0700 UT, 3 am EDT
Jupiter is 4 degrees south of the Moon.
Sun, Moon, and Stars: October 2002
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
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October 2002—Week 1 (Oct. 1–5)
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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: | |
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 |
10/8: | |
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: | |
10/15: | |
October 2002—Week 4 (Oct. 20–26)
 10/20: | 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: | |
October 2002—Week 5 (Oct. 27–31)
10/27: | |
10/29: | 0500 UT, 12 am EST (midnight) LAST QUARTER |
| 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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