1944 brought 13 full moons and 6 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total solar eclipse in Aquarius on January 25, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Leo on February 9, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn on July 6, an annular solar eclipse in Cancer on July 20, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Aquarius on August 4, and a penumbral lunar eclipse in Cancer on December 29. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Apr 21 to May 15; Aug 24 to Sep 16; Dec 13 onward). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 10. October saw two full moons, a blue moon. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 1944
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Neptune Retrograde
- Mars Direct
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury Direct
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Vesta Direct
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Aquarius
- Venus enters Capricorn
February 1944
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Juno enters Pisces
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Leo
- Ceres Direct
- Uranus Direct
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Sun enters Pisces
- Saturn Direct
- Venus enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Pisces
March 1944
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Pallas enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Aries
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Ceres enters Cancer
- New Moon in Aries
- Mars enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
April 1944
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Juno enters Aries
- Full Moon in Libra
- Venus enters Aries
- Jupiter Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Pluto Direct
- Sun enters Taurus
- Mercury Retrograde
- New Moon in Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 1944
- Pallas enters Gemini
- Vesta enters Cancer
- Venus enters Taurus
- Chiron Direct
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- True Node Rx enters Cancer
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury Direct
- Sun enters Gemini
- New Moon in Gemini
- Mars enters Leo
- Venus enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Juno enters Taurus
June 1944
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Neptune Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Ceres enters Leo
- Saturn enters Cancer
- New Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Pallas enters Cancer
- Venus enters Cancer
- Mercury enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
July 1944
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Leo
- Mars enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Vesta enters Leo
- Venus enters Leo
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Cancer
- Sun enters Leo
- Jupiter enters Virgo
- Juno enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Virgo
August 1944
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aquarius
- Venus enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Pallas enters Leo
- New Moon in Leo
- Ceres enters Virgo
- Sun enters Virgo
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mars enters Libra
September 1944
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Mercury Direct
- New Moon in Virgo
- Vesta enters Virgo
- Uranus Retrograde
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Scorpio
October 1944
- Full Moon in Aries
- Juno enters Cancer
- Pallas enters Virgo
- Mercury enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mars enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Saturn Retrograde
- Sun enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Ceres enters Libra
- Full Moon in Taurus
November 1944
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Pluto Retrograde
- Juno Retrograde
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Chiron enters Libra
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Libra
- Full Moon in Gemini
December 1944
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Pallas enters Libra
- Mercury Retrograde
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury Rx enters Sagittarius
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Cancer
- Juno Rx enters Gemini