2061 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | ||||||||
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 23:48 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
03 16:50 Moon at Perigee: 364234 km
03 23 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 09 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
05 00:20 Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
06 04:24 FULL MOON
06 16:32 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
09 05:11 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
10 23 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66612 AU
12 20:41 Mars 1.7°N of Moon
13 14:05 Spica 2.4°S of Moon
13 15:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 17:27 Moon at Descending Node
15 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
15 10:29 Moon at Apogee: 404636 km
17 12:34 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
21 17:16 NEW MOON
21 18:24 Saturn 3.8°N of Aldebaran
22 02 Mercury at Perihelion
27 16:07 Moon at Ascending Node
28 20:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 06:39 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
30 16:53 Moon at Perigee: 369564 km
30 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Feb 01 04:21 Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
03 01:49 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
04 17:22 FULL MOON
05 15:00 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
09 19:58 Moon at Descending Node
09 21:04 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
09 22:45 Spica 2.1°S of Moon
12 07:47 Moon at Apogee: 404249 km
12 13:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 20:56 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
15 20 Venus at Aphelion
20 07:31 NEW MOON
23 18:18 Moon at Ascending Node
24 11:19 Moon at Perigee: 368440 km
25 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.8°W
26 12:04 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
27 03:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 09:31 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
Mar 02 08:39 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
04 23:09 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
06 07:54 FULL MOON
07 02 Mercury at Aphelion
09 01:13 Moon at Descending Node
09 05:14 Mars 3.6°N of Moon
09 07:13 Spica 1.9°S of Moon
12 04:00 Moon at Apogee: 404673 km
13 05:08 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
14 01 Venus at Superior Conjunction
14 10:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 04:26 Vernal Equinox
20 09:29 Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
21 19:23 NEW MOON
23 01:31 Moon at Ascending Node
23 23:11 Moon at Perigee: 363081 km
25 18:36 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
28 11:26 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 14:03 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
Apr 01 05:22 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
02 14 Mars at Opposition
04 19:19 Mars 2.4°N of Moon
04 23:47 FULL MOON
04 23:52 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.034
05 08:12 Moon at Descending Node
05 14:38 Spica 1.9°S of Moon
08 20:12 Moon at Apogee: 405543 km
09 12:30 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
10 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 04:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 12:02 Moon at Ascending Node
20 01 Mercury at Perihelion
20 04:55 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.048
20 05:04 NEW MOON
21 05:02 Moon at Perigee: 358852 km
22 03:32 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
22 20 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 20:11 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
26 19:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 10:53 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
30 15:06 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
30 22 Uranus at Opposition
May 01 07:55 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
02 14:29 Moon at Descending Node
02 20:55 Spica 1.9°S of Moon
04 16:13 FULL MOON
05 10 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 04:42 Moon at Apogee: 406209 km
06 18:57 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
07 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.2°E
12 18:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 21:55 Moon at Ascending Node
18 04 Mercury 0.8°N of Venus
19 13:03 NEW MOON
19 14:47 Moon at Perigee: 357187 km
20 19 Venus 1.9°N of Saturn
20 18:54 Venus 3.8°S of Moon
22 01:15 Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon
23 04:25 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
25 17:26 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
26 06:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 13:19 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
29 18:22 Moon at Descending Node
30 02:49 Spica 1.8°S of Moon
31 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Jun 02 06:48 Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
03 00:59 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
03 08:09 FULL MOON
08 05 Venus at Perihelion
08 23 Venus 1.2°N of Jupiter
10 23 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
11 04:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 09 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
13 03:57 Moon at Ascending Node
16 00:47 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
17 00:16 Moon at Perigee: 358371 km
17 20:03 NEW MOON
18 20:56 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
19 14:02 Venus 3.5°S of Moon
19 14:26 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
20 21:33 Summer Solstice
22 01:51 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
22 08:48 Mercury 1.7°N of Aldebaran
24 18:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°W
25 12:04 Mars 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
25 20:11 Moon at Descending Node
26 09:19 Spica 1.6°S of Moon
29 14:19 Moon at Apogee: 405739 km
30 07:15 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 22:52 FULL MOON
04 12 Mercury 0.4°S of Saturn
06 10 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01663 AU
09 12 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
10 05:50 Moon at Ascending Node
10 12:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 09:44 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
15 05:23 Moon at Perigee: 362013 km
17 01 Mercury at Perihelion
17 03:10 NEW MOON
19 11:14 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
19 11:35 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
19 12:27 Venus 2.1°S of Moon
19 19:45 Mars 1.3°N of Spica
22 22:17 Moon at Descending Node
23 17:00 Spica 1.3°S of Moon
23 22:33 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
24 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 10:05 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 04:41 Moon at Apogee: 404826 km
27 14:16 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
28 11 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 12:11 FULL MOON
06 06:43 Moon at Ascending Node
08 18:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 16:28 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
11 21:47 Moon at Perigee: 366956 km
13 03 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 09:49 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
13 11:41 Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
15 11:39 NEW MOON
17 02:05 Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
18 15:12 Venus 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
19 02:56 Moon at Descending Node
20 01:37 Spica 1.1°S of Moon
21 16:20 Mars 1.7°N of Moon
23 03:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 22:03 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
23 22:28 Moon at Apogee: 404229 km
30 00 Mercury at Aphelion
31 00:18 FULL MOON
Sep 02 10:31 Moon at Ascending Node
03 15:51 Venus 1.3°N of Spica
04 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
05 21:56 Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
06 12:37 Moon at Perigee: 369805 km
06 23:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 16:47 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
10 03:56 Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
12 05:37 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
13 22:37 NEW MOON
15 10:16 Moon at Descending Node
15 18:42 Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
16 10:20 Spica 1.0°S of Moon
17 18:47 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
19 14:22 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
20 06:07 Antares 0.1°S of Moon
20 17:48 Moon at Apogee: 404443 km
21 21:44 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 13:31 Autumnal Equinox
28 13 Venus at Aphelion
29 11:32 FULL MOON
29 11:36 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.162
29 18:28 Moon at Ascending Node
30 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
Oct 01 18:30 Mars 3.2°N of Antares
02 15:00 Moon at Perigee: 365993 km
03 04:07 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
06 04:57 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 22:15 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
07 17:09 Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
09 12:05 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
12 02:10 Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
12 18:05 Moon at Descending Node
13 00 Mercury at Perihelion
13 12:30 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.947
13 12:41 NEW MOON
15 23:21 Venus 1.0°N of Antares
16 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
17 13:50 Antares 0.1°S of Moon
17 17:46 Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
17 20 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E
18 13:00 Moon at Apogee: 405366 km
18 14:41 Mars 3.6°N of Moon
21 16:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 20 Orionid Meteor Shower
27 04:38 Moon at Ascending Node
28 22:12 FULL MOON
30 12:28 Moon at Perigee: 360686 km
30 12:42 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
Nov 03 04:12 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
04 03:39 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
04 12:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 08 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
05 17:34 Regulus 3.2°S of Moon
05 20 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 23:37 Moon at Descending Node
10 00:45 Spica 1.0°S of Moon
12 05:40 NEW MOON
12 19 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 20:45 Antares 0.1°S of Moon
15 04:30 Moon at Apogee: 406329 km
16 02:49 Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
16 16:14 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
18 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
18 02 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 10:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 13:10 Moon at Ascending Node
26 23:36 Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
27 08:32 FULL MOON
27 21:57 Moon at Perigee: 357101 km
30 12:32 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
Dec 01 12:17 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
03 00:03 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
04 00:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 01:40 Moon at Descending Node
07 06:33 Spica 0.8°S of Moon
12 00:32 NEW MOON
12 09:27 Moon at Apogee: 406709 km
13 06 Neptune at Opposition
14 15 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 18:36 Mars 3.3°N of Moon
17 08 Mercury 2.7°S of Venus
19 13 Saturn at Opposition
20 01:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 07 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38120 AU
20 17:02 Moon at Ascending Node
21 10:49 Winter Solstice
22 23 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 10:56 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
26 10:56 Moon at Perigee: 356616 km
26 18:53 FULL MOON
27 16 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
27 23:21 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
28 19:41 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
29 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.7°E
30 09:00 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
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 06 04:24 | Jan 13 15:57 |
| Jan 21 17:16 | Jan 28 20:10 | Feb 04 17:22 | Feb 12 13:52 |
| Feb 20 07:31 | Feb 27 03:51 | Mar 06 07:54 | Mar 14 10:31 |
| Mar 21 19:23 | Mar 28 11:26 | Apr 04 23:47 t | Apr 13 04:10 |
| Apr 20 05:04 T | Apr 26 19:55 | May 04 16:13 | May 12 18:10 |
| May 19 13:03 | May 26 06:12 | Jun 03 08:09 | Jun 11 04:42 |
| Jun 17 20:03 | Jun 24 18:54 | Jul 02 22:52 | Jul 10 12:23 |
| Jul 17 03:10 | Jul 24 10:05 | Aug 01 12:11 | Aug 08 18:09 |
| Aug 15 11:39 | Aug 23 03:18 | Aug 31 00:18 | Sep 06 23:12 |
| Sep 13 22:37 | Sep 21 21:44 | Sep 29 11:32 t | Oct 06 04:57 |
| Oct 13 12:41 A | Oct 21 16:24 | Oct 28 22:12 | Nov 04 12:53 |
| Nov 12 05:40 | Nov 20 10:11 | Nov 27 08:32 | Dec 04 00:12 |
| Dec 12 00:32 | Dec 20 01:58 | Dec 26 18:53 | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2061 to 2070 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| GMT | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| CET | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| EET | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| MSK | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
| GST | 2061 | 2062 | 2063 | 2064 | 2065 | 2066 | 2067 | 2068 | 2069 | 2070 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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