2060 Sky Event Almanac

Australian Central Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.

2060 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Central Time
January - June July - December
Date     ACT   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  13:28  Antares 2.6°S of Moon
    04  02:10  NEW MOON 
    05  00     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    05  08     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98335 AU
    05  14:17  Mars 4.0°N of Moon
    06  22:03  Venus 3.5°N of Moon
    08  11:12  Moon at Perigee: 368882 km
    10  22:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    12  17:34  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  04:38  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    13  13:59  Saturn 3.2°S of Moon
    13  18:12  Pleiades 2.9°N of Moon
    17  19:46  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    18  02:44  FULL MOON 
    24  02:07  Moon at Apogee: 404707 km
    25  01:52  Spica 4.2°S of Moon
    25  09     Mercury 0.1°S of Mars
    26  04:44  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    26  20:36  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  23:00  Antares 2.4°S of Moon

Feb 02  00     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.4°E
    02  14:52  NEW MOON 
    02  17     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38146 AU
    04  20:09  Moon at Perigee: 363348 km
    05  12     Mercury at Perihelion 
    05  16:02  Venus 3.4°N of Moon
    08  17:45  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  07:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  11:50  Jupiter 1.8°S of Moon
    09  19:22  Saturn 3.4°S of Moon
    09  23:40  Pleiades 2.7°N of Moon
    14  02:31  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    16  19:26  FULL MOON 
    17  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    20  19:36  Moon at Apogee: 405550 km
    21  09:30  Spica 3.9°S of Moon
    22  22:08  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  00:36  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  07:44  Antares 2.1°S of Moon

Mar 03  01:41  NEW MOON 
    04  02:29  Moon at Perigee: 358816 km
    06  06:53  Venus 3.0°N of Moon
    06  20:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  00:08  Jupiter 2.2°S of Moon
    08  04:09  Saturn 3.6°S of Moon
    08  06:06  Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
    09  17:22  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    12  08:01  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    13  11     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.3°E
    14  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.6°W
    16  02     Venus at Perihelion 
    17  13:11  FULL MOON 
    19  04:29  Moon at Apogee: 406197 km
    19  16:10  Spica 3.8°S of Moon
    20  06:07  Vernal Equinox 
    20  12     Mercury at Aphelion 
    21  00:51  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  14:52  Antares 1.9°S of Moon
    25  16:38  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  18:56  Mercury 1.9°N of Moon
    31  18     Jupiter 1.1°N of Saturn

Apr 01  11:07  NEW MOON 
    01  13:41  Moon at Perigee: 357029 km
    03  04:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  06:39  Jupiter 4.6°S of Pleiades
    04  13:22  Venus 2.8°N of Moon
    04  14:56  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
    04  17:03  Saturn 3.9°S of Moon
    04  17:16  Jupiter 2.7°S of Moon
    05  13:47  Venus 0.5°N of Pleiades
    06  12     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    08  05:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  14:03  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    15  05:32  Moon at Apogee: 406305 km
    15  22:18  Spica 3.8°S of Moon
    16  06:51  FULL MOON 
    16  07:05  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.767
    17  06:03  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  20:49  Antares 1.8°S of Moon
    22  22     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    24  04:23  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    26  05     Uranus at Opposition 
    26  17     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    30  00:23  Moon at Perigee: 358297 km
    30  15:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  19:38  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.066
    30  19:41  NEW MOON 

May 02  01:29  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
    02  08:42  Saturn 4.1°S of Moon
    02  13:22  Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
    02  19:54  Venus 2.4°N of Moon
    03  11     Mercury at Perihelion 
    05  11     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    05  21:51  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    07  18:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    11  23     Mercury 2.6°N of Jupiter
    12  12     Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
    12  13:36  Moon at Apogee: 405764 km
    13  04:38  Spica 3.8°S of Moon
    14  12:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  23:09  FULL MOON 
    17  02:43  Antares 1.9°S of Moon
    23  12:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  13     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    25  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°E
    27  16     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    28  01:13  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  06:08  Moon at Perigee: 362061 km
    30  03:53  NEW MOON 
    31  18:12  Mercury 3.1°S of Moon

Jun 02  07:13  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    03  16     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    06  10:14  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    08  16     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    09  04:56  Moon at Apogee: 404799 km
    09  11:43  Spica 3.7°S of Moon
    10  18:18  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  09:30  Antares 1.9°S of Moon
    14  13:07  FULL MOON 
    15  15     Mars 1.8°N of Saturn
    20  15     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    20  23:14  Summer Solstice 
    21  18:14  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    24  01:02  Saturn 3.8°N of Aldebaran
    24  06:53  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  22:11  Moon at Perigee: 366989 km
    25  20:46  Pleiades 2.2°N of Moon
    26  15:45  Saturn 4.6°S of Moon
    27  02:17  Mars 3.0°S of Moon
    27  06:06  Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
    28  12:28  NEW MOON 
    29  16:49  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon

Date     ACT   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  19     Mars 0.8°N of Jupiter
    02  08:03  Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
    04  09     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01668 AU
    06  03:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  11     Venus at Aphelion 
    06  19:34  Spica 3.5°S of Moon
    06  22:55  Moon at Apogee: 404112 km
    07  21:59  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  17:27  Antares 1.8°S of Moon
    13  09     Mercury 4.2°S of Mars
    13  09     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°W
    14  00:38  FULL MOON 
    16  08:00  Venus 1.4°N of Aldebaran
    20  03     Venus 2.3°S of Saturn
    20  14:28  Moon at Perigee: 369731 km
    20  22:54  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  08:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  03:26  Pleiades 2.0°N of Moon
    24  23:40  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
    25  18:40  Mars 3.9°S of Moon
    27  22:19  NEW MOON 
    28  13     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    29  16:47  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
    30  11     Mercury at Perihelion 

Aug 01  17     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.7°W
    03  03:44  Spica 3.2°S of Moon
    03  17:40  Moon at Apogee: 404228 km
    04  00:10  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  20:46  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  02     Venus 2.9°S of Jupiter
    07  02:01  Antares 1.6°S of Moon
    09  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    12  10:21  FULL MOON 
    13  05     Perseid Meteor Shower
    15  16:27  Moon at Perigee: 366169 km
    17  09:22  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  03:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  08:54  Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
    21  14:23  Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
    23  08:02  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    23  09:34  Mars 4.2°S of Moon
    26  10:26  NEW MOON 
    27  18:46  Mercury 2.9°S of Moon
    30  11:31  Spica 2.9°S of Moon
    31  02:50  Moon at Descending Node 
    31  11:55  Moon at Apogee: 405090 km

Sep 03  10:19  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    03  14:06  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  19:14  FULL MOON 
    11  19     Venus 1.8°S of Mars
    12  10     Mercury at Aphelion 
    12  12:10  Moon at Perigee: 361154 km
    13  13:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  15:06  Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
    17  10:30  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  13:31  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    20  05:07  Mercury 0.4°S of Spica
    20  23:54  Mars 4.1°S of Moon
    22  06:40  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    22  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°E
    22  15:17  Autumnal Equinox 
    25  01:23  NEW MOON 
    26  18:28  Spica 2.8°S of Moon
    27  06:59  Mercury 3.5°S of Moon
    27  07:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  03:12  Moon at Apogee: 406086 km
    30  17:35  Antares 1.2°S of Moon
    30  21:01  Venus 0.0°N of Regulus

Oct 03  06:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  04:11  FULL MOON 
    10  04:22  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.880
    10  19:48  Moon at Perigee: 357605 km
    10  23:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    12  23:35  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
    16  19:22  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
    16  20:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  11     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    18  08:07  Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
    19  12:15  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    19  14:21  Mars 3.4°S of Moon
    21  14:32  Venus 1.8°S of Moon
    21  21     Orionid Meteor Shower
    24  13:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  18:52  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
    24  18:55  NEW MOON 
    25  09:55  Moon at Apogee: 406530 km
    26  10     Mercury at Perihelion 
    26  19     Venus at Perihelion 
    27  23:47  Antares 1.2°S of Moon
    31  18     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 

Nov 01  20:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    02  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°W
    04  05:23  Mercury 4.0°N of Spica
    05  21     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    07  10:26  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  07:41  Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
    08  13:32  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.027
    08  13:47  FULL MOON 
    09  10:22  Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
    12  21     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  03:12  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    14  10:11  Venus 3.5°N of Spica
    15  09:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  18:35  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    17  04:59  Mars 2.0°S of Moon
    18  03     Leonid Meteor Shower
    20  06:51  Spica 2.8°S of Moon
    20  19:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  03:27  Venus 2.2°N of Moon
    21  11:19  Moon at Apogee: 406318 km
    23  13:46  NEW MOON 

Dec 01  08:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    04  19:36  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  17     Saturn at Opposition 
    06  19:27  Moon at Perigee: 359223 km
    06  21:42  Pleiades 1.5°N of Moon
    08  00:18  FULL MOON 
    09  03     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    09  02:50  Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
    10  13:16  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    11  03     Neptune at Opposition 
    13  02:50  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    14  16     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  02:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  18:34  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    17  13:39  Spica 2.7°S of Moon
    17  23:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    18  22:54  Moon at Apogee: 405552 km
    21  12:21  Antares 1.2°S of Moon
    21  12:30  Winter Solstice 
    21  14:54  Venus 4.4°N of Moon
    22  11     Jupiter at Opposition 
    23  01     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  08:09  NEW MOON 
    30  18:59  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  23:24  Moon at Ascending Node 

    

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

2060 Phases of the Moon

Australian Central Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Central Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9.5 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.

2060 Phases of the Moon
Australian Central Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 04 02:10 Jan 10 22:22 Jan 18 02:44 Jan 26 04:44
Feb 02 14:52 Feb 09 07:11 Feb 16 19:26 Feb 25 00:36
Mar 03 01:41 Mar 09 17:22 Mar 17 13:11 Mar 25 16:38
Apr 01 11:07 Apr 08 05:12 Apr 16 06:51 n Apr 24 04:23
Apr 30 19:41 T May 07 18:49 May 15 23:09 May 23 12:31
May 30 03:53 Jun 06 10:14 Jun 14 13:07 Jun 21 18:14
Jun 28 12:28 Jul 06 03:08 Jul 14 00:38 Jul 20 22:54
Jul 27 22:19 Aug 04 20:46 Aug 12 10:21 Aug 19 03:53
Aug 26 10:26 Sep 03 14:06 Sep 10 19:14 Sep 17 10:30
Sep 25 01:23 Oct 03 06:11 Oct 10 04:11 n Oct 16 20:00
Oct 24 18:55 A Nov 01 20:26 Nov 08 13:47 n Nov 15 09:18
Nov 23 13:46 Dec 01 08:41 Dec 08 00:18 Dec 15 02:45
Dec 23 08:09 Dec 30 18:59 --

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

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2051 to 2060 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania
PKT 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
IST 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
BST 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
ICT 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
AWST 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
JST 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
ACT 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
AEST 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
NCT 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060
NZST 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
        • IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
        • BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
        • ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
        • AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
        • JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
        • ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
        • AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
        • NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
        • NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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