What were the 2003 eclipse dates and times?

2003 had 4 eclipses: Total Lunar Eclipse on May 15, 2003 at 11:35:57 PM ET; Annular Solar Eclipse on May 31, 2003 at 12:19:52 AM ET; Total Lunar Eclipse on November 8, 2003 at 8:13:21 PM ET; Total Solar Eclipse on November 23, 2003 at 5:58:56 PM ET. Every instant lands on the millisecond - Times mark the exact lunation instant of each eclipse.

When were the 2003 solstices and equinoxes?

Spring Equinox: March 20, 2003 at 7:59:45 PM ET; Summer Solstice: June 21, 2003 at 3:10:27 PM ET; Autumn Equinox: September 23, 2003 at 6:46:48 AM ET; Winter Solstice: December 22, 2003 at 2:03:48 AM ET.

When was Mercury retrograde in 2003?

Mercury stationed retrograde 4 times in 2003: January 2, 2003, April 26, 2003, August 28, 2003, December 17, 2003. The exact station instants are on the calendar above.

How many full moons were there in 2003?

2003 had 12 full moons. The first was the Full Moon in Cancer on January 18, 2003 at 5:47:38 AM ET.

How accurate are these celestial event times?

Every event is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris (DE441) and resolved to the millisecond. The engine is verified against NASA JPL HORIZONS - The model that flies spacecraft - On the 2026 major events. Almanacs stop at the minute. Starmap does not.

STARMAP | 2003 Astrology Calendar - Every Event to the Second

2003 had 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a total lunar eclipse in Scorpio on May 15, an annular solar eclipse in Gemini on May 31, a total lunar eclipse in Taurus on November 8, and a total solar eclipse in Sagittarius on November 23. Mercury turned retrograde four times (Jan 2 to Jan 22; Apr 26 to May 20; Aug 28 to Sep 20; Dec 17 onward). The first full moon rose in Cancer on January 18. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.

January 2003

Jan 02, 2003 - 1:19:16 PM ET Mercury Retrograde
Jan 02, 2003 - 3:22:49 PM ET New Moon in Capricorn
Jan 07, 2003 - 8:07:21 AM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Jan 10, 2003 - 8:14:47 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries
Jan 16, 2003 - 11:22:24 PM ET Mars enters Sagittarius
Jan 17, 2003 - 1:14:55 AM ET Pallas enters Pisces
Jan 18, 2003 - 5:47:38 AM ET Full Moon in Cancer
Jan 20, 2003 - 6:52:34 AM ET Sun enters Aquarius
Jan 22, 2003 - 8:08:07 PM ET Mercury Direct
Jan 25, 2003 - 3:33:08 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio

February 2003

Feb 01, 2003 - 5:48:22 AM ET New Moon in Aquarius
Feb 04, 2003 - 8:26:44 AM ET Venus enters Capricorn
Feb 09, 2003 - 6:11:09 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Taurus
Feb 11, 2003 - 4:36:45 PM ET Vesta Retrograde
Feb 12, 2003 - 8:00:10 PM ET Mercury enters Aquarius
Feb 16, 2003 - 6:51:10 PM ET Full Moon in Leo
Feb 18, 2003 - 9:00:12 PM ET Sun enters Pisces
Feb 22, 2003 - 2:40:49 AM ET Saturn Direct
Feb 23, 2003 - 11:45:53 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius

March 2003

Mar 02, 2003 - 7:39:45 AM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Mar 02, 2003 - 9:34:58 PM ET New Moon in Pisces
Mar 04, 2003 - 4:16:57 PM ET Mars enters Capricorn
Mar 04, 2003 - 9:04:04 PM ET Mercury enters Pisces
Mar 08, 2003 - 7:00:33 AM ET Juno Retrograde
Mar 10, 2003 - 3:53:36 PM ET Uranus enters Pisces
Mar 11, 2003 - 2:15:16 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Gemini
Mar 13, 2003 - 6:25:15 AM ET Ceres enters Taurus
Mar 18, 2003 - 5:34:33 AM ET Full Moon in Virgo
Mar 20, 2003 - 7:59:45 PM ET Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
Mar 21, 2003 - 7:15:43 AM ET Mercury enters Aries
Mar 23, 2003 - 12:12:18 AM ET Pluto Retrograde
Mar 24, 2003 - 8:51:08 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Mar 27, 2003 - 1:13:45 PM ET Venus enters Pisces

April 2003

Apr 01, 2003 - 2:18:42 PM ET New Moon in Aries
Apr 03, 2003 - 10:03:52 PM ET Jupiter Direct
Apr 05, 2003 - 9:37:17 AM ET Mercury enters Taurus
Apr 09, 2003 - 7:40:10 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Cancer
Apr 13, 2003 - 8:54:35 PM ET True Node Rx enters Taurus
Apr 16, 2003 - 3:35:41 PM ET Full Moon in Libra
Apr 17, 2003 - 12:25:06 PM ET Pallas enters Aries
Apr 20, 2003 - 8:02:46 AM ET Sun enters Taurus
Apr 21, 2003 - 12:17:57 PM ET Venus enters Aries
Apr 21, 2003 - 7:48:00 PM ET Mars enters Aquarius
Apr 22, 2003 - 4:32:23 AM ET Vesta Rx enters Virgo
Apr 23, 2003 - 8:18:22 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
Apr 25, 2003 - 1:11:32 PM ET Chiron Retrograde
Apr 26, 2003 - 7:58:55 AM ET Mercury Retrograde

May 2003

May 01, 2003 - 8:14:47 AM ET New Moon in Taurus
May 09, 2003 - 7:53:12 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Leo
May 11, 2003 - 1:43:23 AM ET Vesta Direct
May 15, 2003 - 8:46:08 PM ET Neptune Retrograde
May 15, 2003 - 11:35:57 PM ET Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Scorpio
May 16, 2003 - 6:58:04 AM ET Venus enters Taurus
May 20, 2003 - 3:32:35 AM ET Mercury Direct
May 21, 2003 - 7:12:23 AM ET Sun enters Gemini
May 22, 2003 - 8:30:40 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
May 27, 2003 - 8:47:00 AM ET Ceres enters Gemini
May 30, 2003 - 11:58:33 AM ET Vesta enters Libra
May 31, 2003 - 12:19:52 AM ET Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini

June 2003

Jun 03, 2003 - 9:27:53 PM ET Saturn enters Cancer
Jun 07, 2003 - 2:58:49 AM ET Uranus Retrograde
Jun 07, 2003 - 4:27:39 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Virgo
Jun 09, 2003 - 11:31:55 PM ET Venus enters Gemini
Jun 12, 2003 - 9:33:47 PM ET Mercury enters Gemini
Jun 14, 2003 - 7:15:54 AM ET Full Moon in Sagittarius
Jun 16, 2003 - 10:25:27 PM ET Mars enters Pisces
Jun 21, 2003 - 10:44:58 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
Jun 21, 2003 - 3:10:27 PM ET Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
Jun 29, 2003 - 6:16:57 AM ET Mercury enters Cancer
Jun 29, 2003 - 9:45:49 AM ET Juno Direct
Jun 29, 2003 - 2:38:40 PM ET New Moon in Cancer

July 2003

Jul 04, 2003 - 1:38:32 PM ET Venus enters Cancer
Jul 06, 2003 - 10:32:20 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Libra
Jul 13, 2003 - 8:09:35 AM ET Mercury enters Leo
Jul 13, 2003 - 3:21:23 PM ET Full Moon in Capricorn
Jul 21, 2003 - 3:01:13 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Aries
Jul 23, 2003 - 2:04:08 AM ET Sun enters Leo
Jul 29, 2003 - 12:25:05 AM ET Venus enters Leo
Jul 29, 2003 - 2:52:43 AM ET New Moon in Leo
Jul 29, 2003 - 3:36:40 AM ET Mars Retrograde
Jul 30, 2003 - 10:05:20 AM ET Mercury enters Virgo

August 2003

Aug 05, 2003 - 3:27:35 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
Aug 10, 2003 - 2:13:28 PM ET Ceres enters Cancer
Aug 12, 2003 - 12:48:12 AM ET Full Moon in Aquarius
Aug 19, 2003 - 8:48:11 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
Aug 22, 2003 - 7:35:31 AM ET Venus enters Virgo
Aug 22, 2003 - 4:56:29 PM ET Pallas Retrograde
Aug 23, 2003 - 9:08:09 AM ET Sun enters Virgo
Aug 26, 2003 - 2:25:14 AM ET Vesta enters Scorpio
Aug 27, 2003 - 5:26:08 AM ET Jupiter enters Virgo
Aug 27, 2003 - 1:26:20 PM ET New Moon in Virgo
Aug 28, 2003 - 9:41:22 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
Aug 28, 2003 - 11:32:57 PM ET Pluto Direct

September 2003

Sep 03, 2003 - 8:34:05 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
Sep 10, 2003 - 12:36:14 PM ET Full Moon in Pisces
Sep 14, 2003 - 11:45:34 PM ET Uranus Rx enters Aquarius
Sep 15, 2003 - 11:57:56 AM ET Venus enters Libra
Sep 18, 2003 - 1:33:10 AM ET Chiron Direct
Sep 18, 2003 - 3:02:52 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
Sep 20, 2003 - 4:52:14 AM ET Mercury Direct
Sep 23, 2003 - 6:46:48 AM ET Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
Sep 25, 2003 - 11:09:11 PM ET New Moon in Libra
Sep 27, 2003 - 3:52:06 AM ET Mars Direct

October 2003

Oct 02, 2003 - 3:09:17 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
Oct 06, 2003 - 9:28:05 PM ET Mercury enters Libra
Oct 09, 2003 - 2:56:00 PM ET Venus enters Scorpio
Oct 10, 2003 - 3:27:28 AM ET Full Moon in Aries
Oct 18, 2003 - 8:31:16 AM ET Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
Oct 22, 2003 - 9:53:43 PM ET Neptune Direct
Oct 23, 2003 - 4:08:26 PM ET Sun enters Scorpio
Oct 24, 2003 - 7:19:57 AM ET Mercury enters Scorpio
Oct 25, 2003 - 4:49:27 AM ET Vesta enters Sagittarius
Oct 25, 2003 - 8:50:18 AM ET New Moon in Scorpio
Oct 25, 2003 - 7:42:13 PM ET Saturn Retrograde
Oct 27, 2003 - 6:06:54 PM ET Juno enters Sagittarius
Oct 31, 2003 - 11:24:34 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Aquarius

November 2003

Nov 02, 2003 - 4:42:05 PM ET Venus enters Sagittarius
Nov 08, 2003 - 7:43:46 AM ET Uranus Direct
Nov 08, 2003 - 8:13:21 PM ET Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Taurus
Nov 12, 2003 - 2:19:09 AM ET Mercury enters Sagittarius
Nov 16, 2003 - 11:14:54 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Leo
Nov 22, 2003 - 12:43:21 PM ET Sun enters Sagittarius
Nov 23, 2003 - 5:58:56 PM ET Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Sagittarius
Nov 23, 2003 - 9:33:19 PM ET Ceres Retrograde
Nov 26, 2003 - 8:07:23 PM ET Venus enters Capricorn
Nov 30, 2003 - 12:15:58 PM ET First Quarter Moon in Pisces

December 2003

Dec 02, 2003 - 4:33:55 PM ET Mercury enters Capricorn
Dec 06, 2003 - 6:36:09 AM ET Pallas Direct
Dec 08, 2003 - 3:36:41 PM ET Full Moon in Gemini
Dec 16, 2003 - 8:23:51 AM ET Mars enters Aries
Dec 16, 2003 - 12:42:08 PM ET Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
Dec 17, 2003 - 11:00:57 AM ET Mercury Retrograde
Dec 20, 2003 - 4:51:42 AM ET Vesta enters Capricorn
Dec 21, 2003 - 1:32:25 AM ET Venus enters Aquarius
Dec 22, 2003 - 2:03:48 AM ET Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
Dec 23, 2003 - 4:42:59 AM ET New Moon in Capricorn
Dec 30, 2003 - 4:15:12 AM ET Uranus enters Pisces
Dec 30, 2003 - 5:03:17 AM ET First Quarter Moon in Aries
Dec 30, 2003 - 2:52:19 PM ET Mercury Rx enters Sagittarius

Starmap2003

Every Celestial Event Mapped to the Millisecond