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