Astronomical Events 2020

124 events in date order, in your time zone (showing UTC)

Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Jan 1, 2020, 00:02 UTC

00:02 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.9° apart
Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 01:55 UTC · active Dec 29, 2019 to Jan 11, 2020

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 58% lit.
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 15:23 UTC

15:23 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 19:09 UTC

Greatest eclipse 19:09 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Mon, Jan 13, 2020, 16:06 UTC

16:06 UTC · magnitude 1.3
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 20:10 UTC

20:10 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Jan 23, 2020, 02:45 UTC

02:45 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 0.4° apart
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Mon, Jan 27, 2020, 20:23 UTC

20:23 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 09:19 UTC

09:19 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.8° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 10:40 UTC

10:40 UTC · magnitude -4.1 · 3.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Mon, Feb 10, 2020, 13:55 UTC

13:55 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Feb 18, 2020, 13:27 UTC

13:27 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 19:40 UTC

19:40 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 14:05 UTC

14:05 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 1.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Feb 24, 2020, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.8° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 01:43 UTC

01:43 UTC · magnitude 4.7
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 12:47 UTC

12:47 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 16:27 UTC

16:27 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 2.2° apart
Supermoon: Worm Moon Supermoons

Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 17:47 UTC

Full moon at 357,404 km, 17:47 UTC.
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 08:24 UTC

08:24 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Wed, Mar 18, 2020, 10:32 UTC

10:32 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Mar 19, 2020, 00:32 UTC

00:32 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.1° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 03:50 UTC

03:50 UTC.
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Fri, Mar 20, 2020, 11:05 UTC

11:05 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 20:24 UTC

20:24 UTC · magnitude 0.3 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 02:29 UTC

02:29 UTC · magnitude 8.0 · 3.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 02:08 UTC

02:08 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Tue, Mar 24, 2020, 22:15 UTC

22:15 UTC · magnitude -4.4
Moon near Uranus Planets

Thu, Mar 26, 2020, 23:54 UTC

23:54 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.8° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 19:16 UTC

19:16 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 0.9° apart
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Sat, Apr 4, 2020, 00:37 UTC

00:37 UTC · magnitude 0.0 · 1.3° apart
Supermoon: Pink Moon Supermoons

Wed, Apr 8, 2020, 02:34 UTC

Full moon at 357,035 km, 02:34 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, Apr 14, 2020, 23:30 UTC

23:30 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 10:05 UTC

10:05 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Apr 16, 2020, 05:22 UTC

05:22 UTC · magnitude 0.6 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, Apr 19, 2020, 10:24 UTC

10:24 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 20:15 UTC

20:15 UTC · magnitude -0.8 · 2.9° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 23:50 UTC · active Apr 13, 2020 to Apr 29, 2020

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 1% lit.
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Apr 26, 2020, 09:49 UTC

09:49 UTC · magnitude 5.9
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, May 4, 2020, 21:43 UTC

21:43 UTC · magnitude -2.3
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Tue, May 5, 2020, 13:18 UTC · active Apr 18, 2020 to May 26, 2020

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 95% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, May 12, 2020, 10:10 UTC

10:10 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, May 12, 2020, 19:00 UTC

19:00 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, May 15, 2020, 03:49 UTC

03:49 UTC · magnitude 0.2 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, May 20, 2020, 18:37 UTC

18:37 UTC · magnitude 5.9 · 3.6° apart
Mercury and Venus close together Planets

Fri, May 22, 2020, 09:46 UTC

09:46 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 0.9° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, May 24, 2020, 03:54 UTC

03:54 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, May 24, 2020, 11:44 UTC

11:44 UTC · magnitude -0.4 · 2.7° apart
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 17:38 UTC

17:38 UTC · magnitude -3.7
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 13:09 UTC

13:09 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Fri, Jun 5, 2020, 19:24 UTC

Greatest eclipse 19:24 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Jun 8, 2020, 17:49 UTC

17:49 UTC · magnitude -2.6 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Jun 9, 2020, 02:59 UTC

02:59 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.6° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Jun 13, 2020, 02:05 UTC

02:05 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 2.5° apart
Mars and Neptune close together Planets

Sat, Jun 13, 2020, 12:25 UTC

12:25 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 04:45 UTC

04:45 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Jun 19, 2020, 08:32 UTC

08:32 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 0.7° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Jun 20, 2020, 21:43 UTC

21:43 UTC.
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 06:40 UTC

Greatest eclipse 06:40 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Jun 22, 2020, 07:19 UTC

07:19 UTC · magnitude 3.1 · 3.9° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Wed, Jul 1, 2020, 02:51 UTC

02:51 UTC · magnitude 5.0
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Jul 5, 2020, 04:29 UTC

Greatest eclipse 04:29 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Jul 5, 2020, 21:57 UTC

21:57 UTC · magnitude -2.7 · 1.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Jul 6, 2020, 09:19 UTC

09:19 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 21:19 UTC

21:19 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 1.8° apart
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 07:49 UTC

07:49 UTC · magnitude -2.8
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 14:45 UTC

14:45 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.5° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Jul 17, 2020, 06:05 UTC

06:05 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 03:44 UTC

03:44 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 3.9° apart
Saturn at opposition Planets

Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 23:19 UTC

23:19 UTC · magnitude 0.9
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Jul 22, 2020, 15:11 UTC

15:11 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Tue, Jul 28, 2020, 15:19 UTC · active Jul 10, 2020 to Aug 22, 2020

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 63% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Wed, Jul 29, 2020, 16:25 UTC · active Jul 2, 2020 to Aug 14, 2020

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 74% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Aug 1, 2020, 23:44 UTC

23:44 UTC · magnitude -2.7 · 1.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 13:44 UTC

13:44 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 18:05 UTC

18:05 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 4.0° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Aug 9, 2020, 08:37 UTC

08:37 UTC · magnitude -1.3 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Aug 10, 2020, 23:30 UTC

23:30 UTC · magnitude 5.8 · 3.3° apart
Perseids Meteor Showers

Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 06:09 UTC · active Jul 16, 2020 to Aug 23, 2020

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 45% lit.
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Thu, Aug 13, 2020, 01:30 UTC

01:30 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 12:45 UTC

12:45 UTC · magnitude -4.3 · 4.0° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 15:11 UTC

15:11 UTC · magnitude -1.9
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 01:44 UTC

01:44 UTC · magnitude -2.6 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude 1.1 · 2.2° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 04:45 UTC

04:45 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 0.0° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Sep 7, 2020, 06:29 UTC

06:29 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.1° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 20:20 UTC

20:20 UTC · magnitude 7.8
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 13:30 UTC

13:30 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 06:59 UTC

06:59 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 1.6° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 21:09 UTC

21:09 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 04:59 UTC

04:59 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.9° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Oct 1, 2020, 16:04 UTC

16:04 UTC · magnitude 0.1
Moon near Mars Planets

Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 04:02 UTC

04:02 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sun, Oct 4, 2020, 11:27 UTC

11:27 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 2.9° apart
Draconids Meteor Showers

Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 05:30 UTC · active Oct 5, 2020 to Oct 10, 2021

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 68% lit.
Mars at opposition Planets

Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 23:15 UTC

23:15 UTC · magnitude -2.6
Orionids Meteor Showers

Tue, Oct 20, 2020, 22:42 UTC · active Oct 1, 2020 to Nov 6, 2020

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 23% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 17:27 UTC

17:27 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 2.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 04:19 UTC

04:19 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.6° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sun, Oct 25, 2020, 18:22 UTC

18:22 UTC · magnitude 5.5
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Oct 29, 2020, 18:45 UTC

18:45 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 15:22 UTC

15:22 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.0° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 16:16 UTC

16:16 UTC · magnitude 5.7
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 4, 2020, 23:14 UTC · active Sep 9, 2020 to Nov 19, 2020

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 84% lit.
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 11, 2020, 22:32 UTC · active Oct 19, 2020 to Dec 9, 2020

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 16% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Thu, Nov 12, 2020, 23:44 UTC

23:44 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Mercury Planets

Fri, Nov 13, 2020, 21:54 UTC

21:54 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 1.6° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Tue, Nov 17, 2020, 04:08 UTC · active Nov 5, 2020 to Nov 29, 2020

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 6% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 09:22 UTC

09:22 UTC · magnitude -2.1 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 15:35 UTC

15:35 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 19:40 UTC

19:40 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.1° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Nov 30, 2020, 09:43 UTC

Greatest eclipse 09:43 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Dec 12, 2020, 21:05 UTC

21:05 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 0.7° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 18:05 UTC · active Dec 3, 2020 to Dec 19, 2020

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 1% lit.
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Dec 14, 2020, 16:14 UTC

Greatest eclipse 16:14 UTC.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 05:14 UTC

05:14 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Dec 17, 2020, 06:10 UTC

06:10 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.0° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 03:31 UTC

03:31 UTC · magnitude -1.2
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Dec 21, 2020, 10:02 UTC

10:02 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 02:31 UTC · active Dec 16, 2020 to Dec 25, 2020

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 51% lit.
Jupiter and Saturn close together Planets

Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 04:43 UTC

04:43 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Fri, Dec 25, 2020, 01:22 UTC

01:22 UTC · magnitude 5.7 · 3.1° apart