Astronomical Events 2004

96 events in date order, in your time zone (showing UTC)

Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Sun, Jan 4, 2004, 04:40 UTC · active Dec 29, 2003 to Jan 11, 2004

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 89% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Jan 12, 2004, 13:35 UTC

13:35 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 3.1° apart
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Thu, Jan 15, 2004, 07:43 UTC

07:43 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.9° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sat, Jan 17, 2004, 09:26 UTC

09:26 UTC · magnitude -0.2
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Jan 24, 2004, 19:00 UTC

19:00 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 3.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Jan 28, 2004, 05:22 UTC

05:22 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 2.3° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Feb 2, 2004, 09:31 UTC

09:31 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Feb 8, 2004, 16:05 UTC

16:05 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 2.9° apart
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Sun, Feb 15, 2004, 16:50 UTC

16:50 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 1.9° apart
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Feb 22, 2004, 02:00 UTC

02:00 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Feb 23, 2004, 22:19 UTC

22:19 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Feb 26, 2004, 02:10 UTC

02:10 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 0.8° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Thu, Mar 4, 2004, 01:47 UTC

01:47 UTC · magnitude -1.7
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Thu, Mar 4, 2004, 05:12 UTC

05:12 UTC · magnitude -2.5
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Mar 6, 2004, 18:02 UTC

18:02 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 2.9° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Mar 20, 2004, 06:48 UTC

06:48 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Mar 22, 2004, 08:19 UTC

08:19 UTC · magnitude -0.9 · 3.2° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Mar 24, 2004, 22:54 UTC

22:54 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Mar 25, 2004, 23:27 UTC

23:27 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 0.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Mar 29, 2004, 12:25 UTC

12:25 UTC · magnitude -0.0
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Mar 29, 2004, 15:29 UTC

15:29 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Apr 2, 2004, 21:54 UTC

21:54 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 3.2° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sat, Apr 17, 2004, 01:03 UTC

01:03 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Apr 19, 2004, 13:34 UTC

Greatest eclipse 13:34 UTC, magnitude 0.74.
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Thu, Apr 22, 2004, 02:51 UTC · active Apr 13, 2004 to Apr 30, 2004

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 6% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Apr 23, 2004, 10:50 UTC

10:50 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Apr 23, 2004, 20:10 UTC

20:10 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Apr 30, 2004, 04:50 UTC

04:50 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 3.3° apart
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, May 4, 2004, 20:30 UTC

Greatest eclipse 20:30 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Wed, May 5, 2004, 16:22 UTC · active Apr 18, 2004 to May 26, 2004

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 99% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Fri, May 14, 2004, 20:41 UTC

20:41 UTC · magnitude 0.5
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, May 16, 2004, 20:40 UTC

20:40 UTC · magnitude 0.4 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, May 21, 2004, 12:10 UTC

12:10 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, May 22, 2004, 15:54 UTC

15:54 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 3.2° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Mon, May 24, 2004, 23:54 UTC

23:54 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, May 27, 2004, 14:29 UTC

14:29 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 3.3° apart
Supermoon: Strawberry Moon Supermoons

Thu, Jun 3, 2004, 04:19 UTC

Full moon at 357,384 km, 04:19 UTC.
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Tue, Jun 8, 2004, 08:48 UTC

08:48 UTC · magnitude -3.7
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jun 8, 2004, 21:49 UTC

21:49 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.9° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Jun 18, 2004, 21:27 UTC

21:27 UTC · magnitude -2.2
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Jun 20, 2004, 10:37 UTC

10:37 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 3.8° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Jun 21, 2004, 00:56 UTC

00:56 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Jun 24, 2004, 02:15 UTC

02:15 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 3.1° apart
Supermoon: Buck Moon Supermoons

Fri, Jul 2, 2004, 11:08 UTC

Full moon at 357,699 km, 11:08 UTC.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jul 6, 2004, 05:49 UTC

05:49 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.7° apart
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Jul 8, 2004, 12:39 UTC

12:39 UTC · magnitude 0.9
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Sun, Jul 11, 2004, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Jul 19, 2004, 04:29 UTC

04:29 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Jul 21, 2004, 15:57 UTC

15:57 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 2.7° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Jul 27, 2004, 03:23 UTC

03:23 UTC · magnitude 0.4
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Wed, Jul 28, 2004, 18:29 UTC · active Jul 10, 2004 to Aug 22, 2004

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 87% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Thu, Jul 29, 2004, 19:35 UTC · active Jul 2, 2004 to Aug 14, 2004

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 94% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Aug 2, 2004, 14:29 UTC

14:29 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.6° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Fri, Aug 6, 2004, 02:51 UTC

02:51 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Perseids Meteor Showers

Thu, Aug 12, 2004, 09:17 UTC · active Jul 16, 2004 to Aug 23, 2004

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 13% lit.
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Aug 17, 2004, 17:55 UTC

17:55 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Aug 18, 2004, 07:35 UTC

07:35 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 2.3° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Mon, Aug 23, 2004, 20:50 UTC

20:50 UTC · magnitude 4.8
Uranus at opposition Planets

Fri, Aug 27, 2004, 18:22 UTC

18:22 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Aug 29, 2004, 22:45 UTC

22:45 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.5° apart
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Tue, Aug 31, 2004, 16:45 UTC

16:45 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 1.9° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Sep 9, 2004, 14:04 UTC

14:04 UTC · magnitude -0.3
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Sep 13, 2004, 04:19 UTC

04:19 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 3.4° apart
Mars in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Sep 15, 2004, 12:47 UTC

12:47 UTC · magnitude 1.7
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Wed, Sep 22, 2004, 00:26 UTC

00:26 UTC · magnitude -1.7
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Wed, Sep 22, 2004, 16:29 UTC

16:29 UTC.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Sep 26, 2004, 05:30 UTC

05:30 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Tue, Oct 5, 2004, 18:34 UTC

18:34 UTC · magnitude -1.5
Draconids Meteor Showers

Fri, Oct 8, 2004, 08:28 UTC · active Oct 5, 2004 to Oct 9, 2004

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 32% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Oct 10, 2004, 22:19 UTC

22:19 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Oct 12, 2004, 20:37 UTC

20:37 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 1.4° apart
Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Thu, Oct 14, 2004, 02:59 UTC

Greatest eclipse 02:59 UTC, magnitude 0.93.
Orionids Meteor Showers

Thu, Oct 21, 2004, 01:36 UTC · active Oct 1, 2004 to Nov 7, 2004

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 52% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Oct 23, 2004, 10:50 UTC

10:50 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.7° apart
Total Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Thu, Oct 28, 2004, 03:03 UTC

Greatest eclipse 03:03 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 5, 2004, 02:05 UTC · active Sep 9, 2004 to Nov 19, 2004

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 52% lit.
Venus and Jupiter close together Planets

Fri, Nov 5, 2004, 02:34 UTC

02:34 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.5° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Nov 9, 2004, 16:32 UTC

16:32 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, Nov 10, 2004, 01:30 UTC

01:30 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.2° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Nov 11, 2004, 03:57 UTC

03:57 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 0.4° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Fri, Nov 12, 2004, 01:21 UTC · active Oct 20, 2004 to Dec 9, 2004

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Nov 14, 2004, 02:59 UTC

02:59 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 0.9° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 17, 2004, 06:56 UTC · active Nov 6, 2004 to Nov 29, 2004

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 29% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Nov 19, 2004, 15:57 UTC

15:57 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.7° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sun, Nov 21, 2004, 01:10 UTC

01:10 UTC · magnitude -0.3
Venus and Mars close together Planets

Sun, Dec 5, 2004, 23:42 UTC

23:42 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.2° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Dec 7, 2004, 11:00 UTC

11:00 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Dec 9, 2004, 23:05 UTC

23:05 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Dec 10, 2004, 02:59 UTC

02:59 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 3.3° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, Dec 10, 2004, 08:21 UTC

08:21 UTC · magnitude 5.2
Geminids Meteor Showers

Mon, Dec 13, 2004, 20:50 UTC · active Dec 3, 2004 to Dec 19, 2004

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 5% lit.
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Dec 16, 2004, 23:27 UTC

23:27 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.5° apart
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 12:41 UTC

12:41 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 05:15 UTC · active Dec 16, 2004 to Dec 25, 2004

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 83% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Dec 29, 2004, 20:09 UTC

20:09 UTC · magnitude -0.3
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Fri, Dec 31, 2004, 08:48 UTC

08:48 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.1° apart