2056 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 18 Mercury at Perihelion
03 00:05 FULL MOON
04 06 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98325 AU
04 09:41 Moon at Ascending Node
04 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 11:14 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
10 01:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 10 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
10 18:48 Moon at Perigee: 370190 km
14 10:04 Venus 2.1°S of Moon
15 13:03 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
17 00:10 NEW MOON
17 00:15 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.976
17 08:03 Moon at Descending Node
22 07:20 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
24 04:22 Moon at Apogee: 404486 km
24 22:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 20:42 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
28 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°W
31 18:41 Moon at Ascending Node
Feb 01 14:24 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.906
01 14:36 FULL MOON
02 04 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
02 19:02 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
03 18 Mercury 4.1°N of Venus
05 01:51 Moon at Perigee: 367040 km
08 09:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 10 Mercury 0.3°S of Jupiter
12 17 Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter
13 10:05 Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
13 11:32 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
13 15:45 Moon at Descending Node
13 20 Mercury 0.2°S of Mars
13 22:15 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
13 22:25 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
14 17 Mercury at Aphelion
15 16:00 NEW MOON
18 20:35 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
21 00:27 Moon at Apogee: 405159 km
23 19:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 05:27 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon
25 02 Venus 0.4°N of Mars
28 03:58 Moon at Ascending Node
Mar 01 05:07 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
02 02:40 FULL MOON
03 21:44 Moon at Perigee: 361481 km
08 17:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 19:34 Moon at Descending Node
12 02:25 Jupiter 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
13 22:02 Mars 1.2°N of Moon
14 15:13 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
14 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 06 Venus at Aphelion
16 08:52 NEW MOON
19 15:34 Moon at Apogee: 406082 km
19 23:11 Vernal Equinox
22 13:01 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
24 13:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 09:57 Moon at Ascending Node
28 15:46 Regulus 2.3°S of Moon
29 17 Mercury at Perihelion
31 12:25 FULL MOON
Apr 01 05:57 Moon at Perigee: 357689 km
01 14 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
06 15 Uranus at Opposition
07 03:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 20:26 Moon at Descending Node
08 16:24 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
09 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°E
11 22:38 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
15 01:50 NEW MOON
15 21:35 Moon at Apogee: 406631 km
18 19:20 Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
22 12:02 Moon at Ascending Node
22 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 03:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 01:01 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
29 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 09 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38134 AU
29 16:48 Moon at Perigee: 356811 km
29 20:31 FULL MOON
May 04 22:18 Moon at Descending Node
05 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 04:22 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
06 15:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 00:32 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
11 11:33 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
12 22:21 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
13 00:15 Moon at Apogee: 406547 km
14 18:06 NEW MOON
18 13 Mars 1.1°N of Saturn
19 13:09 Moon at Ascending Node
22 08:02 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
22 13:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°W
26 15 Venus at Superior Conjunction
28 02:00 Moon at Perigee: 358868 km
29 03:58 FULL MOON
30 00 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Jun 01 04:07 Moon at Descending Node
02 14:13 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon
05 05:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 23:23 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
09 03:37 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
09 10:50 Moon at Apogee: 405783 km
11 16:32 Mercury 2.3°N of Moon
13 09:04 NEW MOON
15 04:29 Mercury 4.3°N of Aldebaran
15 16:37 Moon at Ascending Node
18 13:32 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
20 16:29 Summer Solstice
20 20:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 05:02 Moon at Perigee: 363147 km
25 16 Mercury at Perihelion
27 11:47 FULL MOON
27 12:01 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.314
28 13:13 Moon at Descending Node
28 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 21:21 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 04 20:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 10:26 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
06 10 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
06 14 Venus at Perihelion
07 02:55 Moon at Apogee: 404772 km
08 06:45 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
09 14:39 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
12 22:20 NEW MOON
12 22:20 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.988
12 23:09 Moon at Ascending Node
14 07:42 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
15 05:30 Mars 4.6°S of Pleiades
15 19:11 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
20 01:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 13:47 Moon at Perigee: 368056 km
25 22:38 Moon at Descending Node
26 20:42 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.644
26 20:54 FULL MOON
27 01:31 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
27 07:09 Mercury 0.2°S of Regulus
28 04 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 09 Jupiter at Opposition
Aug 01 20:00 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
02 20:59 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
03 13:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 21:11 Moon at Apogee: 404218 km
05 22:41 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
06 08:07 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
07 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
08 16 Mercury at Aphelion
09 07:07 Moon at Ascending Node
11 09:48 NEW MOON
12 20 Perseid Meteor Shower
12 23:51 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
16 17:34 Moon at Perigee: 369236 km
18 06:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 05:17 Moon at Descending Node
23 03:49 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
25 08:00 FULL MOON
29 03:12 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
31 16:03 Moon at Apogee: 404515 km
Sep 02 06:54 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
02 07:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 06:00 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
05 13:57 Moon at Ascending Node
08 11:30 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
09 19:47 NEW MOON
11 19:37 Venus 4.9°S of Moon
12 12:34 Moon at Perigee: 364705 km
16 04:04 Venus 2.1°N of Spica
16 11:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 07:51 Moon at Descending Node
19 06:38 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
20 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
21 15 Mercury at Perihelion
22 08:40 Autumnal Equinox
23 21:34 FULL MOON
25 07:40 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
28 09:57 Moon at Apogee: 405424 km
29 14:34 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
Oct 02 01:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 17:45 Moon at Ascending Node
02 22:47 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
05 21:29 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
09 05:00 NEW MOON
10 13:04 Moon at Perigee: 359834 km
11 20 Saturn at Opposition
12 14 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 08:23 Moon at Descending Node
15 19:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 12:49 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
17 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 13 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 10:04 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
23 13:46 FULL MOON
24 05:39 Venus 2.9°N of Antares
25 22:58 Moon at Apogee: 406235 km
26 21:19 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
29 19:10 Moon at Ascending Node
31 08:33 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
31 18:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 02 06:42 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 14:21 NEW MOON
07 22:56 Moon at Perigee: 357013 km
10 13:20 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
11 11:29 Moon at Descending Node
12 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 00:12 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
14 07:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 06:42 Mercury 2.4°N of Antares
17 19 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 12:18 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
22 01:18 Moon at Apogee: 406436 km
22 08:12 FULL MOON
23 03:28 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
25 21:19 Moon at Ascending Node
28 07:55 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
29 13:56 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
30 08:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
02 00 Neptune at Opposition
06 11:40 Moon at Perigee: 357324 km
07 00:31 NEW MOON
08 10:04 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
08 19:42 Moon at Descending Node
10 09:04 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
10 16:52 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
13 22:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 08 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 16:52 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
15 23 Venus 1.5°S of Jupiter
18 15 Mercury at Perihelion
19 04:50 Moon at Apogee: 406059 km
20 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 09:47 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
21 05:52 Winter Solstice
22 03:34 FULL MOON
22 03:47 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.786
22 17 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 02:24 Moon at Ascending Node
25 15:52 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
26 19:36 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
29 20:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 16 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
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 00:05 | Jan 10 01:13 |
| Jan 17 00:10 A | Jan 24 22:21 | Feb 01 14:36 n | Feb 08 09:01 |
| Feb 15 16:00 | Feb 23 19:11 | Mar 02 02:40 | Mar 08 17:31 |
| Mar 16 08:52 | Mar 24 13:17 | Mar 31 12:25 | Apr 07 03:33 |
| Apr 15 01:50 | Apr 23 03:33 | Apr 29 20:31 | May 06 15:30 |
| May 14 18:06 | May 22 13:50 | May 29 03:58 | Jun 05 05:21 |
| Jun 13 09:04 | Jun 20 20:48 | Jun 27 11:47 n | Jul 04 20:55 |
| Jul 12 22:20 A | Jul 20 01:45 | Jul 26 20:54 n | Aug 03 13:52 |
| Aug 11 09:48 | Aug 18 06:13 | Aug 25 08:00 | Sep 02 07:43 |
| Sep 09 19:47 | Sep 16 11:50 | Sep 23 21:34 | Oct 02 01:33 |
| Oct 09 05:00 | Oct 15 19:58 | Oct 23 13:46 | Oct 31 18:12 |
| Nov 07 14:20 | Nov 14 07:33 | Nov 22 08:12 | Nov 30 08:37 |
| Dec 07 00:31 | Dec 13 22:54 | Dec 22 03:34 n | Dec 29 20:22 |
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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