2051 Sky Event Almanac
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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 | ||||||||
| Indochina Time | ||||||||
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Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 13 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 07:04 Moon at Apogee: 404452 km
04 14 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 11:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 05:16 Spica 0.7°S of Moon
07 12:43 Moon at Ascending Node
09 09:27 Venus 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
11 12:42 Mercury 3.6°S of Moon
13 01:58 NEW MOON
16 01:23 Moon at Perigee: 365918 km
18 23:17 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
19 19:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 10:35 Moon at Descending Node
22 19:26 Aldebaran 2.8°S of Moon
24 14 Mercury at Aphelion
27 04:20 FULL MOON
31 14 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
Feb 01 02:46 Moon at Apogee: 405173 km
02 13:01 Spica 1.0°S of Moon
03 14:48 Moon at Ascending Node
04 08:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 08:59 Venus 2.5°S of Moon
11 13:41 NEW MOON
13 01:54 Moon at Perigee: 360557 km
15 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 11:27 Moon at Descending Node
16 11:59 Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
18 05:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 00:45 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
19 21 Jupiter at Opposition
25 21:53 FULL MOON
28 11:26 Jupiter 0.7°N of Regulus
28 16:20 Moon at Apogee: 405980 km
Mar 01 19:47 Spica 1.2°S of Moon
02 16:34 Moon at Ascending Node
06 02:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 13 Mercury at Perihelion
12 23:52 NEW MOON
13 11 Venus 0.6°N of Saturn
13 12:02 Moon at Perigee: 357407 km
14 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°E
14 06:32 Mercury 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
14 13 Uranus at Opposition
15 16:57 Moon at Descending Node
17 03:00 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
18 07:23 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
19 16:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 22:58 Vernal Equinox
25 17:49 Mars 3.0°S of Pleiades
27 16:00 FULL MOON
27 19:23 Moon at Apogee: 406342 km
29 01:57 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
29 20:32 Moon at Ascending Node
31 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Apr 04 16:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 06:21 Mercury 2.2°S of Moon
10 23:35 Moon at Perigee: 357337 km
11 08:59 NEW MOON
11 09:09 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.985
12 02:58 Moon at Descending Node
14 16:21 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
14 20 Venus at Aphelion
14 20:12 Mars 4.5°N of Moon
18 05:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 12 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 22:59 Moon at Apogee: 406100 km
25 08 Mercury 0.9°S of Venus
25 08:06 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
26 02:39 Moon at Ascending Node
26 09:15 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.202
26 09:19 FULL MOON
28 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°W
May 04 02:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 01 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 02:01 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
09 02:23 Venus 2.4°S of Moon
09 08:26 Moon at Perigee: 360140 km
09 13:46 Moon at Descending Node
10 17:29 NEW MOON
12 02:46 Aldebaran 2.3°S of Moon
12 12 Mercury 1.1°S of Venus
17 20:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 07 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
21 11:56 Moon at Apogee: 405251 km
22 14:47 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
23 09:03 Moon at Ascending Node
26 00:35 FULL MOON
Jun 02 09:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 12 Mercury at Perihelion
05 21:37 Moon at Descending Node
06 08:20 Moon at Perigee: 364806 km
07 20:52 Venus 1.6°N of Moon
09 01:56 NEW MOON
14 07:25 Jupiter 0.5°N of Regulus
16 12:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 05:14 Moon at Apogee: 404346 km
18 22:08 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
19 13:50 Moon at Ascending Node
21 16:17 Summer Solstice
24 12:13 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
24 13:14 FULL MOON
30 02 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
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Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 14:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 00:54 Moon at Descending Node
03 03:59 Moon at Perigee: 369221 km
05 21:03 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
06 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
08 11:09 NEW MOON
10 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.3°E
15 23:49 Moon at Apogee: 404065 km
16 05:51 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
16 06:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 16:35 Moon at Ascending Node
19 12 Mercury at Aphelion
23 23:36 FULL MOON
28 07:46 Moon at Perigee: 368220 km
29 03 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 01:33 Moon at Descending Node
30 18:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
Aug 02 03:15 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
05 05 Venus at Perihelion
05 14 Venus at Superior Conjunction
06 22:05 NEW MOON
07 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
10 04 Saturn at Opposition
12 13:29 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
12 18:22 Moon at Apogee: 404639 km
12 18:44 Moon at Ascending Node
13 19 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 23:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 04 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66620 AU
22 08:35 FULL MOON
24 15:43 Moon at Perigee: 363298 km
25 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°W
26 03:56 Moon at Descending Node
29 00:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 08:34 Aldebaran 1.8°S of Moon
Sep 01 12 Mercury at Perihelion
05 11:33 NEW MOON
08 20:34 Spica 2.1°S of Moon
08 22:18 Moon at Ascending Node
09 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
09 11:18 Moon at Apogee: 405670 km
10 19 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
13 16:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 07 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
19 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 17:11 FULL MOON
21 19:20 Moon at Perigee: 358920 km
22 10:58 Moon at Descending Node
23 08:26 Autumnal Equinox
25 14:58 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
27 08:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
Oct 01 22:34 Venus 2.6°N of Spica
03 14:52 Jupiter 4.0°N of Moon
05 03:47 NEW MOON
05 04:01 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.602
06 03:55 Moon at Ascending Node
06 16:52 Venus 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
06 22:34 Moon at Apogee: 406415 km
13 07:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 21:46 Moon at Descending Node
20 02:10 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.412
20 02:13 FULL MOON
20 05:41 Moon at Perigee: 356809 km
21 04 Mercury 2.0°S of Venus
22 11 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 23:49 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon
26 19:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 07:39 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
Nov 02 07:12 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
02 09:08 Spica 2.2°S of Moon
02 10:13 Moon at Ascending Node
03 00:22 Moon at Apogee: 406481 km
03 21:59 NEW MOON
05 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°E
05 12:54 Mars 2.6°N of Spica
06 01:45 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
06 12 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 00:11 Venus 3.8°N of Antares
09 16:41 Mercury 1.8°N of Antares
11 20:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 11 N Taurid Meteor Shower
16 08:34 Moon at Descending Node
17 17:55 Moon at Perigee: 357776 km
18 12:06 FULL MOON
18 17 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 10:44 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
21 21 Neptune at Opposition
25 11:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 23:03 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
28 11 Mercury at Perihelion
29 15:08 Moon at Ascending Node
29 15:27 Spica 2.2°S of Moon
30 06:42 Moon at Apogee: 405942 km
Dec 01 03:01 Mars 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
03 16:37 NEW MOON
11 07:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 15:09 Moon at Descending Node
14 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.1°W
15 06 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 02:57 Moon at Perigee: 361745 km
16 21:46 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
17 23:05 FULL MOON
22 05:33 Winter Solstice
22 17:00 Regulus 4.6°N of Moon
23 15 Ursid Meteor Shower
25 06:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 12:28 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
26 17:38 Moon at Ascending Node
26 22:27 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
27 23:05 Moon at Apogee: 405014 km
30 00:58 Mars 3.0°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
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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 | |||
| Indochina Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 05 11:29 |
| Jan 13 01:58 | Jan 19 19:38 | Jan 27 04:20 | Feb 04 08:40 |
| Feb 11 13:41 | Feb 18 05:16 | Feb 25 21:53 | Mar 06 02:47 |
| Mar 12 23:52 | Mar 19 16:34 | Mar 27 16:00 | Apr 04 16:41 |
| Apr 11 08:59 P | Apr 18 05:38 | Apr 26 09:19 t | May 04 02:30 |
| May 10 17:29 | May 17 20:29 | May 26 00:35 | Jun 02 09:15 |
| Jun 09 01:56 | Jun 16 12:55 | Jun 24 13:14 | Jul 01 14:15 |
| Jul 08 11:09 | Jul 16 06:21 | Jul 23 23:36 | Jul 30 18:52 |
| Aug 06 22:05 | Aug 14 23:49 | Aug 22 08:35 | Aug 29 00:29 |
| Sep 05 11:33 | Sep 13 16:20 | Sep 20 17:11 | Sep 27 08:22 |
| Oct 05 03:47 P | Oct 13 07:12 | Oct 20 02:13 t | Oct 26 19:39 |
| Nov 03 21:59 | Nov 11 20:07 | Nov 18 12:06 | Nov 25 11:02 |
| Dec 03 16:37 | Dec 11 07:07 | Dec 17 23:05 | Dec 25 06:21 |
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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2051 to 2060 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| IST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| BST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| ICT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| AWST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| JST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| ACT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| AEST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| NCT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| NZST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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