Across 2044, the sky delivers 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fall: an annular solar eclipse in Pisces on February 28, a total lunar eclipse in Virgo on March 13, a total solar eclipse in Virgo on August 22, and a total lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 7. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Mar 27 to Apr 20; Jul 31 to Aug 24; Nov 21 to Dec 11). The first full moon rises in Cancer on January 14. 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 2044
- First Quarter Moon in Aries
- Juno enters Aquarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Pluto enters Pisces
- Mars enters Libra
- Neptune Direct
- Sun enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Mars Retrograde
February 2044
- Vesta enters Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Venus enters Aries
- Chiron Rx enters Leo
- Mars Rx enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Saturn enters Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Aries
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Pisces
March 2044
- Venus enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Mercury enters Aries
- Saturn Retrograde
- Pallas enters Pisces
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Virgo
- Jupiter enters Aquarius
- Juno enters Pisces
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Saturn Rx enters Scorpio
- Mercury Retrograde
- New Moon in Aries
April 2044
- Vesta enters Pisces
- Venus enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Full Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury Direct
- Mars Direct
- Chiron Direct
- Uranus Direct
- New Moon in Taurus
May 2044
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus Retrograde
- Ceres enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Gemini
- Jupiter Retrograde
- New Moon in Gemini
- Juno enters Aries
- Mercury enters Gemini
June 2044
- Pluto Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus Rx enters Taurus
- Vesta enters Aries
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Venus Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Mars enters Libra
- New Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Gemini
- Mercury enters Leo
July 2044
- Chiron enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Pallas Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Leo
- New Moon in Leo
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
August 2044
- Ceres enters Gemini
- Venus enters Cancer
- Vesta Retrograde
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Jupiter Rx enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Neptune Retrograde
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Virgo
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Virgo
- Mercury Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Juno Retrograde
September 2044
- Venus enters Leo
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Pisces
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- New Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Jupiter Direct
- Mercury enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
October 2044
- Venus enters Virgo
- Vesta Rx enters Pisces
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Aries
- Ceres Retrograde
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- New Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Venus enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Saturn enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
November 2044
- Jupiter enters Aquarius
- Pallas Direct
- Full Moon in Taurus
- Vesta Direct
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Pluto Direct
- Juno Direct
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
December 2044
- Uranus Retrograde
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Ceres Rx enters Taurus
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Vesta enters Aries
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Mars enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- First Quarter Moon in Aries