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