2002 Sky Event Almanac

Bangladesh Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Bangladesh Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 6 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
Bangladesh Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     BST   Event
        (h:m)

Jan 01  12     Jupiter at Opposition 
    02  13:13  Moon at Perigee: 365412 km
    02  21     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98329 AU
    03  02:44  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    04  00     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    06  09:55  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  17:56  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.0°E
    13  19:29  NEW MOON 
    14  17     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    15  08:25  Mercury 3.9°N of Moon
    18  14:50  Moon at Apogee: 405503 km
    19  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    21  23:47  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  21:24  Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    25  01:31  Aldebaran 4.1°S of Moon
    25  18     Venus at Aphelion 
    26  06:27  Moon at Ascending Node 
    27  00:58  Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    28  01     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    28  04:42  Pollux 4.4°N of Moon
    28  19     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    29  04:50  FULL MOON 
    30  11:57  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
    30  15:02  Moon at Perigee: 359997 km

Feb 04  19:33  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  21:33  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  13:41  NEW MOON 
    13  22     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    15  04:22  Moon at Apogee: 406361 km
    20  18:02  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  06:11  Saturn 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    21  10:30  Aldebaran 4.3°S of Moon
    21  22     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.6°W
    22  12:26  Moon at Ascending Node 
    23  08:15  Jupiter 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    24  15:37  Pollux 4.3°N of Moon
    26  23:07  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
    27  15:17  FULL MOON 
    28  01:47  Moon at Perigee: 356898 km

Mar 04  18     Mercury at Aphelion 
    06  07:25  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  22:19  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  07:15  Mercury 2.7°N of Moon
    14  07:09  Moon at Apogee: 406705 km
    14  08:03  NEW MOON 
    18  06:37  Mars 4.0°N of Moon
    20  15:35  Saturn 0.5°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  17:27  Aldebaran 4.6°S of Moon
    21  01:16  Vernal Equinox 
    21  14:14  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  08:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  17:32  Jupiter 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  08:27  Saturn 3.9°N of Aldebaran
    24  00:48  Pollux 4.0°N of Moon
    26  09:56  Regulus 4.4°S of Moon
    28  13:42  Moon at Perigee: 357012 km
    29  00:25  FULL MOON 

Apr 03  00:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  21:29  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    10  11:32  Moon at Apogee: 406409 km
    13  01:21  NEW MOON 
    13  20:57  Mars 3.3°S of Pleiades
    14  22:57  Venus 3.0°N of Moon
    16  04:58  Mars 2.3°N of Moon
    17  01:56  Saturn 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
    17  15:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    19  04:42  Jupiter 1.6°S of Moon
    20  07:33  Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
    20  18:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    22  18:35  Regulus 4.6°S of Moon
    22  21     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    25  22:25  Moon at Perigee: 360088 km
    25  23:59  Venus 3.4°S of Pleiades
    27  09:00  FULL MOON 
    30  06:29  Moon at Descending Node 
    30  12:12  Mercury 1.5°S of Pleiades

May 04  07     Mars 2.2°N of Saturn
    04  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 21.0°E
    04  13:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  11     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    07  14     Venus 2.4°N of Saturn
    08  01:15  Moon at Apogee: 405483 km
    11  01     Venus 0.3°N of Mars
    12  16:45  NEW MOON 
    14  03:07  Mercury 2.5°N of Moon
    14  13:50  Saturn 1.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    14  19:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    15  00:37  Mars 0.6°N of Moon: Occn.
    15  05:01  Venus 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
    16  18:03  Jupiter 2.0°S of Moon
    17  12:58  Pollux 3.7°N of Moon
    18  02     Venus at Perihelion 
    20  00:51  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
    20  01:42  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  21:31  Moon at Perigee: 364985 km
    26  17:51  FULL MOON 
    26  18:03  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.689
    27  13     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    27  15:39  Moon at Descending Node 

Jun 03  06:05  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    04  04     Venus 1.6°N of Jupiter
    04  18:58  Moon at Apogee: 404524 km
    09  08:34  Venus 4.7°S of Pollux
    09  17     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    09  20:09  Mercury 2.7°S of Moon
    11  02:00  Moon at Ascending Node 
    11  05:44  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.996
    11  05:47  NEW MOON 
    12  17:53  Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
    13  09:50  Jupiter 2.5°S of Moon
    13  18:54  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    14  03:09  Venus 1.5°S of Moon
    16  06:13  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
    18  06:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    19  13:24  Moon at Perigee: 369308 km
    21  19:25  Summer Solstice 
    21  20     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.7°W
    23  17:43  Mercury 2.2°N of Aldebaran
    24  00:39  Moon at Descending Node 
    25  03:27  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.209
    25  03:42  FULL MOON 

Date     BST   Event
        (h:m)

Jul 02  13:35  Moon at Apogee: 404211 km
    02  16     Mercury 0.2°S of Saturn
    02  23:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  10     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
    08  10:15  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  18:25  Saturn 1.7°S of Moon
    10  16:26  NEW MOON 
    11  00:12  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
    13  12:37  Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
    13  18:16  Venus 3.9°S of Moon
    14  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  19:13  Moon at Perigee: 367853 km
    17  10:47  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    20  08     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    21  06:41  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  08     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    24  15:07  FULL MOON 
    28  12     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    30  07:45  Moon at Apogee: 404742 km

Aug 01  16:22  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    02  05     Neptune at Opposition 
    04  17:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  09:26  Saturn 2.1°S of Moon
    06  13:56  Mercury 0.7°N of Regulus
    07  12:01  Pollux 3.6°N of Moon
    09  01:15  NEW MOON 
    10  07:27  Mercury 4.4°S of Moon
    11  04     Mars in Conjunction with Sun 
    11  05:32  Moon at Perigee: 362928 km
    13  04     Perseid Meteor Shower
    15  16:12  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    17  08:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  07     Uranus at Opposition 
    22  19     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.0°E
    23  04:29  FULL MOON 
    26  23:43  Moon at Apogee: 405694 km
    27  16     Mercury at Aphelion 
    31  08:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    31  20:43  Moon at Ascending Node 
    31  23:27  Venus 0.7°S of Spica

Sep 01  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.2°E
    01  22:50  Saturn 2.5°S of Moon
    03  22:00  Pollux 3.5°N of Moon
    04  19:13  Jupiter 3.7°S of Moon
    07  09:10  NEW MOON 
    08  09:14  Moon at Perigee: 358745 km
    13  09:39  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  00:08  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  07     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66613 AU
    21  19:59  FULL MOON 
    23  09:26  Moon at Apogee: 406351 km
    23  10:56  Autumnal Equinox 
    27  22:06  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  00     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    29  08:52  Saturn 2.9°S of Moon
    29  23:03  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Oct 01  06:58  Pollux 3.3°N of Moon
    02  13:20  Jupiter 4.1°S of Moon
    03  17:49  Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
    05  07:29  Mars 4.2°S of Moon
    06  17:17  NEW MOON 
    06  19:17  Moon at Perigee: 356920 km
    10  11:27  Antares 4.7°S of Moon
    10  13:07  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  16     Mercury at Perihelion 
    10  19     Mercury 2.8°S of Mars
    13  11:33  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    13  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
    20  10:41  Moon at Apogee: 406358 km
    21  13:20  FULL MOON 
    21  21     Orionid Meteor Shower
    25  00:18  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  14:52  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
    28  13:56  Pollux 3.1°N of Moon
    29  11:28  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    30  03:42  Jupiter 4.4°S of Moon
    31  18     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 

Nov 02  23:32  Mars 3.8°S of Moon
    04  06:50  Moon at Perigee: 358154 km
    05  02:34  NEW MOON 
    05  21     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  21:22  Moon at Descending Node 
    06  21:48  Antares 4.6°S of Moon
    12  02:52  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    12  20     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    14  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    16  17:30  Moon at Apogee: 405795 km
    18  03     Leonid Meteor Shower
    20  07:34  FULL MOON 
    20  07:47  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.860
    21  05:26  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  06:30  Mars 2.8°N of Spica
    22  18:01  Saturn 3.1°S of Moon
    24  19:30  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    26  12:59  Jupiter 4.5°S of Moon
    27  21:46  LAST QUARTER MOON 

Dec 01  15:32  Mars 2.7°S of Moon
    01  19:25  Venus 2.1°S of Moon
    02  14:53  Moon at Perigee: 362294 km
    04  08:12  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  13:31  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.024
    04  13:34  NEW MOON 
    06  18     Venus 1.5°N of Mars
    11  21:49  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    14  09:57  Moon at Apogee: 404912 km
    14  16     Geminid Meteor Shower
    18  00     Saturn at Opposition 
    18  12:47  Moon at Ascending Node 
    19  20:51  Saturn 2.8°S of Moon
    20  01:10  FULL MOON 
    22  01:29  Pollux 3.0°N of Moon
    22  07:15  Winter Solstice 
    23  00     Ursid Meteor Shower
    23  17:42  Jupiter 4.3°S of Moon
    26  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.9°E
    27  06:31  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    28  19     Venus at Perihelion 
    30  06:52  Mars 1.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    30  07:06  Moon at Perigee: 367904 km
    30  14:46  Venus 2.2°N of Moon
    31  17:16  Moon at Descending Node 
    31  18:15  Antares 4.6°S of Moon

    

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

Bangladesh Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Bangladesh Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 6 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
Bangladesh Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
--- Jan 06 09:55
Jan 13 19:29 Jan 21 23:47 Jan 29 04:50 Feb 04 19:33
Feb 12 13:41 Feb 20 18:02 Feb 27 15:17 Mar 06 07:25
Mar 14 08:03 Mar 22 08:28 Mar 29 00:25 Apr 04 21:29
Apr 13 01:21 Apr 20 18:48 Apr 27 09:00 May 04 13:16
May 12 16:45 May 20 01:42 May 26 17:51 n Jun 03 06:05
Jun 11 05:47 A Jun 18 06:29 Jun 25 03:42 n Jul 02 23:19
Jul 10 16:26 Jul 17 10:47 Jul 24 15:07 Aug 01 16:22
Aug 09 01:15 Aug 15 16:12 Aug 23 04:29 Aug 31 08:31
Sep 07 09:10 Sep 14 00:08 Sep 21 19:59 Sep 29 23:03
Oct 06 17:17 Oct 13 11:33 Oct 21 13:20 Oct 29 11:28
Nov 05 02:34 Nov 12 02:52 Nov 20 07:34 n Nov 27 21:46
Dec 04 13:34 T Dec 11 21:49 Dec 20 01:10 Dec 27 06:31

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

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • 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)

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

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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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