2002 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.
| 2002 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 01 14 Jupiter at Opposition
02 15:13 Moon at Perigee: 365412 km
02 23 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
03 04:44 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
04 02 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 11:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 19:56 Moon at Descending Node
12 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°E
13 21:29 NEW MOON
14 19 Venus at Superior Conjunction
15 10:25 Mercury 3.9°N of Moon
18 16:50 Moon at Apogee: 405503 km
19 20 Mercury at Perihelion
22 01:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 23:24 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
25 03:31 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
25 20 Venus at Aphelion
26 08:27 Moon at Ascending Node
27 02:58 Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
28 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
28 06:42 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
28 21 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
29 06:50 FULL MOON
30 13:57 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
30 17:02 Moon at Perigee: 359997 km
Feb 04 21:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 23:33 Moon at Descending Node
12 15:41 NEW MOON
14 00 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 06:22 Moon at Apogee: 406361 km
20 20:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 08:11 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
21 12:30 Aldebaran 4.3°S of Moon
22 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°W
22 14:26 Moon at Ascending Node
23 10:15 Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
24 17:37 Pollux 4.3°N of Moon
27 01:07 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
27 17:17 FULL MOON
28 03:47 Moon at Perigee: 356898 km
Mar 04 20 Mercury at Aphelion
06 09:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 00:19 Moon at Descending Node
12 09:15 Mercury 2.7°N of Moon
14 09:09 Moon at Apogee: 406705 km
14 10:03 NEW MOON
18 08:37 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
20 17:35 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
20 19:27 Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon
21 03:16 Vernal Equinox
21 16:14 Moon at Ascending Node
22 10:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 19:32 Jupiter 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
23 10:27 Saturn 3.9°N of Aldebaran
24 02:48 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
26 11:56 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
28 15:42 Moon at Perigee: 357012 km
29 02:25 FULL MOON
Apr 03 02:20 Moon at Descending Node
04 23:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 13:32 Moon at Apogee: 406409 km
13 03:21 NEW MOON
13 22:57 Mars 3.3°S of Pleiades
15 00:57 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
16 06:58 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
17 03:56 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
17 17:15 Moon at Ascending Node
17 20 Mercury at Perihelion
19 06:42 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
20 09:33 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
20 20:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 20:35 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
22 23 Lyrid Meteor Shower
26 00:25 Moon at Perigee: 360088 km
26 01:59 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
27 11:00 FULL MOON
30 08:29 Moon at Descending Node
30 14:12 Mercury 1.5°S of Pleiades
May 04 09 Mars 2.2°N of Saturn
04 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.0°E
04 15:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 13 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 16 Venus 2.4°N of Saturn
08 03:15 Moon at Apogee: 405483 km
11 03 Venus 0.3°N of Mars
12 18:45 NEW MOON
14 05:07 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
14 15:50 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
14 21:00 Moon at Ascending Node
15 02:37 Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
15 07:01 Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
16 20:03 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
17 14:58 Pollux 3.7°N of Moon
18 04 Venus at Perihelion
20 02:51 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
20 03:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 23:31 Moon at Perigee: 364985 km
26 19:51 FULL MOON
26 20:03 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.689
27 15 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 17:39 Moon at Descending Node
Jun 03 08:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 06 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
04 20:58 Moon at Apogee: 404524 km
09 10:34 Venus 4.7°S of Pollux
09 19 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
09 22:09 Mercury 2.7°S of Moon
11 04:00 Moon at Ascending Node
11 07:44 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.996
11 07:47 NEW MOON
12 19:53 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
13 11:50 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
13 20:54 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
14 05:09 Venus 1.5°S of Moon
16 08:13 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
18 08:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 15:24 Moon at Perigee: 369308 km
21 21:25 Summer Solstice
21 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°W
23 19:43 Mercury 2.2°N of Aldebaran
24 02:39 Moon at Descending Node
25 05:27 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.209
25 05:42 FULL MOON
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 02 15:35 Moon at Apogee: 404211 km
02 18 Mercury 0.2°S of Saturn
03 01:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 12 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
08 12:15 Moon at Ascending Node
08 20:25 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
10 18:26 NEW MOON
11 02:12 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
13 14:37 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
13 20:16 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
14 19 Mercury at Perihelion
14 21:13 Moon at Perigee: 367853 km
17 12:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 10 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
21 08:41 Moon at Descending Node
21 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 17:07 FULL MOON
28 14 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 09:45 Moon at Apogee: 404742 km
Aug 01 18:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 07 Neptune at Opposition
04 19:03 Moon at Ascending Node
05 11:26 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
06 15:56 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
07 14:01 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
09 03:15 NEW MOON
10 09:27 Mercury 4.4°S of Moon
11 06 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
11 07:32 Moon at Perigee: 362928 km
13 06 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 18:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 10:54 Moon at Descending Node
20 09 Uranus at Opposition
22 21 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
23 06:29 FULL MOON
27 01:43 Moon at Apogee: 405694 km
27 18 Mercury at Aphelion
31 10:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 22:43 Moon at Ascending Node
Sep 01 01:27 Venus 0.7°S of Spica
01 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°E
02 00:50 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
04 00:00 Pollux 3.5°N of Moon
04 21:13 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
07 11:10 NEW MOON
08 11:14 Moon at Perigee: 358745 km
13 11:39 Moon at Descending Node
14 02:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 09 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66613 AU
21 21:59 FULL MOON
23 11:26 Moon at Apogee: 406351 km
23 12:56 Autumnal Equinox
28 00:06 Moon at Ascending Node
28 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 10:52 Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
30 01:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
Oct 01 08:58 Pollux 3.3°N of Moon
02 15:20 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
03 19:49 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
05 09:29 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
06 19:17 NEW MOON
06 21:17 Moon at Perigee: 356920 km
10 13:27 Antares 4.7°S of Moon
10 15:07 Moon at Descending Node
10 18 Mercury at Perihelion
10 21 Mercury 2.8°S of Mars
13 13:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
20 12:41 Moon at Apogee: 406358 km
21 15:20 FULL MOON
21 23 Orionid Meteor Shower
25 02:18 Moon at Ascending Node
26 16:52 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
28 15:56 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
29 13:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 05:42 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
31 20 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Nov 03 01:32 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
04 08:50 Moon at Perigee: 358154 km
05 04:34 NEW MOON
05 23 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 23:22 Moon at Descending Node
06 23:48 Antares 4.6°S of Moon
12 04:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 22 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 19:30 Moon at Apogee: 405795 km
18 05 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 09:34 FULL MOON
20 09:47 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.860
21 07:26 Moon at Ascending Node
22 08:30 Mars 2.8°N of Spica
22 20:01 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
24 21:30 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
26 14:59 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
27 23:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 17:32 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
01 21:25 Venus 2.1°S of Moon
02 16:53 Moon at Perigee: 362294 km
04 10:12 Moon at Descending Node
04 15:31 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.024
04 15:34 NEW MOON
06 20 Venus 1.5°N of Mars
11 23:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 11:57 Moon at Apogee: 404912 km
14 18 Geminid Meteor Shower
18 02 Saturn at Opposition
18 14:47 Moon at Ascending Node
19 22:51 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
20 03:10 FULL MOON
22 03:29 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
22 09:15 Winter Solstice
23 02 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 19:42 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
26 14 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°E
27 08:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 21 Venus at Perihelion
30 08:52 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
30 09:06 Moon at Perigee: 367904 km
30 16:46 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
31 19:16 Moon at Descending Node
31 20:15 Antares 4.6°S of Moon
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Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac
- Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
- Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
- Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
- Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
- during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
- during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star - Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit
- Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
- Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
- Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
- Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
- Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
- Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus
2002 Phases of the Moon
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2002 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 06 11:55 |
| Jan 13 21:29 | Jan 22 01:47 | Jan 29 06:50 | Feb 04 21:33 |
| Feb 12 15:41 | Feb 20 20:02 | Feb 27 17:17 | Mar 06 09:25 |
| Mar 14 10:03 | Mar 22 10:28 | Mar 29 02:25 | Apr 04 23:29 |
| Apr 13 03:21 | Apr 20 20:48 | Apr 27 11:00 | May 04 15:16 |
| May 12 18:45 | May 20 03:42 | May 26 19:51 n | Jun 03 08:05 |
| Jun 11 07:47 A | Jun 18 08:29 | Jun 25 05:42 n | Jul 03 01:19 |
| Jul 10 18:26 | Jul 17 12:47 | Jul 24 17:07 | Aug 01 18:22 |
| Aug 09 03:15 | Aug 15 18:12 | Aug 23 06:29 | Aug 31 10:31 |
| Sep 07 11:10 | Sep 14 02:08 | Sep 21 21:59 | Sep 30 01:03 |
| Oct 06 19:17 | Oct 13 13:33 | Oct 21 15:20 | Oct 29 13:28 |
| Nov 05 04:34 | Nov 12 04:52 | Nov 20 09:34 n | Nov 27 23:46 |
| Dec 04 15:34 T | Dec 11 23:49 | Dec 20 03:10 | Dec 27 08:31 |
For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.
The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.
If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the Phases of the Moon table. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial. Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.
Solar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Sky Event Almanacs: 2001 to 2010
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| IST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| BST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| ICT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AWST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| JST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| ACT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| AEST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| NCT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| NZST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.
Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.
The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.
| Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs | |
| Solstice/Equinox (Earth) | ± 0.5 minute |
| Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) | ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU |
| Solar and Lunar Eclipses | ± 0.5 minute |
| Phases of the Moon | ± 0.5 minute |
| Moon at Nodes | ± 2 minutes |
| Apogee/Perigee of Moon | ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers |
| Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet | ± 10 minutes |
| Conjunctions of Planet with Planet | ± 3 hours |
| Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) | ± 3 hours |
| Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets | ± 30 minutes |
Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070
Acknowledgements
All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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