Sun, Moon, and Stars: July 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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July 2002—Week 1 (July 1-5)

7/2:	0800 UT, 4 am EDT The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit. 1100 UT, 7 am EDT Mercury is 0 degrees 2 minutes south of Saturn. 1700 UT, 1 pm EDT LAST QUARTER
7/3:	0600 UT, 2 am EDT Mars is 0 degrees 8 minutes north of Jupiter.
7/4:	1700 UT, 1 pm EDT Mars is 6 degrees south of Pollux, the brightest star in the constellation Gemini.

July 2002—Week 2 (July 6-12)

7/6:	0400 UT, 12 am EDT (midnight) Earth is at its aphelion, or farthest point from the Sun in its yearly orbit.
7/8:	1300 UT, 9 am EDT Saturn is 1 degree 7 minutes south of the Moon.
7/10:	1000 UT, 6 am EDT NEW MOON 1000 UT, 6 am EDT Venus is 1 degree 1 minute north of Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo.
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July 2002—Week 3 (July 13-19)

7/13:	1200 UT, 8 am EDT Venus is 4 degrees south of the Moon.
7/14:	1300 UT, 9 am EDT The Moon is at its perigee, or closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit.
7/17:	0500 UT, 1 am EDT FIRST QUARTER
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July 2002—Week 4 (July 20-26)

7/20:	0100 UT, 9 pm EDT (July 19) Jupiter is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Jupiter and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun.
7/21:	0200 UT, 10 pm EDT (July 20) Mercury is in superior conjunction, that is, Mercury and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun.
7/23:	0800 UT, 4 am EDT Vesta, the third-largest asteroid, is in conjunction with the Sun, that is, Vesta and Earth are aligned on opposite sides of the Sun.
7/24:	0900 UT, 5 am EDT FULL MOON 2300 UT, 7 pm EDT Neptune is 4 degrees north of the Moon.
7/26:	0900 UT, 5 am EDT Uranus is 4 degrees north of the Moon.
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July 2002—Week 5 (July 27-31)

7/30:	0200 UT, 10 pm EDT (July 29) The Moon is at its apogee, or farthest point from Earth in its monthly orbit.
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