Diary of Phenomena for 2004
Copyright Norbert Haley 2003
... a list of astronomical events.
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January 2004
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d h m UTC
3 16 Pleiades 3.3degN of Moon
3 20 Moon furthest from Earth
4 15 Jupiter stationary (retro)
4 16 Aldebaran 7degS of Moon
4 21 Sun closest to Earth
6 13 Mercury stationary (fwd)
7 0 Moon 4.6degN of Saturn
7 15 43 Full Moon
8 5 Pollux 2.1degN of Moon
10 23 Regulus 4.9degS of Moon
15 0 Venus 0.9degS of Uranus
15 1 Spica 4.6degS of Moon
15 4 45 Last Quarter
17 9 Mercury furthest west from Sun 24deg
18 8 Antares 2.8degS of Moon
19 19 Moon closest to Earth
20 3 Moon 4.7degS of Mercury
21 21 8 New Moon
23 20 Moon 4.5degS of Uranus
24 16 Moon 3.6degS of Venus
28 3 Moon 2.6degS of Mars
29 6 3 First Quarter
29 14 Venus opposite of Jupiter
31 0 Pleiades 3.0degN of Moon
31 14 Moon furthest from Earth
31 23 Aldebaran 8degS of Moon
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February 2004
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d h m UTC
2 9 Neptune in conjunction
2 19 Neptune furthest from Earth
3 4 Moon 4.5degN of Saturn
4 12 Pollux 2.1degN of Moon
6 8 50 Full Moon
7 5 Regulus 4.8degS of Moon
8 13 Moon 3.2degN of Jupiter
11 6 Spica 4.3degS of Moon
13 13 39 Last Quarter
14 15 Antares 2.5degS of Moon
15 9 Mercury 2.0degS of Neptune
16 7 Moon closest to Earth
19 11 Moon 3.2degS of Mercury
20 9 21 New Moon
22 2 Uranus in conjunction
23 2 Uranus furthest from Earth
23 19 Moon 3.1degS of Venus
25 19 Mercury furthest from Earth
26 1 Moon 0.9degS of Mars Occultation (Easter Island!)
26 23 Mercury 1.5degS of Uranus
27 8 Pleiades 2.8degN of Moon
28 3 27 First Quarter
28 7 Aldebaran 8degS of Moon
28 11 Moon furthest from Earth
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March 2004
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d h m UTC
1 10 Moon 4.6degN of Saturn
2 20 Pollux 1.9degN of Moon
4 1 Mercury in superior conjunction
4 4 *** Jupiter at opposition ***
4 9 Jupiter closest to Earth
5 14 Regulus 4.8degS of Moon
6 15 Moon 3.3degN of Jupiter
6 23 17 Full Moon
7 15 Saturn stationary (fwd)
9 13 Spica 4.1degS of Moon
12 4 Moon closest to Earth
12 21 Antares 2.3degS of Moon
13 21 0 Last Quarter
17 9 Moon 5degS of Neptune
18 20 Moon 4.4degS of Uranus
19 10 Moon opposite of Jupiter
20 6 49 Equinox
20 8 Pleiades 3.0degN of Mars
20 22 45 New Moon
22 4 Moon 3.7degS of Mercury
24 21 Moon 2.2degS of Venus
24 23 Pluto stationary (retro)
25 16 Pleiades 2.5degN of Moon
25 23 Moon 0.8degN of Mars (occultation Greenland)
26 15 Aldebaran 8degS of Moon
27 7 Moon furthest from Earth
28 19 Moon 4.7degN of Saturn
28 23 53 First Quarter
29 10 Mercury furthest east from Sun 19deg
29 13 Venus furthest east from Sun 46deg
30 5 Pollux 1.8degN of Moon
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April 2004
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d h m UTC
1 23 Regulus 4.9degS of Moon
2 19 Moon 3.6degN of Jupiter
3 13 Pleiades 0.55degN of Venus
5 11 5 Full Moon
5 21 Spica 4.1degS of Moon
6 20 Mercury stationary (retro)
7 4 Aldebaran 7degS of Mars
8 2 Moon closest to Earth
9 3 Antares 2.1degS of Moon
12 3 47 Last Quarter
13 16 Moon 5degS of Neptune
15 4 Moon 4.5degS of Uranus
15 12 Moon opposite of Jupiter
17 0 Mercury in inferior conjunction
19 13 24 New Moon (partial Eclipse Sth Africa)
20 5 Mercury closest to Earth
22 0 Pleiades 2.5degN of Moon
22 23 Aldebaran 8degS of Moon
23 10 Moon 1.5degS of Venus
23 20 Moon 2.2degN of Mars
24 0 Moon furthest from Earth
25 6 Moon 4.8degN of Saturn
26 13 Pollux 1.6degN of Moon
27 2 Venus closest approach to Mars 5deg
27 17 39 First Quarter
29 8 Regulus 4.9degS of Moon
29 9 Mercury stationary (fwd)
30 2 Moon 3.7degN of Jupiter
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May 2004
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d h m UTC
3 8 Spica 4.1degS of Moon
4 20 36 Full Moon -- Total Lunar eclipse,
eclipsed Moon occults Zubenelgenubi (Capetown)
5 13 Jupiter stationary (fwd)
6 5 Moon closest to Earth
6 12 Antares 2.1degS of Moon
7 11 Moon opposite of Venus
10 22 Moon 6degS of Neptune
11 11 7 Last Quarter
12 11 Moon 4.4degS of Uranus
12 16 Moon opposite of Jupiter
14 23 Mercury furthest west from Sun 26deg
15 9 Venus closest approach to Saturn 16deg
16 23 Moon 2.5degN of Mercury
17 15 Neptune stationary (retro)
18 0 Venus stationary (retro)
19 4 55 New Moon
21 12 Moon furthest from Earth
21 12 Moon 0.32degN of Venus (occn! at sunset E.Asia)
22 15 Moon 3.2degN of Mars
22 18 Moon 4.9degN of Saturn
23 20 Pollux 1.7degN of Moon
24 23 Mars 1.6degN of Saturn
26 16 Regulus 4.9degS of Moon
27 8 2 First Quarter
27 11 Moon 3.7degN of Jupiter
30 18 Spica 4.1degS of Moon
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June 2004
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d h m UTC
2 22 Antares 2.2degS of Moon
3 4 21 Full Moon
3 13 Moon closest to Earth
3 16 Moon opposite of Venus
4 21 Pleiades 6degN of Mercury
7 5 Moon 5degS of Neptune
8 Venus transits over Sun's disk 5h13-11h26gmt
8 6 Venus closest to Earth
8 8 Venus in inferior conjunction
8 18 Moon 4.3degS of Uranus
9 2 Moon opposite of Jupiter
9 20 7 Last Quarter
10 11 Pluto closest to Earth
10 20 Aldebaran 5degS of Mercury
11 0 Uranus stationary (retro)
11 12 Pluto at opposition
13 0 Mercury 1.4degN of Venus
14 17 Pollux 6degN of Mars
15 12 Pleiades 2.5degN of Moon
16 17 Moon 4.9degN of Venus
17 16 Moon furthest from Earth
17 20 29 New Moon
18 21 Mercury in superior conjunction
19 6 Moon 4.9degN of Saturn
19 12 Mercury furthest from Earth
20 2 Pollux 1.8degN of Moon
20 9 Moon 3.8degN of Mars
21 0 57 Solstice
22 22 Regulus 4.7degS of Moon
23 23 Moon 3.5degN of Jupiter
24 21 Aldebaran 2.0degS of Venus
25 19 11 First Quarter
26 21 Mercury 2.1degN of Saturn
27 3 Spica 3.9degS of Moon
29 14 Venus stationary (fwd)
30 9 Antares 2.1degS of Moon
30 11 Moon opposite of Venus
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July 2004
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d h m UTC
1 10 Pollux 4.9degN of Mercury
1 23 Moon closest to Earth
2 11 10 Full Moon
4 10 Aldebaran 1.1degS of Venus
4 14 Moon 5degS of Neptune
5 6 Sun furthest from Earth
6 3 Moon 4.1degS of Uranus
6 16 Moon opposite of Jupiter
8 16 Saturn in conjunction
8 22 Saturn furthest from Earth
9 7 39 Last Quarter
10 22 Mercury 0.17degN of Mars
12 18 Pleiades 2.4degN of Moon
13 18 Aldebaran 8degS of Moon
14 0 Moon 8degN of Venus
14 21 Moon furthest from Earth
16 19 Moon 5degN of Saturn
17 11 25 New Moon
19 1 Moon 4.0degN of Mars
19 15 Moon 5.0degN of Mercury
20 4 Regulus 4.6degS of Moon
21 13 Moon 3.1degN of Jupiter
24 9 Spica 3.7degS of Moon
25 3 38 First Quarter
25 23 Regulus 1.5degN of Mercury
27 2 Mercury furthest east from Sun 27deg
27 18 Antares 1.9degS of Moon
28 15 Moon opposite of Venus
30 6 Moon closest to Earth
31 18 6 Full Moon
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August 2004
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d h m UTC
1 0 Moon 5degS of Neptune
2 11 Moon 4.0degS of Uranus
5 17 Neptune closest to Earth
6 2 Neptune at opposition
6 19 Mercury closest approach to Jupiter 12deg
7 22 6 Last Quarter
9 1 Pleiades 2.1degN of Moon
9 5 Mercury stationary (retro)
9 20 Regulus 0.69degS of Mars
10 0 Aldebaran 8degS of Moon
11 10 Moon furthest from Earth
11 22 Moon 8degN of Venus
13 8 Moon 5degN of Saturn
13 14 Pollux 1.8degN of Moon
16 1 24 New Moon
16 19 Moon 3.6degN of Mars
17 2 Mercury 6degS of Mars
17 22 Venus furthest west from Sun 46deg
18 5 Moon 2.7degN of Jupiter
20 15 Spica 3.3degS of Moon
20 17 Mercury closest to Earth
23 2 Regulus 5degN of Mercury
23 10 10 First Quarter
23 20 Mercury in inferior conjunction
24 1 Antares 1.7degS of Moon
26 19 Uranus closest to Earth
27 5 Moon closest to Earth
27 18 Uranus at opposition
28 8 Moon 5degS of Neptune
29 20 Moon 3.9degS of Uranus
30 2 23 Full Moon
31 17 Pluto stationary (fwd)
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September 2004
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d h m UTC
1 0 Venus 1.9degS of Saturn
1 17 Mercury stationary (fwd)
2 1 Pollux 9degN of Venus
5 9 Pleiades 1.9degN of Moon
5 19 Mars furthest from Earth
6 8 Aldebaran 9degS of Moon
6 15 13 Last Quarter
8 3 Moon furthest from Earth
9 14 Mercury furthest west from Sun 18deg
9 21 Moon 5degN of Saturn
9 22 Pollux 1.6degN of Moon
10 5 Regulus 0.05degN of Mercury
10 16 Moon 7degN of Venus
12 4 Pollux 7degN of Saturn
12 18 Regulus 4.5degS of Moon
13 0 Moon 3.9degN of Mercury
14 14 29 New Moon
15 13 Mars in conjunction
16 21 Spica 3.2degS of Moon
20 6 Antares 1.5degS of Moon
21 3 Jupiter furthest from Earth
21 15 51 First Quarter
21 23 Jupiter in conjunction
22 16 31 Equinox
22 21 Moon closest to Earth
24 15 Moon 5degS of Neptune
26 2 Moon 4.1degS of Uranus
27 4 Mars 0.20degS of Jupiter
28 13 9 Full Moon
28 21 Mercury 0.68degN of Jupiter
29 12 Mercury 0.9degN of Mars
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October 2004
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d h m UTC
2 18 Pleiades 1.7degN of Moon
3 16 Regulus 0.15degN of Venus
3 16 Aldebaran 9degS of Moon
5 18 Mercury in superior conjunction
5 22 Moon furthest from Earth
6 10 12 Last Quarter
7 6 Pollux 1.5degN of Moon
7 10 Moon 5degN of Saturn
10 2 Regulus 4.6degS of Moon
10 18 Moon 4.0degN of Venus
11 14 Spica 2.9degS of Mercury
12 19 Moon 1.7degN of Jupiter
13 6 Mercury furthest from Earth
13 8 Moon 1.3degN of Mars (arctic occn)
14 2 48 New Moon -- partial Solar Eclipse Japan & NE Russia
14 14 Moon 0.23degN of Mercury (occn SE Africa)
17 13 Antares 1.4degS of Moon
18 0 Moon closest to Earth
20 21 56 First Quarter
21 20 Moon 5degS of Neptune
23 7 Moon 4.2degS of Uranus
24 10 Neptune stationary (fwd)
28 3 8 Full Moon -- Total lunar eclipse
30 2 Pleiades 1.7degN of Moon
31 1 Aldebaran 9degS of Moon
31 8 Spica 3.0degS of Mars
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November 2004
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d h m UTC
2 18 Moon furthest from Earth
3 14 Pollux 1.5degN of Moon
3 19 Moon 6degN of Saturn
4 20 Venus 0.60degN of Jupiter
5 5 53 Last Quarter
6 11 Regulus 4.6degS of Moon
8 11 Saturn stationary (retro)
9 15 Moon 1.1degN of Jupiter (Occultation Alaska)
10 1 Moon 0.14degS of Venus (Occn India !!!)
10 15 Spica 3.2degS of Moon
11 4 Moon 0.38degS of Mars (occn E-Africa)
11 10 Antares 2.2degS of Mercury
12 2 Uranus stationary (fwd)
12 14 27 New Moon
13 21 Antares 1.4degS of Moon
14 3 Moon 0.9degS of Mercury (occn Antarctica)
14 14 Moon closest to Earth
16 8 Spica 4.2degS of Venus
18 2 Moon 5degS of Neptune
19 5 49 First Quarter
19 13 Moon 4.1degS of Uranus
21 1 Mercury furthest east from Sun 22deg
26 9 Pleiades 1.7degN of Moon
26 20 8 Full Moon
27 8 Aldebaran 9degS of Moon
30 11 Moon furthest from Earth
30 13 Mercury stationary (retro)
30 21 Pollux 1.6degN of Moon
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December 2004
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d h m UTC
1 2 Moon 5degN of Saturn
3 19 Regulus 4.5degS of Moon
5 0 51 Last Quarter
5 7 Venus 1.3degN of Mars
7 10 Moon 0.39degN of Jupiter (OCCN USA!)
8 2 Spica 3.1degS of Moon
10 0 Moon 2.0degS of Mars
10 5 Moon 3.5degS of Venus
10 7 Mercury closest to Earth
10 8 Mercury in inferior conjunction
11 8 Antares 1.5degS of Moon
11 20 Moon 6degS of Mercury
12 1 29 New Moon
12 21 Moon closest to Earth
13 17 Pluto in conjunction
14 20 Pluto furthest from Earth
15 11 Moon 5degS of Neptune
16 20 Moon 3.9degS of Uranus
18 16 40 First Quarter
20 6 Mercury stationary (fwd)
21 12 42 Solstice
23 15 Pleiades 1.7degN of Moon
23 21 Antares 6degS of Venus
24 14 Aldebaran 9degS of Moon
25 14 Mercury closest approach to Mars 14deg
26 15 7 Full Moon
27 19 Moon furthest from Earth
28 4 Pollux 1.7degN of Moon
28 5 Moon 5degN of Saturn
29 4 Mercury 1.2degN of Venus
29 19 Mercury furthest west from Sun 22deg
31 2 Regulus 4.3degS of Moon
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 2003.