2053 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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 Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 02 18:41 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
04 04 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 05:39 Moon at Perigee: 357808 km
04 06 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
05 01:46 FULL MOON
07 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 04:49 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
10 05:36 Moon at Ascending Node
12 02:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 02:35 Spica 4.4°S of Moon
13 00:25 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
16 15:55 Moon at Apogee: 406076 km
20 07:12 NEW MOON
22 21:19 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
24 19:46 Moon at Descending Node
27 21:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 03:30 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
Feb 01 13:49 Moon at Perigee: 362186 km
03 12:57 FULL MOON
03 16 Mercury 1.0°N of Saturn
04 15:34 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
06 11:39 Moon at Ascending Node
08 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
08 11:01 Spica 4.7°S of Moon
09 12:09 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
10 08 Mercury at Perihelion
10 21:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 09:22 Moon at Apogee: 405090 km
17 00 Venus at Aphelion
19 00:31 NEW MOON
20 23:44 Moon at Descending Node
23 12 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
23 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 23:30 Mars 2.4°S of Pleiades
26 06:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 09:40 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
Mar 01 04:20 Moon at Perigee: 367800 km
04 01:31 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
05 01:09 FULL MOON
05 01:20 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.932
05 20:51 Moon at Ascending Node
08 20:38 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
12 18:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 05:51 Moon at Apogee: 404382 km
16 19 Venus at Superior Conjunction
18 11:05 Mercury 2.8°S of Moon
19 00:16 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
20 07:33 Moon at Descending Node
20 11:46 Vernal Equinox
20 15:07 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.992
20 15:11 NEW MOON
22 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
23 16 Uranus at Opposition
25 15:05 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
26 05:13 Moon at Perigee: 369681 km
26 06 Mercury 0.1°S of Saturn
26 08 Mercury at Aphelion
27 12:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 09:09 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
Apr 02 05:29 Moon at Ascending Node
03 14:22 FULL MOON
05 01:05 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
10 01:46 Moon at Apogee: 404471 km
11 14:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 14:55 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
16 16:30 Moon at Descending Node
17 21:52 Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
19 02:48 NEW MOON
21 01 Jupiter at Opposition
21 21:57 Moon at Perigee: 365050 km
21 22:01 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
23 01 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 19:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 14:47 Regulus 2.8°N of Moon
29 10:42 Moon at Ascending Node
May 02 02:15 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
03 04:25 FULL MOON
03 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 14 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 18:56 Moon at Apogee: 405235 km
09 08 Mercury at Perihelion
11 07:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 04:06 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
13 23:17 Moon at Descending Node
18 01 Mercury 1.5°N of Venus
18 11:43 NEW MOON
19 22:01 Moon at Perigee: 360272 km
23 12 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
24 20:16 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
25 02:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 12:21 Moon at Ascending Node
29 02:58 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
Jun 01 19:02 FULL MOON
03 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°E
04 06:38 Moon at Apogee: 406060 km
09 08 Mercury 0.8°S of Venus
09 08 Venus at Perihelion
09 14:11 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
09 22:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 02:29 Moon at Descending Node
15 17:46 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
16 18:51 NEW MOON
17 05:48 Moon at Perigee: 357537 km
17 21:49 Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
19 15:38 Mars 4.8°N of Moon
21 03:22 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
21 05:03 Summer Solstice
22 13:29 Moon at Ascending Node
23 10:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 01:18 Jupiter 2.3°N of Spica
25 06:39 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
29 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 01 10:01 FULL MOON
01 10:40 Moon at Apogee: 406396 km
04 06 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66610 AU
06 20:35 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
06 21 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
07 03:46 Moon at Descending Node
09 09:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 03:56 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
14 19:00 Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
14 20 Venus 0.5°N of Mars
15 15:11 Moon at Perigee: 357527 km
16 01:26 NEW MOON
18 06:05 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
18 09:50 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
18 12:36 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
19 17:40 Moon at Ascending Node
20 05:07 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
21 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
22 15:25 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
22 22:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 03:46 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
28 14:44 Moon at Apogee: 406073 km
28 16 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 01:06 FULL MOON
Aug 03 00:08 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
03 06:15 Moon at Descending Node
05 07 Mercury at Perihelion
07 18:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 12:19 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
12 22:58 Moon at Perigee: 360223 km
13 08 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 08:41 NEW MOON
15 21:13 Mars 1.3°N of Moon
16 01:53 Moon at Ascending Node
16 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 04:47 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
19 05:20 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
21 12:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 02:27 Moon at Apogee: 405238 km
29 15:53 FULL MOON
29 16:04 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.019
30 02:48 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
30 11:39 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 03 13 Saturn at Opposition
04 07:20 Venus 1.3°N of Spica
05 18:36 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
06 01:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 23:22 Moon at Perigee: 364934 km
11 08:57 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
12 11:56 Moon at Ascending Node
12 17:32 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.033
12 17:36 NEW MOON
13 19 Venus 2.3°S of Jupiter
14 07:29 Mercury 3.4°S of Moon
15 23:00 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
18 06 Mercury at Aphelion
20 05:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 19:30 Moon at Apogee: 404434 km
22 01:27 Mercury 0.2°N of Spica
22 21:05 Autumnal Equinox
26 06:39 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
26 19:14 Moon at Descending Node
28 05:50 FULL MOON
28 15 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 16 Venus at Aphelion
30 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E
Oct 03 00:00 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
05 07:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 18:09 Moon at Perigee: 369576 km
08 16:54 Regulus 2.0°N of Moon
09 20:15 Moon at Ascending Node
12 04:53 NEW MOON
13 18:29 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
13 21 Mercury 4.3°S of Jupiter
16 07:07 Venus 1.1°N of Antares
17 01 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
19 15:14 Moon at Apogee: 404289 km
20 00:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 13 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E
22 00 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 12:45 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
24 02:33 Moon at Descending Node
24 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 18:38 FULL MOON
30 06:36 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
31 18:02 Moon at Perigee: 368005 km
Nov 01 06 Mercury at Perihelion
03 13:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 22:40 Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
06 00:13 Moon at Ascending Node
06 01 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 17 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
09 04:11 Mercury 1.3°S of Moon
09 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W
10 18:55 NEW MOON
13 00 N Taurid Meteor Shower
16 11:37 Moon at Apogee: 404957 km
18 06 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 21:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 20:59 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
20 07:07 Moon at Descending Node
25 20 Neptune at Opposition
26 06:21 FULL MOON
26 15:44 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
28 07:02 Moon at Perigee: 362464 km
Dec 02 04:00 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
02 22:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 00:40 Moon at Ascending Node
08 08:12 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
10 11:40 NEW MOON
14 05:20 Moon at Apogee: 405943 km
14 20 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 06:37 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
17 08:48 Moon at Descending Node
18 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 17:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 18:09 Winter Solstice
22 21:42 Mars 4.4°N of Antares
23 04 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 02:42 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
25 17:23 FULL MOON
26 14:40 Moon at Perigee: 358032 km
29 11:21 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
30 02:29 Moon at Ascending Node
30 10 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 Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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 Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 05 01:46 | Jan 12 02:09 |
| Jan 20 07:12 | Jan 27 21:41 | Feb 03 12:57 | Feb 10 21:49 |
| Feb 19 00:31 | Feb 26 06:09 | Mar 05 01:09 n | Mar 12 18:21 |
| Mar 20 15:11 A | Mar 27 12:50 | Apr 03 14:22 | Apr 11 14:04 |
| Apr 19 02:48 | Apr 25 19:02 | May 03 04:25 | May 11 07:40 |
| May 18 11:43 | May 25 02:04 | Jun 01 19:02 | Jun 09 22:19 |
| Jun 16 18:51 | Jun 23 10:55 | Jul 01 10:01 | Jul 09 09:47 |
| Jul 16 01:26 | Jul 22 22:16 | Jul 31 01:06 | Aug 07 18:25 |
| Aug 14 08:41 | Aug 21 12:27 | Aug 29 15:53 n | Sep 06 01:05 |
| Sep 12 17:36 T | Sep 20 05:29 | Sep 28 05:50 | Oct 05 07:01 |
| Oct 12 04:53 | Oct 20 00:54 | Oct 27 18:38 | Nov 03 13:37 |
| Nov 10 18:55 | Nov 18 21:26 | Nov 26 06:21 | Dec 02 22:04 |
| Dec 10 11:40 | Dec 18 17:11 | Dec 25 17:23 | - |
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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