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