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Sun, moon, stars October 2002

October 2002 Overview
Week by Week
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Major phenomena
6 New Moon
13 First Quarter
21 Full Moon
29 Last Quarter
UT (universal time)
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Eclipses in 2002

Calendar 2002

Universal Time
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October 2002—Week 1 (Oct. 1–5)
10/2:
0700 UT, 3 am EDT
Jupiter is 4 degrees south of the Moon.
10/3:
2200 UT, 6 pm EDT
The asteroid Juno is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Juno and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun.
10/4:
0800 UT, 4 am EDT
Ceres, the largest asteroid, is at opposition, that is, Ceres and the Sun are aligned on opposite sides of Earth.
10/5:
0100 UT, 9 pm EDT (Oct. 4)
Mars is 4 degrees south of the Moon.
 


October 2002—Week 2 (Oct. 6–12)
10/6:
0200 UT, 10 pm EDT (Oct. 5)
Mercury appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion.

1100 UT, 7 am EDT
NEW MOON

1300 UT, 9 am EDT
The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.

10/8:
1000 UT, 6 am EDT
Venus is 10 degrees south of the Moon.
10/10:
0900 UT, 5 am EDT
Venus appears to be motionless in the sky as its direct motion changes to apparent backward, or retrograde, motion.
10/11:
1300 UT, 9 am EDT
Saturn appears to be motionless in the sky as its direct motion changes to apparent backward, or retrograde, motion.


October 2002—Week 3 (Oct. 13–19)

10/13:
0600 UT, 2 am EDT
FIRST QUARTER

0800 UT, 4 am EDT
Mercury is at its greatest elongation, or angular distance from the Sun, at 18 degrees west of the Sun.
10/14:
1400 UT, 10 am EDT
Neptune is 5 degrees north of the Moon.
10/15:
2200 UT, 6 am EDT
Uranus is 4 degrees north of the Moon.


October 2002—Week 4 (Oct. 20–26)

10/20:
0500 UT, 1 am EDT
The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit.

1100 UT, 7 am EDT
Neptune appears to be motionless in the sky as its apparent backward, or retrograde, motion changes back to direct motion.
10/21:
0700 UT, 3 am EDT (midnight)
FULL MOON
10/26:
0900 UT, 4 am EDT
Saturn is 3 degrees south of the Moon.

October 2002—Week 5 (Oct. 27–31)

10/27:
0900 UT, 4 am EDT
Mercury is 4 degrees north of Spica, the brightest star in the constellation Virgo.
10/29:
0500 UT, 12 am EST (midnight)
LAST QUARTER

2200 UT, 5 pm EST
Jupiter is 4 degrees south of the Moon.
10/31:
1200 UT, 7 am EST
Venus is in inferior conjunction, that is, the Sun and the Earth are aligned on opposite sides of Venus.


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