2060 Sky Event Almanac
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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 | ||||||||
| Mountain Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date MST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 09:40 NEW MOON
04 08 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 16 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU
04 21:47 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
06 05:33 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
07 18:42 Moon at Perigee: 368882 km
10 05:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 01:04 Moon at Ascending Node
12 12:08 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
12 21:29 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
13 01:42 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
17 03:16 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
17 10:14 FULL MOON
23 09:37 Moon at Apogee: 404707 km
24 09:22 Spica 4.2°S of Moon
24 16 Mercury 0.1°S of Mars
25 12:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 04:06 Moon at Descending Node
28 06:30 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
Feb 01 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
01 22:22 NEW MOON
02 01 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38146 AU
04 03:39 Moon at Perigee: 363348 km
04 20 Mercury at Perihelion
04 23:32 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
08 01:15 Moon at Ascending Node
08 14:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 19:20 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
09 02:52 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
09 07:10 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
13 10:01 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
16 02:56 FULL MOON
16 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 03:06 Moon at Apogee: 405550 km
20 17:00 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
22 05:38 Moon at Descending Node
24 08:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 15:14 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
Mar 02 09:11 NEW MOON
03 09:59 Moon at Perigee: 358816 km
05 14:23 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
06 04:03 Moon at Ascending Node
07 07:38 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
07 11:39 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
07 13:36 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
09 00:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 15:31 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
12 19 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°E
14 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
15 10 Venus at Perihelion
16 20:41 FULL MOON
18 11:59 Moon at Apogee: 406197 km
18 23:40 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
19 13:37 Vernal Equinox
19 20 Mercury at Aphelion
20 08:21 Moon at Descending Node
22 22:22 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
25 00:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 02:26 Mercury 1.9°N of Moon
31 02 Jupiter 1.1°N of Saturn
31 18:37 NEW MOON
31 21:11 Moon at Perigee: 357029 km
Apr 02 12:03 Moon at Ascending Node
02 14:09 Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
03 20:52 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
03 22:26 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
04 00:33 Saturn 3.9°S of Moon
04 00:46 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
04 21:17 Venus 0.5°N of Pleiades
05 20 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
07 12:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 21:33 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
14 13:02 Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
15 05:48 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
15 14:21 FULL MOON
15 14:35 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.767
16 13:33 Moon at Descending Node
19 04:19 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
22 05 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 11:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 12 Uranus at Opposition
26 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 07:53 Moon at Perigee: 358297 km
29 22:57 Moon at Ascending Node
30 03:08 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.066
30 03:11 NEW MOON
May 01 08:59 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
01 16:12 Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
01 20:52 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
02 03:24 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
02 19 Mercury at Perihelion
04 18 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 05:21 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
07 02:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 07 Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
11 20 Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
11 21:06 Moon at Apogee: 405764 km
12 12:08 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
13 20:03 Moon at Descending Node
15 06:39 FULL MOON
16 10:13 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
22 20:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 20 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E
27 00 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
27 08:43 Moon at Ascending Node
27 13:38 Moon at Perigee: 362061 km
29 11:23 NEW MOON
31 01:42 Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
Jun 01 14:43 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
03 00 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
05 17:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 00 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
08 12:26 Moon at Apogee: 404799 km
08 19:13 Spica 3.7°S of Moon
10 01:48 Moon at Descending Node
12 17:00 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
13 20:37 FULL MOON
14 22 Mars 1.8°N of Saturn
19 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 06:44 Summer Solstice
21 01:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 08:32 Saturn 3.8°N of Aldebaran
23 14:23 Moon at Ascending Node
24 05:41 Moon at Perigee: 366989 km
25 04:16 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
25 23:15 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
26 09:47 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
26 13:36 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
27 19:58 NEW MOON
29 00:19 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
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Date MST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 03 Mars 0.8°N of Jupiter
01 15:33 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
03 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
05 10:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 19 Venus at Aphelion
06 03:04 Spica 3.5°S of Moon
06 06:25 Moon at Apogee: 404112 km
07 05:29 Moon at Descending Node
10 00:57 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
12 16 Mercury 4.2°S of Mars
12 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W
13 08:08 FULL MOON
15 15:30 Venus 1.4°N of Aldebaran
19 11 Venus 2.3°S of Saturn
19 21:58 Moon at Perigee: 369731 km
20 06:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 15:57 Moon at Ascending Node
22 10:56 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
24 07:10 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
25 02:10 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
27 05:49 NEW MOON
27 20 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 00:17 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
29 19 Mercury at Perihelion
Aug 01 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°W
02 11:14 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
03 01:10 Moon at Apogee: 404228 km
03 07:40 Moon at Descending Node
04 04:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 09 Venus 2.9°S of Jupiter
06 09:31 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
08 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 17:51 FULL MOON
12 12 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 23:57 Moon at Perigee: 366169 km
16 16:52 Moon at Ascending Node
18 11:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 16:24 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
20 21:53 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
22 15:32 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
22 17:04 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
25 17:56 NEW MOON
27 02:16 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
29 19:01 Spica 2.9°S of Moon
30 10:20 Moon at Descending Node
30 19:25 Moon at Apogee: 405090 km
Sep 02 17:49 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
02 21:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 02:44 FULL MOON
11 02 Venus 1.8°S of Mars
11 18 Mercury at Aphelion
11 19:40 Moon at Perigee: 361154 km
12 21:20 Moon at Ascending Node
14 22:36 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
16 18:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 21:01 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
19 12:37 Mercury 0.4°S of Spica
20 07:24 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
21 14:10 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
21 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E
21 22:47 Autumnal Equinox
24 08:53 NEW MOON
26 01:58 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
26 14:29 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
26 14:59 Moon at Descending Node
27 10:42 Moon at Apogee: 406086 km
30 01:05 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
30 04:31 Venus 0.0°N of Regulus
Oct 02 13:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 11:41 FULL MOON
09 11:52 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.880
10 03:18 Moon at Perigee: 357605 km
10 06:33 Moon at Ascending Node
12 07:05 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
16 02:52 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
16 03:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 15:37 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
18 19:45 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
18 21:51 Mars 3.4°S of Moon
20 22:02 Venus 1.8°S of Moon
21 04 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 21:13 Moon at Descending Node
24 02:22 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
24 02:25 NEW MOON
24 17:25 Moon at Apogee: 406530 km
25 18 Mercury at Perihelion
26 03 Venus at Perihelion
27 07:17 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
31 02 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
Nov 01 03:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W
03 12:53 Mercury 4.0°N of Spica
05 05 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 17:56 Moon at Ascending Node
07 15:11 Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
07 21:02 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.027
07 21:17 FULL MOON
08 17:52 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
12 04 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 10:42 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
13 17:41 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
14 16:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 02:05 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
16 12:29 Mars 2.0°S of Moon
17 11 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 14:21 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
20 03:04 Moon at Descending Node
20 10:57 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
20 18:49 Moon at Apogee: 406318 km
22 21:16 NEW MOON
30 16:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 04 03:06 Moon at Ascending Node
05 01 Saturn at Opposition
06 02:57 Moon at Perigee: 359223 km
06 05:12 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
07 07:48 FULL MOON
08 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 10:20 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
09 20:46 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
10 11 Neptune at Opposition
12 10:20 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
14 00 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 10:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 02:04 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
16 21:09 Spica 2.7°S of Moon
17 06:43 Moon at Descending Node
18 06:24 Moon at Apogee: 405552 km
20 19:51 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
20 20:00 Winter Solstice
20 22:24 Venus 4.4°N of Moon
21 18 Jupiter at Opposition
22 08 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 15:39 NEW MOON
30 02:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 06:54 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
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 7 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 | |||
| Mountain Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 03 09:40 | Jan 10 05:52 | Jan 17 10:14 | Jan 25 12:14 |
| Feb 01 22:22 | Feb 08 14:41 | Feb 16 02:56 | Feb 24 08:06 |
| Mar 02 09:11 | Mar 09 00:52 | Mar 16 20:41 | Mar 25 00:08 |
| Mar 31 18:37 | Apr 07 12:42 | Apr 15 14:21 n | Apr 23 11:53 |
| Apr 30 03:11 T | May 07 02:19 | May 15 06:39 | May 22 20:01 |
| May 29 11:23 | Jun 05 17:44 | Jun 13 20:37 | Jun 21 01:44 |
| Jun 27 19:58 | Jul 05 10:38 | Jul 13 08:08 | Jul 20 06:24 |
| Jul 27 05:49 | Aug 04 04:16 | Aug 11 17:51 | Aug 18 11:23 |
| Aug 25 17:56 | Sep 02 21:36 | Sep 10 02:44 | Sep 16 18:00 |
| Sep 24 08:53 | Oct 02 13:41 | Oct 09 11:41 n | Oct 16 03:30 |
| Oct 24 02:25 A | Nov 01 03:56 | Nov 07 21:17 n | Nov 14 16:48 |
| Nov 22 21:16 | Nov 30 16:11 | Dec 07 07:48 | Dec 14 10:15 |
| Dec 22 15:39 | Dec 30 02:29 | - | - |
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
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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