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