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Local

Date

Local

Time*

Events

01 Jan

02 Jan

03 Jan

04:23

Moon reaches 0° in geocentric ecliptical longitude. New Moon

03 Jan

New Moonsighting for Zulkaedah 1423 H  by Survey Department

04 Jan

Earth at Perihelion (Sun Perigee).

Earth distance from Sun: 0.98 AU

04 Jan

03:30 

Best Time

Meteor Shower (Peak) Quadrantids ZHR=80 RA=15h28m Dec=50°

Quadrantids Meteor Shower Sky Map (Click to Enlarge)

Above: Viewing NE of Brunei on 4/5th Jan 2003, 03:30 Local Time (Click on the above image)

04 Jan

New Moonsighting for Zulkaedah 1423 H  by Survey Department (If moon is not sighted on 03 Jan)

04 Jan

23:00

Saturn transits M1 (Crab Nebula) - Begins

05 Jan

23:00

Saturn transits M1 (Crab Nebula) - Ends

05 Jan

05:00

Meteor Shower (Peak) Quadrantids Meteor Shower (Meteor Max) ZHR=125.5

v=52.1km/s

ra=16.3h  de=56.6d Constellation = Dra

 

Quadrantids Meteor Shower Sky Map (Click to Enlarge)

Above: Viewing NE of Brunei on 4/5th Jan 2003, 03:30 Local Time (Click on the above image)

06 Jan

17:18

Mercury at Perihelion.

Distance from Sun: 0.31 AU

07 Jan

08 Jan

09 Jan

10 Jan

21:15

Moon is at 90° ecliptical longitude. Moon First Quarter 

11 Jan

10:24

Venus reaches greatest western Elongation at 47° from the sun.

11 Jan

08:42:30

Moon Apogee 

Distance 404351 km 

Diameter = 0.4925°

12 Jan

08:00

Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 

13 Jan

14 Jan

21:38

Moon at Ascending Node

14 Jan

23:12:00

Moon Close to SAO 76601 KAPPA TAURI, 4.4mag Separation=0.2 deg, PA=344.4, h=55.8

15 Jan

00:06:00

Moon Close to SAO 76608 UPSILON TAURI, 4.3mag Separation=0.6 deg, PA=349.2, h=44.0

16 Jan

17 Jan

18 Jan

18:48

Moon is at 180° ecliptical longitude. Full Moon

20 Jan

21:24

Moon Close to SAO 98955 ETA LEONIS, 3.6mag Separation=0.4 deg, PA=194.5, h=14.5

21 Jan

22 Jan

23 Jan

06:48

Mercury Stationary: Getting Prograde

24 Jan

06:29:12

Moon Perigee

Distance = 369912 km

Diameter = 0.5384°

25 Jan

16:34

Moon is at 270° ecliptical longitude. Moon Last Quarter

26 Jan

27 Jan

Moon close to Mars

(Magnitude 1.3) 

Separation = 8.3 deg, PA=103.7, h=5.0

27 Jan

23:23

Moon at Descending Node

28 Jan

29 Jan

30 Jan

31 Jan

* Local Time refers to Brunei Local Time (UT + 8 hours)

** Subject to change

 

 

 

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