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 | |||||
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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 | |||||
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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 |
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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