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