2051 Sky Event Almanac
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 (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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 | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 06 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 00:04 Moon at Apogee: 404452 km
04 07 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 04:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 22:16 Spica 0.7°S of Moon
07 05:43 Moon at Ascending Node
09 02:27 Venus 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
11 05:42 Mercury 3.6°S of Moon
12 18:58 NEW MOON
15 18:23 Moon at Perigee: 365918 km
18 16:17 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
19 12:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 03:35 Moon at Descending Node
22 12:26 Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon
24 07 Mercury at Aphelion
26 21:20 FULL MOON
31 07 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
31 19:46 Moon at Apogee: 405173 km
Feb 02 06:01 Spica 1.0°S of Moon
03 07:48 Moon at Ascending Node
04 01:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 01:59 Venus 2.5°S of Moon
11 06:41 NEW MOON
12 18:54 Moon at Perigee: 360557 km
15 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 04:27 Moon at Descending Node
16 04:59 Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
17 22:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 17:45 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
19 14 Jupiter at Opposition
25 14:53 FULL MOON
28 04:26 Jupiter 0.7°N of Regulus
28 09:20 Moon at Apogee: 405980 km
Mar 01 12:47 Spica 1.2°S of Moon
02 09:34 Moon at Ascending Node
05 19:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 06 Mercury at Perihelion
12 16:52 NEW MOON
13 04 Venus 0.6°N of Saturn
13 05:02 Moon at Perigee: 357407 km
13 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
13 23:32 Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
14 06 Uranus at Opposition
15 09:57 Moon at Descending Node
16 20:00 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
18 00:23 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
19 09:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 15:58 Vernal Equinox
25 10:49 Mars 3.0°S of Pleiades
27 09:00 FULL MOON
27 12:23 Moon at Apogee: 406342 km
28 18:57 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
29 13:32 Moon at Ascending Node
30 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Apr 04 09:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 23:21 Mercury 2.2°S of Moon
10 16:35 Moon at Perigee: 357337 km
11 01:59 NEW MOON
11 02:09 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.985
11 19:58 Moon at Descending Node
14 09:21 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
14 13 Venus at Aphelion
14 13:12 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
17 22:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 05 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 15:59 Moon at Apogee: 406100 km
25 01 Mercury 0.9°S of Venus
25 01:06 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
25 19:39 Moon at Ascending Node
26 02:15 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.202
26 02:19 FULL MOON
27 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°W
May 03 19:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 18 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 19:01 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
08 19:23 Venus 2.4°S of Moon
09 01:26 Moon at Perigee: 360140 km
09 06:46 Moon at Descending Node
10 10:29 NEW MOON
11 19:46 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
12 05 Mercury 1.1°S of Venus
17 13:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 00 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
21 04:56 Moon at Apogee: 405251 km
22 07:47 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
23 02:03 Moon at Ascending Node
25 17:35 FULL MOON
Jun 02 02:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 05 Mercury at Perihelion
05 14:37 Moon at Descending Node
06 01:20 Moon at Perigee: 364806 km
07 13:52 Venus 1.6°N of Moon
08 18:56 NEW MOON
14 00:25 Jupiter 0.5°N of Regulus
16 05:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 22:14 Moon at Apogee: 404346 km
18 15:08 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
19 06:50 Moon at Ascending Node
21 09:17 Summer Solstice
24 05:13 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
24 06:14 FULL MOON
29 19 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 07:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 17:54 Moon at Descending Node
02 20:59 Moon at Perigee: 369221 km
05 14:03 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
06 10 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
08 04:09 NEW MOON
10 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°E
15 16:49 Moon at Apogee: 404065 km
15 22:51 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
15 23:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 09:35 Moon at Ascending Node
19 05 Mercury at Aphelion
23 16:36 FULL MOON
28 00:46 Moon at Perigee: 368220 km
28 20 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 18:33 Moon at Descending Node
30 11:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
Aug 01 20:15 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
04 22 Venus at Perihelion
05 07 Venus at Superior Conjunction
06 15:05 NEW MOON
07 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
09 21 Saturn at Opposition
12 06:29 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
12 11:22 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km
12 11:44 Moon at Ascending Node
13 12 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 16:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 21 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66620 AU
22 01:35 FULL MOON
24 08:43 Moon at Perigee: 363298 km
25 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°W
25 20:56 Moon at Descending Node
28 17:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 01:34 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon
Sep 01 05 Mercury at Perihelion
05 04:33 NEW MOON
08 13:34 Spica 2.1°S of Moon
08 15:18 Moon at Ascending Node
09 02 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
09 04:18 Moon at Apogee: 405670 km
10 12 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
13 09:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 00 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
19 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 10:11 FULL MOON
21 12:20 Moon at Perigee: 358920 km
22 03:58 Moon at Descending Node
23 01:26 Autumnal Equinox
25 07:58 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
27 01:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
Oct 01 15:34 Venus 2.6°N of Spica
03 07:52 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
04 20:47 NEW MOON
04 21:01 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.602
05 20:55 Moon at Ascending Node
06 09:52 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
06 15:34 Moon at Apogee: 406415 km
13 00:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 14:46 Moon at Descending Node
19 19:10 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.412
19 19:13 FULL MOON
19 22:41 Moon at Perigee: 356809 km
20 21 Mercury 2.0°S of Venus
22 04 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 16:49 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon
26 12:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 00:39 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
Nov 02 00:12 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
02 02:08 Spica 2.2°S of Moon
02 03:13 Moon at Ascending Node
02 17:22 Moon at Apogee: 406481 km
03 14:59 NEW MOON
04 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°E
05 05:54 Mars 2.6°N of Spica
05 18:45 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
06 05 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 17:11 Venus 3.8°N of Antares
09 09:41 Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
11 13:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 04 N Taurid Meteor Shower
16 01:34 Moon at Descending Node
17 10:55 Moon at Perigee: 357776 km
18 05:06 FULL MOON
18 10 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 03:44 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
21 14 Neptune at Opposition
25 04:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 16:03 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
28 04 Mercury at Perihelion
29 08:08 Moon at Ascending Node
29 08:27 Spica 2.2°S of Moon
29 23:42 Moon at Apogee: 405942 km
30 20:01 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
Dec 03 09:37 NEW MOON
11 00:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 08:09 Moon at Descending Node
13 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
14 23 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 19:57 Moon at Perigee: 361745 km
16 14:46 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
17 16:05 FULL MOON
21 22:33 Winter Solstice
22 10:00 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
23 08 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 23:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 05:28 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
26 10:38 Moon at Ascending Node
26 15:27 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
27 16:05 Moon at Apogee: 405014 km
29 17:58 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
31 18:31 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
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 (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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 | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 05 04:29 |
| Jan 12 18:58 | Jan 19 12:38 | Jan 26 21:20 | Feb 04 01:40 |
| Feb 11 06:41 | Feb 17 22:16 | Feb 25 14:53 | Mar 05 19:47 |
| Mar 12 16:52 | Mar 19 09:34 | Mar 27 09:00 | Apr 04 09:41 |
| Apr 11 01:59 P | Apr 17 22:38 | Apr 26 02:19 t | May 03 19:30 |
| May 10 10:29 | May 17 13:29 | May 25 17:35 | Jun 02 02:15 |
| Jun 08 18:56 | Jun 16 05:55 | Jun 24 06:14 | Jul 01 07:15 |
| Jul 08 04:09 | Jul 15 23:21 | Jul 23 16:36 | Jul 30 11:52 |
| Aug 06 15:05 | Aug 14 16:49 | Aug 22 01:35 | Aug 28 17:29 |
| Sep 05 04:33 | Sep 13 09:20 | Sep 20 10:11 | Sep 27 01:22 |
| Oct 04 20:47 P | Oct 13 00:12 | Oct 19 19:13 t | Oct 26 12:39 |
| Nov 03 14:59 | Nov 11 13:07 | Nov 18 05:06 | Nov 25 04:02 |
| Dec 03 09:37 | Dec 11 00:07 | Dec 17 16:05 | Dec 24 23:21 |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2051 to 2060 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| GMT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| CET | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| EET | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| MSK | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| GST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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