2020 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 02 07:00 Moon at Apogee: 404580 km
03 10:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 14 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 13 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98324 AU
08 02:39 Aldebaran 3.0°S of Moon
10 04:59 Moon at Ascending Node
10 21 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
11 00:40 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.896
11 00:51 FULL MOON
13 17:07 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
13 20 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
14 01:50 Moon at Perigee: 365964 km
17 18:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 04:33 Mars 4.7°N of Antares
21 00:43 Mars 2.3°S of Moon
23 02:01 Moon at Descending Node
23 08:12 Jupiter 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
25 03:12 NEW MOON
28 12:59 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
30 02:58 Moon at Apogee: 405390 km
Feb 02 07:12 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 12:23 Aldebaran 3.1°S of Moon
06 14:29 Moon at Ascending Node
09 13:03 FULL MOON
10 02:45 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
10 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.2°E
11 02:01 Moon at Perigee: 360464 km
12 10 Mercury at Perihelion
16 03:47 LAST QUARTER MOON
18 18:48 Mars 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
19 05:42 Moon at Descending Node
20 01:06 Jupiter 0.9°N of Moon: Occn.
20 19:17 Saturn 1.7°N of Moon
23 21:02 NEW MOON
26 07 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
26 17:05 Moon at Apogee: 406277 km
Mar 02 20:46 Aldebaran 3.3°S of Moon
03 01:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
04 20:28 Moon at Ascending Node
08 13:53 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
08 18 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
09 23:18 FULL MOON
10 12:03 Moon at Perigee: 357123 km
16 15:04 LAST QUARTER MOON
17 06:30 Moon at Descending Node
18 13:49 Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
18 15:48 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
19 05:34 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
20 09:20 Vernal Equinox
20 09 Venus at Perihelion
20 16 Mars 0.7°S of Jupiter
21 23:18 Mercury 3.6°N of Moon
24 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.8°W
24 14:58 NEW MOON
24 20:53 Moon at Apogee: 406690 km
25 03 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.1°E
27 10 Mercury at Aphelion
30 03:22 Aldebaran 3.6°S of Moon
31 22:21 Moon at Ascending Node
Apr 01 02 Mars 0.9°S of Saturn
01 15:51 FIRST QUARTER MOON
03 20:06 Venus 0.3°S of Pleiades
05 00:15 Regulus 3.9°S of Moon
07 23:38 Moon at Perigee: 356909 km
08 08:05 FULL MOON
13 08:28 Moon at Descending Node
15 04:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 04:34 Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
15 14:56 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
16 10:03 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
21 00:31 Moon at Apogee: 406463 km
22 12 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 07:56 NEW MOON
26 09:04 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
26 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
27 23:24 Moon at Ascending Node
29 19:49 Pollux 4.7°N of Moon
May 01 02:08 FIRST QUARTER MOON
02 08:19 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
05 01 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 03 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
06 08:33 Moon at Perigee: 359656 km
07 16:15 FULL MOON
10 09 Mercury at Perihelion
10 14:31 Moon at Descending Node
12 15:10 Jupiter 2.3°N of Moon
12 23:48 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
14 19:33 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 07:30 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
18 07 Jupiter 4.8°S of Saturn
18 13:15 Moon at Apogee: 405584 km
22 15 Mercury 0.9°S of Venus
22 23:09 NEW MOON
24 08:10 Venus 3.7°N of Moon
24 16:23 Mercury 2.8°N of Moon
25 03:04 Moon at Ascending Node
27 01:13 Pollux 4.6°N of Moon
29 14:14 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
30 09:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Jun 03 09:06 Moon at Perigee: 364366 km
03 23 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
04 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.6°E
06 00:42 FULL MOON
06 00:55 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.568
06 23:40 Moon at Descending Node
08 22:49 Jupiter 2.2°N of Moon
09 07:49 Saturn 2.7°N of Moon
13 05:23 Mars 2.7°N of Moon
13 11:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 06:26 Moon at Apogee: 404597 km
19 14:22 Venus 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
19 22:26 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
21 03:13 Summer Solstice
21 09:54 Moon at Ascending Node
21 12:10 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.994
21 12:11 NEW MOON
23 07:23 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
25 19:39 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
28 13:46 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 07:39 Moon at Perigee: 368958 km
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
04 08:48 Moon at Descending Node
04 18 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01669 AU
05 10:00 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.355
05 10:14 FULL MOON
06 03:07 Jupiter 1.9°N of Moon
06 14:15 Saturn 2.5°N of Moon
10 17 Venus at Aphelion
11 17:40 Venus 1.0°N of Aldebaran
12 01:06 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
13 00:57 Moon at Apogee: 404201 km
13 04:59 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 13 Jupiter at Opposition
17 06:51 Aldebaran 3.8°S of Moon
17 12:56 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
18 18:03 Moon at Ascending Node
19 09:24 Mercury 3.9°S of Moon
20 23:03 NEW MOON
21 03 Saturn at Opposition
22 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.1°W
23 02:20 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
25 10:24 Moon at Perigee: 368367 km
27 18:02 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 03 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
31 15:02 Moon at Descending Node
Aug 02 05:00 Jupiter 1.5°N of Moon
02 18:47 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
03 14 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38138 AU
03 21:29 FULL MOON
06 09 Mercury at Perihelion
09 13:27 Mars 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
09 19:21 Moon at Apogee: 404658 km
11 22:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 19 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 06 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°W
13 15:36 Aldebaran 4.0°S of Moon
15 00:52 Moon at Ascending Node
15 18:31 Venus 4.0°S of Moon
17 00:40 Pollux 4.5°N of Moon
17 20 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
19 08:11 NEW MOON
21 16:29 Moon at Perigee: 363513 km
25 23:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 17:22 Moon at Descending Node
29 07:03 Jupiter 1.4°N of Moon
29 22:10 Saturn 2.2°N of Moon
Sep 02 10:52 FULL MOON
06 10:12 Mars 0.0°S of Moon: Occn.
06 12:01 Moon at Apogee: 405606 km
09 23:42 Aldebaran 4.2°S of Moon
10 14:56 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 04:35 Moon at Ascending Node
12 01 Neptune at Opposition
13 10:20 Pollux 4.3°N of Moon
14 10:13 Venus 4.5°S of Moon
15 21:21 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
17 16:30 NEW MOON
18 19:14 Moon at Perigee: 359081 km
19 08 Mercury at Aphelion
22 11:36 Mercury 0.3°N of Spica
22 19:01 Autumnal Equinox
23 18:03 Moon at Descending Node
24 07:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 12:16 Jupiter 1.6°N of Moon
26 02:16 Saturn 2.3°N of Moon
Oct 01 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.8°E
02 02:35 FULL MOON
02 22:39 Venus 0.1°S of Regulus
03 08:51 Mars 0.7°N of Moon: Occn.
03 22:52 Moon at Apogee: 406321 km
07 06:32 Aldebaran 4.5°S of Moon
08 05:59 Moon at Ascending Node
10 06:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 18:48 Pollux 4.1°N of Moon
13 07:29 Regulus 4.5°S of Moon
14 05 Mars at Opposition
14 05:27 Venus 4.3°S of Moon
17 01:01 NEW MOON
17 05:16 Moon at Perigee: 356913 km
20 21:23 Moon at Descending Node
21 11 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 22:40 Jupiter 2.0°N of Moon
23 09:19 Saturn 2.6°N of Moon
23 18:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
29 21:43 Mars 3.0°N of Moon
31 00:16 Moon at Apogee: 406393 km
31 02 Venus at Perihelion
31 20:19 FULL MOON
31 22 Uranus at Opposition
Nov 02 08 Mercury at Perihelion
04 08:09 Moon at Ascending Node
05 11 S Taurid Meteor Shower
07 01:22 Pollux 3.9°N of Moon
08 19:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 15:50 Regulus 4.7°S of Moon
10 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.1°W
12 11 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 03:00 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
14 02:15 Mercury 1.7°S of Moon
14 17:18 Moon at Perigee: 357839 km
15 10:37 NEW MOON
16 18:57 Venus 3.6°N of Spica
17 05:37 Moon at Descending Node
17 17 Leonid Meteor Shower
19 14:24 Jupiter 2.5°N of Moon
19 20:27 Saturn 2.9°N of Moon
22 10:15 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 05:59 Moon at Apogee: 405891 km
30 15:00 FULL MOON
30 15:13 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.829
Dec 01 13:16 Moon at Ascending Node
04 06:54 Pollux 3.8°N of Moon
06 21:58 Regulus 4.8°S of Moon
08 06:07 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 02:10 Venus 0.8°S of Moon: Occn.
13 02:12 Moon at Perigee: 361777 km
14 06 Geminid Meteor Shower
14 16:33 Moon at Descending Node
14 21:43 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.025
14 21:47 NEW MOON
17 09:58 Jupiter 2.9°N of Moon
17 10:55 Saturn 3.1°N of Moon
20 08 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
21 15:33 Winter Solstice
22 05:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 14 Ursid Meteor Shower
22 15 Jupiter 0.1°S of Saturn
24 22:02 Moon at Apogee: 405010 km
28 20:33 Moon at Ascending Node
30 08:58 FULL MOON
31 13:11 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
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | Jan 03 10:15 | Jan 11 00:51 n | Jan 17 18:28 |
| Jan 25 03:12 | Feb 02 07:12 | Feb 09 13:03 | Feb 16 03:47 |
| Feb 23 21:02 | Mar 03 01:27 | Mar 09 23:18 | Mar 16 15:04 |
| Mar 24 14:58 | Apr 01 15:51 | Apr 08 08:05 | Apr 15 04:26 |
| Apr 23 07:56 | May 01 02:08 | May 07 16:15 | May 14 19:33 |
| May 22 23:09 | May 30 09:00 | Jun 06 00:42 n | Jun 13 11:54 |
| Jun 21 12:11 A | Jun 28 13:46 | Jul 05 10:14 n | Jul 13 04:59 |
| Jul 20 23:03 | Jul 27 18:02 | Aug 03 21:29 | Aug 11 22:15 |
| Aug 19 08:11 | Aug 25 23:28 | Sep 02 10:52 | Sep 10 14:56 |
| Sep 17 16:30 | Sep 24 07:25 | Oct 02 02:35 | Oct 10 06:09 |
| Oct 17 01:01 | Oct 23 18:53 | Oct 31 20:19 | Nov 08 19:16 |
| Nov 15 10:37 | Nov 22 10:15 | Nov 30 15:00 n | Dec 08 06:07 |
| Dec 14 21:47 T | Dec 22 05:11 | Dec 30 08:58 | - |
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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