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