Sun, Moon, and Stars: April 2002

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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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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