2056 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 21 Mercury at Perihelion
03 03:35 FULL MOON
04 09 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98325 AU
04 13:11 Moon at Ascending Node
04 20 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 14:44 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
10 04:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 13 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
10 22:18 Moon at Perigee: 370190 km
14 13:34 Venus 2.1°S of Moon
15 16:33 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
17 03:40 NEW MOON
17 03:45 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.976
17 11:33 Moon at Descending Node
22 10:50 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
24 07:52 Moon at Apogee: 404486 km
25 01:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 00:12 Aldebaran 1.4°S of Moon
28 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.8°W
31 22:11 Moon at Ascending Node
Feb 01 17:54 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.906
01 18:06 FULL MOON
02 07 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
02 22:32 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
03 21 Mercury 4.1°N of Venus
05 05:21 Moon at Perigee: 367040 km
08 12:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 13 Mercury 0.3°S of Jupiter
12 20 Venus 0.1°N of Jupiter
13 13:35 Jupiter 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
13 15:02 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
13 19:15 Moon at Descending Node
13 23 Mercury 0.2°S of Mars
14 01:45 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
14 01:55 Mercury 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
14 20 Mercury at Aphelion
15 19:30 NEW MOON
19 00:05 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
21 03:57 Moon at Apogee: 405159 km
23 22:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 08:57 Aldebaran 1.5°S of Moon
25 06 Venus 0.4°N of Mars
28 07:28 Moon at Ascending Node
Mar 01 08:37 Regulus 2.2°S of Moon
02 06:10 FULL MOON
04 01:14 Moon at Perigee: 361481 km
08 21:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 23:04 Moon at Descending Node
12 05:55 Jupiter 0.0°N of Moon: Occn.
14 01:32 Mars 1.2°N of Moon
14 18:43 Venus 1.9°N of Moon
15 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 09 Venus at Aphelion
16 12:22 NEW MOON
19 19:04 Moon at Apogee: 406082 km
20 02:41 Vernal Equinox
22 16:31 Aldebaran 1.7°S of Moon
24 16:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 13:27 Moon at Ascending Node
28 19:16 Regulus 2.3°S of Moon
29 20 Mercury at Perihelion
31 15:55 FULL MOON
Apr 01 09:27 Moon at Perigee: 357689 km
01 18 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
06 19 Uranus at Opposition
07 07:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 23:56 Moon at Descending Node
08 19:54 Jupiter 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
09 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.4°E
12 02:08 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
15 05:20 NEW MOON
16 01:05 Moon at Apogee: 406631 km
18 22:50 Aldebaran 1.9°S of Moon
22 15:32 Moon at Ascending Node
22 17 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 07:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 04:31 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
29 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 12 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38134 AU
29 20:18 Moon at Perigee: 356811 km
30 00:01 FULL MOON
May 05 01:48 Moon at Descending Node
05 06 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 07:52 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
06 19:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 04:02 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
11 15:03 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
13 01:51 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
13 03:45 Moon at Apogee: 406547 km
14 21:36 NEW MOON
18 17 Mars 1.1°N of Saturn
19 16:39 Moon at Ascending Node
22 11:32 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
22 17:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.1°W
26 18 Venus at Superior Conjunction
28 05:30 Moon at Perigee: 358868 km
29 07:28 FULL MOON
30 04 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Jun 01 07:37 Moon at Descending Node
02 17:43 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon
05 08:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 02:53 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
09 07:07 Mars 4.4°N of Moon
09 14:20 Moon at Apogee: 405783 km
11 20:02 Mercury 2.3°N of Moon
13 12:34 NEW MOON
15 07:59 Mercury 4.3°N of Aldebaran
15 20:07 Moon at Ascending Node
18 17:02 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
20 19:59 Summer Solstice
21 00:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 08:32 Moon at Perigee: 363147 km
25 19 Mercury at Perihelion
27 15:17 FULL MOON
27 15:31 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.314
28 16:43 Moon at Descending Node
28 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
30 00:51 Jupiter 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 05 00:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 13:56 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
06 13 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01671 AU
06 17 Venus at Perihelion
07 06:25 Moon at Apogee: 404772 km
08 10:15 Mars 3.9°N of Moon
09 18:09 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
13 01:50 NEW MOON
13 01:50 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.988
13 02:39 Moon at Ascending Node
14 11:12 Mercury 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
15 09:00 Mars 4.6°S of Pleiades
15 22:41 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
20 05:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 17:17 Moon at Perigee: 368056 km
26 02:08 Moon at Descending Node
27 00:12 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.644
27 00:24 FULL MOON
27 05:01 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
27 10:39 Mercury 0.2°S of Regulus
28 08 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 13 Jupiter at Opposition
Aug 01 23:30 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
03 00:29 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
03 17:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 00:41 Moon at Apogee: 404218 km
06 02:11 Aldebaran 2.0°S of Moon
06 11:37 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
07 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
08 19 Mercury at Aphelion
09 10:37 Moon at Ascending Node
11 13:18 NEW MOON
13 00 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 03:21 Venus 2.8°S of Moon
16 21:04 Moon at Perigee: 369236 km
18 09:43 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 08:47 Moon at Descending Node
23 07:19 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
25 11:30 FULL MOON
29 06:42 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
31 19:33 Moon at Apogee: 404515 km
Sep 02 10:24 Aldebaran 2.2°S of Moon
02 11:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 09:30 Mars 1.6°N of Moon
05 17:27 Moon at Ascending Node
08 15:00 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
09 23:17 NEW MOON
11 23:07 Venus 4.9°S of Moon
12 16:04 Moon at Perigee: 364705 km
16 07:34 Venus 2.1°N of Spica
16 15:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 11:21 Moon at Descending Node
19 10:08 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
20 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
21 18 Mercury at Perihelion
22 12:10 Autumnal Equinox
24 01:04 FULL MOON
25 11:10 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
28 13:27 Moon at Apogee: 405424 km
29 18:04 Aldebaran 2.4°S of Moon
Oct 02 05:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 21:15 Moon at Ascending Node
03 02:17 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
06 00:59 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
09 08:30 NEW MOON
10 16:34 Moon at Perigee: 359834 km
12 00 Saturn at Opposition
12 18 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 11:53 Moon at Descending Node
15 23:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 16:19 Jupiter 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
17 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 16 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 13:34 Saturn 2.4°N of Moon
23 17:16 FULL MOON
24 09:09 Venus 2.9°N of Antares
26 02:28 Moon at Apogee: 406235 km
27 00:49 Aldebaran 2.6°S of Moon
29 22:40 Moon at Ascending Node
31 12:03 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
31 21:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 02 10:12 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 17:51 NEW MOON
08 02:26 Moon at Perigee: 357013 km
10 16:50 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
11 14:59 Moon at Descending Node
12 16 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 03:42 Jupiter 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
14 11:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 10:12 Mercury 2.4°N of Antares
17 22 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 15:48 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
22 04:48 Moon at Apogee: 406436 km
22 11:42 FULL MOON
23 06:58 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
26 00:49 Moon at Ascending Node
28 11:25 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
29 17:26 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
30 12:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 02 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.4°E
02 03 Neptune at Opposition
06 15:10 Moon at Perigee: 357324 km
07 04:01 NEW MOON
08 13:34 Mercury 2.0°S of Moon
08 23:12 Moon at Descending Node
10 12:34 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
10 20:22 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
14 02:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 20:22 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
16 03 Venus 1.5°S of Jupiter
18 18 Mercury at Perihelion
19 08:20 Moon at Apogee: 406059 km
20 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 13:17 Aldebaran 2.7°S of Moon
21 09:22 Winter Solstice
22 07:04 FULL MOON
22 07:17 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.786
22 20 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 05:54 Moon at Ascending Node
25 19:22 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
26 23:06 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
29 23:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 19 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
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 03 03:35 | Jan 10 04:43 |
| Jan 17 03:40 A | Jan 25 01:51 | Feb 01 18:06 n | Feb 08 12:31 |
| Feb 15 19:30 | Feb 23 22:41 | Mar 02 06:10 | Mar 08 21:01 |
| Mar 16 12:22 | Mar 24 16:47 | Mar 31 15:55 | Apr 07 07:03 |
| Apr 15 05:20 | Apr 23 07:03 | Apr 30 00:01 | May 06 19:00 |
| May 14 21:36 | May 22 17:20 | May 29 07:28 | Jun 05 08:51 |
| Jun 13 12:34 | Jun 21 00:18 | Jun 27 15:17 n | Jul 05 00:25 |
| Jul 13 01:50 A | Jul 20 05:15 | Jul 27 00:24 n | Aug 03 17:22 |
| Aug 11 13:18 | Aug 18 09:43 | Aug 25 11:30 | Sep 02 11:13 |
| Sep 09 23:17 | Sep 16 15:20 | Sep 24 01:04 | Oct 02 05:03 |
| Oct 09 08:30 | Oct 15 23:28 | Oct 23 17:16 | Oct 31 21:42 |
| Nov 07 17:50 | Nov 14 11:03 | Nov 22 11:42 | Nov 30 12:07 |
| Dec 07 04:01 | Dec 14 02:24 | Dec 22 07:04 n | Dec 29 23:52 |
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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