2059 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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.
| 2059 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 03 10:24 Moon at Apogee: 405679 km
03 19 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
04 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 20:20 Mars 2.0°S of Moon
05 14 Mercury at Aphelion
07 09:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 02:47 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
11 02:48 Moon at Descending Node
11 09:51 Antares 4.3°S of Moon
14 11:57 NEW MOON
15 14:49 Moon at Perigee: 358945 km
19 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 01:34 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
21 02:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 23:43 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
23 06:25 Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
23 16:37 Moon at Ascending Node
27 17:15 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
28 23:11 FULL MOON
30 21:03 Moon at Apogee: 406368 km
Feb 01 03:42 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
06 02:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 07:45 Moon at Descending Node
07 19:33 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
09 21:48 Venus 4.7°N of Moon
12 22:27 NEW MOON
13 02:34 Moon at Perigee: 356693 km
16 17:45 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
18 08:42 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
18 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
18 14 Mercury at Perihelion
19 12:43 Pleiades 4.4°N of Moon
19 15:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 17:15 Moon at Ascending Node
23 23:06 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
24 02 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66602 AU
26 21:16 Moon at Apogee: 406509 km
27 12 Mars at Opposition
27 17:02 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
27 18:06 FULL MOON
Mar 06 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 08:53 Moon at Descending Node
07 02:56 Antares 3.8°S of Moon
07 16:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 15:49 Venus 5.0°N of Moon
13 14:38 Moon at Perigee: 357773 km
14 08:05 NEW MOON
16 13:58 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
17 21:57 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
18 20:03 Moon at Ascending Node
18 21:05 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
20 22:44 Vernal Equinox
21 07:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 05:19 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
26 04:15 Moon at Apogee: 406038 km
26 05:28 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
29 11:47 FULL MOON
Apr 02 10:16 Moon at Descending Node
02 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
03 08:39 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
06 02:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 13 Mercury 3.6°N of Venus
10 11:01 Venus 3.8°N of Moon
10 18:16 Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
10 21:47 Moon at Perigee: 361666 km
12 17:28 NEW MOON
14 00 Venus at Aphelion
14 13:44 Saturn 1.4°S of Moon
15 03:11 Moon at Ascending Node
15 07:02 Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon
19 12:46 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
20 00:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 02 Uranus at Opposition
22 10:45 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
22 20:03 Moon at Apogee: 405078 km
23 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower
26 01:56 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus
27 23 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
28 03:17 FULL MOON
29 15:00 Moon at Descending Node
30 14:27 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
May 05 09:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 14:41 Moon at Perigee: 366831 km
10 09:07 Venus 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
12 03:15 NEW MOON
12 03:20 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.024
12 12:37 Moon at Ascending Node
13 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 21 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
16 21:16 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
17 13 Mercury at Perihelion
19 18:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 08:24 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
20 14:41 Moon at Apogee: 404327 km
24 09 Venus 0.4°S of Jupiter
26 22:45 Moon at Descending Node
27 15:54 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.183
27 16:04 FULL MOON
27 21:44 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
Jun 02 10 Venus 0.9°N of Saturn
03 06:39 Moon at Perigee: 369676 km
03 14:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 01 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
08 04:25 Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
08 20:11 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
08 20:57 Moon at Ascending Node
09 01:20 Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon
10 13:57 NEW MOON
12 13:51 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
13 05:53 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
14 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.3°E
17 09:27 Moon at Apogee: 404358 km
17 16:23 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
18 11:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 15:47 Summer Solstice
23 07:01 Moon at Descending Node
24 06:37 Antares 3.4°S of Moon
26 02:12 FULL MOON
29 08:49 Moon at Perigee: 366101 km
30 13 Mercury at Aphelion
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 02 18:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 21:04 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
06 01:49 Moon at Ascending Node
06 07:51 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
06 08:19 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
07 06 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
10 01:58 NEW MOON
11 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 02:59 Moon at Apogee: 405149 km
16 06:42 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
18 04:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 13:06 Moon at Descending Node
21 16:13 Antares 3.3°S of Moon
25 10:24 FULL MOON
27 04:05 Moon at Perigee: 361174 km
29 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
Aug 01 00:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 03:16 Moon at Ascending Node
02 10:59 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
02 13:21 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
02 18:15 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
03 09 Venus at Superior Conjunction
04 08 Venus at Perihelion
06 20:06 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
08 15:37 NEW MOON
11 17:12 Moon at Apogee: 406129 km
13 12 Mercury at Perihelion
13 21 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 01:08 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
16 15:59 Moon at Descending Node
16 19:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 01:13 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
18 09:06 Mars 1.7°N of Spica
23 17:42 FULL MOON
24 10:14 Moon at Perigee: 357713 km
26 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 04:26 Moon at Ascending Node
29 19:29 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
29 22:24 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
30 02:48 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
30 09:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
Sep 03 01:43 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
07 07:01 NEW MOON
08 00:10 Moon at Apogee: 406622 km
11 22:02 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
12 17:17 Moon at Descending Node
14 08:35 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
15 08:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 20:34 Moon at Perigee: 356861 km
22 01:18 FULL MOON
23 08:03 Autumnal Equinox
25 09:06 Moon at Ascending Node
25 16 Jupiter 2.0°N of Saturn
25 18:10 Mercury 0.7°N of Spica
26 03:38 Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
26 07:38 Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
26 10:55 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
28 20:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 07:38 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
Oct 01 10:40 Venus 2.6°N of Spica
05 02:25 Moon at Apogee: 406424 km
06 23:50 NEW MOON
08 14:06 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
09 04:08 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
09 20:05 Moon at Descending Node
10 19:54 Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
11 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.3°E
11 14:28 Antares 2.7°S of Moon
14 19:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 07:09 Moon at Perigee: 359009 km
21 10:15 FULL MOON
22 05 Mercury 3.1°S of Venus
22 13 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 18:13 Moon at Ascending Node
23 13:47 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
23 14:43 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
23 18:55 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
24 22:51 Mars 3.6°N of Antares
27 14:58 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
27 19 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
28 12:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 01 12:40 Moon at Apogee: 405658 km
03 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
05 17:11 NEW MOON
05 17:16 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.942
06 01:50 Moon at Descending Node
06 14 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 12:48 Venus 3.7°N of Antares
07 20:09 Antares 2.6°S of Moon
07 22:28 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
08 17:41 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
09 12 Mercury at Perihelion
13 04:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower
17 12:17 Moon at Perigee: 363733 km
18 14 Jupiter at Opposition
18 19 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 04:56 Moon at Ascending Node
19 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
19 19:41 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
19 21:00 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.208
19 21:09 FULL MOON
20 00:31 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
20 02:13 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
22 13 Saturn at Opposition
23 23:59 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
27 07:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 19 Venus 0.4°S of Mars
29 06:30 Moon at Apogee: 404737 km
Dec 03 09:19 Moon at Descending Node
05 09:49 NEW MOON
07 15:08 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
07 23:57 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
09 15 Neptune at Opposition
12 12:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 18:07 Moon at Perigee: 369175 km
15 09 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 13:02 Moon at Ascending Node
16 23:10 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
17 07:58 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
17 09:50 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
19 10:11 FULL MOON
21 09:38 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
22 05:18 Winter Solstice
23 11 Mercury at Aphelion
23 17 Ursid Meteor Shower
27 03:36 Moon at Apogee: 404322 km
27 05:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 15:56 Spica 4.5°S of Moon
30 15:44 Moon at Descending Node
30 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
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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
2059 Phases of the Moon
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 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.
| 2059 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 07 09:06 |
| Jan 14 11:57 | Jan 21 02:51 | Jan 28 23:11 | Feb 06 02:49 |
| Feb 12 22:27 | Feb 19 15:57 | Feb 27 18:06 | Mar 07 16:47 |
| Mar 14 08:05 | Mar 21 07:30 | Mar 29 11:47 | Apr 06 02:46 |
| Apr 12 17:28 | Apr 20 00:37 | Apr 28 03:17 | May 05 09:29 |
| May 12 03:15 T | May 19 18:22 | May 27 16:04 p | Jun 03 14:20 |
| Jun 10 13:57 | Jun 18 11:55 | Jun 26 02:12 | Jul 02 18:53 |
| Jul 10 01:58 | Jul 18 04:34 | Jul 25 10:24 | Aug 01 00:43 |
| Aug 08 15:37 | Aug 16 19:40 | Aug 23 17:42 | Aug 30 09:05 |
| Sep 07 07:01 | Sep 15 08:44 | Sep 22 01:18 | Sep 28 20:54 |
| Oct 06 23:50 | Oct 14 19:38 | Oct 21 10:15 | Oct 28 12:31 |
| Nov 05 17:11 A | Nov 13 04:45 | Nov 19 21:09 p | Nov 27 07:42 |
| Dec 05 09:49 | Dec 12 12:50 | Dec 19 10:11 | Dec 27 05:17 |
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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