2004 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.
| 2004 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 20:11 Moon at Ascending Node
03 16:17 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
03 20:19 Moon at Apogee: 405707 km
04 06 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 18 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
07 15:40 FULL MOON
08 05:13 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
12 10:46 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
15 00:53 Spica 4.6°S of Moon
15 04:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
16 21:08 Moon at Descending Node
17 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
18 08:43 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
19 19:25 Moon at Perigee: 362768 km
20 03:17 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
21 21:05 NEW MOON
24 16:09 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
28 02:59 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
29 06:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 22:07 Moon at Ascending Node
30 23:43 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
31 14:00 Moon at Apogee: 404807 km
Feb 02 09 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
03 03:59 Saturn 4.5°S of Moon
04 12:30 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
06 06 Mercury at Aphelion
06 08:47 FULL MOON
07 05:41 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
08 13:32 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
11 06:26 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
12 21:44 Moon at Descending Node
13 13:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 15:30 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
16 07:34 Moon at Perigee: 368320 km
20 09:18 NEW MOON
22 02 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 19:29 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
26 00:15 Moon at Ascending Node
26 01:30 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
27 07:55 Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon
28 03:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 10:45 Moon at Apogee: 404259 km
Mar 02 20:52 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
04 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 05 Jupiter at Opposition
05 13:57 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
06 15:29 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
06 23:14 FULL MOON
09 12:57 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
10 23:05 Moon at Descending Node
12 03:37 Moon at Perigee: 369511 km
12 20:54 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
13 21:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 06:49 Vernal Equinox
20 22:41 NEW MOON
21 04:47 Mars 2.9°S of Pleiades
21 06 Mercury at Perihelion
21 23 Venus at Perihelion
22 04:50 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
24 04:55 Moon at Ascending Node
24 21:13 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
25 16:13 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
25 23:56 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
27 07:02 Moon at Apogee: 404520 km
28 23:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
29 15 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
30 05:28 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
Apr 02 19:14 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
03 13:00 Venus 0.6°S of Pleiades
05 11:03 FULL MOON
05 21:40 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
07 05:05 Moon at Descending Node
08 02:28 Moon at Perigee: 364548 km
09 03:24 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
12 03:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 13:21 NEW MOON
19 13:34 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.737
20 11:40 Moon at Ascending Node
21 23:50 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
22 04 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 10:13 Venus 1.5°N of Moon
23 20:48 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
24 00:26 Moon at Apogee: 405403 km
26 13:22 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
27 17:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 01:55 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
May 03 07:59 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
04 15:00 Moon at Descending Node
04 17 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
04 20:30 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.304
04 20:33 FULL MOON
06 04:29 Moon at Perigee: 359812 km
06 12:14 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
11 11:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W
16 23:06 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
17 18:17 Moon at Ascending Node
19 04:52 NEW MOON
21 12:02 Moon at Apogee: 406262 km
21 12:13 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
22 15:44 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
23 20:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
25 04 Mars 1.6°N of Saturn
27 07:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 11:27 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
30 18:16 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
Jun 01 01:20 Moon at Descending Node
02 22:49 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
03 04:20 FULL MOON
03 13:10 Moon at Perigee: 357249 km
08 09 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
09 20:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 22:49 Moon at Ascending Node
15 12:24 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
17 05 Mercury at Perihelion
17 16:02 Moon at Apogee: 406575 km
17 20:27 NEW MOON
18 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 02:09 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
20 09:09 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
21 00:57 Summer Solstice
23 23:21 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
25 19:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 03:03 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
28 08:37 Moon at Descending Node
30 09:28 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 23:00 Moon at Perigee: 357450 km
02 11:09 FULL MOON
05 01:04 Venus 1.1°N of Aldebaran
05 10 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
08 17 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
09 07:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 00 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
11 00:59 Moon at Ascending Node
12 07 Venus at Aphelion
12 18:28 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
14 21:08 Moon at Apogee: 406192 km
17 11:24 NEW MOON
19 01:56 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
20 04:20 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
21 13:16 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
24 09:48 Spica 3.6°S of Moon
25 03:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 04:36 Mercury 1.1°S of Regulus
25 11:29 Moon at Descending Node
27 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
27 18:33 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
27 19 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 06:25 Moon at Perigee: 360326 km
31 05 Mercury at Aphelion
31 18:05 FULL MOON
Aug 06 02 Neptune at Opposition
07 02:41 Moon at Ascending Node
07 22:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 00 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66614 AU
09 01:23 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
11 09:34 Moon at Apogee: 405291 km
12 11 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 14:41 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
16 01:24 NEW MOON
17 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
18 05:15 Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon
20 15:23 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
21 12:11 Moon at Descending Node
23 10:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 21 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 01:23 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
27 05:37 Moon at Perigee: 365106 km
27 19 Uranus at Opposition
30 02:22 FULL MOON
31 20 Venus 1.9°S of Saturn
Sep 03 06:34 Moon at Ascending Node
05 09:22 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
06 15:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 02:42 Moon at Apogee: 404464 km
09 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
09 22:12 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
10 03:57 Mercury 0.1°S of Regulus
12 17:58 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
13 00:56 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
13 04 Mercury at Perihelion
14 14:29 NEW MOON
15 12 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
16 21:30 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
17 14:51 Moon at Descending Node
20 06:50 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
21 15:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 00 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
22 16:30 Autumnal Equinox
22 21:12 Moon at Perigee: 369600 km
28 13:09 FULL MOON
30 13:30 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 02 17:57 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
03 13:47 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
05 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 22:10 Moon at Apogee: 404328 km
06 10:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 06:21 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
10 02:37 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
10 18:52 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
12 19:08 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
14 02:48 NEW MOON
14 02:59 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
14 21:47 Moon at Descending Node
17 12:57 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
18 00:03 Moon at Perigee: 367758 km
20 21:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 03 Orionid Meteor Shower
27 21:41 Moon at Ascending Node
28 03:04 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.308
28 03:07 FULL MOON
30 02:14 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
Nov 01 15 Venus at Perihelion
01 22:49 Mars 2.5°N of Spica
02 18:09 Moon at Apogee: 404999 km
03 14:23 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
05 01 Venus 0.5°N of Jupiter
05 03 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 05:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 11:33 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
09 15:36 Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
10 01:40 Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
10 15:32 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
11 04:19 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
11 07:43 Moon at Descending Node
11 16:24 Mercury 2.1°N of Antares
12 03 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 14:27 NEW MOON
13 21:28 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
14 03:19 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
14 13:54 Moon at Perigee: 362313 km
17 09 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 13:20 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
19 05:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E
24 04:05 Moon at Ascending Node
26 09:27 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
26 20:07 FULL MOON
30 11:25 Moon at Apogee: 405953 km
30 21:41 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
Dec 03 19:35 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
05 00:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 23 Venus 1.2°N of Mars
07 10:36 Jupiter 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
08 02:00 Spica 3.0°S of Moon
08 16:57 Moon at Descending Node
10 00:22 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
10 03 Mercury at Perihelion
10 05:08 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
10 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 01:29 NEW MOON
12 21:30 Moon at Perigee: 357986 km
13 22 Geminid Meteor Shower
18 16:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 06:51 Moon at Ascending Node
21 12:42 Winter Solstice
22 06 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 15:35 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
26 15:06 FULL MOON
27 19:15 Moon at Apogee: 406488 km
28 04:09 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
29 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°W
31 02:16 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
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.
| 2004 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 15:40 | Jan 15 04:46 |
| Jan 21 21:05 | Jan 29 06:03 | Feb 06 08:47 | Feb 13 13:40 |
| Feb 20 09:18 | Feb 28 03:24 | Mar 06 23:14 | Mar 13 21:01 |
| Mar 20 22:41 | Mar 28 23:48 | Apr 05 11:03 | Apr 12 03:46 |
| Apr 19 13:21 P | Apr 27 17:32 | May 04 20:33 t | May 11 11:04 |
| May 19 04:52 | May 27 07:57 | Jun 03 04:20 | Jun 09 20:02 |
| Jun 17 20:27 | Jun 25 19:08 | Jul 02 11:09 | Jul 09 07:34 |
| Jul 17 11:24 | Jul 25 03:37 | Jul 31 18:05 | Aug 07 22:01 |
| Aug 16 01:24 | Aug 23 10:12 | Aug 30 02:22 | Sep 06 15:11 |
| Sep 14 14:29 | Sep 21 15:54 | Sep 28 13:09 | Oct 06 10:12 |
| Oct 14 02:48 P | Oct 20 21:59 | Oct 28 03:07 t | Nov 05 05:53 |
| Nov 12 14:27 | Nov 19 05:50 | Nov 26 20:07 | Dec 05 00:53 |
| Dec 12 01:29 | Dec 18 16:40 | Dec 26 15:06 | - |
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
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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