2003 Sky Event Almanac
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Alaska 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.
| 2003 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Alaska Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jan 02 11:23 NEW MOON
03 14:18 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
03 15 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 20 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
06 00 Mercury at Perihelion
10 04:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 15:43 Moon at Apogee: 404343 km
10 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W
11 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 04:38 Moon at Ascending Node
15 10:33 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
17 18:23 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
18 01:48 FULL MOON
19 05:26 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
20 06:18 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
23 13:43 Moon at Perigee: 369912 km
24 23:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 06:12 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
27 06:23 Moon at Descending Node
27 10:06 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
28 09:42 Venus 4.3°N of Moon
30 00:35 Mercury 4.8°N of Moon
30 14 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Feb 01 01:47 Mars 4.9°N of Antares
01 01:48 NEW MOON
02 00 Jupiter at Opposition
03 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°W
07 12:58 Moon at Apogee: 404551 km
09 02:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 08:39 Moon at Ascending Node
11 17:37 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
14 03:59 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
15 08:57 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
16 14:51 FULL MOON
16 15:15 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
17 12 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
19 00 Mercury at Aphelion
19 07:19 Moon at Perigee: 364844 km
23 06:47 Moon at Descending Node
23 07:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 15:30 Antares 4.2°S of Moon
24 19:37 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
Mar 01 05:43 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
02 17:35 NEW MOON
07 07:34 Moon at Apogee: 405383 km
09 03:24 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
09 10:23 Moon at Ascending Node
10 22:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 02:34 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
13 13:45 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
14 14:41 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
16 01:43 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
18 01:34 FULL MOON
19 09:57 Moon at Perigee: 359818 km
20 16:00 Vernal Equinox
21 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 08:37 Moon at Descending Node
22 21:55 Antares 3.9°S of Moon
24 16:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 08:45 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
Apr 01 10:19 NEW MOON
03 19:31 Moon at Apogee: 406211 km
04 00 Mercury at Perihelion
05 10:15 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
05 12:41 Moon at Ascending Node
07 12:42 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
09 14:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 22:09 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
10 22:47 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
16 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E
16 10:36 FULL MOON
16 19:58 Moon at Perigee: 357158 km
18 15:24 Moon at Descending Node
19 06:44 Antares 3.8°S of Moon
19 12 Venus at Aphelion
22 12 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 22:04 Mars 3.4°N of Moon
23 03:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 07:44 Venus 2.7°N of Moon
30 22:39 Moon at Apogee: 406530 km
May 01 03:15 NEW MOON
02 16:21 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
02 17:17 Moon at Ascending Node
04 23:46 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
05 02 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 04:44 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
08 08:59 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
09 02:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 06:39 Moon at Perigee: 357449 km
15 18:36 FULL MOON
15 18:40 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.128
16 01:51 Moon at Descending Node
16 17:21 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
21 11:07 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
22 15:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 08 Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
28 04:05 Moon at Apogee: 406171 km
28 17:29 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
28 19:03 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
29 23:33 Moon at Ascending Node
30 19:08 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.938
30 19:20 NEW MOON
Jun 01 11:48 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
02 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
03 10:22 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
04 21:10 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
07 11:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 12:16 Moon at Descending Node
12 14:18 Moon at Perigee: 360427 km
13 03:59 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
14 02:16 FULL MOON
17 16:20 Venus 4.6°N of Aldebaran
18 12:28 Mercury 3.9°N of Aldebaran
18 21:28 Mars 1.7°N of Moon
20 22 Mercury 0.4°S of Venus
21 05:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 10:11 Summer Solstice
24 05 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
24 17:25 Moon at Apogee: 405233 km
26 05:08 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
26 05:34 Moon at Ascending Node
29 09:39 NEW MOON
30 16:19 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
30 23 Mercury at Perihelion
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Date AKST Even
(h:m)
Jul 02 11:28 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
03 21 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
05 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 17:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 19:17 Moon at Descending Node
10 13:00 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
10 13:05 Moon at Perigee: 365143 km
13 10:21 FULL MOON
16 23:12 Mars 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
20 22:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 10:37 Moon at Apogee: 404330 km
23 09:44 Moon at Ascending Node
23 12:41 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
25 18 Mercury 0.4°N of Jupiter
26 08 Saturn at Perihelion: 9.03090 AU
26 14:59 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
28 04 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 21:53 NEW MOON
30 02:27 Mercury 0.2°N of Regulus
30 04:01 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
30 15:37 Mercury 4.8°S of Moon
Aug 04 03 Neptune at Opposition
04 22:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 21:49 Moon at Descending Node
06 05:06 Moon at Perigee: 369437 km
06 19:49 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
09 21 Venus at Perihelion
11 19:48 FULL MOON
12 19 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 08:14 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
13 23 Mercury at Aphelion
14 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
18 09 Venus at Superior Conjunction
19 05:22 Moon at Apogee: 404102 km
19 12:08 Moon at Ascending Node
19 15:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 20:46 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
22 01 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
23 05:06 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
24 01 Uranus at Opposition
24 08:02 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
27 08:26 NEW MOON
28 07 Mars at Opposition
30 02 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38115 AU
31 09:47 Moon at Perigee: 367929 km
Sep 01 22:23 Moon at Descending Node
03 01:17 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
03 03:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 03:42 Mars 1.2°S of Moon
10 07:36 FULL MOON
10 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 14:28 Moon at Ascending Node
16 00:22 Moon at Apogee: 404713 km
16 04:43 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
18 10:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 17:02 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
23 01:47 Autumnal Equinox
23 18:27 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
24 07:33 Mercury 4.6°S of Moon
25 18:09 NEW MOON
26 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
26 22 Mercury at Perihelion
27 01:52 Spica 4.9°S of Moon
27 20:59 Moon at Perigee: 362837 km
29 01:34 Moon at Descending Node
30 07:23 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 02 10:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 05:50 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
09 22:27 FULL MOON
12 18:40 Moon at Ascending Node
13 12:00 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
13 17:27 Moon at Apogee: 405692 km
18 01:21 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
18 03:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 12 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 13:58 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
25 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 03:50 NEW MOON
26 02:34 Moon at Perigee: 358549 km
26 09:43 Moon at Descending Node
26 10:56 Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
27 15:52 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
31 19:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Nov 03 00:00 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
05 12 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 16:14 FULL MOON
08 16:19 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.018
09 00:48 Moon at Ascending Node
09 18:31 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
10 03:05 Moon at Apogee: 406298 km
10 11:25 Venus 3.9°N of Antares
12 11 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 08:14 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
16 19:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 18 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 06:55 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
20 23:26 Spica 4.9°S of Moon
22 21:02 Moon at Descending Node
23 13:49 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.038
23 13:59 NEW MOON
23 14:14 Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
24 18:21 Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
25 09:00 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
30 08:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 06:44 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
06 07:00 Moon at Ascending Node
07 00:43 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
07 03:05 Moon at Apogee: 406281 km
08 11:37 FULL MOON
08 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°E
11 14:06 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
14 07 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 19:06 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
16 08:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 08:57 Spica 4.8°S of Moon
20 07:07 Moon at Descending Node
21 14:07 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
21 22:04 Winter Solstice
22 02:53 Moon at Perigee: 358342 km
22 15 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 00:43 NEW MOON
23 21 Mercury at Perihelion
25 06:50 Venus 3.2°N of Moon
26 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 21:46 Mars 3.8°N of Moon
30 01:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 12 Saturn at Opposition
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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
Alaska Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Alaska 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.
| 2003 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Alaska Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 02 11:23 | Jan 10 04:15 | Jan 18 01:48 | Jan 24 23:33 |
| Feb 01 01:48 | Feb 09 02:11 | Feb 16 14:51 | Feb 23 07:46 |
| Mar 02 17:35 | Mar 10 22:15 | Mar 18 01:34 | Mar 24 16:51 |
| Apr 01 10:19 | Apr 09 14:40 | Apr 16 10:36 | Apr 23 03:18 |
| May 01 03:15 | May 09 02:53 | May 15 18:36 t | May 22 15:31 |
| May 30 19:20 A | Jun 07 11:28 | Jun 14 02:16 | Jun 21 05:45 |
| Jun 29 09:39 | Jul 06 17:32 | Jul 13 10:21 | Jul 20 22:01 |
| Jul 28 21:53 | Aug 04 22:28 | Aug 11 19:48 | Aug 19 15:48 |
| Aug 27 08:26 | Sep 03 03:34 | Sep 10 07:36 | Sep 18 10:03 |
| Sep 25 18:09 | Oct 02 10:09 | Oct 09 22:27 | Oct 18 03:31 |
| Oct 25 03:50 | Oct 31 19:25 | Nov 08 16:14 t | Nov 16 19:15 |
| Nov 23 13:59 T | Nov 30 08:16 | Dec 08 11:37 | Dec 16 08:42 |
| Dec 23 00:43 | Dec 30 01:03 | - | - |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| PST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AKST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| HST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 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 |
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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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