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