2002 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 12 Jupiter at Opposition
02 12:43 Moon at Perigee: 365412 km
02 20 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
03 02:14 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
03 23 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
06 09:25 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 17:26 Moon at Descending Node
12 05 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°E
13 18:59 NEW MOON
14 16 Venus at Superior Conjunction
15 07:55 Mercury 3.9°N of Moon
18 14:20 Moon at Apogee: 405503 km
19 17 Mercury at Perihelion
21 23:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 20:54 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
25 01:01 Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
25 17 Venus at Aphelion
26 05:57 Moon at Ascending Node
27 00:28 Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
28 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
28 04:12 Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
28 19 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
29 04:20 FULL MOON
30 11:27 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
30 14:32 Moon at Perigee: 359997 km
Feb 04 19:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 21:03 Moon at Descending Node
12 13:11 NEW MOON
13 22 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 03:52 Moon at Apogee: 406361 km
20 17:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 05:41 Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
21 10:00 Aldebaran 4.3°S of Moon
21 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°W
22 11:56 Moon at Ascending Node
23 07:45 Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
24 15:07 Pollux 4.3°N of Moon
26 22:37 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
27 14:47 FULL MOON
28 01:17 Moon at Perigee: 356898 km
Mar 04 17 Mercury at Aphelion
06 06:55 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 21:49 Moon at Descending Node
12 06:45 Mercury 2.7°N of Moon
14 06:39 Moon at Apogee: 406705 km
14 07:33 NEW MOON
18 06:07 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
20 15:05 Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
20 16:57 Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon
21 00:46 Vernal Equinox
21 13:44 Moon at Ascending Node
22 07:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 17:02 Jupiter 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
23 07:57 Saturn 3.9°N of Aldebaran
24 00:18 Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
26 09:26 Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
28 13:12 Moon at Perigee: 357012 km
28 23:55 FULL MOON
Apr 02 23:50 Moon at Descending Node
04 20:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 11:02 Moon at Apogee: 406409 km
13 00:51 NEW MOON
13 20:27 Mars 3.3°S of Pleiades
14 22:27 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
16 04:28 Mars 2.3°N of Moon
17 01:26 Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
17 14:45 Moon at Ascending Node
17 17 Mercury at Perihelion
19 04:12 Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
20 07:03 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
20 18:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 18:05 Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
22 21 Lyrid Meteor Shower
25 21:55 Moon at Perigee: 360088 km
25 23:29 Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
27 08:30 FULL MOON
30 05:59 Moon at Descending Node
30 11:42 Mercury 1.5°S of Pleiades
May 04 06 Mars 2.2°N of Saturn
04 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.0°E
04 12:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 10 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
07 13 Venus 2.4°N of Saturn
08 00:45 Moon at Apogee: 405483 km
11 00 Venus 0.3°N of Mars
12 16:15 NEW MOON
14 02:37 Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
14 13:20 Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
14 18:30 Moon at Ascending Node
15 00:07 Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
15 04:31 Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
16 17:33 Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
17 12:28 Pollux 3.7°N of Moon
18 01 Venus at Perihelion
20 00:21 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
20 01:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 21:01 Moon at Perigee: 364985 km
26 17:21 FULL MOON
26 17:33 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.689
27 13 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
27 15:09 Moon at Descending Node
Jun 03 05:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 04 Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
04 18:28 Moon at Apogee: 404524 km
09 08:04 Venus 4.7°S of Pollux
09 17 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
09 19:39 Mercury 2.7°S of Moon
11 01:30 Moon at Ascending Node
11 05:14 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.996
11 05:17 NEW MOON
12 17:23 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
13 09:20 Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
13 18:24 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
14 02:39 Venus 1.5°S of Moon
16 05:43 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
18 05:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 12:54 Moon at Perigee: 369308 km
21 18:55 Summer Solstice
21 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°W
23 17:13 Mercury 2.2°N of Aldebaran
24 00:09 Moon at Descending Node
25 02:57 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.209
25 03:12 FULL MOON
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 02 13:05 Moon at Apogee: 404211 km
02 16 Mercury 0.2°S of Saturn
02 22:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 09 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
08 09:45 Moon at Ascending Node
08 17:55 Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
10 15:56 NEW MOON
10 23:42 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
13 12:07 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
13 17:46 Venus 3.9°S of Moon
14 16 Mercury at Perihelion
14 18:43 Moon at Perigee: 367853 km
17 10:17 FIRST QUARTER MOON
20 07 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
21 06:11 Moon at Descending Node
21 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
24 14:37 FULL MOON
28 12 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
30 07:15 Moon at Apogee: 404742 km
Aug 01 15:52 LAST QUARTER MOON
02 05 Neptune at Opposition
04 16:33 Moon at Ascending Node
05 08:56 Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
06 13:26 Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
07 11:31 Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
09 00:45 NEW MOON
10 06:57 Mercury 4.4°S of Moon
11 04 Mars in Conjunction with Sun
11 05:02 Moon at Perigee: 362928 km
13 04 Perseid Meteor Shower
15 15:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 08:24 Moon at Descending Node
20 06 Uranus at Opposition
22 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
23 03:59 FULL MOON
26 23:13 Moon at Apogee: 405694 km
27 15 Mercury at Aphelion
31 08:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 20:13 Moon at Ascending Node
31 22:57 Venus 0.7°S of Spica
Sep 01 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°E
01 22:20 Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
03 21:30 Pollux 3.5°N of Moon
04 18:43 Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
07 08:40 NEW MOON
08 08:44 Moon at Perigee: 358745 km
13 09:09 Moon at Descending Node
13 23:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 06 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66613 AU
21 19:29 FULL MOON
23 08:56 Moon at Apogee: 406351 km
23 10:26 Autumnal Equinox
27 21:36 Moon at Ascending Node
28 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 08:22 Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
29 22:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
Oct 01 06:28 Pollux 3.3°N of Moon
02 12:50 Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
03 17:19 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
05 06:59 Mars 4.2°S of Moon
06 16:47 NEW MOON
06 18:47 Moon at Perigee: 356920 km
10 10:57 Antares 4.7°S of Moon
10 12:37 Moon at Descending Node
10 15 Mercury at Perihelion
10 19 Mercury 2.8°S of Mars
13 11:03 FIRST QUARTER MOON
13 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
20 10:11 Moon at Apogee: 406358 km
21 12:50 FULL MOON
21 20 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 23:48 Moon at Ascending Node
26 14:22 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
28 13:26 Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
29 10:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 03:12 Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
31 17 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
Nov 02 23:02 Mars 3.8°S of Moon
04 06:20 Moon at Perigee: 358154 km
05 02:04 NEW MOON
05 21 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 20:52 Moon at Descending Node
06 21:18 Antares 4.6°S of Moon
12 02:22 FIRST QUARTER MOON
12 20 N Taurid Meteor Shower
14 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 17:00 Moon at Apogee: 405795 km
18 02 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 07:04 FULL MOON
20 07:17 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.860
21 04:56 Moon at Ascending Node
22 06:00 Mars 2.8°N of Spica
22 17:31 Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
24 19:00 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
26 12:29 Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
27 21:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
Dec 01 15:02 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
01 18:55 Venus 2.1°S of Moon
02 14:23 Moon at Perigee: 362294 km
04 07:42 Moon at Descending Node
04 13:01 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.024
04 13:04 NEW MOON
06 18 Venus 1.5°N of Mars
11 21:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 09:27 Moon at Apogee: 404912 km
14 15 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 23 Saturn at Opposition
18 12:17 Moon at Ascending Node
19 20:21 Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
20 00:40 FULL MOON
22 00:59 Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
22 06:45 Winter Solstice
23 00 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 17:12 Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
26 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°E
27 06:01 LAST QUARTER MOON
28 18 Venus at Perihelion
30 06:22 Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
30 06:36 Moon at Perigee: 367904 km
30 14:16 Venus 2.2°N of Moon
31 16:46 Moon at Descending Node
31 17:45 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
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 06 09:25 |
| Jan 13 18:59 | Jan 21 23:17 | Jan 29 04:20 | Feb 04 19:03 |
| Feb 12 13:11 | Feb 20 17:32 | Feb 27 14:47 | Mar 06 06:55 |
| Mar 14 07:33 | Mar 22 07:58 | Mar 28 23:55 | Apr 04 20:59 |
| Apr 13 00:51 | Apr 20 18:18 | Apr 27 08:30 | May 04 12:46 |
| May 12 16:15 | May 20 01:12 | May 26 17:21 n | Jun 03 05:35 |
| Jun 11 05:17 A | Jun 18 05:59 | Jun 25 03:12 n | Jul 02 22:49 |
| Jul 10 15:56 | Jul 17 10:17 | Jul 24 14:37 | Aug 01 15:52 |
| Aug 09 00:45 | Aug 15 15:42 | Aug 23 03:59 | Aug 31 08:01 |
| Sep 07 08:40 | Sep 13 23:38 | Sep 21 19:29 | Sep 29 22:33 |
| Oct 06 16:47 | Oct 13 11:03 | Oct 21 12:50 | Oct 29 10:58 |
| Nov 05 02:04 | Nov 12 02:22 | Nov 20 07:04 n | Nov 27 21:16 |
| Dec 04 13:04 T | Dec 11 21:19 | Dec 20 00:40 | Dec 27 06:01 |
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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