2060 Sky Event Almanac
Pacific Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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 | ||||||||
| Pacific Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date PST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 08:40 NEW MOON
04 07 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 15 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU
04 20:47 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
06 04:33 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
07 17:42 Moon at Perigee: 368882 km
10 04:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 00:04 Moon at Ascending Node
12 11:08 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
12 20:29 Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
13 00:42 Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
17 02:16 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
17 09:14 FULL MOON
23 08:37 Moon at Apogee: 404707 km
24 08:22 Spica 4.2°S of Moon
24 15 Mercury 0.1°S of Mars
25 11:14 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 03:06 Moon at Descending Node
28 05:30 Antares 2.4°S of Moon
Feb 01 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
01 21:22 NEW MOON
02 00 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38146 AU
04 02:39 Moon at Perigee: 363348 km
04 19 Mercury at Perihelion
04 22:32 Venus 3.4°N of Moon
08 00:15 Moon at Ascending Node
08 13:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
08 18:20 Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
09 01:52 Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
09 06:10 Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
13 09:01 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
16 01:56 FULL MOON
16 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 02:06 Moon at Apogee: 405550 km
20 16:00 Spica 3.9°S of Moon
22 04:38 Moon at Descending Node
24 07:06 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 14:14 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
Mar 02 08:11 NEW MOON
03 08:59 Moon at Perigee: 358816 km
05 13:23 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
06 03:03 Moon at Ascending Node
07 06:38 Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
07 10:39 Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
07 12:36 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
08 23:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 14:31 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
12 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°E
14 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
15 09 Venus at Perihelion
16 19:41 FULL MOON
18 10:59 Moon at Apogee: 406197 km
18 22:40 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
19 12:37 Vernal Equinox
19 19 Mercury at Aphelion
20 07:21 Moon at Descending Node
22 21:22 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
24 23:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 01:26 Mercury 1.9°N of Moon
31 01 Jupiter 1.1°N of Saturn
31 17:37 NEW MOON
31 20:11 Moon at Perigee: 357029 km
Apr 02 11:03 Moon at Ascending Node
02 13:09 Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
03 19:52 Venus 2.8°N of Moon
03 21:26 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
03 23:33 Saturn 3.9°S of Moon
03 23:46 Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
04 20:17 Venus 0.5°N of Pleiades
05 19 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
07 11:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 20:33 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
14 12:02 Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
15 04:48 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
15 13:21 FULL MOON
15 13:35 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.767
16 12:33 Moon at Descending Node
19 03:19 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
22 04 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 10:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 11 Uranus at Opposition
26 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 06:53 Moon at Perigee: 358297 km
29 21:57 Moon at Ascending Node
30 02:08 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.066
30 02:11 NEW MOON
May 01 07:59 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
01 15:12 Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
01 19:52 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
02 02:24 Venus 2.4°N of Moon
02 18 Mercury at Perihelion
04 17 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 04:21 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
07 01:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 06 Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
11 19 Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
11 20:06 Moon at Apogee: 405764 km
12 11:08 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
13 19:03 Moon at Descending Node
15 05:39 FULL MOON
16 09:13 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
22 19:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 19 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
25 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E
26 23 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
27 07:43 Moon at Ascending Node
27 12:38 Moon at Perigee: 362061 km
29 10:23 NEW MOON
31 00:42 Mercury 3.1°S of Moon
Jun 01 13:43 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
02 23 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
05 16:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 23 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
08 11:26 Moon at Apogee: 404799 km
08 18:13 Spica 3.7°S of Moon
10 00:48 Moon at Descending Node
12 16:00 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
13 19:37 FULL MOON
14 21 Mars 1.8°N of Saturn
19 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 05:44 Summer Solstice
21 00:44 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 07:32 Saturn 3.8°N of Aldebaran
23 13:23 Moon at Ascending Node
24 04:41 Moon at Perigee: 366989 km
25 03:16 Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
25 22:15 Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
26 08:47 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
26 12:36 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
27 18:58 NEW MOON
28 23:19 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
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Date PST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 02 Mars 0.8°N of Jupiter
01 14:33 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
03 16 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
05 09:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 18 Venus at Aphelion
06 02:04 Spica 3.5°S of Moon
06 05:25 Moon at Apogee: 404112 km
07 04:29 Moon at Descending Node
09 23:57 Antares 1.8°S of Moon
12 15 Mercury 4.2°S of Mars
12 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W
13 07:08 FULL MOON
15 14:30 Venus 1.4°N of Aldebaran
19 10 Venus 2.3°S of Saturn
19 20:58 Moon at Perigee: 369731 km
20 05:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 14:57 Moon at Ascending Node
22 09:56 Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
24 06:10 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
25 01:10 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
27 04:49 NEW MOON
27 19 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 23:17 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
29 18 Mercury at Perihelion
Aug 01 00 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°W
02 10:14 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
03 00:10 Moon at Apogee: 404228 km
03 06:40 Moon at Descending Node
04 03:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 08 Venus 2.9°S of Jupiter
06 08:31 Antares 1.6°S of Moon
08 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 16:51 FULL MOON
12 11 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 22:57 Moon at Perigee: 366169 km
16 15:52 Moon at Ascending Node
18 10:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 15:24 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
20 20:53 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
22 14:32 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
22 16:04 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
25 16:56 NEW MOON
27 01:16 Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
29 18:01 Spica 2.9°S of Moon
30 09:20 Moon at Descending Node
30 18:25 Moon at Apogee: 405090 km
Sep 02 16:49 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
02 20:36 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 01:44 FULL MOON
11 01 Venus 1.8°S of Mars
11 17 Mercury at Aphelion
11 18:40 Moon at Perigee: 361154 km
12 20:20 Moon at Ascending Node
14 21:36 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
16 17:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 20:01 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
19 11:37 Mercury 0.4°S of Spica
20 06:24 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
21 13:10 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
21 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E
21 21:47 Autumnal Equinox
24 07:53 NEW MOON
26 00:58 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
26 13:29 Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
26 13:59 Moon at Descending Node
27 09:42 Moon at Apogee: 406086 km
30 00:05 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
30 03:31 Venus 0.0°N of Regulus
Oct 02 12:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 10:41 FULL MOON
09 10:52 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.880
10 02:18 Moon at Perigee: 357605 km
10 05:33 Moon at Ascending Node
12 06:05 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
16 01:52 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
16 02:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 14:37 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
18 18:45 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
18 20:51 Mars 3.4°S of Moon
20 21:02 Venus 1.8°S of Moon
21 03 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 20:13 Moon at Descending Node
24 01:22 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
24 01:25 NEW MOON
24 16:25 Moon at Apogee: 406530 km
25 17 Mercury at Perihelion
26 02 Venus at Perihelion
27 06:17 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
31 01 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
Nov 01 02:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
01 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W
03 11:53 Mercury 4.0°N of Spica
05 04 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 16:56 Moon at Ascending Node
07 14:11 Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
07 20:02 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.027
07 20:17 FULL MOON
08 16:52 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
12 03 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 09:42 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
13 16:41 Venus 3.5°N of Spica
14 15:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 01:05 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
16 11:29 Mars 2.0°S of Moon
17 10 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 13:21 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
20 02:04 Moon at Descending Node
20 09:57 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
20 17:49 Moon at Apogee: 406318 km
22 20:16 NEW MOON
30 15:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 04 02:06 Moon at Ascending Node
05 00 Saturn at Opposition
06 01:57 Moon at Perigee: 359223 km
06 04:12 Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
07 06:48 FULL MOON
08 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
08 09:20 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
09 19:46 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
10 10 Neptune at Opposition
12 09:20 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
13 23 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 09:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 01:04 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
16 20:09 Spica 2.7°S of Moon
17 05:43 Moon at Descending Node
18 05:24 Moon at Apogee: 405552 km
20 18:51 Antares 1.2°S of Moon
20 19:00 Winter Solstice
20 21:24 Venus 4.4°N of Moon
21 17 Jupiter at Opposition
22 07 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 14:39 NEW MOON
30 01:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 05:54 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
Pacific Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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 | |||
| Pacific Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 03 08:40 | Jan 10 04:52 | Jan 17 09:14 | Jan 25 11:14 |
| Feb 01 21:22 | Feb 08 13:41 | Feb 16 01:56 | Feb 24 07:06 |
| Mar 02 08:11 | Mar 08 23:52 | Mar 16 19:41 | Mar 24 23:08 |
| Mar 31 17:37 | Apr 07 11:42 | Apr 15 13:21 n | Apr 23 10:53 |
| Apr 30 02:11 T | May 07 01:19 | May 15 05:39 | May 22 19:01 |
| May 29 10:23 | Jun 05 16:44 | Jun 13 19:37 | Jun 21 00:44 |
| Jun 27 18:58 | Jul 05 09:38 | Jul 13 07:08 | Jul 20 05:24 |
| Jul 27 04:49 | Aug 04 03:16 | Aug 11 16:51 | Aug 18 10:23 |
| Aug 25 16:56 | Sep 02 20:36 | Sep 10 01:44 | Sep 16 17:00 |
| Sep 24 07:53 | Oct 02 12:41 | Oct 09 10:41 n | Oct 16 02:30 |
| Oct 24 01:25 A | Nov 01 02:56 | Nov 07 20:17 n | Nov 14 15:48 |
| Nov 22 20:16 | Nov 30 15:11 | Dec 07 06:48 | Dec 14 09:15 |
| Dec 22 14:39 | Dec 30 01:29 | - | - |
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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