2020 Sky Event Almanac
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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 ICT Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 08:30 Moon at Apogee: 404580 km
03 11:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 16 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 15 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98324 AU
08 04:09 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
10 06:29 Moon at Ascending Node
10 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 02:10 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.896
11 02:21 FULL MOON
13 18:37 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
13 21 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
14 03:20 Moon at Perigee: 365964 km
17 19:58 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 06:03 Mars 4.7°N of Antares
21 02:13 Mars 2.3°S of Moon
23 03:31 Moon at Descending Node
23 09:42 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
25 04:42 NEW MOON
28 14:29 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
30 04:28 Moon at Apogee: 405390 km
Feb 02 08:42 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 13:53 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
06 15:59 Moon at Ascending Node
09 14:33 FULL MOON
10 04:15 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
10 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
11 03:31 Moon at Perigee: 360464 km
12 12 Mercury at Perihelion
16 05:17 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 20:18 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
19 07:12 Moon at Descending Node
20 02:36 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
20 20:47 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
23 22:32 NEW MOON
26 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 18:35 Moon at Apogee: 406277 km
Mar 02 22:16 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
03 02:57 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 21:58 Moon at Ascending Node
08 15:23 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
08 19 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
10 00:48 FULL MOON
10 13:33 Moon at Perigee: 357123 km
16 16:34 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 08:00 Moon at Descending Node
18 15:19 Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
18 17:18 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
19 07:04 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
20 10:50 Vernal Equinox
20 11 Venus at Perihelion
20 17 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
22 00:48 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
24 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
24 16:28 NEW MOON
24 22:23 Moon at Apogee: 406690 km
25 05 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E
27 12 Mercury at Aphelion
30 04:52 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
31 23:51 Moon at Ascending Node
Apr 01 03 Mars 0.9°S of Saturn
01 17:21 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 21:36 Venus 0.3°S of Pleiades
05 01:45 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
08 01:08 Moon at Perigee: 356909 km
08 09:35 FULL MOON
13 09:58 Moon at Descending Node
15 05:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 06:04 Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
15 16:26 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
16 11:33 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
21 02:01 Moon at Apogee: 406463 km
22 13 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 09:26 NEW MOON
26 10:34 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
26 17 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
28 00:54 Moon at Ascending Node
29 21:19 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
May 01 03:38 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 09:49 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
05 02 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 04 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 10:03 Moon at Perigee: 359656 km
07 17:45 FULL MOON
10 11 Mercury at Perihelion
10 16:01 Moon at Descending Node
12 16:40 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
13 01:18 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
14 21:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 09:00 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
18 09 Jupiter 4.8°S of Saturn
18 14:45 Moon at Apogee: 405584 km
22 17 Mercury 0.9°S of Venus
23 00:39 NEW MOON
24 09:40 Venus 3.7°N of Moon
24 17:53 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
25 04:34 Moon at Ascending Node
27 02:43 Pollux 4.6°N of Moon
29 15:44 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
30 10:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 03 10:36 Moon at Perigee: 364366 km
04 01 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
04 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.6°E
06 02:12 FULL MOON
06 02:25 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.568
07 01:10 Moon at Descending Node
09 00:19 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
09 09:19 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
13 06:53 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
13 13:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 07:56 Moon at Apogee: 404597 km
19 15:52 Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
19 23:56 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
21 04:43 Summer Solstice
21 11:24 Moon at Ascending Node
21 13:40 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.994
21 13:41 NEW MOON
23 08:53 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
25 21:09 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
28 15:16 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 09:09 Moon at Perigee: 368958 km
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Date ICT Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 10 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 10:18 Moon at Descending Node
04 20 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
05 11:30 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.355
05 11:44 FULL MOON
06 04:37 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
06 15:45 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
10 19 Venus at Aphelion
11 19:10 Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran
12 02:36 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
13 02:27 Moon at Apogee: 404201 km
13 06:29 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 14 Jupiter at Opposition
17 08:21 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
17 14:26 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
18 19:33 Moon at Ascending Node
19 10:54 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
21 00:33 NEW MOON
21 05 Saturn at Opposition
22 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W
23 03:50 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
25 11:54 Moon at Perigee: 368367 km
27 19:32 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 04 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 16:32 Moon at Descending Node
Aug 02 06:30 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
02 20:17 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
03 16 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38138 AU
03 22:59 FULL MOON
06 11 Mercury at Perihelion
09 14:57 Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
09 20:51 Moon at Apogee: 404658 km
11 23:45 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 20 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 08 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
13 17:06 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
15 02:22 Moon at Ascending Node
15 20:01 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
17 02:10 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
17 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 09:41 NEW MOON
21 17:59 Moon at Perigee: 363513 km
26 00:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 18:52 Moon at Descending Node
29 08:33 Jupiter 1.4°N of Moon
29 23:40 Saturn 2.2°N of Moon
Sep 02 12:22 FULL MOON
06 11:42 Mars 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
06 13:31 Moon at Apogee: 405606 km
10 01:12 Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon
10 16:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 06:05 Moon at Ascending Node
12 02 Neptune at Opposition
13 11:50 Pollux 4.3°N of Moon
14 11:43 Venus 4.5°S of Moon
15 22:51 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
17 18:00 NEW MOON
18 20:44 Moon at Perigee: 359081 km
19 10 Mercury at Aphelion
22 13:06 Mercury 0.3°N of Spica
22 20:31 Autumnal Equinox
23 19:33 Moon at Descending Node
24 08:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 13:46 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
26 03:46 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
Oct 01 23 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°E
02 04:05 FULL MOON
03 00:09 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
03 10:21 Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
04 00:22 Moon at Apogee: 406321 km
07 08:02 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
08 07:29 Moon at Ascending Node
10 07:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 20:18 Pollux 4.1°N of Moon
13 08:59 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
14 06 Mars at Opposition
14 06:57 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
17 02:31 NEW MOON
17 06:46 Moon at Perigee: 356913 km
20 22:53 Moon at Descending Node
21 12 Orionid Meteor Shower
23 00:10 Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
23 10:49 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
23 20:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 23:13 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
31 01:46 Moon at Apogee: 406393 km
31 04 Venus at Perihelion
31 21:49 FULL MOON
31 23 Uranus at Opposition
Nov 02 10 Mercury at Perihelion
04 09:39 Moon at Ascending Node
05 13 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 02:52 Pollux 3.9°N of Moon
08 20:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 17:20 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
11 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°W
12 12 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 04:30 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
14 03:45 Mercury 1.7°S of Moon
14 18:48 Moon at Perigee: 357839 km
15 12:07 NEW MOON
16 20:27 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
17 07:07 Moon at Descending Node
17 18 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 15:54 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
19 21:57 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
22 11:45 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 07:29 Moon at Apogee: 405891 km
30 16:30 FULL MOON
30 16:43 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.829
Dec 01 14:46 Moon at Ascending Node
04 08:24 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
06 23:28 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
08 07:37 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 03:40 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
13 03:42 Moon at Perigee: 361777 km
14 08 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 18:03 Moon at Descending Node
14 23:13 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.025
14 23:17 NEW MOON
17 11:28 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
17 12:25 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
20 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 17:03 Winter Solstice
22 06:41 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 16 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 16 Jupiter 0.1°S of Saturn
24 23:32 Moon at Apogee: 405010 km
28 22:03 Moon at Ascending Node
30 10:28 FULL MOON
31 14:41 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
Indochina Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indochina Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 7 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 | |||
| Indochina Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 03 11:45 | Jan 11 02:21 n | Jan 17 19:58 |
| Jan 25 04:42 | Feb 02 08:42 | Feb 09 14:33 | Feb 16 05:17 |
| Feb 23 22:32 | Mar 03 02:57 | Mar 10 00:48 | Mar 16 16:34 |
| Mar 24 16:28 | Apr 01 17:21 | Apr 08 09:35 | Apr 15 05:56 |
| Apr 23 09:26 | May 01 03:38 | May 07 17:45 | May 14 21:03 |
| May 23 00:39 | May 30 10:30 | Jun 06 02:12 n | Jun 13 13:24 |
| Jun 21 13:41 A | Jun 28 15:16 | Jul 05 11:44 n | Jul 13 06:29 |
| Jul 21 00:33 | Jul 27 19:32 | Aug 03 22:59 | Aug 11 23:45 |
| Aug 19 09:41 | Aug 26 00:58 | Sep 02 12:22 | Sep 10 16:26 |
| Sep 17 18:00 | Sep 24 08:55 | Oct 02 04:05 | Oct 10 07:39 |
| Oct 17 02:31 | Oct 23 20:23 | Oct 31 21:49 | Nov 08 20:46 |
| Nov 15 12:07 | Nov 22 11:45 | Nov 30 16:30 n | Dec 08 07:37 |
| Dec 14 23:17 T | Dec 22 06:41 | Dec 30 10:28 | - |
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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