2004 Sky Event Almanac
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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 | ||||||||
| Indochina Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 03:11 Moon at Ascending Node
03 23:17 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
04 03:19 Moon at Apogee: 405707 km
04 13 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 01 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
07 22:40 FULL MOON
08 12:13 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
12 17:46 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
15 07:53 Spica 4.6°S of Moon
15 11:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 04:08 Moon at Descending Node
17 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
18 15:43 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
20 02:25 Moon at Perigee: 362768 km
20 10:17 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
22 04:05 NEW MOON
24 23:09 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
28 09:59 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
29 13:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 05:07 Moon at Ascending Node
31 06:43 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
31 21:00 Moon at Apogee: 404807 km
Feb 02 16 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
03 10:59 Saturn 4.5°S of Moon
04 19:30 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
06 13 Mercury at Aphelion
06 15:47 FULL MOON
07 12:41 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
08 20:32 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
11 13:26 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
13 04:44 Moon at Descending Node
13 20:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 22:30 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
16 14:34 Moon at Perigee: 368320 km
20 16:18 NEW MOON
22 09 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
24 02:29 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
26 07:15 Moon at Ascending Node
26 08:30 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
27 14:55 Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon
28 10:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 17:45 Moon at Apogee: 404259 km
Mar 03 03:52 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
04 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 12 Jupiter at Opposition
05 20:57 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
06 22:29 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
07 06:14 FULL MOON
09 19:57 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
11 06:05 Moon at Descending Node
12 10:37 Moon at Perigee: 369511 km
13 03:54 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
14 04:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 13:49 Vernal Equinox
21 05:41 NEW MOON
21 11:47 Mars 2.9°S of Pleiades
21 13 Mercury at Perihelion
22 06 Venus at Perihelion
22 11:50 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
24 11:55 Moon at Ascending Node
25 04:13 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
25 23:13 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
26 06:56 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
27 14:02 Moon at Apogee: 404520 km
29 06:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
29 22 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
30 12:28 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
Apr 03 02:14 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
03 20:00 Venus 0.6°S of Pleiades
05 18:03 FULL MOON
06 04:40 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
07 12:05 Moon at Descending Node
08 09:28 Moon at Perigee: 364548 km
09 10:24 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
12 10:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 20:21 NEW MOON
19 20:34 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.737
20 18:40 Moon at Ascending Node
22 06:50 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
22 11 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 17:13 Venus 1.5°N of Moon
24 03:48 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
24 07:26 Moon at Apogee: 405403 km
26 20:22 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
28 00:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 08:55 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
May 03 14:59 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
04 22:00 Moon at Descending Node
05 00 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 03:30 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.304
05 03:33 FULL MOON
06 11:29 Moon at Perigee: 359812 km
06 19:14 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
11 18:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W
17 06:06 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
18 01:17 Moon at Ascending Node
19 11:52 NEW MOON
21 19:02 Moon at Apogee: 406262 km
21 19:13 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
22 22:44 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
24 03:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
25 11 Mars 1.6°N of Saturn
27 14:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 18:27 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
31 01:16 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
Jun 01 08:20 Moon at Descending Node
03 05:49 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
03 11:20 FULL MOON
03 20:10 Moon at Perigee: 357249 km
08 16 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
10 03:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 05:49 Moon at Ascending Node
15 19:24 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
17 12 Mercury at Perihelion
17 23:02 Moon at Apogee: 406575 km
18 03:27 NEW MOON
19 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 09:09 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
20 16:09 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
21 07:57 Summer Solstice
24 06:21 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
26 02:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 10:03 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
28 15:37 Moon at Descending Node
30 16:28 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
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Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 06:00 Moon at Perigee: 357450 km
02 18:09 FULL MOON
05 08:04 Venus 1.1°N of Aldebaran
05 17 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
09 00 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
09 14:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 07 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
11 07:59 Moon at Ascending Node
12 14 Venus at Aphelion
13 01:28 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
15 04:08 Moon at Apogee: 406192 km
17 18:24 NEW MOON
19 08:56 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
20 11:20 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
21 20:16 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
24 16:48 Spica 3.6°S of Moon
25 10:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 11:36 Mercury 1.1°S of Regulus
25 18:29 Moon at Descending Node
27 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
28 01:33 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
28 02 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 13:25 Moon at Perigee: 360326 km
31 12 Mercury at Aphelion
Aug 01 01:05 FULL MOON
06 09 Neptune at Opposition
07 09:41 Moon at Ascending Node
08 05:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 07 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66614 AU
09 08:23 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
11 16:34 Moon at Apogee: 405291 km
12 18 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 21:41 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
16 08:24 NEW MOON
18 01 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
18 12:15 Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon
20 22:23 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
21 19:11 Moon at Descending Node
23 17:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 08:23 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
27 12:37 Moon at Perigee: 365106 km
28 02 Uranus at Opposition
30 09:22 FULL MOON
Sep 01 03 Venus 1.9°S of Saturn
03 13:34 Moon at Ascending Node
05 16:22 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
06 22:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 09:42 Moon at Apogee: 404464 km
09 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
10 05:12 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
10 10:57 Mercury 0.1°S of Regulus
13 00:58 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
13 07:56 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
13 11 Mercury at Perihelion
14 21:29 NEW MOON
15 19 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
17 04:30 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
17 21:51 Moon at Descending Node
20 13:50 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
21 22:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 07 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
22 23:30 Autumnal Equinox
23 04:12 Moon at Perigee: 369600 km
28 20:09 FULL MOON
30 20:30 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 03 00:57 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
03 20:47 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
06 01 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 05:10 Moon at Apogee: 404328 km
06 17:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 13:21 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
10 09:37 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
11 01:52 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
13 02:08 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
14 09:48 NEW MOON
14 09:59 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
15 04:47 Moon at Descending Node
17 19:57 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
18 07:03 Moon at Perigee: 367758 km
21 04:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 10 Orionid Meteor Shower
28 04:41 Moon at Ascending Node
28 10:04 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.308
28 10:07 FULL MOON
30 09:14 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
Nov 01 22 Venus at Perihelion
02 05:49 Mars 2.5°N of Spica
03 01:09 Moon at Apogee: 404999 km
03 21:23 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
05 08 Venus 0.5°N of Jupiter
05 10 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 12:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 18:33 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
09 22:36 Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
10 08:40 Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
10 22:32 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
11 11:19 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
11 14:43 Moon at Descending Node
11 23:24 Mercury 2.1°N of Antares
12 10 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 21:27 NEW MOON
14 04:28 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
14 10:19 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
14 20:54 Moon at Perigee: 362313 km
17 16 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 20:20 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
19 12:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E
24 11:05 Moon at Ascending Node
26 16:27 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
27 03:07 FULL MOON
30 18:25 Moon at Apogee: 405953 km
Dec 01 04:41 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
04 02:35 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
05 07:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 06 Venus 1.2°N of Mars
07 17:36 Jupiter 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
08 09:00 Spica 3.0°S of Moon
08 23:57 Moon at Descending Node
10 07:22 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
10 10 Mercury at Perihelion
10 12:08 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
10 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 08:29 NEW MOON
13 04:30 Moon at Perigee: 357986 km
14 05 Geminid Meteor Shower
18 23:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 13:51 Moon at Ascending Node
21 19:42 Winter Solstice
22 13 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 22:35 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
26 22:06 FULL MOON
28 02:15 Moon at Apogee: 406488 km
28 11:09 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
30 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°W
31 09:16 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
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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 | |||
| Indochina Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 22:40 | Jan 15 11:46 |
| Jan 22 04:05 | Jan 29 13:03 | Feb 06 15:47 | Feb 13 20:40 |
| Feb 20 16:18 | Feb 28 10:24 | Mar 07 06:14 | Mar 14 04:01 |
| Mar 21 05:41 | Mar 29 06:48 | Apr 05 18:03 | Apr 12 10:46 |
| Apr 19 20:21 P | Apr 28 00:32 | May 05 03:33 t | May 11 18:04 |
| May 19 11:52 | May 27 14:57 | Jun 03 11:20 | Jun 10 03:02 |
| Jun 18 03:27 | Jun 26 02:08 | Jul 02 18:09 | Jul 09 14:34 |
| Jul 17 18:24 | Jul 25 10:37 | Aug 01 01:05 | Aug 08 05:01 |
| Aug 16 08:24 | Aug 23 17:12 | Aug 30 09:22 | Sep 06 22:11 |
| Sep 14 21:29 | Sep 21 22:54 | Sep 28 20:09 | Oct 06 17:12 |
| Oct 14 09:48 P | Oct 21 04:59 | Oct 28 10:07 t | Nov 05 12:53 |
| Nov 12 21:27 | Nov 19 12:50 | Nov 27 03:07 | Dec 05 07:53 |
| Dec 12 08:29 | Dec 18 23:40 | Dec 26 22:06 | - |
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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