Celestial calendar August 2003

Lunar phases:	        Date	Rise	Trans	Set
FQ	00:28 PDT	05	14:19	19:35	00:09
FM	20:48 PDT	11	20:21	00:33	05:30
LQ	17:48 PDT	19	23:59	06:32	13:44
NM	10:26 PDT	27	06:19	13:22	20:14

Nearer planets:		        R. A.	Dec.
Mercury, 0.86 A.U., Mag. +1.1
07	08:30	14:55	21:20	10:47	+07:06
17	08:45	14:52	20:59	11:23	+01:25
27	08:32	14:29	20:25	11:39	-02:04

Venus, 1.73 A.U., Mag. -3.9
07	06:01	13:03	20:05	08:55	+18:27
17	06:24	13:13	20:03	09:45	+14:53
27	06:46	13:22	19:57	10:32	+10:38

Mars, 0.38 A.U., Mag. -2.9
07	21:42	03:02	08:21	22:54	-13:55
17	21:00	02:16	07:33	22:48	-14:48
27	20:14	01:28	06:41	22:38	-15:43

Jupiter, 6.38 A.U., Mag. -1.7
07	07:14	14:00	20:46	09:52	+13:45
17	06:46	13:29	20:13	10:00	+13:01
27	06:17	12:58	19:39	10:09	+12:16

Saturn, 9.72 A.U., Mag. +0.9
07	03:26	10:42	17:59	06:34	+22:26
17	02:51	10:08	17:24	06:39	+22:22
27	02:16	09:33	16:49	06:43	+22:18

SOL star type G2V, Intelligent life in system ?
Hours of darkness
06:43	07	06:18	13:15	20:11	09:07	+16:31
07:12	17	06:26	13:13	20:00	09:44	+13:32
07:41	27	06:35	13:11	19:46	10:21	+10:11

Astronomical twilight:	Begin	End
JD 2,452,858	07	04:41	21:51
	868	17	04:53	21:35
	878	27	05:05	21:19

Sidereal time:
Transit right ascension at local midnight
07	00:00 = 19:53
17	00:00 = 20:33
27	00:00 = 21:12

Darkest Saturday night: 23 Aug 2003
Sunset		19:53
Twilight	21:25
Moon rise	02:57
Dawn begin	04:55
Hours dark	07:29