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