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