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