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