2056 Sky Event Almanac

Central European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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
Central European Time
January - June July - December
Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    02  23:05  FULL MOON 
    04  05     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98325 AU
    04  08:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    04  15     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    06  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    06  10:14  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
    10  00:13  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  09     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    10  17:48  Moon at Perigee: 370190 km
    14  09:04  Venus 2.1°S of Moon
    15  12:03  Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    16  23:10  NEW MOON 
    16  23:15  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.976
    17  07:03  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  06:20  Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
    24  03:22  Moon at Apogee: 404486 km
    24  21:21  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  19:42  Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
    28  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°W
    31  17:41  Moon at Ascending Node 

Feb 01  13:24  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.906
    01  13:36  FULL MOON 
    02  03     Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
    02  18:02  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
    03  17     Mercury 4.1°N of Venus
    05  00:51  Moon at Perigee: 367040 km
    08  08:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    08  09     Mercury 0.3°S of Jupiter
    12  16     Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter
    13  09:05  Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  10:32  Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  14:45  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  19     Mercury 0.2°S of Mars
    13  21:15  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  21:25  Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    14  16     Mercury at Aphelion 
    15  15:00  NEW MOON 
    18  19:35  Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
    20  23:27  Moon at Apogee: 405159 km
    23  18:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  04:27  Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon
    25  01     Venus 0.4°N of Mars
    28  02:58  Moon at Ascending Node 

Mar 01  04:07  Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
    02  01:40  FULL MOON 
    03  20:44  Moon at Perigee: 361481 km
    08  16:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  18:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  01:25  Jupiter 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  21:02  Mars 1.2°N of Moon
    14  14:13  Venus 1.9°N of Moon
    14  19     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    16  05     Venus at Aphelion 
    16  07:52  NEW MOON 
    19  14:34  Moon at Apogee: 406082 km
    19  22:11  Vernal Equinox 
    22  12:01  Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
    24  12:17  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  08:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  14:46  Regulus 2.3°S of Moon
    29  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    31  11:25  FULL MOON 

Apr 01  04:57  Moon at Perigee: 357689 km
    01  13     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    06  14     Uranus at Opposition 
    07  02:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  19:26  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  15:24  Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
    09  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°E
    11  21:38  Mars 2.9°N of Moon
    15  00:50  NEW MOON 
    15  20:35  Moon at Apogee: 406631 km
    18  18:20  Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
    22  11:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  13     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  02:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  00:01  Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
    29  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    29  08     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38134 AU
    29  15:48  Moon at Perigee: 356811 km
    29  19:31  FULL MOON 

May 04  21:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  02     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  03:22  Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    06  14:30  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  23:32  Mars 4.1°N of Moon
    11  10:33  Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
    12  21:21  Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
    12  23:15  Moon at Apogee: 406547 km
    14  17:06  NEW MOON 
    18  12     Mars 1.1°N of Saturn
    19  12:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  07:02  Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
    22  12:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°W
    26  14     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    28  01:00  Moon at Perigee: 358868 km
    29  02:58  FULL MOON 
    29  23     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 

Jun 01  03:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    02  13:13  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon
    05  04:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  22:23  Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
    09  02:37  Mars 4.4°N of Moon
    09  09:50  Moon at Apogee: 405783 km
    11  15:32  Mercury 2.3°N of Moon
    13  08:04  NEW MOON 
    15  03:29  Mercury 4.3°N of Aldebaran
    15  15:37  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  12:32  Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
    20  15:29  Summer Solstice 
    20  19:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  04:02  Moon at Perigee: 363147 km
    25  15     Mercury at Perihelion 
    27  10:47  FULL MOON 
    27  11:01  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.314
    28  12:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    29  20:21  Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.

Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 04  19:55  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  09:26  Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
    06  09     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
    06  13     Venus at Perihelion 
    07  01:55  Moon at Apogee: 404772 km
    08  05:45  Mars 3.9°N of Moon
    09  13:39  Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
    12  21:20  NEW MOON 
    12  21:20  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.988
    12  22:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  06:42  Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    15  04:30  Mars 4.6°S of Pleiades
    15  18:11  Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
    20  00:45  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  12:47  Moon at Perigee: 368056 km
    25  21:38  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  19:42  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.644
    26  19:54  FULL MOON 
    27  00:31  Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
    27  06:09  Mercury 0.2°S of Regulus
    28  03     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    29  08     Jupiter at Opposition 

Aug 01  19:00  Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
    02  19:59  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    03  12:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    03  20:11  Moon at Apogee: 404218 km
    05  21:41  Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
    06  07:07  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
    07  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    08  15     Mercury at Aphelion 
    09  06:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  08:48  NEW MOON 
    12  19     Perseid Meteor Shower
    12  22:51  Venus 2.8°S of Moon
    16  16:34  Moon at Perigee: 369236 km
    18  05:13  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  04:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  02:49  Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    25  07:00  FULL MOON 
    29  02:12  Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
    31  15:03  Moon at Apogee: 404515 km

Sep 02  05:54  Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
    02  06:43  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    03  19     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    04  05:00  Mars 1.6°N of Moon
    05  12:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  10:30  Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
    09  18:47  NEW MOON 
    11  18:37  Venus 4.9°S of Moon
    12  11:34  Moon at Perigee: 364705 km
    16  03:04  Venus 2.1°N of Spica
    16  10:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    18  06:51  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  05:38  Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    21  14     Mercury at Perihelion 
    22  07:40  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  20:34  FULL MOON 
    25  06:40  Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
    28  08:57  Moon at Apogee: 405424 km
    29  13:34  Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon

Oct 02  00:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    02  16:45  Moon at Ascending Node 
    02  21:47  Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
    05  20:29  Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
    09  04:00  NEW MOON 
    10  12:04  Moon at Perigee: 359834 km
    11  19     Saturn at Opposition 
    12  13     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    15  07:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  18:58  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    16  11:49  Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
    17  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    21  12     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  09:04  Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
    23  12:46  FULL MOON 
    24  04:39  Venus 2.9°N of Antares
    25  21:58  Moon at Apogee: 406235 km
    26  20:19  Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
    29  18:10  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  07:33  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    31  17:12  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Nov 02  05:42  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    05  12     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  13:21  NEW MOON 
    07  21:56  Moon at Perigee: 357013 km
    10  12:20  Venus 3.5°S of Moon
    11  10:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  12     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    12  23:12  Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
    14  06:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  05:42  Mercury 2.4°N of Antares
    17  18     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  11:18  Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
    22  00:18  Moon at Apogee: 406436 km
    22  07:12  FULL MOON 
    23  02:28  Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
    25  20:19  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  06:55  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    29  12:56  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
    30  07:37  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Dec 01  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
    01  23     Neptune at Opposition 
    06  10:40  Moon at Perigee: 357324 km
    06  23:31  NEW MOON 
    08  09:04  Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
    08  18:42  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  08:04  Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
    10  15:52  Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
    13  21:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  07     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  15:52  Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
    15  22     Venus 1.5°S of Jupiter
    18  14     Mercury at Perihelion 
    19  03:50  Moon at Apogee: 406059 km
    20  07     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    20  08:47  Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
    21  04:52  Winter Solstice 
    22  02:34  FULL MOON 
    22  02:47  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.786
    22  16     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  01:24  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  14:52  Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    26  18:36  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
    29  19:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    31  15     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.2°E

    

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

Central European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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
Central European Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 02 23:05 Jan 10 00:13
Jan 16 23:10 A Jan 24 21:21 Feb 01 13:36 n Feb 08 08:01
Feb 15 15:00 Feb 23 18:11 Mar 02 01:40 Mar 08 16:31
Mar 16 07:52 Mar 24 12:17 Mar 31 11:25 Apr 07 02:33
Apr 15 00:50 Apr 23 02:33 Apr 29 19:31 May 06 14:30
May 14 17:06 May 22 12:50 May 29 02:58 Jun 05 04:21
Jun 13 08:04 Jun 20 19:48 Jun 27 10:47 n Jul 04 19:55
Jul 12 21:20 A Jul 20 00:45 Jul 26 19:54 n Aug 03 12:52
Aug 11 08:48 Aug 18 05:13 Aug 25 07:00 Sep 02 06:43
Sep 09 18:47 Sep 16 10:50 Sep 23 20:34 Oct 02 00:33
Oct 09 04:00 Oct 15 18:58 Oct 23 12:46 Oct 31 17:12
Nov 07 13:20 Nov 14 06:33 Nov 22 07:12 Nov 30 07:37
Dec 06 23:31 Dec 13 21:54 Dec 22 02:34 n Dec 29 19:22

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

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2051 to 2060 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
CVT 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
GMT 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
CET 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
EET 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
MSK 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
GST 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
        • CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 hours)
          (where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)

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

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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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