2053 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2053 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 20:11 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
04 05 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 07:09 Moon at Perigee: 357808 km
04 07 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
05 03:16 FULL MOON
07 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 06:19 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
10 07:06 Moon at Ascending Node
12 03:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 04:05 Spica 4.4°S of Moon
13 01:55 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
16 17:25 Moon at Apogee: 406076 km
20 08:42 NEW MOON
22 22:49 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
24 21:16 Moon at Descending Node
27 23:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 05:00 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
Feb 01 15:19 Moon at Perigee: 362186 km
03 14:27 FULL MOON
03 18 Mercury 1.0°N of Saturn
04 17:04 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
06 13:09 Moon at Ascending Node
08 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
08 12:31 Spica 4.7°S of Moon
09 13:39 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
10 09 Mercury at Perihelion
10 23:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 10:52 Moon at Apogee: 405090 km
17 01 Venus at Aphelion
19 02:01 NEW MOON
21 01:14 Moon at Descending Node
23 14 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
23 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 01:00 Mars 2.4°S of Pleiades
26 07:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 11:10 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
Mar 01 05:50 Moon at Perigee: 367800 km
04 03:01 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
05 02:39 FULL MOON
05 02:50 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.932
05 22:21 Moon at Ascending Node
08 22:08 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
12 19:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 07:21 Moon at Apogee: 404382 km
16 20 Venus at Superior Conjunction
18 12:35 Mercury 2.8°S of Moon
19 01:46 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
20 09:03 Moon at Descending Node
20 13:16 Vernal Equinox
20 16:37 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.992
20 16:41 NEW MOON
22 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
23 18 Uranus at Opposition
25 16:35 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
26 06:43 Moon at Perigee: 369681 km
26 08 Mercury 0.1°S of Saturn
26 09 Mercury at Aphelion
27 14:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 10:39 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
Apr 02 06:59 Moon at Ascending Node
03 15:52 FULL MOON
05 02:35 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
10 03:16 Moon at Apogee: 404471 km
11 15:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 16:25 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
16 18:00 Moon at Descending Node
17 23:22 Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
19 04:18 NEW MOON
21 02 Jupiter at Opposition
21 23:27 Moon at Perigee: 365050 km
21 23:31 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
23 03 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 20:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 16:17 Regulus 2.8°N of Moon
29 12:12 Moon at Ascending Node
May 02 03:45 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
03 05:55 FULL MOON
03 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 16 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 20:26 Moon at Apogee: 405235 km
09 09 Mercury at Perihelion
11 09:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 05:36 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
14 00:47 Moon at Descending Node
18 03 Mercury 1.5°N of Venus
18 13:13 NEW MOON
19 23:31 Moon at Perigee: 360272 km
23 14 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
24 21:46 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
25 03:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 13:51 Moon at Ascending Node
29 04:28 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
Jun 01 20:32 FULL MOON
03 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°E
04 08:08 Moon at Apogee: 406060 km
09 09 Mercury 0.8°S of Venus
09 09 Venus at Perihelion
09 15:41 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
09 23:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 03:59 Moon at Descending Node
15 19:16 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
16 20:21 NEW MOON
17 07:18 Moon at Perigee: 357537 km
17 23:19 Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
19 17:08 Mars 4.8°N of Moon
21 04:52 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
21 06:33 Summer Solstice
22 14:59 Moon at Ascending Node
23 12:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 02:48 Jupiter 2.3°N of Spica
25 08:09 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
29 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 11:31 FULL MOON
01 12:10 Moon at Apogee: 406396 km
04 07 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66610 AU
06 22:05 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
06 22 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
07 05:16 Moon at Descending Node
09 11:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 05:26 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
14 20:30 Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
14 22 Venus 0.5°N of Mars
15 16:41 Moon at Perigee: 357527 km
16 02:56 NEW MOON
18 07:35 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
18 11:20 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
18 14:06 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
19 19:10 Moon at Ascending Node
20 06:37 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
21 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
22 16:55 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
22 23:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 05:16 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
28 16:14 Moon at Apogee: 406073 km
28 18 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 02:36 FULL MOON
Aug 03 01:38 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
03 07:45 Moon at Descending Node
05 08 Mercury at Perihelion
07 19:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 13:49 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
13 00:28 Moon at Perigee: 360223 km
13 09 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 10:11 NEW MOON
15 22:43 Mars 1.3°N of Moon
16 03:23 Moon at Ascending Node
16 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 06:17 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
19 06:50 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
21 13:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 03:57 Moon at Apogee: 405238 km
29 17:23 FULL MOON
29 17:34 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.019
30 04:18 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
30 13:09 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 03 14 Saturn at Opposition
04 08:50 Venus 1.3°N of Spica
05 20:06 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
06 02:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 00:52 Moon at Perigee: 364934 km
11 10:27 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
12 13:26 Moon at Ascending Node
12 19:02 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.033
12 19:06 NEW MOON
13 20 Venus 2.3°S of Jupiter
14 08:59 Mercury 3.4°S of Moon
16 00:30 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
18 07 Mercury at Aphelion
20 06:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 21:00 Moon at Apogee: 404434 km
22 02:57 Mercury 0.2°N of Spica
22 22:35 Autumnal Equinox
26 08:09 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
26 20:44 Moon at Descending Node
28 07:20 FULL MOON
28 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 17 Venus at Aphelion
30 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E
Oct 03 01:30 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
05 08:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 19:39 Moon at Perigee: 369576 km
08 18:24 Regulus 2.0°N of Moon
09 21:45 Moon at Ascending Node
12 06:23 NEW MOON
13 19:59 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
13 22 Mercury 4.3°S of Jupiter
16 08:37 Venus 1.1°N of Antares
17 02 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
19 16:44 Moon at Apogee: 404289 km
20 02:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 14 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E
22 02 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 14:15 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
24 04:03 Moon at Descending Node
24 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 20:08 FULL MOON
30 08:06 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
31 19:32 Moon at Perigee: 368005 km
Nov 01 07 Mercury at Perihelion
03 15:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 00:10 Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
06 01:43 Moon at Ascending Node
06 02 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 19 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
09 05:41 Mercury 1.3°S of Moon
09 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W
10 20:25 NEW MOON
13 02 N Taurid Meteor Shower
16 13:07 Moon at Apogee: 404957 km
18 08 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 22:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 22:29 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
20 08:37 Moon at Descending Node
25 22 Neptune at Opposition
26 07:51 FULL MOON
26 17:14 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
28 08:32 Moon at Perigee: 362464 km
Dec 02 05:30 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
02 23:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 02:10 Moon at Ascending Node
08 09:42 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
10 13:10 NEW MOON
14 06:50 Moon at Apogee: 405943 km
14 21 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 08:07 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
17 10:18 Moon at Descending Node
18 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 18:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 19:39 Winter Solstice
22 23:12 Mars 4.4°N of Antares
23 06 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 04:12 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
25 18:53 FULL MOON
26 16:10 Moon at Perigee: 358032 km
29 12:51 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
30 03:59 Moon at Ascending Node
30 11 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
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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
2053 Phases of the Moon
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2053 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 05 03:16 | Jan 12 03:39 |
| Jan 20 08:42 | Jan 27 23:11 | Feb 03 14:27 | Feb 10 23:19 |
| Feb 19 02:01 | Feb 26 07:39 | Mar 05 02:39 n | Mar 12 19:51 |
| Mar 20 16:41 A | Mar 27 14:20 | Apr 03 15:52 | Apr 11 15:34 |
| Apr 19 04:18 | Apr 25 20:32 | May 03 05:55 | May 11 09:10 |
| May 18 13:13 | May 25 03:34 | Jun 01 20:32 | Jun 09 23:49 |
| Jun 16 20:21 | Jun 23 12:25 | Jul 01 11:31 | Jul 09 11:17 |
| Jul 16 02:56 | Jul 22 23:46 | Jul 31 02:36 | Aug 07 19:55 |
| Aug 14 10:11 | Aug 21 13:57 | Aug 29 17:23 n | Sep 06 02:35 |
| Sep 12 19:06 T | Sep 20 06:59 | Sep 28 07:20 | Oct 05 08:31 |
| Oct 12 06:23 | Oct 20 02:24 | Oct 27 20:08 | Nov 03 15:07 |
| Nov 10 20:25 | Nov 18 22:56 | Nov 26 07:51 | Dec 02 23:34 |
| Dec 10 13:10 | Dec 18 18:41 | Dec 25 18:53 | - |
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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