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