2061 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2061 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 07:18 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
04 00:20 Moon at Perigee: 364234 km
04 06 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 16 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
05 07:50 Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
06 11:54 FULL MOON
07 00:02 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
09 12:41 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
11 06 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66612 AU
13 04:11 Mars 1.7°N of Moon
13 21:35 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
13 23:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 00:57 Moon at Descending Node
15 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
15 17:59 Moon at Apogee: 404636 km
17 20:04 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
22 00:46 NEW MOON
22 01:54 Saturn 3.8°N of Aldebaran
22 09 Mercury at Perihelion
27 23:37 Moon at Ascending Node
29 03:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 14:09 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
31 00:23 Moon at Perigee: 369564 km
31 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Feb 01 11:51 Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
03 09:19 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
05 00:52 FULL MOON
05 22:30 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
10 03:28 Moon at Descending Node
10 04:34 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
10 06:15 Spica 2.1°S of Moon
12 15:17 Moon at Apogee: 404249 km
12 21:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 04:26 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
16 03 Venus at Aphelion
20 15:01 NEW MOON
24 01:48 Moon at Ascending Node
24 18:49 Moon at Perigee: 368440 km
25 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.8°W
26 19:34 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
27 11:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 17:01 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
Mar 02 16:09 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
05 06:39 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
06 15:24 FULL MOON
07 09 Mercury at Aphelion
09 08:43 Moon at Descending Node
09 12:44 Mars 3.6°N of Moon
09 14:43 Spica 1.9°S of Moon
12 11:30 Moon at Apogee: 404673 km
13 12:38 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
14 09 Venus at Superior Conjunction
14 18:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 11:56 Vernal Equinox
20 16:59 Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
22 02:53 NEW MOON
23 09:01 Moon at Ascending Node
24 06:41 Moon at Perigee: 363081 km
26 02:06 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
28 18:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 21:33 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
Apr 01 12:52 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
02 22 Mars at Opposition
05 02:49 Mars 2.4°N of Moon
05 07:17 FULL MOON
05 07:22 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.034
05 15:42 Moon at Descending Node
05 22:08 Spica 1.9°S of Moon
09 03:42 Moon at Apogee: 405543 km
09 20:00 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
10 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 11:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 19:32 Moon at Ascending Node
20 08 Mercury at Perihelion
20 12:25 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.048
20 12:34 NEW MOON
21 12:32 Moon at Perigee: 358852 km
22 11:02 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
23 04 Lyrid Meteor Shower
26 03:41 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
27 03:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 18:23 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
30 22:36 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
May 01 05 Uranus at Opposition
01 15:25 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
02 21:59 Moon at Descending Node
03 04:25 Spica 1.9°S of Moon
04 23:43 FULL MOON
05 17 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 12:12 Moon at Apogee: 406209 km
07 02:27 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
07 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.2°E
13 01:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 05:25 Moon at Ascending Node
18 11 Mercury 0.8°N of Venus
19 20:33 NEW MOON
19 22:17 Moon at Perigee: 357187 km
21 02 Venus 1.9°N of Saturn
21 02:24 Venus 3.8°S of Moon
22 08:45 Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon
23 11:55 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
26 00:56 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
26 13:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 20:49 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
30 01:52 Moon at Descending Node
30 10:19 Spica 1.8°S of Moon
31 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Jun 02 14:18 Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
03 08:29 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
03 15:39 FULL MOON
08 12 Venus at Perihelion
09 06 Venus 1.2°N of Jupiter
11 06 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
11 12:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 16 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
13 11:27 Moon at Ascending Node
16 08:17 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
17 07:46 Moon at Perigee: 358371 km
18 03:33 NEW MOON
19 04:26 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
19 21:32 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
19 21:56 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
21 05:03 Summer Solstice
22 09:21 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
22 16:18 Mercury 1.7°N of Aldebaran
25 02:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°W
25 19:34 Mars 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
26 03:41 Moon at Descending Node
26 16:49 Spica 1.6°S of Moon
29 21:49 Moon at Apogee: 405739 km
30 14:45 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 03 06:22 FULL MOON
04 20 Mercury 0.4°S of Saturn
06 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01663 AU
09 19 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
10 13:20 Moon at Ascending Node
10 19:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 17:14 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
15 12:53 Moon at Perigee: 362013 km
17 08 Mercury at Perihelion
17 10:40 NEW MOON
19 18:44 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
19 19:05 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
19 19:57 Venus 2.1°S of Moon
20 03:15 Mars 1.3°N of Spica
23 05:47 Moon at Descending Node
24 00:30 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
24 06:03 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
24 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 17:35 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 12:11 Moon at Apogee: 404826 km
27 21:46 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
28 19 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 19:41 FULL MOON
06 14:13 Moon at Ascending Node
09 01:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 23:58 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
12 05:17 Moon at Perigee: 366956 km
13 11 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 17:19 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
13 19:11 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
15 19:09 NEW MOON
17 09:35 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
18 22:42 Venus 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
19 10:26 Moon at Descending Node
20 09:07 Spica 1.1°S of Moon
21 23:50 Mars 1.7°N of Moon
23 10:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 05:33 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
24 05:58 Moon at Apogee: 404229 km
30 07 Mercury at Aphelion
31 07:48 FULL MOON
Sep 02 18:01 Moon at Ascending Node
03 23:21 Venus 1.3°N of Spica
05 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
06 05:26 Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
06 20:07 Moon at Perigee: 369805 km
07 06:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 00:17 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
10 11:26 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
12 13:07 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
14 06:07 NEW MOON
15 17:46 Moon at Descending Node
16 02:12 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
16 17:50 Spica 1.0°S of Moon
18 02:17 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
19 21:52 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
20 13:37 Antares 0.1°S of Moon
21 01:18 Moon at Apogee: 404443 km
22 05:14 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 21:01 Autumnal Equinox
28 20 Venus at Aphelion
29 19:02 FULL MOON
29 19:06 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.162
30 01:58 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 01 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
02 02:00 Mars 3.2°N of Antares
02 22:30 Moon at Perigee: 365993 km
03 11:37 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
06 12:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 05:45 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
08 00:39 Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
09 19:35 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
12 09:40 Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
13 01:35 Moon at Descending Node
13 07 Mercury at Perihelion
13 20:00 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.947
13 20:11 NEW MOON
16 06:51 Venus 1.0°N of Antares
16 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
17 21:20 Antares 0.1°S of Moon
18 01:16 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
18 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E
18 20:30 Moon at Apogee: 405366 km
18 22:11 Mars 3.6°N of Moon
21 23:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 03 Orionid Meteor Shower
27 12:08 Moon at Ascending Node
29 05:42 FULL MOON
30 19:58 Moon at Perigee: 360686 km
30 20:12 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
Nov 03 11:42 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
04 11:09 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
04 20:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 15 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
06 01:04 Regulus 3.2°S of Moon
06 04 S Taurid Meteor Shower
09 07:07 Moon at Descending Node
10 08:15 Spica 1.0°S of Moon
12 13:10 NEW MOON
13 03 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 04:15 Antares 0.1°S of Moon
15 12:00 Moon at Apogee: 406329 km
16 10:19 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
16 23:44 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
18 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 09 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 17:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 20:40 Moon at Ascending Node
27 07:06 Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
27 16:02 FULL MOON
28 05:27 Moon at Perigee: 357101 km
30 20:02 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
Dec 01 19:47 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
03 07:33 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
04 07:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 09:10 Moon at Descending Node
07 14:03 Spica 0.8°S of Moon
12 08:02 NEW MOON
12 16:57 Moon at Apogee: 406709 km
13 14 Neptune at Opposition
14 22 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 02:06 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
17 16 Mercury 2.7°S of Venus
19 21 Saturn at Opposition
20 09:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 14 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38120 AU
21 00:32 Moon at Ascending Node
21 18:19 Winter Solstice
23 07 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 18:26 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
26 18:26 Moon at Perigee: 356616 km
27 02:23 FULL MOON
28 00 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
28 06:51 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
29 03:11 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
29 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.7°E
30 16:30 Regulus 2.7°S of 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
2061 Phases of the Moon
Australian Central Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.
| 2061 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 06 11:54 | Jan 13 23:27 |
| Jan 22 00:46 | Jan 29 03:40 | Feb 05 00:52 | Feb 12 21:22 |
| Feb 20 15:01 | Feb 27 11:21 | Mar 06 15:24 | Mar 14 18:01 |
| Mar 22 02:53 | Mar 28 18:56 | Apr 05 07:17 t | Apr 13 11:40 |
| Apr 20 12:34 T | Apr 27 03:25 | May 04 23:43 | May 13 01:40 |
| May 19 20:33 | May 26 13:42 | Jun 03 15:39 | Jun 11 12:12 |
| Jun 18 03:33 | Jun 25 02:24 | Jul 03 06:22 | Jul 10 19:53 |
| Jul 17 10:40 | Jul 24 17:35 | Aug 01 19:41 | Aug 09 01:39 |
| Aug 15 19:09 | Aug 23 10:48 | Aug 31 07:48 | Sep 07 06:42 |
| Sep 14 06:07 | Sep 22 05:14 | Sep 29 19:02 t | Oct 06 12:27 |
| Oct 13 20:11 A | Oct 21 23:54 | Oct 29 05:42 | Nov 04 20:23 |
| Nov 12 13:10 | Nov 20 17:41 | Nov 27 16:02 | Dec 04 07:42 |
| Dec 12 08:02 | Dec 20 09:28 | Dec 27 02:23 | - |
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: 2061 to 2070
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2061 to 2070 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 | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| IST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| BST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| ICT | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| AWST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| JST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| ACT | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| AEST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| NCT | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| NZST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
- 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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