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June 2002 Overview Week by Week Go to week   1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Major phenomena 3 Last Quarter 11 New Moon Annular eclipse 18 First Quarter 21 Solstice 24 Full Moon Partial eclipse UT (universal time) Other Months Month June January February March April May June July August September October November December Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000   (available through 3/2007) Celestial Links Astronomical terms Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset Equinoxes and Solstices Eclipses in 2002 Calendar 2002 Universal Time Visit the Astronomy Center for more on the universe, the solar system, and related astronomical phenomena

June 2002—Week 1 (June 1-5)

6/1:	1800 UT, 2 pm EDT Uranus is 4 degrees north of the Moon.
6/3:	0000 UT, 8 pm EDT (June 2) LAST QUARTER 0700 UT, 3 am EDT Uranus appears to be motionless in the sky as its direct motion changes to apparent backward, or retrograde, motion. 1800 UT, 2 pm EDT Venus is 1 degree 6 minutes north of Jupiter.
6/4:	1300 UT, 9 am EDT The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit.

June 2002—Week 2 (June 6-12)

6/7:	0500 UT, 1 am EDT Pluto is at opposition, that is, Pluto and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth.
6/8:	1100 UT, 7 am EDT Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as it goes from retrograde to direct motion. 2300 UT, 7 pm EDT Pallas, the second-largest asteroid, appears to be motionless in the sky as its direct motion changes to apparent backward, or retrograde, motion.
6/9:	1100 UT, 7 am EDT Saturn is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Saturn and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun. 1400 UT, 10 am EDT Mercury is 3 degrees south of the Moon. 2000 UT, 4 pm EDT Venus is 5 degrees south of Pollux, the brightest star in the constellation Gemini.
6/11:	0000 UT, 8 pm EDT (June 10) NEW MOON An annular (ringed) eclipse of the Sun will be visible mainly in the U.S. and Canada, the Pacific Ocean, and eastern Asia. [annular eclipse | eclipse facts]
6/12:	1200 UT, 8 am EDT Mars is 0 degrees 9 minutes south of the Moon. Mars is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon.
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June 2002—Week 3 (June 13-19)

6/13:	0400 UT, 12am EDT (midnight) Jupiter is 2 degrees south of the Moon. 2100 UT, 5 pm EDT Venus is 1 degree 5 minutes south of the Moon.
6/18:	0000 UT, 8 pm EDT (June 17) FIRST QUARTER
6/19:	0700 UT, 3 am EDT The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.
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June 2002—Week 4 (June 20-26)

6/21:	1300 UT, 9 am EDT Solstice [more about the summer solstice] 1500 UT, 11 am EDT Mercury is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 23 degrees west of the Sun.
6/24:	0400 UT, 12 am EDT (midnight) Mercury is 2 degrees north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. 2200 UT, 6 pm EDT FULL MOON Partial eclipse
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June 2002—Week 5 (June 27-31

6/27:	1600 UT, 12 pm EDT (noon) Neptune is 4 degrees north of the Moon.
6/29:	0200 UT, 10 pm EDT (June 28) Uranus is 4 degrees north of the Moon.
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