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