2054 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2054 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 10:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 02 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98333 AU
04 11 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 02:09 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
09 08:04 NEW MOON
10 15:26 Moon at Apogee: 406537 km
13 12:06 Moon at Descending Node
13 18:41 Saturn 1.6°S of Moon
17 11:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 02 Venus at Perihelion
20 14:52 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
22 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.6°E
24 05:08 Moon at Perigee: 356512 km
24 05:38 FULL MOON
25 23:03 Regulus 1.2°N of Moon
26 11:02 Moon at Ascending Node
28 06 Mercury at Perihelion
31 00:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
Feb 01 16:50 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
04 11:14 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
06 15:38 Moon at Apogee: 406527 km
07 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
08 03:44 NEW MOON
09 16:31 Moon at Descending Node
10 06:13 Saturn 1.3°S of Moon
16 01:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 23:18 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
21 17:21 Moon at Perigee: 358350 km
22 10:32 Regulus 1.2°N of Moon
22 16:16 FULL MOON
22 16:20 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.277
22 21:59 Moon at Ascending Node
Mar 01 05:38 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
01 17:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°W
05 16:07 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
06 01:48 Moon at Apogee: 405875 km
06 04:28 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
07 12:56 Mercury 2.4°S of Moon
07 23 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
08 23:06 Moon at Descending Node
09 22:02 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.668
09 22:16 NEW MOON
11 00 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.7°W
13 06 Mercury at Aphelion
16 05:23 Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
17 10:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 19:05 Vernal Equinox
21 20:47 Regulus 1.2°N of Moon
21 23:41 Moon at Perigee: 362830 km
22 08:22 Moon at Ascending Node
24 02:51 FULL MOON
26 03 Venus 2.3°N of Mars
28 14 Mercury 0.5°S of Saturn
28 15:46 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
28 20 Uranus at Opposition
31 11:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
Apr 02 19:38 Moon at Apogee: 404828 km
04 08:24 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
04 14:56 Venus 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
05 05:31 Moon at Descending Node
06 08:24 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
08 14:02 NEW MOON
12 10:52 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
15 17:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 04:22 Regulus 1.1°N of Moon
18 10:28 Moon at Perigee: 368088 km
18 14:33 Moon at Ascending Node
22 13:32 FULL MOON
23 09 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 21 Venus 0.8°N of Saturn
24 22:12 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
26 06 Mercury at Perihelion
30 06:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 15:15 Moon at Apogee: 404138 km
May 02 09:48 Moon at Descending Node
03 11:34 Mars 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
03 20:07 Mercury 2.0°S of Pleiades
03 22:00 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
04 17:28 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
05 22 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 02:30 NEW MOON
09 17:40 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
11 08 Mars 0.4°N of Saturn
12 10 Venus at Aphelion
13 12:56 Moon at Perigee: 369431 km
14 23:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 09:52 Regulus 0.9°N of Moon
15 16:14 Moon at Ascending Node
15 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°E
22 00:46 FULL MOON
22 00:53 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
22 18 Jupiter at Opposition
26 04 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
28 10:13 Moon at Apogee: 404285 km
29 12:07 Moon at Descending Node
30 00:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 10:21 Saturn 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
Jun 01 13:27 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
03 19:14 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
06 12:10 NEW MOON
09 07:13 Moon at Perigee: 365007 km
09 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
11 15:20 Regulus 0.6°N of Moon
11 17:03 Moon at Ascending Node
12 20 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38142 AU
13 04:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 01:40 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
20 13:12 FULL MOON
21 05:52 Mercury 1.6°N of Aldebaran
21 12:17 Summer Solstice
25 03:02 Moon at Apogee: 405098 km
25 14:26 Moon at Descending Node
27 20:09 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
28 17:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 10:56 Venus 4.1°N of Aldebaran
30 13:32 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 03 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.8°W
03 12:19 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
03 20:09 Venus 3.9°N of Moon
04 06:12 Mercury 1.8°N of Moon
05 20:04 NEW MOON
06 01 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
07 06:40 Moon at Perigee: 360411 km
08 21:13 Moon at Ascending Node
08 22:40 Regulus 0.4°N of Moon
12 11:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 03:47 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
20 03:17 FULL MOON
22 15:19 Moon at Apogee: 405947 km
22 18:32 Moon at Descending Node
23 05 Mercury at Perihelion
25 02:40 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
28 06:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 00 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 10:50 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
30 21:58 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
31 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
Aug 02 19:40 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
04 03:18 NEW MOON
04 03:32 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.066
04 14:17 Moon at Perigee: 357668 km
05 05:53 Moon at Ascending Node
05 08:18 Regulus 0.4°N of Moon
10 19:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 10:12 Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
13 16 Perseid Meteor Shower
18 18:52 FULL MOON
18 18:55 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.306
18 19:48 Moon at Apogee: 406258 km
19 00:27 Moon at Descending Node
21 06:16 Saturn 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
26 18:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 03:43 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
27 06:05 Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
28 00:35 Mars 4.4°N of Aldebaran
Sep 01 16:48 Moon at Ascending Node
01 19 Venus at Perihelion
02 00:19 Moon at Perigee: 357587 km
02 10:38 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.979
02 10:48 NEW MOON
04 02:50 Mercury 4.9°S of Moon
05 05 Mercury at Aphelion
07 22:08 Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
09 07:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°E
14 23:16 Moon at Apogee: 405922 km
15 06:37 Moon at Descending Node
16 13 Saturn at Opposition
17 08:31 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
17 11:11 FULL MOON
23 03:04 Mercury 1.4°S of Spica
23 04:30 Autumnal Equinox
23 12:19 Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
24 13:41 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
25 03:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 02:14 Moon at Ascending Node
29 05:24 Regulus 0.3°N of Moon
30 09:21 Moon at Perigee: 360310 km
Oct 01 19:19 NEW MOON
03 19 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
05 14:55 Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
08 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
08 22:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 11:12 Moon at Descending Node
12 11:13 Moon at Apogee: 405118 km
13 16 Venus at Superior Conjunction
14 11:29 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
17 03:14 FULL MOON
19 04 Mercury at Perihelion
20 17:49 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
22 08 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 13:06 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
24 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.3°W
24 12:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 07:02 Moon at Ascending Node
26 13:20 Regulus 0.1°N of Moon
28 10:45 Moon at Perigee: 365225 km
29 22:19 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
31 05:31 NEW MOON
Nov 01 19:40 Mercury 3.7°N of Spica
02 10:44 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
06 09 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 18:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 13:38 Moon at Descending Node
09 05:22 Moon at Apogee: 404372 km
10 16:45 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
13 08 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 18:19 FULL MOON
17 00:23 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
18 14 Leonid Meteor Shower
22 07:39 Moon at Ascending Node
22 18:58 Regulus 0.1°S of Moon
22 19:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 01:18 Moon at Perigee: 370009 km
27 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 09 Neptune at Opposition
29 18:03 NEW MOON
Dec 05 15:37 Moon at Descending Node
07 02:21 Moon at Apogee: 404292 km
07 15:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 00:50 Saturn 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
09 14 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
14 09:05 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
15 03 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 08:11 FULL MOON
18 08 Mars at Opposition
19 01:38 Moon at Perigee: 367712 km
19 09:00 Moon at Ascending Node
20 00:23 Regulus 0.4°S of Moon
22 01:40 Winter Solstice
22 03:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 03 Venus at Aphelion
23 12 Ursid Meteor Shower
29 09:22 NEW MOON
31 00:17 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
31 02:58 Venus 3.3°S of Moon
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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
2054 Phases of the Moon
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2054 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 01 10:41 |
| Jan 09 08:04 | Jan 17 11:44 | Jan 24 05:38 | Jan 31 00:38 |
| Feb 08 03:44 | Feb 16 01:06 | Feb 22 16:16 t | Mar 01 17:06 |
| Mar 09 22:16 P | Mar 17 10:51 | Mar 24 02:51 | Mar 31 11:20 |
| Apr 08 14:02 | Apr 15 17:53 | Apr 22 13:32 | Apr 30 06:16 |
| May 08 02:30 | May 14 23:27 | May 22 00:46 | May 30 00:33 |
| Jun 06 12:10 | Jun 13 04:47 | Jun 20 13:12 | Jun 28 17:00 |
| Jul 05 20:04 | Jul 12 11:06 | Jul 20 03:17 | Jul 28 06:58 |
| Aug 04 03:18 P | Aug 10 19:35 | Aug 18 18:52 t | Aug 26 18:26 |
| Sep 02 10:48 P | Sep 09 07:16 | Sep 17 11:11 | Sep 25 03:56 |
| Oct 01 19:19 | Oct 08 22:49 | Oct 17 03:14 | Oct 24 12:09 |
| Oct 31 05:31 | Nov 07 18:04 | Nov 15 18:19 | Nov 22 19:52 |
| Nov 29 18:03 | Dec 07 15:37 | Dec 15 08:11 | Dec 22 03:52 |
| Dec 29 09:22 | - | - | - |
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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