2003 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.
| 2003 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Central Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 05:53 NEW MOON
04 08:48 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
04 09 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 14 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
06 18 Mercury at Perihelion
10 22:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 10:13 Moon at Apogee: 404343 km
11 10 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W
12 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 23:08 Moon at Ascending Node
16 05:03 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
18 12:53 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
18 20:18 FULL MOON
19 23:56 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
21 00:48 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
24 08:13 Moon at Perigee: 369912 km
25 18:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 00:42 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
28 00:53 Moon at Descending Node
28 04:36 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
29 04:12 Venus 4.3°N of Moon
30 19:05 Mercury 4.8°N of Moon
31 08 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Feb 01 20:17 Mars 4.9°N of Antares
01 20:18 NEW MOON
02 18 Jupiter at Opposition
04 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°W
08 07:28 Moon at Apogee: 404551 km
09 20:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 03:09 Moon at Ascending Node
12 12:07 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
14 22:29 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
16 03:27 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
17 09:21 FULL MOON
17 09:45 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
18 06 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
19 18 Mercury at Aphelion
20 01:49 Moon at Perigee: 364844 km
24 01:17 Moon at Descending Node
24 02:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 10:00 Antares 4.2°S of Moon
25 14:07 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
Mar 02 00:13 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
03 12:05 NEW MOON
08 02:04 Moon at Apogee: 405383 km
09 21:54 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
10 04:53 Moon at Ascending Node
11 16:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 21:04 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
14 08:15 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
15 09:11 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
16 20:13 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
18 20:04 FULL MOON
20 04:27 Moon at Perigee: 359818 km
21 10:30 Vernal Equinox
22 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
23 03:07 Moon at Descending Node
23 16:25 Antares 3.9°S of Moon
25 11:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 03:15 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
Apr 02 04:49 NEW MOON
04 14:01 Moon at Apogee: 406211 km
04 18 Mercury at Perihelion
06 04:45 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
06 07:11 Moon at Ascending Node
08 07:12 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
10 09:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 16:39 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
11 17:17 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
16 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E
17 05:06 FULL MOON
17 14:28 Moon at Perigee: 357158 km
19 09:54 Moon at Descending Node
20 01:14 Antares 3.8°S of Moon
20 06 Venus at Aphelion
23 07 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 16:34 Mars 3.4°N of Moon
23 21:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 02:14 Venus 2.7°N of Moon
May 01 17:09 Moon at Apogee: 406530 km
01 21:45 NEW MOON
03 10:51 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
03 11:47 Moon at Ascending Node
05 18:16 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
05 20 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 23:14 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
09 03:29 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
09 21:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 01:09 Moon at Perigee: 357449 km
16 13:06 FULL MOON
16 13:10 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.128
16 20:21 Moon at Descending Node
17 11:51 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
22 05:37 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
23 10:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 03 Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
28 22:35 Moon at Apogee: 406171 km
29 11:59 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
29 13:33 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
30 18:03 Moon at Ascending Node
31 13:38 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.938
31 13:50 NEW MOON
Jun 02 06:18 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
03 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
04 04:52 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
05 15:40 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
08 05:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 06:46 Moon at Descending Node
13 08:48 Moon at Perigee: 360427 km
13 22:29 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
14 20:46 FULL MOON
18 10:50 Venus 4.6°N of Aldebaran
19 06:58 Mercury 3.9°N of Aldebaran
19 15:58 Mars 1.7°N of Moon
21 17 Mercury 0.4°S of Venus
22 00:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 04:41 Summer Solstice
24 23 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 11:55 Moon at Apogee: 405233 km
26 23:38 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
27 00:04 Moon at Ascending Node
30 04:09 NEW MOON
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Date ACT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 10:49 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
01 17 Mercury at Perihelion
03 05:58 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
04 15 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
05 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
07 12:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 13:47 Moon at Descending Node
11 07:30 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
11 07:35 Moon at Perigee: 365143 km
14 04:51 FULL MOON
17 17:42 Mars 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
21 16:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 05:07 Moon at Apogee: 404330 km
24 04:14 Moon at Ascending Node
24 07:11 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
26 13 Mercury 0.4°N of Jupiter
27 02 Saturn at Perihelion: 9.03090 AU
27 09:29 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
28 22 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 16:23 NEW MOON
30 20:57 Mercury 0.2°N of Regulus
30 22:31 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
31 10:07 Mercury 4.8°S of Moon
Aug 04 22 Neptune at Opposition
05 16:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 16:19 Moon at Descending Node
06 23:36 Moon at Perigee: 369437 km
07 14:19 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
10 15 Venus at Perihelion
12 14:18 FULL MOON
13 14 Perseid Meteor Shower
14 02:44 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
14 17 Mercury at Aphelion
15 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
19 03 Venus at Superior Conjunction
19 23:52 Moon at Apogee: 404102 km
20 06:38 Moon at Ascending Node
20 10:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 15:16 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
22 19 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
23 23:36 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
24 20 Uranus at Opposition
25 02:32 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
28 02:56 NEW MOON
29 01 Mars at Opposition
30 20 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38115 AU
Sep 01 04:17 Moon at Perigee: 367929 km
02 16:53 Moon at Descending Node
03 19:47 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
03 22:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 22:12 Mars 1.2°S of Moon
11 02:06 FULL MOON
11 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
16 08:58 Moon at Ascending Node
16 18:52 Moon at Apogee: 404713 km
16 23:13 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
19 04:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 11:32 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
23 20:17 Autumnal Equinox
24 12:57 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
25 02:03 Mercury 4.6°S of Moon
26 12:39 NEW MOON
27 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
27 16 Mercury at Perihelion
27 20:22 Spica 4.9°S of Moon
28 15:29 Moon at Perigee: 362837 km
29 20:04 Moon at Descending Node
Oct 01 01:53 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
03 04:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
07 00:20 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
10 16:57 FULL MOON
13 13:10 Moon at Ascending Node
14 06:30 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
14 11:57 Moon at Apogee: 405692 km
18 19:51 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
18 22:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 06 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 08:28 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
25 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 22:20 NEW MOON
26 21:04 Moon at Perigee: 358549 km
27 04:13 Moon at Descending Node
27 05:26 Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
28 10:22 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
Nov 01 13:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 18:30 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
06 07 S Taurid Meteor Shower
09 10:44 FULL MOON
09 10:49 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.018
09 19:18 Moon at Ascending Node
10 13:01 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
10 21:35 Moon at Apogee: 406298 km
11 05:55 Venus 3.9°N of Antares
13 06 N Taurid Meteor Shower
15 02:44 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
17 13:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 12 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 01:25 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
21 17:56 Spica 4.9°S of Moon
23 15:32 Moon at Descending Node
24 08:19 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.038
24 08:29 NEW MOON
24 08:44 Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
25 12:51 Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
26 03:30 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
Dec 01 02:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 01:14 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
07 01:30 Moon at Ascending Node
07 19:13 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
07 21:35 Moon at Apogee: 406281 km
09 06:07 FULL MOON
09 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°E
12 08:36 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
15 01 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 13:36 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
17 03:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 03:27 Spica 4.8°S of Moon
21 01:37 Moon at Descending Node
22 08:37 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
22 16:34 Winter Solstice
22 21:23 Moon at Perigee: 358342 km
23 10 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 19:13 NEW MOON
24 15 Mercury at Perihelion
26 01:20 Venus 3.2°N of Moon
27 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 16:16 Mars 3.8°N of Moon
30 19:33 FIRST QUARTER 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
2003 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.
| 2003 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Central Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 03 05:53 | Jan 10 22:45 | Jan 18 20:18 | Jan 25 18:03 |
| Feb 01 20:18 | Feb 09 20:41 | Feb 17 09:21 | Feb 24 02:16 |
| Mar 03 12:05 | Mar 11 16:45 | Mar 18 20:04 | Mar 25 11:21 |
| Apr 02 04:49 | Apr 10 09:10 | Apr 17 05:06 | Apr 23 21:48 |
| May 01 21:45 | May 09 21:23 | May 16 13:06 t | May 23 10:01 |
| May 31 13:50 A | Jun 08 05:58 | Jun 14 20:46 | Jun 22 00:15 |
| Jun 30 04:09 | Jul 07 12:02 | Jul 14 04:51 | Jul 21 16:31 |
| Jul 29 16:23 | Aug 05 16:58 | Aug 12 14:18 | Aug 20 10:18 |
| Aug 28 02:56 | Sep 03 22:04 | Sep 11 02:06 | Sep 19 04:33 |
| Sep 26 12:39 | Oct 03 04:39 | Oct 10 16:57 | Oct 18 22:01 |
| Oct 25 22:20 | Nov 01 13:55 | Nov 09 10:44 t | Nov 17 13:45 |
| Nov 24 08:29 T | Dec 01 02:46 | Dec 09 06:07 | Dec 17 03:12 |
| Dec 23 19:13 | Dec 30 19:33 | - | - |
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: 2001 to 2010
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| IST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| BST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| ICT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AWST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| JST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| ACT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AEST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| NCT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| NZST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- 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)
- 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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