2056 Sky Event Almanac
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 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 | ||||||||
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Date AST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 12 Mercury at Perihelion
02 18:05 FULL MOON
04 00 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98325 AU
04 03:41 Moon at Ascending Node
04 10 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 05:14 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
09 19:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 04 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
10 12:48 Moon at Perigee: 370190 km
14 04:04 Venus 2.1°S of Moon
15 07:03 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
16 18:10 NEW MOON
16 18:15 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.976
17 02:03 Moon at Descending Node
22 01:20 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
23 22:22 Moon at Apogee: 404486 km
24 16:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 14:42 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
28 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°W
31 12:41 Moon at Ascending Node
Feb 01 08:24 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.906
01 08:36 FULL MOON
01 22 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
02 13:02 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
03 12 Mercury 4.1°N of Venus
04 19:51 Moon at Perigee: 367040 km
08 03:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 04 Mercury 0.3°S of Jupiter
12 11 Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter
13 04:05 Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
13 05:32 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
13 09:45 Moon at Descending Node
13 14 Mercury 0.2°S of Mars
13 16:15 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
13 16:25 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
14 11 Mercury at Aphelion
15 10:00 NEW MOON
18 14:35 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
20 18:27 Moon at Apogee: 405159 km
23 13:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 23:27 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon
24 20 Venus 0.4°N of Mars
27 21:58 Moon at Ascending Node
29 23:07 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
Mar 01 20:40 FULL MOON
03 15:44 Moon at Perigee: 361481 km
08 11:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 13:34 Moon at Descending Node
11 20:25 Jupiter 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
13 16:02 Mars 1.2°N of Moon
14 09:13 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
14 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 00 Venus at Aphelion
16 02:52 NEW MOON
19 09:34 Moon at Apogee: 406082 km
19 17:11 Vernal Equinox
22 07:01 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
24 07:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 03:57 Moon at Ascending Node
28 09:46 Regulus 2.3°S of Moon
29 11 Mercury at Perihelion
31 06:25 FULL MOON
31 23:57 Moon at Perigee: 357689 km
Apr 01 08 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
06 09 Uranus at Opposition
06 21:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 14:26 Moon at Descending Node
08 10:24 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
09 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°E
11 16:38 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
14 19:50 NEW MOON
15 15:35 Moon at Apogee: 406631 km
18 13:20 Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
22 06:02 Moon at Ascending Node
22 08 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 21:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 19:01 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
28 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 03 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38134 AU
29 10:48 Moon at Perigee: 356811 km
29 14:31 FULL MOON
May 04 16:18 Moon at Descending Node
04 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 22:22 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
06 09:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 18:32 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
11 05:33 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
12 16:21 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
12 18:15 Moon at Apogee: 406547 km
14 12:06 NEW MOON
18 07 Mars 1.1°N of Saturn
19 07:09 Moon at Ascending Node
22 02:02 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
22 07:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°W
26 09 Venus at Superior Conjunction
27 20:00 Moon at Perigee: 358868 km
28 21:58 FULL MOON
29 18 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
31 22:07 Moon at Descending Node
Jun 02 08:13 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon
04 23:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 17:23 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
08 21:37 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
09 04:50 Moon at Apogee: 405783 km
11 10:32 Mercury 2.3°N of Moon
13 03:04 NEW MOON
14 22:29 Mercury 4.3°N of Aldebaran
15 10:37 Moon at Ascending Node
18 07:32 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
20 10:29 Summer Solstice
20 14:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 23:02 Moon at Perigee: 363147 km
25 10 Mercury at Perihelion
27 05:47 FULL MOON
27 06:01 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.314
28 07:13 Moon at Descending Node
28 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 15:21 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
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Date AST Event
(h:m)
Jul 04 14:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 04:26 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
06 04 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
06 08 Venus at Perihelion
06 20:55 Moon at Apogee: 404772 km
08 00:45 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
09 08:39 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
12 16:20 NEW MOON
12 16:20 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.988
12 17:09 Moon at Ascending Node
14 01:42 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
14 23:30 Mars 4.6°S of Pleiades
15 13:11 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
19 19:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 07:47 Moon at Perigee: 368056 km
25 16:38 Moon at Descending Node
26 14:42 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.644
26 14:54 FULL MOON
26 19:31 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
27 01:09 Mercury 0.2°S of Regulus
27 22 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 03 Jupiter at Opposition
Aug 01 14:00 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
02 14:59 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
03 07:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 15:11 Moon at Apogee: 404218 km
05 16:41 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
06 02:07 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
07 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
08 10 Mercury at Aphelion
09 01:07 Moon at Ascending Node
11 03:48 NEW MOON
12 14 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 17:51 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
16 11:34 Moon at Perigee: 369236 km
18 00:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 23:17 Moon at Descending Node
22 21:49 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
25 02:00 FULL MOON
28 21:12 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
31 10:03 Moon at Apogee: 404515 km
Sep 02 00:54 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
02 01:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 00:00 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
05 07:57 Moon at Ascending Node
08 05:30 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
09 13:47 NEW MOON
11 13:37 Venus 4.9°S of Moon
12 06:34 Moon at Perigee: 364705 km
15 22:04 Venus 2.1°N of Spica
16 05:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 01:51 Moon at Descending Node
19 00:38 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
19 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
21 09 Mercury at Perihelion
22 02:40 Autumnal Equinox
23 15:34 FULL MOON
25 01:40 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
28 03:57 Moon at Apogee: 405424 km
29 08:34 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
Oct 01 19:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 11:45 Moon at Ascending Node
02 16:47 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
05 15:29 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
08 23:00 NEW MOON
10 07:04 Moon at Perigee: 359834 km
11 14 Saturn at Opposition
12 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 02:23 Moon at Descending Node
15 13:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 06:49 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
17 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 07 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 04:04 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
23 07:46 FULL MOON
23 23:39 Venus 2.9°N of Antares
25 16:58 Moon at Apogee: 406235 km
26 15:19 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
29 13:10 Moon at Ascending Node
31 02:33 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
31 12:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 02 00:42 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
05 07 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 08:21 NEW MOON
07 16:56 Moon at Perigee: 357013 km
10 07:20 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
11 05:29 Moon at Descending Node
12 07 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 18:12 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
14 01:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 00:42 Mercury 2.4°N of Antares
17 13 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 06:18 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
21 19:18 Moon at Apogee: 406436 km
22 02:12 FULL MOON
22 21:28 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
25 15:19 Moon at Ascending Node
28 01:55 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
29 07:56 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
30 02:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
01 18 Neptune at Opposition
06 05:40 Moon at Perigee: 357324 km
06 18:31 NEW MOON
08 04:04 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
08 13:42 Moon at Descending Node
10 03:04 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
10 10:52 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
13 16:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 02 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 10:52 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
15 17 Venus 1.5°S of Jupiter
18 09 Mercury at Perihelion
18 22:50 Moon at Apogee: 406059 km
20 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 03:47 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
20 23:52 Winter Solstice
21 21:34 FULL MOON
21 21:47 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.786
22 11 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 20:24 Moon at Ascending Node
25 09:52 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
26 13:36 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
29 14:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 10 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
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 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 | |||
| Atlantic Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 02 18:05 | Jan 09 19:13 |
| Jan 16 18:10 A | Jan 24 16:21 | Feb 01 08:36 n | Feb 08 03:01 |
| Feb 15 10:00 | Feb 23 13:11 | Mar 01 20:40 | Mar 08 11:31 |
| Mar 16 02:52 | Mar 24 07:17 | Mar 31 06:25 | Apr 06 21:33 |
| Apr 14 19:50 | Apr 22 21:33 | Apr 29 14:31 | May 06 09:30 |
| May 14 12:06 | May 22 07:50 | May 28 21:58 | Jun 04 23:21 |
| Jun 13 03:04 | Jun 20 14:48 | Jun 27 05:47 n | Jul 04 14:55 |
| Jul 12 16:20 A | Jul 19 19:45 | Jul 26 14:54 n | Aug 03 07:52 |
| Aug 11 03:48 | Aug 18 00:13 | Aug 25 02:00 | Sep 02 01:43 |
| Sep 09 13:47 | Sep 16 05:50 | Sep 23 15:34 | Oct 01 19:33 |
| Oct 08 23:00 | Oct 15 13:58 | Oct 23 07:46 | Oct 31 12:12 |
| Nov 07 08:20 | Nov 14 01:33 | Nov 22 02:12 | Nov 30 02:37 |
| Dec 06 18:31 | Dec 13 16:54 | Dec 21 21:34 n | Dec 29 14:22 |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2051 to 2060 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| AST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| EST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| CST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| MST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| PST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| AKST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| HST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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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