Across 2002, the sky delivered 12 full moons and 5 eclipses. The eclipses fell: a penumbral lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on May 26, an annular solar eclipse in Gemini on June 10, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn on June 24, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Taurus on November 19, and a total solar eclipse in Sagittarius on December 4. Mercury turned retrograde three times (Jan 18 to Feb 8; May 15 to Jun 8; Sep 14 to Oct 6). The first full moon rose in Leo on January 28. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 2002
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Vesta Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- Mars enters Aries
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Full Moon in Leo
February 2002
- Mercury Rx enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury Direct
- Pallas enters Aquarius
- Vesta enters Gemini
- Venus enters Pisces
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Ceres enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Virgo
March 2002
- Mars enters Taurus
- Jupiter Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Aries
- Mercury enters Pisces
- New Moon in Pisces
- Pluto Retrograde
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Juno Direct
- Full Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Aries
April 2002
- Venus enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- New Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Mars enters Gemini
- Chiron Retrograde
- Sun enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Gemini
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Gemini
May 2002
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- New Moon in Taurus
- Neptune Retrograde
- Vesta enters Cancer
- Ceres enters Aries
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus enters Cancer
- Sun enters Gemini
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Sagittarius
- Mars enters Cancer
June 2002
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Uranus Retrograde
- Mercury Direct
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Gemini
- Juno enters Virgo
- Pallas Retrograde
- Venus enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Capricorn
July 2002
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Cancer
- New Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Virgo
- Mars enters Leo
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Mercury enters Leo
- Vesta enters Leo
- Sun enters Leo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
August 2002
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Jupiter enters Leo
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Venus enters Libra
- New Moon in Leo
- Ceres Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Virgo
- Pluto Direct
- Mercury enters Libra
- Mars enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
September 2002
- Juno enters Libra
- New Moon in Virgo
- Chiron Direct
- Venus enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury Retrograde
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Vesta enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
October 2002
- Mercury Rx enters Virgo
- New Moon in Libra
- Mercury Direct
- Pallas Direct
- Venus Retrograde
- Mercury enters Libra
- Saturn Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Mars enters Libra
- Neptune Direct
- Full Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Scorpio
November 2002
- Uranus Direct
- New Moon in Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Taurus
- Venus Direct
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Ceres Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Juno enters Scorpio
December 2002
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Sagittarius
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Vesta enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra