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