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Moon Phases 2003

Prepared by Patrick So

Griffith Observatory

Pacific Standard Time

(Corrected for Daylight Saving Time Apr. 6 - Oct. 25)

New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter

Jan 2 12:23 p.m. Jan 10 5:15 a.m. Jan 18 2:48 a.m. Jan 25 12:33 a.m.

Feb 1 2:48 a.m. Feb 9 3:11 a.m. Feb 16 3:51 p.m. Feb 23 8:46 a.m.

Mar 2 6:35 p.m. Mar 10 11:15 p.m. Mar 18 2:34 a.m. Mar 24 5:51 p.m.

Apr 1 11:19 a.m. Apr 9 4:40 p.m. Apr 16 12:36 p.m. Apr 23 5:18 a.m.

May 1 5:15 a.m. May 9 4:53 a.m. May 15 8:36 p.m. May 22 5:31 p.m.

May 30 9:20 p.m. Jun 7 1:28 p.m. Jun 14 4:16 a.m. Jun 21 7:45 a.m.

Jun 29 11:39 a.m. Jul 6 7:32 p.m. Jul 13 12:21 p.m. Jul 21 12:01 a.m.

Jul 28 11:53 p.m. Aug 5 12:28 a.m. Aug 11 9:48 p.m. Aug 19 5:48 p.m.

Aug 27 10:26 a.m. Sep 3 5:34 a.m. Sep 10 9:36 a.m. Sep 18 12:03 p.m.

Sep 25 8:09 p.m. Oct 2 12:09 p.m. Oct 10 12:27 a.m. Oct 18 5:31 a.m.

Oct 25 5:50 a.m. Oct 31 8:25 p.m. Nov 8 5:13 p.m. Nov 16 8:15 p.m.

Nov 23 2:59 p.m. Nov 30 9:16 a.m. Dec 8 12:37 p.m. Dec 16 9:42 a.m.

Dec 23 1:43 a.m. Dec 30 2:03 a.m.

Seasons

spring equinox 5:00 p.m. March 20

summer solstice 12:10 p.m. June 21

autumn equinox 3:47 a.m. September 23

winter solstice 11:04 p.m. December 21

The earth is at perihelion (closest to the sun) on January 3 (9 p.m.)

The earth is at aphelion (farthest from sun) on July 3 (11 p.m.)