2056 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.
| 2056 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 01 Mercury at Perihelion
03 07:35 FULL MOON
04 13 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98325 AU
04 17:11 Moon at Ascending Node
05 00 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 18:44 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
10 08:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 17 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
11 02:18 Moon at Perigee: 370190 km
14 17:34 Venus 2.1°S of Moon
15 20:33 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
17 07:40 NEW MOON
17 07:45 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.976
17 15:33 Moon at Descending Node
22 14:50 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
24 11:52 Moon at Apogee: 404486 km
25 05:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 04:12 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
28 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°W
Feb 01 02:11 Moon at Ascending Node
01 21:54 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.906
01 22:06 FULL MOON
02 11 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
03 02:32 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
04 01 Mercury 4.1°N of Venus
05 09:21 Moon at Perigee: 367040 km
08 16:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 17 Mercury 0.3°S of Jupiter
13 00 Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter
13 17:35 Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
13 19:02 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
13 23:15 Moon at Descending Node
14 03 Mercury 0.2°S of Mars
14 05:45 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
14 05:55 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
15 00 Mercury at Aphelion
15 23:30 NEW MOON
19 04:05 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
21 07:57 Moon at Apogee: 405159 km
24 02:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 12:57 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon
25 10 Venus 0.4°N of Mars
28 11:28 Moon at Ascending Node
Mar 01 12:37 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
02 10:10 FULL MOON
04 05:14 Moon at Perigee: 361481 km
09 01:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 03:04 Moon at Descending Node
12 09:55 Jupiter 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
14 05:32 Mars 1.2°N of Moon
14 22:43 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
15 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 13 Venus at Aphelion
16 16:22 NEW MOON
19 23:04 Moon at Apogee: 406082 km
20 06:41 Vernal Equinox
22 20:31 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
24 20:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 17:27 Moon at Ascending Node
28 23:16 Regulus 2.3°S of Moon
30 00 Mercury at Perihelion
31 19:55 FULL MOON
Apr 01 13:27 Moon at Perigee: 357689 km
01 22 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
06 23 Uranus at Opposition
07 11:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 03:56 Moon at Descending Node
08 23:54 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
09 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°E
12 06:08 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
15 09:20 NEW MOON
16 05:05 Moon at Apogee: 406631 km
19 02:50 Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
22 19:32 Moon at Ascending Node
22 21 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 11:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 08:31 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
29 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 16 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38134 AU
30 00:18 Moon at Perigee: 356811 km
30 04:01 FULL MOON
May 05 05:48 Moon at Descending Node
05 10 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 11:52 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
06 23:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 08:02 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
11 19:03 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
13 05:51 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
13 07:45 Moon at Apogee: 406547 km
15 01:36 NEW MOON
18 21 Mars 1.1°N of Saturn
19 20:39 Moon at Ascending Node
22 15:32 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
22 21:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°W
26 22 Venus at Superior Conjunction
28 09:30 Moon at Perigee: 358868 km
29 11:28 FULL MOON
30 08 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Jun 01 11:37 Moon at Descending Node
02 21:43 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon
05 12:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 06:53 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
09 11:07 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
09 18:20 Moon at Apogee: 405783 km
12 00:02 Mercury 2.3°N of Moon
13 16:34 NEW MOON
15 11:59 Mercury 4.3°N of Aldebaran
16 00:07 Moon at Ascending Node
18 21:02 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
20 23:59 Summer Solstice
21 04:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 12:32 Moon at Perigee: 363147 km
25 23 Mercury at Perihelion
27 19:17 FULL MOON
27 19:31 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.314
28 20:43 Moon at Descending Node
29 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
30 04:51 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 05 04:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 17:56 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
06 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
06 21 Venus at Perihelion
07 10:25 Moon at Apogee: 404772 km
08 14:15 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
09 22:09 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
13 05:50 NEW MOON
13 05:50 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.988
13 06:39 Moon at Ascending Node
14 15:12 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
15 13:00 Mars 4.6°S of Pleiades
16 02:41 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
20 09:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 21:17 Moon at Perigee: 368056 km
26 06:08 Moon at Descending Node
27 04:12 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.644
27 04:24 FULL MOON
27 09:01 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
27 14:39 Mercury 0.2°S of Regulus
28 12 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 17 Jupiter at Opposition
Aug 02 03:30 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
03 04:29 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
03 21:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 04:41 Moon at Apogee: 404218 km
06 06:11 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
06 15:37 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
07 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
08 23 Mercury at Aphelion
09 14:37 Moon at Ascending Node
11 17:18 NEW MOON
13 04 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 07:21 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
17 01:04 Moon at Perigee: 369236 km
18 13:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 12:47 Moon at Descending Node
23 11:19 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
25 15:30 FULL MOON
29 10:42 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
31 23:33 Moon at Apogee: 404515 km
Sep 02 14:24 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
02 15:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 13:30 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
05 21:27 Moon at Ascending Node
08 19:00 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
10 03:17 NEW MOON
12 03:07 Venus 4.9°S of Moon
12 20:04 Moon at Perigee: 364705 km
16 11:34 Venus 2.1°N of Spica
16 19:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 15:21 Moon at Descending Node
19 14:08 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
20 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
21 22 Mercury at Perihelion
22 16:10 Autumnal Equinox
24 05:04 FULL MOON
25 15:10 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
28 17:27 Moon at Apogee: 405424 km
29 22:04 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
Oct 02 09:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 01:15 Moon at Ascending Node
03 06:17 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
06 04:59 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
09 12:30 NEW MOON
10 20:34 Moon at Perigee: 359834 km
12 04 Saturn at Opposition
12 22 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 15:53 Moon at Descending Node
16 03:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 20:19 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
17 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 20 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 17:34 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
23 21:16 FULL MOON
24 13:09 Venus 2.9°N of Antares
26 06:28 Moon at Apogee: 406235 km
27 04:49 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
30 02:40 Moon at Ascending Node
31 16:03 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
Nov 01 01:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 14:12 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
05 21 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 21:51 NEW MOON
08 06:26 Moon at Perigee: 357013 km
10 20:50 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
11 18:59 Moon at Descending Node
12 20 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 07:42 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
14 15:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 14:12 Mercury 2.4°N of Antares
18 02 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 19:48 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
22 08:48 Moon at Apogee: 406436 km
22 15:42 FULL MOON
23 10:58 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
26 04:49 Moon at Ascending Node
28 15:25 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
29 21:26 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
30 16:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 02 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
02 07 Neptune at Opposition
06 19:10 Moon at Perigee: 357324 km
07 08:01 NEW MOON
08 17:34 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
09 03:12 Moon at Descending Node
10 16:34 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
11 00:22 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
14 06:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 16 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 00:22 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
16 07 Venus 1.5°S of Jupiter
18 22 Mercury at Perihelion
19 12:20 Moon at Apogee: 406059 km
20 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 17:17 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
21 13:22 Winter Solstice
22 11:04 FULL MOON
22 11:17 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.786
23 00 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 09:54 Moon at Ascending Node
25 23:22 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
27 03:06 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
30 03:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E
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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
2056 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.
| 2056 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 07:35 | Jan 10 08:43 |
| Jan 17 07:40 A | Jan 25 05:51 | Feb 01 22:06 n | Feb 08 16:31 |
| Feb 15 23:30 | Feb 24 02:41 | Mar 02 10:10 | Mar 09 01:01 |
| Mar 16 16:22 | Mar 24 20:47 | Mar 31 19:55 | Apr 07 11:03 |
| Apr 15 09:20 | Apr 23 11:03 | Apr 30 04:01 | May 06 23:00 |
| May 15 01:36 | May 22 21:20 | May 29 11:28 | Jun 05 12:51 |
| Jun 13 16:34 | Jun 21 04:18 | Jun 27 19:17 n | Jul 05 04:25 |
| Jul 13 05:50 A | Jul 20 09:15 | Jul 27 04:24 n | Aug 03 21:22 |
| Aug 11 17:18 | Aug 18 13:43 | Aug 25 15:30 | Sep 02 15:13 |
| Sep 10 03:17 | Sep 16 19:20 | Sep 24 05:04 | Oct 02 09:03 |
| Oct 09 12:30 | Oct 16 03:28 | Oct 23 21:16 | Nov 01 01:42 |
| Nov 07 21:50 | Nov 14 15:03 | Nov 22 15:42 | Nov 30 16:07 |
| Dec 07 08:01 | Dec 14 06:24 | Dec 22 11:04 n | Dec 30 03:52 |
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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