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Planets in 2004
Data are for 00:00 UT and Paris coordinates. For each planet more accurate data are provided (computed for Greenwich Meridian, 45° N, and 00:00 UT) (maps based on, data computed with Cartes du Ciel, Patrick Chevalley)
 Mercury, Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
note: as this page was computed before the site was streamlined global, data have to be considered valid for mid-northern latitudes only; turn to the Events, Moon, Planets pages for monthly information
Mercury grants us with 3 passages as evening star: from about March, 11th to April, 14th, from June, 24th to August, 2nd, and from October, 10th to December, 5th. Mercury is 4 times morning star: from the beginning of the year until February, 2nd, from April, 23rd to May, 30th, from August, 27th to September, 25th, and from December, 12th to year's end. Venus is a remarkable evening star since the beginning of the year until May. It comes back then as morning star since summer after having been at inferior conjunction on May, 8th granting us with a very rare transit event
more accurate data for Mercury, more accurate data for Venus
Mars starts the year in Pisces, the Fishes, and then heads East. By year's end, it will have reached Scorpius, the Scorpion. Mars is observable until the end of May only and will by then have diminished continuously to an apparent diameter of 4". Mars is at its conjunction (invisible) on September, 15th, 12:00 UT. more accurate data for Mars
In 2004, Jupiter runs a long way, from Leo, the Lion, down to Virgo, the Virgin, near Spica. Planet is at opposition (visible all night) on March, 4th, 05:00 UT, and on conjunction (invisible) on September, 22nd, 00:00 UT. more accurate data for Jupiter
Saturn is crossing Gemini, the Twins, and moves then in direction of the border of Cancer, the Crab, which it stops short to cross. Saturn is at opposition (visible all night) on December, 31st 2003, 21:00 UT. It is at conjunction (invisible) on July, 8th, 17:00 UT. more accurate data for Saturn
Uranus is in the West of Aquarius, the Water Carrier. It is at opposition (visible all night) on August, 28th, 03:00 UT; it is at conjunction (invisible) on February, 22nd, 10:00 UT. Neptune is in the East of Capricornus, the Goat about q. The planet is at opposition (visible all night) on August, 5th, 20:00 UT, and at conjunction (invisible) on February, 2nd, 03:00 UT. Pluto is moving between h of Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder, and x of Serpens, the Serpent. It is at opposition (visible all night) June, 12th and at conjunction (invisible) on December, 14th. Charts below for Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, in this order. more accurate data for Uranus, more accurate data for Neptune, more accurate data for Pluto
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