2003 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 22:23 NEW MOON
04 01:18 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
04 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 07 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
06 11 Mercury at Perihelion
10 15:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 02:43 Moon at Apogee: 404343 km
11 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W
11 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 15:38 Moon at Ascending Node
15 21:33 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
18 05:23 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
18 12:48 FULL MOON
19 16:26 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
20 17:18 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
24 00:43 Moon at Perigee: 369912 km
25 10:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 17:12 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
27 17:23 Moon at Descending Node
27 21:06 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
28 20:42 Venus 4.3°N of Moon
30 11:35 Mercury 4.8°N of Moon
31 01 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Feb 01 12:47 Mars 4.9°N of Antares
01 12:48 NEW MOON
02 11 Jupiter at Opposition
04 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°W
07 23:58 Moon at Apogee: 404551 km
09 13:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 19:39 Moon at Ascending Node
12 04:37 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
14 14:59 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
15 19:57 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
17 01:51 FULL MOON
17 02:15 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
17 23 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
19 11 Mercury at Aphelion
19 18:19 Moon at Perigee: 364844 km
23 17:47 Moon at Descending Node
23 18:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 02:30 Antares 4.2°S of Moon
25 06:37 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
Mar 01 16:43 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
03 04:35 NEW MOON
07 18:34 Moon at Apogee: 405383 km
09 14:24 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
09 21:23 Moon at Ascending Node
11 09:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 13:34 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
14 00:45 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
15 01:41 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
16 12:43 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
18 12:34 FULL MOON
19 20:57 Moon at Perigee: 359818 km
21 03:00 Vernal Equinox
22 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 19:37 Moon at Descending Node
23 08:55 Antares 3.9°S of Moon
25 03:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 19:45 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
Apr 01 21:19 NEW MOON
04 06:31 Moon at Apogee: 406211 km
04 11 Mercury at Perihelion
05 21:15 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
05 23:41 Moon at Ascending Node
07 23:42 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
10 01:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 09:09 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
11 09:47 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
16 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E
16 21:36 FULL MOON
17 06:58 Moon at Perigee: 357158 km
19 02:24 Moon at Descending Node
19 17:44 Antares 3.8°S of Moon
19 23 Venus at Aphelion
22 23 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 09:04 Mars 3.4°N of Moon
23 14:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 18:44 Venus 2.7°N of Moon
May 01 09:39 Moon at Apogee: 406530 km
01 14:15 NEW MOON
03 03:21 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
03 04:17 Moon at Ascending Node
05 10:46 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 15:44 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
08 19:59 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
09 13:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 17:39 Moon at Perigee: 357449 km
16 05:36 FULL MOON
16 05:40 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.128
16 12:51 Moon at Descending Node
17 04:21 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
21 22:07 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
23 02:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 19 Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
28 15:05 Moon at Apogee: 406171 km
29 04:29 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
29 06:03 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
30 10:33 Moon at Ascending Node
31 06:08 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.938
31 06:20 NEW MOON
Jun 01 22:48 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
03 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
03 21:22 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
05 08:10 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
07 22:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 23:16 Moon at Descending Node
13 01:18 Moon at Perigee: 360427 km
13 14:59 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
14 13:16 FULL MOON
18 03:20 Venus 4.6°N of Aldebaran
18 23:28 Mercury 3.9°N of Aldebaran
19 08:28 Mars 1.7°N of Moon
21 09 Mercury 0.4°S of Venus
21 16:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 21:11 Summer Solstice
24 16 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 04:25 Moon at Apogee: 405233 km
26 16:08 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
26 16:34 Moon at Ascending Node
29 20:39 NEW MOON
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 03:19 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
01 10 Mercury at Perihelion
02 22:28 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
04 08 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
05 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
07 04:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 06:17 Moon at Descending Node
11 00:00 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
11 00:05 Moon at Perigee: 365143 km
13 21:21 FULL MOON
17 10:12 Mars 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
21 09:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 21:37 Moon at Apogee: 404330 km
23 20:44 Moon at Ascending Node
23 23:41 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
26 05 Mercury 0.4°N of Jupiter
26 19 Saturn at Perihelion: 9.03090 AU
27 01:59 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
28 15 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 08:53 NEW MOON
30 13:27 Mercury 0.2°N of Regulus
30 15:01 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
31 02:37 Mercury 4.8°S of Moon
Aug 04 14 Neptune at Opposition
05 09:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 08:49 Moon at Descending Node
06 16:06 Moon at Perigee: 369437 km
07 06:49 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
10 08 Venus at Perihelion
12 06:48 FULL MOON
13 06 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 19:14 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
14 10 Mercury at Aphelion
14 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
18 20 Venus at Superior Conjunction
19 16:22 Moon at Apogee: 404102 km
19 23:08 Moon at Ascending Node
20 02:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 07:46 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
22 12 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
23 16:06 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
24 12 Uranus at Opposition
24 19:02 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
27 19:26 NEW MOON
28 18 Mars at Opposition
30 13 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38115 AU
31 20:47 Moon at Perigee: 367929 km
Sep 02 09:23 Moon at Descending Node
03 12:17 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
03 14:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 14:42 Mars 1.2°S of Moon
10 18:36 FULL MOON
11 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
16 01:28 Moon at Ascending Node
16 11:22 Moon at Apogee: 404713 km
16 15:43 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
18 21:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 04:02 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
23 12:47 Autumnal Equinox
24 05:27 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
24 18:33 Mercury 4.6°S of Moon
26 05:09 NEW MOON
27 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
27 09 Mercury at Perihelion
27 12:52 Spica 4.9°S of Moon
28 07:59 Moon at Perigee: 362837 km
29 12:34 Moon at Descending Node
30 18:23 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 02 21:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 16:50 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
10 09:27 FULL MOON
13 05:40 Moon at Ascending Node
13 23:00 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
14 04:27 Moon at Apogee: 405692 km
18 12:21 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
18 14:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 00:58 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
25 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 14:50 NEW MOON
26 13:34 Moon at Perigee: 358549 km
26 20:43 Moon at Descending Node
26 21:56 Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
28 02:52 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
Nov 01 06:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 11:00 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
05 23 S Taurid Meteor Shower
09 03:14 FULL MOON
09 03:19 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.018
09 11:48 Moon at Ascending Node
10 05:31 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
10 14:05 Moon at Apogee: 406298 km
10 22:25 Venus 3.9°N of Antares
12 22 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 19:14 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
17 06:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 17:55 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
21 10:26 Spica 4.9°S of Moon
23 08:02 Moon at Descending Node
24 00:49 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.038
24 00:59 NEW MOON
24 01:14 Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
25 05:21 Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
25 20:00 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
30 19:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 17:44 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
06 18:00 Moon at Ascending Node
07 11:43 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
07 14:05 Moon at Apogee: 406281 km
08 22:37 FULL MOON
09 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°E
12 01:06 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 06:06 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
16 19:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 19:57 Spica 4.8°S of Moon
20 18:07 Moon at Descending Node
22 01:07 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
22 09:04 Winter Solstice
22 13:53 Moon at Perigee: 358342 km
23 02 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 11:43 NEW MOON
24 08 Mercury at Perihelion
25 17:50 Venus 3.2°N of Moon
27 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 08:46 Mars 3.8°N of Moon
30 12:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 23 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
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 02 22:23 | Jan 10 15:15 | Jan 18 12:48 | Jan 25 10:33 |
| Feb 01 12:48 | Feb 09 13:11 | Feb 17 01:51 | Feb 23 18:46 |
| Mar 03 04:35 | Mar 11 09:15 | Mar 18 12:34 | Mar 25 03:51 |
| Apr 01 21:19 | Apr 10 01:40 | Apr 16 21:36 | Apr 23 14:18 |
| May 01 14:15 | May 09 13:53 | May 16 05:36 t | May 23 02:31 |
| May 31 06:20 A | Jun 07 22:28 | Jun 14 13:16 | Jun 21 16:45 |
| Jun 29 20:39 | Jul 07 04:32 | Jul 13 21:21 | Jul 21 09:01 |
| Jul 29 08:53 | Aug 05 09:28 | Aug 12 06:48 | Aug 20 02:48 |
| Aug 27 19:26 | Sep 03 14:34 | Sep 10 18:36 | Sep 18 21:03 |
| Sep 26 05:09 | Oct 02 21:09 | Oct 10 09:27 | Oct 18 14:31 |
| Oct 25 14:50 | Nov 01 06:25 | Nov 09 03:14 t | Nov 17 06:15 |
| Nov 24 00:59 T | Nov 30 19:16 | Dec 08 22:37 | Dec 16 19:42 |
| Dec 23 11:43 | Dec 30 12:03 | - | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| GMT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CET | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EET | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MSK | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| GST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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