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 

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

    

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

        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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