2003 Sky Event Almanac

Pacific Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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.

2003 Sky Event Almanac
Pacific Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     PST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 02  12:23  NEW MOON 
    03  15:18  Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
    03  16     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    03  21     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98332 AU
    06  01     Mercury at Perihelion 
    10  05:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  16:43  Moon at Apogee: 404343 km
    10  17     Venus at Greatest Elong: 47.0°W
    11  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    14  05:38  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  11:33  Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
    17  19:23  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    18  02:48  FULL MOON 
    19  06:26  Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
    20  07:18  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
    23  14:43  Moon at Perigee: 369912 km
    25  00:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    27  07:12  Mars 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    27  07:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    27  11:06  Antares 4.4°S of Moon
    28  10:42  Venus 4.3°N of Moon
    30  01:35  Mercury 4.8°N of Moon
    30  15     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 

Feb 01  02:47  Mars 4.9°N of Antares
    01  02:48  NEW MOON 
    02  01     Jupiter at Opposition 
    03  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.4°W
    07  13:58  Moon at Apogee: 404551 km
    09  03:11  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    10  09:39  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  18:37  Saturn 2.6°S of Moon
    14  04:59  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    15  09:57  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
    16  15:51  FULL MOON 
    16  16:15  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
    17  13     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    19  01     Mercury at Aphelion 
    19  08:19  Moon at Perigee: 364844 km
    23  07:47  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  08:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    23  16:30  Antares 4.2°S of Moon
    24  20:37  Mars 1.9°N of Moon

Mar 01  06:43  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
    02  18:35  NEW MOON 
    07  08:34  Moon at Apogee: 405383 km
    09  04:24  Pleiades 4.5°N of Moon
    09  11:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    10  23:15  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    11  03:34  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    13  14:45  Pollux 2.8°N of Moon
    14  15:41  Jupiter 3.9°S of Moon
    16  02:43  Regulus 4.9°S of Moon
    18  02:34  FULL MOON 
    19  10:57  Moon at Perigee: 359818 km
    20  17:00  Vernal Equinox 
    21  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    22  09:37  Moon at Descending Node 
    22  22:55  Antares 3.9°S of Moon
    24  17:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    25  09:45  Mars 2.9°N of Moon

Apr 01  11:19  NEW MOON 
    03  20:31  Moon at Apogee: 406211 km
    04  01     Mercury at Perihelion 
    05  11:15  Pleiades 4.3°N of Moon
    05  13:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  13:42  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
    09  15:40  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  23:09  Pollux 2.6°N of Moon
    10  23:47  Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
    16  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.8°E
    16  11:36  FULL MOON 
    16  20:58  Moon at Perigee: 357158 km
    18  16:24  Moon at Descending Node 
    19  07:44  Antares 3.8°S of Moon
    19  13     Venus at Aphelion 
    22  13     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    22  23:04  Mars 3.4°N of Moon
    23  04:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  08:44  Venus 2.7°N of Moon
    30  23:39  Moon at Apogee: 406530 km

May 01  04:15  NEW MOON 
    02  17:21  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    02  18:17  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  00:46  Saturn 3.3°S of Moon
    05  03     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  23     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    07  05:44  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    08  09:59  Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
    09  03:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    15  07:39  Moon at Perigee: 357449 km
    15  19:36  FULL MOON 
    15  19:40  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.128
    16  02:51  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  18:21  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    21  12:07  Mars 3.0°N of Moon
    22  16:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    26  09     Mercury 2.2°S of Venus
    28  05:05  Moon at Apogee: 406171 km
    28  18:29  Mercury 2.5°S of Moon
    28  20:03  Venus 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    30  00:33  Moon at Ascending Node 
    30  20:08  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.938
    30  20:20  NEW MOON 

Jun 01  12:48  Saturn 3.5°S of Moon
    02  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 24.4°W
    03  11:22  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    04  22:10  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
    07  12:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    12  13:16  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  15:18  Moon at Perigee: 360427 km
    13  04:59  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    14  03:16  FULL MOON 
    17  17:20  Venus 4.6°N of Aldebaran
    18  13:28  Mercury 3.9°N of Aldebaran
    18  22:28  Mars 1.7°N of Moon
    20  23     Mercury 0.4°S of Venus
    21  06:45  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  11:11  Summer Solstice 
    24  06     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    24  18:25  Moon at Apogee: 405233 km
    26  06:08  Pleiades 4.2°N of Moon
    26  06:34  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  10:39  NEW MOON 
    30  17:19  Pollux 2.5°N of Moon

Date     PST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 01  00     Mercury at Perihelion 
    02  12:28  Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
    03  22     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
    05  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    06  18:32  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  20:17  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  14:00  Antares 3.7°S of Moon
    10  14:05  Moon at Perigee: 365143 km
    13  11:21  FULL MOON 
    17  00:12  Mars 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  23:01  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    22  11:37  Moon at Apogee: 404330 km
    23  10:44  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  13:41  Pleiades 4.1°N of Moon
    25  19     Mercury 0.4°N of Jupiter
    26  09     Saturn at Perihelion:  9.03090 AU
    26  15:59  Saturn 4.0°S of Moon
    28  05     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    28  22:53  NEW MOON 
    30  03:27  Mercury 0.2°N of Regulus
    30  05:01  Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
    30  16:37  Mercury 4.8°S of Moon

Aug 04  04     Neptune at Opposition 
    04  23:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    05  22:49  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  06:06  Moon at Perigee: 369437 km
    06  20:49  Antares 3.5°S of Moon
    09  22     Venus at Perihelion 
    11  20:48  FULL MOON 
    12  20     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  09:14  Mars 1.9°S of Moon
    14  00     Mercury at Aphelion 
    14  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    18  10     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    19  06:22  Moon at Apogee: 404102 km
    19  13:08  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  16:48  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  21:46  Pleiades 3.8°N of Moon
    22  02     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    23  06:06  Saturn 4.3°S of Moon
    24  02     Uranus at Opposition 
    24  09:02  Pollux 2.4°N of Moon
    27  09:26  NEW MOON 
    28  08     Mars at Opposition 
    30  03     Mars at Perihelion:  1.38115 AU
    31  10:47  Moon at Perigee: 367929 km

Sep 01  23:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    03  02:17  Antares 3.2°S of Moon
    03  04:34  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    09  04:42  Mars 1.2°S of Moon
    10  08:36  FULL MOON 
    10  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    15  15:28  Moon at Ascending Node 
    16  01:22  Moon at Apogee: 404713 km
    16  05:43  Pleiades 3.5°N of Moon
    18  11:03  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  18:02  Pollux 2.2°N of Moon
    23  02:47  Autumnal Equinox 
    23  19:27  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
    24  08:33  Mercury 4.6°S of Moon
    25  19:09  NEW MOON 
    26  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    26  23     Mercury at Perihelion 
    27  02:52  Spica 4.9°S of Moon
    27  21:59  Moon at Perigee: 362837 km
    29  02:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  08:23  Antares 3.0°S of Moon

Oct 02  11:09  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    06  06:50  Mars 1.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    09  23:27  FULL MOON 
    12  19:40  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  13:00  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    13  18:27  Moon at Apogee: 405692 km
    18  02:21  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    18  04:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    21  13     Orionid Meteor Shower
    21  14:58  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
    25  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    25  04:50  NEW MOON 
    26  03:34  Moon at Perigee: 358549 km
    26  10:43  Moon at Descending Node 
    26  11:56  Venus 0.1°N of Moon: Occn.
    27  16:52  Antares 2.9°S of Moon
    31  20:25  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Nov 03  01:00  Mars 3.1°N of Moon
    05  13     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    08  17:14  FULL MOON 
    08  17:19  Total Lunar Eclipse; mag=1.018
    09  01:48  Moon at Ascending Node 
    09  19:31  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    10  04:05  Moon at Apogee: 406298 km
    10  12:25  Venus 3.9°N of Antares
    12  12     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    14  09:14  Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
    16  20:15  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    17  19     Leonid Meteor Shower
    18  07:55  Jupiter 4.2°S of Moon
    21  00:26  Spica 4.9°S of Moon
    22  22:02  Moon at Descending Node 
    23  14:49  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.038
    23  14:59  NEW MOON 
    23  15:14  Moon at Perigee: 356812 km
    24  19:21  Mercury 0.3°N of Moon: Occn.
    25  10:00  Venus 2.0°N of Moon
    30  09:16  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Dec 01  07:44  Mars 4.1°N of Moon
    06  08:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    07  01:43  Pleiades 3.4°N of Moon
    07  04:05  Moon at Apogee: 406281 km
    08  12:37  FULL MOON 
    08  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.9°E
    11  15:06  Pollux 2.1°N of Moon
    14  08     Geminid Meteor Shower
    15  20:06  Jupiter 3.8°S of Moon
    16  09:42  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    18  09:57  Spica 4.8°S of Moon
    20  08:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  15:07  Antares 2.9°S of Moon
    21  23:04  Winter Solstice 
    22  03:53  Moon at Perigee: 358342 km
    22  16     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  01:43  NEW MOON 
    23  22     Mercury at Perihelion 
    25  07:50  Venus 3.2°N of Moon
    26  17     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    29  22:46  Mars 3.8°N of Moon
    30  02:03  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    31  13     Saturn at Opposition 

    

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

2003 Phases of the Moon

Pacific Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Pacific Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 8 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.

2003 Phases of the Moon
Pacific Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
Jan 02 12:23 Jan 10 05:15 Jan 18 02:48 Jan 25 00:33
Feb 01 02:48 Feb 09 03:11 Feb 16 15:51 Feb 23 08:46
Mar 02 18:35 Mar 10 23:15 Mar 18 02:34 Mar 24 17:51
Apr 01 11:19 Apr 09 15:40 Apr 16 11:36 Apr 23 04:18
May 01 04:15 May 09 03:53 May 15 19:36 t May 22 16:31
May 30 20:20 A Jun 07 12:28 Jun 14 03:16 Jun 21 06:45
Jun 29 10:39 Jul 06 18:32 Jul 13 11:21 Jul 20 23:01
Jul 28 22:53 Aug 04 23:28 Aug 11 20:48 Aug 19 16:48
Aug 27 09:26 Sep 03 04:34 Sep 10 08:36 Sep 18 11:03
Sep 25 19:09 Oct 02 11:09 Oct 09 23:27 Oct 18 04:31
Oct 25 04:50 Oct 31 20:25 Nov 08 17:14 t Nov 16 20:15
Nov 23 14:59 T Nov 30 09:16 Dec 08 12:37 Dec 16 09:42
Dec 23 01:43 Dec 30 02:03 --

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

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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

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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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