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
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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
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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
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 | |||||
- 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 |
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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