2061 Sky Event Almanac

Greenwich Mean Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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
Greenwich Mean Time
January - June July - December
Date     GMT   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 02  21:48  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
    03  14:50  Moon at Perigee: 364234 km
    03  21     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  07     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
    04  22:20  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
    06  02:24  FULL MOON 
    06  14:32  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    09  03:11  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    10  21     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66612 AU
    12  18:41  Mars 1.7°N of Moon
    13  12:05  Spica 2.4°S of Moon
    13  13:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  15:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
    15  08:29  Moon at Apogee: 404636 km
    17  10:34  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    21  15:16  NEW MOON 
    21  16:24  Saturn 3.8°N of Aldebaran
    22  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    27  14:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  18:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  04:39  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    30  14:53  Moon at Perigee: 369564 km
    30  19     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Feb 01  02:21  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
    02  23:49  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    04  15:22  FULL MOON 
    05  13:00  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
    09  17:58  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  19:04  Mars 3.1°N of Moon
    09  20:45  Spica 2.1°S of Moon
    12  05:47  Moon at Apogee: 404249 km
    12  11:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  18:56  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    15  18     Venus at Aphelion 
    20  05:31  NEW MOON 
    23  16:18  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  09:19  Moon at Perigee: 368440 km
    24  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.8°W
    26  10:04  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    27  01:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  07:31  Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon

Mar 02  06:39  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    04  21:09  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    06  05:54  FULL MOON 
    07  00     Mercury at Aphelion 
    08  23:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  03:14  Mars 3.6°N of Moon
    09  05:13  Spica 1.9°S of Moon
    12  02:00  Moon at Apogee: 404673 km
    13  03:08  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    13  23     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    14  08:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  02:26  Vernal Equinox 
    20  07:29  Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    21  17:23  NEW MOON 
    22  23:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  21:11  Moon at Perigee: 363081 km
    25  16:36  Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
    28  09:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  12:03  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon

Apr 01  03:22  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    02  12     Mars at Opposition 
    04  17:19  Mars 2.4°N of Moon
    04  21:47  FULL MOON 
    04  21:52  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.034
    05  06:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  12:38  Spica 1.9°S of Moon
    08  18:12  Moon at Apogee: 405543 km
    09  10:30  Antares 0.5°S of Moon
    10  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  02:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  10:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    20  02:55  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.048
    20  03:04  NEW MOON 
    21  03:02  Moon at Perigee: 358852 km
    22  01:32  Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
    22  18     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    25  18:11  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    26  17:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  08:53  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    30  13:06  Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
    30  20     Uranus at Opposition 

May 01  05:55  Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    02  12:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    02  18:55  Spica 1.9°S of Moon
    04  14:13  FULL MOON 
    05  08     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  02:42  Moon at Apogee: 406209 km
    06  16:57  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    07  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.2°E
    12  16:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    16  19:55  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  02     Mercury 0.8°N of Venus
    19  11:03  NEW MOON 
    19  12:47  Moon at Perigee: 357187 km
    20  17     Venus 1.9°N of Saturn
    20  16:54  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    21  23:15  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon
    23  02:25  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    25  15:26  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
    26  04:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  11:19  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    29  16:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  00:49  Spica 1.8°S of Moon
    31  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Jun 02  04:48  Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
    02  22:59  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    03  06:09  FULL MOON 
    08  03     Venus at Perihelion 
    08  21     Venus 1.2°N of Jupiter
    10  21     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    11  02:42  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  07     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    13  01:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  22:47  Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
    16  22:16  Moon at Perigee: 358371 km
    17  18:03  NEW MOON 
    18  18:56  Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
    19  12:02  Venus 3.5°S of Moon
    19  12:26  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    20  19:33  Summer Solstice 
    21  23:51  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
    22  06:48  Mercury 1.7°N of Aldebaran
    24  16:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°W
    25  10:04  Mars 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    25  18:11  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  07:19  Spica 1.6°S of Moon
    29  12:19  Moon at Apogee: 405739 km
    30  05:15  Antares 0.6°S of Moon

Date     GMT   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  20:52  FULL MOON 
    04  10     Mercury 0.4°S of Saturn
    06  08     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01663 AU
    09  10     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    10  03:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  10:23  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  07:44  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    15  03:23  Moon at Perigee: 362013 km
    16  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    17  01:10  NEW MOON 
    19  09:14  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    19  09:35  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    19  10:27  Venus 2.1°S of Moon
    19  17:45  Mars 1.3°N of Spica
    22  20:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  15:00  Spica 1.3°S of Moon
    23  20:33  Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    24  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    24  08:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  02:41  Moon at Apogee: 404826 km
    27  12:16  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    28  09     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower

Aug 01  10:11  FULL MOON 
    06  04:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  16:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  14:28  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
    11  19:47  Moon at Perigee: 366956 km
    13  01     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  07:49  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    13  09:41  Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
    15  09:39  NEW MOON 
    17  00:05  Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
    18  13:12  Venus 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  00:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  23:37  Spica 1.1°S of Moon
    21  14:20  Mars 1.7°N of Moon
    23  01:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  20:03  Antares 0.2°S of Moon
    23  20:28  Moon at Apogee: 404229 km
    29  22     Mercury at Aphelion 
    30  22:18  FULL MOON 

Sep 02  08:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  13:51  Venus 1.3°N of Spica
    04  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
    05  19:56  Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
    06  10:37  Moon at Perigee: 369805 km
    06  21:12  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  14:47  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    10  01:56  Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
    12  03:37  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    13  20:37  NEW MOON 
    15  08:16  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  16:42  Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
    16  08:20  Spica 1.0°S of Moon
    17  16:47  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  12:22  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
    20  04:07  Antares 0.1°S of Moon
    20  15:48  Moon at Apogee: 404443 km
    21  19:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  11:31  Autumnal Equinox 
    28  11     Venus at Aphelion 
    29  09:32  FULL MOON 
    29  09:36  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.162
    29  16:28  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Oct 01  16:30  Mars 3.2°N of Antares
    02  13:00  Moon at Perigee: 365993 km
    03  02:07  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
    06  02:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  20:15  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    07  15:09  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
    09  10:05  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    12  00:10  Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    12  16:05  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  22     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  10:30  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.947
    13  10:41  NEW MOON 
    15  21:21  Venus 1.0°N of Antares
    16  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
    17  11:50  Antares 0.1°S of Moon
    17  15:46  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    17  18     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E
    18  11:00  Moon at Apogee: 405366 km
    18  12:41  Mars 3.6°N of Moon
    21  14:24  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  18     Orionid Meteor Shower
    27  02:38  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  20:12  FULL MOON 
    30  10:28  Moon at Perigee: 360686 km
    30  10:42  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon

Nov 03  02:12  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    04  01:39  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
    04  10:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  06     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    05  15:34  Regulus 3.2°S of Moon
    05  18     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    08  21:37  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  22:45  Spica 1.0°S of Moon
    12  03:40  NEW MOON 
    12  17     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  18:45  Antares 0.1°S of Moon
    15  02:30  Moon at Apogee: 406329 km
    16  00:49  Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    16  14:14  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    17  22     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    18  00     Leonid Meteor Shower
    20  08:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  11:10  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  21:36  Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
    27  06:32  FULL MOON 
    27  19:57  Moon at Perigee: 357101 km
    30  10:32  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon

Dec 01  10:17  Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
    02  22:03  Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
    03  22:12  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  23:40  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  04:33  Spica 0.8°S of Moon
    11  22:32  NEW MOON 
    12  07:27  Moon at Apogee: 406709 km
    13  04     Neptune at Opposition 
    14  13     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  16:36  Mars 3.3°N of Moon
    17  06     Mercury 2.7°S of Venus
    19  11     Saturn at Opposition 
    19  23:58  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  05     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38120 AU
    20  15:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    21  08:49  Winter Solstice 
    22  21     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  08:56  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
    26  08:56  Moon at Perigee: 356616 km
    26  16:53  FULL MOON 
    27  14     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    27  21:21  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    28  17:41  Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
    29  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.7°E
    30  07:00  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

Greenwich Mean Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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
Greenwich Mean Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 06 02:24 Jan 13 13:57
Jan 21 15:16 Jan 28 18:10 Feb 04 15:22 Feb 12 11:52
Feb 20 05:31 Feb 27 01:51 Mar 06 05:54 Mar 14 08:31
Mar 21 17:23 Mar 28 09:26 Apr 04 21:47 t Apr 13 02:10
Apr 20 03:04 T Apr 26 17:55 May 04 14:13 May 12 16:10
May 19 11:03 May 26 04:12 Jun 03 06:09 Jun 11 02:42
Jun 17 18:03 Jun 24 16:54 Jul 02 20:52 Jul 10 10:23
Jul 17 01:10 Jul 24 08:05 Aug 01 10:11 Aug 08 16:09
Aug 15 09:39 Aug 23 01:18 Aug 30 22:18 Sep 06 21:12
Sep 13 20:37 Sep 21 19:44 Sep 29 09:32 t Oct 06 02:57
Oct 13 10:41 A Oct 21 14:24 Oct 28 20:12 Nov 04 10:53
Nov 12 03:40 Nov 20 08:11 Nov 27 06:32 Dec 03 22:12
Dec 11 22:32 Dec 19 23:58 Dec 26 16:53 -

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

Europe, Africa, and the Middle East

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2061 to 2070 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 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
GMT 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
CET 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
EET 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
MSK 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
GST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

        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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