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