2053 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.
| 2053 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
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Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 17:41 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
04 03 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 04:39 Moon at Perigee: 357808 km
04 05 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
05 00:46 FULL MOON
07 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 03:49 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
10 04:36 Moon at Ascending Node
12 01:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 01:35 Spica 4.4°S of Moon
12 23:25 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
16 14:55 Moon at Apogee: 406076 km
20 06:12 NEW MOON
22 20:19 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
24 18:46 Moon at Descending Node
27 20:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 02:30 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
Feb 01 12:49 Moon at Perigee: 362186 km
03 11:57 FULL MOON
03 15 Mercury 1.0°N of Saturn
04 14:34 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
06 10:39 Moon at Ascending Node
08 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
08 10:01 Spica 4.7°S of Moon
09 11:09 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
10 07 Mercury at Perihelion
10 20:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 08:22 Moon at Apogee: 405090 km
16 23 Venus at Aphelion
18 23:31 NEW MOON
20 22:44 Moon at Descending Node
23 11 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
23 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 22:30 Mars 2.4°S of Pleiades
26 05:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 08:40 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
Mar 01 03:20 Moon at Perigee: 367800 km
04 00:31 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
05 00:09 FULL MOON
05 00:20 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.932
05 19:51 Moon at Ascending Node
08 19:38 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
12 17:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 04:51 Moon at Apogee: 404382 km
16 18 Venus at Superior Conjunction
18 10:05 Mercury 2.8°S of Moon
18 23:16 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
20 06:33 Moon at Descending Node
20 10:46 Vernal Equinox
20 14:07 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.992
20 14:11 NEW MOON
22 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
23 15 Uranus at Opposition
25 14:05 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
26 04:13 Moon at Perigee: 369681 km
26 05 Mercury 0.1°S of Saturn
26 07 Mercury at Aphelion
27 11:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 08:09 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
Apr 02 04:29 Moon at Ascending Node
03 13:22 FULL MOON
05 00:05 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
10 00:46 Moon at Apogee: 404471 km
11 13:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 13:55 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
16 15:30 Moon at Descending Node
17 20:52 Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
19 01:48 NEW MOON
21 00 Jupiter at Opposition
21 20:57 Moon at Perigee: 365050 km
21 21:01 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
23 00 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 18:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 13:47 Regulus 2.8°N of Moon
29 09:42 Moon at Ascending Node
May 02 01:15 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
03 03:25 FULL MOON
03 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 17:56 Moon at Apogee: 405235 km
09 07 Mercury at Perihelion
11 06:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 03:06 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
13 22:17 Moon at Descending Node
18 00 Mercury 1.5°N of Venus
18 10:43 NEW MOON
19 21:01 Moon at Perigee: 360272 km
23 11 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
24 19:16 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
25 01:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 11:21 Moon at Ascending Node
29 01:58 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
Jun 01 18:02 FULL MOON
02 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°E
04 05:38 Moon at Apogee: 406060 km
09 07 Mercury 0.8°S of Venus
09 07 Venus at Perihelion
09 13:11 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
09 21:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 01:29 Moon at Descending Node
15 16:46 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
16 17:51 NEW MOON
17 04:48 Moon at Perigee: 357537 km
17 20:49 Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
19 14:38 Mars 4.8°N of Moon
21 02:22 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
21 04:03 Summer Solstice
22 12:29 Moon at Ascending Node
23 09:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 00:18 Jupiter 2.3°N of Spica
25 05:39 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
29 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
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Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 09:01 FULL MOON
01 09:40 Moon at Apogee: 406396 km
04 05 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66610 AU
06 19:35 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
06 20 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
07 02:46 Moon at Descending Node
09 08:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 02:56 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
14 18:00 Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
14 19 Venus 0.5°N of Mars
15 14:11 Moon at Perigee: 357527 km
16 00:26 NEW MOON
18 05:05 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
18 08:50 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
18 11:36 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
19 16:40 Moon at Ascending Node
20 04:07 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
21 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
22 14:25 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
22 21:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 02:46 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
28 13:44 Moon at Apogee: 406073 km
28 15 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 00:06 FULL MOON
Aug 02 23:08 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
03 05:15 Moon at Descending Node
05 06 Mercury at Perihelion
07 17:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 11:19 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
12 21:58 Moon at Perigee: 360223 km
13 07 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 07:41 NEW MOON
15 20:13 Mars 1.3°N of Moon
16 00:53 Moon at Ascending Node
16 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 03:47 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
19 04:20 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
21 11:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 01:27 Moon at Apogee: 405238 km
29 14:53 FULL MOON
29 15:04 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.019
30 01:48 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
30 10:39 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 03 12 Saturn at Opposition
04 06:20 Venus 1.3°N of Spica
05 17:36 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
06 00:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 22:22 Moon at Perigee: 364934 km
11 07:57 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
12 10:56 Moon at Ascending Node
12 16:32 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.033
12 16:36 NEW MOON
13 18 Venus 2.3°S of Jupiter
14 06:29 Mercury 3.4°S of Moon
15 22:00 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
18 05 Mercury at Aphelion
20 04:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 18:30 Moon at Apogee: 404434 km
22 00:27 Mercury 0.2°N of Spica
22 20:05 Autumnal Equinox
26 05:39 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
26 18:14 Moon at Descending Node
28 04:50 FULL MOON
28 14 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 15 Venus at Aphelion
30 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E
Oct 02 23:00 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
05 06:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 17:09 Moon at Perigee: 369576 km
08 15:54 Regulus 2.0°N of Moon
09 19:15 Moon at Ascending Node
12 03:53 NEW MOON
13 17:29 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
13 20 Mercury 4.3°S of Jupiter
16 06:07 Venus 1.1°N of Antares
17 00 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
19 14:14 Moon at Apogee: 404289 km
19 23:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 12 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E
21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 11:45 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
24 01:33 Moon at Descending Node
24 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 17:38 FULL MOON
30 05:36 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
31 17:02 Moon at Perigee: 368005 km
Nov 01 05 Mercury at Perihelion
03 12:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 21:40 Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
05 23:13 Moon at Ascending Node
06 00 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 16 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
09 03:11 Mercury 1.3°S of Moon
09 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W
10 17:55 NEW MOON
12 23 N Taurid Meteor Shower
16 10:37 Moon at Apogee: 404957 km
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 20:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 19:59 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
20 06:07 Moon at Descending Node
25 19 Neptune at Opposition
26 05:21 FULL MOON
26 14:44 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
28 06:02 Moon at Perigee: 362464 km
Dec 02 03:00 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
02 21:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 23:40 Moon at Ascending Node
08 07:12 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
10 10:40 NEW MOON
14 04:20 Moon at Apogee: 405943 km
14 19 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 05:37 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
17 07:48 Moon at Descending Node
18 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 16:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 17:09 Winter Solstice
22 20:42 Mars 4.4°N of Antares
23 03 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 01:42 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
25 16:23 FULL MOON
26 13:40 Moon at Perigee: 358032 km
29 10:21 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
30 01:29 Moon at Ascending Node
30 09 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
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.
| 2053 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Indochina Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 05 00:46 | Jan 12 01:09 |
| Jan 20 06:12 | Jan 27 20:41 | Feb 03 11:57 | Feb 10 20:49 |
| Feb 18 23:31 | Feb 26 05:09 | Mar 05 00:09 n | Mar 12 17:21 |
| Mar 20 14:11 A | Mar 27 11:50 | Apr 03 13:22 | Apr 11 13:04 |
| Apr 19 01:48 | Apr 25 18:02 | May 03 03:25 | May 11 06:40 |
| May 18 10:43 | May 25 01:04 | Jun 01 18:02 | Jun 09 21:19 |
| Jun 16 17:51 | Jun 23 09:55 | Jul 01 09:01 | Jul 09 08:47 |
| Jul 16 00:26 | Jul 22 21:16 | Jul 31 00:06 | Aug 07 17:25 |
| Aug 14 07:41 | Aug 21 11:27 | Aug 29 14:53 n | Sep 06 00:05 |
| Sep 12 16:36 T | Sep 20 04:29 | Sep 28 04:50 | Oct 05 06:01 |
| Oct 12 03:53 | Oct 19 23:54 | Oct 27 17:38 | Nov 03 12:37 |
| Nov 10 17:55 | Nov 18 20:26 | Nov 26 05:21 | Dec 02 21:04 |
| Dec 10 10:40 | Dec 18 16:11 | Dec 25 16:23 | - |
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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