2056 Sky Event Almanac
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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 ICT Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 23 Mercury at Perihelion
03 05:05 FULL MOON
04 11 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98325 AU
04 14:41 Moon at Ascending Node
04 21 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 16:14 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
10 06:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 15 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
10 23:48 Moon at Perigee: 370190 km
14 15:04 Venus 2.1°S of Moon
15 18:03 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
17 05:10 NEW MOON
17 05:15 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.976
17 13:03 Moon at Descending Node
22 12:20 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
24 09:22 Moon at Apogee: 404486 km
25 03:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 01:42 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
28 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°W
31 23:41 Moon at Ascending Node
Feb 01 19:24 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.906
01 19:36 FULL MOON
02 09 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
03 00:02 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
03 23 Mercury 4.1°N of Venus
05 06:51 Moon at Perigee: 367040 km
08 14:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 15 Mercury 0.3°S of Jupiter
12 22 Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter
13 15:05 Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
13 16:32 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
13 20:45 Moon at Descending Node
14 01 Mercury 0.2°S of Mars
14 03:15 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
14 03:25 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
14 22 Mercury at Aphelion
15 21:00 NEW MOON
19 01:35 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
21 05:27 Moon at Apogee: 405159 km
24 00:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 10:27 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon
25 07 Venus 0.4°N of Mars
28 08:58 Moon at Ascending Node
Mar 01 10:07 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
02 07:40 FULL MOON
04 02:44 Moon at Perigee: 361481 km
08 22:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 00:34 Moon at Descending Node
12 07:25 Jupiter 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
14 03:02 Mars 1.2°N of Moon
14 20:13 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
15 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 11 Venus at Aphelion
16 13:52 NEW MOON
19 20:34 Moon at Apogee: 406082 km
20 04:11 Vernal Equinox
22 18:01 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
24 18:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 14:57 Moon at Ascending Node
28 20:46 Regulus 2.3°S of Moon
29 22 Mercury at Perihelion
31 17:25 FULL MOON
Apr 01 10:57 Moon at Perigee: 357689 km
01 19 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
06 20 Uranus at Opposition
07 08:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 01:26 Moon at Descending Node
08 21:24 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
09 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°E
12 03:38 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
15 06:50 NEW MOON
16 02:35 Moon at Apogee: 406631 km
19 00:20 Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
22 17:02 Moon at Ascending Node
22 19 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 08:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 06:01 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
29 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 14 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38134 AU
29 21:48 Moon at Perigee: 356811 km
30 01:31 FULL MOON
May 05 03:18 Moon at Descending Node
05 08 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 09:22 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
06 20:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 05:32 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
11 16:33 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
13 03:21 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
13 05:15 Moon at Apogee: 406547 km
14 23:06 NEW MOON
18 18 Mars 1.1°N of Saturn
19 18:09 Moon at Ascending Node
22 13:02 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
22 18:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°W
26 20 Venus at Superior Conjunction
28 07:00 Moon at Perigee: 358868 km
29 08:58 FULL MOON
30 05 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Jun 01 09:07 Moon at Descending Node
02 19:13 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon
05 10:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 04:23 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
09 08:37 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
09 15:50 Moon at Apogee: 405783 km
11 21:32 Mercury 2.3°N of Moon
13 14:04 NEW MOON
15 09:29 Mercury 4.3°N of Aldebaran
15 21:37 Moon at Ascending Node
18 18:32 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
20 21:29 Summer Solstice
21 01:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 10:02 Moon at Perigee: 363147 km
25 21 Mercury at Perihelion
27 16:47 FULL MOON
27 17:01 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.314
28 18:13 Moon at Descending Node
29 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
30 02:21 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
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Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jul 05 01:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 15:26 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
06 15 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
06 19 Venus at Perihelion
07 07:55 Moon at Apogee: 404772 km
08 11:45 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
09 19:39 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
13 03:20 NEW MOON
13 03:20 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.988
13 04:09 Moon at Ascending Node
14 12:42 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
15 10:30 Mars 4.6°S of Pleiades
16 00:11 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
20 06:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 18:47 Moon at Perigee: 368056 km
26 03:38 Moon at Descending Node
27 01:42 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.644
27 01:54 FULL MOON
27 06:31 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
27 12:09 Mercury 0.2°S of Regulus
28 09 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 14 Jupiter at Opposition
Aug 02 01:00 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
03 01:59 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
03 18:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 02:11 Moon at Apogee: 404218 km
06 03:41 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
06 13:07 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
07 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
08 21 Mercury at Aphelion
09 12:07 Moon at Ascending Node
11 14:48 NEW MOON
13 01 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 04:51 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
16 22:34 Moon at Perigee: 369236 km
18 11:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 10:17 Moon at Descending Node
23 08:49 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
25 13:00 FULL MOON
29 08:12 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
31 21:03 Moon at Apogee: 404515 km
Sep 02 11:54 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
02 12:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 11:00 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
05 18:57 Moon at Ascending Node
08 16:30 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
10 00:47 NEW MOON
12 00:37 Venus 4.9°S of Moon
12 17:34 Moon at Perigee: 364705 km
16 09:04 Venus 2.1°N of Spica
16 16:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 12:51 Moon at Descending Node
19 11:38 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
20 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
21 20 Mercury at Perihelion
22 13:40 Autumnal Equinox
24 02:34 FULL MOON
25 12:40 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
28 14:57 Moon at Apogee: 405424 km
29 19:34 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
Oct 02 06:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 22:45 Moon at Ascending Node
03 03:47 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
06 02:29 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
09 10:00 NEW MOON
10 18:04 Moon at Perigee: 359834 km
12 01 Saturn at Opposition
12 19 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 13:23 Moon at Descending Node
16 00:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 17:49 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
17 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 18 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 15:04 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
23 18:46 FULL MOON
24 10:39 Venus 2.9°N of Antares
26 03:58 Moon at Apogee: 406235 km
27 02:19 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
30 00:10 Moon at Ascending Node
31 13:33 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
31 23:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 02 11:42 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
05 18 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 19:21 NEW MOON
08 03:56 Moon at Perigee: 357013 km
10 18:20 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
11 16:29 Moon at Descending Node
12 18 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 05:12 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
14 12:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 11:42 Mercury 2.4°N of Antares
18 00 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 17:18 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
22 06:18 Moon at Apogee: 406436 km
22 13:12 FULL MOON
23 08:28 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
26 02:19 Moon at Ascending Node
28 12:55 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
29 18:56 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
30 13:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 02 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
02 05 Neptune at Opposition
06 16:40 Moon at Perigee: 357324 km
07 05:31 NEW MOON
08 15:04 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
09 00:42 Moon at Descending Node
10 14:04 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
10 21:52 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
14 03:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 13 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 21:52 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
16 04 Venus 1.5°S of Jupiter
18 20 Mercury at Perihelion
19 09:50 Moon at Apogee: 406059 km
20 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 14:47 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
21 10:52 Winter Solstice
22 08:34 FULL MOON
22 08:47 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.786
22 22 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 07:24 Moon at Ascending Node
25 20:52 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
27 00:36 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
30 01:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 21 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
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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 | |||
| Indochina Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 05:05 | Jan 10 06:13 |
| Jan 17 05:10 A | Jan 25 03:21 | Feb 01 19:36 n | Feb 08 14:01 |
| Feb 15 21:00 | Feb 24 00:11 | Mar 02 07:40 | Mar 08 22:31 |
| Mar 16 13:52 | Mar 24 18:17 | Mar 31 17:25 | Apr 07 08:33 |
| Apr 15 06:50 | Apr 23 08:33 | Apr 30 01:31 | May 06 20:30 |
| May 14 23:06 | May 22 18:50 | May 29 08:58 | Jun 05 10:21 |
| Jun 13 14:04 | Jun 21 01:48 | Jun 27 16:47 n | Jul 05 01:55 |
| Jul 13 03:20 A | Jul 20 06:45 | Jul 27 01:54 n | Aug 03 18:52 |
| Aug 11 14:48 | Aug 18 11:13 | Aug 25 13:00 | Sep 02 12:43 |
| Sep 10 00:47 | Sep 16 16:50 | Sep 24 02:34 | Oct 02 06:33 |
| Oct 09 10:00 | Oct 16 00:58 | Oct 23 18:46 | Oct 31 23:12 |
| Nov 07 19:20 | Nov 14 12:33 | Nov 22 13:12 | Nov 30 13:37 |
| Dec 07 05:31 | Dec 14 03:54 | Dec 22 08:34 n | Dec 30 01:22 |
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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2051 to 2060 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| IST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| BST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| ICT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| AWST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| JST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| ACT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| AEST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| NCT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| NZST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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