2003 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 01:53 NEW MOON
04 04:48 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
04 05 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 10 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
06 14 Mercury at Perihelion
10 18:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 06:13 Moon at Apogee: 404343 km
11 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W
12 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 19:08 Moon at Ascending Node
16 01:03 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
18 08:53 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
18 16:18 FULL MOON
19 19:56 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
20 20:48 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
24 04:13 Moon at Perigee: 369912 km
25 14:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 20:42 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
27 20:53 Moon at Descending Node
28 00:36 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
29 00:12 Venus 4.3°N of Moon
30 15:05 Mercury 4.8°N of Moon
31 04 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Feb 01 16:17 Mars 4.9°N of Antares
01 16:18 NEW MOON
02 14 Jupiter at Opposition
04 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°W
08 03:28 Moon at Apogee: 404551 km
09 16:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 23:09 Moon at Ascending Node
12 08:07 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
14 18:29 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
15 23:27 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
17 05:21 FULL MOON
17 05:45 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
18 02 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
19 14 Mercury at Aphelion
19 21:49 Moon at Perigee: 364844 km
23 21:17 Moon at Descending Node
23 22:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
24 06:00 Antares 4.2°S of Moon
25 10:07 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
Mar 01 20:13 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
03 08:05 NEW MOON
07 22:04 Moon at Apogee: 405383 km
09 17:54 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
10 00:53 Moon at Ascending Node
11 12:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 17:04 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
14 04:15 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
15 05:11 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
16 16:13 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
18 16:04 FULL MOON
20 00:27 Moon at Perigee: 359818 km
21 06:30 Vernal Equinox
22 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 23:07 Moon at Descending Node
23 12:25 Antares 3.9°S of Moon
25 07:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 23:15 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
Apr 02 00:49 NEW MOON
04 10:01 Moon at Apogee: 406211 km
04 14 Mercury at Perihelion
06 00:45 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
06 03:11 Moon at Ascending Node
08 03:12 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
10 05:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 12:39 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
11 13:17 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
16 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E
17 01:06 FULL MOON
17 10:28 Moon at Perigee: 357158 km
19 05:54 Moon at Descending Node
19 21:14 Antares 3.8°S of Moon
20 02 Venus at Aphelion
23 03 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 12:34 Mars 3.4°N of Moon
23 17:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 22:14 Venus 2.7°N of Moon
May 01 13:09 Moon at Apogee: 406530 km
01 17:45 NEW MOON
03 06:51 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
03 07:47 Moon at Ascending Node
05 14:16 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
05 16 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 19:14 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
08 23:29 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
09 17:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 21:09 Moon at Perigee: 357449 km
16 09:06 FULL MOON
16 09:10 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.128
16 16:21 Moon at Descending Node
17 07:51 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
22 01:37 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
23 06:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 23 Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
28 18:35 Moon at Apogee: 406171 km
29 07:59 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
29 09:33 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
30 14:03 Moon at Ascending Node
31 09:38 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.938
31 09:50 NEW MOON
Jun 02 02:18 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
03 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
04 00:52 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
05 11:40 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
08 01:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 02:46 Moon at Descending Node
13 04:48 Moon at Perigee: 360427 km
13 18:29 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
14 16:46 FULL MOON
18 06:50 Venus 4.6°N of Aldebaran
19 02:58 Mercury 3.9°N of Aldebaran
19 11:58 Mars 1.7°N of Moon
21 13 Mercury 0.4°S of Venus
21 20:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 00:41 Summer Solstice
24 19 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
25 07:55 Moon at Apogee: 405233 km
26 19:38 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
26 20:04 Moon at Ascending Node
30 00:09 NEW MOON
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 06:49 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
01 13 Mercury at Perihelion
03 01:58 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
04 11 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
05 16 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
07 08:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 09:47 Moon at Descending Node
11 03:30 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
11 03:35 Moon at Perigee: 365143 km
14 00:51 FULL MOON
17 13:42 Mars 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
21 12:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 01:07 Moon at Apogee: 404330 km
24 00:14 Moon at Ascending Node
24 03:11 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
26 09 Mercury 0.4°N of Jupiter
26 22 Saturn at Perihelion: 9.03090 AU
27 05:29 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
28 18 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
29 12:23 NEW MOON
30 16:57 Mercury 0.2°N of Regulus
30 18:31 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
31 06:07 Mercury 4.8°S of Moon
Aug 04 18 Neptune at Opposition
05 12:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 12:19 Moon at Descending Node
06 19:36 Moon at Perigee: 369437 km
07 10:19 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
10 11 Venus at Perihelion
12 10:18 FULL MOON
13 10 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 22:44 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
14 13 Mercury at Aphelion
15 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
18 23 Venus at Superior Conjunction
19 19:52 Moon at Apogee: 404102 km
20 02:38 Moon at Ascending Node
20 06:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 11:16 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
22 15 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
23 19:36 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
24 16 Uranus at Opposition
24 22:32 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
27 22:56 NEW MOON
28 21 Mars at Opposition
30 16 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38115 AU
Sep 01 00:17 Moon at Perigee: 367929 km
02 12:53 Moon at Descending Node
03 15:47 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
03 18:04 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 18:12 Mars 1.2°S of Moon
10 22:06 FULL MOON
11 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
16 04:58 Moon at Ascending Node
16 14:52 Moon at Apogee: 404713 km
16 19:13 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
19 00:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 07:32 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
23 16:17 Autumnal Equinox
24 08:57 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
24 22:03 Mercury 4.6°S of Moon
26 08:39 NEW MOON
27 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
27 12 Mercury at Perihelion
27 16:22 Spica 4.9°S of Moon
28 11:29 Moon at Perigee: 362837 km
29 16:04 Moon at Descending Node
30 21:53 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 03 00:39 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 20:20 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
10 12:57 FULL MOON
13 09:10 Moon at Ascending Node
14 02:30 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
14 07:57 Moon at Apogee: 405692 km
18 15:51 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
18 18:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 02 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 04:28 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
25 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 18:20 NEW MOON
26 17:04 Moon at Perigee: 358549 km
27 00:13 Moon at Descending Node
27 01:26 Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
28 06:22 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
Nov 01 09:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 14:30 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
06 03 S Taurid Meteor Shower
09 06:44 FULL MOON
09 06:49 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.018
09 15:18 Moon at Ascending Node
10 09:01 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
10 17:35 Moon at Apogee: 406298 km
11 01:55 Venus 3.9°N of Antares
13 02 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 22:44 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
17 09:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 08 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 21:25 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
21 13:56 Spica 4.9°S of Moon
23 11:32 Moon at Descending Node
24 04:19 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.038
24 04:29 NEW MOON
24 04:44 Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
25 08:51 Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
25 23:30 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
30 22:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 21:14 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
06 21:30 Moon at Ascending Node
07 15:13 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
07 17:35 Moon at Apogee: 406281 km
09 02:07 FULL MOON
09 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°E
12 04:36 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
14 21 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 09:36 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
16 23:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 23:27 Spica 4.8°S of Moon
20 21:37 Moon at Descending Node
22 04:37 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
22 12:34 Winter Solstice
22 17:23 Moon at Perigee: 358342 km
23 06 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 15:13 NEW MOON
24 11 Mercury at Perihelion
25 21:20 Venus 3.2°N of Moon
27 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 12:16 Mars 3.8°N of Moon
30 15:33 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
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 03 01:53 | Jan 10 18:45 | Jan 18 16:18 | Jan 25 14:03 |
| Feb 01 16:18 | Feb 09 16:41 | Feb 17 05:21 | Feb 23 22:16 |
| Mar 03 08:05 | Mar 11 12:45 | Mar 18 16:04 | Mar 25 07:21 |
| Apr 02 00:49 | Apr 10 05:10 | Apr 17 01:06 | Apr 23 17:48 |
| May 01 17:45 | May 09 17:23 | May 16 09:06 t | May 23 06:01 |
| May 31 09:50 A | Jun 08 01:58 | Jun 14 16:46 | Jun 21 20:15 |
| Jun 30 00:09 | Jul 07 08:02 | Jul 14 00:51 | Jul 21 12:31 |
| Jul 29 12:23 | Aug 05 12:58 | Aug 12 10:18 | Aug 20 06:18 |
| Aug 27 22:56 | Sep 03 18:04 | Sep 10 22:06 | Sep 19 00:33 |
| Sep 26 08:39 | Oct 03 00:39 | Oct 10 12:57 | Oct 18 18:01 |
| Oct 25 18:20 | Nov 01 09:55 | Nov 09 06:44 t | Nov 17 09:45 |
| Nov 24 04:29 T | Nov 30 22:46 | Dec 09 02:07 | Dec 16 23:12 |
| Dec 23 15:13 | Dec 30 15:33 | - | - |
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
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| IST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| BST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| ICT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AWST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| JST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| ACT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AEST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| NCT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| NZST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 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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