Sun, Moon, and Stars: April 2002

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff Updated by an Factmonster Editor on February 21, 2017

Major phenomena

Last Quarter

New Moon

First Quarter

Full Moon

UT (universal time)

Other Months

Celestial Links

Astronomical terms

Sunrise/Sunset, Moonrise/Moonset

Equinoxes and Solstices

Eclipses in 2002

Calendar 2002

Universal Time

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April 2002—Week 1 (April 1-5)

4/4:	1500 UT, 10 am EST LAST QUARTER

April 2002—Week 2 (April 6-12)

4/6:	1600 UT, 11 am EST Neptune is 4 degrees north of the Moon.
4/7:	0900 UT, 5 am EDT Mercury is in superior conjunction, that is, Mercury and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun.
4/8:	0100 UT, 9 pm EDT (April 7) Uranus is 4 degrees north of the Moon.
4/10:	0500 UT, 1 am EDT The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit.
4/12:	1900 UT, 3 pm EDT NEW MOON
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April 2002—Week 3 (April 13-19)

4/14:	1700 UT, 1 pm EDT Venus is 3 degrees north of the Moon.
4/15:	2300 UT, 7 pm EDT Mars is 2 degrees north of the Moon.
4/16:	2000 UT, 4 pm EDT Saturn is 0 degrees 8 minutes south of the Moon. Saturn is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon.
4/17:	1000 UT, 6 am EDT Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, is 0 degrees 7 minutes south of the Moon. The asteroid is occulted, or hidden from view, by the Moon.
4/18:	2300 UT, 7 pm EDT Jupiter is 1 degree 6 minutes south of the Moon.
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April 2002—Week 4 (April 20-26)

4/20:	1300 UT, 9 am EDT FIRST QUARTER
4/25:	1600 UT, 12 pm (noon) The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.
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April 2002—Week 5 (April 27-31)

4/27:	0300 UT, 11 pm EDT (April 26) FULL MOON
4/29:	1300 UT, 9 am EDT Mars is 6 degrees north of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus.
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