2053 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 16:11 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
04 01 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 03:09 Moon at Perigee: 357808 km
04 03 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 23:16 FULL MOON
07 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 02:19 Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
10 03:06 Moon at Ascending Node
11 23:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 00:05 Spica 4.4°S of Moon
12 21:55 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
16 13:25 Moon at Apogee: 406076 km
20 04:42 NEW MOON
22 18:49 Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
24 17:16 Moon at Descending Node
27 19:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 01:00 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
Feb 01 11:19 Moon at Perigee: 362186 km
03 10:27 FULL MOON
03 14 Mercury 1.0°N of Saturn
04 13:04 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
06 09:09 Moon at Ascending Node
08 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
08 08:31 Spica 4.7°S of Moon
09 09:39 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
10 05 Mercury at Perihelion
10 19:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 06:52 Moon at Apogee: 405090 km
16 21 Venus at Aphelion
18 22:01 NEW MOON
20 21:14 Moon at Descending Node
23 10 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
23 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
23 21:00 Mars 2.4°S of Pleiades
26 03:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 07:10 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
Mar 01 01:50 Moon at Perigee: 367800 km
03 23:01 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
04 22:39 FULL MOON
04 22:50 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.932
05 18:21 Moon at Ascending Node
08 18:08 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
12 15:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 03:21 Moon at Apogee: 404382 km
16 16 Venus at Superior Conjunction
18 08:35 Mercury 2.8°S of Moon
18 21:46 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
20 05:03 Moon at Descending Node
20 09:16 Vernal Equinox
20 12:37 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.992
20 12:41 NEW MOON
22 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
23 14 Uranus at Opposition
25 12:35 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
26 02:43 Moon at Perigee: 369681 km
26 04 Mercury 0.1°S of Saturn
26 05 Mercury at Aphelion
27 10:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 06:39 Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
Apr 02 02:59 Moon at Ascending Node
03 11:52 FULL MOON
04 22:35 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
09 23:16 Moon at Apogee: 404471 km
11 11:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 12:25 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
16 14:00 Moon at Descending Node
17 19:22 Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
19 00:18 NEW MOON
20 22 Jupiter at Opposition
21 19:27 Moon at Perigee: 365050 km
21 19:31 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
22 23 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 16:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 12:17 Regulus 2.8°N of Moon
29 08:12 Moon at Ascending Node
May 01 23:45 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
03 01:55 FULL MOON
03 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 12 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 16:26 Moon at Apogee: 405235 km
09 05 Mercury at Perihelion
11 05:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 01:36 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
13 20:47 Moon at Descending Node
17 23 Mercury 1.5°N of Venus
18 09:13 NEW MOON
19 19:31 Moon at Perigee: 360272 km
23 10 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
24 17:46 Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
24 23:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 09:51 Moon at Ascending Node
29 00:28 Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
Jun 01 16:32 FULL MOON
02 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°E
04 04:08 Moon at Apogee: 406060 km
09 05 Mercury 0.8°S of Venus
09 05 Venus at Perihelion
09 11:41 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
09 19:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 23:59 Moon at Descending Node
15 15:16 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
16 16:21 NEW MOON
17 03:18 Moon at Perigee: 357537 km
17 19:19 Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
19 13:08 Mars 4.8°N of Moon
21 00:52 Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
21 02:33 Summer Solstice
22 10:59 Moon at Ascending Node
23 08:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 22:48 Jupiter 2.3°N of Spica
25 04:09 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
29 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 07:31 FULL MOON
01 08:10 Moon at Apogee: 406396 km
04 03 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66610 AU
06 18:05 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
06 18 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
07 01:16 Moon at Descending Node
09 07:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 01:26 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
14 16:30 Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
14 18 Venus 0.5°N of Mars
15 12:41 Moon at Perigee: 357527 km
15 22:56 NEW MOON
18 03:35 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
18 07:20 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
18 10:06 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
19 15:10 Moon at Ascending Node
20 02:37 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
21 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
22 12:55 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
22 19:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 01:16 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
28 12:14 Moon at Apogee: 406073 km
28 14 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 22:36 FULL MOON
Aug 02 21:38 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
03 03:45 Moon at Descending Node
05 04 Mercury at Perihelion
07 15:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 09:49 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
12 20:28 Moon at Perigee: 360223 km
13 05 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 06:11 NEW MOON
15 18:43 Mars 1.3°N of Moon
15 23:23 Moon at Ascending Node
16 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
17 02:17 Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
19 02:50 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
21 09:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 23:57 Moon at Apogee: 405238 km
29 13:23 FULL MOON
29 13:34 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.019
30 00:18 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
30 09:09 Moon at Descending Node
Sep 03 10 Saturn at Opposition
04 04:50 Venus 1.3°N of Spica
05 16:06 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
05 22:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 20:52 Moon at Perigee: 364934 km
11 06:27 Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
12 09:26 Moon at Ascending Node
12 15:02 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.033
12 15:06 NEW MOON
13 16 Venus 2.3°S of Jupiter
14 04:59 Mercury 3.4°S of Moon
15 20:30 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
18 03 Mercury at Aphelion
20 02:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 17:00 Moon at Apogee: 404434 km
21 22:57 Mercury 0.2°N of Spica
22 18:35 Autumnal Equinox
26 04:09 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
26 16:44 Moon at Descending Node
28 03:20 FULL MOON
28 12 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
29 13 Venus at Aphelion
30 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E
Oct 02 21:30 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
05 04:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 15:39 Moon at Perigee: 369576 km
08 14:24 Regulus 2.0°N of Moon
09 17:45 Moon at Ascending Node
12 02:23 NEW MOON
13 15:59 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
13 18 Mercury 4.3°S of Jupiter
16 04:37 Venus 1.1°N of Antares
16 22 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
19 12:44 Moon at Apogee: 404289 km
19 22:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 10 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E
21 22 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 10:15 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
24 00:03 Moon at Descending Node
24 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 16:08 FULL MOON
30 04:06 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
31 15:32 Moon at Perigee: 368005 km
Nov 01 03 Mercury at Perihelion
03 11:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 20:10 Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
05 21:43 Moon at Ascending Node
05 22 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 15 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
09 01:41 Mercury 1.3°S of Moon
09 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W
10 16:25 NEW MOON
12 22 N Taurid Meteor Shower
16 09:07 Moon at Apogee: 404957 km
18 04 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 18:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 18:29 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
20 04:37 Moon at Descending Node
25 18 Neptune at Opposition
26 03:51 FULL MOON
26 13:14 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
28 04:32 Moon at Perigee: 362464 km
Dec 02 01:30 Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
02 19:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 22:10 Moon at Ascending Node
08 05:42 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
10 09:10 NEW MOON
14 02:50 Moon at Apogee: 405943 km
14 17 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 04:07 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
17 06:18 Moon at Descending Node
18 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 14:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 15:39 Winter Solstice
22 19:12 Mars 4.4°N of Antares
23 02 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 00:12 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
25 14:53 FULL MOON
26 12:10 Moon at Perigee: 358032 km
29 08:51 Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
29 23:59 Moon at Ascending Node
30 07 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
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 04 23:16 | Jan 11 23:39 |
| Jan 20 04:42 | Jan 27 19:11 | Feb 03 10:27 | Feb 10 19:19 |
| Feb 18 22:01 | Feb 26 03:39 | Mar 04 22:39 n | Mar 12 15:51 |
| Mar 20 12:41 A | Mar 27 10:20 | Apr 03 11:52 | Apr 11 11:34 |
| Apr 19 00:18 | Apr 25 16:32 | May 03 01:55 | May 11 05:10 |
| May 18 09:13 | May 24 23:34 | Jun 01 16:32 | Jun 09 19:49 |
| Jun 16 16:21 | Jun 23 08:25 | Jul 01 07:31 | Jul 09 07:17 |
| Jul 15 22:56 | Jul 22 19:46 | Jul 30 22:36 | Aug 07 15:55 |
| Aug 14 06:11 | Aug 21 09:57 | Aug 29 13:23 n | Sep 05 22:35 |
| Sep 12 15:06 T | Sep 20 02:59 | Sep 28 03:20 | Oct 05 04:31 |
| Oct 12 02:23 | Oct 19 22:24 | Oct 27 16:08 | Nov 03 11:07 |
| Nov 10 16:25 | Nov 18 18:56 | Nov 26 03:51 | Dec 02 19:34 |
| Dec 10 09:10 | Dec 18 14:41 | Dec 25 14:53 | - |
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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