2061 Sky Event Almanac

Japan Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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
Japan Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     JST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 03  06:48  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
    03  23:50  Moon at Perigee: 364234 km
    04  06     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  16     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
    05  07:20  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
    06  11:24  FULL MOON 
    06  23:32  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    09  12:11  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    11  06     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66612 AU
    13  03:41  Mars 1.7°N of Moon
    13  21:05  Spica 2.4°S of Moon
    13  22:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  00:27  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
    15  17:29  Moon at Apogee: 404636 km
    17  19:34  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    22  00:16  NEW MOON 
    22  01:24  Saturn 3.8°N of Aldebaran
    22  09     Mercury at Perihelion 
    27  23:07  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  03:10  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  13:39  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    30  23:53  Moon at Perigee: 369564 km
    31  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Feb 01  11:21  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
    03  08:49  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    05  00:22  FULL MOON 
    05  22:00  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
    10  02:58  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  04:04  Mars 3.1°N of Moon
    10  05:45  Spica 2.1°S of Moon
    12  14:47  Moon at Apogee: 404249 km
    12  20:52  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  03:56  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    16  03     Venus at Aphelion 
    20  14:31  NEW MOON 
    24  01:18  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  18:19  Moon at Perigee: 368440 km
    25  07     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.8°W
    26  19:04  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    27  10:51  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  16:31  Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon

Mar 02  15:39  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    05  06:09  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    06  14:54  FULL MOON 
    07  09     Mercury at Aphelion 
    09  08:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    09  12:14  Mars 3.6°N of Moon
    09  14:13  Spica 1.9°S of Moon
    12  11:00  Moon at Apogee: 404673 km
    13  12:08  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    14  08     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    14  17:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  11:26  Vernal Equinox 
    20  16:29  Mercury 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    22  02:23  NEW MOON 
    23  08:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    24  06:11  Moon at Perigee: 363081 km
    26  01:36  Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
    28  18:26  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  21:03  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon

Apr 01  12:22  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    02  21     Mars at Opposition 
    05  02:19  Mars 2.4°N of Moon
    05  06:47  FULL MOON 
    05  06:52  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.034
    05  15:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    05  21:38  Spica 1.9°S of Moon
    09  03:12  Moon at Apogee: 405543 km
    09  19:30  Antares 0.5°S of Moon
    10  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  11:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  19:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  08     Mercury at Perihelion 
    20  11:55  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.048
    20  12:04  NEW MOON 
    21  12:02  Moon at Perigee: 358852 km
    22  10:32  Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
    23  03     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    26  03:11  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    27  02:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  17:53  Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
    30  22:06  Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades

May 01  05     Uranus at Opposition 
    01  14:55  Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    02  21:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  03:55  Spica 1.9°S of Moon
    04  23:13  FULL MOON 
    05  17     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  11:42  Moon at Apogee: 406209 km
    07  01:57  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    07  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.2°E
    13  01:10  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  04:55  Moon at Ascending Node 
    18  11     Mercury 0.8°N of Venus
    19  20:03  NEW MOON 
    19  21:47  Moon at Perigee: 357187 km
    21  02     Venus 1.9°N of Saturn
    21  01:54  Venus 3.8°S of Moon
    22  08:15  Jupiter 5.0°S of Moon
    23  11:25  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    26  00:26  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
    26  13:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  20:19  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    30  01:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  09:49  Spica 1.8°S of Moon
    31  09     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

Jun 02  13:48  Moon at Apogee: 406301 km
    03  07:59  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    03  15:09  FULL MOON 
    08  12     Venus at Perihelion 
    09  06     Venus 1.2°N of Jupiter
    11  06     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    11  11:42  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  16     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    13  10:57  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  07:47  Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
    17  07:16  Moon at Perigee: 358371 km
    18  03:03  NEW MOON 
    19  03:56  Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
    19  21:02  Venus 3.5°S of Moon
    19  21:26  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    21  04:33  Summer Solstice 
    22  08:51  Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
    22  15:48  Mercury 1.7°N of Aldebaran
    25  01:54  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°W
    25  19:04  Mars 0.6°S of Moon: Occn.
    26  03:11  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  16:19  Spica 1.6°S of Moon
    29  21:19  Moon at Apogee: 405739 km
    30  14:15  Antares 0.6°S of Moon

Date     JST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 03  05:52  FULL MOON 
    04  19     Mercury 0.4°S of Saturn
    06  17     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01663 AU
    09  19     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    10  12:50  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  19:23  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  16:44  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    15  12:23  Moon at Perigee: 362013 km
    17  08     Mercury at Perihelion 
    17  10:10  NEW MOON 
    19  18:14  Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
    19  18:35  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    19  19:27  Venus 2.1°S of Moon
    20  02:45  Mars 1.3°N of Spica
    23  05:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  00:00  Spica 1.3°S of Moon
    24  05:33  Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    24  09     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    24  17:05  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  11:41  Moon at Apogee: 404826 km
    27  21:16  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    28  18     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower

Aug 01  19:11  FULL MOON 
    06  13:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  01:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  23:28  Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
    12  04:47  Moon at Perigee: 366956 km
    13  10     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  16:49  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    13  18:41  Jupiter 4.9°S of Moon
    15  18:39  NEW MOON 
    17  09:05  Mercury 2.1°S of Moon
    18  22:12  Venus 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    19  09:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  08:37  Spica 1.1°S of Moon
    21  23:20  Mars 1.7°N of Moon
    23  10:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  05:03  Antares 0.2°S of Moon
    24  05:28  Moon at Apogee: 404229 km
    30  07     Mercury at Aphelion 
    31  07:18  FULL MOON 

Sep 02  17:31  Moon at Ascending Node 
    03  22:51  Venus 1.3°N of Spica
    05  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
    06  04:56  Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
    06  19:37  Moon at Perigee: 369805 km
    07  06:12  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  23:47  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    10  10:56  Jupiter 4.8°S of Moon
    12  12:37  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    14  05:37  NEW MOON 
    15  17:16  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  01:42  Mercury 3.7°S of Moon
    16  17:20  Spica 1.0°S of Moon
    18  01:47  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    19  21:22  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
    20  13:07  Antares 0.1°S of Moon
    21  00:48  Moon at Apogee: 404443 km
    22  04:44  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  20:31  Autumnal Equinox 
    28  20     Venus at Aphelion 
    29  18:32  FULL MOON 
    29  18:36  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.162
    30  01:28  Moon at Ascending Node 

Oct 01  05     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    02  01:30  Mars 3.2°N of Antares
    02  22:00  Moon at Perigee: 365993 km
    03  11:07  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
    06  11:57  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  05:15  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    08  00:09  Jupiter 4.7°S of Moon
    09  19:05  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
    12  09:10  Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    13  01:05  Moon at Descending Node 
    13  07     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  19:30  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.947
    13  19:41  NEW MOON 
    16  06:21  Venus 1.0°N of Antares
    16  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
    17  20:50  Antares 0.1°S of Moon
    18  00:46  Venus 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
    18  03     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°E
    18  20:00  Moon at Apogee: 405366 km
    18  21:41  Mars 3.6°N of Moon
    21  23:24  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  03     Orionid Meteor Shower
    27  11:38  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  05:12  FULL MOON 
    30  19:28  Moon at Perigee: 360686 km
    30  19:42  Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon

Nov 03  11:12  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    04  10:39  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
    04  19:53  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  15     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    06  00:34  Regulus 3.2°S of Moon
    06  03     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    09  06:37  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  07:45  Spica 1.0°S of Moon
    12  12:40  NEW MOON 
    13  02     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    14  03:45  Antares 0.1°S of Moon
    15  11:30  Moon at Apogee: 406329 km
    16  09:49  Venus 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    16  23:14  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    18  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    18  09     Leonid Meteor Shower
    20  17:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  20:10  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  06:36  Pleiades 0.2°N of Moon
    27  15:32  FULL MOON 
    28  04:57  Moon at Perigee: 357101 km
    30  19:32  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon

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

Japan Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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
Japan Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 06 11:24 Jan 13 22:57
Jan 22 00:16 Jan 29 03:10 Feb 05 00:22 Feb 12 20:52
Feb 20 14:31 Feb 27 10:51 Mar 06 14:54 Mar 14 17:31
Mar 22 02:23 Mar 28 18:26 Apr 05 06:47 t Apr 13 11:10
Apr 20 12:04 T Apr 27 02:55 May 04 23:13 May 13 01:10
May 19 20:03 May 26 13:12 Jun 03 15:09 Jun 11 11:42
Jun 18 03:03 Jun 25 01:54 Jul 03 05:52 Jul 10 19:23
Jul 17 10:10 Jul 24 17:05 Aug 01 19:11 Aug 09 01:09
Aug 15 18:39 Aug 23 10:18 Aug 31 07:18 Sep 07 06:12
Sep 14 05:37 Sep 22 04:44 Sep 29 18:32 t Oct 06 11:57
Oct 13 19:41 A Oct 21 23:24 Oct 29 05:12 Nov 04 19:53
Nov 12 12:40 Nov 20 17:11 Nov 27 15:32 Dec 04 07:12
Dec 12 07:32 Dec 20 08:58 Dec 27 01:53 -

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

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2061 to 2070 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 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
IST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
BST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
ICT 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
AWST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
JST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
ACT 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
AEST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
NCT 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
NZST 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070

        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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