2052 Sky Event Almanac

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.

2052 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Eastern Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 02  13     Venus 0.8°S of Saturn
    02  13:05  NEW MOON 
    05  00     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  20     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
    09  19:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  19:32  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  14     Mercury at Aphelion 
    13  00:41  Moon at Perigee: 367399 km
    13  02:40  Mars 4.6°N of Antares
    13  09:41  Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon
    16  14:24  FULL MOON 
    19  05:31  Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
    22  01:54  Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
    22  22:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  09:18  Spica 2.7°S of Moon
    24  07:03  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  22:51  Moon at Apogee: 404327 km
    28  04:09  Mars 4.6°S of Moon
    28  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 

Feb 01  04:30  NEW MOON 
    04  14:10  Venus 2.2°S of Moon
    05  20:04  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  04:01  Moon at Perigee: 370138 km
    08  03:35  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  15:56  Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon
    12  13     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    15  04:21  FULL MOON 
    15  14:35  Regulus 4.3°N of Moon
    18  08:13  Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
    19  02:11  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  17:33  Spica 3.0°S of Moon
    21  20:01  Moon at Apogee: 404402 km
    23  04:44  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  13     Mercury at Perihelion 
    25  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E

Mar 01  17:36  NEW MOON 
    02  20:24  Mercury 1.4°N of Moon
    04  00:47  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  14:33  Moon at Perigee: 365498 km
    05  01:28  Venus 3.4°N of Moon
    07  21:16  Aldebaran 1.2°S of Moon
    08  11:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    12  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    13  21:59  Regulus 4.3°N of Moon
    15  19:54  FULL MOON 
    15  21     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E
    16  10:29  Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
    17  00     Venus at Perihelion 
    17  08:32  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  01:21  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    18  17     Uranus at Opposition 
    20  07:56  Vernal Equinox 
    20  14:36  Moon at Apogee: 405152 km
    21  12     Jupiter at Opposition 
    24  00:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    29  11:25  Mercury 2.8°S of Moon
    31  04:27  NEW MOON 
    31  04:30  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047
    31  10:11  Moon at Descending Node 

Apr 01  15:25  Moon at Perigee: 360446 km
    04  04:08  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
    05  01:10  Venus 0.3°N of Pleiades
    06  19:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
    10  03:49  Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
    12  10:43  Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
    13  15:26  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  08:11  Spica 3.0°S of Moon
    14  12:16  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.947
    14  12:29  FULL MOON 
    17  03:03  Moon at Apogee: 405976 km
    22  16:03  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  21     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    27  20:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  03:17  Mercury 2.3°S of Moon
    29  13:20  NEW MOON 
    30  00:35  Moon at Perigee: 357547 km

May 01  13:27  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
    05  10     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  05:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    07  09:28  Regulus 4.3°N of Moon
    07  10     Mars 0.5°S of Saturn
    09  12:21  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
    10  20:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  14:10  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    14  05:00  FULL MOON 
    14  06:41  Moon at Apogee: 406342 km
    19  11     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    21  00     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    22  04:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  13     Mercury at Perihelion 
    25  05:06  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  21     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    28  10:39  Moon at Perigee: 357494 km
    28  20:50  NEW MOON 

Jun 03  16:21  Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
    04  16:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  18:20  Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
    06  23:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  20:04  Spica 3.2°S of Moon
    10  10:46  Moon at Apogee: 406066 km
    12  20:27  FULL MOON 
    20  13:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  19:46  Mars 3.5°S of Moon
    21  01:16  Summer Solstice 
    21  08:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°E
    24  15:13  Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    25  10:31  Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
    25  18:22  Moon at Perigee: 360167 km
    27  03:50  NEW MOON 
    28  22:01  Mercury 3.9°N of Moon

Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 01  00:54  Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
    03  05:31  Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
    04  00:52  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  03     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
    04  06:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  02:42  Spica 3.4°S of Moon
    05  12     Mercury at Aphelion 
    07  09     Venus at Aphelion 
    07  22:41  Moon at Apogee: 405232 km
    12  10:23  FULL MOON 
    15  18:30  Saturn 4.7°S of Moon
    15  22:01  Venus 1.3°N of Aldebaran
    18  09:36  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    19  07:48  Mars 2.1°S of Moon
    19  19:37  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  18:57  Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon
    23  04:08  Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
    23  18:05  Moon at Perigee: 364746 km
    25  23     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38118 AU
    26  11:31  NEW MOON 
    28  10:25  Regulus 3.7°N of Moon
    28  12     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  20:57  Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
    31  04:06  Moon at Ascending Node 

Aug 01  10:26  Spica 3.7°S of Moon
    02  23:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  03     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
    04  15:18  Moon at Apogee: 404407 km
    07  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°W
    10  22:52  FULL MOON 
    13  04     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  11:38  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  13:24  Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    18  00:43  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  12     Mercury at Perihelion 
    19  01:12  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    19  14:12  Moon at Perigee: 369240 km
    21  10:48  Venus 2.8°N of Moon
    21  20     Saturn at Opposition 
    24  21:07  NEW MOON 
    27  10:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  14:55  Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    28  18:51  Spica 3.9°S of Moon

Sep 01  10:01  Moon at Apogee: 404226 km
    01  17:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    01  20     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    09  10:15  FULL MOON 
    10  17:40  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  08:54  Mars 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  16:22  Moon at Perigee: 368182 km
    15  06:33  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
    16  05:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  03:34  Venus 3.8°N of Moon
    21  03:10  Regulus 3.7°N of Moon
    22  17:16  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  09:32  NEW MOON 
    23  09:38  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.973
    23  14     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    23  18:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  19:51  Mercury 1.8°S of Moon
    25  03:05  Spica 3.9°S of Moon
    27  21:11  Mercury 1.1°N of Spica
    29  05:24  Moon at Apogee: 404888 km

Oct 01  08:28  Venus 0.0°S of Regulus
    01  11:36  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  03:11  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  08     Jupiter at Aphelion:  5.45334 AU
    08  20:44  Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.082
    08  20:54  FULL MOON 
    09  10     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    10  14:04  Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
    11  01:30  Moon at Perigee: 362981 km
    12  13:06  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
    15  12:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°E
    18  09:05  Regulus 3.7°N of Moon
    20  02:13  Venus 2.6°N of Moon
    21  01:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    21  20     Orionid Meteor Shower
    23  01:03  NEW MOON 
    26  23:06  Moon at Apogee: 405938 km
    27  17     Venus at Perihelion 
    28  17     Mars at Opposition 
    31  05:39  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Nov 04  13:02  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  21     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  10:24  Mars 1.5°N of Moon
    07  07:09  FULL MOON 
    08  07:02  Moon at Perigee: 358409 km
    08  22:17  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    09  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    12  20     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    12  21:22  Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica
    13  21:50  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  11     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  14:31  Regulus 3.5°N of Moon
    14  22:52  Venus 3.5°N of Spica
    15  08     Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter
    17  04:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  02     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  16:19  Spica 3.9°S of Moon
    18  21:01  Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  05:20  Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  03:31  Mercury 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    21  19:02  NEW MOON 
    23  09:40  Moon at Apogee: 406619 km
    23  11     Neptune at Opposition 
    26  04     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°W
    29  22:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Dec 01  19:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  14:58  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
    06  09:33  Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
    06  17:18  FULL MOON 
    06  18:52  Moon at Perigee: 356425 km
    11  21:26  Regulus 3.3°N of Moon
    13  11:07  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  05:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  15     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  21:56  Spica 4.1°S of Moon
    16  12:31  Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
    19  14:33  Venus 3.6°S of Moon
    20  10:02  Moon at Apogee: 406649 km
    21  14:15  NEW MOON 
    21  14:18  Winter Solstice 
    23  00     Ursid Meteor Shower
    26  12:34  Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
    28  11     Mercury at Aphelion 
    28  21:06  Moon at Descending Node 
    29  12:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  08:54  Mars 4.3°N of Moon

    

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

2052 Phases of the Moon

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 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.

2052 Phases of the Moon
Australian Eastern Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 02 13:05 Jan 09 19:27 Jan 16 14:24 Jan 24 07:03
Feb 01 04:30 Feb 08 03:35 Feb 15 04:21 Feb 23 04:44
Mar 01 17:36 Mar 08 11:17 Mar 15 19:54 Mar 24 00:09
Mar 31 04:27 T Apr 06 19:28 Apr 14 12:29 n Apr 22 16:03
Apr 29 13:20 May 06 05:05 May 14 05:00 May 22 04:15
May 28 20:50 Jun 04 16:49 Jun 12 20:27 Jun 20 13:10
Jun 27 03:50 Jul 04 06:59 Jul 12 10:23 Jul 19 19:37
Jul 26 11:31 Aug 02 23:20 Aug 10 22:52 Aug 18 00:43
Aug 24 21:07 Sep 01 17:10 Sep 09 10:15 Sep 16 05:48
Sep 23 09:32 A Oct 01 11:36 Oct 08 20:54 p Oct 15 12:22
Oct 23 01:03 Oct 31 05:39 Nov 07 07:09 Nov 13 21:50
Nov 21 19:02 Nov 29 22:16 Dec 06 17:18 Dec 13 11:07
Dec 21 14:15 Dec 29 12:28 --

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

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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

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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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