2056 Sky Event Almanac
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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 | ||||||||
Gulf Standard Time | ||||||||
January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GST Event (h:m) Jan 01 20 Mercury at Perihelion 03 02:05 FULL MOON 04 08 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98325 AU 04 11:41 Moon at Ascending Node 04 18 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 06 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 06 13:14 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon 10 03:13 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 12 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 10 20:48 Moon at Perigee: 370190 km 14 12:04 Venus 2.1°S of Moon 15 15:03 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn. 17 02:10 NEW MOON 17 02:15 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.976 17 10:03 Moon at Descending Node 22 09:20 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon 24 06:22 Moon at Apogee: 404486 km 25 00:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON 27 22:42 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon 28 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°W 31 20:41 Moon at Ascending Node Feb 01 16:24 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.906 01 16:36 FULL MOON 02 06 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter 02 21:02 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon 03 20 Mercury 4.1°N of Venus 05 03:51 Moon at Perigee: 367040 km 08 11:01 LAST QUARTER MOON 08 12 Mercury 0.3°S of Jupiter 12 19 Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter 13 12:05 Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn. 13 13:32 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 13 17:45 Moon at Descending Node 13 22 Mercury 0.2°S of Mars 14 00:15 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn. 14 00:25 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn. 14 19 Mercury at Aphelion 15 18:00 NEW MOON 18 22:35 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon 21 02:27 Moon at Apogee: 405159 km 23 21:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON 24 07:27 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon 25 04 Venus 0.4°N of Mars 28 05:58 Moon at Ascending Node Mar 01 07:07 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon 02 04:40 FULL MOON 03 23:44 Moon at Perigee: 361481 km 08 19:31 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 21:34 Moon at Descending Node 12 04:25 Jupiter 0.0°N of Moon: Occn. 14 00:02 Mars 1.2°N of Moon 14 17:13 Venus 1.9°N of Moon 14 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 16 08 Venus at Aphelion 16 10:52 NEW MOON 19 17:34 Moon at Apogee: 406082 km 20 01:11 Vernal Equinox 22 15:01 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon 24 15:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 11:57 Moon at Ascending Node 28 17:46 Regulus 2.3°S of Moon 29 19 Mercury at Perihelion 31 14:25 FULL MOON Apr 01 07:57 Moon at Perigee: 357689 km 01 16 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 06 17 Uranus at Opposition 07 05:33 LAST QUARTER MOON 07 22:26 Moon at Descending Node 08 18:24 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn. 09 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°E 12 00:38 Mars 2.9°N of Moon 15 03:50 NEW MOON 15 23:35 Moon at Apogee: 406631 km 18 21:20 Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon 22 14:02 Moon at Ascending Node 22 16 Lyrid Meteor Shower 23 05:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON 25 03:01 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon 29 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 29 11 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38134 AU 29 18:48 Moon at Perigee: 356811 km 29 22:31 FULL MOON May 05 00:18 Moon at Descending Node 05 05 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 06:22 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. 06 17:30 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 02:32 Mars 4.1°N of Moon 11 13:33 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon 13 00:21 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon 13 02:15 Moon at Apogee: 406547 km 14 20:06 NEW MOON 18 15 Mars 1.1°N of Saturn 19 15:09 Moon at Ascending Node 22 10:02 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon 22 15:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°W 26 17 Venus at Superior Conjunction 28 04:00 Moon at Perigee: 358868 km 29 05:58 FULL MOON 30 02 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun Jun 01 06:07 Moon at Descending Node 02 16:13 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon 05 07:21 LAST QUARTER MOON 08 01:23 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon 09 05:37 Mars 4.4°N of Moon 09 12:50 Moon at Apogee: 405783 km 11 18:32 Mercury 2.3°N of Moon 13 11:04 NEW MOON 15 06:29 Mercury 4.3°N of Aldebaran 15 18:37 Moon at Ascending Node 18 15:32 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon 20 18:29 Summer Solstice 20 22:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 25 07:02 Moon at Perigee: 363147 km 25 18 Mercury at Perihelion 27 13:47 FULL MOON 27 14:01 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.314 28 15:13 Moon at Descending Node 28 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 29 23:21 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn. |
Date GST Event (h:m) Jul 04 22:55 LAST QUARTER MOON 05 12:26 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon 06 12 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU 06 16 Venus at Perihelion 07 04:55 Moon at Apogee: 404772 km 08 08:45 Mars 3.9°N of Moon 09 16:39 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 13 00:20 NEW MOON 13 00:20 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.988 13 01:09 Moon at Ascending Node 14 09:42 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn. 15 07:30 Mars 4.6°S of Pleiades 15 21:11 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon 20 03:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON 22 15:47 Moon at Perigee: 368056 km 26 00:38 Moon at Descending Node 26 22:42 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.644 26 22:54 FULL MOON 27 03:31 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn. 27 09:09 Mercury 0.2°S of Regulus 28 06 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 29 11 Jupiter at Opposition Aug 01 22:00 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon 02 22:59 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus 03 15:52 LAST QUARTER MOON 03 23:11 Moon at Apogee: 404218 km 06 00:41 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon 06 10:07 Mars 2.8°N of Moon 07 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E 08 18 Mercury at Aphelion 09 09:07 Moon at Ascending Node 11 11:48 NEW MOON 12 22 Perseid Meteor Shower 13 01:51 Venus 2.8°S of Moon 16 19:34 Moon at Perigee: 369236 km 18 08:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON 22 07:17 Moon at Descending Node 23 05:49 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 25 10:00 FULL MOON 29 05:12 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon 31 18:03 Moon at Apogee: 404515 km Sep 02 08:54 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon 02 09:43 LAST QUARTER MOON 03 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 04 08:00 Mars 1.6°N of Moon 05 15:57 Moon at Ascending Node 08 13:30 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon 09 21:47 NEW MOON 11 21:37 Venus 4.9°S of Moon 12 14:34 Moon at Perigee: 364705 km 16 06:04 Venus 2.1°N of Spica 16 13:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON 18 09:51 Moon at Descending Node 19 08:38 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 20 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W 21 17 Mercury at Perihelion 22 10:40 Autumnal Equinox 23 23:34 FULL MOON 25 09:40 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon 28 11:57 Moon at Apogee: 405424 km 29 16:34 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon Oct 02 03:33 LAST QUARTER MOON 02 19:45 Moon at Ascending Node 03 00:47 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn. 05 23:29 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon 09 07:00 NEW MOON 10 15:04 Moon at Perigee: 359834 km 11 22 Saturn at Opposition 12 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 15 10:23 Moon at Descending Node 15 21:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON 16 14:49 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn. 17 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 21 15 Orionid Meteor Shower 22 12:04 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon 23 15:46 FULL MOON 24 07:39 Venus 2.9°N of Antares 26 00:58 Moon at Apogee: 406235 km 26 23:19 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon 29 21:10 Moon at Ascending Node 31 10:33 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 31 20:12 LAST QUARTER MOON Nov 02 08:42 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon 05 15 S Taurid Meteor Shower 07 16:21 NEW MOON 08 00:56 Moon at Perigee: 357013 km 10 15:20 Venus 3.5°S of Moon 11 13:29 Moon at Descending Node 12 15 N Taurid Meteor Shower 13 02:12 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn. 14 09:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON 15 08:42 Mercury 2.4°N of Antares 17 21 Leonid Meteor Shower 18 14:18 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon 22 03:18 Moon at Apogee: 406436 km 22 10:12 FULL MOON 23 05:28 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon 25 23:19 Moon at Ascending Node 28 09:55 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 29 15:56 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon 30 10:37 LAST QUARTER MOON Dec 02 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E 02 02 Neptune at Opposition 06 13:40 Moon at Perigee: 357324 km 07 02:31 NEW MOON 08 12:04 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon 08 21:42 Moon at Descending Node 10 11:04 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn. 10 18:52 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon 14 00:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON 14 10 Geminid Meteor Shower 15 18:52 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon 16 01 Venus 1.5°S of Jupiter 18 17 Mercury at Perihelion 19 06:50 Moon at Apogee: 406059 km 20 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 20 11:47 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon 21 07:52 Winter Solstice 22 05:34 FULL MOON 22 05:47 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.786 22 19 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 04:24 Moon at Ascending Node 25 17:52 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn. 26 21:36 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon 29 22:22 LAST QUARTER MOON 31 18 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
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 4 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 | |||
Gulf Standard Time | |||
New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
- | - | Jan 03 02:05 | Jan 10 03:13 |
Jan 17 02:10 A | Jan 25 00:21 | Feb 01 16:36 n | Feb 08 11:01 |
Feb 15 18:00 | Feb 23 21:11 | Mar 02 04:40 | Mar 08 19:31 |
Mar 16 10:52 | Mar 24 15:17 | Mar 31 14:25 | Apr 07 05:33 |
Apr 15 03:50 | Apr 23 05:33 | Apr 29 22:31 | May 06 17:30 |
May 14 20:06 | May 22 15:50 | May 29 05:58 | Jun 05 07:21 |
Jun 13 11:04 | Jun 20 22:48 | Jun 27 13:47 n | Jul 04 22:55 |
Jul 13 00:20 A | Jul 20 03:45 | Jul 26 22:54 n | Aug 03 15:52 |
Aug 11 11:48 | Aug 18 08:13 | Aug 25 10:00 | Sep 02 09:43 |
Sep 09 21:47 | Sep 16 13:50 | Sep 23 23:34 | Oct 02 03:33 |
Oct 09 07:00 | Oct 15 21:58 | Oct 23 15:46 | Oct 31 20:12 |
Nov 07 16:20 | Nov 14 09:33 | Nov 22 10:12 | Nov 30 10:37 |
Dec 07 02:31 | Dec 14 00:54 | Dec 22 05:34 n | Dec 29 22:22 |
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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