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