18 Saturn at Opposition 11 13:32 Mars 3.0°N of Moon 12 12:47 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 12 22:06 Moon at Ascending Node 14 12:41 Saturn 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 14 19:16 FULL MOON 16 12 Venus at Aphelion 18 11:58 Moon at Perigee: 367099 km 21 12:59 LAST QUARTER MOON 25 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E 25 15:43 Venus 2.3°S of Moon 25 17:56 Moon at Descending Node 28 18:40 NEW MOON Jun 01 08:07 Jupiter 5.5°N of Moon 03 04:25 Moon at Apogee: 404956 km 04 17:35 Regulus 5.0°N of Moon 05 20:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON 08 00:44 Mars 1.6°N of Moon 08 22:05 Spica 1.8°S of Moon 09 05:36 Moon at Ascending Node 10 19:11 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn. 13 04:11 FULL MOON 15 03:34 Moon at Perigee: 362062 km 15 11:57 Jupiter 6.3°S of Pollux 19 18:39 LAST QUARTER MOON 19 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 21 10:52 Summer Solstice 21 20:30 Moon at Descending Node 23 13:00 Venus 5.6°S of Pleiades 24 12:54 Venus 1.3°N of Moon 25 06:22 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 27 08:09 NEW MOON 30 19:09 Moon at Apogee: 405932 km | Date GMT Event (h:m)Jul 01 15:08 Venus 4.0°N of Aldebaran 02 00:30 Regulus 4.8°N of Moon 04 00 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU 05 11:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 01:21 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 06 06:32 Spica 2.0°S of Moon 06 09:50 Moon at Ascending Node 08 02:48 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 12 11:25 FULL MOON 12 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W 13 08:27 Moon at Perigee: 358259 km 13 18:39 Mars 1.2°N of Spica 16 19 Mercury 6.2°S of Venus 18 21:21 Moon at Descending Node 19 02:08 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 11:56 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon 24 18:16 Venus 4.4°N of Moon 24 20 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 26 22:42 NEW MOON 28 03:27 Moon at Apogee: 406570 km 28 08 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 29 06:36 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 29 22 Mercury at Perihelion Aug 02 11:26 Moon at Ascending Node 02 13:27 Spica 2.3°S of Moon 03 10:02 Mars 2.2°S of Moon 04 00:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON 04 10:54 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 06 22:29 Venus 6.5°S of Pollux 08 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 10 17:43 Moon at Perigee: 356897 km 10 18:09 FULL MOON 13 00 Perseid Meteor Shower 15 00:18 Moon at Descending Node 17 12:26 LAST QUARTER MOON 18 04 Venus 0.2°N of Jupiter 18 05:05 Venus 0.9°S of Beehive 18 06:48 Jupiter 1.1°S of Beehive 18 17:46 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon 24 06:09 Moon at Apogee: 406523 km 25 14:13 NEW MOON 26 03 Mars 3.4°S of Saturn 27 05:33 Mercury 3.4°N of Moon 29 13 Neptune at Opposition 29 13:14 Moon at Ascending Node 29 19:08 Spica 2.5°S of Moon 31 19:21 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 31 23:43 Mars 4.1°S of MoonSep 02 11:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 05 20 Venus at Perihelion 08 03:29 Moon at Perigee: 358388 km 09 01:38 FULL MOON 11 07:32 Moon at Descending Node 11 22 Mercury at Aphelion 15 01:01 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 16 02:05 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 10:39 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 20 13:56 Mercury 0.5°S of Spica 20 14:22 Moon at Apogee: 405846 km 21 18:52 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 21 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E 23 02:30 Autumnal Equinox 24 06:14 NEW MOON 25 17:41 Moon at Ascending Node 26 00:48 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 26 09:32 Mercury 4.2°S of Moon 28 04:46 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn. 28 06:26 Mars 3.0°N of Antares 29 17:01 Mars 5.6°S of MoonOct 01 19:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON 06 09:41 Moon at Perigee: 362481 km 07 20 Uranus at Opposition 08 10:51 FULL MOON 08 10:55 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.166 08 17:44 Moon at Descending Node 12 09:58 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 15 19:12 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 18 03:25 Jupiter 5.4°N of Moon 18 06:05 Moon at Apogee: 404898 km 19 02:08 Regulus 4.7°N of Moon 21 16 Orionid Meteor Shower 23 00:46 Moon at Ascending Node 23 21:45 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.811 23 21:57 NEW MOON 25 07 Venus at Superior Conjunction 25 16:04 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn. 25 21 Mercury at Perihelion 31 02:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON Nov 01 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W 03 00:21 Moon at Perigee: 367871 km 04 12:10 Mercury 3.9°N of Spica 05 03:13 Moon at Descending Node 05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower 06 22:23 FULL MOON 08 19:41 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 12 16 N Taurid Meteor Shower 14 15:16 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 17:39 Jupiter 5.2°N of Moon 15 01:56 Moon at Apogee: 404338 km 15 10:05 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon 17 22 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 08 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 19 08:18 Moon at Ascending Node 19 16:01 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 22 12:32 NEW MOON 27 23:11 Moon at Perigee: 369825 km 29 10:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON Dec 02 08:32 Moon at Descending Node 06 04:35 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon 06 12:27 FULL MOON 08 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 08 19:29 Jupiter 2.7°N of Regulus 12 03:36 Jupiter 5.1°N of Moon 12 08 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38121 AU 12 18:06 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon 12 23:02 Moon at Apogee: 404584 km 14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower 14 12:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 16 13:27 Moon at Ascending Node 17 01:05 Spica 2.8°S of Moon 19 20:55 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon 21 23:03 Winter Solstice 22 01:36 NEW MOON 22 20 Ursid Meteor Shower 24 16:43 Moon at Perigee: 364791 km 25 07:32 Mars 5.7°S of Moon 28 18:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 09:27 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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2011 to 2020 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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| CET | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| EET | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| MSK | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| GST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
- 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)
- 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.