2004 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 03 01:41 Moon at Ascending Node
03 21:47 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
04 01:49 Moon at Apogee: 405707 km
04 12 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 23 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
07 21:10 FULL MOON
08 10:43 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
12 16:16 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
15 06:23 Spica 4.6°S of Moon
15 10:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 02:38 Moon at Descending Node
17 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
18 14:13 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
20 00:55 Moon at Perigee: 362768 km
20 08:47 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
22 02:35 NEW MOON
24 21:39 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
28 08:29 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
29 11:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 03:37 Moon at Ascending Node
31 05:13 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
31 19:30 Moon at Apogee: 404807 km
Feb 02 15 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
03 09:29 Saturn 4.5°S of Moon
04 18:00 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
06 11 Mercury at Aphelion
06 14:17 FULL MOON
07 11:11 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
08 19:02 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
11 11:56 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
13 03:14 Moon at Descending Node
13 19:10 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 21:00 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
16 13:04 Moon at Perigee: 368320 km
20 14:48 NEW MOON
22 07 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
24 00:59 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
26 05:45 Moon at Ascending Node
26 07:00 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
27 13:25 Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon
28 08:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 16:15 Moon at Apogee: 404259 km
Mar 03 02:22 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
04 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 10 Jupiter at Opposition
05 19:27 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
06 20:59 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
07 04:44 FULL MOON
09 18:27 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
11 04:35 Moon at Descending Node
12 09:07 Moon at Perigee: 369511 km
13 02:24 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
14 02:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 12:19 Vernal Equinox
21 04:11 NEW MOON
21 10:17 Mars 2.9°S of Pleiades
21 11 Mercury at Perihelion
22 04 Venus at Perihelion
22 10:20 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
24 10:25 Moon at Ascending Node
25 02:43 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
25 21:43 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
26 05:26 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
27 12:32 Moon at Apogee: 404520 km
29 05:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
29 20 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
30 10:58 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
Apr 03 00:44 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
03 18:30 Venus 0.6°S of Pleiades
05 16:33 FULL MOON
06 03:10 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
07 10:35 Moon at Descending Node
08 07:58 Moon at Perigee: 364548 km
09 08:54 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
12 09:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 06 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 18:51 NEW MOON
19 19:04 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.737
20 17:10 Moon at Ascending Node
22 05:20 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
22 09 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 15:43 Venus 1.5°N of Moon
24 02:18 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
24 05:56 Moon at Apogee: 405403 km
26 18:52 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
27 23:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 07:25 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
May 03 13:29 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
04 20:30 Moon at Descending Node
04 22 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 02:00 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.304
05 02:03 FULL MOON
06 09:59 Moon at Perigee: 359812 km
06 17:44 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
11 16:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W
17 04:36 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
17 23:47 Moon at Ascending Node
19 10:22 NEW MOON
21 17:32 Moon at Apogee: 406262 km
21 17:43 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
22 21:14 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
24 01:40 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
25 10 Mars 1.6°N of Saturn
27 13:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 16:57 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
30 23:46 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
Jun 01 06:50 Moon at Descending Node
03 04:19 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
03 09:50 FULL MOON
03 18:40 Moon at Perigee: 357249 km
08 14 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
10 01:32 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 04:19 Moon at Ascending Node
15 17:54 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
17 10 Mercury at Perihelion
17 21:32 Moon at Apogee: 406575 km
18 01:57 NEW MOON
19 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 07:39 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
20 14:39 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
21 06:27 Summer Solstice
24 04:51 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
26 00:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 08:33 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
28 14:07 Moon at Descending Node
30 14:58 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 04:30 Moon at Perigee: 357450 km
02 16:39 FULL MOON
05 06:34 Venus 1.1°N of Aldebaran
05 15 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
08 22 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
09 13:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 05 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
11 06:29 Moon at Ascending Node
12 12 Venus at Aphelion
12 23:58 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
15 02:38 Moon at Apogee: 406192 km
17 16:54 NEW MOON
19 07:26 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
20 09:50 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
21 18:46 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
24 15:18 Spica 3.6°S of Moon
25 09:07 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 10:06 Mercury 1.1°S of Regulus
25 16:59 Moon at Descending Node
27 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
28 00:03 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
28 00 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 11:55 Moon at Perigee: 360326 km
31 10 Mercury at Aphelion
31 23:35 FULL MOON
Aug 06 07 Neptune at Opposition
07 08:11 Moon at Ascending Node
08 03:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 05 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66614 AU
09 06:53 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
11 15:04 Moon at Apogee: 405291 km
12 16 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 20:11 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
16 06:54 NEW MOON
17 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
18 10:45 Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon
20 20:53 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
21 17:41 Moon at Descending Node
23 15:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 06:53 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
27 11:07 Moon at Perigee: 365106 km
28 00 Uranus at Opposition
30 07:52 FULL MOON
Sep 01 01 Venus 1.9°S of Saturn
03 12:04 Moon at Ascending Node
05 14:52 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
06 20:41 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 08:12 Moon at Apogee: 404464 km
09 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
10 03:42 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
10 09:27 Mercury 0.1°S of Regulus
12 23:28 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
13 06:26 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
13 09 Mercury at Perihelion
14 19:59 NEW MOON
15 18 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
17 03:00 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
17 20:21 Moon at Descending Node
20 12:20 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
21 21:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 05 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
22 22:00 Autumnal Equinox
23 02:42 Moon at Perigee: 369600 km
28 18:39 FULL MOON
30 19:00 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 02 23:27 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
03 19:17 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
06 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 03:40 Moon at Apogee: 404328 km
06 15:42 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 11:51 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
10 08:07 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
11 00:22 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
13 00:38 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
14 08:18 NEW MOON
14 08:29 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
15 03:17 Moon at Descending Node
17 18:27 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
18 05:33 Moon at Perigee: 367758 km
21 03:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 08 Orionid Meteor Shower
28 03:11 Moon at Ascending Node
28 08:34 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.308
28 08:37 FULL MOON
30 07:44 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
Nov 01 20 Venus at Perihelion
02 04:19 Mars 2.5°N of Spica
02 23:39 Moon at Apogee: 404999 km
03 19:53 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
05 07 Venus 0.5°N of Jupiter
05 09 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 11:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 17:03 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
09 21:06 Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
10 07:10 Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
10 21:02 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
11 09:49 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
11 13:13 Moon at Descending Node
11 21:54 Mercury 2.1°N of Antares
12 08 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 19:57 NEW MOON
14 02:58 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
14 08:49 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
14 19:24 Moon at Perigee: 362313 km
17 14 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 18:50 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
19 11:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E
24 09:35 Moon at Ascending Node
26 14:57 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
27 01:37 FULL MOON
30 16:55 Moon at Apogee: 405953 km
Dec 01 03:11 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
04 01:05 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
05 06:23 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 05 Venus 1.2°N of Mars
07 16:06 Jupiter 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
08 07:30 Spica 3.0°S of Moon
08 22:27 Moon at Descending Node
10 05:52 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
10 08 Mercury at Perihelion
10 10:38 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
10 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 06:59 NEW MOON
13 03:00 Moon at Perigee: 357986 km
14 04 Geminid Meteor Shower
18 22:10 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 12:21 Moon at Ascending Node
21 18:12 Winter Solstice
22 12 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 21:05 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
26 20:36 FULL MOON
28 00:45 Moon at Apogee: 406488 km
28 09:39 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
30 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°W
31 07:46 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
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 21:10 | Jan 15 10:16 |
| Jan 22 02:35 | Jan 29 11:33 | Feb 06 14:17 | Feb 13 19:10 |
| Feb 20 14:48 | Feb 28 08:54 | Mar 07 04:44 | Mar 14 02:31 |
| Mar 21 04:11 | Mar 29 05:18 | Apr 05 16:33 | Apr 12 09:16 |
| Apr 19 18:51 P | Apr 27 23:02 | May 05 02:03 t | May 11 16:34 |
| May 19 10:22 | May 27 13:27 | Jun 03 09:50 | Jun 10 01:32 |
| Jun 18 01:57 | Jun 26 00:38 | Jul 02 16:39 | Jul 09 13:04 |
| Jul 17 16:54 | Jul 25 09:07 | Jul 31 23:35 | Aug 08 03:31 |
| Aug 16 06:54 | Aug 23 15:42 | Aug 30 07:52 | Sep 06 20:41 |
| Sep 14 19:59 | Sep 21 21:24 | Sep 28 18:39 | Oct 06 15:42 |
| Oct 14 08:18 P | Oct 21 03:29 | Oct 28 08:37 t | Nov 05 11:23 |
| Nov 12 19:57 | Nov 19 11:20 | Nov 27 01:37 | Dec 05 06:23 |
| Dec 12 06:59 | Dec 18 22:10 | Dec 26 20:36 | - |
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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