2053 Sky Event Almanac

Central European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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.

2053 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
January - June July - December
Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 02  11:41  Aldebaran 0.7°S of Moon
    03  21     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    03  22:39  Moon at Perigee: 357808 km
    03  23     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
    04  18:46  FULL MOON 
    07  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    07  21:49  Regulus 3.0°N of Moon
    09  22:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  19:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  19:35  Spica 4.4°S of Moon
    12  17:25  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
    16  08:55  Moon at Apogee: 406076 km
    20  00:12  NEW MOON 
    22  14:19  Saturn 3.8°S of Moon
    24  12:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  14:41  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  20:30  Aldebaran 0.6°S of Moon

Feb 01  06:49  Moon at Perigee: 362186 km
    03  05:57  FULL MOON 
    03  09     Mercury 1.0°N of Saturn
    04  08:34  Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
    06  04:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
    08  04:01  Spica 4.7°S of Moon
    09  05:09  Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
    10  01     Mercury at Perihelion 
    10  14:49  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  02:22  Moon at Apogee: 405090 km
    16  17     Venus at Aphelion 
    18  17:31  NEW MOON 
    20  16:44  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  05     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    23  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    23  16:30  Mars 2.4°S of Pleiades
    25  23:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  02:40  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
    28  21:20  Moon at Perigee: 367800 km

Mar 03  18:31  Regulus 2.9°N of Moon
    04  18:09  FULL MOON 
    04  18:20  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.932
    05  13:51  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  13:38  Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
    12  11:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  22:51  Moon at Apogee: 404382 km
    16  12     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    18  04:05  Mercury 2.8°S of Moon
    18  17:16  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
    20  00:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  04:46  Vernal Equinox 
    20  08:07  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.992
    20  08:11  NEW MOON 
    22  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.7°W
    23  09     Uranus at Opposition 
    25  08:05  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
    25  22:13  Moon at Perigee: 369681 km
    25  23     Mercury 0.1°S of Saturn
    26  01     Mercury at Aphelion 
    27  05:50  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  02:09  Regulus 2.9°N of Moon

Apr 01  22:29  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  07:22  FULL MOON 
    04  18:05  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
    09  18:46  Moon at Apogee: 404471 km
    11  07:04  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  07:55  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
    16  09:30  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  14:52  Mercury 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    18  19:48  NEW MOON 
    20  18     Jupiter at Opposition 
    21  14:57  Moon at Perigee: 365050 km
    21  15:01  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
    22  18     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    25  12:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  07:47  Regulus 2.8°N of Moon
    29  03:42  Moon at Ascending Node 

May 01  19:15  Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon
    02  21:25  FULL MOON 
    03  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    05  07     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  11:56  Moon at Apogee: 405235 km
    09  01     Mercury at Perihelion 
    11  00:40  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  21:06  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    13  16:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  18     Mercury 1.5°N of Venus
    18  04:43  NEW MOON 
    19  15:01  Moon at Perigee: 360272 km
    23  05     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    24  13:16  Regulus 2.6°N of Moon
    24  19:04  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  05:21  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  19:58  Jupiter 1.5°S of Moon

Jun 01  12:02  FULL MOON 
    02  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.4°E
    03  23:38  Moon at Apogee: 406060 km
    09  01     Mercury 0.8°S of Venus
    09  01     Venus at Perihelion 
    09  07:11  Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
    09  15:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  19:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  10:46  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
    16  11:51  NEW MOON 
    16  22:48  Moon at Perigee: 357537 km
    17  14:49  Mercury 3.1°N of Moon
    19  08:38  Mars 4.8°N of Moon
    20  20:22  Regulus 2.3°N of Moon
    20  22:03  Summer Solstice 
    22  06:29  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  03:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  18:18  Jupiter 2.3°N of Spica
    24  23:39  Jupiter 1.7°S of Moon
    29  02     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Date     CET   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  03:01  FULL MOON 
    01  03:40  Moon at Apogee: 406396 km
    03  23     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66610 AU
    06  13:35  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    06  14     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01667 AU
    06  20:46  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  02:47  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  20:56  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
    14  12:00  Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    14  13     Venus 0.5°N of Mars
    15  08:11  Moon at Perigee: 357527 km
    15  18:26  NEW MOON 
    17  23:05  Mars 3.2°N of Moon
    18  02:50  Venus 3.5°N of Moon
    18  05:36  Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
    19  10:40  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  22:07  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    20  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°W
    22  08:25  Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
    22  15:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  20:46  Mars 0.6°N of Regulus
    28  07:44  Moon at Apogee: 406073 km
    28  09     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  18:06  FULL MOON 

Aug 02  17:08  Saturn 2.4°S of Moon
    02  23:15  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    07  11:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  05:19  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
    12  15:58  Moon at Perigee: 360223 km
    13  01     Perseid Meteor Shower
    14  01:41  NEW MOON 
    15  14:13  Mars 1.3°N of Moon
    15  18:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    16  21:47  Venus 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    18  22:20  Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
    21  05:27  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  19:27  Moon at Apogee: 405238 km
    29  08:53  FULL MOON 
    29  09:04  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.019
    29  19:48  Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
    30  04:39  Moon at Descending Node 

Sep 03  06     Saturn at Opposition 
    04  00:20  Venus 1.3°N of Spica
    05  11:36  Aldebaran 0.2°S of Moon
    05  18:05  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  16:22  Moon at Perigee: 364934 km
    11  01:57  Regulus 2.1°N of Moon
    12  04:56  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  10:32  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.033
    12  10:36  NEW MOON 
    13  12     Venus 2.3°S of Jupiter
    14  00:29  Mercury 3.4°S of Moon
    15  16:00  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
    17  23     Mercury at Aphelion 
    19  22:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  12:30  Moon at Apogee: 404434 km
    21  18:27  Mercury 0.2°N of Spica
    22  14:05  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  23:39  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    26  12:14  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  22:50  FULL MOON 
    28  08     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    29  09     Venus at Aphelion 
    29  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°E

Oct 02  17:00  Aldebaran 0.3°S of Moon
    05  00:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  11:09  Moon at Perigee: 369576 km
    08  09:54  Regulus 2.0°N of Moon
    09  13:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  21:53  NEW MOON 
    13  11:29  Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
    13  14     Mercury 4.3°S of Jupiter
    16  00:07  Venus 1.1°N of Antares
    16  18     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    19  08:14  Moon at Apogee: 404289 km
    19  17:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  06     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E
    21  17     Orionid Meteor Shower
    23  05:45  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    23  19:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    27  11:38  FULL MOON 
    29  23:36  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
    31  11:02  Moon at Perigee: 368005 km
    31  23     Mercury at Perihelion 

Nov 03  06:37  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  15:40  Regulus 1.9°N of Moon
    05  17:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  18     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    08  10     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    08  21:11  Mercury 1.3°S of Moon
    09  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°W
    10  11:55  NEW MOON 
    12  17     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    16  04:37  Moon at Apogee: 404957 km
    17  23     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  14:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  13:59  Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
    20  00:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  13     Neptune at Opposition 
    25  23:21  FULL MOON 
    26  08:44  Aldebaran 0.5°S of Moon
    28  00:02  Moon at Perigee: 362464 km

Dec 01  21:00  Regulus 1.6°N of Moon
    02  15:04  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    02  17:40  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  01:12  Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
    10  04:40  NEW MOON 
    13  22:20  Moon at Apogee: 405943 km
    14  13     Geminid Meteor Shower
    16  23:37  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    17  01:48  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  23     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    18  10:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  11:09  Winter Solstice 
    22  14:42  Mars 4.4°N of Antares
    22  21     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  19:42  Aldebaran 0.4°S of Moon
    25  10:23  FULL MOON 
    26  07:40  Moon at Perigee: 358032 km
    29  04:21  Regulus 1.4°N of Moon
    29  19:29  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  03     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 

    

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

2053 Phases of the Moon

Central European Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2053 Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 04 18:46 Jan 11 19:09
Jan 20 00:12 Jan 27 14:41 Feb 03 05:57 Feb 10 14:49
Feb 18 17:31 Feb 25 23:09 Mar 04 18:09 n Mar 12 11:21
Mar 20 08:11 A Mar 27 05:50 Apr 03 07:22 Apr 11 07:04
Apr 18 19:48 Apr 25 12:02 May 02 21:25 May 11 00:40
May 18 04:43 May 24 19:04 Jun 01 12:02 Jun 09 15:19
Jun 16 11:51 Jun 23 03:55 Jul 01 03:01 Jul 09 02:47
Jul 15 18:26 Jul 22 15:16 Jul 30 18:06 Aug 07 11:25
Aug 14 01:41 Aug 21 05:27 Aug 29 08:53 n Sep 05 18:05
Sep 12 10:36 T Sep 19 22:29 Sep 27 22:50 Oct 05 00:01
Oct 11 21:53 Oct 19 17:54 Oct 27 11:38 Nov 03 06:37
Nov 10 11:55 Nov 18 14:26 Nov 25 23:21 Dec 02 15:04
Dec 10 04:40 Dec 18 10:11 Dec 25 10:23 -

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: 2051 to 2060

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2051 to 2060 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 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
GMT 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
CET 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
EET 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
MSK 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
GST 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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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