2053 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | ||||||||
| Central European Time | ||||||||
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 11:41 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
03 21 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 22:39 Moon at Perigee: 357808 km
03 23 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 18:46 FULL MOON
07 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
07 21:49 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
09 22:36 Moon at Ascending Node
11 19:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 19:35 Spica 4.4°S of Moon
12 17:25 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
16 08:55 Moon at Apogee: 406076 km
20 00:12 NEW MOON
22 14:19 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
24 12:46 Moon at Descending Node
27 14:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 20:30 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
Feb 01 06:49 Moon at Perigee: 362186 km
03 05:57 FULL MOON
03 09 Mercury 1.0°N of Saturn
04 08:34 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
06 04:39 Moon at Ascending Node
08 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
08 04:01 Spica 4.7°S of Moon
09 05:09 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
10 01 Mercury at Perihelion
10 14:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 02:22 Moon at Apogee: 405090 km
16 17 Venus at Aphelion
18 17:31 NEW MOON
20 16:44 Moon at Descending Node
23 05 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
23 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 16:30 Mars 2.4°S of Pleiades
25 23:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 02:40 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
28 21:20 Moon at Perigee: 367800 km
Mar 03 18:31 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
04 18:09 FULL MOON
04 18:20 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.932
05 13:51 Moon at Ascending Node
08 13:38 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
12 11:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 22:51 Moon at Apogee: 404382 km
16 12 Venus at Superior Conjunction
18 04:05 Mercury 2.8°S of Moon
18 17:16 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
20 00:33 Moon at Descending Node
20 04:46 Vernal Equinox
20 08:07 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.992
20 08:11 NEW MOON
22 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
23 09 Uranus at Opposition
25 08:05 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
25 22:13 Moon at Perigee: 369681 km
25 23 Mercury 0.1°S of Saturn
26 01 Mercury at Aphelion
27 05:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 02:09 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
Apr 01 22:29 Moon at Ascending Node
03 07:22 FULL MOON
04 18:05 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
09 18:46 Moon at Apogee: 404471 km
11 07:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 07:55 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
16 09:30 Moon at Descending Node
17 14:52 Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
18 19:48 NEW MOON
20 18 Jupiter at Opposition
21 14:57 Moon at Perigee: 365050 km
21 15:01 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
22 18 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 12:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 07:47 Regulus 2.8°N of Moon
29 03:42 Moon at Ascending Node
May 01 19:15 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
02 21:25 FULL MOON
03 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 07 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 11:56 Moon at Apogee: 405235 km
09 01 Mercury at Perihelion
11 00:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 21:06 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
13 16:17 Moon at Descending Node
17 18 Mercury 1.5°N of Venus
18 04:43 NEW MOON
19 15:01 Moon at Perigee: 360272 km
23 05 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
24 13:16 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
24 19:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 05:21 Moon at Ascending Node
28 19:58 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
Jun 01 12:02 FULL MOON
02 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°E
03 23:38 Moon at Apogee: 406060 km
09 01 Mercury 0.8°S of Venus
09 01 Venus at Perihelion
09 07:11 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
09 15:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 19:29 Moon at Descending Node
15 10:46 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
16 11:51 NEW MOON
16 22:48 Moon at Perigee: 357537 km
17 14:49 Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
19 08:38 Mars 4.8°N of Moon
20 20:22 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
20 22:03 Summer Solstice
22 06:29 Moon at Ascending Node
23 03:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 18:18 Jupiter 2.3°N of Spica
24 23:39 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
29 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 03:01 FULL MOON
01 03:40 Moon at Apogee: 406396 km
03 23 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66610 AU
06 13:35 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
06 14 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
06 20:46 Moon at Descending Node
09 02:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 20:56 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
14 12:00 Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
14 13 Venus 0.5°N of Mars
15 08:11 Moon at Perigee: 357527 km
15 18:26 NEW MOON
17 23:05 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
18 02:50 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
18 05:36 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
19 10:40 Moon at Ascending Node
19 22:07 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
20 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
22 08:25 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
22 15:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 20:46 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
28 07:44 Moon at Apogee: 406073 km
28 09 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 18:06 FULL MOON
Aug 02 17:08 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
02 23:15 Moon at Descending Node
05 00 Mercury at Perihelion
07 11:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 05:19 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
12 15:58 Moon at Perigee: 360223 km
13 01 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 01:41 NEW MOON
15 14:13 Mars 1.3°N of Moon
15 18:53 Moon at Ascending Node
16 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 21:47 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
18 22:20 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
21 05:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 19:27 Moon at Apogee: 405238 km
29 08:53 FULL MOON
29 09:04 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.019
29 19:48 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
30 04:39 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 03 06 Saturn at Opposition
04 00:20 Venus 1.3°N of Spica
05 11:36 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
05 18:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 16:22 Moon at Perigee: 364934 km
11 01:57 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
12 04:56 Moon at Ascending Node
12 10:32 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.033
12 10:36 NEW MOON
13 12 Venus 2.3°S of Jupiter
14 00:29 Mercury 3.4°S of Moon
15 16:00 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
17 23 Mercury at Aphelion
19 22:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 12:30 Moon at Apogee: 404434 km
21 18:27 Mercury 0.2°N of Spica
22 14:05 Autumnal Equinox
25 23:39 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
26 12:14 Moon at Descending Node
27 22:50 FULL MOON
28 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 09 Venus at Aphelion
29 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E
Oct 02 17:00 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
05 00:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 11:09 Moon at Perigee: 369576 km
08 09:54 Regulus 2.0°N of Moon
09 13:15 Moon at Ascending Node
11 21:53 NEW MOON
13 11:29 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
13 14 Mercury 4.3°S of Jupiter
16 00:07 Venus 1.1°N of Antares
16 18 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
19 08:14 Moon at Apogee: 404289 km
19 17:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E
21 17 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 05:45 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
23 19:33 Moon at Descending Node
24 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 11:38 FULL MOON
29 23:36 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
31 11:02 Moon at Perigee: 368005 km
31 23 Mercury at Perihelion
Nov 03 06:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 15:40 Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
05 17:13 Moon at Ascending Node
05 18 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 10 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
08 21:11 Mercury 1.3°S of Moon
09 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W
10 11:55 NEW MOON
12 17 N Taurid Meteor Shower
16 04:37 Moon at Apogee: 404957 km
17 23 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 14:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 13:59 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
20 00:07 Moon at Descending Node
25 13 Neptune at Opposition
25 23:21 FULL MOON
26 08:44 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
28 00:02 Moon at Perigee: 362464 km
Dec 01 21:00 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
02 15:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 17:40 Moon at Ascending Node
08 01:12 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
10 04:40 NEW MOON
13 22:20 Moon at Apogee: 405943 km
14 13 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 23:37 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
17 01:48 Moon at Descending Node
17 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 10:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 11:09 Winter Solstice
22 14:42 Mars 4.4°N of Antares
22 21 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 19:42 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
25 10:23 FULL MOON
26 07:40 Moon at Perigee: 358032 km
29 04:21 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
29 19:29 Moon at Ascending Node
30 03 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
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 04 18:46 | Jan 11 19:09 |
| Jan 20 00:12 | Jan 27 14:41 | Feb 03 05:57 | Feb 10 14:49 |
| Feb 18 17:31 | Feb 25 23:09 | Mar 04 18:09 n | Mar 12 11:21 |
| Mar 20 08:11 A | Mar 27 05:50 | Apr 03 07:22 | Apr 11 07:04 |
| Apr 18 19:48 | Apr 25 12:02 | May 02 21:25 | May 11 00:40 |
| May 18 04:43 | May 24 19:04 | Jun 01 12:02 | Jun 09 15:19 |
| Jun 16 11:51 | Jun 23 03:55 | Jul 01 03:01 | Jul 09 02:47 |
| Jul 15 18:26 | Jul 22 15:16 | Jul 30 18:06 | Aug 07 11:25 |
| Aug 14 01:41 | Aug 21 05:27 | Aug 29 08:53 n | Sep 05 18:05 |
| Sep 12 10:36 T | Sep 19 22:29 | Sep 27 22:50 | Oct 05 00:01 |
| Oct 11 21:53 | Oct 19 17:54 | Oct 27 11:38 | Nov 03 06:37 |
| Nov 10 11:55 | Nov 18 14:26 | Nov 25 23:21 | Dec 02 15:04 |
| Dec 10 04:40 | Dec 18 10:11 | Dec 25 10:23 | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2051 to 2060 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| GMT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| CET | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| EET | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| MSK | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| GST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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