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