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