2004 Sky Event Almanac
Moskow Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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 | ||||||||
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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 23:11 Moon at Ascending Node
03 19:17 Pleiades 3.3°N of Moon
03 23:19 Moon at Apogee: 405707 km
04 09 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 21 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98326 AU
07 18:40 FULL MOON
08 08:13 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
12 13:46 Jupiter 3.4°S of Moon
15 03:53 Spica 4.6°S of Moon
15 07:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 00:08 Moon at Descending Node
17 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.9°W
18 11:43 Antares 2.8°S of Moon
19 22:25 Moon at Perigee: 362768 km
20 06:17 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
22 00:05 NEW MOON
24 19:09 Venus 3.6°N of Moon
28 05:59 Mars 2.6°N of Moon
29 09:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 01:07 Moon at Ascending Node
31 02:43 Pleiades 3.1°N of Moon
31 17:00 Moon at Apogee: 404807 km
Feb 02 12 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
03 06:59 Saturn 4.5°S of Moon
04 15:30 Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
06 09 Mercury at Aphelion
06 11:47 FULL MOON
07 08:41 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
08 16:32 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
11 09:26 Spica 4.3°S of Moon
13 00:44 Moon at Descending Node
13 16:40 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 18:30 Antares 2.5°S of Moon
16 10:34 Moon at Perigee: 368320 km
20 12:18 NEW MOON
22 05 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
23 22:29 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
26 03:15 Moon at Ascending Node
26 04:30 Mars 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
27 10:55 Pleiades 2.8°N of Moon
28 06:24 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 13:45 Moon at Apogee: 404259 km
Mar 02 23:52 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
04 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 08 Jupiter at Opposition
05 16:57 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
06 18:29 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
07 02:14 FULL MOON
09 15:57 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
11 02:05 Moon at Descending Node
12 06:37 Moon at Perigee: 369511 km
12 23:54 Antares 2.3°S of Moon
14 00:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 09:49 Vernal Equinox
21 01:41 NEW MOON
21 07:47 Mars 2.9°S of Pleiades
21 09 Mercury at Perihelion
22 02 Venus at Perihelion
22 07:50 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
24 07:55 Moon at Ascending Node
25 00:13 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
25 19:13 Pleiades 2.6°N of Moon
26 02:56 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
27 10:02 Moon at Apogee: 404520 km
29 02:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.9°E
29 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
30 08:28 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
Apr 02 22:14 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
03 16:00 Venus 0.6°S of Pleiades
05 14:03 FULL MOON
06 00:40 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
07 08:05 Moon at Descending Node
08 05:28 Moon at Perigee: 364548 km
09 06:24 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
12 06:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 16:21 NEW MOON
19 16:34 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.737
20 14:40 Moon at Ascending Node
22 02:50 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
22 07 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 13:13 Venus 1.5°N of Moon
23 23:48 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
24 03:26 Moon at Apogee: 405403 km
26 16:22 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
27 20:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 04:55 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
May 03 10:59 Spica 4.1°S of Moon
04 18:00 Moon at Descending Node
04 20 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
04 23:30 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.304
04 23:33 FULL MOON
06 07:29 Moon at Perigee: 359812 km
06 15:14 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
11 14:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.0°W
17 02:06 Mercury 2.6°S of Moon
17 21:17 Moon at Ascending Node
19 07:52 NEW MOON
21 15:02 Moon at Apogee: 406262 km
21 15:13 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
22 18:44 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
23 23:10 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
25 07 Mars 1.6°N of Saturn
27 10:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 14:27 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
30 21:16 Spica 4.0°S of Moon
Jun 01 04:20 Moon at Descending Node
03 01:49 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
03 07:20 FULL MOON
03 16:10 Moon at Perigee: 357249 km
08 12 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
09 23:02 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 01:49 Moon at Ascending Node
15 15:24 Pleiades 2.5°N of Moon
17 08 Mercury at Perihelion
17 19:02 Moon at Apogee: 406575 km
17 23:27 NEW MOON
19 00 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
20 05:09 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
20 12:09 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
21 03:57 Summer Solstice
24 02:21 Jupiter 3.5°S of Moon
25 22:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 06:03 Spica 3.8°S of Moon
28 11:37 Moon at Descending Node
30 12:28 Antares 2.1°S of Moon
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Date MSK Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 02:00 Moon at Perigee: 357450 km
02 14:09 FULL MOON
05 04:04 Venus 1.1°N of Aldebaran
05 13 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01670 AU
08 20 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
09 10:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 03 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
11 03:59 Moon at Ascending Node
12 10 Venus at Aphelion
12 21:28 Pleiades 2.4°N of Moon
15 00:08 Moon at Apogee: 406192 km
17 14:24 NEW MOON
19 04:56 Mars 4.0°S of Moon
20 07:20 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
21 16:16 Jupiter 3.1°S of Moon
24 12:48 Spica 3.6°S of Moon
25 06:37 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 07:36 Mercury 1.1°S of Regulus
25 14:29 Moon at Descending Node
27 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.1°E
27 21:33 Antares 1.9°S of Moon
27 22 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 09:25 Moon at Perigee: 360326 km
31 08 Mercury at Aphelion
31 21:05 FULL MOON
Aug 06 05 Neptune at Opposition
07 05:41 Moon at Ascending Node
08 01:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 03 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66614 AU
09 04:23 Pleiades 2.1°N of Moon
11 12:34 Moon at Apogee: 405291 km
12 14 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 17:41 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
16 04:24 NEW MOON
17 21 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
18 08:15 Jupiter 2.6°S of Moon
20 18:23 Spica 3.3°S of Moon
21 15:11 Moon at Descending Node
23 13:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
24 04:23 Antares 1.7°S of Moon
27 08:37 Moon at Perigee: 365106 km
27 22 Uranus at Opposition
30 05:22 FULL MOON
31 23 Venus 1.9°S of Saturn
Sep 03 09:34 Moon at Ascending Node
05 12:22 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
06 18:11 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 05:42 Moon at Apogee: 404464 km
09 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.0°W
10 01:12 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
10 06:57 Mercury 0.1°S of Regulus
12 20:58 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
13 03:56 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
13 07 Mercury at Perihelion
14 17:29 NEW MOON
15 15 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
17 00:30 Spica 3.2°S of Moon
17 17:51 Moon at Descending Node
20 09:50 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
21 18:54 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 03 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
22 19:30 Autumnal Equinox
23 00:12 Moon at Perigee: 369600 km
28 16:09 FULL MOON
30 16:30 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 02 20:57 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
03 16:47 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
05 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 01:10 Moon at Apogee: 404328 km
06 13:12 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 09:21 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
10 05:37 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
10 21:52 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
12 22:08 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
14 05:48 NEW MOON
14 05:59 Partial Solar Eclipse; mag=0.928
15 00:47 Moon at Descending Node
17 15:57 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
18 03:03 Moon at Perigee: 367758 km
21 00:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 06 Orionid Meteor Shower
28 00:41 Moon at Ascending Node
28 06:04 Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.308
28 06:07 FULL MOON
30 05:14 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
Nov 01 18 Venus at Perihelion
02 01:49 Mars 2.5°N of Spica
02 21:09 Moon at Apogee: 404999 km
03 17:23 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
05 04 Venus 0.5°N of Jupiter
05 06 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 08:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 14:33 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
09 18:36 Jupiter 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
10 04:40 Venus 0.2°N of Moon: Occn.
10 18:32 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
11 07:19 Mars 0.5°N of Moon: Occn.
11 10:43 Moon at Descending Node
11 19:24 Mercury 2.1°N of Antares
12 06 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 17:27 NEW MOON
14 00:28 Antares 1.4°S of Moon
14 06:19 Mercury 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
14 16:54 Moon at Perigee: 362313 km
17 12 Leonid Meteor Shower
17 16:20 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
19 08:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.2°E
24 07:05 Moon at Ascending Node
26 12:27 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
26 23:07 FULL MOON
30 14:25 Moon at Apogee: 405953 km
Dec 01 00:41 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
03 22:35 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
05 03:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 02 Venus 1.2°N of Mars
07 13:36 Jupiter 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
08 05:00 Spica 3.0°S of Moon
08 19:57 Moon at Descending Node
10 03:22 Mars 2.1°N of Moon
10 06 Mercury at Perihelion
10 08:08 Venus 3.5°N of Moon
10 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
12 04:29 NEW MOON
13 00:30 Moon at Perigee: 357986 km
14 01 Geminid Meteor Shower
18 19:40 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 09:51 Moon at Ascending Node
21 15:42 Winter Solstice
22 09 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 18:35 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
26 18:06 FULL MOON
27 22:15 Moon at Apogee: 406488 km
28 07:09 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
29 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.4°W
31 05:16 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
Moskow Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Moskow Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 3 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 | |||
| Moskow Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 07 18:40 | Jan 15 07:46 |
| Jan 22 00:05 | Jan 29 09:03 | Feb 06 11:47 | Feb 13 16:40 |
| Feb 20 12:18 | Feb 28 06:24 | Mar 07 02:14 | Mar 14 00:01 |
| Mar 21 01:41 | Mar 29 02:48 | Apr 05 14:03 | Apr 12 06:46 |
| Apr 19 16:21 P | Apr 27 20:32 | May 04 23:33 t | May 11 14:04 |
| May 19 07:52 | May 27 10:57 | Jun 03 07:20 | Jun 09 23:02 |
| Jun 17 23:27 | Jun 25 22:08 | Jul 02 14:09 | Jul 09 10:34 |
| Jul 17 14:24 | Jul 25 06:37 | Jul 31 21:05 | Aug 08 01:01 |
| Aug 16 04:24 | Aug 23 13:12 | Aug 30 05:22 | Sep 06 18:11 |
| Sep 14 17:29 | Sep 21 18:54 | Sep 28 16:09 | Oct 06 13:12 |
| Oct 14 05:48 P | Oct 21 00:59 | Oct 28 06:07 t | Nov 05 08:53 |
| Nov 12 17:27 | Nov 19 08:50 | Nov 26 23:07 | Dec 05 03:53 |
| Dec 12 04:29 | Dec 18 19:40 | Dec 26 18:06 | - |
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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