2060 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | ||||||||
| Eastern European Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 05:58 Antares 2.6°S of Moon
03 18:40 NEW MOON
04 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 01 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU
05 06:47 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
06 14:33 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
08 03:42 Moon at Perigee: 368882 km
10 14:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 10:04 Moon at Ascending Node
12 21:08 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
13 06:29 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
13 10:42 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
17 12:16 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
17 19:14 FULL MOON
23 18:37 Moon at Apogee: 404707 km
24 18:22 Spica 4.2°S of Moon
25 01 Mercury 0.1°S of Mars
25 21:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 13:06 Moon at Descending Node
28 15:30 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
Feb 01 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
02 07:22 NEW MOON
02 10 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38146 AU
04 12:39 Moon at Perigee: 363348 km
05 05 Mercury at Perihelion
05 08:32 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
08 10:15 Moon at Ascending Node
08 23:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 04:20 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
09 11:52 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
09 16:10 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
13 19:01 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
16 11:56 FULL MOON
17 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 12:06 Moon at Apogee: 405550 km
21 02:00 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
22 14:38 Moon at Descending Node
24 17:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 00:14 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
Mar 02 18:11 NEW MOON
03 18:59 Moon at Perigee: 358816 km
05 23:23 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
06 13:03 Moon at Ascending Node
07 16:38 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
07 20:39 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
07 22:36 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
09 09:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 00:31 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
13 04 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°E
14 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
15 19 Venus at Perihelion
17 05:41 FULL MOON
18 20:59 Moon at Apogee: 406197 km
19 08:40 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
19 22:37 Vernal Equinox
20 05 Mercury at Aphelion
20 17:21 Moon at Descending Node
23 07:22 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
25 09:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 11:26 Mercury 1.9°N of Moon
31 11 Jupiter 1.1°N of Saturn
Apr 01 03:37 NEW MOON
01 06:11 Moon at Perigee: 357029 km
02 21:03 Moon at Ascending Node
02 23:09 Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
04 05:52 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
04 07:26 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
04 09:33 Saturn 3.9°S of Moon
04 09:46 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
05 06:17 Venus 0.5°N of Pleiades
06 05 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
07 21:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 06:33 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
14 22:02 Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
15 14:48 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
15 23:21 FULL MOON
15 23:35 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.767
16 22:33 Moon at Descending Node
19 13:19 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
22 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 20:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 21 Uranus at Opposition
26 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 16:53 Moon at Perigee: 358297 km
30 07:57 Moon at Ascending Node
30 12:08 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.066
30 12:11 NEW MOON
May 01 17:59 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
02 01:12 Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
02 05:52 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
02 12:24 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
03 04 Mercury at Perihelion
05 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 14:21 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
07 11:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 16 Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
12 05 Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
12 06:06 Moon at Apogee: 405764 km
12 21:08 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
14 05:03 Moon at Descending Node
15 15:39 FULL MOON
16 19:13 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
23 05:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 05 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E
27 09 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
27 17:43 Moon at Ascending Node
27 22:38 Moon at Perigee: 362061 km
29 20:23 NEW MOON
31 10:42 Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
Jun 01 23:43 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
03 09 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
06 02:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 09 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
08 21:26 Moon at Apogee: 404799 km
09 04:13 Spica 3.7°S of Moon
10 10:48 Moon at Descending Node
13 02:00 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
14 05:37 FULL MOON
15 07 Mars 1.8°N of Saturn
20 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 15:44 Summer Solstice
21 10:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 17:32 Saturn 3.8°N of Aldebaran
23 23:23 Moon at Ascending Node
24 14:41 Moon at Perigee: 366989 km
25 13:16 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
26 08:15 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
26 18:47 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
26 22:36 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
28 04:58 NEW MOON
29 09:19 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 12 Mars 0.8°N of Jupiter
02 00:33 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
04 02 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
05 19:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 04 Venus at Aphelion
06 12:04 Spica 3.5°S of Moon
06 15:25 Moon at Apogee: 404112 km
07 14:29 Moon at Descending Node
10 09:57 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
13 01 Mercury 4.2°S of Mars
13 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W
13 17:08 FULL MOON
16 00:30 Venus 1.4°N of Aldebaran
19 20 Venus 2.3°S of Saturn
20 06:58 Moon at Perigee: 369731 km
20 15:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 00:57 Moon at Ascending Node
22 19:56 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
24 16:10 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
25 11:10 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
27 14:49 NEW MOON
28 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 09:17 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
30 04 Mercury at Perihelion
Aug 01 10 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°W
02 20:14 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
03 10:10 Moon at Apogee: 404228 km
03 16:40 Moon at Descending Node
04 13:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 18 Venus 2.9°S of Jupiter
06 18:31 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
08 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
12 02:51 FULL MOON
12 21 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 08:57 Moon at Perigee: 366169 km
17 01:52 Moon at Ascending Node
18 20:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 01:24 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
21 06:53 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
23 00:32 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
23 02:04 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
26 02:56 NEW MOON
27 11:16 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
30 04:01 Spica 2.9°S of Moon
30 19:20 Moon at Descending Node
31 04:25 Moon at Apogee: 405090 km
Sep 03 02:49 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
03 06:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 11:44 FULL MOON
11 11 Venus 1.8°S of Mars
12 03 Mercury at Aphelion
12 04:40 Moon at Perigee: 361154 km
13 06:20 Moon at Ascending Node
15 07:36 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
17 03:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 06:01 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
19 21:37 Mercury 0.4°S of Spica
20 16:24 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
21 23:10 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
22 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E
22 07:47 Autumnal Equinox
24 17:53 NEW MOON
26 10:58 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
26 23:29 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
26 23:59 Moon at Descending Node
27 19:42 Moon at Apogee: 406086 km
30 10:05 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
30 13:31 Venus 0.0°N of Regulus
Oct 02 22:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 20:41 FULL MOON
09 20:52 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.880
10 12:18 Moon at Perigee: 357605 km
10 15:33 Moon at Ascending Node
12 16:05 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
16 11:52 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
16 12:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
18 00:37 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
19 04:45 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
19 06:51 Mars 3.4°S of Moon
21 07:02 Venus 1.8°S of Moon
21 13 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 06:13 Moon at Descending Node
24 11:22 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
24 11:25 NEW MOON
25 02:25 Moon at Apogee: 406530 km
26 03 Mercury at Perihelion
26 12 Venus at Perihelion
27 16:17 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
31 11 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
Nov 01 12:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W
03 21:53 Mercury 4.0°N of Spica
05 14 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 02:56 Moon at Ascending Node
08 00:11 Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
08 06:02 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.027
08 06:17 FULL MOON
09 02:52 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
12 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 19:42 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
14 02:41 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
15 01:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 11:05 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
16 21:29 Mars 2.0°S of Moon
17 20 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 23:21 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
20 12:04 Moon at Descending Node
20 19:57 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
21 03:49 Moon at Apogee: 406318 km
23 06:16 NEW MOON
Dec 01 01:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 12:06 Moon at Ascending Node
05 10 Saturn at Opposition
06 11:57 Moon at Perigee: 359223 km
06 14:12 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
07 16:48 FULL MOON
08 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 19:20 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
10 05:46 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
10 20 Neptune at Opposition
12 19:20 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
14 09 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 19:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 11:04 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
17 06:09 Spica 2.7°S of Moon
17 15:43 Moon at Descending Node
18 15:24 Moon at Apogee: 405552 km
21 04:51 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
21 05:00 Winter Solstice
21 07:24 Venus 4.4°N of Moon
22 03 Jupiter at Opposition
22 17 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 00:39 NEW MOON
30 11:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 15:54 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
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 03 18:40 | Jan 10 14:52 | Jan 17 19:14 | Jan 25 21:14 |
| Feb 02 07:22 | Feb 08 23:41 | Feb 16 11:56 | Feb 24 17:06 |
| Mar 02 18:11 | Mar 09 09:52 | Mar 17 05:41 | Mar 25 09:08 |
| Apr 01 03:37 | Apr 07 21:42 | Apr 15 23:21 n | Apr 23 20:53 |
| Apr 30 12:11 T | May 07 11:19 | May 15 15:39 | May 23 05:01 |
| May 29 20:23 | Jun 06 02:44 | Jun 14 05:37 | Jun 21 10:44 |
| Jun 28 04:58 | Jul 05 19:38 | Jul 13 17:08 | Jul 20 15:24 |
| Jul 27 14:49 | Aug 04 13:16 | Aug 12 02:51 | Aug 18 20:23 |
| Aug 26 02:56 | Sep 03 06:36 | Sep 10 11:44 | Sep 17 03:00 |
| Sep 24 17:53 | Oct 02 22:41 | Oct 09 20:41 n | Oct 16 12:30 |
| Oct 24 11:25 A | Nov 01 12:56 | Nov 08 06:17 n | Nov 15 01:48 |
| Nov 23 06:16 | Dec 01 01:11 | Dec 07 16:48 | Dec 14 19:15 |
| Dec 23 00:39 | Dec 30 11:29 | - | - |
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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