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