2060 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | ||||||||
| Central European Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 04:58 Antares 2.6°S of Moon
03 17:40 NEW MOON
04 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 00 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU
05 05:47 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
06 13:33 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
08 02:42 Moon at Perigee: 368882 km
10 13:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 09:04 Moon at Ascending Node
12 20:08 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
13 05:29 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
13 09:42 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
17 11:16 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
17 18:14 FULL MOON
23 17:37 Moon at Apogee: 404707 km
24 17:22 Spica 4.2°S of Moon
25 00 Mercury 0.1°S of Mars
25 20:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 12:06 Moon at Descending Node
28 14:30 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
Feb 01 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
02 06:22 NEW MOON
02 09 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38146 AU
04 11:39 Moon at Perigee: 363348 km
05 04 Mercury at Perihelion
05 07:32 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
08 09:15 Moon at Ascending Node
08 22:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 03:20 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
09 10:52 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
09 15:10 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
13 18:01 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
16 10:56 FULL MOON
17 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 11:06 Moon at Apogee: 405550 km
21 01:00 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
22 13:38 Moon at Descending Node
24 16:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 23:14 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
Mar 02 17:11 NEW MOON
03 17:59 Moon at Perigee: 358816 km
05 22:23 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
06 12:03 Moon at Ascending Node
07 15:38 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
07 19:39 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
07 21:36 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
09 08:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 23:31 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
13 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°E
14 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
15 18 Venus at Perihelion
17 04:41 FULL MOON
18 19:59 Moon at Apogee: 406197 km
19 07:40 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
19 21:37 Vernal Equinox
20 04 Mercury at Aphelion
20 16:21 Moon at Descending Node
23 06:22 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
25 08:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 10:26 Mercury 1.9°N of Moon
31 10 Jupiter 1.1°N of Saturn
Apr 01 02:37 NEW MOON
01 05:11 Moon at Perigee: 357029 km
02 20:03 Moon at Ascending Node
02 22:09 Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
04 04:52 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
04 06:26 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
04 08:33 Saturn 3.9°S of Moon
04 08:46 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
05 05:17 Venus 0.5°N of Pleiades
06 04 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
07 20:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 05:33 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
14 21:02 Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
15 13:48 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
15 22:21 FULL MOON
15 22:35 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.767
16 21:33 Moon at Descending Node
19 12:19 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
22 13 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 19:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 20 Uranus at Opposition
26 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 15:53 Moon at Perigee: 358297 km
30 06:57 Moon at Ascending Node
30 11:08 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.066
30 11:11 NEW MOON
May 01 16:59 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
02 00:12 Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
02 04:52 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
02 11:24 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
03 03 Mercury at Perihelion
05 02 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 13:21 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
07 10:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 15 Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
12 04 Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
12 05:06 Moon at Apogee: 405764 km
12 20:08 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
14 04:03 Moon at Descending Node
15 14:39 FULL MOON
16 18:13 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
23 04:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 04 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E
27 08 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
27 16:43 Moon at Ascending Node
27 21:38 Moon at Perigee: 362061 km
29 19:23 NEW MOON
31 09:42 Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
Jun 01 22:43 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
03 08 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
06 01:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 08 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
08 20:26 Moon at Apogee: 404799 km
09 03:13 Spica 3.7°S of Moon
10 09:48 Moon at Descending Node
13 01:00 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
14 04:37 FULL MOON
15 06 Mars 1.8°N of Saturn
20 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 14:44 Summer Solstice
21 09:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 16:32 Saturn 3.8°N of Aldebaran
23 22:23 Moon at Ascending Node
24 13:41 Moon at Perigee: 366989 km
25 12:16 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
26 07:15 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
26 17:47 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
26 21:36 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
28 03:58 NEW MOON
29 08:19 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 11 Mars 0.8°N of Jupiter
01 23:33 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
04 01 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
05 18:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 03 Venus at Aphelion
06 11:04 Spica 3.5°S of Moon
06 14:25 Moon at Apogee: 404112 km
07 13:29 Moon at Descending Node
10 08:57 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
13 00 Mercury 4.2°S of Mars
13 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W
13 16:08 FULL MOON
15 23:30 Venus 1.4°N of Aldebaran
19 19 Venus 2.3°S of Saturn
20 05:58 Moon at Perigee: 369731 km
20 14:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 23:57 Moon at Ascending Node
22 18:56 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
24 15:10 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
25 10:10 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
27 13:49 NEW MOON
28 04 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 08:17 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
30 03 Mercury at Perihelion
Aug 01 09 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°W
02 19:14 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
03 09:10 Moon at Apogee: 404228 km
03 15:40 Moon at Descending Node
04 12:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 17 Venus 2.9°S of Jupiter
06 17:31 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
08 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 01:51 FULL MOON
12 20 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 07:57 Moon at Perigee: 366169 km
17 00:52 Moon at Ascending Node
18 19:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 00:24 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
21 05:53 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
22 23:32 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
23 01:04 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
26 01:56 NEW MOON
27 10:16 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
30 03:01 Spica 2.9°S of Moon
30 18:20 Moon at Descending Node
31 03:25 Moon at Apogee: 405090 km
Sep 03 01:49 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
03 05:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 10:44 FULL MOON
11 10 Venus 1.8°S of Mars
12 02 Mercury at Aphelion
12 03:40 Moon at Perigee: 361154 km
13 05:20 Moon at Ascending Node
15 06:36 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
17 02:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 05:01 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
19 20:37 Mercury 0.4°S of Spica
20 15:24 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
21 22:10 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
22 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E
22 06:47 Autumnal Equinox
24 16:53 NEW MOON
26 09:58 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
26 22:29 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
26 22:59 Moon at Descending Node
27 18:42 Moon at Apogee: 406086 km
30 09:05 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
30 12:31 Venus 0.0°N of Regulus
Oct 02 21:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 19:41 FULL MOON
09 19:52 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.880
10 11:18 Moon at Perigee: 357605 km
10 14:33 Moon at Ascending Node
12 15:05 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
16 10:52 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
16 11:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 23:37 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
19 03:45 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
19 05:51 Mars 3.4°S of Moon
21 06:02 Venus 1.8°S of Moon
21 12 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 05:13 Moon at Descending Node
24 10:22 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
24 10:25 NEW MOON
25 01:25 Moon at Apogee: 406530 km
26 02 Mercury at Perihelion
26 11 Venus at Perihelion
27 15:17 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
31 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
Nov 01 11:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W
03 20:53 Mercury 4.0°N of Spica
05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 01:56 Moon at Ascending Node
07 23:11 Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
08 05:02 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.027
08 05:17 FULL MOON
09 01:52 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
12 12 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 18:42 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
14 01:41 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
15 00:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 10:05 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
16 20:29 Mars 2.0°S of Moon
17 19 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 22:21 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
20 11:04 Moon at Descending Node
20 18:57 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
21 02:49 Moon at Apogee: 406318 km
23 05:16 NEW MOON
Dec 01 00:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 11:06 Moon at Ascending Node
05 09 Saturn at Opposition
06 10:57 Moon at Perigee: 359223 km
06 13:12 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
07 15:48 FULL MOON
08 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 18:20 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
10 04:46 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
10 19 Neptune at Opposition
12 18:20 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
14 08 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 18:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 10:04 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
17 05:09 Spica 2.7°S of Moon
17 14:43 Moon at Descending Node
18 14:24 Moon at Apogee: 405552 km
21 03:51 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
21 04:00 Winter Solstice
21 06:24 Venus 4.4°N of Moon
22 02 Jupiter at Opposition
22 16 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 23:39 NEW MOON
30 10:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 14:54 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
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 03 17:40 | Jan 10 13:52 | Jan 17 18:14 | Jan 25 20:14 |
| Feb 02 06:22 | Feb 08 22:41 | Feb 16 10:56 | Feb 24 16:06 |
| Mar 02 17:11 | Mar 09 08:52 | Mar 17 04:41 | Mar 25 08:08 |
| Apr 01 02:37 | Apr 07 20:42 | Apr 15 22:21 n | Apr 23 19:53 |
| Apr 30 11:11 T | May 07 10:19 | May 15 14:39 | May 23 04:01 |
| May 29 19:23 | Jun 06 01:44 | Jun 14 04:37 | Jun 21 09:44 |
| Jun 28 03:58 | Jul 05 18:38 | Jul 13 16:08 | Jul 20 14:24 |
| Jul 27 13:49 | Aug 04 12:16 | Aug 12 01:51 | Aug 18 19:23 |
| Aug 26 01:56 | Sep 03 05:36 | Sep 10 10:44 | Sep 17 02:00 |
| Sep 24 16:53 | Oct 02 21:41 | Oct 09 19:41 n | Oct 16 11:30 |
| Oct 24 10:25 A | Nov 01 11:56 | Nov 08 05:17 n | Nov 15 00:48 |
| Nov 23 05:16 | Dec 01 00:11 | Dec 07 15:48 | Dec 14 18:15 |
| Dec 22 23:39 | Dec 30 10:29 | - | - |
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
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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