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