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
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

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

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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

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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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