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