2060 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western 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.
| 2060 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 01 11:58 Antares 2.6°S of Moon
04 00:40 NEW MOON
04 23 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 07 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU
05 12:47 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
06 20:33 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
08 09:42 Moon at Perigee: 368882 km
10 20:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 16:04 Moon at Ascending Node
13 03:08 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
13 12:29 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
13 16:42 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
17 18:16 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
18 01:14 FULL MOON
24 00:37 Moon at Apogee: 404707 km
25 00:22 Spica 4.2°S of Moon
25 07 Mercury 0.1°S of Mars
26 03:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 19:06 Moon at Descending Node
28 21:30 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
Feb 01 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
02 13:22 NEW MOON
02 16 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38146 AU
04 18:39 Moon at Perigee: 363348 km
05 11 Mercury at Perihelion
05 14:32 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
08 16:15 Moon at Ascending Node
09 05:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 10:20 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
09 17:52 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
09 22:10 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
14 01:01 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
16 17:56 FULL MOON
17 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 18:06 Moon at Apogee: 405550 km
21 08:00 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
22 20:38 Moon at Descending Node
24 23:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 06:14 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
Mar 03 00:11 NEW MOON
04 00:59 Moon at Perigee: 358816 km
06 05:23 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
06 19:03 Moon at Ascending Node
07 22:38 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
08 02:39 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
08 04:36 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
09 15:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 06:31 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
13 10 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°E
14 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
16 01 Venus at Perihelion
17 11:41 FULL MOON
19 02:59 Moon at Apogee: 406197 km
19 14:40 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
20 04:37 Vernal Equinox
20 11 Mercury at Aphelion
20 23:21 Moon at Descending Node
23 13:22 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
25 15:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 17:26 Mercury 1.9°N of Moon
31 17 Jupiter 1.1°N of Saturn
Apr 01 09:37 NEW MOON
01 12:11 Moon at Perigee: 357029 km
03 03:03 Moon at Ascending Node
03 05:09 Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
04 11:52 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
04 13:26 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
04 15:33 Saturn 3.9°S of Moon
04 15:46 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
05 12:17 Venus 0.5°N of Pleiades
06 11 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
08 03:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 12:33 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
15 04:02 Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
15 20:48 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
16 05:21 FULL MOON
16 05:35 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.767
17 04:33 Moon at Descending Node
19 19:19 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
22 20 Lyrid Meteor Shower
24 02:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 03 Uranus at Opposition
26 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 22:53 Moon at Perigee: 358297 km
30 13:57 Moon at Ascending Node
30 18:08 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.066
30 18:11 NEW MOON
May 01 23:59 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
02 07:12 Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
02 11:52 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
02 18:24 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
03 10 Mercury at Perihelion
05 09 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 20:21 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
07 17:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 22 Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
12 11 Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
12 12:06 Moon at Apogee: 405764 km
13 03:08 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
14 11:03 Moon at Descending Node
15 21:39 FULL MOON
17 01:13 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
23 11:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 11 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E
27 15 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
27 23:43 Moon at Ascending Node
28 04:38 Moon at Perigee: 362061 km
30 02:23 NEW MOON
31 16:42 Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
Jun 02 05:43 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
03 15 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
06 08:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 15 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
09 03:26 Moon at Apogee: 404799 km
09 10:13 Spica 3.7°S of Moon
10 16:48 Moon at Descending Node
13 08:00 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
14 11:37 FULL MOON
15 13 Mars 1.8°N of Saturn
20 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 21:44 Summer Solstice
21 16:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 23:32 Saturn 3.8°N of Aldebaran
24 05:23 Moon at Ascending Node
24 20:41 Moon at Perigee: 366989 km
25 19:16 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
26 14:15 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
27 00:47 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
27 04:36 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
28 10:58 NEW MOON
29 15:19 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 01 18 Mars 0.8°N of Jupiter
02 06:33 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
04 08 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
06 01:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 10 Venus at Aphelion
06 18:04 Spica 3.5°S of Moon
06 21:25 Moon at Apogee: 404112 km
07 20:29 Moon at Descending Node
10 15:57 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
13 07 Mercury 4.2°S of Mars
13 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W
13 23:08 FULL MOON
16 06:30 Venus 1.4°N of Aldebaran
20 02 Venus 2.3°S of Saturn
20 12:58 Moon at Perigee: 369731 km
20 21:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 06:57 Moon at Ascending Node
23 01:56 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
24 22:10 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
25 17:10 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
27 20:49 NEW MOON
28 11 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 15:17 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
30 10 Mercury at Perihelion
Aug 01 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°W
03 02:14 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
03 16:10 Moon at Apogee: 404228 km
03 22:40 Moon at Descending Node
04 19:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 00 Venus 2.9°S of Jupiter
07 00:31 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
09 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 08:51 FULL MOON
13 03 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 14:57 Moon at Perigee: 366169 km
17 07:52 Moon at Ascending Node
19 02:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 07:24 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
21 12:53 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
23 06:32 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
23 08:04 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
26 08:56 NEW MOON
27 17:16 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
30 10:01 Spica 2.9°S of Moon
31 01:20 Moon at Descending Node
31 10:25 Moon at Apogee: 405090 km
Sep 03 08:49 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
03 12:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 17:44 FULL MOON
11 17 Venus 1.8°S of Mars
12 09 Mercury at Aphelion
12 10:40 Moon at Perigee: 361154 km
13 12:20 Moon at Ascending Node
15 13:36 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
17 09:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 12:01 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
20 03:37 Mercury 0.4°S of Spica
20 22:24 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
22 05:10 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
22 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E
22 13:47 Autumnal Equinox
24 23:53 NEW MOON
26 16:58 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
27 05:29 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
27 05:59 Moon at Descending Node
28 01:42 Moon at Apogee: 406086 km
30 16:05 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
30 19:31 Venus 0.0°N of Regulus
Oct 03 04:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 02:41 FULL MOON
10 02:52 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.880
10 18:18 Moon at Perigee: 357605 km
10 21:33 Moon at Ascending Node
12 22:05 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
16 17:52 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
16 18:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 06:37 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
19 10:45 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
19 12:51 Mars 3.4°S of Moon
21 13:02 Venus 1.8°S of Moon
21 19 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 12:13 Moon at Descending Node
24 17:22 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
24 17:25 NEW MOON
25 08:25 Moon at Apogee: 406530 km
26 09 Mercury at Perihelion
26 18 Venus at Perihelion
27 22:17 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
31 17 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
Nov 01 18:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W
04 03:53 Mercury 4.0°N of Spica
05 20 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 08:56 Moon at Ascending Node
08 06:11 Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
08 12:02 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.027
08 12:17 FULL MOON
09 08:52 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
12 19 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 01:42 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
14 08:41 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
15 07:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 17:05 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
17 03:29 Mars 2.0°S of Moon
18 02 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 05:21 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
20 18:04 Moon at Descending Node
21 01:57 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
21 09:49 Moon at Apogee: 406318 km
23 12:16 NEW MOON
Dec 01 07:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 18:06 Moon at Ascending Node
05 16 Saturn at Opposition
06 17:57 Moon at Perigee: 359223 km
06 20:12 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
07 22:48 FULL MOON
09 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
09 01:20 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
10 11:46 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
11 02 Neptune at Opposition
13 01:20 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
14 15 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 01:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 17:04 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
17 12:09 Spica 2.7°S of Moon
17 21:43 Moon at Descending Node
18 21:24 Moon at Apogee: 405552 km
21 10:51 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
21 11:00 Winter Solstice
21 13:24 Venus 4.4°N of Moon
22 09 Jupiter at Opposition
22 23 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 06:39 NEW MOON
30 17:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 21:54 Moon at Ascending Node
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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
2060 Phases of the Moon
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western 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.
| 2060 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 04 00:40 | Jan 10 20:52 | Jan 18 01:14 | Jan 26 03:14 |
| Feb 02 13:22 | Feb 09 05:41 | Feb 16 17:56 | Feb 24 23:06 |
| Mar 03 00:11 | Mar 09 15:52 | Mar 17 11:41 | Mar 25 15:08 |
| Apr 01 09:37 | Apr 08 03:42 | Apr 16 05:21 n | Apr 24 02:53 |
| Apr 30 18:11 T | May 07 17:19 | May 15 21:39 | May 23 11:01 |
| May 30 02:23 | Jun 06 08:44 | Jun 14 11:37 | Jun 21 16:44 |
| Jun 28 10:58 | Jul 06 01:38 | Jul 13 23:08 | Jul 20 21:24 |
| Jul 27 20:49 | Aug 04 19:16 | Aug 12 08:51 | Aug 19 02:23 |
| Aug 26 08:56 | Sep 03 12:36 | Sep 10 17:44 | Sep 17 09:00 |
| Sep 24 23:53 | Oct 03 04:41 | Oct 10 02:41 n | Oct 16 18:30 |
| Oct 24 17:25 A | Nov 01 18:56 | Nov 08 12:17 n | Nov 15 07:48 |
| Nov 23 12:16 | Dec 01 07:11 | Dec 07 22:48 | Dec 15 01:15 |
| Dec 23 06:39 | Dec 30 17:29 | - | - |
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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