2052 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.
| 2052 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Indochina Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 10 Venus 0.8°S of Saturn
02 10:05 NEW MOON
04 21 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 17 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98334 AU
09 16:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 16:32 Moon at Descending Node
11 11 Mercury at Aphelion
12 21:41 Moon at Perigee: 367399 km
12 23:40 Mars 4.6°N of Antares
13 06:41 Aldebaran 1.6°S of Moon
16 11:24 FULL MOON
19 02:31 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
21 22:54 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
22 19:23 Moon at Ascending Node
23 06:18 Spica 2.7°S of Moon
24 04:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 19:51 Moon at Apogee: 404327 km
28 01:09 Mars 4.6°S of Moon
28 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
Feb 01 01:30 NEW MOON
04 11:10 Venus 2.2°S of Moon
05 17:04 Moon at Descending Node
07 01:01 Moon at Perigee: 370138 km
08 00:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 12:56 Aldebaran 1.3°S of Moon
12 10 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
15 01:21 FULL MOON
15 11:35 Regulus 4.3°N of Moon
18 05:13 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
18 23:11 Moon at Ascending Node
19 14:33 Spica 3.0°S of Moon
21 17:01 Moon at Apogee: 404402 km
23 01:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 10 Mercury at Perihelion
25 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
Mar 01 14:36 NEW MOON
02 17:24 Mercury 1.4°N of Moon
03 21:47 Moon at Descending Node
04 11:33 Moon at Perigee: 365498 km
04 22:28 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
07 18:16 Aldebaran 1.2°S of Moon
08 08:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
13 18:59 Regulus 4.3°N of Moon
15 16:54 FULL MOON
15 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.2°E
16 07:29 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
16 21 Venus at Perihelion
17 05:32 Moon at Ascending Node
17 22:21 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
18 14 Uranus at Opposition
20 04:56 Vernal Equinox
20 11:36 Moon at Apogee: 405152 km
21 09 Jupiter at Opposition
23 21:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 08:25 Mercury 2.8°S of Moon
31 01:27 NEW MOON
31 01:30 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.047
31 07:11 Moon at Descending Node
Apr 01 12:25 Moon at Perigee: 360446 km
04 01:08 Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
04 22:10 Venus 0.3°N of Pleiades
06 16:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
10 00:49 Regulus 4.4°N of Moon
12 07:43 Jupiter 3.1°N of Moon
13 12:26 Moon at Ascending Node
14 05:11 Spica 3.0°S of Moon
14 09:16 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.947
14 09:29 FULL MOON
17 00:03 Moon at Apogee: 405976 km
22 13:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 18 Lyrid Meteor Shower
27 17:56 Moon at Descending Node
28 00:17 Mercury 2.3°S of Moon
29 10:20 NEW MOON
29 21:35 Moon at Perigee: 357547 km
May 01 10:27 Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
05 07 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 02:05 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 06:28 Regulus 4.3°N of Moon
07 07 Mars 0.5°S of Saturn
09 09:21 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
10 17:36 Moon at Ascending Node
11 11:10 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
14 02:00 FULL MOON
14 03:41 Moon at Apogee: 406342 km
19 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 21 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
22 01:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 10 Mercury at Perihelion
25 02:06 Moon at Descending Node
25 18 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
28 07:39 Moon at Perigee: 357494 km
28 17:50 NEW MOON
Jun 03 13:21 Regulus 4.1°N of Moon
04 13:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 15:20 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
06 20:15 Moon at Ascending Node
07 17:04 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
10 07:46 Moon at Apogee: 406066 km
12 17:27 FULL MOON
20 10:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 16:46 Mars 3.5°S of Moon
20 22:16 Summer Solstice
21 05:46 Moon at Descending Node
21 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.0°E
24 12:13 Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
25 07:31 Aldebaran 1.1°S of Moon
25 15:22 Moon at Perigee: 360167 km
27 00:50 NEW MOON
28 19:01 Mercury 3.9°N of Moon
30 21:54 Regulus 3.8°N of Moon
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Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jul 03 02:31 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
03 21:52 Moon at Ascending Node
04 00 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
04 03:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 23:42 Spica 3.4°S of Moon
05 09 Mercury at Aphelion
07 06 Venus at Aphelion
07 19:41 Moon at Apogee: 405232 km
12 07:23 FULL MOON
15 15:30 Saturn 4.7°S of Moon
15 19:01 Venus 1.3°N of Aldebaran
18 06:36 Moon at Descending Node
18 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 04:48 Mars 2.1°S of Moon
19 16:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 15:57 Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon
23 01:08 Venus 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
23 15:05 Moon at Perigee: 364746 km
25 20 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38118 AU
26 08:31 NEW MOON
28 07:25 Regulus 3.7°N of Moon
28 09 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 17:57 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
31 01:06 Moon at Ascending Node
Aug 01 07:26 Spica 3.7°S of Moon
02 20:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 00 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
04 12:18 Moon at Apogee: 404407 km
07 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.2°W
10 19:52 FULL MOON
13 01 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 08:38 Moon at Descending Node
16 10:24 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
17 21:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 09 Mercury at Perihelion
18 22:12 Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
19 11:12 Moon at Perigee: 369240 km
21 07:48 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
21 17 Saturn at Opposition
24 18:07 NEW MOON
27 07:15 Moon at Ascending Node
27 11:55 Jupiter 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
28 15:51 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
Sep 01 07:01 Moon at Apogee: 404226 km
01 14:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 07:15 FULL MOON
10 14:40 Moon at Descending Node
13 05:54 Mars 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
13 13:22 Moon at Perigee: 368182 km
15 03:33 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
16 02:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 00:34 Venus 3.8°N of Moon
21 00:10 Regulus 3.7°N of Moon
22 14:16 Autumnal Equinox
23 06:32 NEW MOON
23 06:38 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.973
23 11 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 15:07 Moon at Ascending Node
24 16:51 Mercury 1.8°S of Moon
25 00:05 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
27 18:11 Mercury 1.1°N of Spica
29 02:24 Moon at Apogee: 404888 km
Oct 01 05:28 Venus 0.0°S of Regulus
01 08:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 00:11 Moon at Descending Node
08 05 Jupiter at Aphelion: 5.45334 AU
08 17:44 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.082
08 17:54 FULL MOON
09 07 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
10 11:04 Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
10 22:30 Moon at Perigee: 362981 km
12 10:06 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
15 09:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°E
18 06:05 Regulus 3.7°N of Moon
19 23:13 Venus 2.6°N of Moon
20 22:02 Moon at Ascending Node
21 17 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 22:03 NEW MOON
26 20:06 Moon at Apogee: 405938 km
27 14 Venus at Perihelion
28 14 Mars at Opposition
31 02:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Nov 04 10:02 Moon at Descending Node
05 18 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 07:24 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
07 04:09 FULL MOON
08 04:02 Moon at Perigee: 358409 km
08 19:17 Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
09 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 17 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 18:22 Jupiter 3.0°N of Spica
13 18:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 08 Mercury at Perihelion
14 11:31 Regulus 3.5°N of Moon
14 19:52 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
15 05 Venus 0.6°N of Jupiter
17 01:46 Moon at Ascending Node
17 23 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 13:19 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
18 18:01 Jupiter 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
19 02:20 Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
20 00:31 Mercury 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
21 16:02 NEW MOON
23 06:40 Moon at Apogee: 406619 km
23 08 Neptune at Opposition
26 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°W
29 19:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 16:24 Moon at Descending Node
03 11:58 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
06 06:33 Aldebaran 0.8°S of Moon
06 14:18 FULL MOON
06 15:52 Moon at Perigee: 356425 km
11 18:26 Regulus 3.3°N of Moon
13 08:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 02:43 Moon at Ascending Node
14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 18:56 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
16 09:31 Jupiter 1.3°S of Moon
19 11:33 Venus 3.6°S of Moon
20 07:02 Moon at Apogee: 406649 km
21 11:15 NEW MOON
21 11:18 Winter Solstice
22 21 Ursid Meteor Shower
26 09:34 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
28 08 Mercury at Aphelion
28 18:06 Moon at Descending Node
29 09:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 05:54 Mars 4.3°N 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
2052 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.
| 2052 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Indochina Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 02 10:05 | Jan 09 16:27 | Jan 16 11:24 | Jan 24 04:03 |
| Feb 01 01:30 | Feb 08 00:35 | Feb 15 01:21 | Feb 23 01:44 |
| Mar 01 14:36 | Mar 08 08:17 | Mar 15 16:54 | Mar 23 21:09 |
| Mar 31 01:27 T | Apr 06 16:28 | Apr 14 09:29 n | Apr 22 13:03 |
| Apr 29 10:20 | May 06 02:05 | May 14 02:00 | May 22 01:15 |
| May 28 17:50 | Jun 04 13:49 | Jun 12 17:27 | Jun 20 10:10 |
| Jun 27 00:50 | Jul 04 03:59 | Jul 12 07:23 | Jul 19 16:37 |
| Jul 26 08:31 | Aug 02 20:20 | Aug 10 19:52 | Aug 17 21:43 |
| Aug 24 18:07 | Sep 01 14:10 | Sep 09 07:15 | Sep 16 02:48 |
| Sep 23 06:32 A | Oct 01 08:36 | Oct 08 17:54 p | Oct 15 09:22 |
| Oct 22 22:03 | Oct 31 02:39 | Nov 07 04:09 | Nov 13 18:50 |
| Nov 21 16:02 | Nov 29 19:16 | Dec 06 14:18 | Dec 13 08:07 |
| Dec 21 11:15 | Dec 29 09:28 | - | - |
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 | |||||
- 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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