2020 Sky Event Almanac
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | ||||||||
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 03:30 Moon at Apogee: 404580 km
03 06:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 11 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 10 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98324 AU
07 23:09 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
10 01:29 Moon at Ascending Node
10 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
10 21:10 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.896
10 21:21 FULL MOON
13 13:37 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
13 16 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
13 22:20 Moon at Perigee: 365964 km
17 14:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 01:03 Mars 4.7°N of Antares
20 21:13 Mars 2.3°S of Moon
22 22:31 Moon at Descending Node
23 04:42 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
24 23:42 NEW MOON
28 09:29 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
29 23:28 Moon at Apogee: 405390 km
Feb 02 03:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 08:53 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
06 10:59 Moon at Ascending Node
09 09:33 FULL MOON
09 23:15 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
10 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
10 22:31 Moon at Perigee: 360464 km
12 07 Mercury at Perihelion
16 00:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 15:18 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
19 02:12 Moon at Descending Node
19 21:36 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
20 15:47 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
23 17:32 NEW MOON
26 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 13:35 Moon at Apogee: 406277 km
Mar 02 17:16 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
02 21:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 16:58 Moon at Ascending Node
08 10:23 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
08 14 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
09 19:48 FULL MOON
10 08:33 Moon at Perigee: 357123 km
16 11:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 03:00 Moon at Descending Node
18 10:19 Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
18 12:18 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
19 02:04 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
20 05:50 Vernal Equinox
20 06 Venus at Perihelion
20 12 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
21 19:48 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
24 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
24 11:28 NEW MOON
24 17:23 Moon at Apogee: 406690 km
25 00 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E
27 07 Mercury at Aphelion
29 23:52 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
31 18:51 Moon at Ascending Node
31 22 Mars 0.9°S of Saturn
Apr 01 12:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 16:36 Venus 0.3°S of Pleiades
04 20:45 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
07 20:08 Moon at Perigee: 356909 km
08 04:35 FULL MOON
13 04:58 Moon at Descending Node
15 00:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 01:04 Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
15 11:26 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
16 06:33 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
20 21:01 Moon at Apogee: 406463 km
22 08 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 04:26 NEW MOON
26 05:34 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
26 12 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
27 19:54 Moon at Ascending Node
29 16:19 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
30 22:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
May 02 04:49 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
04 21 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
04 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 05:03 Moon at Perigee: 359656 km
07 12:45 FULL MOON
10 06 Mercury at Perihelion
10 11:01 Moon at Descending Node
12 11:40 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
12 20:18 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
14 16:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 04:00 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
18 04 Jupiter 4.8°S of Saturn
18 09:45 Moon at Apogee: 405584 km
22 12 Mercury 0.9°S of Venus
22 19:39 NEW MOON
24 04:40 Venus 3.7°N of Moon
24 12:53 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
24 23:34 Moon at Ascending Node
26 21:43 Pollux 4.6°N of Moon
29 10:44 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
30 05:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 03 05:36 Moon at Perigee: 364366 km
03 20 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
04 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.6°E
05 21:12 FULL MOON
05 21:25 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.568
06 20:10 Moon at Descending Node
08 19:19 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
09 04:19 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
13 01:53 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
13 08:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 02:56 Moon at Apogee: 404597 km
19 10:52 Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
19 18:56 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
20 23:43 Summer Solstice
21 06:24 Moon at Ascending Node
21 08:40 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.994
21 08:41 NEW MOON
23 03:53 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
25 16:09 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
28 10:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 04:09 Moon at Perigee: 368958 km
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Date EET Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 05 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 05:18 Moon at Descending Node
04 15 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
05 06:30 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.355
05 06:44 FULL MOON
05 23:37 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
06 10:45 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
10 14 Venus at Aphelion
11 14:10 Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran
11 21:36 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
12 21:27 Moon at Apogee: 404201 km
13 01:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 09 Jupiter at Opposition
17 03:21 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
17 09:26 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
18 14:33 Moon at Ascending Node
19 05:54 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
20 19:33 NEW MOON
21 00 Saturn at Opposition
22 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W
22 22:50 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
25 06:54 Moon at Perigee: 368367 km
27 14:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 23 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 11:32 Moon at Descending Node
Aug 02 01:30 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
02 15:17 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
03 11 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38138 AU
03 17:59 FULL MOON
06 06 Mercury at Perihelion
09 09:57 Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
09 15:51 Moon at Apogee: 404658 km
11 18:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 15 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
13 12:06 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
14 21:22 Moon at Ascending Node
15 15:01 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
16 21:10 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
17 17 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 04:41 NEW MOON
21 12:59 Moon at Perigee: 363513 km
25 19:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 13:52 Moon at Descending Node
29 03:33 Jupiter 1.4°N of Moon
29 18:40 Saturn 2.2°N of Moon
Sep 02 07:22 FULL MOON
06 06:42 Mars 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
06 08:31 Moon at Apogee: 405606 km
09 20:12 Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon
10 11:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 01:05 Moon at Ascending Node
11 21 Neptune at Opposition
13 06:50 Pollux 4.3°N of Moon
14 06:43 Venus 4.5°S of Moon
15 17:51 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
17 13:00 NEW MOON
18 15:44 Moon at Perigee: 359081 km
19 05 Mercury at Aphelion
22 08:06 Mercury 0.3°N of Spica
22 15:31 Autumnal Equinox
23 14:33 Moon at Descending Node
24 03:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 08:46 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
25 22:46 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
Oct 01 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°E
01 23:05 FULL MOON
02 19:09 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
03 05:21 Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
03 19:22 Moon at Apogee: 406321 km
07 03:02 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
08 02:29 Moon at Ascending Node
10 02:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 15:18 Pollux 4.1°N of Moon
13 03:59 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
14 01 Mars at Opposition
14 01:57 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
16 21:31 NEW MOON
17 01:46 Moon at Perigee: 356913 km
20 17:53 Moon at Descending Node
21 07 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 19:10 Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
23 05:49 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
23 15:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 20 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 18:13 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
30 20:46 Moon at Apogee: 406393 km
30 23 Venus at Perihelion
31 16:49 FULL MOON
31 18 Uranus at Opposition
Nov 02 05 Mercury at Perihelion
04 04:39 Moon at Ascending Node
05 08 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 21:52 Pollux 3.9°N of Moon
08 15:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 12:20 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
10 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°W
12 07 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 23:30 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
13 22:45 Mercury 1.7°S of Moon
14 13:48 Moon at Perigee: 357839 km
15 07:07 NEW MOON
16 15:27 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
17 02:07 Moon at Descending Node
17 13 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 10:54 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
19 16:57 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
22 06:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 02:29 Moon at Apogee: 405891 km
30 11:30 FULL MOON
30 11:43 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.829
Dec 01 09:46 Moon at Ascending Node
04 03:24 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
06 18:28 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
08 02:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 22:40 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
12 22:42 Moon at Perigee: 361777 km
14 03 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 13:03 Moon at Descending Node
14 18:13 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.025
14 18:17 NEW MOON
17 06:28 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
17 07:25 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
20 05 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 12:03 Winter Solstice
22 01:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 11 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 11 Jupiter 0.1°S of Saturn
24 18:32 Moon at Apogee: 405010 km
28 17:03 Moon at Ascending Node
30 05:28 FULL MOON
31 09:41 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
Eastern European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Eastern European Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 2 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 | |||
| Eastern European Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 03 06:45 | Jan 10 21:21 n | Jan 17 14:58 |
| Jan 24 23:42 | Feb 02 03:42 | Feb 09 09:33 | Feb 16 00:17 |
| Feb 23 17:32 | Mar 02 21:57 | Mar 09 19:48 | Mar 16 11:34 |
| Mar 24 11:28 | Apr 01 12:21 | Apr 08 04:35 | Apr 15 00:56 |
| Apr 23 04:26 | Apr 30 22:38 | May 07 12:45 | May 14 16:03 |
| May 22 19:39 | May 30 05:30 | Jun 05 21:12 n | Jun 13 08:24 |
| Jun 21 08:41 A | Jun 28 10:16 | Jul 05 06:44 n | Jul 13 01:29 |
| Jul 20 19:33 | Jul 27 14:32 | Aug 03 17:59 | Aug 11 18:45 |
| Aug 19 04:41 | Aug 25 19:58 | Sep 02 07:22 | Sep 10 11:26 |
| Sep 17 13:00 | Sep 24 03:55 | Oct 01 23:05 | Oct 10 02:39 |
| Oct 16 21:31 | Oct 23 15:23 | Oct 31 16:49 | Nov 08 15:46 |
| Nov 15 07:07 | Nov 22 06:45 | Nov 30 11:30 n | Dec 08 02:37 |
| Dec 14 18:17 T | Dec 22 01:41 | Dec 30 05:28 | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2011 to 2020 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| GMT | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| CET | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| EET | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| MSK | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
| GST | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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