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