2004 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western 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.
| 2004 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 03 04:11 Moon at Ascending Node
04 00:17 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
04 04:19 Moon at Apogee: 405707 km
04 14 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 02 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
07 23:40 FULL MOON
08 13:13 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
12 18:46 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
15 08:53 Spica 4.6°S of Moon
15 12:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 05:08 Moon at Descending Node
17 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
18 16:43 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
20 03:25 Moon at Perigee: 362768 km
20 11:17 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
22 05:05 NEW MOON
25 00:09 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
28 10:59 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
29 14:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 06:07 Moon at Ascending Node
31 07:43 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
31 22:00 Moon at Apogee: 404807 km
Feb 02 17 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
03 11:59 Saturn 4.5°S of Moon
04 20:30 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
06 14 Mercury at Aphelion
06 16:47 FULL MOON
07 13:41 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
08 21:32 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
11 14:26 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
13 05:44 Moon at Descending Node
13 21:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 23:30 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
16 15:34 Moon at Perigee: 368320 km
20 17:18 NEW MOON
22 10 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
24 03:29 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
26 08:15 Moon at Ascending Node
26 09:30 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
27 15:55 Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon
28 11:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 18:45 Moon at Apogee: 404259 km
Mar 03 04:52 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
04 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 13 Jupiter at Opposition
05 21:57 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
06 23:29 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
07 07:14 FULL MOON
09 20:57 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
11 07:05 Moon at Descending Node
12 11:37 Moon at Perigee: 369511 km
13 04:54 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
14 05:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 14:49 Vernal Equinox
21 06:41 NEW MOON
21 12:47 Mars 2.9°S of Pleiades
21 14 Mercury at Perihelion
22 07 Venus at Perihelion
22 12:50 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
24 12:55 Moon at Ascending Node
25 05:13 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
26 00:13 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
26 07:56 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
27 15:02 Moon at Apogee: 404520 km
29 07:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
29 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
30 13:28 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
Apr 03 03:14 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
03 21:00 Venus 0.6°S of Pleiades
05 19:03 FULL MOON
06 05:40 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
07 13:05 Moon at Descending Node
08 10:28 Moon at Perigee: 364548 km
09 11:24 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
12 11:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 21:21 NEW MOON
19 21:34 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.737
20 19:40 Moon at Ascending Node
22 07:50 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
22 12 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 18:13 Venus 1.5°N of Moon
24 04:48 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
24 08:26 Moon at Apogee: 405403 km
26 21:22 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
28 01:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 09:55 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
May 03 15:59 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
04 23:00 Moon at Descending Node
05 01 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 04:30 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.304
05 04:33 FULL MOON
06 12:29 Moon at Perigee: 359812 km
06 20:14 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
11 19:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W
17 07:06 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
18 02:17 Moon at Ascending Node
19 12:52 NEW MOON
21 20:02 Moon at Apogee: 406262 km
21 20:13 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
22 23:44 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
24 04:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
25 12 Mars 1.6°N of Saturn
27 15:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 19:27 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
31 02:16 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
Jun 01 09:20 Moon at Descending Node
03 06:49 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
03 12:20 FULL MOON
03 21:10 Moon at Perigee: 357249 km
08 17 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
10 04:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 06:49 Moon at Ascending Node
15 20:24 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
17 13 Mercury at Perihelion
18 00:02 Moon at Apogee: 406575 km
18 04:27 NEW MOON
19 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 10:09 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
20 17:09 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
21 08:57 Summer Solstice
24 07:21 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
26 03:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 11:03 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
28 16:37 Moon at Descending Node
30 17:28 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 02 07:00 Moon at Perigee: 357450 km
02 19:09 FULL MOON
05 09:04 Venus 1.1°N of Aldebaran
05 18 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
09 01 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
09 15:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 08 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
11 08:59 Moon at Ascending Node
12 15 Venus at Aphelion
13 02:28 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
15 05:08 Moon at Apogee: 406192 km
17 19:24 NEW MOON
19 09:56 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
20 12:20 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
21 21:16 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
24 17:48 Spica 3.6°S of Moon
25 11:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 12:36 Mercury 1.1°S of Regulus
25 19:29 Moon at Descending Node
27 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
28 02:33 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
28 03 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 14:25 Moon at Perigee: 360326 km
31 13 Mercury at Aphelion
Aug 01 02:05 FULL MOON
06 10 Neptune at Opposition
07 10:41 Moon at Ascending Node
08 06:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 08 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66614 AU
09 09:23 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
11 17:34 Moon at Apogee: 405291 km
12 19 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 22:41 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
16 09:24 NEW MOON
18 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
18 13:15 Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon
20 23:23 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
21 20:11 Moon at Descending Node
23 18:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 09:23 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
27 13:37 Moon at Perigee: 365106 km
28 03 Uranus at Opposition
30 10:22 FULL MOON
Sep 01 04 Venus 1.9°S of Saturn
03 14:34 Moon at Ascending Node
05 17:22 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
06 23:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 10:42 Moon at Apogee: 404464 km
09 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
10 06:12 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
10 11:57 Mercury 0.1°S of Regulus
13 01:58 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
13 08:56 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
13 12 Mercury at Perihelion
14 22:29 NEW MOON
15 20 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
17 05:30 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
17 22:51 Moon at Descending Node
20 14:50 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
21 23:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 08 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
23 00:30 Autumnal Equinox
23 05:12 Moon at Perigee: 369600 km
28 21:09 FULL MOON
30 21:30 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 03 01:57 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
03 21:47 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
06 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 06:10 Moon at Apogee: 404328 km
06 18:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 14:21 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
10 10:37 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
11 02:52 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
13 03:08 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
14 10:48 NEW MOON
14 10:59 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
15 05:47 Moon at Descending Node
17 20:57 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
18 08:03 Moon at Perigee: 367758 km
21 05:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 11 Orionid Meteor Shower
28 05:41 Moon at Ascending Node
28 11:04 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.308
28 11:07 FULL MOON
30 10:14 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
Nov 01 23 Venus at Perihelion
02 06:49 Mars 2.5°N of Spica
03 02:09 Moon at Apogee: 404999 km
03 22:23 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
05 09 Venus 0.5°N of Jupiter
05 11 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 13:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 19:33 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
09 23:36 Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
10 09:40 Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
10 23:32 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
11 12:19 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
11 15:43 Moon at Descending Node
12 00:24 Mercury 2.1°N of Antares
12 11 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 22:27 NEW MOON
14 05:28 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
14 11:19 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
14 21:54 Moon at Perigee: 362313 km
17 17 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 21:20 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
19 13:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E
24 12:05 Moon at Ascending Node
26 17:27 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
27 04:07 FULL MOON
30 19:25 Moon at Apogee: 405953 km
Dec 01 05:41 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
04 03:35 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
05 08:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 07 Venus 1.2°N of Mars
07 18:36 Jupiter 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
08 10:00 Spica 3.0°S of Moon
09 00:57 Moon at Descending Node
10 08:22 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
10 11 Mercury at Perihelion
10 13:08 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
10 16 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 09:29 NEW MOON
13 05:30 Moon at Perigee: 357986 km
14 06 Geminid Meteor Shower
19 00:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 14:51 Moon at Ascending Node
21 20:42 Winter Solstice
22 14 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 23:35 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
26 23:06 FULL MOON
28 03:15 Moon at Apogee: 406488 km
28 12:09 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
30 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°W
31 10:16 Regulus 4.2°S of 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
2004 Phases of the Moon
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western 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.
| 2004 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 23:40 | Jan 15 12:46 |
| Jan 22 05:05 | Jan 29 14:03 | Feb 06 16:47 | Feb 13 21:40 |
| Feb 20 17:18 | Feb 28 11:24 | Mar 07 07:14 | Mar 14 05:01 |
| Mar 21 06:41 | Mar 29 07:48 | Apr 05 19:03 | Apr 12 11:46 |
| Apr 19 21:21 P | Apr 28 01:32 | May 05 04:33 t | May 11 19:04 |
| May 19 12:52 | May 27 15:57 | Jun 03 12:20 | Jun 10 04:02 |
| Jun 18 04:27 | Jun 26 03:08 | Jul 02 19:09 | Jul 09 15:34 |
| Jul 17 19:24 | Jul 25 11:37 | Aug 01 02:05 | Aug 08 06:01 |
| Aug 16 09:24 | Aug 23 18:12 | Aug 30 10:22 | Sep 06 23:11 |
| Sep 14 22:29 | Sep 21 23:54 | Sep 28 21:09 | Oct 06 18:12 |
| Oct 14 10:48 P | Oct 21 05:59 | Oct 28 11:07 t | Nov 05 13:53 |
| Nov 12 22:27 | Nov 19 13:50 | Nov 27 04:07 | Dec 05 08:53 |
| Dec 12 09:29 | Dec 19 00:40 | Dec 26 23:06 | - |
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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