2055 Sky Event Almanac
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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.
| 2055 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Japan Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date JST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 19:10 Moon at Descending Node
03 06 Mercury 1.0°S of Venus
03 22:48 Moon at Apogee: 404985 km
04 10:47 Saturn 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
04 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 21 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
06 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.3°E
06 12:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 18:44 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
13 20:21 FULL MOON
15 03 Mercury at Perihelion
15 14:53 Moon at Ascending Node
15 18:13 Moon at Perigee: 362045 km
16 07:35 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
20 12:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 20:31 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
28 02:39 NEW MOON
28 02:52 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.693
29 01:31 Moon at Descending Node
30 12:04 Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
31 15:49 Moon at Apogee: 405942 km
31 22:38 Saturn 1.0°N of Moon: Occn.
Feb 05 07:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 04:29 Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
12 01:36 Moon at Ascending Node
12 07:45 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.225
12 07:48 FULL MOON
12 18:04 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
13 02:59 Moon at Perigee: 357885 km
14 18 Venus 0.9°N of Saturn
15 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.1°W
18 23:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 12:03 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
24 16:26 Mercury 1.8°S of Moon
25 08:02 Moon at Descending Node
26 21:39 NEW MOON
27 22:56 Moon at Apogee: 406514 km
28 03 Mercury at Aphelion
28 11:08 Saturn 1.2°N of Moon
Mar 01 18:58 Venus 4.0°N of Moon
06 12:22 Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon
06 23:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 12:25 Moon at Ascending Node
12 05:29 Regulus 0.5°S of Moon
13 15:25 Moon at Perigee: 356697 km
13 17:57 FULL MOON
20 12:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 17 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
21 00:28 Vernal Equinox
21 01:31 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
24 12:28 Moon at Descending Node
27 00:17 Moon at Apogee: 406485 km
28 16:01 NEW MOON
Apr 01 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
02 18:26 Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
02 21 Uranus at Opposition
05 11:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 19:15 Moon at Ascending Node
08 15:28 Regulus 0.6°S of Moon
09 19:55 Venus 2.3°S of Pleiades
11 02:08 Moon at Perigee: 358662 km
12 02:58 FULL MOON
13 03 Mercury at Perihelion
14 12 Venus at Perihelion
17 12:43 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
19 03:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 14:32 Moon at Descending Node
23 10:56 Moon at Apogee: 405780 km
23 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 12:46 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
27 08:17 NEW MOON
27 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
30 00:03 Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
30 14:31 Mercury 1.3°S of Pleiades
May 02 01:19 Mars 4.8°S of Pollux
03 09:49 Mars 3.6°N of Moon
04 20:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 21:19 Moon at Ascending Node
05 22:48 Regulus 0.9°S of Moon
06 04 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
09 06:10 Moon at Perigee: 363012 km
11 11:31 FULL MOON
14 21:00 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
17 16:25 Moon at Descending Node
18 20:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 03:43 Moon at Apogee: 404756 km
22 01:23 Saturn 2.0°N of Moon
22 08 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66600 AU
26 10 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.4°E
26 21:57 NEW MOON
28 17 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
29 12:10 Venus 3.8°S of Pollux
30 16:09 Venus 4.3°N of Moon
31 18:37 Mars 1.7°N of Moon
31 22:01 Moon at Ascending Node
Jun 02 04:15 Regulus 1.1°S of Moon
03 02:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 15:32 Moon at Perigee: 368013 km
09 20:36 FULL MOON
11 01:49 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
13 20:33 Moon at Descending Node
15 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°W
17 14:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 22:16 Moon at Apogee: 404162 km
18 13:02 Saturn 2.2°N of Moon
21 17:39 Summer Solstice
22 17:45 Mercury 2.9°N of Aldebaran
23 14:37 Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon
23 15:25 Mercury 2.2°N of Moon
25 03 Jupiter at Opposition
25 09:15 NEW MOON
28 01:34 Moon at Ascending Node
28 10:36 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
29 04:08 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
29 09:47 Regulus 1.3°S of Moon
30 20:09 Moon at Perigee: 369268 km
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Date JST Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 06:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 06 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
05 09:50 Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
08 03:52 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
09 07:11 FULL MOON
10 02 Mercury at Perihelion
11 03:13 Moon at Descending Node
15 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
15 16:49 Moon at Apogee: 404416 km
15 22:41 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
17 07:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 23:37 Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
24 18:48 NEW MOON
24 18:56 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.036
25 09:16 Moon at Ascending Node
26 17:10 Regulus 1.4°S of Moon
27 13:56 Moon at Perigee: 364935 km
27 14:55 Mars 2.1°S of Moon
29 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 11:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Aug 03 20:16 Mercury 0.6°N of Regulus
04 05:29 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
04 12 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
04 20 Venus at Aphelion
07 10:42 Moon at Descending Node
07 19:52 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.959
07 19:57 FULL MOON
12 05:30 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
12 10:01 Moon at Apogee: 405309 km
13 21 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 23:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 08:31 Aldebaran 0.9°S of Moon
21 19:17 Moon at Ascending Node
23 02 Mercury at Aphelion
23 03:14 NEW MOON
24 13:11 Moon at Perigee: 360218 km
25 03:37 Mars 3.7°S of Moon
26 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
27 07 Mercury 3.4°S of Mars
29 17:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 09:43 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
Sep 03 16:35 Moon at Descending Node
06 10:56 FULL MOON
08 09:25 Saturn 1.9°N of Moon
08 22:59 Moon at Apogee: 406177 km
13 16:15 Aldebaran 1.0°S of Moon
14 14:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 04:18 Moon at Ascending Node
18 07:06 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
19 13:29 Regulus 1.4°S of Moon
21 11:19 NEW MOON
21 21:32 Moon at Perigee: 357315 km
22 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
22 18:43 Mars 4.8°S of Moon
23 09:48 Autumnal Equinox
27 18:53 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
28 03:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 18:39 Mars 2.2°N of Spica
29 17 Saturn at Opposition
30 19:30 Moon at Descending Node
Oct 05 11:33 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
06 01 Mercury at Perihelion
06 02:59 Moon at Apogee: 406450 km
06 03:38 FULL MOON
07 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
08 20 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
09 22:28 Venus 1.7°S of Regulus
10 22:34 Aldebaran 1.2°S of Moon
14 03:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 19 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°W
15 09:13 Moon at Ascending Node
16 23:26 Regulus 1.5°S of Moon
17 10:58 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
20 08:43 Moon at Perigee: 357259 km
20 19:49 NEW MOON
22 14 Orionid Meteor Shower
25 09:28 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
27 16:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 20:35 Moon at Descending Node
Nov 01 13:54 Saturn 1.8°N of Moon
02 05:44 Moon at Apogee: 406106 km
04 21:12 FULL MOON
06 14 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
07 04:17 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
11 10:13 Moon at Ascending Node
12 14:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 07:04 Regulus 1.8°S of Moon
13 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower
16 00:29 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
17 18:42 Moon at Perigee: 360295 km
18 20 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 05:34 NEW MOON
22 04:20 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
23 23:19 Moon at Descending Node
25 04 Venus at Perihelion
26 10:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 05:58 Venus 3.9°N of Spica
28 18:37 Saturn 2.0°N of Moon
28 23 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
29 18:39 Moon at Apogee: 405307 km
30 20 Neptune at Opposition
Dec 04 10:45 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon
04 14:40 FULL MOON
08 11:26 Moon at Ascending Node
10 12:37 Regulus 2.0°S of Moon
12 00:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 09 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 18:43 Venus 3.0°S of Moon
15 19:52 Moon at Perigee: 365611 km
16 22 Mercury 1.9°S of Jupiter
18 17:15 NEW MOON
20 01:21 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
20 07:35 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
20 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
21 06:00 Moon at Descending Node
22 06:56 Winter Solstice
23 17 Ursid Meteor Shower
26 02:51 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
26 07:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 14:00 Moon at Apogee: 404566 km
31 18:44 Aldebaran 1.4°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
2055 Phases of the Moon
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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.
| 2055 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Japan Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 06 12:39 | Jan 13 20:21 | Jan 20 12:24 |
| Jan 28 02:39 P | Feb 05 07:59 | Feb 12 07:48 t | Feb 18 23:14 |
| Feb 26 21:39 | Mar 06 23:48 | Mar 13 17:57 | Mar 20 12:18 |
| Mar 28 16:01 | Apr 05 11:43 | Apr 12 02:58 | Apr 19 03:35 |
| Apr 27 08:17 | May 04 20:10 | May 11 11:31 | May 18 20:30 |
| May 26 21:57 | Jun 03 02:01 | Jun 09 20:36 | Jun 17 14:02 |
| Jun 25 09:15 | Jul 02 06:31 | Jul 09 07:11 | Jul 17 07:15 |
| Jul 24 18:48 T | Jul 31 11:11 | Aug 07 19:57 p | Aug 15 23:26 |
| Aug 23 03:14 | Aug 29 17:35 | Sep 06 10:56 | Sep 14 14:14 |
| Sep 21 11:19 | Sep 28 03:11 | Oct 06 03:38 | Oct 14 03:22 |
| Oct 20 19:49 | Oct 27 16:53 | Nov 04 21:12 | Nov 12 14:38 |
| Nov 19 05:34 | Nov 26 10:42 | Dec 04 14:40 | Dec 12 00:05 |
| Dec 18 17:15 | Dec 26 07:29 | - | - |
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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