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