Diary of Phenomena for 2003
Copyright Norbert Haley 2002
... a list of astronomical events.
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January 2003
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d h m UTC
2 10 Mercury stationary (retro)
2 20 25 New Moon
3 23 Moon 4.7degS of Mercury
4 5 Sun closest to Earth
10 13 11 First Quarter
11 1 Moon furthest from Earth
11 6 Venus furthest west from Sun 47deg
11 19 Mercury in inferior conjunction
12 19 Mercury closest to Earth
13 20 Pleiades 5.0degN of Moon
14 19 Aldebaran 6degS of Moon
15 19 Moon 2.6degN of Saturn
15 22 Antares 8degS of Venus
18 3 Pollux 3.0degN of Moon
18 10 50 Full Moon
19 14 Moon 4.0degN of Jupiter
20 15 Regulus 5.0degS of Moon
22 23 Mercury stationary (fwd)
23 22 Moon closest to Earth
24 9 Spica 6degS of Moon
25 8 35 Last Quarter
27 15 Moon 0.40degS of MarsÅOccultation
27 19 Antares 4.5degS of Moon
28 18 Moon 4.3degS of Venus
28 22 Venus opposite of Saturn
30 9 Moon 4.8degS of Mercury
30 23 Neptune in conjunction
31 4 Antares 5degS of Mars
31 8 Neptune furthest from Earth
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February 2003
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d h m UTC
1 10 51 New Moon
1 19 Jupiter closest to Earth
2 9 Jupiter at opposition
4 0 Mercury furthest west from Sun 25deg
6 17 Mercury closest approach to Venus 21deg
7 22 Moon furthest from Earth
9 11 8 First Quarter
10 4 Pleiades 4.8degN of Moon
11 4 Aldebaran 6degS of Moon
12 2 Moon 2.6degN of Saturn
14 13 Pollux 3.0degN of Moon
15 18 Moon 3.8degN of Jupiter
16 23 53 Full Moon
17 0 Regulus 4.9degS of Moon
17 21 Uranus in conjunction
18 0 Jupiter opposite of Neptune
18 21 Uranus furthest from Earth
19 16 Moon closest to Earth
20 16 Spica 6degS of Moon
20 16 Mars opposite of Saturn
20 16 Mercury opposite of Jupiter
20 23 Mercury 1.6degS of Neptune
22 10 Saturn stationary (fwd)
23 16 47 Last Quarter
24 0 Antares 4.2degS of Moon
25 4 Moon 1.9degS of Mars
27 11 Moon 5degS of Venus
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March 2003
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d h m UTC
1 14 Moon 3.1degS of Mercury
3 2 37 New Moon
4 13 Mercury 1.5degS of Uranus
7 16 Moon furthest from Earth
9 12 Pleiades 4.5degN of Moon
10 10 Venus opposite of Jupiter
10 12 Aldebaran 6degS of Moon
11 7 14 First Quarter
11 11 Moon 2.8degN of Saturn
12 19 Venus 0.19degN of Neptune
13 22 Pollux 2.7degN of Moon
14 23 Moon 3.9degN of Jupiter
15 23 Mercury furthest from Earth
16 10 Regulus 5.0degS of Moon
18 10 36 Full Moon
19 19 Moon closest to Earth
20 1 Spica 6degS of Moon
21 1 01 Equinox
21 23 Mercury in superior conjunction
23 7 Antares 3.9degS of Moon
23 16 Pluto stationary (retro)
25 1 52 Last Quarter
25 17 Moon 2.9degS of Mars
28 13 Venus 0.04degN of Uranus
29 10 Moon 4.7degS of Venus
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April 2003
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d h m UTC
1 19 21 New Moon
2 18 Moon 4.0degS of Mercury
4 4 Moon furthest from Earth
4 5 Jupiter stationary (fwd)
5 19 Pleiades 4.3degN of Moon
6 19 Aldebaran 6degS of Moon
7 21 Moon 3.1degN of Saturn
9 23 42 First Quarter
10 7 Pollux 2.5degN of Moon
11 7 Moon 4.1degN of Jupiter
12 20 Regulus 5degS of Moon
16 12 Mercury furthest east from Sun 20deg
16 12 Spica 6degS of Moon
16 19 37 Full Moon
17 5 Moon closest to Earth
19 15 Antares 3.8degS of Moon
23 7 Moon 3.4degS of Mars
23 12 19 Last Quarter
26 21 Mercury stationary (retro)
28 16 Moon 2.8degS of Venus
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May 2003
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d h m UTC
1 8 Moon furthest from Earth
1 12 16 New Moon
2 4 Moon 2.7degS of Mercury
3 1 Pleiades 4.2degN of Moon
4 1 Aldebaran 7degS of Moon
5 8 Moon 3.3degN of Saturn
7 5 13 Mercury Transit til 10h32
starts E.Asia (australia, japan etc )
finishes Africa, Europe
... can be observed from start to finish
in Europe, Asia and Africa.
The beginning of the event will be visible
from Australia, the end from N.E. of S. America
and Canada's maritime provinces.
7 7 Mercury in inferior conjunction
7 13 Pollux 2.4degN of Moon
8 4 Mars opposite of Jupiter
8 18 Moon 4.3degN of Jupiter
9 11 57 First Quarter
9 13 Mercury closest to Earth
10 5 Regulus 5degS of Moon
13 13 Mars 2.0degS of Neptune
13 23 Spica 6degS of Moon
15 16 Moon closest to Earth
16 3 Neptune stationary (retro)
16 3 37 Full Moon -- Total Lunar Eclipse
visible from Antarctica, Africa except E.,
Europe except NE.,Iceland, S of Greenland,
the Americas except NW and extreme N.
Eclipse at MoonSet in Europe, Africa
Eclipse at MoonRise in W. of Nth America
17 2 Antares 3.8degS of Moon
19 14 Mercury stationary (fwd)
21 20 Moon 3.1degS of Mars
23 0 31 Last Quarter
28 0 Mercury 2.4degS of Venus
28 13 Moon furthest from Earth
29 2 Moon 2.5degN of Mercury
29 4 0 Moon 0.12degN of VenusÅOccultation
30 7 Pleiades 4.2degN of Moon
31 4 21 New Moon -- Annular Eclipse
Scotland Iceland Greenland (VERY LOW)
arctic regions, N.Europe,
N. Asia, Alaska, N of Canada
31 7 Aldebaran 7degS of Moon
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June 2003
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d h m UTC
1 14 Jupiter opposite of Neptune
1 20 Moon 3.5degN of Saturn
3 10 Mercury furthest west from Sun 24deg
3 19 Pollux 2.4degN of Moon
5 6 Moon 4.4degN of Jupiter
6 11 Regulus 5degS of Moon
7 14 Uranus stationary (retro)
7 20 33 First Quarter
8 21 Pluto closest to Earth
9 2 Mercury furthest from Earth
9 5 Pleiades 5degN of Venus
9 20 Pluto at opposition
10 8 Spica 6degS of Moon
12 1 Pleiades 7degN of Mercury
12 23 Moon closest to Earth
13 13 Antares 3.7degS of Moon
14 11 16 Full Moon
18 18 Aldebaran 4.8degS of Venus
19 6 Moon 1.7degS of Mars
19 12 Aldebaran 4.1degS of Mercury
20 23 Mars 3.2degS of Uranus
21 1 Mercury 0.42degS of Venus
21 14 47 Last Quarter
21 19 11 Solstice
24 13 Saturn in conjunction
24 19 Saturn furthest from Earth
25 2 Moon furthest from Earth
26 14 Pleiades 4.2degN of Moon
27 13 Aldebaran 7degS of Moon
28 13 Moon 2.4degN of Venus
29 2 Moon 2.2degN of Mercury
29 10 Moon 3.7degN of Saturn
29 18 40 New Moon
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July 2003
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d h m UTC
1 0 Mercury 1.6degN of Saturn
1 1 Pollux 2.5degN of Moon
2 20 Moon 4.5degN of Jupiter
3 16 Regulus 5degS of Moon
4 6 Sun furthest from Earth
5 10 Mercury in superior conjunction
7 2 38 First Quarter
7 3 Mercury furthest from Earth
7 14 Spica 6degS of Moon
8 7 Venus 0.8degN of Saturn
10 15 Pollux 5degN of Mercury
10 22 Moon closest to Earth
10 22 Antares 3.7degS of Moon
13 19 22 Full Moon
17 8 Moon 0.28degN of MarsÅOccultation
19 14 Mercury opposite of Neptune
21 7 4 Last Quarter
22 20 Moon furthest from Earth
23 22 Pleiades 4.0degN of Moon
24 14 Pollux 6degN of Venus
24 21 Aldebaran 7degS of Moon
26 1 Mercury 0.39degN of Jupiter
27 0 Moon 4.0degN of Saturn
28 8 Pollux 2.5degN of Moon
28 17 Moon 3.7degN of Venus
29 6 53 New Moon
30 10 Regulus 0.20degS of Mercury
30 13 Moon 4.5degN of Jupiter
30 22 Mars stationary (retro)
30 23 Regulus 4.9degS of Moon
31 0 Moon 4.8degN of Mercury
31 20 Mercury opposite of Uranus
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August 2003
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d h m UTC
3 20 Spica 5degS of Moon
4 4 Neptune closest to Earth
4 13 Neptune at opposition
5 7 32 First Quarter
6 14 Moon closest to Earth
7 4 Antares 3.5degS of Moon
8 18 Mercury opposite of Mars
12 4 48 Full Moon
13 17 Moon 1.8degN of Mars
14 20 Mercury furthest east from Sun 27deg
15 15 Venus furthest from Earth
18 17 Venus in superior conjunction
19 14 Moon furthest from Earth
20 0 52 Last Quarter
20 6 Pleiades 3.8degN of Moon
21 5 Aldebaran 7degS of Moon
21 5 Venus 0.57degN of Jupiter
22 2 Regulus 1.0degS of Venus
22 10 Jupiter in conjunction
22 18 Jupiter furthest from Earth
23 12 Uranus closest to Earth
23 14 Moon 4.3degN of Saturn
24 9 Uranus at opposition
24 17 Pollux 2.4degN of Moon
26 4 Regulus 0.38degS of Jupiter
27 7 Regulus 4.9degS of Moon
27 7 Moon 4.5degN of Jupiter
27 9 Mars closest to Earth
... closest to earth since the christian era
27 17 27 New Moon
27 19 Moon 3.9degN of Venus
28 0 Mercury stationary (retro)
28 7 Venus opposite of Mars
28 17 Mars at opposition
29 1 Moon 9degN of Mercury
30 3 Jupiter opposite of Uranus
30 6 Pluto stationary (fwd)
31 2 Spica 5degS of Moon
31 19 Moon closest to Earth
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September 2003
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d h m UTC
3 10 Antares 3.3degS of Moon
3 12 36 First Quarter
7 3 Mercury 6degS of Venus
8 9 Mercury closest to Earth
9 12 Moon 1.2degN of MarsÅOccultation
10 16 36 Full Moon
11 1 Mercury in inferior conjunction
12 14 Mars opposite of Jupiter
16 9 Moon furthest from Earth
16 14 Pleiades 3.5degN of Moon
17 13 Aldebaran 7degS of Moon
18 19 6 Last Quarter
19 12 Mercury stationary (fwd)
20 3 Moon 4.7degN of Saturn
20 22 Mercury closest approach to Jupiter 6deg
21 2 Pollux 2.2degN of Moon
23 10 47 Equinox
23 16 Regulus 5degS of Moon
24 3 Moon 4.5degN of Jupiter
24 16 Moon 4.6degN of Mercury
26 3 9 New Moon
26 20 Moon 2.3degN of Venus
27 0 Mercury furthest west from Sun 18deg
27 10 Spica 5degS of Moon
28 6 Moon closest to Earth
29 14 Mars stationary (fwd)
30 16 Antares 3.1degS of Moon
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October 2003
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d h m UTC
2 19 9 First Quarter
3 22 Spica 3.2degS of Venus
6 14 Moon 1.1degS of MarsÅOccultation
10 7 28 Full Moon
13 21 Pleiades 3.4degN of Moon
14 2 Moon furthest from Earth
14 20 Aldebaran 7degS of Moon
17 13 Moon 4.9degN of Saturn
18 10 Pollux 2.0degN of Moon
18 12 34 Last Quarter
20 2 Spica 3.5degS of Mercury
21 2 Regulus 5degS of Moon
21 23 Moon 4.4degN of Jupiter
23 0 Neptune stationary (fwd)
24 21 Spica 5degS of Moon
25 9 Mercury in superior conjunction
25 12 Moon 1.3degN of MercuryÅOccultation
25 12 51 New Moon
26 0 Saturn stationary (retro)
26 11 Moon closest to Earth
26 19 Moon 0.01degN of VenusÅOccultation
28 0 Antares 3.0degS of Moon
31 18 Mercury furthest from Earth
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November 2003
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d h m UTC
1 4 22 First Quarter
3 9 Moon 3.1degS of Mars
8 19 Uranus stationary (fwd)
9 1 15 Full Moon -- Total Lunar Eclpise
visible from Asia except E.,
Africa, Europe, Iceland, Greenland,
arctic regions, the Americas except SW Alaska
Eclipse at MoonRise W of the Americas
Eclipse at MoonSet E of Africa, West Asia
10 3 Pleiades 3.4degN of Moon
10 7 Antares 4degS of Venus
10 12 Moon furthest from Earth
11 3 Aldebaran 7degS of Moon
13 19 Moon 4.9degN of Saturn
14 17 Pollux 2.0degN of Moon
17 4 17 Last Quarter
17 11 Regulus 5degS of Moon
18 12 Antares 2.7degS of Mercury
18 16 Moon 4.2degN of Jupiter
20 5 Mars opposite of Jupiter
21 8 Spica 4.9degS of Moon
23 23 0 New Moon -- Total Solar Ecplise over
Antarctica, visible from Australia,
New Zealand, Fireland
23 23 Moon closest to Earth
24 11 Antares 2.9degS of Moon
25 3 Moon 0.24degS of MercuryÅOccultation
25 18 Moon 2.0degS of Venus
30 17 12 First Quarter
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December 2003
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d h m UTC
1 15 Moon 4.1degS of Mars
5 12 Mercury closest approach to Venus 8deg
6 8 Venus opposite of Saturn
7 10 Pleiades 3.3degN of Moon
7 12 Moon furthest from Earth
8 9 Aldebaran 7degS of Moon
8 20 39 Full Moon
9 6 Mercury furthest east from Sun 21deg
10 22 Moon 4.8degN of Saturn
11 23 Pollux 2.0degN of Moon
12 5 Pluto in conjunction
13 7 Pluto furthest from Earth
13 7 Mercury opposite of Saturn
14 17 Regulus 5degS of Moon
16 4 Moon 3.9degN of Jupiter
16 17 43 Last Quarter
17 13 Mercury stationary (retro)
18 18 Spica 4.9degS of Moon
21 23 Antares 2.9degS of Moon
22 6 Mercury opposite of Saturn
22 7 4 Solstice
22 12 Moon closest to Earth
23 9 45 New Moon
23 21 Moon 5degS of Mercury
25 15 Moon 3.3degS of Venus
27 1 Mercury in inferior conjunction
27 11 Mercury closest to Earth
30 7 Moon 3.9degS of Mars
30 6 Venus 1.9degS of Neptune
30 10 1 First Quarter
31 17 Saturn closest to Earth
31 20 Saturn at opposition
END OF LISTING
Some data is probably slightly more accurately given in Fred Espenak's NASA Reference Publication 1349
Data is taken from The Astronomical Pocket Diary
ISBN 0473025396.
If you use this data you must buy a copy
and mention
in your publication.
All of the above data is (c) N.Haley 2002.