2002 Sky Event Almanac
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | ||||||||
| Central European Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 07 Jupiter at Opposition
02 08:13 Moon at Perigee: 365412 km
02 16 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
02 21:44 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
03 19 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 04:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 12:56 Moon at Descending Node
12 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°E
13 14:29 NEW MOON
14 12 Venus at Superior Conjunction
15 03:25 Mercury 3.9°N of Moon
18 09:50 Moon at Apogee: 405503 km
19 13 Mercury at Perihelion
21 18:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 16:24 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
24 20:31 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
25 13 Venus at Aphelion
26 01:27 Moon at Ascending Node
26 19:58 Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
27 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 23:42 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
28 14 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
28 23:50 FULL MOON
30 06:57 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
30 10:02 Moon at Perigee: 359997 km
Feb 04 14:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 16:33 Moon at Descending Node
12 08:41 NEW MOON
13 17 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
14 23:22 Moon at Apogee: 406361 km
20 13:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 01:11 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
21 05:30 Aldebaran 4.3°S of Moon
21 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°W
22 07:26 Moon at Ascending Node
23 03:15 Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
24 10:37 Pollux 4.3°N of Moon
26 18:07 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
27 10:17 FULL MOON
27 20:47 Moon at Perigee: 356898 km
Mar 04 13 Mercury at Aphelion
06 02:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 17:19 Moon at Descending Node
12 02:15 Mercury 2.7°N of Moon
14 02:09 Moon at Apogee: 406705 km
14 03:03 NEW MOON
18 01:37 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
20 10:35 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
20 12:27 Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon
20 20:16 Vernal Equinox
21 09:14 Moon at Ascending Node
22 03:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 12:32 Jupiter 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
23 03:27 Saturn 3.9°N of Aldebaran
23 19:48 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
26 04:56 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
28 08:42 Moon at Perigee: 357012 km
28 19:25 FULL MOON
Apr 02 19:20 Moon at Descending Node
04 16:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 06:32 Moon at Apogee: 406409 km
12 20:21 NEW MOON
13 15:57 Mars 3.3°S of Pleiades
14 17:57 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
15 23:58 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
16 20:56 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
17 10:15 Moon at Ascending Node
17 13 Mercury at Perihelion
18 23:42 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
20 02:33 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
20 13:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 13:35 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
22 16 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 17:25 Moon at Perigee: 360088 km
25 18:59 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
27 04:00 FULL MOON
30 01:29 Moon at Descending Node
30 07:12 Mercury 1.5°S of Pleiades
May 04 02 Mars 2.2°N of Saturn
04 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.0°E
04 08:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 06 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 09 Venus 2.4°N of Saturn
07 20:15 Moon at Apogee: 405483 km
10 20 Venus 0.3°N of Mars
12 11:45 NEW MOON
13 22:07 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
14 08:50 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
14 14:00 Moon at Ascending Node
14 19:37 Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
15 00:01 Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
16 13:03 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
17 07:58 Pollux 3.7°N of Moon
17 21 Venus at Perihelion
19 19:51 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
19 20:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 16:31 Moon at Perigee: 364985 km
26 12:51 FULL MOON
26 13:03 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.689
27 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 10:39 Moon at Descending Node
Jun 03 01:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
03 23 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
04 13:58 Moon at Apogee: 404524 km
09 03:34 Venus 4.7°S of Pollux
09 12 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
09 15:09 Mercury 2.7°S of Moon
10 21:00 Moon at Ascending Node
11 00:44 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.996
11 00:47 NEW MOON
12 12:53 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
13 04:50 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
13 13:54 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
13 22:09 Venus 1.5°S of Moon
16 01:13 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
18 01:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 08:24 Moon at Perigee: 369308 km
21 14:25 Summer Solstice
21 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°W
23 12:43 Mercury 2.2°N of Aldebaran
23 19:39 Moon at Descending Node
24 22:27 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.209
24 22:42 FULL MOON
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Date CET Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 08:35 Moon at Apogee: 404211 km
02 11 Mercury 0.2°S of Saturn
02 18:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 05 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
08 05:15 Moon at Ascending Node
08 13:25 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
10 11:26 NEW MOON
10 19:12 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
13 07:37 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
13 13:16 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
14 12 Mercury at Perihelion
14 14:13 Moon at Perigee: 367853 km
17 05:47 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 03 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
21 01:41 Moon at Descending Node
21 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 10:07 FULL MOON
28 07 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 02:45 Moon at Apogee: 404742 km
Aug 01 11:22 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 00 Neptune at Opposition
04 12:03 Moon at Ascending Node
05 04:26 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
06 08:56 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
07 07:01 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
08 20:15 NEW MOON
10 02:27 Mercury 4.4°S of Moon
10 23 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
11 00:32 Moon at Perigee: 362928 km
12 23 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 11:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 03:54 Moon at Descending Node
20 02 Uranus at Opposition
22 14 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
22 23:29 FULL MOON
26 18:43 Moon at Apogee: 405694 km
27 11 Mercury at Aphelion
31 03:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 15:43 Moon at Ascending Node
31 18:27 Venus 0.7°S of Spica
Sep 01 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°E
01 17:50 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
03 17:00 Pollux 3.5°N of Moon
04 14:13 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
07 04:10 NEW MOON
08 04:14 Moon at Perigee: 358745 km
13 04:39 Moon at Descending Node
13 19:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 02 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66613 AU
21 14:59 FULL MOON
23 04:26 Moon at Apogee: 406351 km
23 05:56 Autumnal Equinox
27 17:06 Moon at Ascending Node
27 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 03:52 Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
29 18:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
Oct 01 01:58 Pollux 3.3°N of Moon
02 08:20 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
03 12:49 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
05 02:29 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
06 12:17 NEW MOON
06 14:17 Moon at Perigee: 356920 km
10 06:27 Antares 4.7°S of Moon
10 08:07 Moon at Descending Node
10 11 Mercury at Perihelion
10 14 Mercury 2.8°S of Mars
13 06:33 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
20 05:41 Moon at Apogee: 406358 km
21 08:20 FULL MOON
21 16 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 19:18 Moon at Ascending Node
26 09:52 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
28 08:56 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
29 06:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 22:42 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
31 13 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Nov 02 18:32 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
04 01:50 Moon at Perigee: 358154 km
04 21:34 NEW MOON
05 16 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 16:22 Moon at Descending Node
06 16:48 Antares 4.6°S of Moon
11 21:52 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 15 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 12:30 Moon at Apogee: 405795 km
17 22 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 02:34 FULL MOON
20 02:47 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.860
21 00:26 Moon at Ascending Node
22 01:30 Mars 2.8°N of Spica
22 13:01 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
24 14:30 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
26 07:59 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
27 16:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 10:32 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
01 14:25 Venus 2.1°S of Moon
02 09:53 Moon at Perigee: 362294 km
04 03:12 Moon at Descending Node
04 08:31 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.024
04 08:34 NEW MOON
06 13 Venus 1.5°N of Mars
11 16:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 04:57 Moon at Apogee: 404912 km
14 11 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 19 Saturn at Opposition
18 07:47 Moon at Ascending Node
19 15:51 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
19 20:10 FULL MOON
21 20:29 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
22 02:15 Winter Solstice
22 19 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 12:42 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
26 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°E
27 01:31 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 14 Venus at Perihelion
30 01:52 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
30 02:06 Moon at Perigee: 367904 km
30 09:46 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
31 12:16 Moon at Descending Node
31 13:15 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
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 1 hour) . 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 | |||
| Central European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 06 04:55 |
| Jan 13 14:29 | Jan 21 18:47 | Jan 28 23:50 | Feb 04 14:33 |
| Feb 12 08:41 | Feb 20 13:02 | Feb 27 10:17 | Mar 06 02:25 |
| Mar 14 03:03 | Mar 22 03:28 | Mar 28 19:25 | Apr 04 16:29 |
| Apr 12 20:21 | Apr 20 13:48 | Apr 27 04:00 | May 04 08:16 |
| May 12 11:45 | May 19 20:42 | May 26 12:51 n | Jun 03 01:05 |
| Jun 11 00:47 A | Jun 18 01:29 | Jun 24 22:42 n | Jul 02 18:19 |
| Jul 10 11:26 | Jul 17 05:47 | Jul 24 10:07 | Aug 01 11:22 |
| Aug 08 20:15 | Aug 15 11:12 | Aug 22 23:29 | Aug 31 03:31 |
| Sep 07 04:10 | Sep 13 19:08 | Sep 21 14:59 | Sep 29 18:03 |
| Oct 06 12:17 | Oct 13 06:33 | Oct 21 08:20 | Oct 29 06:28 |
| Nov 04 21:34 | Nov 11 21:52 | Nov 20 02:34 n | Nov 27 16:46 |
| Dec 04 08:34 T | Dec 11 16:49 | Dec 19 20:10 | Dec 27 01:31 |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2001 to 2010 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| GMT | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| CET | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| EET | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| MSK | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| GST | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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