The Sky this Month
September 2003
| dd hh | dd hh |
| 3 13 FIRST QUARTER | 20 03 Saturn 4.6 S of Moon |
| 7 01 Mercury 6.1 S of Venus | 23 11 Equinox |
| 7 20 Neptune 5.0 N of Moon | 24 04 Jupiter 4.4 S of Moon |
| 9 06 Uranus 4.4 N of Moon | 24 18 Mercury 4.5 S of Moon |
| 9 14 Mars 1.5 S of Moon | 26 04 NEW MOON |
| 10 18 FULL MOON | 26 21 Venus 2.3 S of Moon |
| 11 03 Mercury in inferior conjn. | 27 08 Mercury greatest elong. W(17) |
| 16 09 Moon at apogee | 28 08 Moon at perigee |
| 18 20 LAST QUARTER | 29 14 Mars stationary |
| 19 13 Mercury stationary | 30 11 Mercury greatest brilliancy |
October 2003
| dd hh | dd hh |
| 2 19 FIRST QUARTER | 20 02 Mercury 3.5 N of Spica |
| 3 22 Venus 3.2 N of Spica | 22 00 Jupiter 4.3 S of Moon |
| 5 00 Neptune 5.3 N of Moon | 22 16 Neptune stationary |
| 6 11 Uranus 4.6 N of Moon | 25 10 Mercury in superior conjn. |
| 6 15 Mars 1.0 N of Moon Occn. | 25 13 Mercury 1.3 S of Moon |
| 10 08 FULL MOON | 25 14 NEW MOON |
| 14 03 Moon at apogee | 25 23 Saturn stationary |
| 17 13 Saturn 4.8 S of Moon | 26 14 Moon at perigee |
| 18 13 LAST QUARTER | 26 21 Venus 0.1 S of Moon Occn. |
LOCAL TIMES of RISE and SET for the MAJOR
PLANETS, 2003
Site Location: Long. +28.0 deg. Lat. -26.0 deg. Local Time - UT +2.0 hrs.
Date |
Sun |
Mercury |
Venus |
Mars |
Jupiter |
Saturn |
Rise Set |
Rise Set |
Rise Set |
Rise Set |
Rise Set |
Rise Set |
|
| Sep 08 | 6.15 17.57 |
6.19 18.25 |
6.36 18.21 |
16.52 6.04 |
5.40 17.00 |
2.33 13.07 |
| Sep 18 | 6.04 18.01 |
5.24 17.07 |
6.32 18.37 |
16.05 5.17 |
5.07 16.31 |
1.57 12.31 |
| Sep 28 | 5.53 18.05 |
5.05 16.45 |
6.28 18.53 |
15.23 4.33 |
4.34 16.01 |
1.19 11.54 |
| Oct 08 | 5.42 18.09 |
5.12 17.12 |
6.25 19.10 |
14.48 3.53 |
4.01 15.30 |
0.42 11.16 |
| Oct 18 | 5.32 18.14 |
5.21 17.50 |
6.24 19.27 |
14.18 3.17 |
3.27 14.59 |
0.03 10.38 |
| Oct 28 | 5.23 18.20 |
5.30 18.27 |
6.25 19.45 |
13.53 2.44 |
2.53 14.28 |
23.24 9.59 |