Sun, Moon, and Stars: June 2002

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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 February JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember Year 20072006200520042003200220012000 (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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