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