2051 Sky Event Almanac
Argentina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Argentina Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 3 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.
| 2051 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Argentina Time | ||||||||
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Date ART Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 03 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
03 21:04 Moon at Apogee: 404452 km
04 04 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 01:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 19:16 Spica 0.7°S of Moon
07 02:43 Moon at Ascending Node
08 23:27 Venus 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
11 02:42 Mercury 3.6°S of Moon
12 15:58 NEW MOON
15 15:23 Moon at Perigee: 365918 km
18 13:17 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
19 09:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 00:35 Moon at Descending Node
22 09:26 Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon
24 04 Mercury at Aphelion
26 18:20 FULL MOON
31 04 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
31 16:46 Moon at Apogee: 405173 km
Feb 02 03:01 Spica 1.0°S of Moon
03 04:48 Moon at Ascending Node
03 22:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 22:59 Venus 2.5°S of Moon
11 03:41 NEW MOON
12 15:54 Moon at Perigee: 360557 km
15 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 01:27 Moon at Descending Node
16 01:59 Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
17 19:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 14:45 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
19 11 Jupiter at Opposition
25 11:53 FULL MOON
28 01:26 Jupiter 0.7°N of Regulus
28 06:20 Moon at Apogee: 405980 km
Mar 01 09:47 Spica 1.2°S of Moon
02 06:34 Moon at Ascending Node
05 16:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 03 Mercury at Perihelion
12 13:52 NEW MOON
13 01 Venus 0.6°N of Saturn
13 02:02 Moon at Perigee: 357407 km
13 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
13 20:32 Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
14 03 Uranus at Opposition
15 06:57 Moon at Descending Node
16 17:00 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
17 21:23 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
19 06:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 12:58 Vernal Equinox
25 07:49 Mars 3.0°S of Pleiades
27 06:00 FULL MOON
27 09:23 Moon at Apogee: 406342 km
28 15:57 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
29 10:32 Moon at Ascending Node
30 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Apr 04 06:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 20:21 Mercury 2.2°S of Moon
10 13:35 Moon at Perigee: 357337 km
10 22:59 NEW MOON
10 23:09 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.985
11 16:58 Moon at Descending Node
14 06:21 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
14 10 Venus at Aphelion
14 10:12 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
17 19:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 02 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 12:59 Moon at Apogee: 406100 km
24 22 Mercury 0.9°S of Venus
24 22:06 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
25 16:39 Moon at Ascending Node
25 23:15 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.202
25 23:19 FULL MOON
27 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°W
May 03 16:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 15 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 16:01 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
08 16:23 Venus 2.4°S of Moon
08 22:26 Moon at Perigee: 360140 km
09 03:46 Moon at Descending Node
10 07:29 NEW MOON
11 16:46 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
12 02 Mercury 1.1°S of Venus
17 10:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 21 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
21 01:56 Moon at Apogee: 405251 km
22 04:47 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
22 23:03 Moon at Ascending Node
25 14:35 FULL MOON
Jun 01 23:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 02 Mercury at Perihelion
05 11:37 Moon at Descending Node
05 22:20 Moon at Perigee: 364806 km
07 10:52 Venus 1.6°N of Moon
08 15:56 NEW MOON
13 21:25 Jupiter 0.5°N of Regulus
16 02:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 19:14 Moon at Apogee: 404346 km
18 12:08 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
19 03:50 Moon at Ascending Node
21 06:17 Summer Solstice
24 02:13 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
24 03:14 FULL MOON
29 16 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
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Date ART Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 04:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 14:54 Moon at Descending Node
02 17:59 Moon at Perigee: 369221 km
05 11:03 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
06 07 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
08 01:09 NEW MOON
10 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°E
15 13:49 Moon at Apogee: 404065 km
15 19:51 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
15 20:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 06:35 Moon at Ascending Node
19 02 Mercury at Aphelion
23 13:36 FULL MOON
27 21:46 Moon at Perigee: 368220 km
28 17 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 15:33 Moon at Descending Node
30 08:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
Aug 01 17:15 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
04 19 Venus at Perihelion
05 04 Venus at Superior Conjunction
06 12:05 NEW MOON
07 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
09 18 Saturn at Opposition
12 03:29 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
12 08:22 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km
12 08:44 Moon at Ascending Node
13 09 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 13:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 18 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66620 AU
21 22:35 FULL MOON
24 05:43 Moon at Perigee: 363298 km
25 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°W
25 17:56 Moon at Descending Node
28 14:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 22:34 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon
Sep 01 02 Mercury at Perihelion
05 01:33 NEW MOON
08 10:34 Spica 2.1°S of Moon
08 12:18 Moon at Ascending Node
08 23 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
09 01:18 Moon at Apogee: 405670 km
10 09 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
13 06:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 21 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
19 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 07:11 FULL MOON
21 09:20 Moon at Perigee: 358920 km
22 00:58 Moon at Descending Node
22 22:26 Autumnal Equinox
25 04:58 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
26 22:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
Oct 01 12:34 Venus 2.6°N of Spica
03 04:52 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
04 17:47 NEW MOON
04 18:01 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.602
05 17:55 Moon at Ascending Node
06 06:52 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
06 12:34 Moon at Apogee: 406415 km
12 21:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 11:46 Moon at Descending Node
19 16:10 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.412
19 16:13 FULL MOON
19 19:41 Moon at Perigee: 356809 km
20 18 Mercury 2.0°S of Venus
22 01 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 13:49 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon
26 09:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 21:39 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
Nov 01 21:12 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
01 23:08 Spica 2.2°S of Moon
02 00:13 Moon at Ascending Node
02 14:22 Moon at Apogee: 406481 km
03 11:59 NEW MOON
04 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°E
05 02:54 Mars 2.6°N of Spica
05 15:45 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
06 02 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 14:11 Venus 3.8°N of Antares
09 06:41 Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
11 10:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 01 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 22:34 Moon at Descending Node
17 07:55 Moon at Perigee: 357776 km
18 02:06 FULL MOON
18 07 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 00:44 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
21 11 Neptune at Opposition
25 01:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 13:03 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
28 01 Mercury at Perihelion
29 05:08 Moon at Ascending Node
29 05:27 Spica 2.2°S of Moon
29 20:42 Moon at Apogee: 405942 km
30 17:01 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
Dec 03 06:37 NEW MOON
10 21:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 05:09 Moon at Descending Node
13 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
14 20 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 16:57 Moon at Perigee: 361745 km
16 11:46 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
17 13:05 FULL MOON
21 19:33 Winter Solstice
22 07:00 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
23 05 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 20:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 02:28 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
26 07:38 Moon at Ascending Node
26 12:27 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
27 13:05 Moon at Apogee: 405014 km
29 14:58 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
31 15:31 Mercury 4.5°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
2051 Phases of the Moon
Argentina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Argentina Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 3 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.
| 2051 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Argentina Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 05 01:29 |
| Jan 12 15:58 | Jan 19 09:38 | Jan 26 18:20 | Feb 03 22:40 |
| Feb 11 03:41 | Feb 17 19:16 | Feb 25 11:53 | Mar 05 16:47 |
| Mar 12 13:52 | Mar 19 06:34 | Mar 27 06:00 | Apr 04 06:41 |
| Apr 10 22:59 P | Apr 17 19:38 | Apr 25 23:19 t | May 03 16:30 |
| May 10 07:29 | May 17 10:29 | May 25 14:35 | Jun 01 23:15 |
| Jun 08 15:56 | Jun 16 02:55 | Jun 24 03:14 | Jul 01 04:15 |
| Jul 08 01:09 | Jul 15 20:21 | Jul 23 13:36 | Jul 30 08:52 |
| Aug 06 12:05 | Aug 14 13:49 | Aug 21 22:35 | Aug 28 14:29 |
| Sep 05 01:33 | Sep 13 06:20 | Sep 20 07:11 | Sep 26 22:22 |
| Oct 04 17:47 P | Oct 12 21:12 | Oct 19 16:13 t | Oct 26 09:39 |
| Nov 03 11:59 | Nov 11 10:07 | Nov 18 02:06 | Nov 25 01:02 |
| Dec 03 06:37 | Dec 10 21:07 | Dec 17 13:05 | Dec 24 20:21 |
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: 2051 to 2060
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2051 to 2060 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 | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| AST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| EST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| CST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| MST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| PST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| AKST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| HST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
- 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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