2003 Sky Event Almanac
Pacific Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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 | ||||||||
| Pacific Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date PST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 12:23 NEW MOON
03 15:18 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
03 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
03 21 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
06 01 Mercury at Perihelion
10 05:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 16:43 Moon at Apogee: 404343 km
10 17 Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W
11 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
14 05:38 Moon at Ascending Node
15 11:33 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
17 19:23 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
18 02:48 FULL MOON
19 06:26 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
20 07:18 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
23 14:43 Moon at Perigee: 369912 km
25 00:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
27 07:12 Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
27 07:23 Moon at Descending Node
27 11:06 Antares 4.4°S of Moon
28 10:42 Venus 4.3°N of Moon
30 01:35 Mercury 4.8°N of Moon
30 15 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
Feb 01 02:47 Mars 4.9°N of Antares
01 02:48 NEW MOON
02 01 Jupiter at Opposition
03 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°W
07 13:58 Moon at Apogee: 404551 km
09 03:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 09:39 Moon at Ascending Node
11 18:37 Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
14 04:59 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
15 09:57 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
16 15:51 FULL MOON
16 16:15 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
17 13 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
19 01 Mercury at Aphelion
19 08:19 Moon at Perigee: 364844 km
23 07:47 Moon at Descending Node
23 08:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 16:30 Antares 4.2°S of Moon
24 20:37 Mars 1.9°N of Moon
Mar 01 06:43 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
02 18:35 NEW MOON
07 08:34 Moon at Apogee: 405383 km
09 04:24 Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
09 11:23 Moon at Ascending Node
10 23:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
11 03:34 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
13 14:45 Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
14 15:41 Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
16 02:43 Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
18 02:34 FULL MOON
19 10:57 Moon at Perigee: 359818 km
20 17:00 Vernal Equinox
21 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
22 09:37 Moon at Descending Node
22 22:55 Antares 3.9°S of Moon
24 17:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
25 09:45 Mars 2.9°N of Moon
Apr 01 11:19 NEW MOON
03 20:31 Moon at Apogee: 406211 km
04 01 Mercury at Perihelion
05 11:15 Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
05 13:41 Moon at Ascending Node
07 13:42 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
09 15:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 23:09 Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
10 23:47 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
16 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E
16 11:36 FULL MOON
16 20:58 Moon at Perigee: 357158 km
18 16:24 Moon at Descending Node
19 07:44 Antares 3.8°S of Moon
19 13 Venus at Aphelion
22 13 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 23:04 Mars 3.4°N of Moon
23 04:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 08:44 Venus 2.7°N of Moon
30 23:39 Moon at Apogee: 406530 km
May 01 04:15 NEW MOON
02 17:21 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
02 18:17 Moon at Ascending Node
05 00:46 Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
05 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 23 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 05:44 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
08 09:59 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
09 03:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 07:39 Moon at Perigee: 357449 km
15 19:36 FULL MOON
15 19:40 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.128
16 02:51 Moon at Descending Node
16 18:21 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
21 12:07 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
22 16:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 09 Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
28 05:05 Moon at Apogee: 406171 km
28 18:29 Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
28 20:03 Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
30 00:33 Moon at Ascending Node
30 20:08 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.938
30 20:20 NEW MOON
Jun 01 12:48 Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
02 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
03 11:22 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
04 22:10 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
07 12:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 13:16 Moon at Descending Node
12 15:18 Moon at Perigee: 360427 km
13 04:59 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
14 03:16 FULL MOON
17 17:20 Venus 4.6°N of Aldebaran
18 13:28 Mercury 3.9°N of Aldebaran
18 22:28 Mars 1.7°N of Moon
20 23 Mercury 0.4°S of Venus
21 06:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 11:11 Summer Solstice
24 06 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
24 18:25 Moon at Apogee: 405233 km
26 06:08 Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
26 06:34 Moon at Ascending Node
29 10:39 NEW MOON
30 17:19 Pollux 2.5°N of Moon
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Date PST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 00 Mercury at Perihelion
02 12:28 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
03 22 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
05 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 18:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 20:17 Moon at Descending Node
10 14:00 Antares 3.7°S of Moon
10 14:05 Moon at Perigee: 365143 km
13 11:21 FULL MOON
17 00:12 Mars 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
20 23:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
22 11:37 Moon at Apogee: 404330 km
23 10:44 Moon at Ascending Node
23 13:41 Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
25 19 Mercury 0.4°N of Jupiter
26 09 Saturn at Perihelion: 9.03090 AU
26 15:59 Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
28 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 22:53 NEW MOON
30 03:27 Mercury 0.2°N of Regulus
30 05:01 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
30 16:37 Mercury 4.8°S of Moon
Aug 04 04 Neptune at Opposition
04 23:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
05 22:49 Moon at Descending Node
06 06:06 Moon at Perigee: 369437 km
06 20:49 Antares 3.5°S of Moon
09 22 Venus at Perihelion
11 20:48 FULL MOON
12 20 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 09:14 Mars 1.9°S of Moon
14 00 Mercury at Aphelion
14 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
18 10 Venus at Superior Conjunction
19 06:22 Moon at Apogee: 404102 km
19 13:08 Moon at Ascending Node
19 16:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 21:46 Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
22 02 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
23 06:06 Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
24 02 Uranus at Opposition
24 09:02 Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
27 09:26 NEW MOON
28 08 Mars at Opposition
30 03 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38115 AU
31 10:47 Moon at Perigee: 367929 km
Sep 01 23:23 Moon at Descending Node
03 02:17 Antares 3.2°S of Moon
03 04:34 FIRST QUARTER MOON
09 04:42 Mars 1.2°S of Moon
10 08:36 FULL MOON
10 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 15:28 Moon at Ascending Node
16 01:22 Moon at Apogee: 404713 km
16 05:43 Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
18 11:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 18:02 Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
23 02:47 Autumnal Equinox
23 19:27 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
24 08:33 Mercury 4.6°S of Moon
25 19:09 NEW MOON
26 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
26 23 Mercury at Perihelion
27 02:52 Spica 4.9°S of Moon
27 21:59 Moon at Perigee: 362837 km
29 02:34 Moon at Descending Node
30 08:23 Antares 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 02 11:09 FIRST QUARTER MOON
06 06:50 Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
09 23:27 FULL MOON
12 19:40 Moon at Ascending Node
13 13:00 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
13 18:27 Moon at Apogee: 405692 km
18 02:21 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
18 04:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
21 13 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 14:58 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
25 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
25 04:50 NEW MOON
26 03:34 Moon at Perigee: 358549 km
26 10:43 Moon at Descending Node
26 11:56 Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
27 16:52 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
31 20:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Nov 03 01:00 Mars 3.1°N of Moon
05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower
08 17:14 FULL MOON
08 17:19 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.018
09 01:48 Moon at Ascending Node
09 19:31 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
10 04:05 Moon at Apogee: 406298 km
10 12:25 Venus 3.9°N of Antares
12 12 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 09:14 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
16 20:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 19 Leonid Meteor Shower
18 07:55 Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
21 00:26 Spica 4.9°S of Moon
22 22:02 Moon at Descending Node
23 14:49 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.038
23 14:59 NEW MOON
23 15:14 Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
24 19:21 Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
25 10:00 Venus 2.0°N of Moon
30 09:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 07:44 Mars 4.1°N of Moon
06 08:00 Moon at Ascending Node
07 01:43 Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
07 04:05 Moon at Apogee: 406281 km
08 12:37 FULL MOON
08 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°E
11 15:06 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
14 08 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 20:06 Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
16 09:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 09:57 Spica 4.8°S of Moon
20 08:07 Moon at Descending Node
21 15:07 Antares 2.9°S of Moon
21 23:04 Winter Solstice
22 03:53 Moon at Perigee: 358342 km
22 16 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 01:43 NEW MOON
23 22 Mercury at Perihelion
25 07:50 Venus 3.2°N of Moon
26 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 22:46 Mars 3.8°N of Moon
30 02:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
31 13 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
Pacific Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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 | |||
| Pacific Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| Jan 02 12:23 | Jan 10 05:15 | Jan 18 02:48 | Jan 25 00:33 |
| Feb 01 02:48 | Feb 09 03:11 | Feb 16 15:51 | Feb 23 08:46 |
| Mar 02 18:35 | Mar 10 23:15 | Mar 18 02:34 | Mar 24 17:51 |
| Apr 01 11:19 | Apr 09 15:40 | Apr 16 11:36 | Apr 23 04:18 |
| May 01 04:15 | May 09 03:53 | May 15 19:36 t | May 22 16:31 |
| May 30 20:20 A | Jun 07 12:28 | Jun 14 03:16 | Jun 21 06:45 |
| Jun 29 10:39 | Jul 06 18:32 | Jul 13 11:21 | Jul 20 23:01 |
| Jul 28 22:53 | Aug 04 23:28 | Aug 11 20:48 | Aug 19 16:48 |
| Aug 27 09:26 | Sep 03 04:34 | Sep 10 08:36 | Sep 18 11:03 |
| Sep 25 19:09 | Oct 02 11:09 | Oct 09 23:27 | Oct 18 04:31 |
| Oct 25 04:50 | Oct 31 20:25 | Nov 08 17:14 t | Nov 16 20:15 |
| Nov 23 14:59 T | Nov 30 09:16 | Dec 08 12:37 | Dec 16 09:42 |
| Dec 23 01:43 | Dec 30 02:03 | - | - |
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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