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