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