2059 Sky Event Almanac
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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 | ||||||||
| Central Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 20:24 Moon at Apogee: 405679 km
03 05 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
04 03 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 06:20 Mars 2.0°S of Moon
05 00 Mercury at Aphelion
06 19:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 12:47 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
10 12:48 Moon at Descending Node
10 19:51 Antares 4.3°S of Moon
13 21:57 NEW MOON
15 00:49 Moon at Perigee: 358945 km
19 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 11:34 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
20 12:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 09:43 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
22 16:25 Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
23 02:37 Moon at Ascending Node
27 03:15 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
28 09:11 FULL MOON
30 07:03 Moon at Apogee: 406368 km
31 13:42 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
Feb 05 12:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 17:45 Moon at Descending Node
07 05:33 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
09 07:48 Venus 4.7°N of Moon
12 08:27 NEW MOON
12 12:34 Moon at Perigee: 356693 km
16 03:45 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
17 18:42 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
17 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
18 00 Mercury at Perihelion
18 22:43 Pleiades 4.4°N of Moon
19 01:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 03:15 Moon at Ascending Node
23 09:06 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
23 12 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66602 AU
26 07:16 Moon at Apogee: 406509 km
26 22 Mars at Opposition
27 03:02 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
27 04:06 FULL MOON
Mar 05 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
05 18:53 Moon at Descending Node
06 12:56 Antares 3.8°S of Moon
07 02:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 01:49 Venus 5.0°N of Moon
13 00:38 Moon at Perigee: 357773 km
13 18:05 NEW MOON
15 23:58 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
17 07:57 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
18 06:03 Moon at Ascending Node
18 07:05 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
20 08:44 Vernal Equinox
20 17:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 15:19 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
25 14:15 Moon at Apogee: 406038 km
25 15:28 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
28 21:47 FULL MOON
Apr 01 20:16 Moon at Descending Node
01 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
02 18:39 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
05 12:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 23 Mercury 3.6°N of Venus
09 21:01 Venus 3.8°N of Moon
10 04:16 Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
10 07:47 Moon at Perigee: 361666 km
12 03:28 NEW MOON
13 10 Venus at Aphelion
13 23:44 Saturn 1.4°S of Moon
14 13:11 Moon at Ascending Node
14 17:02 Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon
18 22:46 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
19 10:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 12 Uranus at Opposition
21 20:45 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
22 06:03 Moon at Apogee: 405078 km
23 00 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 11:56 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus
27 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
27 13:17 FULL MOON
29 01:00 Moon at Descending Node
30 00:27 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
May 04 19:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 00:41 Moon at Perigee: 366831 km
09 19:07 Venus 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
11 13:15 NEW MOON
11 13:20 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.024
11 22:37 Moon at Ascending Node
12 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 07 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
16 07:16 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
16 23 Mercury at Perihelion
19 04:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 18:24 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
20 00:41 Moon at Apogee: 404327 km
23 19 Venus 0.4°S of Jupiter
26 08:45 Moon at Descending Node
27 01:54 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.183
27 02:04 FULL MOON
27 07:44 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
Jun 01 20 Venus 0.9°N of Saturn
02 16:39 Moon at Perigee: 369676 km
03 00:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 11 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
07 14:25 Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
08 06:11 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
08 06:57 Moon at Ascending Node
08 11:20 Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon
09 23:57 NEW MOON
11 23:51 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
12 15:53 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
13 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.3°E
16 19:27 Moon at Apogee: 404358 km
17 02:23 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
17 21:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 01:47 Summer Solstice
22 17:01 Moon at Descending Node
23 16:37 Antares 3.4°S of Moon
25 12:12 FULL MOON
28 18:49 Moon at Perigee: 366101 km
29 23 Mercury at Aphelion
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Date CST Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 04:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 07:04 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
05 11:49 Moon at Ascending Node
05 17:51 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
05 18:19 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
06 16 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
09 11:58 NEW MOON
10 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 12:59 Moon at Apogee: 405149 km
15 16:42 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
17 14:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 23:06 Moon at Descending Node
21 02:13 Antares 3.3°S of Moon
24 20:24 FULL MOON
26 14:05 Moon at Perigee: 361174 km
28 15 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
31 10:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
Aug 01 13:16 Moon at Ascending Node
01 20:59 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
01 23:21 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
02 04:15 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
02 19 Venus at Superior Conjunction
03 18 Venus at Perihelion
06 06:06 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
08 01:37 NEW MOON
11 03:12 Moon at Apogee: 406129 km
12 22 Mercury at Perihelion
13 07 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 11:08 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
16 01:59 Moon at Descending Node
16 05:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 11:13 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
17 19:06 Mars 1.7°N of Spica
23 03:42 FULL MOON
23 20:14 Moon at Perigee: 357713 km
25 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 14:26 Moon at Ascending Node
29 05:29 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
29 08:24 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
29 12:48 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
29 19:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
Sep 02 11:43 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
06 17:01 NEW MOON
07 10:10 Moon at Apogee: 406622 km
11 08:02 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
12 03:17 Moon at Descending Node
13 18:35 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
14 18:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 06:34 Moon at Perigee: 356861 km
21 11:18 FULL MOON
22 18:03 Autumnal Equinox
24 19:06 Moon at Ascending Node
25 02 Jupiter 2.0°N of Saturn
25 04:10 Mercury 0.7°N of Spica
25 13:38 Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
25 17:38 Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
25 20:55 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
28 06:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 17:38 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
30 20:40 Venus 2.6°N of Spica
Oct 04 12:25 Moon at Apogee: 406424 km
06 09:50 NEW MOON
08 00:06 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
08 14:08 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
09 06:05 Moon at Descending Node
10 05:54 Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
10 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.3°E
11 00:28 Antares 2.7°S of Moon
14 05:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 17:09 Moon at Perigee: 359009 km
20 20:15 FULL MOON
21 15 Mercury 3.1°S of Venus
21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 04:13 Moon at Ascending Node
22 23:47 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
23 00:43 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
23 04:55 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
24 08:51 Mars 3.6°N of Antares
27 00:58 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
27 05 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
27 22:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 22:40 Moon at Apogee: 405658 km
Nov 02 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
05 03:11 NEW MOON
05 03:16 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.942
05 11:50 Moon at Descending Node
06 00 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 22:48 Venus 3.7°N of Antares
07 06:09 Antares 2.6°S of Moon
07 08:28 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
08 03:41 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
08 22 Mercury at Perihelion
12 14:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 23 N Taurid Meteor Shower
16 22:17 Moon at Perigee: 363733 km
18 00 Jupiter at Opposition
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 14:56 Moon at Ascending Node
19 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
19 05:41 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
19 07:00 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.208
19 07:09 FULL MOON
19 10:31 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
19 12:13 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
21 23 Saturn at Opposition
23 09:59 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
26 17:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 05 Venus 0.4°S of Mars
28 16:30 Moon at Apogee: 404737 km
Dec 02 19:19 Moon at Descending Node
04 19:49 NEW MOON
07 01:08 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
07 09:57 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
09 01 Neptune at Opposition
11 22:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 04:07 Moon at Perigee: 369175 km
14 19 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 23:02 Moon at Ascending Node
16 09:10 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
16 17:58 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
16 19:50 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
18 20:11 FULL MOON
20 19:38 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
21 15:18 Winter Solstice
22 21 Mercury at Aphelion
23 03 Ursid Meteor Shower
26 13:36 Moon at Apogee: 404322 km
26 15:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 01:56 Spica 4.5°S of Moon
30 01:44 Moon at Descending Node
30 07 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
Central Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 6 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 | |||
| Central Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 06 19:06 |
| Jan 13 21:57 | Jan 20 12:51 | Jan 28 09:11 | Feb 05 12:49 |
| Feb 12 08:27 | Feb 19 01:57 | Feb 27 04:06 | Mar 07 02:47 |
| Mar 13 18:05 | Mar 20 17:30 | Mar 28 21:47 | Apr 05 12:46 |
| Apr 12 03:28 | Apr 19 10:37 | Apr 27 13:17 | May 04 19:29 |
| May 11 13:15 T | May 19 04:22 | May 27 02:04 p | Jun 03 00:20 |
| Jun 09 23:57 | Jun 17 21:55 | Jun 25 12:12 | Jul 02 04:53 |
| Jul 09 11:58 | Jul 17 14:34 | Jul 24 20:24 | Jul 31 10:43 |
| Aug 08 01:37 | Aug 16 05:40 | Aug 23 03:42 | Aug 29 19:05 |
| Sep 06 17:01 | Sep 14 18:44 | Sep 21 11:18 | Sep 28 06:54 |
| Oct 06 09:50 | Oct 14 05:38 | Oct 20 20:15 | Oct 27 22:31 |
| Nov 05 03:11 A | Nov 12 14:45 | Nov 19 07:09 p | Nov 26 17:42 |
| Dec 04 19:49 | Dec 11 22:50 | Dec 18 20:11 | Dec 26 15:17 |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2051 to 2060 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| AST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| EST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| CST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| MST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| PST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| AKST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| HST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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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