2059 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | ||||||||
| Eastern European Time | ||||||||
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 04:24 Moon at Apogee: 405679 km
03 13 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98331 AU
04 11 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 14:20 Mars 2.0°S of Moon
05 08 Mercury at Aphelion
07 03:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 20:47 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
10 20:48 Moon at Descending Node
11 03:51 Antares 4.3°S of Moon
14 05:57 NEW MOON
15 08:49 Moon at Perigee: 358945 km
19 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 19:34 Jupiter 2.8°N of Moon
20 20:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 17:43 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
23 00:25 Pleiades 4.7°N of Moon
23 10:37 Moon at Ascending Node
27 11:15 Pollux 2.9°N of Moon
28 17:11 FULL MOON
30 15:03 Moon at Apogee: 406368 km
31 21:42 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
Feb 05 20:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 01:45 Moon at Descending Node
07 13:33 Antares 4.0°S of Moon
09 15:48 Venus 4.7°N of Moon
12 16:27 NEW MOON
12 20:34 Moon at Perigee: 356693 km
16 11:45 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
18 02:42 Saturn 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
18 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°E
18 08 Mercury at Perihelion
19 06:43 Pleiades 4.4°N of Moon
19 09:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 11:15 Moon at Ascending Node
23 17:06 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
23 20 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66602 AU
26 15:16 Moon at Apogee: 406509 km
27 06 Mars at Opposition
27 11:02 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
27 12:06 FULL MOON
Mar 05 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
06 02:53 Moon at Descending Node
06 20:56 Antares 3.8°S of Moon
07 10:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 09:49 Venus 5.0°N of Moon
13 08:38 Moon at Perigee: 357773 km
14 02:05 NEW MOON
16 07:58 Jupiter 1.7°N of Moon
17 15:57 Saturn 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
18 14:03 Moon at Ascending Node
18 15:05 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
20 16:44 Vernal Equinox
21 01:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 23:19 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
25 22:15 Moon at Apogee: 406038 km
25 23:28 Mars 1.6°S of Moon
29 05:47 FULL MOON
Apr 02 04:16 Moon at Descending Node
02 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
03 02:39 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
05 20:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 07 Mercury 3.6°N of Venus
10 05:01 Venus 3.8°N of Moon
10 12:16 Mercury 2.4°N of Moon
10 15:47 Moon at Perigee: 361666 km
12 11:28 NEW MOON
13 18 Venus at Aphelion
14 07:44 Saturn 1.4°S of Moon
14 21:11 Moon at Ascending Node
15 01:02 Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon
19 06:46 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
19 18:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 20 Uranus at Opposition
22 04:45 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
22 14:03 Moon at Apogee: 405078 km
23 08 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 19:56 Mars 1.6°N of Regulus
27 17 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
27 21:17 FULL MOON
29 09:00 Moon at Descending Node
30 08:27 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
May 05 03:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
08 08:41 Moon at Perigee: 366831 km
10 03:07 Venus 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
11 21:15 NEW MOON
11 21:20 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.024
12 06:37 Moon at Ascending Node
13 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 15 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
16 15:16 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
17 07 Mercury at Perihelion
19 12:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 02:24 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
20 08:41 Moon at Apogee: 404327 km
24 03 Venus 0.4°S of Jupiter
26 16:45 Moon at Descending Node
27 09:54 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.183
27 10:04 FULL MOON
27 15:44 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
Jun 02 04 Venus 0.9°N of Saturn
03 00:39 Moon at Perigee: 369676 km
03 08:20 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 19 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
07 22:25 Jupiter 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
08 14:11 Saturn 2.0°S of Moon
08 14:57 Moon at Ascending Node
08 19:20 Pleiades 4.0°N of Moon
10 07:57 NEW MOON
12 07:51 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
12 23:53 Pollux 2.3°N of Moon
14 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.3°E
17 03:27 Moon at Apogee: 404358 km
17 10:23 Mars 4.4°S of Moon
18 05:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 09:47 Summer Solstice
23 01:01 Moon at Descending Node
24 00:37 Antares 3.4°S of Moon
25 20:12 FULL MOON
29 02:49 Moon at Perigee: 366101 km
30 07 Mercury at Aphelion
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 12:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 15:04 Jupiter 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
05 19:49 Moon at Ascending Node
06 01:51 Pleiades 3.9°N of Moon
06 02:19 Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
07 00 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01672 AU
09 19:58 NEW MOON
11 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 20:59 Moon at Apogee: 405149 km
16 00:42 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
17 22:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 07:06 Moon at Descending Node
21 10:13 Antares 3.3°S of Moon
25 04:24 FULL MOON
26 22:05 Moon at Perigee: 361174 km
28 23 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.6°W
31 18:43 LAST QUARTER MOON
Aug 01 21:16 Moon at Ascending Node
02 04:59 Jupiter 1.4°S of Moon
02 07:21 Pleiades 3.7°N of Moon
02 12:15 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
03 03 Venus at Superior Conjunction
04 02 Venus at Perihelion
06 14:06 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
08 09:37 NEW MOON
11 11:12 Moon at Apogee: 406129 km
13 06 Mercury at Perihelion
13 15 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 19:08 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
16 09:59 Moon at Descending Node
16 13:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 19:13 Antares 3.1°S of Moon
18 03:06 Mars 1.7°N of Spica
23 11:42 FULL MOON
24 04:14 Moon at Perigee: 357713 km
26 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 22:26 Moon at Ascending Node
29 13:29 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
29 16:24 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
29 20:48 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
30 03:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
Sep 02 19:43 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
07 01:01 NEW MOON
07 18:10 Moon at Apogee: 406622 km
11 16:02 Mars 1.5°S of Moon
12 11:17 Moon at Descending Node
14 02:35 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
15 02:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 14:34 Moon at Perigee: 356861 km
21 19:18 FULL MOON
23 02:03 Autumnal Equinox
25 03:06 Moon at Ascending Node
25 10 Jupiter 2.0°N of Saturn
25 12:10 Mercury 0.7°N of Spica
25 21:38 Pleiades 3.2°N of Moon
26 01:38 Jupiter 2.4°S of Moon
26 04:55 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
28 14:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 01:38 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
Oct 01 04:40 Venus 2.6°N of Spica
04 20:25 Moon at Apogee: 406424 km
06 17:50 NEW MOON
08 08:06 Venus 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
08 22:08 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
09 14:05 Moon at Descending Node
10 13:54 Mars 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
10 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.3°E
11 08:28 Antares 2.7°S of Moon
14 13:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 01:09 Moon at Perigee: 359009 km
21 04:15 FULL MOON
21 23 Mercury 3.1°S of Venus
22 07 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 12:13 Moon at Ascending Node
23 07:47 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
23 08:43 Jupiter 2.3°S of Moon
23 12:55 Saturn 3.7°S of Moon
24 16:51 Mars 3.6°N of Antares
27 08:58 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
27 13 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
28 06:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
Nov 01 06:40 Moon at Apogee: 405658 km
03 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
05 11:11 NEW MOON
05 11:16 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.942
05 19:50 Moon at Descending Node
06 08 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 06:48 Venus 3.7°N of Antares
07 14:09 Antares 2.6°S of Moon
07 16:28 Venus 1.3°N of Moon
08 11:41 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
09 06 Mercury at Perihelion
12 22:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 07 N Taurid Meteor Shower
17 06:17 Moon at Perigee: 363733 km
18 08 Jupiter at Opposition
18 13 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 22:56 Moon at Ascending Node
19 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°W
19 13:41 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
19 15:00 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.208
19 15:09 FULL MOON
19 18:31 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
19 20:13 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
22 07 Saturn at Opposition
23 17:59 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
27 01:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 13 Venus 0.4°S of Mars
29 00:30 Moon at Apogee: 404737 km
Dec 03 03:19 Moon at Descending Node
05 03:49 NEW MOON
07 09:08 Mars 3.2°N of Moon
07 17:57 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
09 09 Neptune at Opposition
12 06:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 12:07 Moon at Perigee: 369175 km
15 03 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 07:02 Moon at Ascending Node
16 17:10 Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
17 01:58 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
17 03:50 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
19 04:11 FULL MOON
21 03:38 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
21 23:18 Winter Solstice
23 05 Mercury at Aphelion
23 11 Ursid Meteor Shower
26 21:36 Moon at Apogee: 404322 km
26 23:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 09:56 Spica 4.5°S of Moon
30 09:44 Moon at Descending Node
30 15 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
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 07 03:06 |
| Jan 14 05:57 | Jan 20 20:51 | Jan 28 17:11 | Feb 05 20:49 |
| Feb 12 16:27 | Feb 19 09:57 | Feb 27 12:06 | Mar 07 10:47 |
| Mar 14 02:05 | Mar 21 01:30 | Mar 29 05:47 | Apr 05 20:46 |
| Apr 12 11:28 | Apr 19 18:37 | Apr 27 21:17 | May 05 03:29 |
| May 11 21:15 T | May 19 12:22 | May 27 10:04 p | Jun 03 08:20 |
| Jun 10 07:57 | Jun 18 05:55 | Jun 25 20:12 | Jul 02 12:53 |
| Jul 09 19:58 | Jul 17 22:34 | Jul 25 04:24 | Jul 31 18:43 |
| Aug 08 09:37 | Aug 16 13:40 | Aug 23 11:42 | Aug 30 03:05 |
| Sep 07 01:01 | Sep 15 02:44 | Sep 21 19:18 | Sep 28 14:54 |
| Oct 06 17:50 | Oct 14 13:38 | Oct 21 04:15 | Oct 28 06:31 |
| Nov 05 11:11 A | Nov 12 22:45 | Nov 19 15:09 p | Nov 27 01:42 |
| Dec 05 03:49 | Dec 12 06:50 | Dec 19 04:11 | Dec 26 23:17 |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2051 to 2060 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| GMT | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| CET | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| EET | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| MSK | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
| GST | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 | 2055 | 2056 | 2057 | 2058 | 2059 | 2060 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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