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