2020 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.
| 2020 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Western Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jan 02 09:30 Moon at Apogee: 404580 km
03 12:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 16 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98324 AU
08 05:09 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
10 07:29 Moon at Ascending Node
10 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 03:10 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.896
11 03:21 FULL MOON
13 19:37 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
13 22 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
14 04:20 Moon at Perigee: 365964 km
17 20:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 07:03 Mars 4.7°N of Antares
21 03:13 Mars 2.3°S of Moon
23 04:31 Moon at Descending Node
23 10:42 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
25 05:42 NEW MOON
28 15:29 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
30 05:28 Moon at Apogee: 405390 km
Feb 02 09:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 14:53 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
06 16:59 Moon at Ascending Node
09 15:33 FULL MOON
10 05:15 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
10 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
11 04:31 Moon at Perigee: 360464 km
12 13 Mercury at Perihelion
16 06:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 21:18 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
19 08:12 Moon at Descending Node
20 03:36 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
20 21:47 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
23 23:32 NEW MOON
26 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 19:35 Moon at Apogee: 406277 km
Mar 02 23:16 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
03 03:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 22:58 Moon at Ascending Node
08 16:23 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
08 20 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
10 01:48 FULL MOON
10 14:33 Moon at Perigee: 357123 km
16 17:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 09:00 Moon at Descending Node
18 16:19 Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
18 18:18 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
19 08:04 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
20 11:50 Vernal Equinox
20 12 Venus at Perihelion
20 18 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
22 01:48 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
24 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
24 17:28 NEW MOON
24 23:23 Moon at Apogee: 406690 km
25 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E
27 13 Mercury at Aphelion
30 05:52 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
Apr 01 00:51 Moon at Ascending Node
01 04 Mars 0.9°S of Saturn
01 18:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 22:36 Venus 0.3°S of Pleiades
05 02:45 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
08 02:08 Moon at Perigee: 356909 km
08 10:35 FULL MOON
13 10:58 Moon at Descending Node
15 06:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 07:04 Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
15 17:26 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
16 12:33 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
21 03:01 Moon at Apogee: 406463 km
22 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 10:26 NEW MOON
26 11:34 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
26 18 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
28 01:54 Moon at Ascending Node
29 22:19 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
May 01 04:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 10:49 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
05 03 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 11:03 Moon at Perigee: 359656 km
07 18:45 FULL MOON
10 12 Mercury at Perihelion
10 17:01 Moon at Descending Node
12 17:40 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
13 02:18 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
14 22:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 10:00 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
18 10 Jupiter 4.8°S of Saturn
18 15:45 Moon at Apogee: 405584 km
22 18 Mercury 0.9°S of Venus
23 01:39 NEW MOON
24 10:40 Venus 3.7°N of Moon
24 18:53 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
25 05:34 Moon at Ascending Node
27 03:43 Pollux 4.6°N of Moon
29 16:44 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
30 11:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 03 11:36 Moon at Perigee: 364366 km
04 02 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
04 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.6°E
06 03:12 FULL MOON
06 03:25 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.568
07 02:10 Moon at Descending Node
09 01:19 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
09 10:19 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
13 07:53 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
13 14:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 08:56 Moon at Apogee: 404597 km
19 16:52 Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
20 00:56 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
21 05:43 Summer Solstice
21 12:24 Moon at Ascending Node
21 14:40 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.994
21 14:41 NEW MOON
23 09:53 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
25 22:09 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
28 16:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 10:09 Moon at Perigee: 368958 km
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Date AWST Even
(h:m)
Jul 01 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 11:18 Moon at Descending Node
04 21 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
05 12:30 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.355
05 12:44 FULL MOON
06 05:37 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
06 16:45 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
10 20 Venus at Aphelion
11 20:10 Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran
12 03:36 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
13 03:27 Moon at Apogee: 404201 km
13 07:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 15 Jupiter at Opposition
17 09:21 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
17 15:26 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
18 20:33 Moon at Ascending Node
19 11:54 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
21 01:33 NEW MOON
21 06 Saturn at Opposition
22 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W
23 04:50 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
25 12:54 Moon at Perigee: 368367 km
27 20:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 17:32 Moon at Descending Node
Aug 02 07:30 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
02 21:17 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
03 17 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38138 AU
03 23:59 FULL MOON
06 12 Mercury at Perihelion
09 15:57 Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
09 21:51 Moon at Apogee: 404658 km
12 00:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 21 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 09 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
13 18:06 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
15 03:22 Moon at Ascending Node
15 21:01 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
17 03:10 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
17 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 10:41 NEW MOON
21 18:59 Moon at Perigee: 363513 km
26 01:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 19:52 Moon at Descending Node
29 09:33 Jupiter 1.4°N of Moon
30 00:40 Saturn 2.2°N of Moon
Sep 02 13:22 FULL MOON
06 12:42 Mars 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
06 14:31 Moon at Apogee: 405606 km
10 02:12 Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon
10 17:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 07:05 Moon at Ascending Node
12 03 Neptune at Opposition
13 12:50 Pollux 4.3°N of Moon
14 12:43 Venus 4.5°S of Moon
15 23:51 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
17 19:00 NEW MOON
18 21:44 Moon at Perigee: 359081 km
19 11 Mercury at Aphelion
22 14:06 Mercury 0.3°N of Spica
22 21:31 Autumnal Equinox
23 20:33 Moon at Descending Node
24 09:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 14:46 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
26 04:46 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
Oct 02 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°E
02 05:05 FULL MOON
03 01:09 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
03 11:21 Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
04 01:22 Moon at Apogee: 406321 km
07 09:02 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
08 08:29 Moon at Ascending Node
10 08:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 21:18 Pollux 4.1°N of Moon
13 09:59 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
14 07 Mars at Opposition
14 07:57 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
17 03:31 NEW MOON
17 07:46 Moon at Perigee: 356913 km
20 23:53 Moon at Descending Node
21 13 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 01:10 Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
23 11:49 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
23 21:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
30 00:13 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
31 02:46 Moon at Apogee: 406393 km
31 05 Venus at Perihelion
31 22:49 FULL MOON
Nov 01 00 Uranus at Opposition
02 11 Mercury at Perihelion
04 10:39 Moon at Ascending Node
05 14 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 03:52 Pollux 3.9°N of Moon
08 21:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 18:20 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
11 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°W
12 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 05:30 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
14 04:45 Mercury 1.7°S of Moon
14 19:48 Moon at Perigee: 357839 km
15 13:07 NEW MOON
16 21:27 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
17 08:07 Moon at Descending Node
17 19 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 16:54 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
19 22:57 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
22 12:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 08:29 Moon at Apogee: 405891 km
30 17:30 FULL MOON
30 17:43 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.829
Dec 01 15:46 Moon at Ascending Node
04 09:24 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
07 00:28 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
08 08:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 04:40 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
13 04:42 Moon at Perigee: 361777 km
14 09 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 19:03 Moon at Descending Node
15 00:13 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.025
15 00:17 NEW MOON
17 12:28 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
17 13:25 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
20 11 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 18:03 Winter Solstice
22 07:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 17 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 17 Jupiter 0.1°S of Saturn
25 00:32 Moon at Apogee: 405010 km
28 23:03 Moon at Ascending Node
30 11:28 FULL MOON
31 15:41 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
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Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac
- Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
- Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
- Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
- Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
- during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
- during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star - Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit
- Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
- Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
- Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
- Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
- Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
- Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus
2020 Phases of the Moon
Australian Western Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Western Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 8 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2020 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Western Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 03 12:45 | Jan 11 03:21 n | Jan 17 20:58 |
| Jan 25 05:42 | Feb 02 09:42 | Feb 09 15:33 | Feb 16 06:17 |
| Feb 23 23:32 | Mar 03 03:57 | Mar 10 01:48 | Mar 16 17:34 |
| Mar 24 17:28 | Apr 01 18:21 | Apr 08 10:35 | Apr 15 06:56 |
| Apr 23 10:26 | May 01 04:38 | May 07 18:45 | May 14 22:03 |
| May 23 01:39 | May 30 11:30 | Jun 06 03:12 n | Jun 13 14:24 |
| Jun 21 14:41 A | Jun 28 16:16 | Jul 05 12:44 n | Jul 13 07:29 |
| Jul 21 01:33 | Jul 27 20:32 | Aug 03 23:59 | Aug 12 00:45 |
| Aug 19 10:41 | Aug 26 01:58 | Sep 02 13:22 | Sep 10 17:26 |
| Sep 17 19:00 | Sep 24 09:55 | Oct 02 05:05 | Oct 10 08:39 |
| Oct 17 03:31 | Oct 23 21:23 | Oct 31 22:49 | Nov 08 21:46 |
| Nov 15 13:07 | Nov 22 12:45 | Nov 30 17:30 n | Dec 08 08:37 |
| Dec 15 00:17 T | Dec 22 07:41 | Dec 30 11:28 | - |
For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.
The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.
If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the Phases of the Moon table. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial. Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.
Solar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Sky Event Almanacs: 2011 to 2020
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2011 to 2020 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| IST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| BST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| ICT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AWST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| JST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| ACT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| AEST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| NCT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| NZST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.
Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.
The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.
| Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs | |
| Solstice/Equinox (Earth) | ± 0.5 minute |
| Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) | ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU |
| Solar and Lunar Eclipses | ± 0.5 minute |
| Phases of the Moon | ± 0.5 minute |
| Moon at Nodes | ± 2 minutes |
| Apogee/Perigee of Moon | ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers |
| Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet | ± 10 minutes |
| Conjunctions of Planet with Planet | ± 3 hours |
| Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) | ± 3 hours |
| Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets | ± 30 minutes |
Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070
Acknowledgements
All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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