Astronomical Events 2004

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

  1. Quadrantids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 89% lit.

  2. 13:35 UTC · magnitude -2.3 · 3.1° apart

  3. 07:43 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.9° apart

  4. 09:26 UTC · magnitude -0.2

  5. Moon near Venus Planets

    19:00 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 3.3° apart

  6. Moon near Mars Planets

    05:22 UTC · magnitude 0.7 · 2.3° apart

  7. 09:31 UTC · magnitude 8.0

  8. 16:05 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 2.9° apart

  9. 16:50 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 1.9° apart

  10. 02:00 UTC · magnitude 5.9

  11. Moon near Venus Planets

    22:19 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.7° apart

  12. Moon near Mars Planets

    02:10 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 0.8° apart

  13. 01:47 UTC · magnitude -1.7

  14. 05:12 UTC · magnitude -2.5

  15. 18:02 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 2.9° apart

  16. March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

    06:48 UTC.

  17. 08:19 UTC · magnitude -0.9 · 3.2° apart

  18. Moon near Venus Planets

    22:54 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 2.0° apart

  19. Moon near Mars Planets

    23:27 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 0.8° apart

  20. 12:25 UTC · magnitude -0.0

  21. 15:29 UTC · magnitude -4.4

  22. 21:54 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 3.2° apart

  23. 01:03 UTC · magnitude 5.6

  24. Greatest eclipse 13:34 UTC, magnitude 0.74.

  25. Lyrids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 6% lit.

  26. Moon near Venus Planets

    10:50 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 1.4° apart

  27. Moon near Mars Planets

    20:10 UTC · magnitude 1.6 · 2.2° apart

  28. 04:50 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 3.3° apart

  29. Greatest eclipse 20:30 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.

  30. Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 99% lit.

  31. 20:41 UTC · magnitude 0.5

  32. 20:40 UTC · magnitude 0.4 · 2.3° apart

  33. Moon near Venus Planets

    12:10 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 0.3° apart

  34. Moon near Mars Planets

    15:54 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 3.2° apart

  35. 23:54 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 1.6° apart

  36. 14:29 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 3.3° apart

  37. Full moon at 357,384 km, 04:19 UTC.

  38. 08:48 UTC · magnitude -3.7

  39. 21:49 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.9° apart

  40. 21:27 UTC · magnitude -2.2

  41. Moon near Mars Planets

    10:37 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 3.8° apart

  42. June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

    00:56 UTC.

  43. 02:15 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 3.1° apart

  44. Full moon at 357,699 km, 11:08 UTC.

  45. 05:49 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.7° apart

  46. 12:39 UTC · magnitude 0.9

  47. 00:05 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 0.2° apart

  48. Moon near Mars Planets

    04:29 UTC · magnitude 1.8 · 3.8° apart

  49. 15:57 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 2.7° apart

  50. 03:23 UTC · magnitude 0.4

  51. Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 87% lit.

  52. Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 94% lit.

  53. 14:29 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.6° apart

  54. 02:51 UTC · magnitude 7.8

  55. Perseids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 13% lit.

  56. 17:55 UTC · magnitude -4.3

  57. 07:35 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 2.3° apart

  58. 20:50 UTC · magnitude 4.8

  59. 18:22 UTC · magnitude 5.7

  60. 22:45 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.5° apart

  61. 16:45 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 1.9° apart

  62. 14:04 UTC · magnitude -0.3

  63. 04:19 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 3.4° apart

  64. 12:47 UTC · magnitude 1.7

  65. 00:26 UTC · magnitude -1.7

  66. September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

    16:29 UTC.

  67. 05:30 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.6° apart

  68. 18:34 UTC · magnitude -1.5

  69. Draconids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 32% lit.

  70. Moon near Venus Planets

    22:19 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 3.5° apart

  71. 20:37 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 1.4° apart

  72. Greatest eclipse 02:59 UTC, magnitude 0.93.

  73. Orionids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 52% lit.

  74. 10:50 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.7° apart

  75. Greatest eclipse 03:03 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.

  76. Southern Taurids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 52% lit.

  77. 02:34 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.5° apart

  78. 16:32 UTC · magnitude -1.7 · 0.9° apart

  79. Moon near Venus Planets

    01:30 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.2° apart

  80. Moon near Mars Planets

    03:57 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 0.4° apart

  81. Northern Taurids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.

  82. 02:59 UTC · magnitude -0.3 · 0.9° apart

  83. Leonids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 29% lit.

  84. 15:57 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.7° apart

  85. 01:10 UTC · magnitude -0.3

  86. 23:42 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.2° apart

  87. 11:00 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 0.3° apart

  88. Moon near Mars Planets

    23:05 UTC · magnitude 1.7 · 2.0° apart

  89. Moon near Venus Planets

    02:59 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 3.3° apart

  90. 08:21 UTC · magnitude 5.2

  91. Geminids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 5% lit.

  92. 23:27 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.5° apart

  93. December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

    12:41 UTC.

  94. Ursids Meteor Showers
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    Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 83% lit.

  95. 20:09 UTC · magnitude -0.3

  96. 08:48 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.1° apart

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