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 | ||||||||
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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.
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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
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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
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 | |||||
- 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)
- 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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